[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 63 (Monday, April 4, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6557]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 05-727; MB Docket No. 05-125, RM-11176]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Alturas, Palo Cedro, and 
Weaverville, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of 
Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
73.202(b). The Audio Division requests comment on a petition filed by 
George S. Flinn, Jr., pursuant to Section 1.420(i) of the Commission's 
rules, 47 CFR 1.420(i). Petitioner proposes to change the community of 
license for Station KWCA(FM) from Weaverville to Palo Cedro, 
California. Petitioner further proposes to upgrade from Channel 266A to 
Channel 266C3, and to change the FM Table of Allotments by deleting 
Channel 266A at Weaverville, California, and by adding Channel 266C3 at 
Palo Cedro, California, as the community's first local aural broadcast 
service. The proposed coordinates for Channel 266C3 at Palo Cedro, 
California, are 40-40-04 NL and 122-25-31 WL. The allotment will 
require a site restriction of 19.6 km (12.2 miles) northwest of Palo 
Cedro. In addition, in order to accommodate the allotment of Channel 
266C3 at Palo Cedro, Petitioner further proposes to downgrade vacant 
Channel 267C at Alturas, California, to Channel 268C1, and to change 
the FM Table of allotments at Alturas, California, by deleting Channel 
267C and adding Channel 268C1. The proposed coordinates for Channel 
268C1 at Alturas, California, are 41-25-00 NL and 121-06-32 WL. The 
allotment will require a site restriction of 48.1 km (29.9 miles) west 
of Alturas.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 9, 2005, and reply 
comments on or before May 24, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve counsel for the petitioner as follows: Stephen C. Simpson, Esq., 
1090 Vermont Avenue, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah A. Dupont, Media Bureau (202) 
418-7072.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 05-125; adopted March 16, 
2005, and released March 18, 2005. The full text of this Commission 
document 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., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 
20554, (800) 378-3160, or via the company's Web site, 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).
    The 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 removing Channel 267C and by adding Channel 268C1 at 
Alturas, by adding Palo Cedro, Channel 266C3, and by removing Channel 
266A at Weaverville.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-6557 Filed 4-1-05; 8:45 am]
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