[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 152 (Monday, August 7, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 48210-48211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19887]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-1710, MM Docket No. 00-133, RM-9895]


Digital Television Broadcast Service; Portland, ME

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by HMW, 
Inc., licensee of station WPXT, NTSC Channel 51, Portland, Maine, 
requesting the substitution of DTV Channel 36 for its assigned DTV 
Channel 4 at Portland. DTV Channel 36 can be allotted to Portland, 
Maine, in compliance with the principle community coverage requirements 
of Section 73.625(a) at reference coordinates (43-51-06 N. and 70-19-40 
W.). As requested, we propose to allot DTV Channel 36 to Portland with 
a power of 1000 and a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 265 
meters. However, since the community of Portland is located within 400 
kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence by the Canadian 
government must be obtained for this proposal.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 25, 2000, and 
reply comments on or before October 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street,SW., Room 
TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In

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addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: David 
D. Oxenford, JoEllen Masters, Fisher, Wayland, Cooper, Leader & 
Zaragoza, L.L.P., 2001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 400, Washington, 
DC 20006 (Counsel for HMW, Inc.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 00-133, adopted August 3, 
2000, and released August 4, 2000. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. 
The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, 
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.
Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-19887 Filed 8-4-00; 8:45 am]
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