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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, Public Law 92463, EPA
gives notice of a meeting of the Good
Neighbor Environmental Board (Board).
The Board meets three times each
calendar year, twice at different
locations along the U.S. border with
Mexico, and once in Washington, DC. It
was created in 1992 by the Enterprise
for the Americas Initiative Act, Public
Law 102–532,7 U.S.C. 5404.
Implementing authority was delegated
to the Administrator of EPA under
Executive Order 12916. The Board is
responsible for providing advice to the
President and the Congress on
environmental and infrastructure issues
and needs within the States contiguous
to Mexico in order to improve the
quality of life of persons residing on the
United States side of the border. The
statute calls for the Board to have
representatives from U.S. Government
agencies; the States of Arizona,
California New Mexico and Texas; and
Tribal and private organizations to
provide advice on environmental and
infrastructure issues along the U.S./
Mexico Border.
The purpose of the meeting is to
continue discussion and drafting the
Board’s 13th report. Presentations will
also be heard on regional planning,
water, and air quality issues along the
Ambos Nogales Region. The meeting
will include a planning session, a
business meeting and a public comment
session. A copy of the meeting agenda
will be posted at https://www.epa.gov/
ocem/gneb.
DATES: The Good Neighbor
Environmental Board will hold an open
meeting on Wednesday, September 23,
from 8:30 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) to
5:30 p.m. The following day, September
24, the Board will hold a business
meeting from 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. Due
to logistical circumstances, EPA is
announcing this meeting with less than
15 calendar days public notice.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Esplendor Resort, 1069 Camino
Caralampi, Rio Rico, AZ 85648, phone
number: 520–281–1901. The meeting is
open to the public, with limited seating
on a first-come, first-served basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dolores Wesson, Designated Federal
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Officer, wesson.dolores@epa.gov, 202–
564–1351, U.S. EPA, Office of
Cooperative Environmental
Management (1601M), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to make oral comments or submit
written comments to the Board, please
contact Dolores Wesson at least five
days prior to the meeting.
General Information: Additional
information concerning the GNEB can
be found on its Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.
Meeting Access: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities; please contact Dolores
Wesson at 202–564–1351 or by e-mail at
wesson.dolores@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Dolores Wesson at least 10 days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
Dated: September 3, 2009.
Dolores Wesson,
Designated Federal Officer.
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DATE AND TIME: Thursday, September 17,
2009, 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time.
PLACE: Commission Meeting Room on
the First Floor of the EEOC Office
Building, 131 ‘‘M’’ Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20507.
STATUS: The meeting will be open to the
public.
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
Matters To Be Considered
Open Session:
1. Announcement of Notation Votes,
and
2. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
Implement the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act
of 2008.
Note: In accordance with the Sunshine Act,
the meeting will be open to public
observation of the Commission’s
deliberations and voting. Seating is limited
and it is suggested that visitors arrive 30
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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
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Dated: September 10, 2009.
Stephen Llewellyn,
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection
Being Submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval, Comments Requested
September 8, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid control number.
Comments are requested concerning (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on
this information collection should
submit comments on October 14, 2009.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
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time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax
at (202) 395–5167, or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
SW, Washington, DC 20554. To submit
your comments by e–mail send then to:
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To view a copy
of this information collection request
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to web
page: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of
the web page called ’’Currently Under
Review’’, (3) click on the downward–
pointing arrow in the ’’Select Agency’’
box below the ’’Currently Under
Review’’ heading, (4) select ’’Federal
Communications Commission’’ from the
list of agencies presented in the ’’Select
Agency’’ box, (5) click the ’’Submit’’
button to the right of the ’’Select
Agency’’ box, and (6) when the FCC list
appears, look for the title of this ICR (or
its OMB Control Number, if there is one)
and then click on the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection send an e–mail to
PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy Williams
on (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Numbers: 3060–1086.
