[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 123 (Wednesday, June 27, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 35210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12151]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 07-2393; MB Docket No. 07-1; RM-11356]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Hemet, CA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking 
filed by Southern California Public Radio, requesting the reservation 
of vacant Channel 273A at Hemet, California for noncommercial 
educational use. The reference coordinates are 33-44-44 NL and 116-59-
18 WL. The document also requests specific comment on whether a 
rulemaking proponent may use actual terrain pursuant to Section 73.313 
of the Commission's Rules to calculate first and second NCE service 
benefits in connection with NCE allotment reservation requests.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 30, 2007, and reply 
comments on or before August 14, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner as follows: 
Todd M. Stansbury, Esq., Counsel for Southern California Public Radio, 
Wiley Rein & Fielding LLP, 1776 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006.

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 No. 07-1, adopted June 6, 
2007, and released June 8, 2007. 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 20554. This document may also 
be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractors, Best Copy 
and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, 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 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, 336.


Sec.  73.202  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under California, 
is amended by removing Channel 273A and adding Channel *273A at Hemet.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
 [FR Doc. E7-12151 Filed 6-26-07; 8:45 am]
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