Rules and Regulations. Proposed rule

Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Action: Proposed rule
Citation: FR Doc. 05-3313 · DA 05-296; MB Docket No. 05-34; RM-10761 · 47 CFR 73

Summary

This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking filed by Charles Crawford requesting the allotment of Channel 231A at Mt. Enterprise, Texas. The coordinates for Channel 231A at Mt. Enterprise are 31-59-40 and 94-40-29. There is a site restriction 8.5 kilometers (5.3 miles) north of the community. To accommodate the allotment at Mt. Enterprise, petitioner has requested a site change for vacant Channel 231C2 at Hodge, Louisiana, from 32-08-20 and 52-59-04 to a site 20.5 kilometers southwest of Hodge at coordinates 32-09-00 and 92-53-00. A minor change application was later filed by Cumulus Licensing LLC, licensee of Station KQXY-FM, Channel 231C1, Beaumont, Texas, which conflicts with the proposed Mt. Enterprise allotment. See BPH-20031119AAE. This application will be treated as a counterproposal in this proceeding.

Dates

Comments must be filed on or before March 28, 2005, and reply comments on or before April 12, 2005.

Supplementary Information

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 05-34, adopted February 2, 2005, and released February 4, 2005. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractors, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, or via e-mail qualexint@aol.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). 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 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES 1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows: Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336. § 73.202 [Amended] 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is amended by adding Mt. Enterprise, Channel 231A. Federal Communications Commission. John A. Karousos, Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 05-3313 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]