Radio stations; table of assignments: North Dakota,

[Federal Register: February 4, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 23)]

[Proposed Rules]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 99-4, RM-9429]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Cannon Ball, ND

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filedby High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. to allot Channel 298C to Cannon Ball, ND, as the community's first local aural service. Channel 298C can be allotted to Cannon Ball in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without the imposition of a site restriction, at coordinates 46-24-48 NL; 100-38-12 WL. Canadian concurrence in the allotment is required since Cannon Ball is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before March 15, 1999, and reply comments on or before March 30, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: F. William LeBeau, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004-1109 (Counsel to petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 99-4, adopted January 13, 1999, and released January 22, 1999. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC 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 Services, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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.

[FR Doc. 99-2618Filed2-3-99; 8:45 am]

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