Rules and Regulations. Proposed rule

Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Action: Proposed rule
Citation: FR Doc. 04-15003 · DA 04-1671, MB Docket No. 04-225, RM-10695 · 47 CFR 73

Summary

The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana, Inc., d/b/a Trinity Broadcasting Network proposing the substitution of DTV channel 33 for station KTBN-TV's assigned DTV channel 23c at Santa Ana, California. DTV Channel 33 can be allotted to Santa Ana at coordinates 34-13-27 N. and 118-03-44 W. with a power of 1000, a height above average terrain HAAT of 890 meters. Since the community of Santa Ana is located within 275 kilometers of the U.S.-Mexican border, concurrence from the Mexican government must be obtained for this allotment.

Dates

Comments must be filed on or before August 16, 2004, and reply comments on or before August 31, 2004.

Supplementary Information

This is a synopsis of the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 04-225, adopted June 9, 2004, and released June 25, 2004. 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, Best Copy and Printing Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 301-816-2820, facsimile 301-816-0169, or via e-mail joshir@erols.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 California is amended by removing DTV channel 23c and adding DTV channel 33 at Santa Ana. Federal Communications Commission. Barbara A. Kreisman, Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 04-15003 Filed 6-30-04; 8:45 am]