Radio stations; table of assignments: Louisiana,

[Federal Register: November 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 213)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 60151]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 99-2353; MM Docket No. 99-321; RM-9733]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Grand Isle and Empire, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filedon behalf of Blue Dolphin Communications, Inc., permittee of Station KBIL(FM), Channel 283A, Grand Isle, Louisiana, requesting the substitution of Channel 283C2 for Channel 283A, the reallotment of Channel 283C2 to Empire, Louisiana, as that community's first local aural transmission service, and modification of its authorization accordingly. Coordinates used for this proposal are 29-29-07 NL and 89- 46-39 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before December 20, 1999, and reply comments on or before January 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner's counsel, as follows: William J. Pennington, III, Esq., Post Office Box 403, Westfield, MA 01086.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-321, adopted October 20, 1999, and released October 29, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800.

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.

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

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