[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51286-51287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24660]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 99-1851; MM Docket No. 99-283; RM-9711]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Hays, KS

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 Gatoradio Media Group, Inc., requesting the 
allotment of Channel 289C2 to Hays, Kansas, as that community's third 
local FM transmission service. Coordinates used for this proposal are 
38-57-15 NL and 99-26-43 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before November 1, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before November 16, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Naomi S. Travers, 
Esq., Arter & Hadden, LLP, 1801 K Street, NW., Suite 400K, Washington, 
DC 20006-1301.

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. 99-283, adopted September 
1, 1999, and released September 10, 1999. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Center (Room CY-A257) 445 
Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of

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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. 99-24660 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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