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SUMMARY: The Audio Division, at the
request of Clear Channel Broadcasting
Licenses, Inc., reallots Channel 269A
from Dover, Ohio to North Canton,
Ohio, and modifies the license of
Station WJER-FM, accordingly. The
coordinates for Channel 269A at North
Canton are 40–48–30 North Latitude
and 81–23–31 West Longitude, with a
site restriction of 7.5 kilometers (4.7
miles) south of the community.
DATES:
Effective May 30, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Helen McLean, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2738.
This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Report
and Order, MB Docket No. 04–377,
adopted April 12, 2006, and released
April 14, 2006. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for
inspection and copying during regular
business hours at the FCC’s Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445
Twelfth Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The complete
text of this decision may also be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554,
telephone 1–800–378–3160 or https://
www.BCPIWEB.com. 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
Part 73 of Title 47 of the Code of
Federal Regulations is amended as
follows:
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PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
reads as follows:
I
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336.
§ 73.202
[Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
Allotments under Ohio, is amended by
removing Dover, Channel 269A and by
adding North Canton, Channel 269A.
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Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 97
[DA 06–79]
Amateur Service Rules
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document amends the
Amateur Radio Service rules to conform
with the international Radio Regulations
adopted at the International
Telecommunications Union World
Radiocommunication Conference Final
Acts (Geneva, 2003) (WRC–03 Final
Acts). The WRC–03 Final Acts revised
the international regulations that apply
to the amateur service and the amateur
satellite service and became effective on
July 5, 2003. These amendments ensure
that the Commission’s amateur service
rules reflect the international
regulations.
DATES:
Effective May 3, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William T. Cross, Public Safety and
Critical Infrastructure Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418–
0680, TTY (202) 418–7233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order,
DA 06–79, adopted January 17, 2006,
and released January 19, 2006. The
complete text of this document is
available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the
FCC’s Reference Information Center, 445
12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC. Alternative formats
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format) are available for people
with disabilities by sending an e-mail to
FCC504@fcc.gov or, calling the
Consumer and Government Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY). The Order also may be
downloaded from the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.fcc.gov/.
1. In the Order the Commission
adopted changes to its part 97 rules to
conform the amateur service rules with
the international Radio Regulations. The
overall effect of this action is to update
the part 97 Amateur Radio Service rules
in the Code of Federal Regulations to
conform to now-effective international
agreements. Specifically, the
Commission amended §§ 97.111(a)(1),
97.115(a)(2), 97.113(a)(4), 97.117, and
revised the definition of International
Morse code and various digital codes in
§ 97.3 of the Amateur Radio Service
rules.
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2. Section 97.111(a)(1) of the
Commission’s rules implements Radio
Regulations Article 25.1. Previously,
Article 25.1 stated
‘‘Radiocommunications between
amateur stations of different countries
shall be forbidden if the administration
of one of the countries concerned has
notified that it objects to such
radiocommunications.’’ Article 25.1, as
revised at WRC–03, now states
‘‘Radiocommunications between
amateur stations of different countries
shall be permitted unless the
administration of one of the countries
concerned has notified that it objects to
such radiocommunications.’’ To
conform § 97.111(a)(1) to the amended
Radio Regulation, the Commission
amended this section to state that
amateur stations are authorized to make
transmissions necessary to exchange
messages with other stations in the
amateur service, except those in any
country whose administration has
notified the ITU that it objects to such
communications. The effect of this
revision is to clarify that
communications between FCC-licensed
amateur stations and amateur stations of
different countries shall be permitted
unless the administration of one of the
countries concerned has notified the
ITU that it objects to such
radiocommunications.
3. Section 97.115(a)(2) of the
Commission’s rules implements Radio
Regulations Article 25.3. Previously,
Article 25.3 stated ‘‘It is absolutely
forbidden for amateur stations to be
used for transmitting international
communications on behalf of third
parties.’’ Article 25.4, however, stated
‘‘The proceeding provision [Article
25.3] may be modified by special
arrangements between the
administrations of the countries
concerned.’’ Article 25.3, as revised at
WRC–03, now states ‘‘Amateur stations
may be used for transmitting
international communications on behalf
of third parties only in case of
emergencies or disaster relief. An
administration may determine the
applicability of this provision to
amateur stations under its jurisdiction.’’
