[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10977-10978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6308]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 96-37; RM-8765]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Sylvan Beach, NY
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by
Michael S. Celenza seeking the allotment of Channel 262A to Sylvan
Beach, New York, as the community's first local aural service. Channel
262A can be allotted to the community without the imposition of a site
restriction, at coordinates 43-11-47 North Latitude; 75-43-51 West
Longitude. Canadian concurrence is required since Sylvan Beach is
located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 2, 1996, and reply
comments on or before May 17, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: James
K. Edmundson, Esq., Gardner, Carton & Douglas, 1301 K Street, NW.,
Suite 900, East Tower, Washington, DC 20005 (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. 96-37, adopted February
26, 1996, and released March 11, 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, DC. 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.
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Federal Communications Commission.
John A Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-6308 Filed 3-15-96; 8:45 am]
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