[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68424-68425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32912]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-207, RM-9408]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Wellsville, NY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by RP 
Communications to allot Channel 246A to Wellsville, NY, as the 
community's second local FM service. Channel 246A can be allotted to 
Wellsville in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements without the imposition of a site restriction, 
at coordinates 42-07-12 North Latitude and 77-56-54 West Longitude. 
Canadian concurrence in the allotment is required since Wellsville is 
located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 25, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before February 9, 1999.

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: Robert 
N. Felgar, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, P.L.C., 11th Floor, 1300 North 
17th Street, Arlington, VA 22209-3801 (Counsel to petitioner).


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 98-207, adopted November 
25, 1998, and released December 4, 1998. 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 Services, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20036.
    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. 98-32912 Filed 12-10-98; 8:45 am]
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