Television stations; table of assignments: Maine,

[Federal Register: November 21, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 225)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 70195]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-3017, MB Docket No. 02-348, RM-10455]

Television Broadcast Service; Presque Isle, ME

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Western Broadcasting Company, LLC, an applicant for channel 62+, proposing the substitution of channel 47 for channel 62+ at Presque Isle, Maine. Channel 47 can be allotted to Presque Isle, Maine, with a zero offset at reference coordinates 46-45-12 N. and 68-10-28 W. Since the community of Presque Isle is located within 400 kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence from the Canadian government must be obtained for this allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 3, 2003, and reply comments on or before January 21, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 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: Bruce A. Eisen, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP, 901 Fifteenth Street, NW., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005-2327 (Counsel for Western Broadcasting Company, LLC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-348, adopted November 4, 2002, and released November 12, 2002. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or via-e-mail qualexint@aol.com.

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

Television 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 and 336.

   Sec. 73.606 [Amended]

2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under Maine, is amended by removing Channel 62+ and adding Channel 47 at Presque Isle.

   Federal Communications Commission. Barbara A. Kreisman, Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.

   [FR Doc. 02-29577 Filed 11-20-02; 8:45 am]

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