[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76434-76435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27037]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 22-420; RM-11937; DA 22-1247; FR ID 117267]


Television Broadcasting Services Yuma, Arizona

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), the holder of a 
construction permit for channel 11 at Yuma, Arizona. The Petitioner 
requests the substitution of channel 27 for channel 11 at Yuma in the 
Table of Allotments.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before January 13, 2023 and reply 
comments on or before January 30, 2023.

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: Joan Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein, 2050 M Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support, the Petitioner states that grant 
of the proposed channel substitution serves the public interest because 
it will provide a robust signal for over-the-air reception while 
avoiding the well-documented indoor reception issues with digital VHF 
stations. According to the Petitioner, the Commission has recognized 
the deleterious effects manmade noise has on the reception of digital 
VHF signals, and that the propagation characteristics of these channels 
allow undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively 
farther distances compared to UHF channels, and nearby electrical 
devices can cause interference. The Engineering Statement submitted 
with the Petition demonstrates that the proposal complies with all 
relevant technical requirements for amendment of the Table of TV 
Allotments, including the interference protection requirements of 
section 73.616 of the Commission's rules, and further demonstrates that 
the proposed channel 27 facility will provide full principal community 
coverage to Yuma, Arizona. Additionally, no change in transmitting 
location is proposed from that in the construction permit. This channel 
substitution must be coordinated with Mexico.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22-420; RM-11937; DA 22-1247, adopted 
December 2, 2022, and released December 2, 2022. 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 Section 1.1204(a) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
    See Sections 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.

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Sec.  73.622  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  73.622 in paragraph (j), amend the Table of Allotments 
under Arizona by revising the entry for Yuma 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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                                 ARIZONA
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Yuma................................................                  27
 
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[FR Doc. 2022-27037 Filed 12-13-22; 8:45 am]
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