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the Commission’s rules, reaffirming its
commitment to apply for channel *3,
and if authorized, to construct the
facility.
Effective November 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov; or
Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1665 or Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule was published at 88 FR
57032 on August 22, 2023. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel *3. No other
comments were received.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by allotting
channel *3 at Tulare, which has a
population of 70,733 and clearly
qualifies for community of license status
for allotment purposes. As stated in the
NPRM, Tulare is known for its
agricultural production and is home to
the nation’s largest single-site dairy
complex. In addition, Petitioner states
that Tulare has a mayor and five council
members; police, public works,
planning, engineering, and community
and economic development
departments; a library, school district;
and numerous businesses and places of
worship. In addition, the proposal
would result in a first local service to
Tulare under the Commission’s second
allotment priority. The Petitioner
demonstrates, and a staff engineering
analysis confirms, that channel *3 can
be allotted to Tulare consistent with the
minimum geographic spacing
requirements for new DTV allotments in
section 73.623(d) of the rules. In
addition, the allotment point complies
with section 73.625(a)(1) of the rules as
the entire community of Tulare is
encompassed by the 35 dBm contour.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 23–279; RM–11956; DA 23–
981, adopted October 16, 2023, and
released October 16, 2023. 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
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‘‘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
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23–281; RM–11958; DA 23–
998; FR ID 181232]
Television Broadcasting Services
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Video Division, Media
Bureau (Bureau) has before it a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking issued in
response to a Petition for Rulemaking
filed by Vision Broadcasting Network,
Inc. (Petitioner). The Petitioner requests
the allotment of reserved
noncommercial educational (NCE)
channel *4 to Alamogordo, New Mexico
(Alamogordo), in the Table of TV
Allotments as the community’s first
local television service. The Petitioner
filed comments in support of the
petition, as required by the
Commission’s rules (rules), reaffirming
its commitment to apply for channel *4
and if authorized, to construct the
facility.
SUMMARY:
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
DATES:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303,
307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339.
Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1665 or Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule was published at 88 FR
58210 on August 25, 2023. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel *4. No other
comments were received.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by allotting
channel *4 at Alamogordo, which, as of
2020, has a population of 30,898 and
clearly qualifies for community of
license status for allotment purposes.
Alamogordo is the county seat of Otero
County and has its own seat of
government consisting of a mayor, six
Commissioners, and a city manager, as
well as its own police, fire, public
works, utility, planning, engineering,
and community and economic
development departments. Alamogordo
also has a library, school district,
numerous businesses and places of
worship, and its own ZIP Code. The
proposal would also result in a first
local service to Alamogordo under the
Commission’s second allotment priority.
The Petitioner demonstrates, and a staff
engineering analysis confirms, that
channel *4 can be allotted to
Alamogordo consistent with the
minimum geographic spacing
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2. In § 73.622(j), amend the Table of
TV Allotments, under California, by
adding an entry for Tulare to read as
follows:
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§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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requirements for new DTV allotments in
section 73.623(d) of the rules. In
addition, the allotment point complies
with section 73.625(a)(1) of the rules as
the entire community of Alamogordo is
encompassed by the 35 dBm contour.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 23–281; RM–11958; DA 23–
998, adopted October 20, 2023, and
released October 20, 2023. 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
TV Allotments, under New Mexico, by
adding an entry for Alamogordo to read
as follows:
■
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Transportation Security Administration
49 CFR Part 1540
Prohibited Items
Transportation Security
Administration, DHS.
ACTION: Interpretive rule.
AGENCY:
The Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) is amending its
interpretive rule that provides guidance
to the public on the types of items that
TSA considers to be weapons,
explosives, and incendiaries, which are
prohibited in airport sterile areas, in the
cabins of aircraft, or in passengers’
checked baggage. This document adds a
limited type of unpressurized gas
cylinders for air guns used in
competitive shooting to those items that
may be placed in checked baggage but
continue to be prohibited in sterile areas
and aircraft cabins. This document also
provides clarification on prohibited
sharp objects and certain self-defense
items.
DATES: This rule is effective October 26,
2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Justin Keear, Requirements
Development Branch, Requirements and
Capabilities Analysis, Transportation
Security Administration, 6595
Springfield Center Drive, Springfield,
VA 20598–6016; Telephone (571) 422–
7202; email ORCAPIL@tsa.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Availability of Rulemaking Document
You can find an electronic copy of
this rulemaking using the internet by
accessing the Government Publishing
Office’s web page at https://
www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/FR/ to
view the daily published Federal
Register edition or accessing the Office
of the Federal Register’s web page at
https://www.federalregister.gov. Copies
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are also available by contacting the
individual identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.
