Radio Broadcasting Services: Mount Enterprise, TX
Federal Register: December 12, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 240)
Proposed Rules
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73
DA 08-2569; MB Docket No. 08-226; RM-11494
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Radio Broadcasting Services; Mount Enterprise, TX
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of
Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 73.202(b). The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by JER
Licenses, LLC. Petitioner proposes the substitution of FM Channel 279A for vacant Channel 231A at Mount Enterprise, Texas. The purpose of the requested channel substitution at Mount Enterprise is to accommodate
Petitioner's proposed change of community for Channel 232C3 from
Grapeland, Texas, to Bullard, Texas. Channel 279A can be allotted at
Mount Enterprise in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 5.9 km (3.7 miles) north of Mount Enterprise. The proposed coordinates for Channel 279A at
Mount Enterprise are 31-58-15 North Latitude and 94-41-01 West
Longitude. See Supplementary Information infra.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 21, 2009, and reply comments on or before February 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve petitioner's counsel as follows: A. Wray Fitch, III, Esq.,
Gammon & Grange, P.C., 8280 Greensboro Drive, 7th Floor, McLean,
Virginia 22102-3807.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah A. Dupont, Media Bureau (202) 418-7072.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 08-226, adopted November 26, 2008, and released November 28, 2008. 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 20554. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, (800) 378-3160, or via the company's Web site, http://www.bcpiweb.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).
The Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to
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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, 336.
Sec. 73.202 [Amended] 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is amended by removing Channel 231A and by adding Channel 279A at Mount
Enterprise.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
FR Doc. E8-29499 Filed 12-11-08; 8:45 am
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