[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 71926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30509]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-3064, MB Docket No. 02-351, RM-10601]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Blanket, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition filed by Robert 
Fabian proposing the allotment of Channel 284A at Blanket, Texas, as 
that community's first local FM service. The coordinates for Channel 
284A at Blanket are 31-49-24 and 98-47-12.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 30, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before January 14, 2003.

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, as follows: Robert 
Fabian, 4 Hickory Crossing Lane, Argyle, Texas 76226.

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. 02-351, adopted October 30, 
2002, and released November 8, 2002. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Information Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 
445 Twelfth Street, SW., 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 Texas, is 
amended by adding Blanket, Channel 284A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-30509 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
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