To conform § 97.115(a)(2) to the
amended Radio Regulation, the
Commission amended this section to
allow amateur stations to transmit
international third party
communications to any station within
the jurisdiction of any foreign
government when transmitting
emergency or disaster relief
communications and, as previously
permitted, to any station within the
jurisdiction of any foreign government
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whose administration has made
arrangements with the United States to
allow amateur stations to be used for
transmitting international
communications on behalf of third
parties. The effect of this revision is to
permit amateur stations to be used for
transmitting international
communications on behalf of third
parties in case of emergencies or
disaster relief.
4. Section 97.113(a)(4) implements
Radio Regulations Article 25.2A.
Previously, Article 25.2 stated ‘‘When
transmissions between amateur stations
of different countries are permitted, they
shall be made in plain language and
shall be limited to messages of a
technical nature relating to tests and to
remarks of a personal character for
which, by reason of their unimportance,
recourse to the public
telecommunications service is not
justified.’’ Article 25.2A, as adopted at
WRC–03, now states ‘‘Transmissions
between amateur stations of different
countries shall not be encoded for the
purpose of obscuring their meaning,
except for control signals exchanged
between earth command stations and
space stations in the amateur satellite
service.’’ To conform § 97.113(a)(4) to
the amended Radio Regulation, the
Commission amended this section to
prohibit amateur stations exchanging
messages with amateur stations in other
countries from making transmissions
that are encoded for the purpose of
obscuring their meaning, except for
control signals exchanged between earth
command stations and space stations in
the amateur-satellite service. The effect
of this revision is to allow FCC-licensed
amateur stations to exchange messages
using digital communication codes and
foreign languages when the intent is not
for the purpose of obscuring the
message’s meaning.
5. Section 97.117 implements Radio
Regulation Article 25.2. Article 25.2, as
revised at WRC–03, now states
‘‘Transmissions between amateur
stations of different countries shall be
limited to communications incidental to
the purposes of the amateur service, as
defined in No. 1.56 [which defines the
amateur service] and to remarks of a
personal character. To conform § 97.117
to the amended Article 25.2 of the Radio
Regulations, the Commission amended
this section to state that amateur
stations may transmit communications
incidental to the purposes of the
amateur service and to remarks of a
personal character.’’ The effect of this
revision is to expand the scope of
messages FCC-licensed amateur stations
may transmit to included
communications incidental to the
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purposes of the amateur service and to
remarks of a personal character. The
Commission also revised the definition
of International Morse code and various
digital codes in § 97.3 the Amateur
Radio Service rules to conform with the
updated definitions of these codes in
the Radio Regulations.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
1. This document does not contain
new or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104–13. In addition, therefore, it
does not contain any new or modified
‘‘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).
B. Report to Congress
2. The Commission will send a copy
of the 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 97
Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Ramona Melson,
Chief of Staff, Public Safety and Critical
Infrastructure Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.
Rule Changes
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 97 as
follows:
I
PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 97
continues to read as follows:
I
Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. Interpret or
apply 48 Stat. 1064–1068, 1081–1105, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609,
unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 97.3 is amended to revise
paragraph (a)(27) to read as follows:
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§ 97.3
Definitions.
(a) * * *
(27) International Morse code. A dotdash code as defined in ITU–T
Recommendation F.1 (March, 1998),
Division B, I. Morse code.
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I 3. Section 97.111 is amended to revise
paragraph (a)(1) to read as follows:
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§ 97.111
Authorized transmissions.
(a) * * *
(1) Transmissions necessary to
exchange messages with other stations
in the amateur service, except those in
any country whose administration has
notified the ITU that it objects to such
communications. The FCC will issue
public notices of current arrangements
for international communications.
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I 4. Section 97.113 is amended to revise
paragraph (a)(4) to read as follows:
§ 97.113
Prohibited transmissions.
(a) * * *
(4) Music using a phone emission
except as specifically provided
elsewhere in this section;
communications intended to facilitate a
criminal act; messages encoded for the
purpose of obscuring their meaning,
except as otherwise provided herein;
obscene or indecent words or language;
or false or deceptive messages, signals
or identification.
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I 5. Section 97.115 is amended to revise
paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:
§ 97.115
Third party communications.
(a) * * *
(2) Any station within the jurisdiction
of any foreign government when
transmitting emergency or disaster relief
communications and any station within
the jurisdiction of any foreign
government whose administration has
made arrangements with the United
States to allow amateur stations to be
used for transmitting international
communications on behalf of third
parties. No station shall transmit
messages for a third party to any station
within the jurisdiction of any foreign
government whose administration has
not made such an arrangement. This
prohibition does not apply to a message
for any third party who is eligible to be
a control operator of the station.
