[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3712]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-254; MM Docket No. 01-26; RM-10045]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Patterson, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by Bernice P. Hedrick seeking the allotment of Channel 296A to 
Patterson, GA, as the community's first local aural service. Channel 
296A can be allotted to Patterson in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 2.9 
kilometers (1.8 miles) east, at coordinates 31-23-12 NL; 82-06-18 WL, 
to avoid a short-spacing to both the licensed site and pending 
construction permit site of Station WOKA-FM, Channel 294C1, Douglas, 
GA.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 26, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before April 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioner, as follows: Bernice P. Hedrick, P.O. Box 
27, 317 Stonegables Ct., Gray, GA 31032 (Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-26; adopted January 
24, 2001 and released February 2, 2001. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-
A257), 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this 
decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, 
International Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    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 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 and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Georgia, is 
amended by adding Patterson, Channel 296A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-3712 Filed 2-13-01; 8:45 am]
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