[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 102 (Friday, May 29, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 25696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12534]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 09-415; MB Docket No. 09-7; RM-11424]


Radio Broadcasting Services; McNary, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking 
filed on behalf of William S. Konopnicki, requesting the allotment of 
Channel 249C1 at McNary, Arizona. Channel 249C1 can be allotted to 
McNary consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of 
the Commission's Rules with the imposition of a site restriction 
located 0.3 kilometers (0.2 miles) northeast of the community using 
reference coordinates 34-04-30 NL and 109-51-15 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 29, 2009, and reply 
comments on or before July 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner as follows: 
Jeffrey D. Southmayd, Esq., c/o William S. Konopnicki, Southmayd & 
Miller, 1220 19th Street, NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 09-7, adopted February 
18, 2009, and released February 20, 2009. An Erratum, DA 09-1087 was 
released on May 19, 2009, changing the comments and reply comments 
dates in this proceeding. The full text of this Commission decision is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257, 445 
Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. This document may also be 
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractors, Best Copy and 
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 
20554, telephone 1-800-378-3160 or via e-mail http://www.BCPIWEB.com. 
This document does not contain proposed information collection 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 
104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed 
information collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief 
Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply 
to this proceeding.
    Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of 
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to 
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are 
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve 
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing 
permissible ex parte contacts.
    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR part 73

    Radio, Radio broadcasting.
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Part 73 as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.


Sec.  73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Arizona, is 
amended by adding McNary, Channel 249C1.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. E9-12534 Filed 5-28-09; 8:45 am]
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