[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 219 (Monday, November 13, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 67691-67692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28912]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-2421; MM Docket No. 00-213; RM-9990]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Pigeon Forge, TN

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Bernice P. Hedrick proposing the allotment of Channel 292A at Pigeon 
Forge, TN as the community's first local aural transmission service. 
Channel 292A can be allotted to Pigeon Forge in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) southeast of city reference 
coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 292A at Pigeon Forge are 35-
43-33 North Latitude and 83-31-18 West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 18, 2000, and reply 
comments on or before January 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioner, as follows: Bernice P. Hedrick, P.O. Box 
27, 317 Stonegables Ct., Gray, GA 31032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arthur D. Scrutchins, Mass Media 
Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of

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Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 00-213; adopted October 18, 2000 
and released October 27, 2000. 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.
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Tennessee, 
is amended by adding Pigeon Forge, Channel 292A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-28912 Filed 11-9-00; 8:45 am]
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