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I 6. Section 97.117 is revised to read as
follows:
§ 97.117
International communications.
Transmissions to a different country,
where permitted, shall be limited to
communications incidental to the
purposes of the amateur service and to
remarks of a personal character.
I 7. Section 97.309 is amended to revise
paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and (a)(3) to
read as follows:
§ 97.309
RTTY and data emission codes.
(a) * * *
(1) The 5-unit, start-stop, International
Telegraph Alphabet No. 2, code defined
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Division C (commonly known as
‘‘Baudot’’).
(2) The 7-unit code specified in ITU–
R Recommendations M.476–5 and
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M.625–3 (commonly known as
‘‘AMTOR’’).
(3) The 7-unit, International Alphabet
No. 5, code defined in IT–-T
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Recommendation T.50 (commonly
known as ‘‘ASCII’’).
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 97
[DA 06-79]
Amateur Service Rules
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document amends the Amateur Radio Service rules to
conform with the international Radio Regulations adopted at the
International Telecommunications Union World Radiocommunication
Conference Final Acts (Geneva, 2003) (WRC-03 Final Acts). The WRC-03
Final Acts revised the international regulations that apply to the
amateur service and the amateur satellite service and became effective
on July 5, 2003. These amendments ensure that the Commission's amateur
service rules reflect the international regulations.
DATES: Effective May 3, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William T. Cross, Public Safety and
Critical Infrastructure Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
(202) 418-0680, TTY (202) 418-7233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order,
DA 06-79, adopted January 17, 2006, and released January 19, 2006. The
complete text of this document is available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center,
445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC. Alternative formats
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format) are available
for people with disabilities by sending an e-mail to FCC504@fcc.gov or,
calling the Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). The Order also may be downloaded from
the Commission's Web site at https://www.fcc.gov/.
1. In the Order the Commission adopted changes to its part 97 rules
to conform the amateur service rules with the international Radio
Regulations. The overall effect of this action is to update the part 97
Amateur Radio Service rules in the Code of Federal Regulations to
conform to now-effective international agreements. Specifically, the
Commission amended Sec. Sec. 97.111(a)(1), 97.115(a)(2), 97.113(a)(4),
97.117, and revised the definition of International Morse code and
various digital codes in Sec. 97.3 of the Amateur Radio Service rules.
2. Section 97.111(a)(1) of the Commission's rules implements Radio
Regulations Article 25.1. Previously, Article 25.1 stated
``Radiocommunications between amateur stations of different countries
shall be forbidden if the administration of one of the countries
concerned has notified that it objects to such radiocommunications.''
Article 25.1, as revised at WRC-03, now states ``Radiocommunications
between amateur stations of different countries shall be permitted
unless the administration of one of the countries concerned has
notified that it objects to such radiocommunications.'' To conform
Sec. 97.111(a)(1) to the amended Radio Regulation, the Commission
amended this section to state that amateur stations are authorized to
make transmissions necessary to exchange messages with other stations
in the amateur service, except those in any country whose
administration has notified the ITU that it objects to such
communications. The effect of this revision is to clarify that
communications between FCC-licensed amateur stations and amateur
stations of different countries shall be permitted unless the
administration of one of the countries concerned has notified the ITU
that it objects to such radiocommunications.
3. Section 97.115(a)(2) of the Commission's rules implements Radio
Regulations Article 25.3. Previously, Article 25.3 stated ``It is
absolutely forbidden for amateur stations to be used for transmitting
international communications on behalf of third parties.'' Article
25.4, however, stated ``The proceeding provision [Article 25.3] may be
modified by special arrangements between the administrations of the
countries concerned.'' Article 25.3, as revised at WRC-03, now states
``Amateur stations may be used for transmitting international
communications on behalf of third parties only in case of emergencies
or disaster relief. An administration may determine the applicability
of this provision to amateur stations under its jurisdiction.'' To
conform Sec. 97.115(a)(2) to the amended Radio Regulation, the
Commission amended this section to allow amateur stations to transmit
international third party communications to any station within the
jurisdiction of any foreign government when transmitting emergency or
disaster relief communications and, as previously permitted, to any
station within the jurisdiction of any foreign government
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whose administration has made arrangements with the United States to
allow amateur stations to be used for transmitting international
communications on behalf of third parties. The effect of this revision
is to permit amateur stations to be used for transmitting international
communications on behalf of third parties in case of emergencies or
disaster relief.
