[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 53192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26373]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA No. 01-2319, MM Docket No. 01-279, RM-10290]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Rocksprings, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by Linda 
Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 235C3 at Rocksprings, 
Texas. The coordinates for Channel 235C3 at Rocksprings are 30-07-06 
and 100-19-18. There is a site restriction 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) 
northwest of the community. Since Rocksprings is located within 320 
kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, concurrence of the Mexican 
Government will be requested for the allotment at Rocksprings.

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

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W., 
Washington, DC. 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, 
interested parties should serve the petitioner, as follows: Linda 
Crawford, 3500 Maple Avenue, No. 1320, Dallas, Texas 75219.

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. 01-279, adopted September 26, 
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, Portals II, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. This document 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 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 Texas, is 
amended by adding Channel 235C3 at Rocksprings.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-26373 Filed 10-18-01; 8:45 am]
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