[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 51286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24661]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 99-1851; MM Docket No. 99-282; RM-9710]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Littlefield, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by Mountain West Broadcasting requesting the allotment of Channel 
265C to Littlefield, Arizona, as that locality's first local aural 
transmission service. Information is requested regarding the attributes 
of Littlefield, Arizona, to determine whether it is a bona fide 
community for allotment purposes. Coordinates used for this proposal 
are 36-52-59 NL and 114-33-13 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, as follows: Mountain West Broadcasting, c/
o Victor A. Michael, Jr., 6807 Foxglove Drive, Cheyenne, WY 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. 99-282, 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 Information Center (Room 
CY A-257), 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. 99-24661 Filed 9-21-99; 8:45 am]
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