[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52565-52566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25915]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2250, MM Docket No. 01-262, RM-10231]


Radio Broadcasting Services; La Pryor, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by 
Katherine Pyeatt proposing the allotment of Channel 278A at La Pryor, 
Texas, as that community's first local FM service. The coordinates for 
Channel 278A at La Pryor are 28-58-09 and 99-56-05. There is a site 
restriction 8.9 kilometers (5.6 miles) west of the community. Since La 
Pryor is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, 
concurrence of the Mexican Government will be requested for the 
allotment at La Pryor.

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DATES: Comments must be filed on or before November 19, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before December 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, 
interested parties should serve the petitioner, as follows: Katherine 
Pyeatt, 6655 Aintree Circle, Dallas, Texas 75214.

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. 01-262, adopted September 19, 
2001, and released September 28, 2001. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the Commission's Reference Information Center, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this decision 
may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, 
Qualex International Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, 
or via e-mail [email protected].
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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. Secs. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by adding La Pryor, Channel 278A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-25915 Filed 10-15-01; 8:45 am]
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