[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47336-47341]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20305]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[MB Docket No. 16-306 and GN Docket No. 12-268; DA 18-884]
Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Remind Repacked
Stations of Certain Post-Auction Transition Requirements and Deadlines
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document is intended to remind stations that were
assigned to new channels as a result of the incentive auction (repacked
stations) of upcoming deadlines, application filing obligations, and
notice requirements. This document also provides additional guidance
concerning transition matters, including permissible station operations
during the phase testing periods, when a station is expected to cease
pre-auction operations, and the need to coordinate with other linked-
stations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evan Morris, Media Bureau, (202) 418-
1656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Public Notice, MB
Docket MB Docket No. 16-306 and GN Docket No. 12-268, DA 18-884,
adopted and released August 27, 2018, by the Chief of the Media Bureau
pursuant to delegated authority. The full text of the Order is
available for 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. The full text is also available online
at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/ and https://www.fcc.gov/edocs.
Summary of the Public Notice
1. The Incentive Auction Task Force and the Media Bureau (Bureau)
herein remind repacked stations of upcoming deadlines, application
filing obligations, and notice requirements, and provide additional
guidance concerning transition matters, including permissible station
operations during the phase testing periods, when a station is expected
to cease pre-auction operations, and the need to coordinate with other
linked-stations. For purposes of this Public Notice, a ``repacked
station'' means a full power or Class A broadcast television station
that was assigned both a new channel and to a post-auction transition
phase in the Incentive Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public
Notice. This includes stations that submitted a
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winning bid to move from the ultra-high frequency (UHF) band to the
very-high frequency (VHF) band, or from the high VHF band to the low
VHF band (i.e., band changers). Unless otherwise specified, ``repacked
station'' also includes channel sharee stations that are channel
sharing with a repacked station. Infra, para. 19. This Public Notice
does not address the obligations of displaced low power television and
translator stations, non-repacked full power or Class A television
stations with unbuilt construction permits, or the small number of
Class A television stations that were not protected during the
repacking process.
2. Transition Timetable. Each repacked station is assigned to one
of 10 transition phases, each with specific dates on which the station,
subject to any required coordination, can commence testing and
operation on its post-auction channel (testing period start date) and
must cease operating on its pre-auction channel (phase completion
date). A repacked station's phase completion date is also the date
listed on its construction permit as its construction expiration date.
Below is the current phase transition schedule with each phase's
applicable testing period start date and phase completion date.
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Phase
Phase Testing period completion
start date date
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1....................................... 09/14/2018 11/30/2018
2....................................... 12/01/2018 04/12/2019
3....................................... 04/13/2019 06/21/2019
4....................................... 06/22/2019 08/02/2019
5....................................... 08/03/2019 09/06/2019
6....................................... 09/07/2019 10/18/2019
7....................................... 10/19/2019 01/17/2020
8....................................... 01/18/2020 03/13/2020
9....................................... 03/14/2020 05/01/2020
10...................................... 05/02/2020 07/03/2020
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3. Repacked Station Transition Data. Information on repacked
stations' post-auction channel assignments, phase assignments, and
linked-station sets, including changes made during the transition, can
be found at the following website: https://data.fcc.gov/download/incentive-auctions/Current_Transition_Files/ (Transition Data website).
The date of any update is noted next to each file. All modifications to
the Transition Data website can be viewed by clicking on the link
entitled ``Change Log.'' Individual station's phase assignments and
deadlines, including changes, can also be found on each repacked
station's ``facility page'' in the Commission's Licensing and
Management System (LMS) under the ``Transition Data'' tab. To access a
station's ``facility page,'' perform a ``Facility Search'' by call sign
in LMS and then click on the station's Facility ID number.
