12922 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 41 / Thursday, March 1, 2001 / Proposed Rules

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 Missouri, is amended

by adding Junction City, Channel 295A.

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 01–417, MM Docket No. 01–53, RM–

10040]

Television Broadcast Service;

Galesburg, IL

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Northwest Television, Inc., an applicant

for a construction permit for a new TV

station on channel 67 at Galesburg,

Illinois, requesting the substitution of

channel 53 for channel 67 at Galesburg.

TV Channel 53 can be allotted to

Galesburg, Illinois, in compliance with

the of section 73.623(d) of the

Commission’s Rules with a zero offset at

reference coordinates (41–18–45 W. and

90–22–45 N.). We will not accept

competing expressions of interest in the

use of television channel 53 at

Galesburg pursuant to the provisions

outlined in the Commission’s Public

Notice, released 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: George R.

Borsari, Jr., Anne Thomas Paxson,

Borsari & Paxson, 2021 L Street, NW.,

Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036

(Counsel for Northwest Television, 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.

01–53, 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.

§ 73.606 [Amended]

2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of

Television Allotments under Illinois is

amended by removing TV Channel 67

and adding TV Channel 53 at Galesburg.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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