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(Flasher,NorthDakota)@?)   p MMDocketNo.9937 p  @?)   p RM9450 `  @?)(Berthold,NorthDakota)@?)   p MMDocketNo.9938 @  @?)   p RM9451 0  @?)(Ranier,Oregon)@?)   p MMDocketNo.9939 w @?)   p RM9464 g @?)(Richardton,NorthDakota)@?)   p MMDocketNo.9940 G @?)   p RM9465 7 @?)(Wimbledon,NorthDakota)@?)   p MMDocketNo.9941  @?)   p RM9466  @?)(Whitefield,NewHampshire) h @?)   p MMDocketNo.9942  @?)   p RM9467 p @?)(Narrowsburg,NewYork)@?)   p MMDocketNo.9943  P @?)   p RM9468 !@ @?)(Stanfield,Oregon)@?)   p MMDocketNo.9944 #  @?)   p RM9469 w$ @?)@ 0 NOTICEOFPROPOSEDRULEMAKING  G'"   Adopted:January27,1999   ; Released:February5,1999  ')!$  CommentDate: March29,1999 +#&  ReplyCommentDate: April13,1999 +$' BytheChief,AllocationsBranch: -p&)   ..1.BeforetheCommissionforconsiderationisamultipledocketNoticeofProposedRuleMakingsettingforthseparateproposalstoamendtheFMTableofAllotments,Section73.202(b)oftheRules.Eachpetitionerhasstatedthatitwillapplyforitsrequestedchannel,ifallotted.Webelievethateachproposalwarrantsconsiderationbecauseitcomplieswithourtechnicalrequirementsandwouldservethepublicinterest...2.ThisisamultipledocketNoticeofProposedRuleMakingissuedinresponsetoaCommissionPublicNoticereleasedOctober2,1998(DA981987).WearecombiningseparateFMallotmentproposalsintoasingleNoticeofProposedRuleMaking.EachproposalhasitsowndocketandrulemakingnumberandtheCommission'sReferenceCenterwillmaintainaseparatefileforeachdocket.AsdiscussedinthePublicNotice,thisprocedurewillconserveCommissionresourcesandexpeditetheprocessingofFMallotmentpetitionsforrulemakingbyavoidingduplicativeactions.Werequestcommentsand/orcounterproposalstothefollowingproposals: A.MMDocketNo.9937,RM9450 󀀀 Petitioner:XXXW\  `*Times New RomanTTW HighPlainsBroadcasting,Inc...` ..` F.WilliamLeBeau..` ..` c/oHogan&HartsonL.L.P...` ..` 555ThirteenthStreet,N.W...` ..` Washington,D.C.200041109....` ..`  ..  Proposal: AllotChannel290CtoFlasher,NorthDakota,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauraltransmissionservice.̀..` ..`   Community ..h..h.... Present .. ..  Pr oposed ..` ..` Flasher,NorthDakota....p..p.. .. 290C Coordinates: 462712NLand1011406WL̀ AdditionalInformation: Thisallotmentdoesnotrequireasiterestriction.CanadianconcurrenceisrequiredsinceFlasherislocatedwithin320kilometers(200miles)oftheU.S.Canadianborder. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 B.MMDocketNo.9938,RM9451 Petitioner:` ..`  HighPlainsBroadcasting,Inc...` ..` c/oF.WilliamLeBeau..` ..` Hogan&HartsonL.L.P...` ..` 555ThirteenthStreet,N.W.......` ..` Washington,D.C.200041109 Proposal: AllotChannel264CtoBerthold,NorthDakota,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauralservice...` ..`  Community ..h..h.... Present .. ..  Proposed ..` ..` Berthold,NorthDakota....p..p.. .. 264C̀.. Coordinates: 481854NLand1014412WL AdditionalInformation: Thisallotmentrequiresnositerestriction.CanadianconcurrenceintheallotmentisrequiredsinceBertholdislocatedwithin320kilometers(200miles)oftheU.S.Canadianborder. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 C.MMDocketNo.9939,RM9464  Petitioner:` ..`  WashingtonInterstateBroadcastingCompany,Inc...` ..` c/oRichardJ.Hayes,Jr...` ..` 8404Lee'sRidgeRoad..` ..` Warrenton,Virginia20186..