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as a digital conversion channel provided 

that stations proposing use of these 

channels notify all potentially affected 

700 MHz wireless licensees of their 

proposed operation not later than 30 

days prior to the submission of their 

application. 

47 CFR 74.786(e) further provides that 

digital LPTV and TV translator stations 

proposing use of UHF channel 63, 64, 

68, and 69 (public safety frequencies) as 

a digital conversion channel must 

secure a coordinated spectrum use 

agreement with the pertinent 700 MHz 

public safety regional planning 

committee and state administrator prior 

to the submission of their application. 

47 CFR 74.786(e) requires Digital 

LPTV and TV translator stations 

proposing use of channels 62, 65, and 

67 must notify the pertinent regional 

planning committee and state 

administrator of their proposed 

operation not later than 30 days prior to 

submission of their application. 

47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(2)(iii) 

provides that mutually exclusive LPTV 

and TV translator applicants for 

companion digital stations will be 

afforded an opportunity to submit in 

writing to the Commission, settlements 

and engineering solutions to resolve 

their situation. 

47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that 

mutually exclusive applicants applying 

for construction permits for new digital 

stations and for major changes to 

existing stations in the LPTV service 

will similarly be allowed to submit in 

writing to the Commission, settlements 

and engineering solutions to rectify the 

problem. 

47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that 

mutually exclusive displacement relief 

applicants filing applications for digital 

LPTV and TV translator stations may be 

resolved by submitting settlements and 

engineering solutions in writing to the 

Commission. 

47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV 

translator stations to originate 

emergency warnings over the air 

deemed necessary to protect and 

safeguard life and property, and to 

originate local public service 

announcements (PSAs) or messages 

seeking or acknowledging financial 

support necessary for its continued 

operation. These announcements or 

messages shall not exceed 30 seconds 

each, and be broadcast no more than 

once per hour. 

47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a 

digital TV translator station shall not 

retransmit the programs and signal of 

any TV broadcast or DTV broadcast 

station(s) without prior written consent 

of such station(s). A digital TV 

translator operator electing to multiplex 

signals must negotiate arrangements and 

obtain written consent of involved DTV 

station licensee(s). 

47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital 

LPTV station who transmits the 

programming of a TV broadcast or DTV 

broadcast station received prior written 

consent of the station whose signal is 

being transmitted. 

47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital 

LPTV and TV translator stations 

operating on TV channels 22–24, 32–36, 

38, and 65–69 with a digital transmitter 

not specifically FCC–certificated for the 

channel purchase and utilize a low pass 

filter or equivalent device rated by its 

manufacturer to have an attenuation of 

at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The 

licensees must retain with their station 

license a description of the low pass 

filter or equivalent device with the 

manufacturer’s rating or a report of 

measurements by a qualified individual. 

47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital 

LPTV or TV translator station licensees 

that modify their existing transmitter by 

use of a manufacturer–provided 

modification kit would need to 

purchase the kit and must notify the 

Commission upon completion of the 

transmitter modifications. In addition, 

digital LPTV or TV translator station 

licensees that modify their existing 

transmitter and do not use a 

manufacturer–provided modification 

kit, but instead perform custom 

modification (those not related to 

installation of manufacturer–supplied 

and FCC–certified equipment) must 

notify the Commission upon completion 

of the transmitter modifications and 

shall certify compliance with all 

applicable transmission system 

requirements. 

47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that 

operators who modify their existing 

transmitter by use of a manufacturer– 

provided modification kit must 

maintain with the station’s records for a 

period of not less than two years, and 

will make available to the Commission 

upon request, a description of the nature 

of the modifications, installation and 

test instructions, and other material 

provided by the manufacturer, the 

results of performance–tests and 

measurements on the modified 

transmitter, and copies of related 

correspondence with the Commission. 

