# [Amended]
**AGENCY:**
Federal Communications Commission.
**ACTION:**
Proposed rule.
**SUMMARY:**
This document requests comments on a petition filed by Linda Crawford proposing the allotment of Channel 273A at Encinal, Texas, as that community's first local FM service. The coordinates for Channel 273A at Encinal are 28-06-40 and 99-27-15. There is a site restriction 12.5 kilometers (7.8 miles) northwest of the community. Since Encinal is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, concurrence of the Mexican Government will be requested for the allotment at Encinal.
**DATES:**
Comments must be filed on or before September 9, 2002, and reply comments on or before September 24, 2002.
**ADDRESSES:**
Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, as follows: Linda Crawford, 3500 Maple Avenue, #1320, Dallas, Texas 75219.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Kathleen Scheuerle, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2180.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
This is a summary of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-188, adopted July 3, 2002, and released July 19, 2002. The full text of this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Commission's Reference Center 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text of this decision 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 *[email protected]* .
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of l980 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* contact.
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, Radio broadcasting.
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.
§ 73.202
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is amended by adding Encinal, Channel 273A.
Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.