4. Section 97.113(a)(4) implements Radio Regulations Article 25.2A.
Previously, Article 25.2 stated ``When transmissions between amateur
stations of different countries are permitted, they shall be made in
plain language and shall be limited to messages of a technical nature
relating to tests and to remarks of a personal character for which, by
reason of their unimportance, recourse to the public telecommunications
service is not justified.'' Article 25.2A, as adopted at WRC-03, now
states ``Transmissions between amateur stations of different countries
shall not be encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except
for control signals exchanged between earth command stations and space
stations in the amateur satellite service.'' To conform Sec.
97.113(a)(4) to the amended Radio Regulation, the Commission amended
this section to prohibit amateur stations exchanging messages with
amateur stations in other countries from making transmissions that are
encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except for control
signals exchanged between earth command stations and space stations in
the amateur-satellite service. The effect of this revision is to allow
FCC-licensed amateur stations to exchange messages using digital
communication codes and foreign languages when the intent is not for
the purpose of obscuring the message's meaning.
5. Section 97.117 implements Radio Regulation Article 25.2. Article
25.2, as revised at WRC-03, now states ``Transmissions between amateur
stations of different countries shall be limited to communications
incidental to the purposes of the amateur service, as defined in No.
1.56 [which defines the amateur service] and to remarks of a personal
character. To conform Sec. 97.117 to the amended Article 25.2 of the
Radio Regulations, the Commission amended this section to state that
amateur stations may transmit communications incidental to the purposes
of the amateur service and to remarks of a personal character.'' The
effect of this revision is to expand the scope of messages FCC-licensed
amateur stations may transmit to included communications incidental to
the purposes of the amateur service and to remarks of a personal
character. The Commission also revised the definition of International
Morse code and various digital codes in Sec. 97.3 the Amateur Radio
Service rules to conform with the updated definitions of these codes in
the Radio Regulations.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
1. This document does not contain new or modified information
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain
any new or modified ``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).
B. Report to Congress
2. The Commission will send a copy of the 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 97
Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Ramona Melson,
Chief of Staff, Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
Rule Changes
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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 97 as follows:
PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
0
1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.
Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609, unless otherwise noted.
0
2. Section 97.3 is amended to revise paragraph (a)(27) to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.3 Definitions.
(a) * * *
(27) International Morse code. A dot-dash code as defined in ITU-T
Recommendation F.1 (March, 1998), Division B, I. Morse code.
* * * * *
0
3. Section 97.111 is amended to revise paragraph (a)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.111 Authorized transmissions.
(a) * * *
(1) Transmissions necessary to exchange messages with other
stations in the amateur service, except those in any country whose
administration has notified the ITU that it objects to such
communications. The FCC will issue public notices of current
arrangements for international communications.
* * * * *
0
4. Section 97.113 is amended to revise paragraph (a)(4) to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.113 Prohibited transmissions.
(a) * * *
(4) Music using a phone emission except as specifically provided
elsewhere in this section; communications intended to facilitate a
criminal act; messages encoded for the purpose of obscuring their
meaning, except as otherwise provided herein; obscene or indecent words
or language; or false or deceptive messages, signals or identification.
* * * * *
0
5. Section 97.115 is amended to revise paragraph (a)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.115 Third party communications.
(a) * * *
(2) Any station within the jurisdiction of any foreign government
when transmitting emergency or disaster relief communications and any
station within the jurisdiction of any foreign government whose
administration has made arrangements with the United States to allow
amateur stations to be used for transmitting international
communications on behalf of third parties. No station shall transmit
messages for a third party to any station within the jurisdiction of
any foreign government whose administration has not made such an
arrangement. This prohibition does not apply to a message for any third
party who is eligible to be a control operator of the station.
* * * * *
0
6. Section 97.117 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 97.117 International communications.
Transmissions to a different country, where permitted, shall be
limited to communications incidental to the purposes of the amateur
service and to remarks of a personal character.
0
7. Section 97.309 is amended to revise paragraphs (a)(1), (a)(2), and
(a)(3) to read as follows:
Sec. 97.309 RTTY and data emission codes.
(a) * * *
(1) The 5-unit, start-stop, International Telegraph Alphabet No. 2,
code defined
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in ITU-T Recommendation F.1, Division C (commonly known as ``Baudot'').
(2) The 7-unit code specified in ITU-R Recommendations M.476-5 and
M.625-3 (commonly known as ``AMTOR'').
(3) The 7-unit, International Alphabet No. 5, code defined in IT--T
Recommendation T.50 (commonly known as ``ASCII'').
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