[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8752]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 11-488]


Update Station License Expiration Dates

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document the Federal Communications Commission updates 
its rules to reflect the current license expiration dates for radio and 
television broadcast stations. The current version of the rule 
specifies license expiration dates from 2011 through 2014 for radio 
stations and 2012 through 2015 for television stations; these 
expiration dates are long out of date. Modifying the rule will enable 
broadcast station licensees to quickly peruse the rule to determine 
when their stations' licenses will expire. It will also accurately 
reflect the expiration dates listed both in the Commission's data base 
and on the broadcast stations' most recent license or renewal 
authorization.

DATES: Effective April 12, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Wagner 202-418-2775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission 
considers this rule to be a procedural rule change which is exempt from 
notice-and-comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A).
    This rule is not a significant rule for purposes of Executive Order 
12866 and has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 
As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the Federal 
Communications Commission certifies that these regulatory amendments 
will not have a significant impact on small business entities.
    The Commission will not send a copy of this item pursuant to the 
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because the 
changes made involve only the year in which broadcast station licenses 
expire. There are no substantive or procedural changes to any rule.
    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).

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio, Station license period, Television.

Federal Communications Commission.
William T. Lake,
Chief, Media Bureau.

Rule Changes

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, amend part 73 of title 
47 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 73--TELECOMMUNICATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336, and 339.

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2. Revise Sec.  73.1020(a)(1) through (18) to read as follows:


Sec.  73.1020  Station license period.

    (a) * * *
    (1) Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia and West Virginia:
    (i) Radio stations, October 1, 2011.
    (ii) Television stations, October 1, 2012.
    (2) North Carolina and South Carolina:
    (i) Radio stations, December 1, 2011.
    (ii) Television stations, December 1, 2012.
    (3) Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands:
    (i) Radio stations, February 1, 2012.
    (ii) Television stations, February 1, 2013.
    (4) Alabama and Georgia:
    (i) Radio stations, April 1, 2012.
    (ii) Television stations, April 1, 2013.
    (5) Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi:
    (i) Radio stations, June 1, 2012.
    (ii) Television stations, June 1, 2013.
    (6) Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana:
    (i) Radio stations, August 1, 2012.
    (ii) Television stations, August 1, 2013.
    (7) Ohio and Michigan:
    (i) Radio stations, October 1, 2012.
    (ii) Television stations, October 1, 2013.
    (8) Illinois and Wisconsin:
    (i) Radio stations, December 1, 2012.
    (ii) Television stations, December 1, 2013.
    (9) Iowa and Missouri:
    (i) Radio stations, February 1, 2013.
    (ii) Television stations, February 1, 2014.
    (10) Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Colorado:
    (i) Radio stations, April 1, 2013.
    (ii) Television stations, April 1, 2014.
    (11) Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska:
    (i) Radio stations, June 1, 2013.
    (ii) Television stations, June 1, 2014.
    (12) Texas:
    (i) Radio stations, August 1, 2013.
    (ii) Television stations, August 1, 2014.
    (13) Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Idaho:
    (i) Radio stations, October 1, 2013.
    (ii) Television stations, October 1, 2014.
    (14) California:
    (i) Radio stations, December 1, 2013.
    (ii) Television stations, December 1, 2014.
    (15) Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Mariana Islands, Oregon 
and Washington:
    (i) Radio stations, February 1, 2014.
    (ii) Television stations, February 1, 2015.
    (16) Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island 
and Vermont:
    (i) Radio stations, April 1, 2014.
    (ii) Television stations, April 1, 2015.
    (17) New Jersey and New York:
    (i) Radio stations, June 1, 2014.
    (ii) Television stations, June 1, 2015.
    (18) Delaware and Pennsylvania:
    (i) Radio stations, August 1, 2014.
    (ii) Television stations, August 1, 2015.
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