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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The information collected under this
collection will be made publicly
available. However, to the extent that a
respondent seeks to have certain
information collected in response to this
information collection withheld from
public inspection, the respondent may
request confidential treatment of such
information pursuant to § 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: On October 27, 2020,
the Commission adopted the 5G Fund
Report and Order, FCC 20–150, in
which it, among other things, adopted
additional public interest obligations
and performance requirements for
legacy high-cost support recipients,
whose broadband-specific public
interest obligations for mobile wireless
services were not previously detailed.
The public interest obligations adopted
in the 5G Fund Report and Order for
each competitive eligible
telecommunications carrier (ETC)
receiving legacy high-cost support for
mobile wireless services require that
such a carrier (1) use an increasing
percentage of its legacy support toward
the deployment, maintenance, and
operation of voice and broadband
networks that support 5G meeting the
adopted performance requirements
within its subsidized service area(s),
and (2) meet specific 5G broadband
service deployment coverage
requirements and service deployment
milestone deadlines that take into
consideration the amount of legacy
support the carrier receives. With
respect to the requirement to use an
increasing percentage of its legacy
support toward the deployment,
maintenance, and operation of voice
and broadband networks that support
5G, the rules adopted in the 5G Fund
Report and Order specify that each
legacy support recipient must use at
least one-third of the legacy support it
receives in 2021, at least two-thirds of
the legacy support it receives in 2022,
and all of the legacy support in 2023
and beyond for these purposes.
To address a concern that budgets and
deployment plans for 2021 are largely
complete, which could make it difficult
for some competitive ETCs to achieve
the 2021 support usage requirement, the
Commission adopted a rule that affords
such competitive ETCs the flexibility to
use less than one-third of their legacy
support in 2021 and make up for any
shortfall in 2021 by proportionally
increasing the requirement in 2022
(above the two-thirds of its support the
competitive ETC is required to spend on
5G in that year). See 47 CFR
54.322(c)(4). In order to take advantage
of this flexibility, a competitive ETC
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receiving legacy support for mobile
wireless services must submit a
certification in which it (1) provides
information regarding the service area(s)
for which it and any affiliated mobile
competitive ETC(s) receive legacy
support and the annual amount of
support they receive in each area; (2)
indicates the total amount of legacy
high-cost support to be spent on the
deployment, maintenance, and
operation of mobile networks that
provide 5G service in calendar year
2021 across the identified service areas;
and (3) certifies that any 2021 spending
shortfall will be made up in 2022. Only
those competitive ETCs receiving legacy
high-cost support for mobile wireless
services that wish to avail themselves of
the flexibility concerning their 2021 and
2022 legacy high-cost support usage
requirements will be required to
respond to this information collection.
The certification will be used by the
Commission to identify how much a
competitive ETC that chooses to avail
itself of the flexibility concerning its
2021 and 2022 legacy high-cost support
usage requirements will spend on 5G in
2021 and the spending shortfall it must
make up in 2022, and to confirm the
competitive ETC’s commitment to make
up its 2021 spending shortfall in 2022
in accordance with its certification and
the Commission’s rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21–156; RM–11901; DA 21–
768; FR ID 36873]
Television Broadcasting Services
Boise, Idaho
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On April 16, 2021, the Media
Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Sinclair Boise
Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee
of KBOI–TV, channel 9 (NBC), Boise,
Idaho, requesting the substitution of
channel 20 for channel 9 at Boise in the
DTV Table of Allotments. For the
reasons set forth in the Report and
Order referenced below, the Bureau
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amends FCC regulations to substitute
channel 20 for channel 9 at Boise.
DATES:
Effective July 14, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
The
proposed rule was published at 86 FR
22382 on April 28, 2021. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel 20. No other
comments were filed. The Petitioner
states that VHF channels have certain
propagation characteristics which may
cause reception issues for some viewers.
In addition, KBOI–TV has received
numerous complaints from viewers
unable to receive the Station’s over-theair signal, despite being able to receive
signals from other stations. The
Petitioner also demonstrated that while
the noise limited contour of the
proposed channel 20 facility does not
completely encompass the licensed
channel 9 contour, only 180 persons in
two small loss areas are predicted to
lose service from KBOI–TV, a number
the Commission considers de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 21–156; RM–11901; DA 21–
768, adopted July 2, 2021, and released
July 2, 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
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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:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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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 Idaho, by revising the
entry for ‘‘Boise’’ to read as follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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Boise .................................
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47 CFR Part 74
[MB Docket No. 19–193; FCC 21–70; FR ID
35680]
Low Power FM Radio Service
Technical Rules
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) adopts an Order on
Reconsideration (Order) to consider
petitions for reconsideration filed in
response to revisions of technical rules
that primarily affect Low Power FM
(LPFM) radio stations.
DATES: Effective August 13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Bleiweiss, Media Bureau, Audio
Division, (202) 418–2785, or via the
internet at Irene.Bleiweiss@fcc.gov.
