[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 65873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31457]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2856, MM Docket No. 01-332, RM-10334]


Television Broadcast Service; Pueblo, CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Zavaletta Broadcasting of Pueblo, an applicant for a construction 
permit for a new television station to operate on channel 26+ at 
Pueblo, Colorado, requesting the substitution of channel 48 for channel 
26+ at Pueblo. Channel 48 can be allotted to Pueblo, Colorado, with 
zero offset consistent with the criteria set forth in the Commission's 
Public Notice, released on November 22, 1999, DA 99-2605. The 
coordinates for channel 48 are North Latitude 38-21-30 and West 
Longitude 104-33-24. Pursuant to the Commission's Public Notice, we 
will not accept competing expressions of interest in the use of 
television channel 48 at Pueblo.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 4, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before February 14, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: Linda G. Coffin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, 
Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005 
(Counsel for Zavaletta Broadcasting of Pueblo).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-332, adopted December 
10, 2001, and released December 13, 2001. The full text of this 
document is available for public inspection and copying during regular 
business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 
12th 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 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

    Television broadcasting.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--TELEVISION 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. 73.606  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under 
Colorado is amended by removing TV Channel 26+ and adding TV Channel 48 
at Pueblo.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-31457 Filed 12-20-01; 8:45 am]
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