[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 41489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19845]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-1786; MM Docket No. 01-168; RM-10187]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Mendocino, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on the proposed substitution 
of Channel 266A for Channel 224A at station KMBF(FM), Mendocino, 
California. This channel change will allow Station KMBF to increase its 
effective radiated power from 3 kilowatts to 6 kilowatts at the 
existing transmitter site. Coordinates used for this proposal are 39-
20-33 NL and 123-46-51 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 17, 2001, and 
reply comments on or before October 2, 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: George Anderson, 14200 Prairie 
Way, Mendocino, California 94560.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Barthen Gorman, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-168, adopted July 18, 
2001, and released July 27, 2001. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Information 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. 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 California, 
is amended by adding Channel 266A at Mendocino and removing Channel 
224A at Mendocino.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-19845 Filed 8-7-01; 8:45 am]
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