[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 79112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32554]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 09-52; Report No. 2940]


Policies To Promote Rural Radio Service and To Streamline 
Allotment and Assignment Procedures; Petition for Reconsideration of 
Action of Rulemaking Proceeding

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petition for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: In this document, Petitions for Reconsideration (Petitions) 
have been filed in the Commission's Rulemaking proceeding concerning 
new procedures for evaluating mutually exclusive proposals for radio 
service, as well as for applications to change a station's community of 
license. The Commission adopted these procedural changes to promote the 
initiation and retention of radio service in and to smaller communities 
and rural areas.

DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed by January 5, 2012. 
Replies to an opposition must be filed January 17, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Doyle or Thomas Nessinger, Media 
Bureau, (202) 418-2700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of Commission's document, 
Report No. 2940, released December 12, 2011. The full text of this 
document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY-B402, 445 12th 
Street SW., Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) 1-(800) 378-3160. 
The Commission will not send a copy of this Notice pursuant to the 
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because this Notice 
does not have an impact on any rules of particular applicability.
    Subject: In the Matter of Policies to Promote Rural Radio Service 
and to Streamline Allotment and Assignment Procedures published at 76 
FR 18942, April 6, 2011, in MB Docket No. 09-52, and published pursuant 
to 47 CFR 1.429(e). See 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission's rules (47 CFR 
1.4(b)(1)).
    Number of Petitions Filed: 6.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-32554 Filed 12-20-11; 8:45 am]
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