Federal Register: December 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 248)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-31831
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Communications Commission
CFR Citation: 47 CFR Part 73
DA ID: [DA 01-2868, MM Docket No. 01-334, RM-10343]
NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES
ACTION: Digital television stations; table of assignments:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Digital Television Broadcast Service; Green Bay, WI
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before February 4, 2002, and reply comments on or before February 19, 2002.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by CBS
Broadcasting Inc., licensee of station WFRVTV, NTSC channel 5, Green
Bay, Wisconsin, requesting the substitution of DTV channel 39 for DTV
channel 56 at Green Bay. DTV Channel 39 can be allotted to Green Bay,
Wisconsin, in compliance with the principle community coverage
requirements of Section 73.625(a) at reference coordinates 442001 N.
and 875856 W. However, since Green Bay is located within 400
kilometers of the U.S.Canadian border, concurrence from the Canadian government must be obtained
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for this allotment. As requested, we propose to allot DTV Channel 39 to
Green Bay with a power of 1000 and a height above average terrain
(HAAT) of 364 meters.
SUMMARY:
Wisconsin,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01334, adopted December 13, 2001, and released December 19, 2001. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYA257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CYB402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 2028632893, facsimile 2028632898, or viaemail qualexint@aol.com.
Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 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 contacts.
For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television, Digital television broadcasting.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows: PART 73TELEVISION BROADCAST SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, and 336.
Sec. 73.622 [Amended]
2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of Digital Television Allotments
under Wisconsin is amended by removing DTV Channel 56 and adding DTV Channel 39 at Green Bay.
Federal Communications Commission
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202) 4181600.