Television Broadcasting Services; Hannibal, Missouri; Correction, 33551-33552 [2021-13561]

Download as PDF 33551 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 120 / Friday, June 25, 2021 / Rules and Regulations FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 21–152; RM–11899; DA 21– 701; FR ID 34382] Television Broadcasting Services Freeport, Illinois Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: On April 14, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), requesting the allotment of channel 9 to Freeport, Illinois in the DTV Table of Allotments as the community’s first local service. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to allot channel 9 at Freeport. The newly allotted channel will be authorized pursuant to the Commission’s competitive bidding rules. SUMMARY: DATES: Effective June 25, 2021. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR 21258 on April 23, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the petition, as required by the Commission’s rules, reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 9 and if authorized, to build a station promptly. No other comments were filed. We believe the public interest would be served by allotting channel 9 at Freeport, Illinois. Freeport (pop. 25,638) is the county seat and largest city in Stephenson County, and clearly qualifies for community of license status for allotment purposes. In addition, the proposal would result in a first local service to Freeport; channel 41 at Freeport will be deleted since WIFR(TV), which previously occupied the channel, submitted a winning bid to go off the air in the broadcast television incentive auction and subsequently suspended operations. Moreover, the allotment is consistent with the minimum geographic spacing requirements for new DTV allotments in the Commission’s rules, and the allotment point complies with the rules as the entire community of Freeport is encompassed by the 43 dBm contour. This is a synopsis of the Commission’s Report and Order, MB Docket No. 21–152; RM–11899; DA 21– VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:35 Jun 24, 2021 Jkt 253001 701, adopted June 16, 2021, and released June 16, 2021. The full text of this document is available for download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov 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). 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: 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. 2. In § 73.622, in 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. * * (i) * * * PO 00000 * * Community * * Channel No. * * ILLINOIS Frm 00073 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Channel No. * * * Freeport ................................ * * * * * 9, 41 * * [FR Doc. 2021–13563 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MB Docket No. 21–71; RM–11887; DA 21– 601; FR ID 33925] Television Broadcasting Services; Hannibal, Missouri; Correction Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; correction. AGENCY: The Federal Communications Commission published a document in the Federal Register of June 16, 2021, concerning a petition for rulemaking filed by KHQA Licensee, LLC, licensee of KHQA–TV, channel 7, Hannibal, Missouri, requesting the substitution of UHF channel 22 for VHF channel 7 in the DTV Table of Allotments. The document contained the incorrect call sign of the licensee. The document also contained an incomplete email address of the contact person. DATES: June 25, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Corrections PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICE * Community * In FR Doc. 2021–12049, published in the Federal Register of June 16, 2021, appearing on page 31954, the following corrections are made: 1. On page 31954, in the third column, correct the SUMMARY caption to read: SUMMARY: On March 7, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by KHQA Licensee, LLC (Licensee), the licensee of KHQA–TV, channel 7 (CBS), Hannibal, Missouri, requesting the substitution of channel 22 for channel 7 at Hannibal in the DTV Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel 22 for channel 7 at Hannibal. 2. On page 31955, in the first column, correct the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption to read: E:\FR\FM\25JNR1.SGM 25JNR1 33552 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 120 / Friday, June 25, 2021 / Rules and Regulations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. Dated: June 17, 2021. Thomas Horan, Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 2021–13561 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 648 [Docket No. 201214–0337] RIN 0648–BJ98 Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Golden Tilefish Fishery; Extension of Emergency Action National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency action extension. AGENCY: This temporary rule extends emergency measures that allow a limited one-time carryover of up to 5 percent of unharvested fishing quota from the 2020 fishing year into the 2021 fishing year. This action is necessary to allow the golden tilefish individual fishing quota shareholders that were eligible for carryover under the emergency measures, but have not yet fully harvested that carryover, an opportunity to use it. This action is intended to provide additional time for quota shareholders to fully harvest their allocations. DATES: The expiration date of the emergency rule published December 21, 2020 (85 FR 82944) is extended to November 1, 2021. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Supplemental Information Report prepared for the 2021–2022 Golden Tilefish Specifications and emergency action are available from Dr. Christopher M. Moore, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 North State Street, Dover, Suite 201, DE 19901. These documents are also accessible via the internet at https://www.mafmc.org. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Potts, Fishery Policy Analyst, (978) 281–9341. