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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–115; RM–11921; DA 22–
1232; FR ID 117273]
Television Broadcasting Services
Butte, Montana
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On March 10, 2022, the Media
Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Scripps
Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner),
the licensee of KXLF–TV (Station),
channel 5, Butte, Montana, requesting
the substitution of channel 15 for
channel 5 at Butte in the Table of
Allotments. For the reasons set forth in
the Report and Order referenced below,
the Bureau amends FCC regulations to
substitute channel 15 for channel 5 at
Butte.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective December 15, 2022.
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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 87 FR
16157 on March 22, 2022. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel 15. No other
comments were filed. We believe the
public interest would be served by
substituting channel 15 for channel 5 at
Butte, Montana. According to the
Petitioner, it has received many
complaints from viewers unable to
receive a reliable signal on VHF channel
5, and the Commission has recognized
that VHF channels have certain
characteristics that pose challenges for
their use in providing digital television
service. The Engineering Statement
provided with the Petition confirmed
that the proposed channel 15 contour
would continue to reach virtually all of
the population within the Station’s
current service area and fully cover the
city of Butte. An analysis using the
Commission’s TVStudy software tool
indicates that KXLF–TV’s move from
channel 5 to channel 15 is predicted to
create an area where approximately
3,000 persons are predicted to lose
service. The loss area, however, is
partially overlapped by the noise
limited contour of Scripps’ owned CBS
affiliate KPAX–TV, Missoula, Montana;
KBZK(TV), Bozeman, Montana; and
KRTV(TV), Great Falls, Montana. Once
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those other sources of CBS programming
are factored into the loss analysis, the
new loss area that would be created by
the proposed channel substitution
would contain less than 500 persons, a
level of service loss the Commission
considers to be de minimis.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 22–115; RM–11921; DA 22–
1232, adopted November 29, 2022, and
released November 29, 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 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
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(j), amend the Table of
Allotments, under Montana, by revising
the entry for Butte to read as follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22–116; RM–11922; DA 22–
1233; FR ID 117287]
Television Broadcasting Services
Missoula, Montana
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On March 10, 2022, the Media
Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued
a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Scripps
Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner),
the licensee of KPAX–TV (Station),
channel 7, Missoula, Montana,
requesting the substitution of channel
25 for channel 7 at Missoula in the
Table of Allotments. For the reasons set
forth in the Report and Order referenced
below, the Bureau amends Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) regulations to substitute
channel 25 for channel 7 at Missoula.
DATES: Effective December 15, 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 87 FR
16156 on March 22, 2022. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel 25. No other
comments were filed.
The Report and Order substitutes
channel 25 for channel 7 at Missoula,
Montana. According to the Petitioner, it
has received many complaints from
viewers unable to receive a reliable
signal on VHF channel 7, and the
Commission has recognized that VHF
channels have certain characteristics
that pose challenges for their use in
providing digital television service. The
Engineering Statement provided with
the Petition confirmed that the proposed
channel 25 contour would continue to
reach virtually all of the population
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within the Station’s current service area
and fully cover the city of Missoula. An
analysis using the Commission’s
TVStudy software tool indicates that
KPAX–TV’s move from channel 7 to
channel 25 is predicted to create a small
area where 444 persons are predicted to
lose service. The loss area, however, is
partially overlapped by the noise
limited contour of Scripps’ owned
television station KXLF–TV, Butte,
Montana, which is also a CBS affiliate,
and reduces the number who are
predicted to lose CBS service to only
121 persons, which is a level of service
loss the Commission considers to be de
minimis. Concurrence from the
Canadian government was required and
has been obtained. This is a synopsis of
the Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 22–116; RM–11922; DA 22–
1233, adopted November 29, 2022, and
released November 29, 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 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
the 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.
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1
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
SERVICES
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 Montana, by revising
the entry for Missoula to read as
follows:
■
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 515, 516 and 552
[GSAR Case 2021–G502; Docket No. 2022–
0021; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 3090–AK70
General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation GSAR); GSAR
Clause Matrix Update
Office of Acquisition Policy,
General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The General Services
Administration (GSA) is issuing this
final rule amending the General
Services Administration Acquisition
Regulation (GSAR) to make editorial
changes. This technical amendment
includes correcting GSAR provision and
clause designation and prescription
errors as well as fixing mistakes
regarding the incorporation of GSAR
provisions and clauses.