Title: Section 74.786, Digital Channel
Assignments; Section 74.787, Digital
Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible
Service of Digital TV Translator and
LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital
Emissions, and Section 74.796,
Modification of Digital Transmission
Systems and Analog Transmission
Systems for Digital Operation.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; Not for profit institutions;
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
8,533 respondents; 34,790 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50–
4 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; One–time
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 55,542 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $95,767,200.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Section 301 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Act Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On May 8, 2009, the
Commission adopted the Report and
Order, In the Matter of Amendments of
Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission’s
Rules to Establish Rules for
Replacement Digital Low Power
Television Translator Stations; MB
Docket No. 08–253, FCC 09–36 (released
May 8, 2009).
In this Report and Order, the
Commission created a new
’’replacement’’ digital television
translator service to permit full–service
television stations to continue to
provide service to viewers within their
analog coverage areas who have lost
service as a result of those stations’
digital transition. Replacement digital
translators can be licensed solely on
digital television channels 2 through 51
and with secondary frequency status.
Unlike other television translator
licenses, the replacement digital
television translator license will be
associated with the full–service station’s
main license and will have the same
four letter call sign as its associated
main station. As a result, a replacement
digital television translator license may
not be separately assigned or transferred
and will be renewed or assigned along
with the full–service station’s main
license. Almost all other rules
associated with television translator
stations are applied to replacement
digital television translators.
Moreover, the Report and Order
adopts an information collection
requirement contained in 47 CFR
74.787(a)(5)(i). 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i)
states that an application for a
replacement digital television translator
may be filed by a full–service television
station that can demonstrate that a
portion of its analog service area will
not be served by its full, post–transition
digital facilities. The service area of the
replacement digital television
translators shall be limited to only a
demonstrated loss area. However, an
applicant for a replacement digital
television translator may propose a de
minimis expansion of its full–service
pre–transition analog service area upon
demonstrating that it is necessary to
replace its post–transition analog loss
area.
Congress has mandated that after June
12, 2009, full–power television
broadcast stations must transmit only in
digital signals, and may no longer
transmit analog signals. Therefore, this
collection of information will allow
full–power DTV stations to use
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replacement digital television
translators to meet their statutory
responsibilities and begin operations on
their final, post–transition (digital)
channels by their construction
deadlines. Replacement digital
television translators will provide DTV
broadcasters with an important tool for
providing optimum signal coverage to
their pre–transition analog viewers. For
some broadcasters, replacement digital
television translators may offer the only
option for continuing to provide over–
the–air service to pre–transition analog
viewers.
The DTV information collection
requirement contained in the Report
and Order and 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i)
must stay in effect after June 12, 2009,
the date of the Congressionally
mandated full–power digital transition,
and for the full OMB three–year
approval period. Full–power broadcast
stations may require additional
adjustments in their facilities, including
the new construction of replacement
digital translators, as their transition to
digital mode is optimized, and they
come to better comprehend their new
digital service contours. The extent of
these adjustments, including the new
construction of replacement digital
translators, is not fully known at this
time because of the new nature of the
full–power digital television service.
The following information collection
requirements are also contained in this
information collection:
47 CFR 74.786(d) requires that digital
LPTV and TV translator stations
assigned to these channels as a
companion digital channel demonstrate
*32158 that a suitable in–core channel
is not available. The demonstration will
require that the licensee conduct a study
to verify that an in–core channel is not
available.
47 CFR 74.786(d) further requires that
digital LPTV and TV translator stations
proposing use of channels 52–59 notify
all potentially affected 700 MHz
wireless licensees of their proposed
operation not less than 30 days prior to
the submission of their application.
These applicants must notify wireless
licensees of the 700 MHz bands
comprising the same TV channel and
the adjacent channel within who
licensed geographic boundaries the
digital LPTV or TV translator station is
proposed to be located, and they must
also notify licensees of co–channel and
adjacent channel spectrum whose
service boundaries lie within 75 miles
and 50 miles respectively of their
proposed station location.
47 CFR 74.786(e) allows assignment
of UHF channels 60 to 69 to digital
LPTV or TV translator stations for use
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as a digital conversion channel provided
that stations proposing use of these
channels notify all potentially affected
700 MHz wireless licensees of their
proposed operation not later than 30
days prior to the submission of their
application.
