[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12753-12754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4803]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-416, MM Docket No. 01-52, RM-10021]


Television Broadcast Service; Marshfield, MO

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Pelican

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Broadcasting Company, Inc. requesting the allotment of TV channel 56 to 
Marshfield, Missouri, as the community first local commercial 
television service. Channel 56 can be allotted to Marshfield consistent 
with Section 73.623(d) of the Commission's Rules with a minus offset at 
coordinates 37-11-40 N. and 92-56-04 W. We will not accept competing 
expressions of interest in the use of television channel 56- at 
Marshfield or counterproposals in the same or nearby communities. See 
Public Notice released on November 22, 1999, DA 99-2605.

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: Bruce A. Eisen, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays 
& Handler, LLP, 901 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-2327 
(Counsel for Pelican Broadcasting Company, 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. 01-52, adopted February 
20, 2001, and released February 21, 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 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.


Sec. 73.606  [Amended]

    2. Sec. 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under 
Missouri is amended by adding Marshfield, Channel 56-.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-4803 Filed 2-27-01; 8:45 am]
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