[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 99 (Friday, May 21, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29253-29254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11545]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 04-1237; MB Docket No. 04-170, RM-10766]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Rosebud, SD

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Rosebud Sioux Tribe proposing the allotment of Channel 257C at Rosebud, 
South Dakota, as the community's first local aural transmission 
service. Channel 257C can be allotted to Rosebud in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 5.2 kilometers (3.2 miles) east at petitioner's 
requested site. The coordinates for Channel 257C at Rosebud are 43-13-
01 North Latitude and 100-47-33 West Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 25, 2004 and reply 
comments on or before July 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20054. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: William 
Kindle, Chairman, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, P.O. Box 430, Rosebud, South 
Dakota 57570 (Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04-170, adopted June 25, 
2004, and released July 12, 2004. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may 
also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex 
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554.
    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.

List of Subjects for 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 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended 
as follows:

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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 South 
Dakota, is amended by adding, Rosebud, Channel 257C.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 04-11545 Filed 5-20-04; 8:45 am]
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