[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7221-7222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2703]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 05-73; MB Docket No. 05-13, RM-11078; MB Docket No. 05-14; RM 
11088; MB Docket No. 05-15, RM-11148]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Groveland, CA and Powers, OR; 
Zapata, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by 
105 Mountain Air, Inc., proposing the allotment of Channel 264A at 
Groveland, California, as the community's first local commercial FM 
transmission service. Channel 264A can be allotted to Groveland in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance city reference 
coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 264A at Groveland are 37-50-45 
North Latitude and 120-12-00 West Longitude.
    The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by Mike 
Chavez proposing the allotment of Channel 293C2 at Powers, Oregon, as 
the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 293C2 
can be allotted to Powers in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements at city reference coordinates. The 
coordinates for Channel 293C2 at Powers are 42-53-01 North Latitude and 
124-04-19 West Longitude. See Supplementary Information, infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before March 21, 2005, reply 
comments on or before April 5, 2005.

ADDRESSES: 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: Robert 
Eurich, President, 105 Mountain Air, Inc., 7179 N. Van Ness, Fresno, 
California 93711 (Petitioner); and Mikel Chavez, P.O. Box 400, 
Coquille, Oregon 97423 (Petitioner); Jeraldine Anderson, 1702 Cypress 
Drive, Irving, Texas 75061 (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. 05-13, MB Docket No. 05-
14, MB Docket No. 05-15, adopted January 26, 2005, and released January 
28, 2005. The full text of this Commission

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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, Best Copy and 
Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20054, telephone 1-800-378-3160 or http://
www.BCPIWEB.com.
    The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by 
Jeraldine Anderson proposing the allotment of Channel 292A at Zapata, 
Texas, as the community's fourth local FM transmission service. Channel 
292A can be allotted to Zapata in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance with a site restriction of 9.0 kilometers (5.6 miles) 
south to avoid a short-spacing to the licensed site of Station KPSO-FM, 
Channel 292A, Falfurria, Texas. The coordinates for Channel 292A at 
Zapata are 26-49-57 North Latitude and 99-14-25 West Longitude. Since 
Zapata is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican 
border, concurrence of the Mexican government has been requested.
    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 California, 
is amended by adding Groveland, Channel 264A.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Oregon, is 
amended by adding Powers, Channel 293C2.
    4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by adding Channel 292A at Zapata.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-2703 Filed 2-10-05; 8:45 am]
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