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Dated: December 3, 2010. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30930 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket No. 10–238; DA 10–2227] 

Request for Comment for Report on InState Broadcast Programming 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This document solicits public 

comments and data for use in 

preparation of a report on in-state 

broadcasting required by Section 304 of 

the Satellite Television Extension and 

Localism Act of 2010 (STELA). The 

Commission is required by legislative 

mandate to submit this report no later 

than August 27, 2011. 

DATES: Comments may be filed on or 

before January 24, 2011, and reply 

comments may be filed on or before 

February 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Bring, Media Bureau (202) 418–2164, 

TTY (202) 418–7172, or e-mail at 

Danny.Bring@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s document 

in MB Docket No. 10–238, DA–10–2227, 

released November 23, 2010. The 

complete text of the document is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20554, and may 

also be purchased from the 

Commission’s copy contractor, BCPI, 

Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20054. Customers may 

contact BCPI, Inc. at their Web site 

http://www.bcpi.com or call 1–800– 

378–3160. 

Synopsis 

1. Section 304 of the Satellite 

Television Extension and Localism Act 

of 2010 (STELA) requires the 

Commission to submit a report on instate broadcast programming to the 

appropriate Congressional committees 

no later than 18 months after its 

enactment (i.e., August 27, 2011). 

Satellite Television Extension and 

Localism Act of 2010, Title V of the 

‘‘American Workers, State, and Business 

Relief Act of 2010,’’ Public Law 111– 

175, 124 Stat. 1218 (2010). By this 

Public Notice, the Media Bureau 

(Bureau) seeks comment for use in 

preparation of the required report. 

2. Specifically, Section 304 of STELA 

states: 

SEC. 304. REPORT ON IN-STATE 

BROADCAST PROGRAMMING. Not later 

than 18 months after the date of the 

enactment of this Act, the Federal 

Communications Commission shall submit to 

the appropriate Congressional committees a 

report containing an analysis of— 

(1) The number of households in a State 

that receive the signals of local broadcast 

stations assigned to a community of license 

that is located in a different State; 

(2) the extent to which consumers in each 

local market have access to in-state broadcast 

programming over the air or from a 

multichannel video programming distributor; 

and 

(3) whether there are alternatives to the use 

of designated market areas, as defined in 

section 122 of title 17, United States Code, 

to define local markets that would provide 

more consumers with in-state broadcast 

programming. 

3. To analyze the issues relating to the 

availability of in-state broadcast stations 

for consumers, the Bureau seeks 

comment generally regarding the 

appropriate methodologies, metrics, 

data sources, and level of granularity we 

should use for our report to Congress 

required under Section 304. We also 

seek comment regarding our 

interpretation of and metrics 

appropriate for each of the specific 

subsections of Section 304. In addition, 

the Bureau requests data for use in 

preparation of the report. 

4. Section 304(1): Section 304(1) 

requires the Commission to estimate the 

number of households in a state that 

receive the signals of local broadcast 

stations assigned to a community of 

license that is located in a different 

state. The Bureau proposes to use OET 

Bulletin No. 69 (OET 69) methodology 

to estimate the number of households in 

each broadcast television station’s 

service area. OET Bulletin 69, available 

at http://www.fcc.gov/oet/info/ 

documents/bulletins/#69, provides 

guidance on the use of the Longley-Rice 

propagation model and U.S. Census 

blocks to evaluate TV service coverage 

and interference. The Bureau seeks 

comment on the use of OET 69 and 

which stations to include in the analysis 

(i.e., commercial, noncommercial 

educational, Class A, translators, 

satellite, and/or low-power). 

5. Section 304(2): Section 304(2) 

requires the Commission to estimate the 

extent to which consumers in each local 

market have access to in-state broadcast 

programming over-the-air or from a 

multichannel video programming 

distributor (MVPD). The Bureau 

proposes that the term ‘‘consumers’’ 

should be interpreted as households, the 

term ‘‘local market’’ should be 

interpreted as the designated market 

area (DMA), and the term ‘‘access’’ 

should refer to the ability to obtain a 

television station’s broadcast 

programming. The Bureau seeks 

comment on the interpretation of these 

terms. 

6. The Bureau seeks comment on 

whether the intent of the Section 304(2) 

analysis is to identify geographic areas 

(e.g., counties) and associated 

populations within specific states that 

have limited access to in-state broadcast 

programming and whether analysis 

based on DMAs will identify these 

geographic areas and populations. The 

Bureau also seeks comment on whether 

other criteria should be considered, 

such as network affiliation or whether 

the stations offer local news. To 

measure the ‘‘extent’’ to which 

consumers in each local market have 

access to in-state broadcast 

programming, the Bureau intends to 

collect, aggregate, and compare data 

based on DMAs and counties and 

requests data on a DMA and county 

basis. Commenters also are invited to 

suggest and provide data for other 

geographic areas that would be 

responsive to the directive of Section 

304(2). Commenters are asked to submit 

any other data that they believe will 

assist the Commission in preparing the 

report. 

