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[Federal Register: November 9, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 218)]
[Proposed Rules]               
[Page 56629-56630]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2556, MM Docket No. 01-310, RM-10311]

 
Digital Television Broadcast Service; Silver City, NM

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by KOB-
TV, LLC, licensee of station KOBG-TV, NTSC channel 6, Silver City, New 
Mexico, proposing the allotment of DTV channel 8 to Silver City, as the 
community's second local commercial DTV service. DTV channel 8 can be 
allotted to Silver City, New Mexico, in compliance with Sections 
73.622, 73.623(d) and 73.625(a) of the Commission's Rules. The 
coordinates for DTV channel 8 at Silver City are North Latitude 32-51-
49 and West Longitude 108-14-27. However, since the community of Silver 
City is located within 275 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, 
concurrence by the Mexican government must be obtained for this 
allotment.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 31, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before January 15, 2002.

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: Marvin Rosenberg, Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20006 (Counsel for 
KOB-TV LLC).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-310, adopted November 
2, 2001, and released November 7, 2001. 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-

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863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or via-e-mail <A HREF="mailto:qualexint@aol.com">qualexint@aol.com</A>.
    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, Digital television broadcasting.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--TELEVISION 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 New Mexico is amended adding DTV Channel 8 at Silver City.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-28107 Filed 11-8-01; 8:45 am]
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