[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 50 (Friday, March 14, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6430]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 97-88; RM-9031]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Centennial, WY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Red 
Rock Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 224A at 
Centennial, Wyoming, as the community's first local aural transmission 
service. Channel 224A can be allotted to Centennial in compliance with 
the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 11.9 kilometers (7.4 miles) east to avoid a short-
spacing to the licensed site of Station KIQZ(FM), Channel 224A, 
Rawlins, Wyoming. The coordinates for Channel 224A at Centennial are 
North Latitude 41-19-03 and West Longitude 105-59-55.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 28, 1997, and reply 
comments on or before May 13, 1997.

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: Pamela 
C. Cooper, Roberts & Eckard, P.C., 1150 Connecticut Ave., NW., Suite 
1100, 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. 97-88, adopted February 
26, 1997, and released March 7, 1997. 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. 97-6430 Filed 3-13-97:45 am]
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