[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33655-33656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15785]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-1388; MM Docket No.01-118; RM-10106]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Grants, Milan, Shiprock, New Mexico.

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition for rule making 
filed by KXXQ Radio Partners, Inc., licensee of station KXXQ(FM), 
Grants, new Mexico, requesting the substitution of Channel 264C0 for 
Channel 264A at Grants, New Mexico, reallotment of Channel 264C0 from 
Grants to Milan, New Mexico, and the substitution of Channel 299C1 for 
Channel 265C1 at Shiprock, New Mexico, to accommodate the change. 
Petitioner is asked to provide additional information in support of the 
requested reallotment, specifically the relative population gains and 
losses. Channel 264C0 can be allotted at Milan with a site restriction 
of 21.2 kilometers (13.2 miles) north of the community. Channel 299C1 
can be allotted at Shiprock at the original allotment site. Coordinates 
for Channel 264C0 at Milan are 35-2-19 NL and 107-56-52 WL. Coordinates 
for Channel 299C1 at Shiprock are 36-46-12 NL and 108-42-49 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 30, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before August 14, 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: Robert Lewis Thompson, Hiemann 
Aitken & Vohra, LLC, 908 King Street, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314 
(Counsel to 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. 01-118 adopted May 30, 
2001 and released June 8, 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.

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    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 New Mexico, 
is amended by removing Channel 264A at Grants, adding Milan, Channel 
264C0, removing Channel 265C1 and adding Channel 299C1 at Shiprock.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-15785 Filed 6-22-01; 8:45 am]
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