[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 135 (Monday, July 19, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 37935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15260]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-178; RM-11905; DA 21-770; FR ID 36875]


Television Broadcasting Services New Orleans, Louisiana

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On April 21, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition 
for rulemaking filed by the Greater New Orleans Educational Television 
Foundation (Petitioner), the licensee of noncommercial educational PBS 
member station WYES-TV, channel *11, New Orleans, Louisiana, requesting 
the substitution of channel *28 for channel *11 at New Orleans 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 *28 for channel *11 at New Orleans.

DATES: Effective July 19, 2021.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR 
23340 on May 3, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the 
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *28. No other 
comments were filed. The Petitioner states that WYES-TV is the only 
station licensed to New Orleans operating on a VHF channel, and moving 
to a UHF channel would improve viewers' access to WYES-TV's PBS and 
other public television programming by improving indoor reception and 
resolving VHF reception issues. In addition, the Petitioner submitted 
an analysis, using the Commission's TVStudy software analysis program, 
demonstrating that it will continue to serve all of the population 
located within the licensed channel *11 contour.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-178; RM-11905; DA 21-770, adopted July 2, 2021, and released 
July 2, 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).
    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, in paragraph (i), amend the Post-Transition Table 
of DTV Allotments, under Louisiana, by revising the entry for ``New 
Orleans'' to read 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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                                * * * * *
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                                LOUISIANA
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                                * * * * *
New Orleans...........................  15, 21, 26, *28, 29, *31, 36,
                                         43, 50
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-15260 Filed 7-16-21; 8:45 am]
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