47 CFR 74.786(e) further provides that
digital LPTV and TV translator stations
proposing use of UHF channel 63, 64,
68, and 69 (public safety frequencies) as
a digital conversion channel must
secure a coordinated spectrum use
agreement with the pertinent 700 MHz
public safety regional planning
committee and state administrator prior
to the submission of their application.
47 CFR 74.786(e) requires Digital
LPTV and TV translator stations
proposing use of channels 62, 65, and
67 must notify the pertinent regional
planning committee and state
administrator of their proposed
operation not later than 30 days prior to
submission of their application.
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(2)(iii)
provides that mutually exclusive LPTV
and TV translator applicants for
companion digital stations will be
afforded an opportunity to submit in
writing to the Commission, settlements
and engineering solutions to resolve
their situation.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that
mutually exclusive applicants applying
for construction permits for new digital
stations and for major changes to
existing stations in the LPTV service
will similarly be allowed to submit in
writing to the Commission, settlements
and engineering solutions to rectify the
problem.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that
mutually exclusive displacement relief
applicants filing applications for digital
LPTV and TV translator stations may be
resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the
Commission.
47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV
translator stations to originate
emergency warnings over the air
deemed necessary to protect and
safeguard life and property, and to
originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages
seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued
operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds
each, and be broadcast no more than
once per hour.
47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a
digital TV translator station shall not
retransmit the programs and signal of
any TV broadcast or DTV broadcast
station(s) without prior written consent
of such station(s). A digital TV
translator operator electing to multiplex
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signals must negotiate arrangements and
obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital
LPTV station who transmits the
programming of a TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station received prior written
consent of the station whose signal is
being transmitted.
47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital
LPTV and TV translator stations
operating on TV channels 22–24, 32–36,
38, and 65–69 with a digital transmitter
not specifically FCC–certificated for the
channel purchase and utilize a low pass
filter or equivalent device rated by its
manufacturer to have an attenuation of
at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The
licensees must retain with their station
license a description of the low pass
filter or equivalent device with the
manufacturer’s rating or a report of
measurements by a qualified individual.
47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital
LPTV or TV translator station licensees
that modify their existing transmitter by
use of a manufacturer–provided
modification kit would need to
purchase the kit and must notify the
Commission upon completion of the
transmitter modifications. In addition,
digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing
transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer–provided modification
kit, but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to
installation of manufacturer–supplied
and FCC–certified equipment) must
notify the Commission upon completion
of the transmitter modifications and
shall certify compliance with all
applicable transmission system
requirements.
47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that
operators who modify their existing
transmitter by use of a manufacturer–
provided modification kit must
maintain with the station’s records for a
period of not less than two years, and
will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the nature
of the modifications, installation and
test instructions, and other material
provided by the manufacturer, the
results of performance–tests and
measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
In addition, digital LPTV and TV
translator operators who custom modify
their transmitter must maintain with the
station’s records for a period of not less
than two years, and will make available
to the Commission upon request, a
description of the modifications
performed and performance tests, the
results of performance–tests and
measurements on the modified
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transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
Protection of Analog LPTV. In
situations where protection of an
existing analog LPTV or translator
station without a frequency offset
prevents acceptance of a proposed new
or modified LPTV, TV translator, or
Class A station, the Commission
requires that the existing non–offset
station install at its expense offset
equipment and notify the Commission
that it has done so, or, alternatively,
negotiate an interference agreement
with the new station and notify the
Commission of that agreement.
Resolving Channel Conflict. The
Commission requires that wireless
licensees operating on channels 52–59
and 60–69 notify (by certified mail,
return receipt requested) a digital LPTV
or TV translator licensee operating on
the same channel of first adjacent
channel of its intention to initiate or
change wireless operations and the
likelihood of interference from the
LPTV or translator station within its
licensed geographic service area. This
notification should describe the
facilities, associated service area, and
operation of the wireless licensee with
sufficient detail to permit an evaluation
of the likelihood of interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
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the office of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval, Comments
Requested
September 8, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments on October 14, 2009. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period
of
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time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), SW, Washington, DC 20554. To
submit your comments by e-mail send then to: PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to web page: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web
page called ''Currently Under Review'', (3) click on the downward-
pointing arrow in the ''Select Agency'' box below the ''Currently Under
Review'' heading, (4) select ''Federal Communications Commission'' from
the list of agencies presented in the ''Select Agency'' box, (5) click
the ''Submit'' button to the right of the ''Select Agency'' box, and
(6) when the FCC list appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its
OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams on (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Numbers: 3060-1086.
