[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 8 (Thursday, January 11, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-900]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-18, MM Docket No. 01-2, RM-10036]


Television Broadcast Service; New Iberia, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Iberia 
Communications, L.L.C., an applicant for vacant NTSC TV channel 36 at 
New Iberia, Louisiana, requesting the substitution of channel 53 for 
channel 36 at New Iberia. Channel 53 can be allotted to New Iberia 
consistent with Sections 73.623(c) of the Commission's Rules with a 
minus offset at coordinates (30-12-48 N. and 91-45-58 W.). We will not 
accept competing expressions of interest in the use of television 
channel 53- at New Iberia pursuant to the Commission's guidelines 
stated in Public Notice released on November 22, 1999, DA 99-2505.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 2, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before March 19, 2001.

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: Howard M. Weiss, Anne Goodwin Crump, 
Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC, 1300 North 17th Street, Eleventh 
Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209 (Counsel for Iberia Communications, 
LLC).

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. 01-2, adopted January 8, 
2001, and released January 9, 2001. 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.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television broadcasting.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--TELEVISION 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. 73.606  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.602(b), the Table of Television Allotments under 
Louisiana is amended by removing TV Channel 36- and adding TV Channel 
53- at New Iberia.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-900 Filed 1-10-01; 8:45 am]
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