[Federal Register: June 6, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 109)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-1290, MB Docket No. 02-132, RM-10374]

 
Digital Television Broadcast Service; Montgomery, AL

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a joint petition filed by 
Alabama Educational Television Commission, licensee of station WAIQ(TV) 
and LibCo, licensee of station WSFA(TV), proposing the substitution of 
DTV channel 14 for DTV channel 57; and the substitution of DTV channel 
*27 for DTV *14. DTV Channel 14 can be allotted to Montgomery at 
reference coordinates 31-58-28 N. and 86-09-44 W. with a power of 600, 
a height above average terrain HAAT of 530 meters. DTV channel *27 can 
be allotted to Montgomery at reference coordinates 32-22-55 N. and 86-
17-33 W. with a power of 750, a height above average terrain HAAT of 
183.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 25, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before August 9, 2002.

ADDRESSES: The Commission permits the electronic filing of all 
pleadings and comments in proceeding involving petitions for rule 
making (except in broadcast allotment proceedings). See Electronic 
Filing of Documents in Rule Making Proceedings, GC Docket No. 97-113 
(rel. April 6, 1998). Filings by paper can be sent by hand or messenger 
delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or 
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience 
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). The Commission's 
contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will receive hand-delivered or messenger-
delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing 
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be 
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be 
disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail 
(other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be 
sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal 
Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be 
addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings 
must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or their counsel or consultant, as follows: Scott 
S. Patrick, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC, 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20036-6802 (Counsel for LibCo); and Jacqueline P. 
Cleary, Hogan & Hartson, LLP, 555 13th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20004-1109.

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. 02-132, adopted May 29, 
2002, and

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released June 3, 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

    Digital television broadcasting, Television.
    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. 73.622  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of Digital Television Allotments 
under Alabama is amended by adding DTV channel *27 and by removing DTV 
channel *57 at Montgomery.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-14022 Filed 6-5-02; 8:45 am]
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