[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 44 (Thursday, March 6, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10683]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5243]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 03-489, MB Docket No. 03-48, RM-10559]


Television Broadcast Service; Brawley, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by the 
Board of Trustees for the California State University for San Diego 
State University, proposing the substitution of channel *43 for channel 
*26. TV Channel *43 can be allotted to Brawley with a minus offset at 
reference coordinates 33-05-00 N. and 115-32-00 W. Since the community 
of Brawley is located within 275 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, 
concurrence from the Mexican government must be obtained for this 
allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 21, 2003, and reply 
comments on or before May 6, 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: Margaret L. Miller, Low, Lohnes & Albertson, 
PLLC, 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-
6802 (Counsel for petitioner).

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. 03-48, adopted February 
21, 2003, and released February 27, 2003. 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 
California, is amended by removing Channel *26 and adding Channel *43 
at Brawley.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-5243 Filed 3-5-03; 8:45 am]
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