Rule2021-15691
Television Broadcasting Services Eugene, Oregon
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Published
July 23, 2021
Effective
July 23, 2021
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
On April 14, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Sinclair Eugene Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KVAL-TV, channel 13 (CBS), Eugene, Oregon, requesting the substitution of channel 28 for channel 13 at Eugene 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 13 at Eugene.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 38934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15691]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-151; RM-11898; DA 21-767; FR ID 36877]
Television Broadcasting Services Eugene, Oregon
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On April 14, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Sinclair Eugene Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the
licensee of KVAL-TV, channel 13 (CBS), Eugene, Oregon, requesting the
substitution of channel 28 for channel 13 at Eugene 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 13 at Eugene.
DATES: Effective July 23, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Manley, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-0596 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6829060c1a0d1f46250906040d11280e0b0b460f071e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6829060c1a0d1f46250906040d11280e0b0b460f071e">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR
22126 on April 27, 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 VHF channels have
certain propagation characteristics which may cause reception issues
for some viewers. In addition, KVAL has received numerous complaints
from viewers unable to receive the Station's over-the-air signal,
despite being able to receive signals from other stations. The
Petitioner also demonstrated that while the noise limited contour of
the proposed channel 28 facility does not completely encompass the
licensed channel 13 contour, KVAL is a CBS affiliate and there are
three other CBS affiliated stations that, together, overlap all areas
where the channel 28 noise limited contour does not extend beyond the
channel 13 noise limited contour, except in a small geographic area
with no population. Thus, there is no loss of CBS network service.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 21-151; RM-11898; DA 21-767, adopted July 2, 2021, and released
July 2, 2021. The full text of this document is available for download
at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/edocs">https://www.fcc.gov/edocs</a>. To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cfa9acacfafffb8fa9acace1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74121717414440341217175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a> 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 SERVICES
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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 Oregon, by revising the entry for Eugene to read as
follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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OREGON
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Eugene.................................................... 9, 17, 28, *
29, 31.
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[FR Doc. 2021-15691 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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