[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 94 (Monday, May 17, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 26717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12300]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 99-147; RM-9555]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Congress, AZ

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 Mountain West Broadcasting, requesting the allotment 
of Channel 242A to Congress, Arizona, as a first local aural 
transmission service. As Congress is not incorporated or listed in the 
U.S. Census, information is requested regarding the attributes of that 
locality to determine whether it is a bona fide community for allotment 
purposes. Coordinates used for this proposal are 34-09-24 NL and 112-
50-30 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 28, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before July 13, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioner, as follows: Mountain West Broadcasting, c/
o Victor A. Michael, Jr., President, 6807 Foxglove Drive, Cheyenne, 
Wyoming 82009.

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. 99-147, adopted April 28, 
1999, and released May 7, 1999. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may 
also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International 
Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036, (202) 857-3800.
    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. 99-12300 Filed 5-14-99; 8:45 am]
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