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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  59 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  ) 
 ) 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  )  MM  Docket  No.  00-  154 
 Table  of  Allotments,  )  RM-  9935 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  ) 
 (Fair  Haven,  Vermont)  ) 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER 
 (Proceeding  Terminated) 


 Adopted:  January  3,  2001  Released:  January  12,  2001 
 By  the  Chief,  Allocations  Branch: 
 1.  In  response  to  a  petition  filed  by  Vermont  Community  Radio  ("  petitioner"),  the  Commission 
 has  before  it  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rule  Making,  15  FCC  Rcd  15912  (2000),  proposing  the  allotment 
 of  Channel  223A  to  Fair  Haven,  Vermont,  as  the  community's  first  local  aural  service.  Neither  the 
 petitioner  nor  any  other  party  filed  comments  in  response  to  the  Notice. 


 2.  As  stated  in  the  Notice,  a  showing  of  continuing  interest  is  required  before  a  channel  will  be 
 allotted  and  thus  it  is  the  Commission's  general  policy  to  refrain  from  making  an  allotment  absent  such 
 an  expressed  intention  to  apply  for  the  channel.  Therefore,  since  no  such  continuing  interest  has  been 
 expressed  here,  we  will  dismiss  pet  it  ioner's  proposal. 


 3.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  petition  of  Vermont  Community  Radio 
 (RM-  9935)  requesting  the  allotment  of  Channel  223A  to  Fair  Haven,  Vermont,  IS  DISMISSED. 


 4.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 5.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Leslie  K.  Shapiro,  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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