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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Communications Commission
CFR Citation: 47 CFR Part 73
DA ID: [DA 02-1938, MB Docket No. 02-223, RM-10520]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
ACTION: Digital television stations; table of assignments:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUBJECT CATEGORY: Digital Television Broadcast Service; Avalon, CA
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before August 23, 2002, and reply comments on or before August 28, 2002.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Pappas Southern California License, LLC, licensee of station KAZATV, NTSC channel 54, Avalon, California, proposing to amend the DTV Table of Allotments to allot either DTV Channel 29 or DTV Channel 47 to Avalon, which presently does not have a paired DTV Channel allotment. With respect to Pappas' request that the Commission initiate a rule making proceeding to allot DTV Channel 29 to Avalon, the Commission has previously amended the DTV Table of Allotments to substitute DTV Channel 29c for Channel 47 at Ontario, California. Thus, DTV Channel 29 is not available for allotment to Avalon.
SUMMARY: California,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02223, adopted August 5, 2002, and released August 7, 2002. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CYA257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYB402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 2028632893, facsimile 2028632898, or viaemail qualexint@aol.com.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
Digital television broadcasting, Television.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows: PART 73RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.
Sec. 73.622 [Amended]
2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of Digital Television Allotments
under California is amended by adding Avalon, DTV channel 47. Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 0221211 Filed 81602; 11:58 am]
BILLING CODE 671201P
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, (202) 4181600.
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