4. Testing/Commencing Post-Auction Operations. Repacked stations
may not commence testing or operation on their post-auction channel
until 12:01 a.m. (local time) on their testing period start date. To be
clear, transmitting any signal (a test signal or otherwise) on a
repacked station's post-auction channel prior to its testing period
start date without express authority from the Commission to do so would
be a violation of the Commission's regulations concerning the post-
auction transition and amount to unauthorized operation. Unless
expressly stated in a repacked station's construction permit or
necessitated by being part of a linked-station set, Commission consent
is not required to commence testing or post-auction operation starting
at 12:01 a.m. (local time) on a repacked station's testing period start
date. During the testing period stations are permitted to transmit a
signal using their post-auction channel in order to: (1) Conduct
testing of a station's equipment/signal to ensure proper functionality,
see 47 CFR 73.1610; and (2) permanently commence operation on their
post-auction channel upon ceasing operation on their pre-auction
channel, see 47 CFR 73.1620. The purpose of the testing period is not
for stations to simulcast signals to viewers on two channels. Stations
must file an application for license to cover (FCC Form 2100, Schedule
B (full power) or Schedule F (Class A)) within 10 days following
commencement of program test authority, see 47 CFR 73.1620.
5. Some stations are required to receive authority to commence
operation under program test authority, notably stations that will be
operating on channel 14, see 47 CFR 73.687(e)(4)(ii). Stations should
carefully check the terms of their construction permits for any special
conditions and any required documentation that must accompany a request
for program test authority. In order to avoid going silent, a station
that requires advance permission to commence program test authority
should request Commission authority to do so in advance of its phase
completion date.
6. Coordination Among Linked-Stations. Stations that are part of a
linked-station set must coordinate both testing and commencement of
operation on their post-auction channel with all other stations to
which they are directly linked in that linked-station set. Stations in
a linked station-set are linked through direct dependencies. An
``upstream'' station in a linked-station set is one that must
transition to its post-auction channel prior to another station(s) in
the set (the ``downstream'' station) in order to avoid interference. If
a ``downstream'' station was to test or operate on its post-auction
channel while the ``upstream'' station continued to operate on its pre-
auction channel, one or both of the stations would receive interference
from the other. In most cases, coordination will require more than
notice of a station's individual plans. Coordination should result in
an agreed upon designated time and date on which all linked-stations
will conduct testing on their post-auction channels and which all such
stations will commence operation on their new channels. Failure to
closely coordinate will result, in many cases, in substantial
interference. An increase of pairwise interference in excess of 2%,
unless expressly authorized by the Commission or agreed to among the
affected stations, is a violation of Commission rules. As noted above,
complete information on linked-station sets and direct dependencies can
be found on the Transition Data website, as well as on each repacked
station's ``facility page'' in LMS under the ``Transition Data'' tab.
7. Requests for Additional Flexibility Using Special Temporary
Authority. As we have recognized, in order for some repacked stations
to construct their post-auction facility they may need to operate with
temporary facilities on either their pre-auction or post-auction
channel for a period of time. If a station must operate on its pre-
auction or post-auction channel at variance from its authorized
parameters, a station must file an application for special temporary
authority (STA) and receive a grant of such authority prior to
commencing operations. A station could also conduct such operations
without an STA if it were commencing operation using a licensed
auxiliary facility. There are several additional tools at a repacked
station's disposal to remain on the air if it is unable to commence
operation on its post-auction channel by its phase completion date.
Repacked stations may seek an STA to individually use a temporary
channel or engage in temporary joint use of a channel. Authorization of
use of an individual temporary channel will be restricted to
replicating a station's pre-auction coverage area and population
served. While we will consider requests to temporarily operate in the
new wireless band, we will require broadcasters to demonstrate that
there is no reasonable alternative available and provide
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consent from potentially impacted wireless licensee(s). In the case of
a request for temporary joint use of a channel, the applicant (joint
user) must include with its request a written authorization from the
licensee of the host station. Commercial and noncommercial educational
(NCE) stations as well as full power and Class A stations may request
to engage in temporary joint use of a channel. Stations also may
request an STA to continue to operate on their pre-auction channel
beyond their phase completion deadlines. We clarify that STA requests
to continue operating on a station's pre-auction channel should not be
made in lieu of filing for a phase change. See infra, para. 14. We
envision such requests would be filed when a station discovers at the
last-minute that, due to unforeseen circumstances beyond its control,
it will be unable to commence operation on its post-auction channel by
its phase completion date and is left with no reasonable alternative
other than going silent. Authority for a station to continue to operate
on its pre-auction channel after its phase completion date may only be
possible at reduced power.