` ..`  Proposal: AllotChannel252AtoRanier,Oregon,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauralservice. ..` ..` Community..h..h....Present..Proposed 󀀀π̀..` ..` Ranier,Oregonh..h....p..p..252A Coordinates: 461018NLand1225742WL. AdditionalInformation: Thisallotmentrequiresasiterestrictionof9.4kilometers(5.8miles)northtoavoidashortspacingtovacantandunappliedforChannel252C3atDallas,Oregon.CanadianconcurrenceintheallotmentisrequiredsinceRanierislocatedwithin320kilometers(200miles)oftheU.S.Canadianborder. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 D.MMDocketNo.9940,RM9465  Petitioner: HighPlainsBroadcasting,Inc...` ..` c/oF.WilliamLeBeau..` ..` Hogan&HartsonL.L.P...` ..` 555ThirteenthStreet,N.W.......` ..` Washington,D.C.200041109.. Proposal: AllotChannel270CtoRichardton,NorthDakota,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauralservice. ..` ..` Community..h..h....Present..Proposed 󀀀π..` ..` Richardton,NorthDakota....p..p..270C̀̀ Coordinates: 󀀀465025NL;1022135WL.̀ AdditionalInformation: Thisallotmentcanbemadewithasiterestrictionof6.2kilometers(3.8miles)southwesttoavoidashortspacingtoStationKBTO,Channel270C1,Bottineau,NorthDakota. 0   ׀CanadianconcurrenceisrequiredsinceRichardtonislocatedwithin320kilometers(200miles)oftheU.S.Canadianborder. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 E.MMDocketNo.9941,RM9466  Petitioner:` ..`  HighPlainsBroadcasting,Inc...` ..` c/oF.WilliamLeBeau..` ..` Hogan&HartsonL.L.P...` ..` 555ThirteenthStreet,N.W.......` ..` Washington,D.C.200041109.. Proposal: AllotChannel276C1toWimbledon,NorthDakota,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauralservice. ..` ..` Community..h..h....Present..Proposed 󀀀π..` ..` Wimbledon,NorthDakota....p..p..276C1̀ Coordinates: 󀀀471018NLand982730WL AdditionalInformation: Channel276C1canbeallottedtoWimbledonincompliancewiththeCommission'sminimumdistanceseparationrequirementswithoutasiterestriction. 2   ׀CanadianconcurrenceisrequiredsinceWimbledonislocatedwithin320kilometers(200miles)oftheU.S.Canadianborder. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 F.MMDocketNo.9942,RM9467  Petitioner:` ..`  DanaPuopolo..` ..` 37MartinStreet..` ..` Rehoboth,MA027692103..` ..`  Proposal: AllotChannel256AtoWhitefield,NewHampshire,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauralservice. ..` ..` Community..h..h....Present..Proposed 󀀀π..` ..` Whitefield,NewHampshire....p..p..256À Coordinates: 442717NLand713136WL AdditionalInformation: Channel256AcanbeallottedtoWhitefieldincompliancewiththeCommission'sminimumdistanceseparationrequirementswithasiterestrictionof10.9kilometers(6.8miles)northeasttoavoidashortspacingtoStationWOKO,Channel255C1,Burlington,Vermont.CanadianconcurrenceisrequiredsinceWhitefieldislocatedwithin320kilometers(200miles)oftheU.S.Canadianborder. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 G.MMDocketNo.9943,RM9468  Petitioner:` ..`  KarenL.Johnson..` ..` c/oJohnF.Garziglia..` ..` PatriciaM.Chuh..` ..` Pepper&Corazzini,L.L.P...p..p..` ..` 1776KStreet,N.W...` ..` Suite200..` ..` Washington,D.C.20006 Proposal: AllotChannel275AtoNarrowsburg,NewYork,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauralservice. ..` ..` Community..h..h....Present..Proposed 󀀀π̀..` ..