Radio stations; table of assignments: North Dakota,

[Federal Register: December 17, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 242)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 69608]

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47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 98-226, RM-9415]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Burlington, ND

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filedby High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. seeking the allotment of Channel 276C1 to Burlington, ND, as the community's first local aural service. Channel 276C1 can be allotted to Burlington in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements without the imposition of a site restriction, at coordinates 48-16-42 North Latitude and 101-25-36 West Longitude. Canadian concurrence in the allotment is required since Burlington is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.- Canadian border.

DATES: Comments must be filedon or before February 1, 1999, and reply comments on or before February 16, 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. 98-226, adopted December 2, 1998, and released December 11, 1998. 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. 98-33400Filed12-16-98; 8:45 am]

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