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awarded to a rural service provider. In 

addition, the Commission proposes a 

$10 million cap on the overall amount 

of bidding credits that any winning 

small business bidder may apply to 

licenses won in counties located within 

any PEA with a population of 500,000 

or less. Based on the technical 

characteristics of the 2.5 GHz band and 

its analysis of past auction data, the 

Commission anticipates that its 

proposed caps will allow the majority of 

small businesses to take full advantage 

of the bidding credit program, thereby 

lowering the relative costs of 

participation for small businesses. 

118. These proposed procedures for 

the conduct of Auction 108 constitute 

the more specific implementation of the 

competitive bidding rules contemplated 

by parts 1 and 30 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR parts 1 and 30, the 2.5 

GHz Report and Order, and relevant 

competitive bidding orders, and are 

fully consistent therewith. 

119. Federal Rules that May 

Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict with the 

Proposed Rules. None. 

B. Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis 

120. The Auction 108 Comment 

Public Notice contains proposed new 

information collection requirements. 

The Commission, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

burdens, invites the general public and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to comment on the information 

collection requirements contained in 

this document, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the 

Commission seeks specific comment on 

how it might further reduce the 

information collection burden for small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees. 

C. Deadlines and Filing Procedures 

121. Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, 

interested parties may file comments or 

reply comments on or before the dates 

indicated on the first page of the 

Auction 108 Comment Public Notice in 

AU Docket No. 20–429. Comments may 

be filed using the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS) or by filing paper copies. 

122. Ex Parte Requirements. This 

proceeding has been designated as a 

‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in 

accordance with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. Persons making oral ex parte 

presentations must file a copy of any 

written presentations or memoranda 

summarizing any oral presentation 

within two business days after the 

presentation (unless a different deadline 

applicable to the Sunshine Period 

applies). Persons making oral ex parte 

presentations are reminded that 

memoranda summarizing the 

presentations must (1) list all persons 

attending or otherwise participating in 

the meeting at which the ex parte 

presentation was made, and (2) 

summarize all data presented and 

arguments made during the 

presentation. If the presentation 

consisted in whole or in part of the 

presentation of data or arguments 

already reflected in the presenter’s 

written comments, memoranda, or other 

filings in the proceeding, the presenter 

may provide citations to such data or 

arguments in his or her prior comments, 

memoranda, or other filings (specifying 

the relevant page and/or paragraph 

numbers where such data or arguments 

can be found) in lieu of summarizing 

them in the memorandum. Documents 

shown or given to the Commission staff 

during ex parte meetings are deemed to 

be written ex parte presentations and 

must be filed consistent with 47 CFR 

1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 

47 CFR 1.49(f) or for which the 

Commission has made available a 

method of electronic filing, written ex 

parte presentations and memoranda 

summarizing oral ex parte 

presentations, and all attachments 

thereto, must be filed through the 

electronic comment filing system 

available for that proceeding, and must 

be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, 

.xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants 

in this proceeding should familiarize 

themselves with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03442 Filed 3–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 21–55; RM–11880; DA 21– 

164; FR ID 17509] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Kearney, Nebraska 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has before it 

a petition for rulemaking (Petition) filed 

by KHGI Licensee, LLC, (Licensee), 

licensee of KHGI–TV, channel 13, 

Kearney, Nebraska (KHGI or Station), 

requesting the substitution of channel 

18 for channel 13 at Kearney in the DTV 

Table of Allotments. Licensee states that 

the proposed channel substitution for 

KHGI from VHF channel 13 to UHF 

channel 18 would allow KHGI to 

significantly improve its over-the-air 

service to the Station’s viewers in the 

Kearney, Nebraska, area. Licensee states 

that the proposed channel change from 

channel 13 to channel 18 would result 

a substantial increase in signal 

receivability for KHGI’s core viewers 

and enable viewers to receive the 

Station’s signal with a significantly 

smaller antenna. Licensee maintains 

that KHGI, 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 KHGI from 

channel 13 to channel 18, Licensee 

contends, will be a favorable 

arrangement of allotments 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 more 

than 37,000 persons 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 

Kearney-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 April 1, 2021 and reply 

comments on or before April 16, 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) 

418–2324; or Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 

21–55; RM–11880; DA 21–164, 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 


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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 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 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, and 339. 

■ 2. In § 73.622 in paragraph (i) amend 

the Post-Transition Table of DTV 

Allotments under Nebraska by revising 

the entry for Kearney to read as follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(i) * * * 

Community Channel 

No. 

* * * * * 

NEBRASKA 

* * * * * 

Kearney .................................... 18 

* * * * * 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 21–59; RM–11883; DA 21– 

202; FR ID 17517] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Corpus Christi, Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has before it 

a petition for rulemaking (Petition) filed 

by Scripps Broadcasting Holdings, LLC 

(Scripps or the Petitioner), licensee of 

KRIS–TV, channel 13, Corpus Christi, 

Texas, requesting the substitution of 

channel 26 for channel 13 at Corpus 

Christi in the DTV Table of Allotments. 

Scripps states that it has received 

numerous complaints from viewers 

saying that they are unable to receive 

the station on channel 13, and that it is 

apparent that the KRIS–TV VHF signal 

is not providing viewers with the 

quality of service provided by UHF 

stations in the market. Scripps further 

states that the station is now silent, after 

a wind storm in April 2020 caused the 

tower to collapse, and Scripps would 

prefer to construct a new UHF facility 

on channel 26 in order to significantly 

improve off-air service, rather than 

replace the VHF channel 13 facility. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before March 17, 2021 and reply 

comments on or before March 29, 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: 

Christina H. Burrow, Esq., Cooley, LLP, 

1229 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1647; or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 

21–59; RM–11883; DA 21–202, adopted 

February 22, 2021, and released 

February 22, 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 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 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 in paragraph (i) amend 

the Post-Transition Table of DTV 


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