[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27348]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2446, MM Docket No. 01-303, RM-10306]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Birch Tree, MO

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by Charles 
Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 241A at Birch Tree, 
Missouri, providing the community with additional local FM service. The 
coordinates for Channel 241A at Birch Tree are 36-55-35 and 91-24-23. 
There is a site restriction 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) southeast of 
the community.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 10, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before December 26, 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: Charles 
Crawford, 4553 Bordeaux Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75205.

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. 01-303, adopted October 10, 2001 
and released October 19, 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, Portals II, 445 
Twelfth Street, SW., Room CY-A257, 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 Missouri, is 
amended by adding Channel 241A at Birch Tree.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-27348 Filed 10-30-01; 8:45 am]
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