Title: Section 74.786, Digital Channel Assignments; Section 74.787,
Digital Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible Service of Digital TV
Translator and LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital Emissions, and
Section 74.796, Modification of Digital Transmission Systems and Analog
Transmission Systems for Digital Operation.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 8,533 respondents; 34,790
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50-4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 55,542 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $95,767,200.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On May 8, 2009, the Commission adopted the Report
and Order, In the Matter of Amendments of Parts 73 and 74 of the
Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement Digital Low Power
Television Translator Stations; MB Docket No. 08-253, FCC 09-36
(released May 8, 2009).
In this Report and Order, the Commission created a new
''replacement'' digital television translator service to permit full-
service television stations to continue to provide service to viewers
within their analog coverage areas who have lost service as a result of
those stations' digital transition. Replacement digital translators can
be licensed solely on digital television channels 2 through 51 and with
secondary frequency status. Unlike other television translator
licenses, the replacement digital television translator license will be
associated with the full-service station's main license and will have
the same four letter call sign as its associated main station. As a
result, a replacement digital television translator license may not be
separately assigned or transferred and will be renewed or assigned
along with the full-service station's main license. Almost all other
rules associated with television translator stations are applied to
replacement digital television translators.
Moreover, the Report and Order adopts an information collection
requirement contained in 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i). 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i)
states that an application for a replacement digital television
translator may be filed by a full-service television station that can
demonstrate that a portion of its analog service area will not be
served by its full, post-transition digital facilities. The service
area of the replacement digital television translators shall be limited
to only a demonstrated loss area. However, an applicant for a
replacement digital television translator may propose a de minimis
expansion of its full-service pre-transition analog service area upon
demonstrating that it is necessary to replace its post-transition
analog loss area.
Congress has mandated that after June 12, 2009, full-power
television broadcast stations must transmit only in digital signals,
and may no longer transmit analog signals. Therefore, this collection
of information will allow full-power DTV stations to use replacement
digital television translators to meet their statutory responsibilities
and begin operations on their final, post-transition (digital) channels
by their construction deadlines. Replacement digital television
translators will provide DTV broadcasters with an important tool for
providing optimum signal coverage to their pre-transition analog
viewers. For some broadcasters, replacement digital television
translators may offer the only option for continuing to provide over-
the-air service to pre-transition analog viewers.
The DTV information collection requirement contained in the Report
and Order and 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i) must stay in effect after June 12,
2009, the date of the Congressionally mandated full-power digital
transition, and for the full OMB three-year approval period. Full-power
broadcast stations may require additional adjustments in their
facilities, including the new construction of replacement digital
translators, as their transition to digital mode is optimized, and they
come to better comprehend their new digital service contours. The
extent of these adjustments, including the new construction of
replacement digital translators, is not fully known at this time
because of the new nature of the full-power digital television service.
The following information collection requirements are also
contained in this information collection:
47 CFR 74.786(d) requires that digital LPTV and TV translator
stations assigned to these channels as a companion digital channel
demonstrate *32158 that a suitable in-core channel is not available.
The demonstration will require that the licensee conduct a study to
verify that an in-core channel is not available.
47 CFR 74.786(d) further requires that digital LPTV and TV
translator stations proposing use of channels 52-59 notify all
potentially affected 700 MHz wireless licensees of their proposed
operation not less than 30 days prior to the submission of their
application. These applicants must notify wireless licensees of the 700
MHz bands comprising the same TV channel and the adjacent channel
within who licensed geographic boundaries the digital LPTV or TV
translator station is proposed to be located, and they must also notify
licensees of co-channel and adjacent channel spectrum whose service
boundaries lie within 75 miles and 50 miles respectively of their
proposed station location.
