[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 28, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16900-16901]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-7611]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 01-683; MM Docket No. 01-67, RM-10084]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Abingdon and Canton, IL

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by 
Abingdon Broadcasters proposing the allotment of Channel 252A at 
Abingdon, Illinois, as that community's first local FM service. The 
coordinates for Channel 252A at Abingdon are 40-42-28 and 90-19-47. 
There is a site restriction 12.3 kilometers (7.7 miles) southeast of 
the community. To accommodate Channel 252A at Abingdon, we shall also 
propose the substitution of Channel 277A for vacant Channel 252A at 
Canton, Illinois. The coordinates for Channel 277A at Canton are 40-28-
27 and 90-03-01. There is a site restriction 9.4 kilometers (5.8 miles) 
south of the community.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 7, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before May 22, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, 
interested parties should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: 
John F. Garziglia, Pepper & Corazzini, LLP, 1776 K Street, NW., Suite 
200, Washington, DC 20006.

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. 01-67, 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 Commission's Reference Information Center, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. 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 l980 do not apply 
to this proceeding.

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    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 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 Illinois, is 
amended by adding Abingdon, Channel 252A, and by removing Channel 252A 
and adding Channel 277A at Canton.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-7611 Filed 3-27-01; 8:45 am]
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