Rule2023-23663
Television Broadcasting Services Alamogordo, New Mexico
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Published
October 26, 2023
Effective
November 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by Vision Broadcasting Network, Inc. (Petitioner). The Petitioner requests the allotment of reserved noncommercial educational (NCE) channel *4 to Alamogordo, New Mexico (Alamogordo), in the Table of TV Allotments as the community's first local television service. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the petition, as required by the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *4 and if authorized, to construct the facility.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73536-73537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23663]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-281; RM-11958; DA 23-998; FR ID 181232]
Television Broadcasting Services Alamogordo, New Mexico
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in response to a Petition for
Rulemaking filed by Vision Broadcasting Network, Inc. (Petitioner). The
Petitioner requests the allotment of reserved noncommercial educational
(NCE) channel *4 to Alamogordo, New Mexico (Alamogordo), in the Table
of TV Allotments as the community's first local television service. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of the petition, as required by
the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming its commitment to apply for
channel *4 and if authorized, to construct the facility.
DATES: Effective November 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-1665 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cd9f1f5f0e5b2d4fdeeeef5eff3f2dcfaffffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd98b0b4b1a4f395bcafafb4aeb2b39dbbbebef3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR
58210 on August 25, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *4. No
other comments were received.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
allotting channel *4 at Alamogordo, which, as of 2020, has a population
of 30,898 and clearly qualifies for community of license status for
allotment purposes. Alamogordo is the county seat of Otero County and
has its own seat of government consisting of a mayor, six
Commissioners, and a city manager, as well as its own police, fire,
public works, utility, planning, engineering, and community and
economic development departments. Alamogordo also has a library, school
district, numerous businesses and places of worship, and its own ZIP
Code. The proposal would also result in a first local service to
Alamogordo under the Commission's second allotment priority. The
Petitioner demonstrates, and a staff engineering analysis confirms,
that channel *4 can be allotted to Alamogordo consistent with the
minimum geographic spacing
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requirements for new DTV allotments in section 73.623(d) of the rules.
In addition, the allotment point complies with section 73.625(a)(1) of
the rules as the entire community of Alamogordo is encompassed by the
35 dB[mu] contour.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 23-281; RM-11958; DA 23-998, adopted October 20, 2023, and released
October 20, 2023. 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#8ceaefefb9bcb8cceaefefa2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14727777212420547277773a737b62">[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 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 TV Allotments, under New
Mexico, by adding an entry for Alamogordo to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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(j) * * *
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Community Channel No.
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New Mexico
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Alamogordo............................................. *4
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[FR Doc. 2023-23663 Filed 10-25-23; 8:45 am]
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