Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 23, 2021 / Proposed Rules 15451 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 21–51; RM–11876; DA 21– 

160; FR ID 17523] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Video Division has before 

it a petition for rulemaking filed 

November 27, 2020 (Petition) by Gray 

Television Licensee, LLC (Petitioner), 

the licensee of KCRG–TV (ABC), 

channel 9 (KCRG or Station), Cedar 

Rapids, Iowa. The Petitioner requests 

the substitution of channel 32 for 

channel 9 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa in the 

digital television (DTV) Table of 

Allotments. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before April 22, 2021 and reply 

comments on or before May 7, 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: Joan 

Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 K 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Manley, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–0596 or Andrew.Manley@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support 

of its channel substitution request, the 

Petitioner states that the Commission 

has recognized that VHF channels have 

certain propagation characteristics 

which may cause reception issues for 

some viewers, and also that the 

‘‘reception of VHF signals require larger 

antennas . . . relative to UHF 

channels.’’ According to the Petitioner, 

‘‘many of its viewers experience 

significant difficulty receiving KCRG– 

TV’s signal.’’ The Petitioner further 

states that its channel substitution 

proposal will result in no loss of service. 

We believe that the Petitioner’s channel 

substitution proposal warrants 

consideration. Channel 32 can be 

substituted for channel 9 at Cedar 

Rapids, Iowa, as proposed, in 

compliance with the principal 

community coverage requirements of 

§ 73.625(a) of the Commission’s rules at 

coordinates 42–18–59.0 N and 91–51– 

31.0 W. In addition, we find that this 

channel change meets the technical 

requirements set forth in §§ 73.616 and 

73.623 of the rules. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s notice of proposed 

rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21–51; RM– 

11876; DA 21–160, 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) 

418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432 

(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, see 44 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, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, 

however, exceptions to this prohibition, 

which can be found in § 1.1204(a) of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a). 

See §§ 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. 

■ 2. In § 73.622(i), amend the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments 

under Iowa by revising the entry for 

Cedar Rapids to read as follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(i) * * * 

Community Channel No. 

* * * * * 

Iowa 

* * * * * 

Cedar Rapids ........................ 27, 29, 32, 47. 

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[FR Doc. 2021–04633 Filed 3–22–21; 8:45 am] 

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