` Narrowsburg,NewYork....p..p..275A Coordinates: 󀀀413800NL;745946WL AdditionalInformation: Channel275AcanbeallottedtoNarrowsburgincompliancewiththeCommission'sminimumdistanceseparationrequirementswithasiterestrictionof5.9kilometers(3.7miles)northeasttoavoidashortspacingtoStationWMGK,Channel275B,Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.CanadianconcurrenceintheallotmentisrequiredbecauseNarrowsburgislocatedwithin320kilometers(200miles)oftheU.S.Canadianborder. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 H.MMDocketNo.9944,RM9469  Petitioner:` ..`  LuellaHoskins..` ..` 84889MarchRoad..` ..` MiltonFreewater,OR97862..` ..`  Proposal: AllotChannel241C3toStanfield,Oregon,asthecommunity'sfirstlocalauralservice. ..` ..` Community..h..h....Present..Proposed 󀀀π..` ..` Stanfield,Oregonh..h....p..p..241C3 Coordinates: 󀀀454040NL;1192301 AdditionalInformation: Channel241C3canbeallottedtoStanfieldincompliancewiththeCommission'sminimumdistanceseparationrequirementswithasiterestrictionof17.3kilometers(10.7miles)southwesttoavoidashortspacingtoStationKNLT,Channel239C,WallaWalla,Washington,andtoStationKRCW,Channel242C2,RoyalCity,Washington. FCCContact: LeslieK.Shapiro,(202)4182180 ..3.Comments,replycomments,counterproposalsandotherpleadingsfiledinresponsetothismultipledocketNoticeofProposedRuleMakingshouldreference only thespecificdockettowhichthefilingpertains.TheCommission'sauthoritytoinstituterulemakingproceedings,showingsrequired,cutoffprocedures,andfilingrequirementsarecontainedintheattachedAppendixandareincorporatedbyreferenceherein.Inparticular,wenotethatashowingofcontinuinginterestisrequiredinparagraph2oftheAppendixbeforeachannelwillbeallotted...4.InterestedpartiesmayfilecommentsonorbeforeFebruary8,1999,andreplycommentsonorbeforeFebruary23,1999,andareadvisedtoreadtheAppendixfortheproperprocedure.Additionally,acopyofanyfilingshouldbeservedonthepetitionerlistedfortheparticulardocket...5.TheCommissionhasdeterminedthattherelevantprovisionsoftheRegulatoryFlexibilityActof1980donotapplytoarulemakingproceedingtoamendtheFMTableofAllotments,Section73.202(b)oftheCommission'sRules.SeeCertificationthatSection603and604oftheRegulatoryFlexibilityActDoNotApplytoRuleMakingtoAmendSections73.202(b),73.504and73.606(b)oftheCommission'sRules.46FR11549(February9,1981)...6.Forfurtherinformationconcerningaproceedinglistedabove,contacttheFCCcontactlistedforthatproceeding.Forpurposesofthisrestrictednoticeandcommentrulemakingproceeding,membersofthepublicareadvisedthatnoexpartepresentationsarepermittedfromthetimetheCommissionadoptsaNoticeofProposedRuleMakinguntiltheproceedinghasbeendecidedandsuchdecisionintheapplicabledocketisnolongersubjecttoreconsiderationbytheCommissionorreviewbyanycourt.AnexpartepresentationisnotprohibitedifspecificallyrequestedbytheCommissionorstafffortheclarificationoradductionofevidenceorresolutionofissuesintheproceeding.However,anynewwritteninformationelicitedfromsucharequestoranysummaryofanynewinformationshallbeservedbythepersonmakingthepresentationupontheotherpartiestotheproceedinginparticulardocketunlesstheCommissionspecificallywaivesthisservicerequirement.Anycommentwhichhasnotbeenservedonthepetitionerconstitutesanexpartepresentationandshallnotbeconsideredintheproceeding.Anyreplycommentwhichhasnotbeenservedontheperson(s)whofiledthecomment,towhichthereplyisdirected,constitutesanexpartepresentationandshallnotbeconsideredintheproceeding...