[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 24, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53755-53756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26749]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2376; MM Docket No. 01-291; RM-10301; MM Docket No. 01-292; RM-
10302; MM Docket No. 01-293; RM-10303; MM Docket No. 01-294; RM-10304; 
MM Docket No. 01-295; RM-10305]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Cherokee; OK; Ballinger, TX; 
Crowell, TX; Eldorado, TX; and Jayton, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes new allotments to Cherokee, OK; 
Ballinger, TX; Crowell, TX; Eldorado, TX and Jayton, TX. The Commission 
requests comments on a petition filed by Maurice Salsa, proposing the 
allotment of Channel 237C2 at Cherokee, OK, as that community's first 
local aural transmission service. Channel 237C2 can be allotted to 
Cherokee at a restricted site located 23.9 kilometers southwest of the 
community, utilizing coordinates 36-39-27 NL and 98-35-45 WL. See 
Supplementary Information, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 3, 2001, and reply

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comments on or before December 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioners, as follows: Maurice Salsa, 5616 Evergreen 
Valley Drive, Kingwood, TX 77345 (petitioner for Cherokee, OK); 
Jeraldine Anderson, 1702 Cypress Drive, Irving, TX 75061 (petitioner 
for Ballinger, TX; Crowell, TX; and Eldorado, TX); and Linda Crawford, 
3500 Maple Ave., #1320, Dallas, TX 75219 (petitioner for Jayton, TX).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-291; MM Docket No. 01-
292; MM Docket No. 01-293; MM Docket No. 01-294; and MM Docket No. 01-
295, adopted October 3, 2001, and released October 12, 2001. The full 
text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and 
copying during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information 
Center (Room CY-A257), 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The 
complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, Qualtex International, Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 
863-2893.
    In addition to the above, the Commission requests comments on a 
petition filed by Jeraldine Anderson proposing the allotment of Channel 
238A at Ballinger, Texas, as that community's second local commercial 
FM service. Channel 238A requires a site restriction 12.8 kilometers 
southeast of the community, utilizing coordinates 31-38-03 NL and 99-
53-13 WL. Additionally, as Ballinger, Texas, is located within 320 
kilometers of the U.S.-Mexico border, concurrence of the Mexican 
government will be requested for this allotment.
    The Commission further requests comments on a petition filed by 
Jeraldine Anderson proposing the allotment of Channel 250C3 at Crowell, 
Texas, as that community's potential second local FM transmission 
service. Channel 250C3 requires a site restriction 3.1 kilometers 
southwest of the community, utilizing coordinates 33-57-54 NL and 99-
44-59 WL.
    The Commission further requests comments on a petition filed by 
Jeraldine Anderson proposing the allotment of Channel 293A at Eldorado, 
Texas, as an additional local commercial FM transmission service at 
that community. Channel 293A requires a site restriction 1.3 kilometers 
southwest of the community, utilizing coordinates 30-51-14 NL; 100-36-
43 WL. Additionally, as Eldorado is located within 320 kilometers of 
the U.S.-Mexico border, concurrence of the Mexican government will be 
requested for this allotment.
    The Commission further requests comments on a petition filed by 
Linda Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 231A at Jayton, 
Texas, as that community's first local aural transmission service. 
Channel 231A can be allotted to Jayton at city reference coordinates 
33-14-53 NL and 100-34-24 WL.
    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. Secs. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Oklahoma, is 
amended by adding Cherokee, Channel 237C2.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by adding Channel 238A at Ballinger; Crowell, Channel 250C3; 
Channel 293A at Eldorado; and Jayton, Channel 231A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-26749 Filed 10-23-01; 8:45 am]
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