Statutory and Regulatory Background
TSA is responsible for security in all
modes of transportation, including
aviation.1 In addition, TSA is required
to screen all passengers and property,
including carry-on and checked
baggage, and other articles.2 Under
TSA’s regulation on acceptance and
screening of individuals and accessible
property, 49 CFR 1540.111(a), an
individual (other than law enforcement
personnel or other authorized
individuals) may not have a weapon,
explosive, or incendiary, on or about the
individual’s person or accessible
property—
(1) When performance has begun of
the inspection of the individual’s person
or accessible property before entering a
sterile area, or before boarding an
aircraft for which screening is
conducted under this subchapter;
(2) When the individual is entering or
in a sterile area; or
(3) When the individual is attempting
to board or onboard an aircraft for
which screening is conducted under 49
CFR 1544.201, 1546.201, or 1562.23.
Under 49 CFR 1540.111(c), a
passenger may not transport the
following items in checked baggage: any
loaded firearms; any unloaded firearms
unless it meets specific packaging
requirements and is properly declared;
or any unauthorized explosive or
incendiary.
Since February 2003, TSA has
published a series of interpretive rules
that provide guidance to the public on
the types of property TSA considers to
be weapons, explosives, and
incendiaries prohibited on an
individual’s person, accessible property,
or in checked baggage, as well as items
that may be permitted, if they clear
TSA’s required screening.3
As noted in the first interpretive rule,
neither the prohibited items list nor the
permitted items list in this regulatory
interpretation contains all possible
items.4 As a result, items not
specifically included on the prohibited
items list may be prohibited in a sterile
area and the cabin of an aircraft.
1 See
49 U.S.C. 114(d).
49 U.S.C. 44901(a).
3 See 68 FR 7444 (Feb. 14, 2003) (initial
interpretive rule); 68 FR 9902 (Mar. 3, 2003)
(technical corrections); 70 FR 9877 (Mar. 1, 2005)
(prohibiting lighters); 70 FR 51679 (Aug. 31, 2005)
(permitting certain small scissors that persons with
ostomies need); 70 FR 72930 (Dec. 8, 2005)
(allowing small scissors and small tools); and 72 FR
40262 (July 24, 2007) (new enforcement policy
regarding lighters, allowing one lighter).
4 68 FR at 7445.
2 See
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-281; RM-11958; DA 23-998; FR ID 181232]
Television Broadcasting Services Alamogordo, New Mexico
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau) has before it a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in response to a Petition for
Rulemaking filed by Vision Broadcasting Network, Inc. (Petitioner). The
Petitioner requests the allotment of reserved noncommercial educational
(NCE) channel *4 to Alamogordo, New Mexico (Alamogordo), in the Table
of TV Allotments as the community's first local television service. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of the petition, as required by
the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming its commitment to apply for
channel *4 and if authorized, to construct the facility.
DATES: Effective November 27, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202)
418-1665 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR
58210 on August 25, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel *4. No
other comments were received.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
allotting channel *4 at Alamogordo, which, as of 2020, has a population
of 30,898 and clearly qualifies for community of license status for
allotment purposes. Alamogordo is the county seat of Otero County and
has its own seat of government consisting of a mayor, six
Commissioners, and a city manager, as well as its own police, fire,
public works, utility, planning, engineering, and community and
economic development departments. Alamogordo also has a library, school
district, numerous businesses and places of worship, and its own ZIP
Code. The proposal would also result in a first local service to
Alamogordo under the Commission's second allotment priority. The
Petitioner demonstrates, and a staff engineering analysis confirms,
that channel *4 can be allotted to Alamogordo consistent with the
minimum geographic spacing
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requirements for new DTV allotments in section 73.623(d) of the rules.
In addition, the allotment point complies with section 73.625(a)(1) of
the rules as the entire community of Alamogordo is encompassed by the
35 dB[mu] contour.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 23-281; RM-11958; DA 23-998, adopted October 20, 2023, and released
October 20, 2023. 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 TV Allotments, under New
Mexico, by adding an entry for Alamogordo to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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New Mexico
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Alamogordo............................................. *4
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