Federal Register: December 29, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 249)

DOCID: FR Doc 04-28424

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Communications Commission

CFR Citation: 47 CFR Part 73

DA ID: [DA 04-3702; MB Docket No. 04-431, RM-11115]

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Radio stations; table of assignments:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Radio Broadcasting Services; Hermitage, AR

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 31, 2005, reply comments on or before February 15, 2005.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY:

The Audio Division requests comments on a petition filed by Charles Crawford proposing the allotment of
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Channel 300A at Hermitage, Arkansas, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 300A can be allotted to Hermitage in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.8 kilometers (6.1 miles) east to avoid a shortspacing to the construction permit site for Station KLAL(FM), Channel 299C1, Wrightsville, Arkansas. The coordinates for Channel 300A at Hermitage are 332500 North Latitude and 920430 West Longitude.

SUMMARY:

Arkansas,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04431, adopted December 8, 2004, and released December 10, 2004. 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. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYB402, Washington, DC 20054, telephone 18003783160 or
http://www.BCPIWEB.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

Radio, Radio broadcasting.

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. 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Arkansas, is amended by adding Hermitage, Channel 300A.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 0428424 Filed 122804; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Sharon P. McDonald, Media Bureau, (202) 4182180.