Radio stations; table of assignments: Pennsylvania and South Dakota,

[Federal Register: March 8, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 46)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 12155]

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00-168; MM Docket No. 00-15, RM-9804; MM Docket No. 00-16, RM-9805]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Susquehanna, PA; and Burke, SD

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes two new allotments at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, and Burke, South Dakota. The Commission requests comments on a petition filedby Tammy M. Celenza proposing the allotment of Channel 227A at Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, as the community's second local FM transmission service. Channel 227A can be allotted to Susquehanna in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 6.3 kilometers (3.9 miles) east to avoid short-spacings to the licensed sites of Station WBZD-FM, Channel 227B1, Muncy, Pennsylvania, and Station WKXZ(FM), Channel 230B, Norwich, New York. The coordinates for Channel 227A at Susquehanna are 41-55-44 North Latitude and 75-31-50 West Longitude. Since Susquehanna is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Canadian border, Canadian concurrence has been requested.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before March 20, 2000, and reply comments on or before April 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, his counsel, or consultant, as follows: Michael Celenza, Celenza Communications, 41 Kathleen Crescent, Coram, New York 11727 (Consultant for Tammy M. Celenza); and Heather Drischel, General Partner, NationWide Radio Stations, 496 Country Road 308, Big Creek, Mississippi 38914 (Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 00-15; and MM Docket No. 00-16, adopted January 19, 2000, and released February 4, 2000. 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, International Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.

The Commission also requests comments on a petition filedby NationWide Radio Stations proposing the allotment of Channel 264A at Burke, South Dakota, as the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 264A can be allotted to Burke in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) east to avoid a short-spacing to the vacant allotment site for Channel 264A at Mission, South Dakota. The coordinates for Channel 264A at Burke are 43-11-06 North Latitude and 99-15-02 West Longitude.

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 broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission. John A. Karousos, Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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