Radio Broadcasting Services; Gallup, New Mexico

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 93-312, RM-8394]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Gallup, New Mexico

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Lewis

J. Wallach seeking the allotment of Channel 268A to Gallup, New Mexico,

as the community's fifth local commercial FM broadcast service. Channel

268A can be allotted to Gallup in compliance with the Commission's

minimum distance separation requirements without the imposition of a

site restriction, at coordinates North Latitude 35-31-30 and West

Longitude 108-44-30.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 18, 1994, and reply

comments on or before December 28, 1994.

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

addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: Lewis

J. Wallach, 4310 Pan American, suite 208, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107

(Petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 634-6530.

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

Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 93-312, adopted December

7, 1993, and released December 28, 1993. 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, 2100 M Street, NW., suite

140, Washington, DC 20037.

Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply

to this proceeding

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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, 2100 M Street, NW., suite

140, Washington, DC 20037.

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,

Acting Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 93-32040 Filed 12-30-93; 8:45 am]

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