[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 2485-2487]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-722]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. 87-268; DA 07-20]


Revisions to Proposed New DTV Table of Allotments--Tentative 
Channel Designations To Be Added to the DTV Table of Allotments 
Proposed in the Seventh Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Media Bureau announces tentative channel designations for 
six permittees that attained permittee status during the pendency of 
the rulemaking proceeding commenced in the Seventh Further Notice of 
Proposed Rule Making (``Seventh FNPRM'') in MB Docket No. 87-268. These 
tentative channels designations revise the proposed new Digital 
Television Table of Allotments released in the Seventh FNPRM.

DATES: Comments are due February 9, 2007 and reply comments are due 
February 26, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket No. 87-268, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evan Baranoff, [email protected], 
or Eloise Gore, [email protected], of the Media Bureau, Policy 
Division, (202) 418-2120; Nazifa Sawez, [email protected], of the 
Media Bureau, Video Division, (202) 418-1600; or Alan Stillwell, 
[email protected], of the Office of Engineering and Technology, 
(202) 418-2470.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission recently released a Seventh 
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (``Seventh FNPRM''), FCC 06-150, 
released October 20, 2006 in MB Docket No. 87-268 (71 FR 66592, 
November 15, 2006), finalizing the DTV channel election process and 
beginning the final stage of the transition of the nation's broadcast 
television system from analog to digital technology. In the Seventh 
FNPRM, the Commission proposed a new DTV Table of Allotments providing 
eligible stations with channels for DTV operations after the DTV 
transition.
    In paragraph 53 of the Seventh FNPRM, the Commission noted that 
additional pending applications may be granted before an Order 
finalizing the new DTV Table is adopted. The Commission stated that, to 
the extent possible, it would accommodate the future new permittees in 
the proposed new DTV Table and, to provide interested parties with the 
opportunity to comment, the Media Bureau would issue public notices 
announcing tentative channel designations (TCDs) for the new permittees 
that attain permittee status during the pendancy of the Seventh FNRPM 
rulemaking proceeding. The Commission also directed the Media Bureau to 
establish separate pleading cycles, if necessary, to give interested 
parties an opportunity for comment.
    The Media Bureau hereby announces TCDs for six permittees that 
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permittee status during the pendency of the rulemaking proceeding and, 
therefore, were not reflected in the proposed new DTV Table released on 
October 20, 2006. Included is a list of these permittees together with 
the channel we propose to assign the permittee. This information 
revises the proposed new DTV Table of Allotments of the Seventh FNPRM. 
In addition, we have attached the specific technical facilities--
effective radiated power (ERP), antenna height above average terrain 
(HAAT), antenna radiation pattern, and geographic coordinates--at which 
we propose to allow these stations to operate after the DTV transition 
(Appendix). The attachment also includes information on service area 
and population coverage.
    Consistent with paragraph 53 of the Seventh FNPRM, the Media Bureau 
hereby invites public comment on these changes to the proposed new DTV 
Table. Comments on the proposed changes to the new DTV Table outlined 
herein must be filed no later than February 9, 2007, and reply comments 
must be filed no later than February 26, 2007. Specific instructions 
for filing comments are located at paragraphs 71-76 of the item as 
published in the Federal Register and at paragraphs 58-63 of the item 
as released by the Commission and that appears on the Commission Web 
site: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-06-150A1.doc.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Digital television, Radio.

Federal Communications Commission.
Steven A. Broeckaert,
Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau.

Proposed Rule Changes

    Accordingly, the Federal Communications Commission further proposes 
to amend 47 CFR part 73, as proposed at 71 FR 66592, November 15, 2006 
as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.

    2. Section 73.622 published at 71 FR 66592, November 15, 2006, is 
further amended in paragraph (i) by revising the entries set forth 
below as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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    (i) * * *

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                 Community                           Channel No.
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                                 KANSAS
 
 
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Derby.....................................  46
 
 
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Topeka....................................  *11, 12, 13, 27, 49
                               MINNESOTA
 
 
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Duluth....................................  *8, 10, 17, 27, 33
 
 
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                                MISSOURI
 
 
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Osage Beach...............................  49
 
 
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                              MISSISSIPPI
 
 
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Jackson...................................  7, 12, *20, 21, 41, 51
 
 
                               * * * * *
                                 OREGON
 
 
                                * * * * *
Bend......................................  *11, 21, 51
 
 
                                * * * * *
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    Note: The following Appendix will not appear in the Code of 
Federal Regulations.

Appendix

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                                                 NTSC                                                  DTV
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    Facility  ID           State and city                         ERP    HAAT    Antenna   Latitude   Longitude    Area     Population   % Interference
                                                 Chan    Chan    (kW)     (m)      ID      (DDMMSS)   (DDDMMSS)   (sq km)   (thousand)      received
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166332..............  KS Derby................  ......      46     570     276     72676     374801      973129     23300          712                 0
166546..............  KS Topeka...............      22      12     3.2     225     77171     390350      954549     15822          440                14
166511..............  MN Duluth...............      27      27      50     268     77172     464715      920721     16190          213               0.8
166319..............  MO Osage Beach..........      49      49     204     463     77173     374910      924452     27563          605                 0
166512..............  MS Jackson..............      51      51     184     384     77174     321426      902415     24469          687                 0
166534..............  OR Bend.................      51      51    84.1     206     75180     440440     1211956     11378          150                 0
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