[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 42622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-20293]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-1861; MM Docket No. 01-177, RM-10196; MM Docket No. 01-178, RM-
10195]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Screven, GA; and Wadley, GA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes new allotments to Screven, GA and 
Wadley, GA. The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
International Systems Corp., proposing the allotment of Channel 260A at 
Screven, Georgia, as the community's first local aural transmission 
service. Channel 260A can be allotted to Screven in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without a site 
restriction. The coordinates for Channel 260A at Screven are 31-29-10 
North Latitude and 82-01-02 West Longitude. The Commission requests 
comments on a petition filed by Data+Corp. proposing the allotment of 
Channel 227A at Wadley, Georgia, as the community's first local aural 
transmission service. Channel 227A can be allotted to Wadley in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements without any site restrictions. The coordinates for Channel 
227A at Wadley are 32-52-00 North Latitude and 82-24-15 West Longitude.

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

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioners, as follows: International Systems Corp.; c/o The 
Office of Dan J. Alpert, 2120 N. 21st Road, Arlington, Virginia 22201; 
and Data+Corp.; c/o The Office of Dan J. Alpert, 2120 N. 21st Road, 
Arlington, Virginia 22201.

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. 01-177 and MM Docket No. 
01-178, adopted July 25, 2001, and released August 3, 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 Sec. 1.1204(b) for rules governing 
permissible ex parte contacts.
    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR Secs. 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 Georgia, is 
amended by adding Screven, Channel 260A; and Wadley, Channel 227A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-20293 Filed 8-13-01; 8:45 am]
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