[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 81 (Thursday, April 29, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
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[FR Doc No: 2021-08898]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-157; RM-11902; DA 21-438; FR ID 22303]


Television Broadcasting Services Eagle River, Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed 
by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), requesting the allotment 
of channel 26 at Eagle River, Wisconsin, as the community's second 
local service in the DTV Table of Allotments.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 1, 2021 and reply 
comments on or before June 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments 
with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for the 
Petitioner as follows: Ari Meltzer, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
(202) 418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support of its channel allotment request, 
the Petitioner states that Eagle River is a community deserving of a 
new television broadcast service. Eagle River (pop. 1,398/2010 Census) 
has a Mayor; City Administrator; City Council; police, public works, 
and utility departments; and numerous businesses and places of worship. 
In addition, channel 28 (WYOW) is already allotted to Eagle River. The 
Commission concludes the request to amend the Post-Transition Table of 
DTV Allotments warrants consideration. The Petitioner's proposal would 
result in a second local service to Eagle River consistent with the 
Commission's television allotment policies. Channel 26 can be allotted 
to Eagle River, consistent with the minimum geographic spacing 
requirements for new DTV allotments in section 73.623(d) of the 
Commission's rules, at 45[deg]55'28.9'' N and 89[deg]15'28.5'' W. In 
addition, the allotment point complies with section 73.625(a)(1) of the 
rules as the entire community of Eagle River is encompassed by the 48 
dB[mu] contour. Since the proposed facility is located within the 
Canadian coordination zone, concurrence from the Canadian government 
must be obtained for this allotment.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-157; RM-11902; DA 21-438, adopted April 
16, 2021, and released April 16, 2021. The full text of this document 
is available for download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request 
materials in accessible formats (braille, large print, computer 
diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an email to [email protected] 
or call the Consumer & Government Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 
(VOICE), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
    This document does not contain 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, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, do not apply to 
this proceeding.
    Members of the public should note that all ex parte contacts are 
prohibited from the time a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is issued to 
the time the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or 
court review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, however, exceptions to this 
prohibition, which can be found in Sec.  1.1204(a) of the Commission's 
rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
    See Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.420 of the Commission's rules for 
information regarding the proper filing procedures for comments, 47 CFR 
1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television.

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.

Proposed Rule

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--Radio Broadcast Service

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

    Authority:  47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334, 
336, 339.


Sec.  73.622  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  73.622 in paragraph (i), amend the Post-Transition Table of 
DTV Allotments under Wisconsin by revising the entry for Eagle River to 
read as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                        Community                           Channel No.
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                                Wisconsin
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Eagle River.............................................          26, 28
 
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