[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 373-374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-40]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 96-257, RM-8966]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Cloudcroft, New Mexico
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Robert
J. Flotte seeking the allotment of Channel 250C1 to Cloudcroft, New
Mexico, as the community's first local aural transmission service.
Channel 250C1 can be allotted to Cloudcroft in compliance with the
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without the
imposition of a site restriction, at coordinates 32-57-30 North
Latitude and 105-44-42 West Longitude. Mexican concurrence in the
allotment is required since the community is located within 320
kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 18, 1997, and reply
comments on or before March 5, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554.
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In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Barry
D. Wood, Esq., Mark A. Brinton, Esq., Jones, Waldo, Holbrook &
McDonough, P.C., 2300 M Street NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20037
(Counsel to petitioner).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 96-257, adopted December
20, 1996, and released December 27, 1996. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M
Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The complete text of this decision may
also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Services, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street NW., Suite
140, Washington, DC 20037.
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.
[FR Doc. 97-40 Filed 1-2-97; 8:45 am]
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