[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5736-5737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2756]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 99-14, RM-9442]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Columbia Falls, MT

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by 
Mountain West Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 276C3 to 
Columbia Falls, Montana, as that community's second FM broadcast 
service. The channel can be allotted to Columbia Falls without a site 
restriction at coordinates 48-22-30 NL and 114-10-54 WL. Canadian 
concurrence will be requested for the allotment of Channel 276C3 at 
Columbia Falls.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 22, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before April 6, 1999.


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ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, as follows: Victor A. Michael, President, 
Mountain West Broadcasting, 6807 Foxglove Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82209.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-14, adopted January 13, 1999, 
and released January 29, 1999. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the Commission's Reference Center, Washington, DC. The 
complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractors, International Transcription Services, 
Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800, 
facsimile (202) 857-3805.
    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 contact.
    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. 99-2756 Filed 2-4-99; 8:45 am]
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