[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43702-43703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-18833]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 03-2283, MM Docket No. 00-104, RM-9812]


Digital Television Broadcast Service; Oklahoma City, OK

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a request filed by 
Paramount Stations Group of Oklahoma City LLC to substitute DTV channel 
40 for station KAUT-TV's assigned DTV channel 42 with an increase in 
ERP to 1000 kW. DTV Channel 40 can be allotted to Oklahoma City at 
coordinates 35-35-22 N. and 97-29-03 W. with a height above average 
terrain HAAT of 475 meters. This Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making 
does not afford an additional opportunity to file counterproposals in 
response to Paramount's initial proposal to substitute DTV channel 40 
for DTV channel 42, but only seeks comments on Paramount's proposal to 
increase its power.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 8, 2003, and reply 
comments on or before September 23, 2003.

ADDRESSES: The Commission permits the electronic filing of all 
pleadings and comments in proceeding involving petitions for rule 
making (except in broadcast allotment proceedings). See Electronic 
Filing of Documents in Rule Making Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113 
(rel. April 6, 1998). Filings by paper can be sent by hand or messenger 
delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or 
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience 
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). The Commission's 
contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will receive hand-delivered or messenger-
delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing 
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be 
held together with rubber bands or fasteners.Any envelopes must be 
disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail 
(other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be 
sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal 
Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be 
addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings 
must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Raymond 
A. White, Esquire, c/o Paramount Stations Group, Inc., 5202 River Road, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20816 (Counsel for Paramount Stations Group of 
Oklahoma City LLC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 00-104, adopted 
July 11, 2003, and released July 18, 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

    Digital television broadcasting, Television.

    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.

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Sec.  73.622  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of Digital Television Allotments 
under Oklahoma, is amended by removing DTV channel 42 and adding DTV 
channel 40 at Oklahoma City.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 03-18833 Filed 7-23-03; 8:45 am]
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