47 CFR 74.786(e) allows assignment of UHF channels 60 to 69 to
digital LPTV or TV translator stations for use
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as a digital conversion channel provided that stations proposing use of
these channels notify all potentially affected 700 MHz wireless
licensees of their proposed operation not later than 30 days prior to
the submission of their application.
47 CFR 74.786(e) further provides that digital LPTV and TV
translator stations proposing use of UHF channel 63, 64, 68, and 69
(public safety frequencies) as a digital conversion channel must secure
a coordinated spectrum use agreement with the pertinent 700 MHz public
safety regional planning committee and state administrator prior to the
submission of their application.
47 CFR 74.786(e) requires Digital LPTV and TV translator stations
proposing use of channels 62, 65, and 67 must notify the pertinent
regional planning committee and state administrator of their proposed
operation not later than 30 days prior to submission of their
application.
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides that mutually exclusive
LPTV and TV translator applicants for companion digital stations will
be afforded an opportunity to submit in writing to the Commission,
settlements and engineering solutions to resolve their situation.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that mutually exclusive applicants
applying for construction permits for new digital stations and for
major changes to existing stations in the LPTV service will similarly
be allowed to submit in writing to the Commission, settlements and
engineering solutions to rectify the problem.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that mutually exclusive displacement
relief applicants filing applications for digital LPTV and TV
translator stations may be resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the Commission.
47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV translator stations to
originate emergency warnings over the air deemed necessary to protect
and safeguard life and property, and to originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds each, and be broadcast no more
than once per hour.
47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a digital TV translator station
shall not retransmit the programs and signal of any TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station(s) without prior written consent of such station(s).
A digital TV translator operator electing to multiplex signals must
negotiate arrangements and obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital LPTV station who transmits the
programming of a TV broadcast or DTV broadcast station received prior
written consent of the station whose signal is being transmitted.
47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital LPTV and TV translator stations
operating on TV channels 22-24, 32-36, 38, and 65-69 with a digital
transmitter not specifically FCC-certificated for the channel purchase
and utilize a low pass filter or equivalent device rated by its
manufacturer to have an attenuation of at least 85 dB in the GPS band.
The licensees must retain with their station license a description of
the low pass filter or equivalent device with the manufacturer's rating
or a report of measurements by a qualified individual.
47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing transmitter by use of a
manufacturer-provided modification kit would need to purchase the kit
and must notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter
modifications. In addition, digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit, but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to installation of manufacturer-
supplied and FCC-certified equipment) must notify the Commission upon
completion of the transmitter modifications and shall certify
compliance with all applicable transmission system requirements.
47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that operators who modify their
existing transmitter by use of a manufacturer-provided modification kit
must maintain with the station's records for a period of not less than
two years, and will make available to the Commission upon request, a
description of the nature of the modifications, installation and test
instructions, and other material provided by the manufacturer, the
results of performance-tests and measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the Commission.
In addition, digital LPTV and TV translator operators who custom modify
their transmitter must maintain with the station's records for a period
of not less than two years, and will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the modifications performed and
performance tests, the results of performance-tests and measurements on
the modified transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the
Commission.
Protection of Analog LPTV. In situations where protection of an
existing analog LPTV or translator station without a frequency offset
prevents acceptance of a proposed new or modified LPTV, TV translator,
or Class A station, the Commission requires that the existing non-
offset station install at its expense offset equipment and notify the
Commission that it has done so, or, alternatively, negotiate an
interference agreement with the new station and notify the Commission
of that agreement.
Resolving Channel Conflict. The Commission requires that wireless
licensees operating on channels 52-59 and 60-69 notify (by certified
mail, return receipt requested) a digital LPTV or TV translator
licensee operating on the same channel of first adjacent channel of its
intention to initiate or change wireless operations and the likelihood
of interference from the LPTV or translator station within its licensed
geographic service area. This notification should describe the
facilities, associated service area, and operation of the wireless
licensee with sufficient detail to permit an evaluation of the
likelihood of interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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