In addition, digital LPTV and TV 

translator operators who custom modify 

their transmitter must maintain with the 

station’s records for a period of not less 

than two years, and will make available 

to the Commission upon request, a 

description of the modifications 

performed and performance tests, the 

results of performance–tests and 

measurements on the modified 

transmitter, and copies of related 

correspondence with the Commission. 

Protection of Analog LPTV. In 

situations where protection of an 

existing analog LPTV or translator 

station without a frequency offset 

prevents acceptance of a proposed new 

or modified LPTV, TV translator, or 

Class A station, the Commission 

requires that the existing non–offset 

station install at its expense offset 

equipment and notify the Commission 

that it has done so, or, alternatively, 

negotiate an interference agreement 

with the new station and notify the 

Commission of that agreement. 

Resolving Channel Conflict. The 

Commission requires that wireless 

licensees operating on channels 52–59 

and 60–69 notify (by certified mail, 

return receipt requested) a digital LPTV 

or TV translator licensee operating on 

the same channel of first adjacent 

channel of its intention to initiate or 

change wireless operations and the 

likelihood of interference from the 

LPTV or translator station within its 

licensed geographic service area. This 

notification should describe the 

facilities, associated service area, and 

operation of the wireless licensee with 

sufficient detail to permit an evaluation 

of the likelihood of interference. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–22021 Filed 9-11-09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712-01-S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than 

September 29, 2009. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (E. 

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1Copies of the Minutes of the Federal Open 

Market Committee at its meeting held on August 11 

and 12, 2009, which includes the domestic policy 

directive issued at the meeting, are available upon 

request to the Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, Washington, D.C. 20551. The 

minutes are published in the Federal Reserve 

Bulletin and in the Board’s annual report. 

North Pearl Street, Dallas, Texas 75201– 

2272: 

1. Robert B. Dunkin, Sr., Harlingen, 

Texas; Gilbert Garza, San Benito, Texas; 

and Fred L. Cole, Jr., Harlingen, Texas, 

as Trustees of a Voting Trust Agreement 

(‘‘Agreement’’) with respect to First San 

Benito Bancshares Corporation (the 

‘‘Company’’), San Benito, Texas, along 

with the shareholders that are parties to 

the Agreement: James S. Benson; Fred 

and Martha Cole, Jr.; Elizabeth Ann 

Cole, all of Harlingen, Texas; Charles A. 

Cox, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico; 

Wendell J. Cox, Rockwall, Texas; Betty 

Joyce DeCarriere, San Benito, Texas; 

Annette Dillard; Lee Roy Dillard Jr., 

both of Georgetown, Texas; Robert B. 

Dunkin, Sr., Harlingen, Texas; Robert B. 

Dunkin, II, West Palm Beach, Florida; 

Charles O. Eubanks, Harlingen, Texas; 

Gilbert Garza, San Benito, Texas; Sue 

Ann Holloman, Harlingen, Texas; Estate 

of Warren Jackson; Angelia G. Leal, both 

of San Benito, Texas; Tracey M. 

Longshore, Friendswood, Texas; Elisa or 

Joe E. Lopez, Harlingen, Texas; Joaquin 

L. Lopez, McAllen, Texas; F.L. or 

Concepcion Lopez, Jr.; Carlos Muniz, 

both of Harlingen, Texas; Janet Miles 

Murphy, Birmingham, Alabama; John F. 

and Ann K. Phillips, Jr., Harlingen, 

Texas; Beto and Carmen Ramirez, San 

Benito, Texas; Phyllis M. Robinson, 

Burlington, Iowa; Beatriz Rodriguez, 

San Benito, Texas; Harry Shimotsu, La 

Feria, Texas; Kenneth Shimotsu; Robert 

L. Tumberlinson, both of San Benito, 

Texas; Thomas C. Washmon, Austin, 

Texas; Lucy Ann Wolthoff, Harlingen, 

Texas; and Joe C. Weaver, Dallas, Texas; 

to acquire voting shares of the 

Company, and thereby indirectly 

acquire voting shares of First 

Community Bank, National Association, 

San Benito, Texas. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, September 9, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–22016 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Federal Open Market Committee; 

Domestic Policy Directive of August 11 

and 12, 2009 

In accordance with § 271.25 of its 

rules regarding availability of 

information (12 CFR part 271), there is 

set forth below the domestic policy 

directive issued by the Federal Open 

Market Committee at its meeting held 

on August 11 and 12, 2009.1

The Federal Open Market Committee 

seeks monetary and financial conditions 

that will foster price stability and 

promote sustainable growth in output. 

