[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 12449-12450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4728]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-335; MM Docket No. 01-35; RM-10054]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Young Harris, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by M. Terry Carter and Douglas Sutton, Jr. d/b/a/ Tugart 
Communications seeking the allotment of Channel 236A to Young Harris, 
GA, as its first local aural service. Channel 236A can be allotted to 
Young Harris in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements without the imposition of a site restriction, 
at coordinates 34-56-00 NL; 83-50-54 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 2, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before April 17, 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: John F. Garziglia, Pepper & 
Corazzini, LLP, 1776 K Street,

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NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006-2334 (Counsel 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. 01-35; adopted January 
31, 2001 and released February 9, 2001. 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 Georgia, is 
amended by adding Young Harris, Channel 236A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-4728 Filed 2-26-01; 8:45 am]
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