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Dated: August 30, 2023.
Vanessa Garcia,
Federal Register Liaison, Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2023–19070 Filed 8–31–23; 4:15 pm]
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23–296; RM–11964; DA 23–
774; FR ID 168460]
Television Broadcasting Services Des
Moines, Iowa
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Commission has before it
a petition for rulemaking (Petition) filed
by Iowa Public Broadcasting Board
(Petitioner or IPB), the licensee of
noncommercial educational television
PBS member station KDIN–TV (KDIN–
TV or Station), channel *11, Des
Moines, Iowa. The Petitioner requests
the substitution of channel *34 in place
of channel *11 at Des Moines, Iowa in
the Table of TV Allotments, and
requests that we delete vacant channel
*34, Ames, Iowa and substitute it with
the allotment of vacant channel *21 to
Ames, Iowa.
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:
Derek Teslik, Gray Miller Persh LLP,
2233 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 226,
Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1665; or Emily Harrison, Media
Bureau, at Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
support, the Petitioner asserts that
allowing the Station to move from a
VHF to a UHF channel would serve the
public interest by resolving viewer
reception challenges and significantly
improving the Station’s over-the-airservice to the viewers in its existing
service area. Petitioner includes with its
Petition a number of viewer complaints
highlighting current reception problems.
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Petitioner 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
large variability in the performance of
indoor antennas available to viewers,
with most antennas performing very
poorly on high VHF channels. An
engineering statement provided by the
Petitioner confirms that the proposed
channel *34 contour would provide full
principal community coverage to Des
Moines, Iowa. The proposed move from
channel *11 to channel *34 is also not
predicted to create a loss of service to
any viewers and according to the
engineering statement will actually
increase the area covered while serving
the population with higher signal levels.
Petitioner acknowledges that the
proposed channel substitution would
not meet the distance separation
requirements regarding the vacant
channel *34 allotment at Ames, Iowa.
As a result, Petitioner requests that
simultaneously with the substitution of
channel *34 at Des Moines, Iowa, we
delete the vacant channel *34 allotment
at Ames, Iowa and substitute it with the
allotment of vacant channel *21 to
Ames, Iowa. As stated in its
supplemental engineering statement, the
proposed channel *21 is described as
meeting the distance criteria found in
section 73.623(d) of the Commission’s
rules, and an analysis using the
Commission’s TVStudy software is
provided showing no interference to any
other station or allotment.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 23–296;
RM–11964; DA 23–774, adopted August
29, 2023, and released August 29, 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
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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
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.
2. In § 73.622, in the table in
paragraph (j), under Iowa, revise the
entry for Ames and Des Moines to read
as follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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*
*
(j) * * *
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*
Community
*
Channel No.
*
*
*
*
Iowa
*
*
Ames ................
Des Moines ......
*
*
5, *21, 23.
8, 13, 16, 19, *34.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-296; RM-11964; DA 23-774; FR ID 168460]
Television Broadcasting Services Des Moines, Iowa
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking
(Petition) filed by Iowa Public Broadcasting Board (Petitioner or IPB),
the licensee of noncommercial educational television PBS member station
KDIN-TV (KDIN-TV or Station), channel *11, Des Moines, Iowa. The
Petitioner requests the substitution of channel *34 in place of channel
*11 at Des Moines, Iowa in the Table of TV Allotments, and requests
that we delete vacant channel *34, Ames, Iowa and substitute it with
the allotment of vacant channel *21 to Ames, Iowa.
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: Derek Teslik, Gray Miller Persh LLP, 2233
Wisconsin Ave. NW, Suite 226, Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-1665; or Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support, the Petitioner asserts that
allowing the Station to move from a VHF to a UHF channel would serve
the public interest by resolving viewer reception challenges and
significantly improving the Station's over-the-air-service to the
viewers in its existing service area. Petitioner includes with its
Petition a number of viewer complaints highlighting current reception
problems. Petitioner 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
large variability in the performance of indoor antennas available to
viewers, with most antennas performing very poorly on high VHF
channels. An engineering statement provided by the Petitioner confirms
that the proposed channel *34 contour would provide full principal
community coverage to Des Moines, Iowa. The proposed move from channel
*11 to channel *34 is also not predicted to create a loss of service to
any viewers and according to the engineering statement will actually
increase the area covered while serving the population with higher
signal levels.
Petitioner acknowledges that the proposed channel substitution
would not meet the distance separation requirements regarding the
vacant channel *34 allotment at Ames, Iowa. As a result, Petitioner
requests that simultaneously with the substitution of channel *34 at
Des Moines, Iowa, we delete the vacant channel *34 allotment at Ames,
Iowa and substitute it with the allotment of vacant channel *21 to
Ames, Iowa. As stated in its supplemental engineering statement, the
proposed channel *21 is described as meeting the distance criteria
found in section 73.623(d) of the Commission's rules, and an analysis
using the Commission's TVStudy software is provided showing no
interference to any other station or allotment.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 23-296; RM-11964; DA 23-774, adopted August
29, 2023, and released August 29, 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 Iowa, revise
the entry for Ames and Des Moines to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
* * * * *
(j) * * *
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Community Channel No.
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* * * * *
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Iowa
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* * * * *
Ames...................................... 5, *21, 23.
Des Moines................................ 8, 13, 16, 19, *34.
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