To further its long–run objectives, the 

Committee seeks conditions in reserve 

markets consistent with federal funds 

trading in a range of 0 to 1⁄4 percent. The 

Committee directs the Desk to purchase 

agency debt, agency MBS, and longer– 

term Treasury securities during the 

intermeeting period with the aim of 

providing support to private credit 

markets and economic activity. The 

timing and pace of these purchases 

should depend on conditions in the 

markets for such securities and on a 

broader assessment of private credit 

market conditions. The Desk is expected 

to purchase up to $200 billion in 

housing–related agency debt and up to 

$1.25 trillion of agency MBS by the end 

of the year. The Desk is expected to 

purchase about $300 billion of longer– 

term Treasury securities by the end of 

October, gradually slowing the pace of 

these purchases until they are 

completed. The Committee anticipates 

that outright purchaes of securities will 

cause the size of the Federal Reserve’s 

balance sheet to expand significanly in 

coming months. The System Open 

Market Account Manager and the 

Secretary will keep the Committee 

informed of ongoing developments 

regarding the System’s balance sheet 

that could affect the attainment over 

time of the Committee’s objectives of 

maximum employment and price 

stability. 

By order of the Federal Open Market 

Committee, September 8, 2009. 

Brian F. Madigan, 

Secretary, Federal Open Market Committee. 

[FR Doc. E9–22013 Filed 9–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT 

INVESTMENT BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m. (Eastern 

Time). September 24, 2009. 

PLACE: 4th Floor Conference Room, 

1250 H Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

STATUS: Parts will be open to the public 

and parts closed to the public. 

Matters To Be Considered 

Parts Open to the Public 

1. Approval of the minutes of the 

August 17, 2009 Board member 

meeting. 

2. Thrift Savings Plan activity report by 

the Executive Director. 

a. Monthly Participant Activity 

Report. 

b. Monthly Investment Performance 

Report. 

c. Legislative Report. 

3. Annual Budget Report. 

a. Fiscal Year 2009 Results. 

b. Fiscal Year 2010 Budget. 

c. Fiscal Year 2011 Estimate. 

Parts Closed to the Public 

4. Proprietary Information. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Thomas J. Trabucco, Director, Office of 

External Affairs, (202) 942–1640. 

Dated: September 10, 2009. 

Thomas K. Emswiler, 

Secretary, Federal Retirement Thrift 

Investment Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–22191 Filed 9–10–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6760–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

on the agreements to the Secretary, 

Federal Maritime Commission, 

Washington, DC 20573, within ten days 

of the date this notice appears in the 

Federal Register. Copies of the 

agreements are available through the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.fmc.gov) or by contacting the 

Office of Agreements at (202) 523–5793 

or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. 

Agreement No.: 012079. 

Title: CMA CGM AG/CSAV Gulf 

Bridge Express Space Charter 

Agreement. 

Parties: CMA CGM Antilles Guyane 

and Compania Sud Americana de 

Vapores S.A. 

Filing Party: Mark E. Newcomb, 

Esquire, CMA CGM (America) LLC, 

5701 Lake Wright Drive, Norfolk, VA 

23502–1868. 

Synopsis: The agreement authorizes 

CMA to charter space to CSAV in the 

trade between U.S. Gulf ports and ports 

in Mexico, Jamaica, Colombia, and 

Venezuela. 

Agreement No.: 012080. 


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