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Federal Communications Commission

CFR Citation: 47 CFR Part 73

DA ID: [DA 04-2301, MB Docket No. 04-282, RM-11042]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Digital television stations; table of assignments:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Digital Television Broadcast Service; El Dorado, AR

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before November 8, 2004, and reply comments on or before November 23, 2004.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Arkansas Educational Television Commission, permittee of station KETZ, DTV channel *30, El Dorado, Arkansas, proposing the substitution of DTV channel *12 for DTV channel *30. DTV Channel *12 can be allotted to El Dorado, Arkansas, at reference coordinates 330441 N. and 921341 W. with a power of 6, a height above average terrain HAAT of 541 meters.

SUMMARY: Arkansas,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04282, adopted July 23, 2004, and released August 16, 2004. 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, SW., Room CYA257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYB402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 3018162820, facsimile 3018160169, or viaemail joshir@erols.com.

Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to this proceeding.

This document does not contain proposed information collection(s) subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Pub. L. 10413. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any new or modified ``information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).

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 contracts 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 Arkansas is amended by removing DTV channel *30 and adding DTV channel *12 at El Dorado.
Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 0419465 Filed 82404; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 671201P

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Pam Blumenthal, Media Bureau, (202) 4181600.