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(Burlington, North Dakota, Belfield,) North Dakota, Medina, North Dakota)) ) ) )  Y - NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKINGă  Yz- Adopted: December 2, 1998; Released: December 11, 1998  YM- Comment Date: February 1, 1999  Y7- Reply Comment Date: February 16, 1999 By the Chief, Allocations Branch:  Y-1. Before the Commission for consideration is a multiple docket Notice of Proposed  Y-Rule Making setting forth separate proposals to amend the FM Table of Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Rules. Each petitioner has stated that it will apply for its requested channel, if allotted. We believe that each proposal warrants consideration because it complies with our technical requirements and would serve the public interest.  YR-2. This is a multiple docket Notice of Proposed Rule Making issued in response to a  Y;-Commission Public Notice released October 2, 1998 (DA 981987). We are combining  Y$-separate FM allotment proposals into a single Notice of Proposed Rule Making. Each proposal has its own docket and rule making number and the Commission's Reference Center  Y-will maintain a separate file for each docket. As discussed in the Public Notice, this procedure will conserve Commission resources and expedite the processing of FM allotment petitions for rule making by avoiding duplicative actions. We request comments and/or counterproposals to the following proposals: "#0*''[[$"  Y- A. MM Docket No. 98226, RM9415   Y- Petitioner: #Xj\  P6G;[hXP# High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. c/o F. William LeBeau  YJ- Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.  Y3-555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.q  Washington, D.C. 200041109  Y - Proposal: Allot Channel 276C1 to Burlington, North Dakota, as the community's first local aural transmission service.  Y -` `  Community hhCq Present   ) Pr oposed   Y}-` ` Burlington, North Dakotaqpp  )276C1  YO- Coordinates: 481642 NL and 1012536 WL  Y"- Additional Information: This allotment requires no site restriction. Canadian concurrence is required since Burlington is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.Canadian border.  Y- FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 4182180  X- B. MM Docket No. 98224, RM9416   Yl- Petitioner:` ` High Plains Broadcasting, Inc.  %3 ` ` c/o F. William LeBeau  Y(- ` ` Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.  Y-` ` 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. pp ` ` Washington, D.C. 200041109  %3   Y - %3  Proposal: Allot Channel 230C1 to Belfield, North Dakota, as the community's first local aural service.  X#-` ` Community hhCq Present   ) Proposed  "q$0*%%[[%"Ԍ Y-` ` Belfield, North Dakotaqpp  )230C1  Y-   Y-Coordinates 465306 NL and 1031148 WL  Y- Additional Information: This allotment requires no site restriction. Canadian concurrence in the allotment is required since Belfield is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.Canadian border.  YJ- FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 4182180  X - C. MM Docket No. 98225, RM9417   X -  Y - Petitioner:` ` High Plains Broadcasting, Inc. ` `  %3 c/o F. William LeBeau  Y - ` ` Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.  Y-` ` 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. pp ` ` Washington, D.C. 200041109  %3   YO-%3   Proposal: Allot Channel 222C to Medina, North Dakota, as the community's first local aural service.  Y - ` ` CommunityhhCqPresentppProposed  Y- ` ` Medina, North Dakotaqpp222C  Y- Additional Information: This allotment requires no site restriction. Canadian concurrence in the allotment is required since Medina is located within 320 kilometers (200 miles) of the U.S.Canadian border.  YU- FCC Contact: Leslie K. Shapiro, (202) 4182180 3. Comments, reply comments, counterproposals and other pleadings filed in  Y-response to this multiple docket Notice of Proposed Rule Making should reference  only the specific docket to which the filing pertains. The Commission's authority to institute rule making proceedings, showings required, cutoff procedures, and filing requirements are contained in the attached Appendix and are incorporated by reference herein. In particular, we note that a showing of continuing interest is required in paragraph 2 of the Appendix before a channel will be allotted.  %3   %3 "q$0*%%[[%"Ԍ4. Interested parties may file comments on or before February 1, 1999, and reply comments on or before February 16, 1999, and are advised to read the Appendix for the proper procedure. Additionally, a copy of any filing should be served on the petitioner listed for the particular docket. 5. The Commission has determined that the relevant provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to a rule making proceeding to amend the FM Table of  Y_-Allotments, Section 73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules. See Certification that Section 603 and 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act Do Not Apply to Rule Making to Amend Sections  Y1-73.202(b), 73.504 and 73.606(b) of the Commission's Rules. 