[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 70195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29577]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-3017, MB Docket No. 02-348, RM-10455]


Television Broadcast Service; Presque Isle, ME

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Western Broadcasting Company, LLC, an applicant for channel 62+, 
proposing the substitution of channel 47 for channel 62+ at Presque 
Isle, Maine. Channel 47 can be allotted to Presque Isle, Maine, with a 
zero offset at reference coordinates 46-45-12 N. and 68-10-28 W. Since 
the community of Presque Isle is located within 400 kilometers of the 
U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence from the Canadian government must be 
obtained for this allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 3, 2003, and reply 
comments on or before January 21, 2003.

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: Bruce A. Eisen, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays 
& Handler, LLP, 901 Fifteenth Street, NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 
20005-2327 (Counsel for Western Broadcasting Company, LLC).

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. 02-348, adopted November 
4, 2002, and released November 12, 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

    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 
Maine, is amended by removing Channel 62+ and adding Channel 47 at 
Presque Isle.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-29577 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]
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