[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 151 (Monday, August 6, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 40960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19504]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-1828, MM Docket No. 01-171, RM-10158]


Television Broadcast Service; Destin, FL

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Kaleidoscope Partners, E. Terrill Weiss d/b/a West Florida TV 
Acquisition Company, Delta Media Corporation, Marri Broadcasting 
Corporation, ValueVision International, Inc., and Winstar Broadcasting 
Corporation, mutually exclusive applicants for a construction permit 
for a new TV station on channel 64+ at Destin, Florida, requesting the 
substitution of channel 48 for channel 64+ at Destin. TV channel 48 can 
be allotted to Destin, Florida, in compliance with Section 73.623(c) of 
the Commission's Rules with a zero offset at coordinates 30-30-52 N. 
and 86-13-12 W. Pursuant to the provisions outlined in the Commission's 
Public Notice, released November 22, 1999, DA 99-2605, we will not 
accept competing expressions of interest in the use of TV channel 48 at 
Destin.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 24, 2001, and 
reply comments on or before October 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., 
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: Howard M. Weiss, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, 
PLC, 11th Floor, 1300 North 17th Street, Arlington, Virginia 22209-3801 
(Counsel for joint applicants).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-171, adopted July 31, 
2000, and released August 2, 2000. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. 
The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, 
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

    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 Television Allotments under 
Florida is amended by removing TV Channel 64+ and adding TV Channel 48 
at Destin.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-19504 Filed 8-3-01; 8:45 am]
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