8. As we have previously announced, the Bureau will evaluate all
STA requests to determine whether grant would delay or disrupt the
post-auction transition schedule. We will not grant an STA that would
authorize a station to operate on its pre-auction channel beyond the
end of the 39-month transition period. While we have provided several
tools to provide relief to stations that are unable to satisfy certain
transition deadlines, failure to timely initiate a construction project
or undertake necessary steps to meet transition deadlines, including
due to a pending application, or the amount of any reimbursement
allocation, will not be weighed favorably as a factor in considering
such grants of relief. See Incentive Auction Task Force and Media
Bureau Announce the Initial Reimbursement Allocation for Eligible
Broadcasters and MVPDs, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 7556, 7559-60 (IATF/
MB 2017); Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Announce a
Further Reimbursement Allocation for Eligible Broadcasters and MVPDs,
Public Notice, DA 18-372, 5 (rel. Apr. 16, 2018). All STAs for
temporary facilities granted in connection with the post-auction
transition will be for a maximum of 180 days. We recommend that
repacked stations, if possible, file such STA requests at least 30 days
prior to the date they plan to commence STA operations. In addition,
the Bureau may modify or cancel an STA at any time, without prior
notice or right to hearing, see 47 CFR 73.1635.
9. Silent Authority. Commission rules provide that a station may
suspend operations for a period of not more than 30 days absent
specific authority from the Commission. Stations that remain silent for
more than 10 days must notify the Commission not later than the tenth
day of their suspended operations by filing a Suspension of Operations
Notification in LMS, 47 CFR 73.1740(a)(4). Stations that need to remain
silent for more than 30 days must file for a Silent STA. Id. We remind
stations that the license of any station that remains silent for any
consecutive 12-month period expires automatically at the end of that
period, by operation of law, except that the Commission can extend or
reinstate such a license ``to promote equity and fairness.'' 47 U.S.C.
312(g). In considering requests to extend or reinstate a license, we
will examine whether the station has demonstrated that its silence is
the result of compelling reasons beyond the station's control,
including facts that relate to the post-auction transition process.
10. In the unlikely circumstance where a station believes it will
need to temporarily go silent because it will be unable to commence
operation on its post-auction channel by its phase completion date, the
station should notify its regional coordinator and send an email to
[email protected] as soon as that fact is known. An up-to-date list
is available at: https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/fcc-initiatives/incentive-auctions/transition-schedule, select the ``Regions'' tab.
11. Ceasing Pre-Auction Channel Operation. In order to accommodate
a smooth transition and prevent viewer confusion, repacked stations are
expected to cease operation on their pre-auction channel upon whichever
of the following occurs first: (1) The filing of a license to cover;
(2) the commencement of operation on the station's post-auction channel
pursuant to a grant of STA to operate at variance from its authorized
post-auction parameters; (3) the date a station has informed viewers it
will be ceasing pre-auction operations or commencing post-auction
operations; or (4) no later than 11:59 p.m. local time on the station's
assigned phase completion date. As discussed in greater detail below, a
station that cannot complete construction of its post-auction facility
by the construction permit expiration date (i.e. the station's phase
completion date), may seek a single extension of the construction
permit expiration date of up to 180 days. However, absent express
authority from the Commission to the contrary, a repacked station must
cease operation on its pre-auction channel no later than the station's
phase completion date.
12. Extension of Construction Permit Expiration Date. A station may
seek a single extension of the construction permit expiration date of
up to 180 days by submitting an extension application using Schedule
2100, FCC Form 337 (Construction Permit Extension). Such application
must be filed 90 days before a station's construction permit deadline.
