2022-27037. Television Broadcasting Services Yuma, Arizona

AGENCY:

Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:

Proposed rule.

SUMMARY:

The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), the holder of a construction permit for channel 11 at Yuma, Arizona. The Petitioner requests the substitution of channel 27 for channel 11 at Yuma in the Table of Allotments.

DATES:

Comments must be filed on or before January 13, 2023 and reply comments on or before January 30, 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: Joan Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein, 2050 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at [phone]; or Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In support, the Petitioner states that grant of the proposed channel substitution serves the public interest because it will provide a robust signal for over-the-air reception while avoiding the well-documented indoor reception issues with digital VHF stations. According to the Petitioner, the Commission has recognized the deleterious effects manmade noise has on the reception of digital VHF signals, and that the propagation characteristics of these channels allow undesired signals and noise to be receivable at relatively farther distances compared to UHF channels, and nearby electrical devices can cause interference. The Engineering Statement submitted with the Petition demonstrates that the proposal complies with all relevant technical requirements for amendment of the Table of TV Allotments, including the interference protection requirements of section 73.616 of the Commission's rules, and further demonstrates that the proposed channel 27 facility will provide full principal community coverage to Yuma, Arizona. Additionally, no change in transmitting location is proposed from that in the construction permit. This channel substitution must be coordinated with Mexico.

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 22-420; RM-11937; DA 22-1247, adopted December 2, 2022, and released December 2, 2022. 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 [e-mail] or call the Consumer & Government Affairs Bureau at [phone] (VOICE), [phone] (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, see44 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, see47 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.

§ 73.622

[Amended]

2. In § 73.622 in paragraph (j), amend the Table of Allotments under Arizona by revising the entry for Yuma to read as follows:

§ 73.622

Table of allotments.

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(j) * * *

Community	Channel No.
*    *    *    *    *
ARIZONA
*    *    *    *    *
Yuma	27
*    *    *    *    *