[Federal Register: August 26, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 166)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



47 CFR Part 73



[DA 08-1756; MB Docket No. 08-151; RM-11476]



 
Radio Broadcasting Services; Blythe, CA



AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.



ACTION: Proposed rule.



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SUMMARY: This document sets forth a proposal to amend the FM Table of 

Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 

73.202(b). The Commission requests comment on a petition filed by 

Prescott Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc. Petitioner proposes the 

substitution of FM Channel 247B for vacant Channel 239B at Blythe, 

California. The purpose of the requested channel substitution at Custer 

is to accommodate Petitioner's pending application to operate as a 

full-spaced Class C3 channel at Parker, Arizona. Channel 247B can be 

allotted at Blythe in compliance with the Commission's minimum distance 

separation requirements with a site restriction of 1 km (.61 miles) 

northeast of Blythe. The proposed coordinates for Channel 247B at 

Blythe are 33-37-02 North Latitude and 114-35-20 West Longitude. 

Concurrence by the Government of Mexico is required for the allotment 

of Channel 247B at Blythe, California, because the proposed allotment 

is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican 

border. See Supplementary Information infra.



DATES: Comments must be filed on or before September 22, 2008, and 

reply comments on or before October 7, 2008.



ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 

addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 

serve petitioner's counsel as follows: David Tillotson, Esq., 4606 

Charleston Terrace, NW., Washington, DC 20007.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah A. Dupont, Media Bureau (202) 

418-7072.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 

Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 08-151, adopted July 30, 

2008, and released August 1, 2008. The full text of this Commission 

decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 

hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this decision 

may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy 

and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 

20554, (800) 378-3160, or via the company's Web site, 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, 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).

    The 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, 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, 336.





Sec.  73.202  [Amended]



    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under California, 

is amended by removing Channel 239B and by adding Channel 247B at 

Blythe.



Federal Communications Commission.

Robert A. Haynes,

Senior Attorney.

 [FR Doc. E8-19652 Filed 8-25-08; 8:45 am]

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