[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 9411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5432]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-25; RM-8752]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Forest Acres, SC

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Kuhel 
Communications proposing the allotment of Channel 232A at Forest Acres, 
South Carolina, as the community's first local aural transmission 
service. Channel 232A can be allotted to Forest Acres in compliance 
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without 
the imposition of a site restriction. The coordinates for Channel 232A 
at Forest Acres are North Latitude 34-01-09 and West Longitude 80-59-
24.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 25, 1996 and reply 
comments on or before May 10, 1996.

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: Shaun 
A. Maher, Esq., Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C., 1990 M Street, NW., Suite 
510, Washington, DC 20036 (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. 96-25, adopted February 
16, 1996, and released March 4, 1996. 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.
    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. 96-5432 Filed 3-7-96; 8:45 am]
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