Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2001 / Proposed Rules 12751

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

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Arkansas is amended by removing DTV

Channel *47 and adding DTV Channel

*5 at Little Rock.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–4800 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–427, MM Docket No. 01–56, RM–

10033]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Huntington, WV

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Gateway Communications, Inc., licensee

of station WOWK–TV, NTSC channel

13, Huntington, West Virginia,

requesting the substitution of DTV

channel 47 for station WOWK–TV

assigned DTV channel 54. DTV Channel

47 can be allotted to Huntington, West

Virginia, in compliance with the

principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (38–30–21 N. and

82–12–33 W.). As requested, we propose

to allot DTV Channel 47 to Huntington

with a power of 1000 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 396 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 16, 2001, and reply

comments on or before May 1, 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: John R. Wilner,

Bryan Cave LLP, 700 Thirteenth Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20005–3960

(Counsel for Gateway Communications,

Inc.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–56, adopted February 22, 2001, and

released February 23, 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

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

West Virginia is amended by removing

DTV Channel 54 and adding DTV

Channel 47 at Huntington.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–4799 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–426, MM Docket No. 01–55, RM–

10034]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Fayetteville, AR

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Arkansas Educational Television

Commission, licensee of noncommercial

station KAFT(TV), NTSC channel *13,

Fayetteville, Arkansas, requesting the

substitution of DTV channel *9 for

station KAFT(TV)’s assigned DTV

channel *45. DTV Channel *9 can be

allotted to Fayetteville, Arkansas, in

compliance with the principle

community coverage requirements of

Section 73.625(a) at reference

coordinates (35–48–53 N. and 94–01–41

W.). As requested, we propose to allot

DTV Channel *9 to Fayetteville with a

power of 19.0 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 509 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 16, 2001, and reply

comments on or before May 1, 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: Todd D. Gray,

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, 1200

New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Suite

800, Washington, DC 20036 (Counsel for

Arkansas Educational Television

Commission).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

12752 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2001 / Proposed Rules

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–55, adopted February 22, 2001, and

released February 23, 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

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Arkansas is amended by removing DTV

Channel *45 and adding DTV Channel

*9 at Fayetteville.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–4798 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–428, MM Docket No. 01–57, RM–

10031]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Panama City, FL

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by WJHG–

TV Licensee Corporation, licensee of

station WJHG–TV, NTSC channel 7,

requesting the substitution of DTV

channel 8 for station WJHG–TV’s

assigned DTV channel 42. DTV Channel

8 can be allotted to Panama City,

Florida, in compliance with the

principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (30–26–00 N. and

85–24–51 W.). As requested, we propose

to allot DTV Channel 8 to Panama City

with a power of 27.0 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 265 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before April 16, 2001, and reply

comments on or before May 1, 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: Robert A. Beizer,

Secretary, Gray Communications

Systems, Inc., 1201 New York Avenue,

NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC

20005–3917 (Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

01–57, adopted February 22, 2001, and

released February 23, 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

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

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

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Florida is amended by removing DTV

Channel 42 and adding DTV Channel 8

at Panama City.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 01–4797 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–425, MM Docket No. 01–54, RM–

9918]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Nampa, ID

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Idaho

Independent Television, Inc, licensee of

KTRV(TV), NTSC Channel 12, Nampa,

Idaho, requesting the substitution of

DTV Channel 13 for its assigned DTV

Channel 44. DTV Channel 13 can be

allotted to Nampa, Idaho, in compliance

with the principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (43–45–18 N. and

116–05–52 W.). As requested, we

propose to allot DTV Channel 13 to

Nampa with a power of 17.0 and a