[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43897-43898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18265]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 10-1061; MB Docket No. 10-117; RM-11601]


FM TABLE OF ALLOTMENTS, GRANTS PASS, OREGON

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. The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by 
Three Rivers Broadcasting, LLC proposing the allotment of FM Channel 
257A as the second commercial allotment at Grants Pass, Oregon. The 
channel can be allotted at Grants Pass in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 8.7 km (5.4 miles) west of Grants Pass, at 42-25-25 
North Latitude and 123-26-25 West Longitude. See Supplementary 
Information infra.

DATES: The deadline for filing comments is August 26, 2010. Reply 
comments must be filed on or before September 10, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC 
interested parties should serve the petitioner, as follows: Casey 
McIntosh, Three Rivers Broadcasting, LLC, 2970 Ravenwood Drive, Grants 
Pass, Oregon 97527

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah A. Dupont, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 10-117, adopted June 10, 
2010, and released June 14, 2010. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th 
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.
    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 does 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.

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    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  [lsqb]Amended[rsqb]

    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Oregon, is 
amended by adding Grants Pass, Channel 257A.


Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief,
Audio Division,
Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 2010-18265 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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