See 47 CFR 73.3700(b)(5). The deadline for filing a Construction Permit
Extension application, by phase and based on the current transition
schedule, are as follows:
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180-day
construction
Phase permit extension
filing deadline
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1.................................................... 09/04/2018
2.................................................... 01/14/2019
3.................................................... 03/25/2019
4.................................................... 05/06/2019
5.................................................... 06/10/2019
6.................................................... 07/22/2019
7.................................................... 10/21/2019
8.................................................... 12/16/2019
9.................................................... 02/03/2020
10................................................... 04/06/2020
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A Construction Permit Extension application must include an exhibit
demonstrating that, despite all reasonable efforts, the station is
unable to complete construction of its new facility on time due to
circumstances that were either unforeseeable or beyond its control. The
following circumstances might justify grant of an extension of a
station's construction deadline: (1) Weather related delays; (2) delays
in construction due to the unavailability of equipment or a tower crew;
(3) tower lease disputes; (4) unusual technical challenges; or (5)
delays caused by the need to obtain government approvals, such as land
use or zoning approvals, or to observe competitive bidding requirements
prior to purchasing equipment or services. In limited circumstances and
with appropriate supporting documentation, stations may rely on
``financial hardship'' as a criterion for seeking an extension of time.
Such circumstances may, for example, include a situation in which a
station is subject to an active bankruptcy or receivership proceeding.
47 CFR 73.3700(b)(5)(ii) and (iii).
13. Grant of a Construction Permit Extension does not modify the
requirement that the station cease operation on its pre-auction channel
by 11:59 p.m. (local time) on its phase
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completion date. The Bureau has also announced that, prior to grant, it
will evaluate all extension applications to determine whether grant
will delay or disrupt the post-auction transition schedule. Additional
time beyond the initial 180-day extension will be subject to the
Commission's stricter ``tolling'' rule. See 47 CFR 73.3700(b)(5)(i) and
73.3598(b).
14. Request for Waiver and Modification of Assigned Transition
Phase. The Bureau has stated that it will evaluate, on a case-by-case
basis, requests for waiver and modification of a station's transition
phase under the Commission's general waiver standard, 47 CFR 1.3, and
by assessing the impact of the request on the transition schedule,
including the impact on other broadcasters and viewers. In order to
facilitate a timely and orderly transition, the Bureau determined that
it will view favorably requests that are compliant with the
Commission's rules and have little or no impact on the transition
schedule. We will evaluate factors such as the impact on viewers, the
impact on other repacked stations' access to resources, how
modification to the transition schedule may disrupt deployment of new
600 MHz broadband services, and if the phase change would inhibit
broadcasters' ability to complete the transition within the 39-month
post-auction transition period. Requests that the staff determine would
be likely to delay or disrupt the transition schedule will be viewed
unfavorably. See Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Adopt
Post-Incentive Auction Transition Scheduling Plan, Public Notice, 32
FCC Rcd 890, 912-14, paras. 49-52 (MB 2017). During the 10-phase
transition period, the testing period start dates and phase completion
dates occur in quick succession, especially as the transition
progresses. Therefore, we must undertake a detailed review of each
request based on the unique facts and circumstances presented in order
to determine whether the benefits of a phase change outweigh the
burdens and is in the public interest. In particular, we must do all
that is possible to ensure limited resources (for instance structural
engineers, tower crews, and equipment manufacturers, among others) are
available to repacked stations and must be mindful of the additional
burdens on viewers that some phase changes impose when the change would
increase the number of rescan periods in an area. That is why we
limited the number of rescan periods per DMA to a maximum of two when
we established the phased transition schedule. Furthermore, when
setting the testing period start date and phase completion date for
each phase, we took into account time and resource estimates based on
information collected through notice and comment, to estimate how long
it would take all the stations in each phase to obtain access to
limited resources and complete their transitions. We note that a vast
majority of phase changes to date have involved stations receiving
authority to transition to their post-auction channel in the period
prior to Phase 1. These ``early'' transition cases in particular
presented facts and circumstances that may no longer be applicable or
have the same benefit after the testing period start date for Phase 1
commences on September 14, 2018.
