[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 372-373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-49]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 96-259; RM-8970]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Moscow, ID
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making
filed by Darin L. Siebert requesting the allotment of Channel 277A to
Moscow, Idaho, as that community's second local commercial FM service.
Coordinates used for Channel 277A at Moscow are 46-42-24 and 116-55-08.
As Moscow, Idaho, is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the
Canadian border, the Commission must obtain the concurrence of the
Canadian government to this proposal.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 18, 1997, and reply
comments on or before March 5, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington,
D.C. 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested
parties should serve the petitioner, as follows: Darin L. Siebert, S.
605 Grand Ave., Pullman, WA 99163.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)
418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 96-259, 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's Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M
Street, NW, Washington, DC The complete text of this decision may also
be purchased from the Commission's copy contractors, International
Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite
140,Washington, DC 20037.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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.
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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. 97-49 Filed 1-2-97; 8:45 am]
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