46 FR 11549 (February 9, 1981). 6. For further information concerning a proceeding listed above, contact the FCC contact listed for that proceeding. For purposes of this restricted notice and comment rule  Y -making proceeding, members of the public are advised that no ex parte presentations are permitted from the time the Commission adopts a Notice of Proposed Rule Making until the proceeding has been decided and such decision in the applicable docket is no longer subject  Y-to reconsideration by the Commission or review by any court. An ex parte presentation is not prohibited if specifically requested by the Commission or staff for the clarification or adduction of evidence or resolution of issues in the proceeding. However, any new written information elicited from such a request or any summary of any new information shall be served by the person making the presentation upon the other parties to the proceeding in particular docket unless the Commission specifically waives this service  Y-requirement. Any comment which has not been served on the petitioner constitutes an ex  Y-parte presentation and shall not be considered in the proceeding. Any reply comment which has not been served on the person(s) who filed the comment, to which the reply is directed,  Y-constitutes an ex parte presentation and shall not be considered in the proceeding. ` `  hhCFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  ` `  hhCJohn A. Karousos ` `  hhCChief, Allocations Branch ` `  hhCPolicy and Rules Division  Y-` `  hhCMass Media Bureaupp  ) Attachment: Appendix %3   Y- hhCqAPPENDIX  Y- q .  1. Pursuant to authority found in Sections 4(i), 5(c)(1), 303(g)and (r), and 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Sections 0.61, 0.204(b) and 0.283 of the Commission's Rules, IT IS PROPOSED TO AMEND the FM Table of Allotments, Section  Y-73.202(b) of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, as set forth in the Notice of Proposed  Yv-Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached.  Y_-  YH- 2. Showings Required. Comments are invited on the proposal(s) discussed in the  Y1-Notice of Proposed Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached. Proponent(s) will be  Y -expected to answer whatever questions are presented in initial comments. The proponent of a proposed allotment is also expected to file comments even if it only resubmits or incorporates by reference its former pleadings. It should also restate its present intention to apply for the channel if it is allotted and, if authorized, to build a station promptly. Failure to file may lead to denial of the request.  Y- 3. Cutoff protection. The following procedures will govern the consideration of filings in this proceeding. (a) Counterproposals advanced in this proceeding itself will be considered, if advanced in initial comments, so that parties may comment on them in reply comments.  Y-They will not be considered if advanced in reply comments. (See Section 1.420(d) of the Commission's Rules). (b) With respect to petitions for rule making which conflict with the proposals in this  Y-Notice, they will be considered as comments in the proceeding, and Public Notice to this effect will be given as long as they are filed before the date for filing initial comments herein. If they are filed later than that, they will not be considered in connection with the decision in this docket. (c) The filing of a counterproposal may lead the Commission to allot a different channel than was requested for any of the communities involved.  Y - 4. Comments and Reply Comments; Service. Pursuant to applicable procedures set out in Sections 1.415 and 1.420 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, interested  Y-parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates set forth in the Notice  Y -of Proposed Rule Making to which this Appendix is attached. All submissions by parties to this proceeding or by persons acting on behalf of such parties must be made in written comments, reply comments, or other appropriate pleadings. Comments shall be served on the petitioner by the person filing the comments. Reply comments shall be served on the person(s) who filed comments to which the reply is directed. Such comments and reply"h$0*%%ZZ%"  Y-comments shall be accompanied by a certificate of service. (See Section 1.420(a), (b) and (c) of the Commission's Rules.) Comments should be filed with the Office of the Secretary,  Y-Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.; TWA325, Washington, D.C. 20554.  Y- 5. Number of Copies. In accordance with the provisions of Section 1.420 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations, an original and four copies of all comments, reply comments, pleadings, briefs, or other documents shall be furnished the Commission.  Y1- 6. Public Inspection of Filings. All filings made in this proceeding will be available for examination by interested parties during regular business hours in the Commission's Reference Center (Room 239) at its headquarters, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.