[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 67397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27744]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 11-168; RM-11642, DA 11-1712]


Radio Broadcasting Services; Llano, Texas

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 
Bryan King, proposing to amend the Table of Allotments by substituting 
Channel 242C3 for vacant Channel 293C3, at Llano, Texas. The proposal 
is part of a contingently filed ``hybrid'' application and rule making 
petition. Channel 242C3 can be allotted at Llano in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction of 19.1 km (11.9 miles) north of Llano, at 30-55-34 North 
Latitude and 98-43-24 West Longitude. Concurrence is required for the 
allotment of Channel 242C3 at Llano, Texas, because the proposed 
allotment is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-
Mexican border. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION infra.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 5, 2011. Reply 
comments must be filed on or before December 20, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket no. 11-168 to 
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties 
should serve counsel for petitioner as follows: Lee J. Peltzman, Esq., 
Shainis & Peltzman, Chartered, 1850 M Street, NW., Suite 240, 
Washington, DC 20036.

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. 11-168, adopted October 
12, 2011, and released October 14, 2011. 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, SW., Washington, DC 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 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.

    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, and 339.


Sec.  73.202  [Amended]

    2. In section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by removing 293C3 and adding 242C3 at Llano.

[FR Doc. 2011-27744 Filed 10-31-11; 8:45 am]
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