10266 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 31 / Wednesday, February 14, 2001 / Proposed Rules

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–253, MM Docket No.01–25, RM–

10055]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Northome, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

PharrNorth Radio seeking the allotment

of Channel 291A to Northome, MN, as

the community’s first local aural

service. Channel 291A can be allotted to

Northome in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements without the

imposition of a site restriction, at

coordinates 47–52–24 NL; 94–16–54

WL. Canadian concurrence in the

allotment has been requested since

Northome is located within 320

kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-

Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before March 26, 2001, and reply

comments on or before April 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: Lee J. Peltzman,

Shainis & Peltzman, Chartered, 1850 M

Street, NW., Suite 240, Washington, DC

20036 (Counsel to 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.

01–25, 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 Center, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

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.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Minnesota, is

amended by adding Northome, Channel

291A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–3715 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 01–252, MM Docket No. 01–24, RM–

10052]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Hewitt,

TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed by

Bordeaux Radio Broadcasting proposing

the allotment of Channel 294A at

Hewitt, Texas, as that community’s first

local FM service. The coordinates for

Channel 294A at Hewitt are 31–24–52

and 97–11–23. There is a site restriction

5.3 kilometers (3.3 miles) south of the

community.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before March 26, 2001, and reply

comments on or before April 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner’s counsel, as follows: Robert

Lewis Thompson, Thiemann Aitken &

Vohra, LLC, 908 King Street, Suite 300,

Alexandria, VA 22314.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–24, 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

Commission’s Reference Information

Center, 445 Twelfth Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20554. The complete

text of this decision may also be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractors, International Transcription

Services, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800,

facsimile (202) 857–3805.

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 contact.

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 CRF

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.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Texas, is amended by

adding Hewitt, Channel 294A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–3714 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

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