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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  334 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  210 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9979 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Sonoita,  Arizona)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  January  31,  2001  Released:  February  9,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  Before  the  Commission  for  consideration  is  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making 
 (“  Notice”),  (DA  00-  2420),  released  October  27,  2000,  issued  in  response  to  a  petition  filed  on  behalf 
 of  Santa  Cruz  Broadcasting  (“  petitioner”)  proposing  the  allotment  of  FM  Channel  263A  to  Sonoita, 
 Arizona,  as  that  locality’s  first  local  aural  transmission  service.  Petitioner  initially  filed  supporting 
 comments  in  response  to  the  Notice,  but  subsequently  filed  a  request  for  withdrawal  of  its  petition  and 
 associated  comments.  1  ,  2 


 2.  As  stated  in  the  Appendix  to  the  Notice,  a  showing  of  continuing  interest  is  required  before 
 a  channel  will  be  allot  t  ed.  Based  upon  the  pet  it  ioner’s  wit  hdrawal  of  int  erest  in  pursuing  its  proposal, 
 and  in  accordance  with  Commission  policy,  we  will  grant  pet  it  ioner’s  request  t  o  wit  hdraw  it  s  rule 
 making  proposal.  See  Alexander  City,  Alabama  and  West  Point,  Georgia,  9  FCC  Rcd  2823  (1994). 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  petition  for  rule  making  filed  on  behalf  of  Santa 
 Cruz  Broadcasting  (RM-  9979)  requesting  the  allotment  of  Channel  263A  to  Sonoita,  Arizona,  IS 
 DISMISSED 


 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 


 1  Petitioner’s  request  was  late-  filed.  However,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  this  proceeding  is  uncontested,  we  have 
 accepted  the  request  for  the  purpose  of  allowing  petitioner  to  withdraw  its  interest  in  pursuing  the  proposal.  2 
 In  accordance  with  Section  1.420(  j)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  petitioner  advises  that  it,  nor  any  of  its 
 principals,  has  received  or  will  receive  any  money  or  other  consideration  in  exchange  for  withdrawing  its 
 expression  of  interest  in  the  proposed  allotment. 
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 5.  For  further  information  concerning  the  above,  contact  Nancy  Joyner,  Mass  Media 
 Bureau,  (202)  418-  2180. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 John  A.  Karousos 
 Chief,  Allocations  Branch 
 Policy  and  Rules  Division 
 Mass  Media  Bureau 
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