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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23–287; RM–11961; DA 23–
750; FR ID 166960]
Television Broadcasting Services
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Commission has before it
a petition for rulemaking filed by NPG
of Idaho, Inc. (Petitioner), the licensee of
KIFI–TV, channel 8, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
The Petitioner requests the substitution
of channel 18 for channel 8 at Idaho
Falls in the Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before October 5, 2023 and reply
comments on or before October 20,
2023.
SUMMARY:
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:
Patrick Cross, Esq., Brooks, Pierce,
McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P,
Wells Fargo Capitol Center, Suite 1700,
Raleigh, NC 27601.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647; or Joyce Bernstein, Media
Bureau, at Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
support, the Petitioner states that its
proposed channel substitution would
serve the public interest by resolving
reception issues currently experienced
by a meaningful cross-section of viewers
in KIFI–TV’s service area, thereby
expanding the availability of reliable,
free over-the-air network television
service within the market. According to
the Petitioner, KIFI–TV has received
numerous complaints about reception of
its channel 8 facility since the end of the
DTV transition in 2009, a common
difficulty shared by other stations with
VHF channel assignments in the Idaho
Falls market. 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 of these
channels that allow undesired signals
and noise to be receivable at relatively
farther distances and that nearby
electrical devices tend to emit noise that
can cause interference in this band and
reception of VHF signal require
physically larger antennas relative to
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UHF channel antennas. Moreover, when
compared to the Station’s current
channel 8 facility, the proposed channel
18 facility will create a predicted service
loss of only 327 persons using the
Commission’s TVStudy software tool, a
number which the Petitioner asserts is
de minimis. The Petitioner also points
out that this loss prediction fails to
account for the longtime and ongoing
service challenges many KIFI–TV
viewers experience due to channel 8’s
inferior propagation characteristics,
which it expects will be remedied by
switching to a UHF channel.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 23–287;
RM–11961; DA 23–750, adopted August
23, 2023, and released August 23, 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
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
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Commission proposes to amend 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 the table in
paragraph (j), under Idaho, revise the
entry for Idaho Falls to read as follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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Idaho Falls ................. 18, 20, 36.
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DOL Acquisition Regulation:
Department of Labor Acquisition
Regulation System
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Administration and
Management, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is proposing to revise the
Department of Labor Acquisition
Regulations (DOLAR), in its entirety in
order to update and streamline agency
procurement regulations consistent with
the Federal Acquisition Reform Act, and
the Federal Acquisition Streamlining
Act. The proposed updates remove
provisions that are redundant or
obsolete and codify the use of certain
contractual provisions that DOL has
developed and deployed in recent years
in order to put potential contractors on
notice of these provisions and to
formalize their usage. The provisions
address a range of matters, including:
government property, continuity of
operations, system requirements,
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-287; RM-11961; DA 23-750; FR ID 166960]
Television Broadcasting Services Idaho Falls, Idaho
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by NPG of Idaho, Inc. (Petitioner), the licensee of KIFI-TV, channel 8,
Idaho Falls, Idaho. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel
18 for channel 8 at Idaho Falls in the Table of Allotments.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 5, 2023 and reply
comments on or before October 20, 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: Patrick Cross, Esq., Brooks, Pierce, McLendon,
Humphrey & Leonard, L.L.P, Wells Fargo Capitol Center, Suite 1700,
Raleigh, NC 27601.
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 its
proposed channel substitution would serve the public interest by
resolving reception issues currently experienced by a meaningful cross-
section of viewers in KIFI-TV's service area, thereby expanding the
availability of reliable, free over-the-air network television service
within the market. According to the Petitioner, KIFI-TV has received
numerous complaints about reception of its channel 8 facility since the
end of the DTV transition in 2009, a common difficulty shared by other
stations with VHF channel assignments in the Idaho Falls market. 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 of these channels that
allow undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively
farther distances and that nearby electrical devices tend to emit noise
that can cause interference in this band and reception of VHF signal
require physically larger antennas relative to UHF channel antennas.
Moreover, when compared to the Station's current channel 8 facility,
the proposed channel 18 facility will create a predicted service loss
of only 327 persons using the Commission's TVStudy software tool, a
number which the Petitioner asserts is de minimis. The Petitioner also
points out that this loss prediction fails to account for the longtime
and ongoing service challenges many KIFI-TV viewers experience due to
channel 8's inferior propagation characteristics, which it expects will
be remedied by switching to a UHF channel.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 23-287; RM-11961; DA 23-750, adopted August
23, 2023, and released August 23, 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 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 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 the table in paragraph (j), under Idaho, revise
the entry for Idaho Falls 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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Idaho
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Idaho Falls............................... 18, 20, 36.
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