[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13292]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 97-132, RM-9081]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Mesquite, NV
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Will
Kemp to allot Channel 244C to Mesquite, NV, as the community's second
local and first competitive FM service. Channel 244C can be allotted to
Mesquite in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance
separation requirements with a site restriction of 5.4 kilometers (3.4
miles) north, at coordinates 36-51-15 North Latitude and 114-03-30 West
Longitude, to avoid a short-spacing to the outstanding construction
permit (BMPH-960607IH) of Station KTVF, Channel 244C2, Williams, AZ,
and to a pending application (ARN-950825MB) for Channel 244C2 at Lake
Havasu City, AZ.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 7, 1997, and reply
comments on or before July 22, 1997.
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
A. Koerner, Baraff, Koerner & Olender, P.C., Three Bethesda Metro
Center, Suite 640, Bethesda, MD 20814-5392 (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. 97-132, adopted May 7,
1997, and released May 16, 1997. 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.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 97-13292 Filed 5-20-97; 8:45 am]
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