[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56507-56508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28074]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2489, MM Docket No. 01-308, RM-10308]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Wickett, 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 224A at Wickett, 
Texas, as that community's first local FM service. The coordinates for 
Channel 224A at Wickett are 31-30-18 and 103-00-54. There is a site 
restriction 7.3 kilometers (4.6 miles) south of the community. Since 
Wickett is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, 
concurrence of the Mexican Government will be requested for the 
allotment at Wickett.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 17, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before January 2, 2002.

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: 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. 01-308, adopted October 17, 2001 
and released October 26, 2001. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the Commission's Reference 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 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

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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 Wickett, Channel 224A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-28074 Filed 11-7-01; 8:45 am]
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