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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  06-  425 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  FM  Table  of  Allotments, 
 FM  Broadcast  Stations.  (Stringtown  and  Haileysville,  Oklahoma) 


 )  ) 
 )  ) 
 )  )  MM  Docket  No.  05-  110  RM-  11193 


 REPORT  AND  ORDER  (Proceeding  Terminated) 
 Adopted:  February  22,  2006  Released:  February  24,  2006 
 By  the  Assistant  Chief,  Audio  Division,  Media  Bureau: 
 1.  The  Audio  Division  has  before  it  the  “Request  for  Approval  of  Withdrawal,”  submitted  on  behalf  of  Charles  Crawford  (“  Crawford”),  seeking  to  dismiss  his  petition  for  rule  making  pending  in  this 
 proceeding.  1  Previously,  Crawford  had  filed  a  petition  for  rulemaking  seeking  the  allotment  of  Channel  290A  at  Stringtown,  Oklahoma.  In  order  to  accommodate  that  allotment,  in  his  petition,  Crawford  also 
 proposed  the  substitution  of  Channel  252A  for  vacant  Channel  290A  at  Haileysville,  Oklahoma.  A  notice  of  proposed  rulemaking  was  issued,  proposing  the  allotment  changes  requested  by  Crawford.  2 


 2.  Crawford  now  states  that  he  is  no  longer  interested  in  the  allotment  of  Channel  290A  at  Stringtown,  Oklahoma,  and  he  seeks  approval  of  his  withdrawal  of  interest.  Crawford  further  states  that 
 no  consideration  has  been  paid  or  promised,  directly  or  indirectly,  for  such  withdrawal.  3 
 3.  It  is  the  Commission’s  policy  to  refrain  from  making  an  allotment  to  a  community  absent  an  adequate  expression  of  interest.  By  filing  his  “Request  for  Approval  of  Withdrawal,”  Crawford  has 
 demonstrated  that  he  has  no  continuing  interest  in  the  requested  allotment. 
 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  That  the  petition  for  rule  making  filed  by  Charles  Crawford,  proposing  the  allotment  of  Channel  290A  at  Stringtown,  Oklahoma,  and  the  substitution  of  Channel  252A 
 for  vacant  Channel  290A  at  Haileysville,  Oklahoma,  IS  DISMISSED. 


 1  Crawford  originally  filed  a  request  to  withdraw  his  petition  on  August  23,  2005,  followed  by  a  pleading  on 
 September  19,  2005,  requesting  the  reinstatement  of  his  expression  of  interest.  Most  recently,  on  October  26,  2005,  Crawford  submitted  a  “Request  for  Approval  of  Withdrawal,”  which  he  describes  as  a  “final  withdrawal  of 


 interest.” 
 2  Amendment  of  Section  73.202(  b),  Table  of  Allotments,  FM  Broadcast  Stations,  Mojave  and  Trona,  California, 
 Stringtown  and  Haileyville,  Oklahoma,  and  Cumberland  Head,  New  York,  20  FCC  Rcd  5999  (MB  2005). 
 3  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.420(  j). 
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 5.  IT  IS  FURTHER  ORDERED,  That  this  proceeding  IS  TERMINATED. 
 6.  This  document  is  not  subject  to  the  Congressional  Review  Act.  The  Commission,  is,  therefore,  not  required  to  submit  a  copy  of  this  Report  and  Order  to  the  Government  Accountability  Office,  pursuant 
 to  the  Congressional  Review  Act,  see  5  U.  S.  C.  801(  a)(  1)(  A),  because  the  proposed  rule  was  dismissed. 
 7.  For  further  information  concerning  this  proceeding,  contact  Deborah  Dupont,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  7072. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 John  A.  Karousos  Assistant  Chief 
 Audio  Division  Media  Bureau 
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