` ..`  .. ..h..hFEDERALCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSION....` ..`  .. ..h..hJohnA.Karousos..` ..`  .. ..h..hChief,AllocationsBranch..` ..`  .. ..h..hPolicyandRulesDivision..` ..`  .. ..h..hMassMediaBureaup..p.. .. Attachment:Appendixǀh..h..APPENDIX󀀀.......1.PursuanttoauthorityfoundinSections4(i),5(c)(1),303(g)and(r),and307(b)oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,andSections0.61,0.204(b)and0.283oftheCommission'sRules,ITISPROPOSEDTOAMENDtheFMTableofAllotments,Section73.202(b)oftheCommission'sRulesandRegulations,assetforthintheNoticeofProposedRuleMakingtowhichthisAppendixisattached.̀2.ShowingsRequired.Commentsareinvitedontheproposal(s)discussedintheNoticeofProposedRuleMakingtowhichthisAppendixisattached.Proponent(s)willbeexpectedtoanswerwhateverquestionsarepresentedininitialcomments.Theproponentofaproposedallotmentisalsoexpectedtofilecommentsevenifitonlyresubmitsorincorporatesbyreferenceitsformerpleadings.Itshouldalsorestateitspresentintentiontoapplyforthechannelifitisallottedand,ifauthorized,tobuildastationpromptly.Failuretofilemayleadtodenialoftherequest.̀3.Cutoffprotection.Thefollowingprocedureswillgoverntheconsiderationoffilingsinthisproceeding.̀(a)Counterproposalsadvancedinthisproceedingitselfwillbeconsidered,ifadvancedininitialcomments,sothatpartiesmaycommentontheminreplycomments.Theywillnotbeconsideredifadvancedinreplycomments.(SeeSection1.420(d)oftheCommission'sRules).̀(b)WithrespecttopetitionsforrulemakingwhichconflictwiththeproposalsinthisNotice,theywillbeconsideredascommentsintheproceeding,andPublicNoticetothiseffectwillbegivenaslongastheyarefiledbeforethedateforfilinginitialcommentsherein.Iftheyarefiledlaterthanthat,theywillnotbeconsideredinconnectionwiththedecisioninthisdocket.̀(c)ThefilingofacounterproposalmayleadtheCommissiontoallotadifferentchannelthanwasrequestedforanyofthecommunitiesinvolved.̀4.CommentsandReplyComments;Service.PursuanttoapplicableproceduressetoutinSections1.415and1.420oftheCommission'sRulesandRegulations,interestedpartiesmayfilecommentsandreplycommentsonorbeforethedatessetforthintheNoticeofProposedRuleMakingtowhichthisAppendixisattached.Allsubmissionsbypartiestothisproceedingorbypersonsactingonbehalfofsuchpartiesmustbemadeinwrittencomments,replycomments,orotherappropriatepleadings.Commentsshallbeservedonthepetitionerbythepersonfilingthecomments.Replycommentsshallbeservedontheperson(s)whofiledcommentstowhichthereplyisdirected.Suchcommentsandreplycommentsshallbeaccompaniedbyacertificateofservice.(SeeSection1.420(a),(b)and(c)oftheCommission'sRules.)CommentsshouldbefiledwiththeOfficeoftheSecretary,FederalCommunicationsCommission,44512thStreet,S.W.;TWA325,Washington,D.C.20554.̀5.NumberofCopies.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofSection1.420oftheCommission'sRulesandRegulations,anoriginalandfourcopiesofallcomments,replycomments,pleadings,briefs,orotherdocumentsshallbefurnishedtheCommission.̀6.PublicInspectionofFilings.AllfilingsmadeinthisproceedingwillbeavailableforexaminationbyinterestedpartiesduringregularbusinesshoursintheCommission'sReferenceCenter(Room239)atitsheadquarters,1919MStreet,N.W.,Washington,D.C.