FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                47 CFR Part 73
                [MB Docket No. 2152; RM11877; DA 21161; FR ID 17505]
                Television Broadcasting Services Amarillo, Texas
                
                    AGENCY:
                    Federal Communications Commission.
                
                
                    ACTION:
                    Proposed rule.
                
                
                    SUMMARY:
                    The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking (Petition) filed by KVII Licensee, LLC, (Licensee), licensee of KVIITV, Channel 7, Amarillo, Texas (KVII or Station), requesting the substitution of channel 20 for channel 7 at Amarillo in the DTV Table of Allotments. Licensee states that the proposed channel substitution for KVII from VHF channel 7 to UHF channel 20 would allow KVII to significantly improve its over-the-air service to the Station's viewers in the Amarillo, Texas, market. Licensee states that the proposed channel change from channel 7 to channel 20 would result in a substantial increase in signal receivability for KVII's core viewers and enable viewers to receive the Station's signal with a significantly smaller antenna. Licensee maintains that KVII, as a VHF channel station, has had a long history of dealing with severe reception problems exacerbated by the analog to digital conversion. The proposed migration of KVII from channel 7 to channel 20, Licensee contends, is in the public interest based on the enhanced signal levels that will be delivered to a large percentage of the Station's population without any predicted loss of coverage. Further, Licensee maintains that the change will result in an predicted increase of 9.44% in the Station's overall population and the staff has determined there is no loss of service. Licensee concludes by saying that the public interest would be best served by promptly granting its Petition with the specifications set forth therein so that Amarillo-area viewers may benefit from substantially improved over-the-air broadcast television service as soon as possible.
                
                
                    
                    DATES:
                    Comments must be filed on or before May 3, 2021 and reply comments on or before May 17, 2021.
                
                
                    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 petitioner as follows: Paul A. Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter PLLC, 2001 L Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036.
                
                
                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                    
                        Shaun Maher, Media Bureau, at (202) 4182324; or 
                        Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov.
                    
                
            
            
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                
                    This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
                    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
                     MB Docket No. 2152; RM11877; DA 21161, adopted February 12, 2021, and released February 12, 2021. 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 
                    FCC504@fcc.gov
                     or call the Consumer & Government Affairs Bureau at (202) 4180530 (VOICE), (202) 4180432 (TTY).
                
                
                    This document does not contain information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. 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 107198, 
                    see
                     44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601612, 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, 
                    see
                     47 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 73RADIO 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.
                
                2. In  73.622 in paragraph (i) amend the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments under Texas by revising the entry for Amarillo to read as follows:
                
                     73.622 
                    Digital television table of allotments.
                    
                    (i) * * *
                    
                         
                        
                            Community
                            Channel No.
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                        
                            
                                Texas
                            
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                        
                            Amarillo
                            20
                        
                        
                             
                        
                        
                            *    *    *    *    *
                        
                    
                
            
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