[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 180 (Friday, September 15, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 55930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23693]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-2017, MM Docket No. 00-158, RM-9921]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Alamo, NM

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Alamo 
Navajo School Board, Inc., seeking the allotment of Channel 298A, as a 
noncommercial educational channel, to Alamo community, NM. Channel 298A 
can be allotted to Alamo Community at coordinates 34-25-01 NL; 107-30-
04 WL. Mexican concurrence in the allotment must be obtained since 
Alamo Community is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the 
U.S.-Mexican border. Petitioner is requested to provide further 
information concerning Alamo Community's center city reference 
coordinates in order to determine whether the proposed allotment would 
comply with the signal coverage requirements contained in Section 
73.315 of the Commission's Rules. In addition, petitioner is requested 
to provide further information concerning the reservation of the 
channel for noncommerical educational use.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 23, 2000, and reply 
comments on or before November 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: Burton Apache, President, The Alamo Navajo 
School Board, Inc., P.O. Box 907, Magdalena, NM 87825 (Petitioner) and 
Don Davis, 800 Wellesley N.E., Albuquerque, NM 87106 (Technical 
Consultant to petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 00-158, adopted August 
23, 2000, and released September 1, 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 contractors, International 
Transcription Services, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC. 
20036, (202) 857-3800, facsimile (202) 857-3805.
    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 contact.
    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-23693 Filed 9-14-00; 8:45 am]
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