[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 60205-60206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24355]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-2281, MB Docket No. 02-280, RM-10558]


Television Broadcast Service; Blanco, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Univision Television Group, Inc., proposing the substitution of channel 
17 for channel 52+ at Blanco, Texas. TV Channel 17 can be allotted to 
Blanco, Texas, with a zero offset at coordinates 29-42-58 N. and 98-30-
39 W. Since the community of Blanco is located within 275 kilometers of 
the U.S.-Mexico border, concurrence from the Mexican government must be 
obtained for this allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before November 12, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before November 27, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: Scott R. Flick, Brendan Holland, Shaw 
Pittman LLP, 2300 N Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037-1128 (Counsel for 
Univision Television Group, Inc.).

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. 02-280, adopted September 
13, 2002, and released September 18, 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

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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

    Television 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.  73.606  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under 
Texas, is amended by removing Channel 52+ and adding Channel 17 at 
Blanco.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-24355 Filed 9-24-02; 8:45 am]
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