[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 52735-52736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26067]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2324; MM Docket No. 01-282, RM-10293; MM Docket No. 01-283, RM-
10294; MM Docket No. 01-284, RM-10295; MM Docket No. 01-285, RM-10296]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Taos, NM; McCamey, TX; Dickens, TX; 
and Hamlin, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes four allotments in Taos, NM, McCamey, 
TX, Dickens, TX, and Hamlin, TX. The Commission requests comment on a 
petition filed by Linda Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 
228A at Taos, New Mexico, as potentially the community's fifth local 
aural broadcast service. Channel 228A can be allotted to Taos in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 11.5 km (7.1 miles) northeast 
of Taos. The coordinates for Channel 228A at Taos are 36-28-20 North 
Latitude and 105-28-22 West Longitude. See Supplementary Information 
infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before November 26, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before December 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner as follows: Linda Crawford, 3500 Maple Avenue, 
#1320, Dallas, Texas 75219.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah A. Dupont, Mass Media Bureau 
(202) 418-7072.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket Nos. 01-282, 01-283, 01-284, 
and 01-285; adopted October 3, 2001 and released October 5, 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.

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The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 
863-2893.
    The Commission further requests comment on a petition filed by 
Linda Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 233C3 at McCamey, 
Texas, as the community's second aural broadcast transmission service. 
Channel 233C3 can be allotted to McCamey in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 19.9 km (12.4 miles) east of McCamey. The coordinates 
for Channel 233C3 at McCamey are 31-11-56 North Latitude and 102-01-42 
West Longitude. The proposed allotment will require concurrence by 
Mexico because it is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the 
Mexican border.
    The Commission further requests comments on a petition filed by 
Linda Crawford, proposing the allotment of Channel 240A at Dickens, 
Texas, as the community's first local aural broadcast service. Channel 
240A can be allotted to Dickens in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements at center city coordinates 
without site restriction. The coordinates for Channel 240A at Dickens 
are 33-37-18 North Latitude and 100-50-10 West Longitude.
    The Commission further requests comment on a petition filed by 
Linda Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 283C2 at Hamlin, 
Texas, as the community's second FM transmission service. Channel 283C2 
can be allotted to Hamlin in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 21.5 km 
(13.4 miles) northwest of Hamlin. The coordinates for Channel 283C2 at 
Hamlin are 33-01-16 North Latitude and 100-17-23 West Longitude.
    The 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 New Mexico, 
is amended by adding Channel 228A at Taos.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by adding Channel 233C3 at McCamey, by adding Dickens, Channel 
240A, and by adding Channel 283C2 at Hamlin.

    Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-26067 Filed 10-16-01; 8:45 am]
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