Rules and Regulations. Proposed rule

Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Action: Proposed rule
Citation: FR Doc. 03-25334 · DA 03-2930, MB Docket No. 03-210, RM-10791 · 47 CFR 73

Summary

The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Smith Television of New York License Holdings, Inc., licensee of station WETM-TV, requesting the substitution of DTV channel 33 for DTV channel 2. DTV Channel 33 can be allotted to at reference coordinates 42-06-22 N. and 76-52-17 W. with a power of 525, a height above average terrain HAAT of 363 meters. Since the community of Elmira is located within 400 kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence from the Canadian government must be obtained for this allotment.

Dates

Comments must be filed on or before November 24, 2003, and reply comments on or before October 1, 2003.

Supplementary Information

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 03-210, adopted September 23, 2003, and released October 1, 2003. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893, facsimile (202) 863-2898, or via e-mail: qualexint@aol.com. 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. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 Digital television broadcasting, Television. For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows: PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES 1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows: Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336. § 73.622 [Amended] 2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of Digital Television Allotments under New York is amended by removing DTV channel 2 and adding DTV channel 33 at Elmira. Federal Communications Commission. Barbara A. Kreisman, Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 03-25334 Filed 10-6-03; 8:45 am]