Radio stations; table of assignments: Louisiana,

[Federal Register: February 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 31)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 7843]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 99-26; RM-9436]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Pitkin, LA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filedon behalf of Panther Broadcasting of Louisiana requesting the allotment of Channel 285A to Pitkin, Louisiana, as that community's first local aural transmission service. Information is requested regarding the attributes of Pitkin, Louisiana, to determine whether it is a bona fide community for allotment purposes. Coordinates used for this proposal are 30-56-06 NL and 92-56-12 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before March 29, 1999, and reply comments on or before April 13, 1999.

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: Henry E. Crawford, Esq., Law Offices of Henry E. Crawford, 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036-4192.

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. 99-26, adopted January 27, 1999, and released February 5, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW., 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.

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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