[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 86 (Thursday, May 6, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24339-24340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09537]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-61; RM-11885; DA 21-477; FR ID 24752]


Television Broadcasting Services Lubbock, Texas

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On February 22, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division 
(Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a 
petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Gray), 
the licensee of KCBD, channel 11 (NBC), Lubbock, Texas, requesting the 
substitution of channel 36 for channel

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11 at Lubbock in the DTV Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth 
in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC 
regulations to substitute channel 36 for channel 11 at Lubbock.

DATES: Effective May 6, 2021.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Report and Order, MB Docket No. 21-61; RM-11885; DA 21-477, adopted 
April 26, 2021, and released April 26, 2021. The full text of this 
document is available for download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To 
request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities 
(braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email 
to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 
202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
    The proposed rule was published at 86 FR 12163 on March 2, 2021. 
Gray filed comments in support of the petition reaffirming its 
commitment to applying for channel 36. No other comments were received. 
In support, Gray states that the Commission has recognized that VHF 
channels have certain propagation characteristics which may cause 
reception issues for some viewers, and that many of its viewers 
experience significant difficulty receiving KCBD's signal. Gray also 
demonstrated that while there is a small terrain limited predicted loss 
area when comparing the licensed channel 11 and the proposed channel 36 
facilities, all but 350 of the persons currently served by KCBD will 
continue to be well served by at least five other stations, a number 
which the Commission has recognized as de minimis. The Bureau believes 
the public interest would be served by the channel substitution because 
it will result in improved service.
    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.
    The Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order in a 
report to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office 
pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television.

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

Final Rule

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends 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.


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


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                        Community                           Channel No.
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                                  TEXAS
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Lubbock.................................................     16, 27, 35,
                                                            36, * 39, 40
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-09537 Filed 5-5-21; 8:45 am]
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