[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 57 (Thursday, March 25, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 14423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7304]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 99-75, RM-9446]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Grants and Milan, NM
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Don
Davis, licensee of Station KQEO, Grants, NM, requesting the reallotment
of Channel 264A from Grants to Milan, NM, as the community's second
local and first fulltime aural service, and the modification of Station
KQEO's license to specify Milan as its community of license. Channel
264A can be allotted to Milan in compliance with the Commission's
minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 5.7
kilometers (3.6 miles) south, at coordinates 35-07-09 North Latitude;
107-54-08 West Longitude, which is Station KQEO's presently licensed
transmitter site. The Commission also proposes to editorially amend the
FM Table of Allotments by substituting Channel 224A for Channel 224C2
and Channel 264A for Channel 264C2 at Grants to reflect the license
changes for Stations KAIU and KQEO, respectively.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 10, 1999, and reply
comments on or before May 25, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel
or consultant, as follows: Barry D. Wood, Paul H. Brown, Wood, Maines &
Brown, Chartered, 1827 Jefferson Place, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
(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. 99-75, adopted March 3,
1999, and released March 19, 1999. 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, 1231 20th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036.
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. 99-7304 Filed 3-24-99; 8:45 am]
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