7. In addition, the Bureau seeks 

comment on three possible approaches 

for measuring the extent of access to instate broadcast programming, whereby 

we would estimate the number of 

households that have access to (1) a 

specific number of in-state stations, (2) 

some percentage of their broadcast 

programming from in-state stations, or 

(3) some percentage of the stations 

licensed to communities in their state. 

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provide data associated with the 

approach recommended, or to direct the 

Commission to any outside data sources 

where such specific data may be 

available. 

8. For the Section 304(2) analysis, the 

Bureau proposes to use the Longley-Rice 

methodology to estimate access to 

broadcast programming over-the-air and 

data from the Annual Report of Cable 

Television Systems, FCC Form 325, to 

estimate access to broadcast 

programming carried by some, but not 

all, cable systems. The Bureau requests 

that all MVPDs provide information on 

the broadcast stations they carry on 

their systems and whether they carry 

the same broadcast stations throughout 

the DMA, county or other geographic 

area. The Bureau seeks comment on the 

proposed sources of data for estimating 

over-the-air and MVPD access to 

broadcast programming and whether 

there are other sources of data that 

would provide more reliable estimates. 

The Bureau also seeks comment on the 

appropriate methodology for combining 

broadcast and MVPD data that may be 

collected from different sources using 

different geographic bases and the most 

appropriate way to aggregate data from 

broadcast, cable, DBS, and other 

MVPDs. Commenters are requested to 

provide relevant data or data sources 

associated with the methodology they 

recommend. 

9. The Bureau seeks comment on 

whether and how to include 

information for the United States Virgin 

Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam in this 

report. The Bureau also requests that 

MVPDs provide data to measure the 

extent of access to in-state broadcast 

programming in these three geographic 

areas. 

10. Section 304(3): Section 304(3) 

requires the Commission to consider 

alternatives to the use of DMAs to 

define local markets that would provide 

more consumers with in-state broadcast 

programming. DMAs are used in the 

planning and purchase of television 

advertising and are also referenced in 

FCC regulations regarding the carriage 

of broadcast television stations on cable 

and DBS systems and in the media 

ownership rules. As such, redefining 

local markets with alternative 

geographic areas would likely affect 

viewers, the advertising market, the 

number of stations carried by MVPDs, 

and ownership of stations. The Bureau 

seeks comment on alternatives to the 

use of DMAs and the effects of 

alternatives on viewers, advertising 

markets, number of stations carried by 

MVPDs, ownership of stations, network 

affiliation agreements, and areas of 

exclusivity. 

Procedural Matters 

11. Ex Parte Rules. There are no ex 

parte or disclosure requirements 

applicable to this proceeding pursuant 

to 47 CFR 1.204(b)(1). 

12. Comment Information. Pursuant 

to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 

1.419, interested parties may file 

comments and reply comments on or 

before the dates indicated on the first 

page of this document. Comments may 

be filed using: (1) The Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS), (2) the Federal Government’s 

eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing 

paper copies. 

See Electronic Filing of Documents in 

Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 

(1998). 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http:// 

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/ or the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• For ECFS filers, if multiple docket 

or rulemaking numbers appear in the 

caption of this proceeding, filers must 

transmit one electronic copy of the 

comments for each docket or 

rulemaking number referenced in the 

caption. In completing the transmittal 

screen, filers should include their full 

name, U.S. Postal Service mailing 

address, and the applicable docket or 

rulemaking number. Parties may also 

submit an electronic comment by 

Internet e-mail. To get filing 

instructions, filers should send an email to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the 

following words in the body of the 

message ‘‘get form.’’ A Sample form and 

directions will be sent in response. 

• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

four copies of each filing. If more than 

one docket or rulemaking number 

appears in the caption of this 

proceeding, filers must submit two 

additional copies for each additional 

docket or rulemaking number. 

Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the 

Commission’s Secretary must be 

delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 

12th St., SW., Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 

are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries 

must be held together with rubber bands 

or fasteners. Any envelopes must be 

disposed of before entering the building. 

• Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 

East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, 

MD 20743. 

• U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington DC 20554. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact 

the FCC to request materials in 

accessible formats for people with 

disabilities (braille, large print, 

electronic files, audio format), send an 

e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the 

Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 

418–0432 (TTY). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30987 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notices 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 2, 

2010, at 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

The Following Items were Withdrawn 

from the Agenda: 

Proposed Final Audit Report on the 

Washington State Democratic Central 

Committee 

Proposed Final Audit Report on the 

Tennessee Republican Party Federal 

Election Account 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

require special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Commission Secretary and Clerk, at 

(202) 694–1040, at least 72 hours prior 

to the hearing date. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Shawn Woodhead Werth, 

Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30736 Filed 12–8–10; 8:45 am] 

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