[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 49190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24935]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MM Docket No. 97-202, RM-9129]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Farmersburg, IN
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making
filed on behalf of Farmersburg Community Broadcasting, requesting the
allotment of Channel 242A to Farmersburg, Indiana, as that community's
first local aural transmission service. Coordinates used for Channel
242A at Farmersburg are 39-15-18 and 87-23-00.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before November 3, 1997, and reply
comments on or before November 18, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties
should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Henry E. Crawford,
Esq., Law Offices of Henry E. Crawford, 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW.,
Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)
418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 97-202, adopted September
3, 1997, and released September 12, 1997. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC'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 contractor, International
Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20036, (202) 857-3800.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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. 97-24935 Filed 9-18-97; 8:45 am]
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