[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 8787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4463]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 99-59, RM-9447]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Fairfield, MT
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by
Mountain West Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 279C2 to
Fairfield, Montana, as that community's first local broadcast service.
The channel can be allotted to Fairfield without a site restriction at
coordinates 47-37-00 NL and 111-59-06 WL. Canadian concurrence will be
requested for the allotment of Channel 279C2 at Fairfield.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 5, 1999, and reply
comments on or before April 20, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Victor A. Michael,
President, Mountain West Broadcasting, 6807 Foxglove Drive, Cheyenne,
WY 82009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media Bureau,
(202) 418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice
of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-59, adopted February 3, 1999,
and released February 12, 1999. The full text of this Commission
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the Commission'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 Services, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20036, (202) 857-3800, facsimile (202) 857-3805.
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 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 broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 99-4463 Filed 2-22-99; 8:45 am]
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