[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 1704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-786]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-3021, MM Docket No. 01-349, RM-10350]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Boscobel, WI

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by 
Starboard Broadcasting, Inc. proposing the allotment of Channel 244C3 
at Boscobel, Wisconsin, as the community's first local transmission 
service. The coordinates for Channel 244C3 at Boscobel are 43-08-04 and 
90-42-19. The channel can be allotted to Boscobel without a site 
restriction.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 19, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before March 6, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D.C. 20554. 
In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, as follows: Stephen Gajdosik, Vice President, 
Starboard Broadcasting, Inc., 2470 Crooks Avenue, Kaukauna, Wisconsin 
54130.

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. 01-349, adopted December 19, 
2001, and released December 28, 2001. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th 
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 qualexint @aol.com.
    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 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. 154, 303, 334 and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wisconsin, 
is amended by adding Boscobel, Channel 244C3.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
 Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-786 Filed 1-11-02; 8:45 am]
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