[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50851-50852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19744]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-1621; MB Docket No. 02-186; RM-10494]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Los Banos and Planada, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking 
filed on behalf of Buckley Communications, Inc., licensee of FM Station 
KHTN, Channel 284B, Los

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Banos, California, requesting the reallotment of Channel 284B to 
Planada, California, as that community's first local aural transmission 
service, and modification of its authorization accordingly. The 
petitioner's modification proposal complies with the provisions of 
Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's Rules and therefore, we will not 
accept competing expressions of interest in the use of Channel 284B at 
Planada, or require the petitioner to demonstrate the availability of 
an additional equivalent class channel. Coordinates used for Channel 
284B at Planada are those of the petitioner's currently authorized 
transmitter site at 37-11-29 NL and 120-32-03 WL.

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

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Martin R. Leader, 
David D. Oxenford and Colette M. Capretz, Esqs., Law Offices of Shaw 
Pittman, 2300 N Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037-1128.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Media Bureau, (202) 418-
2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-186, adopted July 3, 
2002, and released July 19, 2002. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 
Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision 
may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualtex 
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893.
    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, 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 California, 
is amended by removing Channel 284B at Los Banos, and by adding 
Planada, Channel 284B.

    Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-19744 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]
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