[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7609]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-692; MM Docket No. 01-68; RM-10087]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Bordelonville, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by Bramah Broadcasting proposing the allotment of Channel 280A to 
Bordelonville, LA, as the community's first local aural transmission 
service. Channel 280A can be allotted to Butler in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without the 
imposition of a site restriction, at coordinates 31-06-18 North 
Latitude and 91-54-26 West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 7, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before May 22, 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: Roosevelt Gremillion, Bramah 
Broadcasting, LLC, 8677 St. Joseph St., New Roads, LA 70760 
(Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria M. McCauley, Mass Media 
Bureau, and (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-68; adopted March 7, 
2001 and released March 16, 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 Louisiana, 
is amended by adding Bordelonville, Channel 280A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-7609 Filed 3-27-01; 8:45 am]
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