[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15768-15769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7977]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 02-711, MB Docket No. 02-66, RM-10252]


Digital Television Broadcast Service; Rutland, VT

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Vermont ETV, Inc., licensee of noncommercial educational station 
WVER(TV), NTSC channel \*\28, Rutland, Vermont, requesting the 
substitution of DTV channel \*\9 for station WVER(TV)'s assigned DTV 
channel \*\56. DTV Channel \*\9 can be allotted to Rutland, Vermont, in 
compliance with the principle community coverage requirements of 
Section 73.625(a) at reference coordinates (43-39-32 N. and 73-06-25 
W.). However, since the community of Rutland is located 400 kilometers 
from the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence from the Canadian must be 
obtained for this allotment. As requested, we propose to allot DTV 
Channel \*\9 to Rutland with a power of 30 and a height above average 
terrain (HAAT) of 411 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 23, 2002, and reply 
comments on or before June 7, 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: Jonathan D. Blake, Covington & Burling, 1201 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, P.O. Box 7566, Washington, DC 20044-7566 
(Counsel for Vermont ETV, Inc.).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 02-66, adopted March 25, 
2002, and released April 1, 2002. 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 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 Vermont is amended by removing DTV Channel *56 and adding DTV 
Channel *9 at Rutland.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 02-7977 Filed 4-2-02; 8:45 am]
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