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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If
you have questions on this test
deviation, call or email Douglas
Blakemore, Eighth Coast Guard District
Bridge Administration Branch Chief at
(504) 671–2128 or
Douglas.A.Blakemore@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background, Purpose and Legal Basis
The CSX Transportation railroad
drawbridge crosses the Back Bay of
Biloxi, mile 0.4, Biloxi, MS. The bridge
will continue to open according to the
drawbridge regulations but the bridge
tender will operate this bridge from a
remote location at the CSX railroad
terminal in Mobile, Alabama. This
bridge has a 14-foot vertical clearance at
mean high water, an unlimited vertical
clearance when in the open to vessel
position and a 132-foot horizontal
clearance. The bridge operates
according to 33 CFR 117.5.
CSX Transportation has requested to
operate this bridge remotely from their
railroad terminal in Mobile, AL. CSX
has installed a remote operation system
at the bridge and a remote control
center, located in Mobile, AL. At the
bridge, CSX has installed infrared
cameras, closed circuit cameras and
TVs, communication systems and
information technology systems on the
bridge that allow an operator from
Mobile to monitor and control the
bridge. This waterway is used primarily
by recreational boats and small towing
vessels and opens to vessels
approximately 6 times per day.
The Coast Guard will evaluate the
impact of this test on vessels by
analyzing CSX bridge tender logs and
public comments.
The Coast Guard will also inform the
users of the waterways through our
Local and Broadcast Notices to Mariners
of the change in operating schedule for
the bridge so that vessel operators can
arrange their transits to minimize any
impact caused by the test deviation.
In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e),
the drawbridge must return to its regular
operating schedule immediately at the
end of the effective period of this
temporary deviation. This deviation
from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.
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47 CFR Part 73
Dated: September 13, 2022.
Douglas Blakemore,
Chief, Bridge Administration Branch, U.S.
Coast Guard, Eighth Coast Guard District.
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Television Broadcasting Services
Staunton, Virginia
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On June 15, 2021, the Media
Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in
response to a petition for rulemaking
filed by VPM Media Corporation (VPM
or Petitioner), the licensee of WVPT,
channel *11, Staunton, Virginia,
requesting the substitution of channel
*15 for channel *11 at Staunton in the
Table of TV Allotments. For the reasons
set forth in the Report and Order
referenced below, the Bureau amends
FCC regulations to substitute channel
*15 for channel *11 at Staunton.
DATES: Effective September 19, 2022.
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
34695 on June 30, 2021. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel *15. No other
comments were filed.
We find that the public interest would
be served by substituting channel *15
for channel *11 at Staunton, Virginia .
We believe the public interest would be
served by substituting channel *15 for
channel *11 at Staunton, Virginia. As
the Petitioner notes, the challenges of
digital reception are well-documented
and the Commission has recognized the
deleterious effects of manmade noise on
the reception of digital VHF signals,
including VHF channel propagation
characteristics that allow undesired
signals and noise to be receivable at
relatively far distances and nearby
electrical devices to cause interference
are exacerbated by rugged terrain. The
proposed channel *15 facilities will
result in a small loss area when
compared to WVPT’s existing service
area, largely due to the deep null
required for the proposed WVPT–1 site
on channel *15 to protect the NRAO
and SGRS (formerly NRRO). However,
the Station will continue to serve this
area by operating from its current
WVPT–3 site as a translator on either
channel *11 (its current licensed
channel) or channel *12 (its current
SUMMARY:
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temporary channel). Furthermore, a staff
analysis confirms that the change in
channel will result in a gain of 34,790
new viewers that previously did not
have access to WVPT, and a loss of
noncommercial educational service to
477 persons, which is de minimis.
WVPT is located within the National
Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), an area of
approximately 13,000 square miles
created to minimize possible harmful
interference at the National Radio
Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) site
located at Green Bank, West Virginia,
and the Naval Radio Research
Observatory (NRRO) site at Sugar Grove,
West Virginia. The Commission’s rules
requires that the NRAO be notified, in
writing, of any proposed construction
and operation of a new or modified
station at a permanent fixed location in
the Quiet Zone, including the technical
details of the proposed operation.
Petitioner amended its Petition for
Rulemaking on August 29, 2022 to
provide a Letter of Concurrence, dated
August 12, 2022, from the National
Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) confirming
that neither the NRAO or the Sugar
Grove Research Station (SGRS, formerly
the NRRO) object to this frequency
assignment subject to continued
coordination.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 21–248; RM–11910; DA 22–
919, adopted September 1, 2022, and
released September 1, 2022. The full
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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).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff Media Bureau.
Final Rule
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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(j), amend the Table of
Allotments, under Virginia, by revising
the entry for Staunton to read as
follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 21-248; RM-11910-; DA 22-919; FR ID 103525]
Television Broadcasting Services Staunton, Virginia
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On June 15, 2021, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by VPM Media Corporation (VPM or Petitioner), the
licensee of WVPT, channel *11, Staunton, Virginia, requesting the
substitution of channel *15 for channel *11 at Staunton in the Table of
TV Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order
referenced below, the Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute
channel *15 for channel *11 at Staunton.
DATES: Effective September 19, 2022.
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
34695 on June 30, 2021. The Petitioner filed comments in support of the
petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *15. No other
comments were filed.
We find that the public interest would be served by substituting
channel *15 for channel *11 at Staunton, Virginia . We believe the
public interest would be served by substituting channel *15 for channel
*11 at Staunton, Virginia. As the Petitioner notes, the challenges of
digital reception are well-documented and the Commission has recognized
the deleterious effects of manmade noise on the reception of digital
VHF signals, including VHF channel propagation characteristics that
allow undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively far
distances and nearby electrical devices to cause interference are
exacerbated by rugged terrain. The proposed channel *15 facilities will
result in a small loss area when compared to WVPT's existing service
area, largely due to the deep null required for the proposed WVPT-1
site on channel *15 to protect the NRAO and SGRS (formerly NRRO).
However, the Station will continue to serve this area by operating from
its current WVPT-3 site as a translator on either channel *11 (its
current licensed channel) or channel *12 (its current
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temporary channel). Furthermore, a staff analysis confirms that the
change in channel will result in a gain of 34,790 new viewers that
previously did not have access to WVPT, and a loss of noncommercial
educational service to 477 persons, which is de minimis.
WVPT is located within the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ), an
area of approximately 13,000 square miles created to minimize possible
harmful interference at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
site located at Green Bank, West Virginia, and the Naval Radio Research
Observatory (NRRO) site at Sugar Grove, West Virginia. The Commission's
rules requires that the NRAO be notified, in writing, of any proposed
construction and operation of a new or modified station at a permanent
fixed location in the Quiet Zone, including the technical details of
the proposed operation. Petitioner amended its Petition for Rulemaking
on August 29, 2022 to provide a Letter of Concurrence, dated August 12,
2022, from the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) confirming that neither
the NRAO or the Sugar Grove Research Station (SGRS, formerly the NRRO)
object to this frequency assignment subject to continued coordination.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 21-248; RM-11910; DA 22-919, adopted September 1, 2022, and
released September 1, 2022. 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.
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(j), amend the Table of Allotments, under Virginia,
by revising the entry for Staunton to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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(j) * * *
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Community Channel No.
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VIRGINIA
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Staunton................................................ * 15
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