Proposed Rule2023-19836
Radio Broadcasting Services; Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin
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Published
September 14, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
This document requests comments on a petition for rule making filed by L.D.F. Business Development Corp., the non-gaming wholly-owned business entity of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (LDF Tribe), proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, by allotting Channel 225A at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, as a Tribal allotment and the community's first local service. A staff engineering analysis indicates that Channel 225A can be allotted to Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, consistent with the minimum distance separation requirements of the Commission's rules, with a site restriction of 12.1 km (7.5 miles) northwest of the community. The reference coordinates are 46-01-14 NL and 89-44-54 WL. Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin is located within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Canada border. Commission staff has requested Canadian concurrence.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 177 (Thursday, September 14, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63048-63049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19836]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[DA 23-813; MB Docket No. 23-302; RM-11965; FR ID 170812]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on a petition for rule making
filed by L.D.F. Business Development Corp., the non-gaming wholly-owned
business entity of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Indians (LDF Tribe), proposing to amend the FM Table of Allotments, by
allotting Channel 225A at Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin, as a Tribal
allotment and the community's first local service. A staff engineering
analysis indicates that Channel 225A can be allotted to Lac du
Flambeau, Wisconsin, consistent with the minimum distance separation
requirements of the Commission's rules, with a site restriction of 12.1
km (7.5 miles) northwest of the community. The reference coordinates
are 46-01-14 NL and 89-44-54 WL. Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin is located
within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the U.S.-Canada border. Commission
staff has requested Canadian concurrence.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 30, 2023, and reply
comments on or before November 15, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street
NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with the FCC,
interested parties should serve the petitioner and its counsel as
follows: Melodie A. Virtue, Esq., Brad C. Deutsch, Esq., c/o L.D.F.
Business Development Corp., Foster Garvey PC, 1000 Potomac Street NW,
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20007, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#400d252c2f2429256e16293234352500262f333425326e232f2d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="90ddf5fcfff4f9f5bec6f9e2e4e5f5d0f6ffe3e4f5e2bef3fffd">[email protected]</span></a>,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15576774713b5170606166767d55737a666170673b767a78"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1e5c6c7f7a305a7b6b6a6d7d765e78716d6a7b6c307d7173">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2054, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ccef3f0fdf2f8fdb1dafde5f9b2cff1f5e8f4dcfaffffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7624191a171812175b30170f1358251b1f021e3610151558111900">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Federal
Communications Commission's (Commission) Notice of Proposed Rule
Making, MB Docket No. 23-302, adopted September 6, 2023, and released
September 6, 2023. The full text of this Commission decision is
available online at <a href="https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs">https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs</a>. The full text of this
document can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format
(PDF) at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/edocs">https://www.fcc.gov/edocs</a>. This document does not contain
proposed 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 do not apply
to this proceeding.
Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing
permissible ex parte contacts.
For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments,
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
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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. 73.202, in paragraph (b), amend the Table of FM Allotments
under Wisconsin by adding in alphabetical an entry for ``Lac du
Flambeau'' to read as follows:
Sec. 73.202 Table of Allotments.
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Table 1 to Paragraph (b)
[U.S. States]
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Channel No.
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Wisconsin
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Lac du Flambeau......................................... 225A
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[FR Doc. 2023-19836 Filed 9-13-23; 8:45 am]
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