[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 53892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21121]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR PART 76

[CS Docket No. 95-178; FCC 99-116]


Definition of Markets for Purposes of the Cable Television 
Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document makes a minor correction to part 76 of the 
Commission's rules pertaining to definition of markets which were 
published in the Federal Register on Thursday June 24, 1999 (64 FR 
33796) regarding cable television broadcast signals.

DATES: Effective August 20, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Lewis, Media Bureau, (202) 
418-2622.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Order on Reconsideration and Second 
Report and Order, FCC 99-116, adopted May 21, 1999; released May 26, 
1999, approved a final rule regarding the change of market definitions 
from Arbitron's areas of dominant influence to Nielsen Media Research's 
designated market areas for must-carry/retransmission elections. In 
this document we make a non-substantive rule change to correct an error 
in the publication of Sec. 76.59 of the Commission's rules.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final regulations contain an error which may 
prove to be misleading and need to be clarified.

List of Subject in 47 CFR Part 76

    Cable television.

    Accordingly, 47 CFR part 76 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 76--MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE.

    1. The authority citation for part 76 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 303, 303a, 
307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 338, 339, 503, 521, 522, 531, 
532, 533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 
554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 571, 572, 573.

    2. In Sec. 76.59, add paragraph (d) to read as follows:


Sec. 76.59  Modification of television markets.

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    (d) A cable operator shall not delete from carriage the signal of a 
commercial television station during the pendency of any proceeding 
pursuant to this section.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-21121 Filed 8-19-02; 8:45 am]
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