10658 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2001 / Proposed Rules

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

83.100, ‘‘Flood Insurance’’)

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Margaret E. Lawless,

Acting Executive Associate Director for

Mitigation.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–255; MM Docket No. 00–123; RM–

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Radio Broadcasting Services; Rincon,

PR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; denial.

SUMMARY: The Commission denies the

request of Ocean Communications to

allot Channel 300B to Rincon, PR, as its

first local aural service. See 65 FR

44507, July 18, 2000. The proposed

transmitter site is located within the

Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge and

the Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.

Department of the Interior, has stated

that it is unlikely that it would favorably

consider a request to erect a tower there.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 00–123,

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 (Room 239), 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 01–271, MM Docket No. 01–31, RM–

10035]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Huntsville, La Porte, Nacogdoches and

Willis, TX and Lake Charles, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition filed on behalf

of New Wavo Communication Group,

Inc. (‘‘New Wavo’’) requesting the

substitution of Channel 279C for

Channel 279C3 at Willis, Texas,

reallotment of Channel 279C from

Willis, Texas to La Porte, Texas, and

modify the license for Station

KVST(FM) accordingly. The coordinates

for Channel 279C at La Porte are 29–58–

19 and 94–31–16. To accommodate the

proposal for La Porte, New Wavo also

requests the substitution of Channel

259A for Channel 259C3 at Huntsville,

Texas, reallotment of Channel 259A to

Willis, Texas, at coordinates 30–32–37

and 95–28–32, and modification of the

license for Station KUST accordingly;

substitute Channel 277C2 for Channel

279C1 at Lake Charles, Louisiana, at

coordinates 30–12–12 and 93–26–19

and modifiy the license for Station

KBIU accordingly; and substitute

Channel 277C2 for Channel 277C1 at

Nacogdoches, Texas, at coordinates 31–

25–59 and 94–49–03 and modify the

license for Station KJCS accordingly. In

accordance with Section 1.420(i) of the

Commission’s Rules, we shall not accept

competing expressions of interest in the

use of Channel 279C at La Porte, Texas.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before March 26, 2001, and reply

comments on or before April 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

New Wavo’s counsel, as follows: Frank

R. Jazzo, Fletcher Heald & Hildreth,

PLC, 1300 North 17th Street, 11th Floor,

Arlington, Virginia 22209–3801 and

Mark N. Lipp, J. Thompas Nolan, Shook

Hardy & Bacon LLP, 600 14th Street,

NW, suite 800, Washington, DC 20005.

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.

01–31, 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 Center,

Washington, DC. 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 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 Texas, is amended by

removing Channel 279C3 at Willis,

removing Channel 259C3 at Huntsville,

adding Channel 259A at Willis,

removing Channel 277C1 and adding

Channel 277C2 at Nacogdoches and by

adding La Porte, Channel 279C.

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

Allotments under Louisiana, is

amended by removing Channel 279C1

and adding Channel 277C2 at Lake

Charles.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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