E9-26590. Radio Broadcasting Services, Kingsland, TX

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:

The Audio Division seeks comments on petitions filed by Munbilla Broadcasting Properties, Ltd. and Katherine Pyeatt, proposing the allotment of Channel 284A at Kingsland, Texas, as a first local service. The reference coordinates for Channel 284A at Kingsland are 30-40-03 NL and 98-28-29 WL.

DATES:

Comments must be filed on or before December 14, 2009, and reply comments on or before December 29, 2009.

ADDRESSES:

Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC interested parties should serve the petitioners, as follows: John Joseph McVeigh, Esq., 16230 Falls Road, P.O Box 128, Butler, Maryland 21023-0128 (Counsel for Munbilla Broadcasting Properties); and Katherine Pyeatt, 2215 Cedar Springs Rd., #1605, Dallas, Texas 75201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew J. Rhodes, Media Bureau, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

This is a summary of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 09-180, adopted October 21, 2009, and released October 23, 2009. The full text of this Commission document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC.

The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, 800-378-3160 or via the company's website, http://www.bcpiweb.com.

This document does not contain proposed information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information collection burden ”for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,” pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).

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 mater 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 contact. 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
• Radio broadcasting

For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

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, 336.

§ 73.202

[Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM allotments under Texas, is amended by adding Kingsland, Channel 284A.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.