[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11970-11971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6372]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-488; MM Docket No. 02-43, RM-10384]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Milan, NM

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Don 
Davis proposing the allotment of Channel 270A at Milan, New Mexico, as 
the community's second local FM transmission service. Channel 270A can 
be allotted to Milan in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements at city reference coordinates. The 
coordinates for Channel 270A Milan are 35-10-11 North Latitude and 107-
53-24 West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 22, 2002, reply 
comments on or before May 7, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Mr. Don 
Davis, 809 Wellesley NE., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 (Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 02-43, adopted February 
20, 2002, released March 1, 2002. 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.
    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 New Mexico, 
is amended by adding Channel 270A at Milan.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-6372 Filed 3-15-02; 8:45 am]
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