[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 90 (Monday, May 10, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25874-25875]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-10583]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 04-1023; MB Docket No. 04-150; RM-10957]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Burlington and Trenton, NJ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking 
filed by Nassau Broadcasting II, L.L.C. requesting the reallotment of 
Channel 248B from Trenton, New Jersey, to Burlington, New Jersey, and 
modification of the license for Station WPST to reflect the changes. 
Channel 249B can be allotted to Burlington at coordinates 40-14-05 and 
74-46-02. The proposal complies with the provisions of section 1.420(i) 
of the Commission's Rules, and therefore, the Commission will not 
accept competing expressions of interest in the use of Channel 248B at 
Burlington.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 10, 2004, and reply 
comments on or before June 25, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 Twelfth Street, SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: Mark N. Lipp, Scott 
Woodworth, Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 
600, Washington, DC 20004-1008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Scheuerle, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04-150, adopted April 14, 
2004, and released April 19, 2004. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257, 
445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. This document may also be 
purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractors, Qualex 
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, 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

    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 New Jersey, 
is amended by adding Burlington, Channel 248B and by removing Channel 
248B at Trenton.


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Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-10583 Filed 5-7-04; 8:45 am]
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