[Federal Register: August 17, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 158)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 48357-48358]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[DA 05-2201; MB Docket No. 05-238; RM-11260]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Columbus, IN
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rulemaking
filed by Columbus Community Radio Corporation, licensee of Station
WHUM-LP, Channel 253L1, Columbus, Indiana, requesting allotment of
Channel 228A at Columbus, Indiana, and its reservation for
noncommercial educational use. Channel 228A can be allotted and
reserved for NCE use in compliance with the Commission's minimum
distance separation requirements, with the imposition of a site
restriction of 7.9 kilometers (4.9 miles) southeast at reference
coordinates 39-09-06 NL and 85-52-09 WL.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 19, 2005, and
reply comments on or before October 4, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner as follows:
Mitzi Quinn, President, Columbus Community Radio Corporation, 1325
Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 05-238, adopted July 27,
2005, and released July 29, 2005. The full text of this Commission
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257,
445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC. The complete text of this
decision may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20054, telephone 1-800-378-3160 or http://www.BCPIWEB.com.
This document does not contain proposed information
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-13. In addition,
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therefore, it does not contain any proposed information collection
burden ``for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,''
pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law
107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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, Radio 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. 73.202 [Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Indiana, is
amended by adding Channel *228A at Columbus.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05-16074 Filed 8-16-05; 8:45 am]
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