[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 246 (Friday, December 21, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 65872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31458]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2812, MM Docket No. 01-302, RM-10333]


Digital Television Broadcast Service; Fort Wayne, IN

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Indiana Broadcasting, LLC, licensee of station WANE-TV, NTSC channel 
15, Fort Wayne, Indiana, proposing the substitution of DTV channel 31 
for station WANE-TV's assigned DTV channel 4. DTV Channel 31 can be 
allotted to Fort Wayne, Indiana, in compliance with the principle 
community coverage requirements of Section 73.625(a) at reference 
coordinates (41-05-38 N. and 85-10-48 W.). However, since the community 
of Fort Wayne is 400 kilometers within the U.S.-Canadian border, 
concurrence from the Canadian government must be obtained for this 
allotment. As requested, we propose to allot DTV Channel 31 to Fort 
Wayne with a power of 82 and a height above average terrain (HAAT) of 
253 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 28, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before February 12, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: William H. Fitz, Covington & Burling, 1201 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20004 (Counsel for Indiana 
Broadcasting, LLC).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-302, adopted December 
4, 2001, and released December 6, 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, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may 
also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex 
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, 
or via e-mail [email protected].
    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 73--TELEVISION 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 Indiana is amended by removing DTV Channel 4 and adding DTV 
Channel 31 at Fort Wayne.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-31458 Filed 12-20-01; 8:45 am]
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