[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 21, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 58428-58429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-29086]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2568; MM Docket No. 01-311, RM-10318]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Burney, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes an allotment in Burney, CA. The 
Commission requests comment on a petition filed by Corey J. McCaslin 
proposing the allotment of Channel 225A at Burney, California, as the 
community's first competing FM broadcast service. Channel 225A can be 
allotted to Burney in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements at center city coordinates without site 
restriction. The coordinates for Channel 225A at Burney are 40-52-56 
North Latitude and 121-39-34 West Longitude. See Supplementary 
Information infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 24, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before January 8, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner as follows: Corey J. McCaslin, Post Office Box 
7612, Chico, California 94592.

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

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Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-311, adopted October 31, 2001 
and released November 2, 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. 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 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 California, 
is amended by adding Channel 225A at Burney.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-29086 Filed 11-20-01; 8:45 am]
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