[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 20224-20225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9834]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-867; MM Docket No. 01-87, RM-10092]


Television Broadcasting Services; International Falls and 
Chisholm, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed on behalf of Channel 11 License, Inc., permittee of Channel 11, 
International Falls, Minnesota (File No. BPCT-960709KR), requesting the 
reallotment of NTSC Channel 11 from International Falls to Chisholm, 
Minnesota, as that community's first local television transmission 
service and modification of its authorization accordingly, pursuant to 
the provisions of Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules. There is 
no paired DTV channel for Channel 11 at International Falls. 
Coordinates used for Channel 11 at Chisholm are 47-51-39 NL and 92-56-
43 WL. As Chisholm, Minnesota, is located within 400 kilometers (250 
miles) of the United States-Canada border, the Commission must obtain 
concurrence of the Canadian Government to this proposal.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 28, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before June 12, 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: Tom W. Davidson and Natalie 
G. Roisman, Esqs., Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., 1333 New 
Hampshire Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20036.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-87, adopted March 28, 
2001, and released April 6, 2001. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445 Twelfth Street, 
SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International 
Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20036, (202) 857-3800.
    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.

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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 73.606(b), the Table of TV Allotments under Minnesota, 
is amended by adding Chisholm, Channel 11, and removing International 
Falls, Channel 11.

    Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-9834 Filed 4-19-01; 8:45 am]
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