[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 17, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31940]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-249, RM-8926]


Radio Broadcasting Services; St. Maries, ID

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 Pentacle Investments, Inc., seeking the allotment of 
FM Channel 221A to St. Maries, Idaho, as that community's first local 
FM transmission service. Coordinates used for this proposal are 47-18-
54 and 116-34-30. As St. Maries, Idaho, is located within 320 
kilometers (199 miles) of the Canadian border, the Commission must 
obtain the concurrence of the Canadian government to this proposal.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 3, 1997, and reply 
comments on or before February 18, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, 
D.C. 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested 
parties should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Leonard S. 
Joyce, Esq., Law Offices of Leonard S. Joyce, Suite 400, 5335 Wisconsin 
Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20015.

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. 96-249, adopted December 
6, 1996, and released December 13, 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 contractors, International 
Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 
140,Washington, D.C. 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. 96-31940 Filed 12-16-96; 8:45 am]
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