[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7872-7873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2282]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 01-93, MM Docket No. 01-6, RM-10009]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Steubenville, OH and Burgettstown, 
PA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed on behalf 
of Keymarket Licenses, LLC, requesting the reallotment of Channel 278B 
from Steubenville, Ohio, to Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and 
modification of the license for Station WOGH (FM) to specify 
Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, as the community of license. The 
coordinates for Channel 278B at Burgettstown are 40-20-32 and 80-37-14. 
Although Burgettstown is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S.-
Canadian border, concurrence of the Canadian Government is not required 
as no change in channel or transmitter site has been requested. In 
accordance with Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules, we shall 
not accept competing expressions of interest in the use of Channel 278B 
at Burgettstown.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 5, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before March 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Allan G. Moskowtitz, Kaye, 
Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP, 901 15th Street, NW., Suite 
1100, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-6, adopted January 3, 2001, 
and released January 12, 2001. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the Commission's Reference Center, 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.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio broadcasting
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications

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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 
Pennsylvania, is amended by adding Burgettstown, Channel 278B.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-2282 Filed 1-25-01; 8:45 am]
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