Direct press inquiries to Janice Wise at
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(202) 418–8165, or via the internet at
Janice.Wise@fcc.gov. For additional
information concerning the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) information
collection requirements contained in
this document, contact Cathy Williams
at 202–418–2918, or via the internet at
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order, in
MB Docket No. 19–193, FCC 21–70,
adopted June 15, 2021 and released on
June 16, 2021. The full text of this
document is available electronically via
the FCC’s Electronic Document
Management System (EDOCS) website
https://www.fcc.gov/edocs or by
downloading the text from the
Commission’s website at https://
ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/0616283713905/
FCC-21-70A1.pdf or https://
docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC21-70A1.pdf (Documents will be
available electronically in ASCII,
Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat.)
Alternative formats are available for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format), by
sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or
calling the Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
The Order does not contain new or
modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13. Therefore, it does not contain any
new or modified information collection
burdens for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant
to the Small Business Paperwork Relief
Act of 2002, Public Law 107–198.
Congressional Review Act
The Commission has determined, and
the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
concurs that this rule change is ‘‘nonmajor’’ under the Congressional Review
Act, 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission
will send a copy of the Order to
Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Synopsis
1. Introduction. On June 15, 2021, the
Commission adopted an Order on
Reconsideration (Order), Amendment of
Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission’s
Rules to Improve the Low Power FM
Radio Service Technical Rules; FCC 21–
70, MB Docket No. 19–193. The Order
dismisses in part and denies in part two
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petitions for reconsideration of revisions
to technical rules governing the Low
Power FM (LPFM) service in order to
improve LPFM reception and increase
flexibility in transmitter siting while
maintaining interference protection and
the core LPFM goals of diversity and
localism. The Order also restores text
that was inadvertently deleted from an
existing LPFM rule.
2. The Commission proposed to
modify the LPFM technical rules in a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
published at 84 FR 49205 (Sept. 19,
2019). It adopted revised technical rules
in a Report and Order published at 85
FR 35567 (June 11, 2020). The
Commission established that the
revisions would apply prospectively,
i.e., to applications for which no
decision had yet issued as of the rules’
effective date. The goal of the revisions
was to provide LPFM stations with
greater flexibility, to improve their
service, and to remove regulatory
burdens.
3. Petitions for Reconsideration. The
Commission received two petitions for
reconsideration. One petition sought
further revisions of the LPFM rules to
increase maximum power, eliminate
certain testing requirements for
directional antennas, and revise a
requirement that LPFM stations use
equipment that has been certified for
LPFM use. Another petition asked the
Commission to extend the new rules to
cases decided under former rules if the
decision was not yet final when the new
rules took effect. The Order dismisses
and/or denies these petitions consistent
with the Commission’s goal of keeping
LPFM requirements simple and
accessible in order to facilitate
construction and operation of
community-oriented noncommercial
stations by organizations with limited
expertise and small budgets.
4. Restoration of Inadvertently
Deleted Language. The Order takes the
opportunity to correct an error that
occurred when the Commission
amended the Rules to permit LPFM
stations to retransmit their signals over
co-owned FM booster stations. In
making ancillary changes to add the
concept of LPFM boosters to existing
rules governing booster use in other
services, the Commission inadvertently
deleted three words (‘‘or FM translator’’)
from the existing language in section
74.1263(b) of the Rules. The Order
includes a rule revision to restore that
language. Because the deletion of FM
translators from the scope of the rule in
question was clearly inadvertent and
correcting this error is noncontroversial,
the Order finds that the notice and
comment procedures of the
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-156; RM-11901; DA 21-768; FR ID 36873]
Television Broadcasting Services Boise, Idaho
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On April 16, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Sinclair Boise Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the
licensee of KBOI-TV, channel 9 (NBC), Boise, Idaho, requesting the
substitution of channel 20 for channel 9 at Boise 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 20 for channel 9 at Boise.
DATES: Effective July 14, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 86 FR
22382 on April 28, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 20. No
other comments were filed. The Petitioner states that VHF channels have
certain propagation characteristics which may cause reception issues
for some viewers. In addition, KBOI-TV has received numerous complaints
from viewers unable to receive the Station's over-the-air signal,
despite being able to receive signals from other stations. The
Petitioner also demonstrated that while the noise limited contour of
the proposed channel 20 facility does not completely encompass the
licensed channel 9 contour, only 180 persons in two small loss areas
are predicted to lose service from KBOI-TV, a number the Commission
considers de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 21-156; RM-11901; DA 21-768, adopted July 2, 2021, and released
July 2, 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 [email protected] 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).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
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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:
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, in paragraph (i), amend the Post-Transition Table
of DTV Allotments, under Idaho, by revising the entry for ``Boise'' to
read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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IDAHO
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Boise................................................. 7, 20, * 21, 39
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