[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44586-44587]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21410]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 01-1906; MM Docket No. 01-186, RM-9976]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Honor, Bear Lake, Ludington & 
Walhalla, MI

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by 
Northern Radio of Michigan, Inc. proposing the substitution of Channel 
264C3 for Channel 264A at Honor, Michigan, and modification of the 
license for Station WIAR to specify operation on Channel 264C3. The 
coordinates for Channel 264C3 at Honor are 44-37-25 and 86-00-19. To 
accommodate the allotment at Honor, we shall propose the substitution 
of Channel 2291A for Channel 261A at Bear Lake, Michigan, and 
modification of the license for Station WSRQ to specify operation on 
Channel 291A at coordinates 44-17-30 and 86-13-30; substitution of 
Channel 254A for Channel 292A at Ludington, Michigan, and modification 
of the license for Station WKLA at coordinates 44-03-27 and 86-24-58; 
and substitution of

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Channel 293A for vacant Channel 255A at Walhalla, Michigan, at 
coordinates 44-00-18 and 86-08-16. Canadian concurrence will be 
requested for the allotments at Honor, Bear Lake, Ludington and 
Walhalla, Michigan. In accordance with Section 1.420(g) of the 
Commission's Rules, we will not accept competing expressions of 
interest for the use of Channel 264C3 at Honor, or require petitioner 
to demonstrate the availability of an additional equivalent class 
channel for use by such parties.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 1, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before October 16, 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: Harry C. Martin, 
Jennifer Dine Wagner, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, PLC, 1300 North 17th 
Street, 11th Floor, Arlington, Virginia 22209.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-186, adopted August 1, 2001, 
and released August 10, 2001. The full text of this Commission decision 
is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the Commission's Reference Center, Washington, DC. The complete text of 
this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy 
contractors, International Transcription Services, Inc., 1231 20th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800, facsimile (202) 857-
3805.
    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 contact.
    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 Michigan, is 
amended by removing Channel 264A and adding Channel 264C3 at Honor, by 
removing Channel 261A and adding Channel 291A at Bear Lake, by removing 
Channel 292A and adding Channel 254A at Ludington, and by removing 
Channel 255A and adding Channel 293A at Walhalla.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-21410 Filed 8-23-01; 8:45 am]
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