[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57360-57361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28437]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-215, RM-8898]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Anamosa, IA.

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition by Susan I. 
Coloff proposing the allotment of Channel 239A to Anamosa, Iowa, as the 
community's first local FM service. Channel 239A can be allotted to 
Anamosa in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements without the imposition of a site restriction. The 
coordinates for Channel 239A are 42-06-30 and 91-17-06.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 16, 1996, and reply 
comments on or before December 31, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. 
In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Susan 
I. Coloff, 506 North Clark, Forest City, Iowa 50436 (petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MM Docket No.96-215, adopted October 18, 
1996, and released October 25, 1996. 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, D.C. The complete text of this decision may also be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857-
3800, 2100 M Street, NW, Suite 140, Washington, D.C. 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 Rulemaking 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. 96-28437 Filed 11-5-96; 8:45 am]
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