15. Required Transition Notifications. Repacked stations are
required to provide notices to viewers and certain third-party entities
prior to transitioning to their post-auction channel. Precisely when
these notifications are made will be unique to each station's
individual transition plans. With regard to viewer notifications, at
least 30 days prior to ceasing operation on a station's pre-auction
channel all stations must air at least 60-seconds per day of on-air
consumer education public service announcements (PSAs) or crawls, see
47 CFR 73.3700(c)(3). If a station's anticipated transition date
changes, licensees are expected to promptly provide updated
notifications to viewers reflecting the date change. To the extent a
station is not able to comply with its consumer education requirements,
it must file a request for waiver of 47 CFR 73.3700(c) as a Legal STA
in LMS. All waiver requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis
in accordance with the Commission waiver standard, 47 CFR 1.3, and must
include the following information: (1) An explanation describing why
the station is unable to comply with the existing consumer education
requirements; (2) an alternative but comparable means the station will
use to notify viewers of the station's new channel; and (3) why grant
of the waiver request complies with the Commission's general waiver
standard. A station may propose to provide alternative notification to
viewers through, for example, local newspaper, radio, other in-market
television stations, and/or digital and social media. Depending on the
proposal, the Bureau may require a combination of alternative
notification efforts. The required substance of a station's viewer
notifications are set forth in 47 CFR 73.3700(c)(4) and (5) of the
Rules. Within 30 days following completion of a station's transition to
its post-auction channel, stations must place in their online local
public inspection file a certification of compliance with its viewer
notification obligations. 47 CFR 73.3700(c)(6). Stations should upload
a copy of this certification into the folder in their online local
public inspection file entitled ``Auction Transition Consumer
Certification.'' Instructions for accessing and uploading documents to
a station's online local public inspection file can be found at:
https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/faq/.
16. Stations must also provide notice to Multichannel Video
Programming Distributors (MVPDs) not less than 90 days prior to the
date on which the station will begin operations on its post-auction
channel. The requirements of the written notice and where the notice
must be sent are provided in 47 CFR 73.3700(d). If a station's
anticipated transition date changes, the licensee must send a further
notice to the affected MVPD informing them of the new anticipated date.
47 CFR 73.3700(d)(5)(v). We strongly encourage stations also to reach
out to their regular contacts with local MVPDs in addition to the
points of contact identified in the rule in order to ensure a smooth
transition.
17. Notifications must also be provided based on individual
conditions placed on stations construction permits. Some of these
notifications include providing notice to health care facilities, 47
CFR 15.242(a)(1), such as hospitals and nursing homes, and AM radio
stations. Stations should review their construction permit for such
conditions and make arrangements now to ensure that they are met prior
to the filing of a license to cover.
18. Post-Auction Transition Progress Reports. Repacked stations are
required to file Post-Auction Transition Progress Reports using FCC
Form 2100, Schedule 387, electronically in LMS at various times during
the transition process. See 47 CFR 73.3700(e)(5). Transition Progress
Report obligations were established for both reimbursable repacked
stations and non-reimbursable repacked stations (i.e., band changers).
Reports much be filed quarterly (Quarterly Report) no later than
January 10, April 10, July 10, and October 10. Each report reflects
information for the preceding quarter: January 10 for the fourth
quarter of the previous year (October-December), April 10 for the first
quarter (January-March), July 10 for the second quarter (April-June),
and October 10 for the third quarter (July-September). Reports must
also be filed (1) 10 weeks before the end of their assigned
construction deadline (10-
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Week Report); (2) 10 days after they complete all work related to
construction of their post-auction facilities (Construction Completion
Report); and (3) five days after they cease broadcasting on their pre-
auction channel (Pre-Auction Termination Report). See The Incentive
Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Release Transition Progress Report
Form and Filing Requirements for Stations Eligible for Reimbursement
from the TV Broadcast Relocation Fund and Seek Comment on the Filing of
the Report by Non-Reimbursable Stations, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 256
(MB 2017); The Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Adopt
Filing Requirements For the Transition Progress Report Form By Stations
that are Not Eligible for Reimbursement from the TV Broadcast
Relocation Fund, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 4029 (MB 2017). The 10-Week
Report filing dates based on the current transition schedule is as
follows:
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10-week report
Phase filing deadline
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1.................................................... 09/21/2018
2.................................................... 02/01/2019
3.................................................... 04/12/2019
4.................................................... 05/24/2019
5.................................................... 06/28/2019
6.................................................... 08/09/2019
7.................................................... 11/08/2019
8.................................................... 01/03/2020
9.................................................... 02/21/2020
10................................................... 04/24/2020
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The timing of the Construction Completion Report and Pre-Auction
Termination Report will be based on each station's unique situation and
transition timing. The Construction Completion Report should only be
filed when the post-auction facility authorized in a station's
construction permit has been completed and the station could file an
application for license to cover if it were permitted to commence
program test authority on its post-auction channel. The filing of a
station's Construction Completion Report does not necessarily require
the filing of a license to cover. Such filing is only required once the
station commences program test authority, which the station is only
able to do on or after its testing period start date, subject to any
required coordination if the station is in a linked-station set. A
station may file its Construction Completion Report in advance of its
testing period start date assuming that construction of its post-
auction facility is complete, but making such a filing does not permit
a station to commence post-auction operation prior to its testing
period start date. If a station will be commencing operation on its
post-auction channel under an STA, it must wait to file its
Construction Completion Report until after it has filed its Pre-Auction
Termination Report and completed construction of the post-auction
facility authorized in its construction permit. Each category of
Transition Progress Report are individual reports that must be filed
separately. A station must continue to file Quarterly Reports until it
has filed its 10-Week Report, Pre-Auction Termination Report, and
Construction Completion Report.
