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Federal Communications Commission.
Cheryl Callahan,
Assistant Chief, Telecommunications Access
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2021–07173 Filed 4–8–21; 4:15 pm]
Subject: Rules and Regulations
Implementing the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act of 1991, published 86 FR
11443, February 25, 2021, in CG Docket
No 02–278. This document is being
published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e).
See also 47 CFR 1.4(b)(1) and 1.429(f),
(g).
Number of Petitions Filed: 2.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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47 CFR Part 73
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[MB Docket No. 21–54; RM–11879; DA 21–
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Television Broadcasting Services
Peoria and Oswego, Illinois
47 CFR Part 64
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
[CG Docket No. 02–278; Report No. 3170;
FRS 19657]
Petition for Reconsideration of Action
in Proceedings
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Petitions for Reconsideration.
AGENCY:
Petitions for Reconsideration
(Petition) have been filed in the
Commission’s proceeding by Mitchell
N. Roth, on behalf of Enterprise
Communications Advocacy Coalition
and Mark W. Brennan, on behalf of ACA
International et al.
DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions
must be filed on or before April 27,
2021. Replies to an opposition must be
filed on or before May 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard D. Smith, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, (717)
338–2797.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document, Report No. 3170, released
March 31, 2021. The full text of the
Petitions can be accessed online via the
Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System at: https://apps.fcc.gov/
ecfs/. The Commission will not send a
Congressional Review Act (CRA)
submission to Congress or the
Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the CRA, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A), because no rules are being
adopted by the Commission.
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The Commission has before it
a petition for rulemaking Four Seasons
Peoria, LLC (Petitioner), licensee of
television station WAOE, channel 10,
Peoria, Illinois, requesting an
amendment of the DTV Table of
Allotments to delete channel 10 at
Peoria, Illinois, and substitute channel
10 at Oswego, Illinois. Petitioner further
requests modification of WAOE’s
license to specify Oswego as its
community of license pursuant to the
Commission’s rules.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before May 12, 2021 and reply
comments on or before May 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, Office of the Secretary, 45
L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In
addition to filing comments with the
FCC, interested parties should serve
counsel for petitioner as follows: Joan
Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776
Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaun Maher, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–2324 or Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No.
21–54; RM–11879; DA 21–163, adopted
February 12, 2021, and released
February 12, 2021. The full text of this
document is available for download at
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request
materials in accessible formats (braille,
large print, computer diskettes, or audio
recordings), please send an email to
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FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Government 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.
Members of the public should note
that all ex parte contacts are prohibited
from the time a notice of proposed
rulemaking is issued to the time the
matter is no longer subject to
Commission consideration or court
review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are,
however, exceptions to this prohibition,
which can be found in § 1.1204(a) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
See §§ 1.415 and 1.420 of the
Commission’s rules for information
regarding the proper filing procedures
for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.
Petitioner does not propose any
changes in WAOE’s authorized facilities
and will continue to provide a principal
community coverage signal both
Oswego and Peoria from its currently
authorized transmission facilities.
Petitioner maintains that the proposed
community of license change is
mutually exclusive with WAOE’s
current allotment and therefore its
proposal satisfies the requirement that
its proposed allotment be ‘‘mutually
exclusive with the licensee’s present
allotment.’’
Petitioner asserts that Oswego
qualifies as a community for allotment
purposes. Petitioner maintains that
Oswego, which, noted above, currently
has no local television allotment, is the
largest community within Kendall
County, Illinois. Petitioner states that
Oswego’s population has increased
almost ten-fold from 3,875 in 1990 to
34,383 today11 and is expected to
double by 2040. Petitioner notes that
Oswego has a fully autonomous
municipal government led by a
President and a seven-member Board of
Trustees; as well as a professional
management staff, led by a professional
Village Administrator and a Village
Clerk. Oswego has a full-service Police
Department; schools, including six
elementary schools, three junior high
schools and two high schools; a Public
Library District; and extensive Park
District. Finally, Petitioner states that
Oswego has its own ZIP Code; a local
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newspaper (the Oswego LedgerSentinel); chamber of commerce;
multiple medical facilities; and is part
of a transit system dedicated to serving
residents of Kendall County.
