Television Broadcasting Services; Freeport, Illinois, 21258-21259 [2021-08290]

Download as PDF 21258 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 76 / Thursday, April 22, 2021 / Proposed Rules EPA-APPROVED IOWA REGULATIONS Iowa citation State effective date Title EPA approval date Explanation Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Commission [567] Chapter 20—Scope of Title—Definitions 567–20.1 ............ Scope of Title—Definitions ... * * 7/22/2020 [Date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register], [Federal Register citation of the final rule]. * * The definitions for ‘‘anaerobic lagoon,’’ ‘‘odor,’’ ‘‘odorous substance,’’ ‘‘odorous substance source’’ are not SIP approved. * * * * * * * Chapter 22—Controlling Pollution 567–22.1 ............ Permits Required for New or Stationary Sources. * 7/22/2020 * [Date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register], [Federal Register citation of the final rule]. * * * Chapter 25—Measurement of Emissions 567–25.1 ............ Testing and Sampling of New and Existing Equipment. * * 7/22/2020 [Date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register], [Federal Register citation of the final rule]. * * * Chapter 33—Special Regulations and Construction Permit Requirements for Major Stationary Sources—Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) of Air Quality * 567–33.3 ............ * * Special Construction Permit Requirements for Major Stationary Sources in Areas Designated Attainment or Unclassified (PSD). * * * * * * 3. The authority citation for part 70 continues to read as follows: Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq. 4. In appendix A to part 70 the entry for ‘‘Iowa’’ is amended by adding paragraph (w) to read as follows: ■ Appendix A to Part 70—Approval Status of State and Local Operating Permits Programs * VerDate Sep<11>2014 * * * * * * * * * * [FR Doc. 2021–08278 Filed 4–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P * 17:20 Apr 21, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 * * FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION * (w) The Iowa Department of Natural Resources submitted for program approval revisions to rules 567–22.100, 567–22.120, 567–22.105(1), 567–22.106(2), and 567– 22.128(4). The state effective date for 567– 22.105(1) and 567–22.106(2) is April 17, 2019. The state effective date for 567–22.100, 567–22.120, and 567–22.128(4) is July 22, 2020. This revision is effective [date 60 days after date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register]. * * * Provisions of the 2010 PM2.5 PSD—Increments, SILs and SMCs rule, published in the Federal Register on October 20, 2010, relating to SILs and SMCs that were affected by the January 22, 2013, U.S. Court of Appeals decision are not, at the state’s request, included in Iowa’s SIP provisions (see Federal Register, March 14, 2014) (Vol. 79, No. 50). * Iowa * ■ * * * [Date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register], [Federal Register citation of the final rule]. * PART 70—STATE OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS * 7/22/2020 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 21–152; RM–11899; DA 21– 424; FR ID 21669] Television Broadcasting Services; Freeport, Illinois Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), requesting the allotment of channel 9 at SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22APP1.SGM 22APP1 21259 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 76 / Thursday, April 22, 2021 / Proposed Rules Freeport, Illinois. The current version of the DTV Table, which reflects the preincentive auction allotments, allocates DTV Channel 41 to Freeport, Illinois, but the licensee submitted a winning bid to go off air in the broadcast television incentive auction and subsequently suspended operations. Thus, Petitioner is requesting the allotment of channel 9 at Freeport as that community’s first local service in the DTV Table of Allotments, which will be amended later to reflect all the incentive auction channel assignments. DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 24, 2021 and reply comments on or before June 7, 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 the Petitioner as follows: Ari Meltzer, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 418–1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support of its channel allotment request, the Petitioner states that Freeport is a community deserving of a new television broadcast service. Freeport (pop. 25,638/2010 Census) is the county seat and largest city in Stephenson County and has a Mayor; City Manager; a seven-member City Council; police, public works, and utility departments; and numerous businesses and places of worship and numerous businesses and places of worship. The Commission concludes the request to amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments warrants consideration. The Petitioner’s proposal would result in a first local service to Freeport consistent with the Commission’s television allotment policies. Channel 9 can be allotted to Freeport, Illinois, consistent with the minimum geographic spacing requirements for new DTV allotments in section 73.623(d) of the Commission’s rules, at 42°16′50″ N and 88°52′58″ W. In addition, the allotment point complies with section 73.625(a)(1) of the rules as the entire community of Freeport is encompassed by the 43 dBm contour. This is a synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21–152; RM–11899; DA 21–424, adopted April 14, 2021, and released April 14, 2021. The full text of this document is VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Apr 21, 2021 Jkt 253001 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 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 Section 1.1204(a) of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a). See Sections 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. 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 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. § 73.622 [Amended] 2. In § 73.622 paragraph (i), amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments under Illinois by revising the entry for Freeport to read as follows: ■ § 73.622 Digital television table of allotments. * PO 00000 * * Frm 00032 * Fmt 4702 * Sfmt 4702 (i) * * * Community * * * Channel No. * * * * Illinois * * * Freeport .................................... * * * 9, 41 * * [FR Doc. 2021–08290 Filed 4–21–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration 49 CFR Parts 383, 384, and 391 [Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0152] RIN 2126–AC18 Extension of Compliance Dates for Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). AGENCY: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking. ACTION: FMCSA proposes to amend its regulations to extend the compliance date from June 22, 2021, to June 23, 2025, for several provisions of its April 23, 2015, Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration final rule. FMCSA issued an interim final rule (IFR) on June 21, 2018, extending the compliance date for these provisions until June 22, 2021. FMCSA proposes to finalize the IFR by further extending the compliance date to June 23, 2025. This action is being taken to provide FMCSA time to complete certain information technology (IT) system development tasks for its National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners (National Registry) and to provide the State Driver’s Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) sufficient time to make the necessary IT programming changes after the new National Registry system is available. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22APP1.SGM 22APP1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 76 (Thursday, April 22, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 21258-21259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08290]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-152; RM-11899; DA 21-424; FR ID 21669]


