[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50850-50851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19732]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-1730, MB Docket No. 02-192, RM-10507]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Albany, VT

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by 
Lutterloh Community Broadcasters proposing the allotment of Channel 
233A at Albany, Vermont, as that community's first local broadcast 
service. The coordinates for Channel 233A at Albany are 44-45-26 and 
72-

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20-09. There is a site restriction 4.6 kilometers (2.8 miles) northeast 
of the community. Canadian concurrence will be requested for the 
allotment of Channel 233A at Albany as a specially negotiated short-
spaced allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 9, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before September 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, 
interested parties should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: 
Jerrold Miller, Miller & Miller, P.C., P. O. Box 33003, Washington, DC 
20033.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Scheuerle, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-192, adopted July 10, 2002, 
and released July 19, 2002. The full text of this Commission decision 
is available for inspection and copying during regular business hours 
at the FCC's Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 Twelfth 
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 [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 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, 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 Vermont, is 
amended by adding Albany, Channel 233A.

    Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-19732 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]
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