19. Channel Sharing Repacked Station. In the event that a channel
sharee station (sharee station) is channel sharing with another station
(host station) that is repacked, the sharee station must comply with
all notification requirements, including but not limited to consumer
and MVPD notice requirements as discussed above. In addition, not less
than 60 days prior to the host station's phase construction deadline,
the host station must file a minor change application to its current
channel sharing license for a construction permit (FCC Form 2100 -
Schedule A (full power) and Schedule E (Class A)) specifying the host
station's post-auction channel and parameters previously authorized in
its post-auction construction permit. Such applications will be
considered minor changes and will be subject to filing fees. Please
note, these filing instructions differ from those previously provided.
Failure to follow the instructions set forth in this Public Notice
could result in application processing delays and the need to file
additional applications. So long as the sharee station is licensed to
operate on the same channel as the host station and a minor change
application has been filed by the host station, LMS is designed so that
a license application for a post-auction channel filed by the host
station will be filed on behalf of all licensed sharee stations. LMS
requires that the filer certify that all channel sharing stations
consent to the filing of the application. Because sharee stations will
be operating from the same post-auction facility as the repacked host
station, sharee stations are not required to file Transition Progress
Reports. Furthermore, only the host station needs to file a request for
waiver and modification of assigned phase change so long as a signed
letter of consent from each licensee that is a party to the channel
sharing arrangement is included with the request. All other
applications and filings discussed in this Public Notice, including but
not limited to requests for an engineering STA, STA for silent
authority, and a request for Construction Permit Extension, must be
individually filed by both the host station and any sharee station.
20. Informal Request for Transition Dates and Outreach Information.
In order to assist the Commission with answering viewer inquiries and
evaluating ways to further support repacked stations' transition
efforts, we informally request that a repacked station notify us via
email at [email protected] once it knows the specific date that it
intends to cease operations on its pre-auction channel and commence
operations on its post-auction channel. We would also welcome
additional information concerning places the Commission can direct
viewers to obtain information about a repacked station's transition
plans, such as a viewer email inquiry box, website, or hotline. While
this is not an official information collection and you are not required
to provide us with this information, voluntarily doing so will help the
Commission support repacked stations transition efforts and help
facilitate a smooth transition process for viewers.
21. Contacts. Additional questions concerning the post-incentive
auction transition or this Public Notice may be referred to the contact
persons listed in the Public Notice.
22. Filings. All applications and reports referenced in this Public
Notice must be filed in LMS, including but not limited to Transition
Progress Reports, Applications for License to Cover, STAs (technical
and legal), and Construction Permit Extensions. LMS filing instructions
are provided in Appendix A of the Public Notice. Stations are also
asked to send an electronic copy of certain transition-related filings,
as indicated in Appendix A, via email to:
[email protected].
23. Additional Resources. Repacked stations and other interested
parties may want to visit the Commission's broadcast transition website
and/or review the following additional resources listed in the Public
Notice and available on the Commission's EDOCS database (https://www.fcc.gov/edocs) for guidance concerning the post-incentive auction
broadcast television transition.
24. This action is taken by the Chief, Media Bureau, pursuant to
authority delegated by 47 CFR 0.61.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
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