[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3226-3227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01153]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-123; RM-11890; DA 22-26; FR ID 67332]


Television Broadcasting Services Fort Bragg, California

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: On September 20, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division 
(Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a 
petition for rulemaking filed by One Ministries, Inc. (Petitioner), 
requesting the allotment of reserved noncommercial educational channel 
*4 to Fort Bragg, California, in the 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 *4 at Fort Bragg. The newly allotted channel will be 
authorized pursuant to the Commission's application and selection 
procedures for reserved noncommercial educational television stations.

DATES: Effective January 21, 2022.

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 
54144 on September 30, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support 
of the petition, as required by the Commission's rules, reaffirming its 
commitment to apply for channel *4 and if authorized, to build a 
station promptly. No other comments were filed. We believe the public 
interest would be served by allotting channel *4 at Fort Bragg, 
California. Fort Bragg (population 7,179) clearly qualifies for 
community of license status for allotment purposes. In addition, the 
proposal would result in a second local service to Fort Bragg under the 
Commission's third allotment priority. Moreover, the allotment is 
consistent with the minimum geographic spacing requirements for new DTV 
allotments in

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the Commission's rules, and the allotment point complies with the rules 
as the entire community of Fort Bragg is encompassed by the 35 dB[mu] 
contour.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket 
No. 21-123; RM-11890; DA 22-26, adopted January 11, 2022, and released 
January 11, 2022. 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(j), amend the Table of Allotments, under California, 
by revising the entry for Fort Bragg to read as follows:


Sec.  73.622   Table of Allotments.

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    (j) * * *



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                       Community                           Channel No.
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                               CALIFORNIA
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Fort Bragg.............................................          * 4, 8
 
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[FR Doc. 2022-01153 Filed 1-20-22; 8:45 am]
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