[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 34582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16517]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 76

[CS Docket Nos. 00-96 and 99-363; FCC 00-417]


Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 
1999: Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues/Retransmission Consent Issues

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the effective date of certain sections 
of the Commission's broadcast signal carriage rule, 47 CFR 76.66, which 
requires satellite carriers, by January 1, 2002, to carry all local 
television stations seeking carriage in any market in which the 
carriers provide local-into-local service. Certain sections of the rule 
contained information collection requirements that required the 
approval of the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') before they 
could become effective. Those sections of the broadcast signal carriage 
rule have been approved by OMB and become effective on June 29, 2001.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 76.66(c)(3), (c)(5), (d), and (m), 
published at 66 FR 7410 (Jan. 23, 2001), become effective on June 29, 
2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eloise Gore of the Consumer Protection 
and Competition Division, Cable Services Bureau at (202) 418-7200, TTY 
(202) 418-7172, or via Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 29, 2000, the Commission adopted 
a Report and Order, in CS Docket Nos. 00-96 and 99-363, that implements 
section 338 of the Communications Act of 1934, adopted as part of the 
Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 (``SHVIA''). A summary of 
the Report and Order was published in the Federal Register at 66 FR 
7410 (Jan. 23, 2001). The Order adopted a rule, 47 CFR 76.66 (Satellite 
Broadcast Signal Carriage rule), requiring satellite carriers, by 
January 1, 2002, to carry all local television stations seeking 
carriage in any market in which they provide local-into-local service. 
The rule covers a wide range of topics including: carriage obligations 
and definitions, market definitions, delivery of a good quality signal, 
duplicating signals, channel positioning, content to be carried, 
material degradation, compensation for carriage, and remedies for 
carriage violations. Sections 76.66(c)(3), (c)(5), (d), and (m) of the 
rule, however, contained information collection requirements that 
required OMB approval before they could become effective. OMB approved 
the information collection requirements on June 7, 2001. See OMB No. 
3060-0980. Accordingly, Secs. 76.66(c)(3), (c)(5), (d), and (m) of the 
rule become effective on June 29, 2001. This document constitutes 
publication of the effective date of those sections.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 76

    Cable television, Multichannel video and cable television service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-16517 Filed 6-28-01; 8:45 am]
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