[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 148 (Thursday, August 5, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 42742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16588]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-157; RM-11902; DA 21-920; FR ID 41250]


Television Broadcasting Services Eagle River, Wisconsin

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On April 16, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition 
for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), 
requesting the allotment of channel 26 to Eagle River, Wisconsin in the 
DTV Table of Allotments as the community's second local service. For 
the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the 
Bureau amends FCC regulations to allot channel 26 at Eagle River. The 
newly allotted channel will be authorized pursuant to the Commission's 
competitive bidding rules.

DATES: Effective August 5, 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 
22842 on April 29, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of 
the petition, as required by the Commission's rules, reaffirming its 
commitment to apply for channel 26 and if authorized, to build a 
station promptly. No other comments were filed. We believe the public 
interest would be served by allotting channel 26 at Eagle River, 
Wisconsin. Eagle River (population 1,398) clearly qualifies for 
community of license status for allotment purposes. In addition, the 
proposal would result in a second local service to Eagle River under 
the Commission's third allotment priority. Moreover, the allotment is 
consistent with the minimum geographic spacing requirements for new DTV 
allotments in the Commission's rules, and the allotment point complies 
with the rules as the entire community of Eagle River is encompassed by 
the 48 dB[mu] contour. The Commission obtained Canadian concurrence for 
the allotment.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-157; RM-11902; DA 21-920, adopted July 27, 2021, and released 
July 28, 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 Wisconsin, by revising the entry for ``Eagle 
River'' to read as follows:


Sec.  73.622  Digital television table of allotments.

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                                                                 Channel
                           Community                               No.
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                                WISCONSIN
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Eagle River...................................................    26, 28
 
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[FR Doc. 2021-16588 Filed 8-4-21; 8:45 am]
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