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legitimate vehicle range capability and
fueling availability limitations; or for
other reasons acceptable to the agency.
■ 3. Revise § 302–4.401 to read as
follows:
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§ 302–4.401 Are there exceptions to this
daily minimum?
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Yes, your agency may authorize
exceptions to the daily minimum
driving distance when there is a delay
beyond your control such as acts of God,
restrictions by Governmental
authorities, other acceptable reasons
(e.g., the employee is an individual with
a disability or has special needs, or
legitimate alternative fuel vehicle range
capability and fueling availability
limitations). Your agency must have a
designated approving official authorize
the exception.
■ 4. Revise § 302–4.704 to read as
follows:
§ 302–4.704 Must we require a minimum
driving distance per day?
Yes, you must establish a minimum
driving distance not less than an average
of 300 miles per day. However, an
exception to the daily minimum driving
distance may be made when the delay
is:
(a) Beyond control of the employee,
e.g., results from acts of God or
restrictions by Government authorities;
(b) Due to a disability or special need;
(c) Due to legitimate vehicle range
capability and fueling availability
limitations of the employee’s alternative
fuel POV; or
(d) For other reasons acceptable to
you.
PART 302–9—ALLOWANCES FOR
TRANSPORTATION AND EMERGENCY
OR TEMPORARY STORAGE OF A
PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLE
5. The authority citation for part 302–
9 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5737a; 5 U.S.C. 5738;
20 U.S.C. 905(a); E.O. 11609, as amended, 3
CFR 1971–1975 Comp., p. 586.
6. Amend § 302–9.4 by adding a
sentence to the end of the section to
read as follows:
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§ 302–9.4 What are the purposes of the
allowance for transportation of a POV?
* * * For example, your agency may
determine that it is both advantageous
and cost effective to the Government to
allow for transportation of an alternative
fuel POV which would be impractical to
drive a long distance to the new official
station due to legitimate vehicle range
capability and fueling availability
limitations, but has practical use once at
the new official station.
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7. Amend § 302–9.301 by revising
paragraph (e) to read as follows:
§ 302–9.301 Under what conditions may
my agency authorize transportation of my
POV within CONUS?
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(e) The distance that the POV is to be
shipped is 600 miles or more. An
exception to the 600-mile or more
distance requirement may be made for
legitimate alternative fuel vehicle range
capability and fueling availability
limitations.
■ 8. Amend § 302–9.606 by revising
paragraph (f) to read as follows:
§ 302–9.606 What must we consider in
determining whether transportation of a
POV within CONUS is cost effective?
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(f) The distance that the POV is to be
shipped is 600 miles or more. An
exception to the 600-mile distance
requirement may be made for legitimate
alternative fuel vehicle range capability
and fueling availability limitations.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23–79; RM–11947; DA 23–
160; FR ID 130305]
Television Broadcasting Services
Kalispell, Montana
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Commission has before it
a petition for rulemaking filed by
Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC
(Petitioner), the licensee of KCFW–TV,
channel 9, Kalispell, Montana. The
Petitioner requests the substitution of
channel 17 for channel 9 at Kalispell in
the Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before April 13, 2023 and reply
comments on or before April 28, 2023.
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:
Paul Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter
PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, Washington,
DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media
Bureau, at Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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support, the Petitioner states that the
Station has a long history of severe
reception problems as a result of its
operation on a VHF channel. The
Petitioner further states that the
Commission has recognized that VHF
channels pose challenges for their use in
providing digital television service,
including propagation characteristics
that allow undesired signals and noise
to be receivable at relatively far
distances and result in large variability
in the performance of indoor antennas
available to viewers with most antennas
performing very poorly on high VHF
channels. According to the Petitioner,
KCFW–TV ‘‘has received numerous
complaints from viewers unable to
receive that Station’s over-the-air signal,
despite being able to receive signals
from other local stations.’’ Petitioner
asserts that its channel substitution
proposal will serve the public in by
resolving the over-the-air reception
problems and enhancing viewer
reception in KCFW–TV’s service area.
An analysis provided by the Petitioner
using the Commission’s TVStudy
software tool indicates that all but
approximately 75 persons will continue
to receive the signal, a number the
Petitioner asserts is de minimis.
Furthermore, in addition to maintaining
full coverage of its community of
license, Petitioner notes that the
proposed change to channel 17 will
result in a predicted increase in service
to more than 38,000 persons.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 23–79;
RM–11947; DA 23–160, adopted March
1, 2023, and released March 1, 2023.
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
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
SERVICES
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 § 73.622 in paragraph (j), amend
the Table of Allotments under Montana
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[Proposed Rules]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-79; RM-11947; DA 23-160; FR ID 130305]
Television Broadcasting Services Kalispell, Montana
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by Sinclair Media Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the licensee of KCFW-TV,
channel 9, Kalispell, Montana. The Petitioner requests the substitution
of channel 17 for channel 9 at Kalispell in the Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before April 13, 2023 and reply
comments on or before April 28, 2023.
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: Paul Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter PLLC, 2001 L
Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support, the Petitioner states that the
Station has a long history of severe reception problems as a result of
its operation on a VHF channel. The Petitioner further states that the
Commission has recognized that VHF channels pose challenges for their
use in providing digital television service, including propagation
characteristics that allow undesired signals and noise to be receivable
at relatively far distances and result in large variability in the
performance of indoor antennas available to viewers with most antennas
performing very poorly on high VHF channels. According to the
Petitioner, KCFW-TV ``has received numerous complaints from viewers
unable to receive that Station's over-the-air signal, despite being
able to receive signals from other local stations.'' Petitioner asserts
that its channel substitution proposal will serve the public in by
resolving the over-the-air reception problems and enhancing viewer
reception in KCFW-TV's service area. An analysis provided by the
Petitioner using the Commission's TVStudy software tool indicates that
all but approximately 75 persons will continue to receive the signal, a
number the Petitioner asserts is de minimis. Furthermore, in addition
to maintaining full coverage of its community of license, Petitioner
notes that the proposed change to channel 17 will result in a predicted
increase in service to more than 38,000 persons.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 23-79; RM-11947; DA 23-160, adopted March 1,
2023, and released March 1, 2023. 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
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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 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.
Sec. 73.622 [Amended]
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2. In Sec. 73.622 in paragraph (j), amend the Table of Allotments
under Montana by revising the entry for Kalispell to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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MONTANA
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Kalispell.............................................. * 15, 17
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