[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 57282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26590]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 09-2269; MB Docket No. 09-180; RM-11569; RM-11570]


Radio Broadcasting Services, Kingsland, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Audio Division seeks comments on petitions filed by 
Munbilla Broadcasting Properties, Ltd. and Katherine Pyeatt, proposing 
the allotment of Channel 284A at Kingsland, Texas, as a first local 
service. The reference coordinates for Channel 284A at Kingsland are 
30-40-03 NL and 98-28-29 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 14, 2009, and reply 
comments on or before December 29, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC 
interested parties should serve the petitioners, as follows: John 
Joseph McVeigh, Esq., 16230 Falls Road, P.O Box 128, Butler, Maryland 
21023-0128 (Counsel for Munbilla Broadcasting Properties); and 
Katherine Pyeatt, 2215 Cedar Springs Rd., 1605, Dallas, Texas 
75201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew J. Rhodes, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 09-180, adopted October 21, 
2009, and released October 23, 2009. 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 website, 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 mater 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, 336.


Sec.  73.202   [Amended]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM allotments under Texas, is 
amended by adding Kingsland, Channel 284A.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. E9-26590 Filed 11-4-09; 8:45 am]
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