DATES: Effective: December 15, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kathryn Carlson or Mr. Bryon Boyer,
GSA Acquisition Policy Division, for
clarification of content at 817–850–5580
or email gsarpolicy@gsa.gov. For
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules, contact the
Regulatory Secretariat at 202–501–4755.
Please cite GSAR Case 2021–G502.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Discussion and Analysis
This final rule amends the GSAR to
make editorial corrections. As part of
GSA’s regulatory reform efforts, GSA
made updates to the GSAM Matrix of
Provisions and Clauses. During this
process, designation and prescription
errors connected to these GSAR clauses
and provisions were found. This
technical amendment corrects these
designations and prescription errors and
revises language regarding the
incorporation of these provisions and
clauses. There are no significant content
changes to the GSAR as a result of this
technical amendment.
II. Executive Order 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and
13563 direct agencies to assess all costs
and benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, if regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, distributive impacts, and
equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the
importance of quantifying both costs
and benefits, of reducing costs, of
harmonizing rules, and of promoting
flexibility. This is not a significant
regulatory action and, therefore, was not
subject to review under Section 6(b) of
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review, dated September
30, 1993.
III. Congressional Review Act
Subtitle E of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
1996 (codified at 5 U.S.C. 801–808), also
known as the Congressional Review Act
or CRA, generally provides that before a
major rule may take effect, the agency
promulgating the rule must submit a
rule report, which includes a copy of
the rule, to each House of the Congress
and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The General Services
Administration will submit a report
containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S.
House of Representatives, and the
Comptroller General of the United
States. A major rule under the CRA
cannot take effect until 60 days after it
is published in the Federal Register.
This rule is not a major rule under 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
IV. Publication for Public Comment Is
Not Required
The statute that applies to the
publication of the GSAR is the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy statute
(codified at title 41 of the United States
Code). Specifically, 41 U.S.C. 1707(a)(1)
requires that a procurement policy,
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 22-116; RM-11922; DA 22-1233; FR ID 117287]
Television Broadcasting Services Missoula, Montana
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On March 10, 2022, the Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition
for rulemaking filed by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings LLC (Petitioner),
the licensee of KPAX-TV (Station), channel 7, Missoula, Montana,
requesting the substitution of channel 25 for channel 7 at Missoula in
the Table of Allotments. For the reasons set forth in the Report and
Order referenced below, the Bureau amends Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission) regulations to substitute channel 25 for
channel 7 at Missoula.
DATES: Effective December 15, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 87 FR
16156 on March 22, 2022. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 25. No
other comments were filed.
The Report and Order substitutes channel 25 for channel 7 at
Missoula, Montana. According to the Petitioner, it has received many
complaints from viewers unable to receive a reliable signal on VHF
channel 7, and the Commission has recognized that VHF channels have
certain characteristics that pose challenges for their use in providing
digital television service. The Engineering Statement provided with the
Petition confirmed that the proposed channel 25 contour would continue
to reach virtually all of the population
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within the Station's current service area and fully cover the city of
Missoula. An analysis using the Commission's TVStudy software tool
indicates that KPAX-TV's move from channel 7 to channel 25 is predicted
to create a small area where 444 persons are predicted to lose service.
The loss area, however, is partially overlapped by the noise limited
contour of Scripps' owned television station KXLF-TV, Butte, Montana,
which is also a CBS affiliate, and reduces the number who are predicted
to lose CBS service to only 121 persons, which is a level of service
loss the Commission considers to be de minimis. Concurrence from the
Canadian government was required and has been obtained. This is a
synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket No. 22-116;
RM-11922; DA 22-1233, adopted November 29, 2022, and released November
29, 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 the 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 SERVICES
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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 Montana, by
revising the entry for Missoula to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Montana
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Missoula.............................................. * 11, 20, 23,
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