[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5624-5625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2621]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 99-6, RM-9431]


Radio Broadcasting Services; St. Johnsbury, VT

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Dana 
Puopolo to allot Channel 262A to St. Johnsbury, VT, as the community's 
second local aural service. Channel 262A can be allotted to St. 
Johnsbury in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 5.2 kilometers (3.2 
miles) east, at coordinates 44-25-50 NL; 71-57-22 WL, to avoid a short-
spacing to Station WXXK, Channel 263C3, Lebanon, NH, and to the 
proposed allotment of Channel 264A to Hardwick, VT, and Channel 265C2 
at Berlin, VT. Canadian concurrence in the allotment, as a specially 
negotiated short-spaced allotment, is required since St.

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Johnsbury is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border, 
and the allotment will be short-spaced to Channel 262A at Sherbrooke, 
Quebec.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 15, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before March 30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., 
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: Dana Puopolo, 37 Martin Street, Rehoboth, MA 
02769-2103 (Petitioner).

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 99-6, adopted January 13, 
1999, and released January 22, 1999. 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. 99-2621 Filed 2-3-99; 8:45 am]
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