[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15046-15047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5850]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 05-652; MB Docket No. 05-97, RM-11186; MB Docket No. 05-98, RM-
11187]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Milano, TX and Wheatland, WY

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Audio Division requests comment on a petition filed by 
Charles Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 274A at Milano, 
Texas, as its first local aural transmission service. Channel 274A can 
be allotted to Milano in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.2 
kilometers (5.7 miles) southwest to avoid a short-spacing to the 
license site of FM Station KBRQ, Channel 273C1, Hillsboro, Texas. The 
reference coordinates for Channel 274A at Milano are 30-38-30 North 
Latitude and 96-55-00 West Longitude. The Audio Division requests 
comments on a petition filed by Mitchell Beranek proposing the 
allotment of Channel 298A at Wheatland, Wyoming, as the community's 
fourth FM commercial broadcast service. Channel 298A can be allotted to 
Wheatland in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 
separation requirements with a site restriction of 2.3 kilometers (1.4 
miles) north of the community. The reference coordinates for Channel 
298A at Wheatland are 42-04-28 North Latitude and 104-56-51 West 
Longitude.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 5, 2005, and reply 
comments on or before May 20, 2005

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, 
interested parties should serve the petitioner, his counsel, or 
consultant, as follows: Charles Crawford, 4553 Bordeaux Avenue, Dallas, 
Texas 75205 and Mitchell Beranek, 7607 Schrader Lane, Cheyenne, Wyoming 
82009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket Nos. 05-97, 05-98, adopted 
March 9, 2005 and released March 14, 2005. The full text of this 
Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
regular business hours at the FCC's Reference Information Center, 
Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from 
the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 
445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20054, telephone 1-
800-378-3160 or http://www.BCPIWEB.com. This document does not contain 
proposed information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it 
does not contain any proposed information collection burden ``for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small 
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 do not apply 
to this proceeding.

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    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 contact.
    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 Texas, is 
amended by adding Milano, Channel 274A.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Wyoming, is 
amended by adding Channel 298A at Wheatland.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-5850 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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