Petitioner argues that its proposal
represents a preferential arrangement of
allotments under the Commission’s
second allotment priority because it will
result in a first local television station
for Oswego, which is the largest
community in Kendall County, Illinois.
Petitioner notes that WAOE’s existing
community of license, Peoria, will
continue to have four full power local
television stations licensed to it
following the reallotment, and because
WAOE is not proposing to modify its
technical facilities, the community of
license change will not adversely affect
the service provided to Peoria.
Accordingly, Petitioner concludes that
application of the Commission’s
television allotment priorities favors a
reallotment of channel 10 to Oswego.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rule
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR
part 73 as follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICE
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
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Peoria ........................
2. In § 73.622, paragraph (i) is
amended in the Post-Transition Table of
DTV Allotments under Illinois by
adding an entry in alphabetical order for
‘‘Oswego’’ and revising the entry for
‘‘Peoria’’ to read as follows:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-54; RM-11879; DA 21-163; FR ID 17507]
Television Broadcasting Services Peoria and Oswego, Illinois
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking Four
Seasons Peoria, LLC (Petitioner), licensee of television station WAOE,
channel 10, Peoria, Illinois, requesting an amendment of the DTV Table
of Allotments to delete channel 10 at Peoria, Illinois, and substitute
channel 10 at Oswego, Illinois. Petitioner further requests
modification of WAOE's license to specify Oswego as its community of
license pursuant to the Commission's rules.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 12, 2021 and reply
comments on or before May 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary,
45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments
with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for petitioner as
follows: Joan Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaun Maher, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-2324 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-54; RM-11879; DA 21-
163, adopted February 12, 2021, and released February 12, 2021. The
full text of this document is available for download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials in accessible formats (braille,
large print, computer diskettes, or audio recordings), please send an
email to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Government 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.
Members of the public should note that all ex parte contacts are
prohibited from the time a notice of proposed rulemaking is issued to
the time the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or
court review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, however, exceptions to this
prohibition, which can be found in Sec. 1.1204(a) of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
See Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.420 of the Commission's rules for
information regarding the proper filing procedures for comments, 47 CFR
1.415 and 1.420.
Petitioner does not propose any changes in WAOE's authorized
facilities and will continue to provide a principal community coverage
signal both Oswego and Peoria from its currently authorized
transmission facilities. Petitioner maintains that the proposed
community of license change is mutually exclusive with WAOE's current
allotment and therefore its proposal satisfies the requirement that its
proposed allotment be ``mutually exclusive with the licensee's present
allotment.''
Petitioner asserts that Oswego qualifies as a community for
allotment purposes. Petitioner maintains that Oswego, which, noted
above, currently has no local television allotment, is the largest
community within Kendall County, Illinois. Petitioner states that
Oswego's population has increased almost ten-fold from 3,875 in 1990 to
34,383 today11 and is expected to double by 2040. Petitioner notes that
Oswego has a fully autonomous municipal government led by a President
and a seven-member Board of Trustees; as well as a professional
management staff, led by a professional Village Administrator and a
Village Clerk. Oswego has a full-service Police Department; schools,
including six elementary schools, three junior high schools and two
high schools; a Public Library District; and extensive Park District.
Finally, Petitioner states that Oswego has its own ZIP Code; a local
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newspaper (the Oswego Ledger-Sentinel); chamber of commerce; multiple
medical facilities; and is part of a transit system dedicated to
serving residents of Kendall County.
Petitioner argues that its proposal represents a preferential
arrangement of allotments under the Commission's second allotment
priority because it will result in a first local television station for
Oswego, which is the largest community in Kendall County, Illinois.
Petitioner notes that WAOE's existing community of license, Peoria,
will continue to have four full power local television stations
licensed to it following the reallotment, and because WAOE is not
proposing to modify its technical facilities, the community of license
change will not adversely affect the service provided to Peoria.
Accordingly, Petitioner concludes that application of the Commission's
television allotment priorities favors a reallotment of channel 10 to
Oswego.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rule
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission proposes to amend 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, paragraph (i) is amended in the Post-Transition
Table of DTV Allotments under Illinois by adding an entry in
alphabetical order for ``Oswego'' and revising the entry for ``Peoria''
to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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(i) * * *
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Community Channel No.
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ILLINOIS
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Oswego.................................... 10.
Peoria.................................... 19, 25, 30, *46.
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