[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44790-44791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16868]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-1479, MB Docket No. 02-151, RM-10453]


Digital Television Broadcast Service; Yuma, AZ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Arizona Western College proposing the allotment of DTV channel 24 at 
Yuma, Arizona, as the community's first local noncommercial DTV 
allotment. DTV Channel *24 can be allotted to Yuma at reference 
coordinates 32-56-57 N. and 114-36-46 W. with a power of 540, a height 
above average terrain HAAT of 490 meters. Since the community of Yuma 
is located within 275 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, 
concurrence from the Mexican government must be obtained for this 
allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before August 22, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before September 6, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The Commission permits the electronic filing of all 
pleadings and comments in proceeding involving petitions for rule 
making (except in broadcast allotment proceedings). See Electronic 
Filing of Documents in Rule Making Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113 
(rel. April 6, 1998). Filings by paper

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can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight 
courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail 
(although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal 
Service mail). The Commission's contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will 
receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the 
Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Suite 110, 
Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. 
to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber 
bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering 
the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, 
Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street 
SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be addressed to the 
Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 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: William K. Keane, Arter & Hadden LLP, 1801 K 
Street, NW., Third Floor L Street, Washington, DC 20006-1301 (Counsel 
for Arizona Western College).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-151, adopted June 24, 
2002, and released July 1, 2002. 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

    Digital television broadcasting, Television.

    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. 73.622  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of Digital Television Allotments 
under Arizona is amended by adding DTV channel *24 at Yuma.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-16868 Filed 7-3-02; 8:45 am]
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