Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 33 / Friday, February 16, 2001 / Proposed Rules 10659

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–192; MM Docket No. 01–19, RM–

10048, MM Docket No. 01–20, RM–10049;

MM Docket No. 01–21, RM–10050]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Saint

Joseph, LA; Reliance, WY; and Genoa,

CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes three

new allotments to Saint Joseph,

Louisiana; Reliance, Wyoming; and

Genoa, Colorado.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before March 19, 2001, and reply

comments on or before April 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as

follows: Ann Bavender, Fletcher, Heald

& Hildreth, P.L.C., 1300 N. 17th Street,

11th Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209

(Counsel for Saint Joseph Broadcasting

Company); A. Wray Fitch, III, Gammon

& Grange, P.C., 8280 Greensboro Drive,

7th Floor, McLean, Virginia 22102–3807

(Counsel for Reliance Broadcasting and

Genoa Broadcasting).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–19; MM Docket No. 01–20; and MM

Docket No. 01–21, adopted January 17,

2001, and released January 26, 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.

The Commission requests comments

on a petition filed by Saint Joseph

Broadcasting Company proposing the

allotment of Channel 257C3 at Saint

Joseph, Louisiana, as the community’s

first local aural transmission service.

Channel 257C3 can be allotted to Saint

Joseph in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements with a site

restriction of 7.6 kilometers (4.7 miles)

southeast to avoid a short-spacing to the

licensed site of Station WJMI(FM),

Channel 259C, Jackson, Mississippi. To

accommodate the allotment, Channel

266A can be substituted at Clayton with

a site restriction of 3.4 kilometers (2.1

miles) northeast to avoid short-spacings

to the licensed sites of Station

KBON(FM), Channel 266C3, Mamou,

Louisiana, and Station WBBV(FM),

Channel 267C3, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

The coordinates for Channel 257C3 at

Saint Joseph are 31–51–44 North

Latitude and 91–11–41 West Longitude.

The Commission requests comments

on a petition filed by Reliance

Broadcasting proposing the allotment of

Channel 288C3 at Reliance, Wyoming,

as the community’s first local aural

transmission service. Channel 288C3

can be allotted to Reliance in

compliance with the Commission’s

minimum distance separation

requirements with a site restriction of

6.9 kilometers (4.3 miles) east to avoid

a short-spacing to the licensed site of

Station KDWY(FM), Channel 287C2,

Diamondville, Wyoming. The

coordinates for Channel 288C3 at

Reliance are 41–39–44 North Latitude

and 109–06–50 Longitude.

The Commission requests comments

on a petition filed by Genoa

Broadcasting proposing the allotment of

Channel 288C3 at Genoa, Colorado, as

the community’s first local transmission

service. Channel 288C3 can be allotted

to Genoa in compliance with the

Commission’s minimum distance

separation requirements site restriction

of 21.3 kilometers (13.3 miles) northeast

to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed

site of Station KVAY(FM), Channel

289C1, Lamar, Colorado. The

coordinates for Channel 288C3 at Genoa

are 39–23–06 North Latitude and 103–

17–38 West Longitude.

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.

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 01–256; MM Docket No. 00–204; RM–

9983]

Radio Broadcasting Services;

Blairsville, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule, dismissal.

SUMMARY: The Commission, at the

request of M. Terry Carter and Douglas

Sutton, Jr. d/b/a Tugart

Communications, dismisses its request

to allot Channel 236A to Blairsville, GA,

as the community’s first local aural

service. See 65 FR 66950, November 8,

2000. Channel 236A cannot be allotted

to Blairsville in compliance with section

73.315 of the Commission’s Rules

because of a major obstruction between

the proposed transmitter site and the

community.

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. 00–204,

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.

[FR Doc. 01–3961 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

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