[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 30, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69060]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-31015]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 09-2606; MB Docket No. 09-231; RM-11587]


Television Broadcasting Services; Atlantic City, NJ

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission proposes the allotment of channel 4 to Atlantic 
City, New Jersey. The Commission is waiving the freeze on the filing of 
new DTV allotments to initiate this proceeding and to advance the 
policy, as set forth in Section 331(a) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, to allocate not less than one very high frequency 
(``VHF'') commercial television channel to each State, if technically 
feasible.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 29, 2010, and reply 
comments on or before February 16, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Y. Denysyk, 
[email protected], Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 09-231, adopted December 
17, 2009, and released December 18, 2009. The full text of this 
document is available for public inspection and copying during normal 
business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, 
CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20554. This document 
will also be available via ECFS (http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/). 
(Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/or 
Adobe Acrobat.) This document may be purchased from the Commission's 
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1-800-478-3160 or 
via e-mail http://www.BCPIWEB.com. To request this document in 
accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, 
and Braille), send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Commission's 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), 
(202) 418-0432 (TTY). This document does not contain proposed 
information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not 
contain any proposed information collection burden ``for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4).
    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 (other than ex parte presentations exempt under 47 CFR 
1.1204(a)) are prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, 
which involve channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1208 for rules governing 
restricted proceedings.
    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, Television broadcasting.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Part 73 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.


Sec.  73.622(i)  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.622(i), the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments 
under New Jersey, is amended by adding channel 4 at Atlantic City.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. E9-31015 Filed 12-29-09; 8:45 am]
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