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 SUMMARY: Background At the request of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, NMFS VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jun 24, 2021 Jkt 253001 published a final rule on December 21, 2020 (85 FR 82944) that implemented emergency action for the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan (FMP) to allow a one-time carryover of unharvested Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) from fishing year 2020 to 2021, up to 5 percent of the original 2020 allocation. A proposed rule for this action was published on November 13, 2020 (85 FR 72616) with a comment period through November 30, 2020. No comments were received on the emergency action. The tilefish IFQ program does not normally allow any carryover of unharvested allocation from one fishing year into the next. Unforeseen changes in the market for seafood resulting from the COVID–19 pandemic, particularly the loss of restaurant sales due to local closure orders, substantially reduced demand for golden tilefish during the 2020 fishing year. Because of this unprecedented impact on the fishery, we implemented this one-time carry over under our emergency rulemaking authority specified in section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. This action extends this emergency action past the current expiration date of June 19, 2021, until the start of the next golden tilefish fishing year on November 1, 2021. This will allow tilefish IFQ quota shareholders who have not yet had an opportunity to harvest the IFQ pounds they carried over additional time to take full advantage of this opportunity. Each IFQ quota shareholder was eligible to carry over 2020 golden tilefish quota pounds that were not harvested before the end of the 2020 fishing year, up to a maximum amount of 5 percent of their initial 2020 quota pounds. Of the 10 entities that hold quota share in the golden tilefish IFQ program, 5 had unharvested quota pounds at the end of the 2020 fishing year and were able to carry over some of those quota pounds into the 2021 fishing year. Some quota shareholders have already harvested their carryover while others have not yet taken full advantage of this opportunity. Extending this emergency action ensures that all those who received carryover are able to fully benefit from these measures. NMFS’s policy guidelines for the use of emergency rules (62 FR 44421; August 21, 1997) specify the following three criteria that define what an emergency situation is, and justification for final rulemaking: (1) The emergency results from recent, unforeseen events or recently discovered circumstances; (2) the emergency presents serious PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 conservation or management problems in the fishery; and (3) the emergency can be addressed through emergency regulations for which the immediate benefits outweigh the value of advance notice, public comment, and deliberative consideration of the impacts on participants to the same extent as would be expected under the normal rulemaking process. NMFS’s policy guidelines further provide that emergency action is justified for certain situations where emergency action would prevent significant direct economic loss, or to preserve a significant economic opportunity that otherwise might be foregone. As noted in the December 21, 2020, final rule, NMFS has determined that allowing the carryover of unharvested tilefish IFQ quota pounds as described above meets the three criteria for emergency action. Section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act specifies that emergency regulations may only remain in effect for 180 days from the date of publication and may be extended for one additional period of not more than 186 days. Extending this action until the start of the next fishing year on November 1, 2021, would only be 135 days. Classification NMFS is issuing this temporary rule pursuant to section 305(c) of the Magnuson Stevens Act, which authorizes NMFS to implement regulations at the request of the Council to address an emergency in the fishery. The Acting Assistant Administrator Fisheries, NOAA has determined that this rule is consistent with the Tilefish FMP, other provisions of the MagnusonStevens Act, and other applicable law. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Acting Assistant Administrator Fisheries, NOAA finds good cause to waive the 30-day delay in effectiveness for this rule. This rule extends some measures of the rule currently in place through the end of the current fishing year. The need for this extension was fully anticipated and announced to the public in the initial emergency rule which published on December 21, 2020. Accordingly, the entities affected by this rule and the public have no need to be made aware of or adjust to this rule by delaying its effectiveness for 30 days. The primary reason for delaying the effectiveness of Federal regulations is not present, and, therefore, such a delay would serve no public purpose. It would be contrary to the public interest if the emergency measures are allowed to expire on June 19, 2021, because tilefish IFQ quota shareholders could lose any remaining carryover granted by E:\FR\FM\25JNR1.SGM 25JNR1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 120 (Friday, June 25, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33551-33552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13561]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 21-71; RM-11887; DA 21-601; FR ID 33925]


Television Broadcasting Services; Hannibal, Missouri; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published a document in 
the Federal Register of June 16, 2021, concerning a petition for 
rulemaking filed by KHQA Licensee, LLC, licensee of KHQA-TV, channel 7, 
Hannibal, Missouri, requesting the substitution of UHF channel 22 for 
VHF channel 7 in the DTV Table of Allotments. The document contained 
the incorrect call sign of the licensee. The document also contained an 
incomplete email address of the contact person.

DATES: June 25, 2021.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Corrections

    In FR Doc. 2021-12049, published in the Federal Register of June 
16, 2021, appearing on page 31954, the following corrections are made:
    1. On page 31954, in the third column, correct the SUMMARY caption 
to read:

SUMMARY: On March 7, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a petition for 
rulemaking filed by KHQA Licensee, LLC (Licensee), the licensee of 
KHQA-TV, channel 7 (CBS), Hannibal, Missouri, requesting the 
substitution of channel 22 for channel 7 at Hannibal in the DTV Table 
of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order 
referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute 
channel 22 for channel 7 at Hannibal.
    2. On page 31955, in the first column, correct the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT caption to read:


[[Page 33552]]


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

    Dated: June 17, 2021.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2021-13561 Filed 6-24-21; 8:45 am]
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