Television Broadcasting Services; Freeport, Illinois

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed 
by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), requesting the allotment 
of channel 9 at

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Freeport, Illinois. The current version of the DTV Table, which 
reflects the pre-incentive auction allotments, allocates DTV Channel 41 
to Freeport, Illinois, but the licensee submitted a winning bid to go 
off air in the broadcast television incentive auction and subsequently 
suspended operations. Thus, Petitioner is requesting the allotment of 
channel 9 at Freeport as that community's first local service in the 
DTV Table of Allotments, which will be amended later to reflect all the 
incentive auction channel assignments.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 24, 2021 and reply 
comments on or before June 7, 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 the 
Petitioner as follows: Ari Meltzer, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
(202) 418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support of its channel allotment request, 
the Petitioner states that Freeport is a community deserving of a new 
television broadcast service. Freeport (pop. 25,638/2010 Census) is the 
county seat and largest city in Stephenson County and has a Mayor; City 
Manager; a seven-member City Council; police, public works, and utility 
departments; and numerous businesses and places of worship and numerous 
businesses and places of worship. The Commission concludes the request 
to amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments warrants 
consideration. The Petitioner's proposal would result in a first local 
service to Freeport consistent with the Commission's television 
allotment policies. Channel 9 can be allotted to Freeport, Illinois, 
consistent with the minimum geographic spacing requirements for new DTV 
allotments in section 73.623(d) of the Commission's rules, at 
42[deg]16'50'' N and 88[deg]52'58'' W. In addition, the allotment point 
complies with section 73.625(a)(1) of the rules as the entire community 
of Freeport is encompassed by the 43 dB[mu] contour.
    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21-152; RM-11899; DA 21-424, adopted April 
14, 2021, and released April 14, 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 Section 1.1204(a) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a).
    See Sections 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.

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.


Sec.  73.622  [Amended]

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2. In Sec.  73.622 paragraph (i), amend the Post-Transition Table of 
DTV Allotments under Illinois by revising the entry for Freeport 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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Freeport..................................  9, 41
 
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