[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57837-57838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28010]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 99-2195; MM Docket No. 99-310; RM-9742]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Box Elder, SD

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by La 
Nina Education Association proposing the allotment of Channel 274A at 
Box Elder, South Dakota, as the community's first local aural 
transmission service. Channel 274A can be allotted to Box Elder in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements at city reference coordinates. The coordinates

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for Channel 274A at Box Elder are 44-06-48 North Latitude and 103-04-12 
West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 6, 1999, and reply 
comments on or before December 21, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as follows: Ms. Heidi 
Olivares, La Nina Education Association, 3802 Dawn Road, 
A, Madson, Wisconsin 53704 (Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-310, adopted October 
6, 1999, and released October 15, 1999. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-
A257), 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. The complete text of this 
decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, 
International Transcription Service, 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. 99-28010 Filed 10-26-99; 8:45 am]
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