E9-509. Television Broadcasting Services; Cadillac, MI  

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    AGENCY:

    Federal Communications Commission.

    ACTION:

    Proposed rule.

    SUMMARY:

    The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution proposed by Cadillac Telecasting Co. (“CTC”), the licensee of WFQX-DT, post-transition DTV channel 47, Cadillac, Michigan. CTC requests the substitution of DTV channel 32 for post-transition DTV channel 47 at Cadillac.

    DATES:

    Comments must be filed on or before January 28, 2009, and reply comments on or before February 9, 2009.

    ADDRESSES:

    Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments Start Printed Page 1654with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for petitioner as follows: Gregg P. Skall, Esq., Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, 1401 Eye Street, NW., Seventh Floor, Washington, DC 20005.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Joyce L. Bernstein, joyce.bernstein@fcc.gov, Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 08-252, adopted December 22, 2008, and released December 23, 2008. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20554. This document will also be available via ECFS (http://www.fcc.gov/​cgb/​ecfs/​). (Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/or Adobe Acrobat.) This document may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1-800-478-3160 or via e-mail http://www.BCPIWEB.com. To request this document in accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This document does not contain proposed 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 do not apply to this proceeding. Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing permissible ex parte contacts.

    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

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    List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    • Television
    • Television broadcasting
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    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Part 73 as follows:

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    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, 303, 334, 336.

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    [Amended]

    2. Section 73.622(i), the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments under Michigan, is amended by adding DTV channel 32 and removing DTV channel 47 at Cadillac.

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    Federal Communications Commission.

    Clay C. Pendarvis,

    Associate Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.

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    [FR Doc. E9-509 Filed 1-12-09; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
01/13/2009
Department:
Federal Communications Commission
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Proposed rule.
Document Number:
E9-509
Dates:
Comments must be filed on or before January 28, 2009, and reply comments on or before February 9, 2009.
Pages:
1653-1654 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
DA 08-2775, MB Docket No. 08-252, RM-11509
Topics:
Television
PDF File:
E9-509.Pdf
CFR: (1)
47 CFR 73.622