[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45391-45392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21614]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 95-138; RM-8684]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Casper, WY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition jointly filed 
by Bruce L. Erickson (``Erickson''), Hart Mountain Media, Inc., 
(``Hart'') and Rule Communications (``Rule''), proposing the allotment 
of Channels 273A and 284A at Casper, Wyoming, as potentially the 
community's sixth and seventh local commercial FM transmission 
services. If the channels are allotted with cut-off protection, 
petitioners also propose to amend Rule and Hart's pending applications 
for Channel 247A at Casper to specify operation on Channels 273A and 
284A, respectively, leaving the application of Erickson as singleton 
for Channel 247A, thereby resolving the mutual exclusivity for the 
channel. Channels 273A and 284A can be allotted at Casper in compliance 
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at city 
reference coordinates. The coordinates for Channels 273A and 284A at 
Casper are North Latitude 42-50-48 and West Longitude 106-18-48.

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 petitioners, or their counsel or consultants, as follows: 
John R. Wilner, Esq., Bryan Cave, L.L.P., 700 13th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005-3960 (Counsel for Bruce L. Erickson); Barry 
Skidelsky, Esq., 655 Madison Avenue, 19th Floor, New York, New York 
10021 (Counsel for Hart Mountain Media, Inc.); John F. Garziglia, Esq., 
Pepper & Corazzini, L.L.P., 1776 K Street, NW., Suite 200, Washington, 
DC 20006 (Counsel for Rule Communications).

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. 95-138, adopted August 
16, 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.

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    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. 95-21614 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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