[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45390-45391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21611]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 95-136; RM-8682]


Television Broadcasting Services; Sioux Falls, SD

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Red 
River Broadcast Corp. (``RRBC''), proposing the allotment of UHF 
television Channel 46 at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as potentially the 
community's sixth local television broadcast service. If the channel is 
allotted with cut-off protection, petitioner also requests that RRBC be 
allowed to amend its pending application for UHF television Channel 36+ 
at Sioux Falls to reflect operation on the new channel. Channel 46, 
with zero offset, can be allotted to Sioux Falls in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at city reference 
coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 46 at Sioux Falls are North 
Latitude 43-32-30 and West Longitude 96-44-00.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 19, 1995 and reply 
comments on or before November 3, 1995.

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: John T. 
Scott, III, Esq., Crowell & Moring, 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20004 (Counsel for Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 95-136, adopted August 
18, 1995, and released August 28, 1995. 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 Service, 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.

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    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

    Television broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 95-21611 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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