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purpose of the rule would not be 

frustrated by changing KSNB–TV’s 

community of license without allowing 

competing expressions of interest, the 

Bureau waived this requirement of 

section 1.420 of the rules. The Bureau 

also waived the Commission’s policy 

disfavoring the removal of a sole local 

service allotted to a community. York is 

significantly larger than Superior, and 

grant of a waiver to allow KSNB–TV to 

collocate with KOLN would result in 

the provision of first, second, and third 

television service to a substantial 

number of persons. Moreover, other 

important public interest benefits would 

accrue by permitting KSNB–TV to 

change its channel and community, and 

collocate with KOLN, including 

operational and economic efficiencies 

and resolving low VHF reception 

problems for KSNB–TV. There are also 

a number of channels that may be 

allotted to Superior if an interested 

party wishes to pursue acquiring a 

construction permit for a new station in 

the area. In addition, Superior would 

receive improved service from KSNB– 

TV’s operation on channel 24 on the 

KOLN tower. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Report and Order, MB 

Docket No. 21–60; RM–11884; DA 21– 

1038, adopted August 23, 2021, and 

released August 24, 2021. The full text 

of this document is available for 

download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental 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. 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Television. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

Final Rule 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 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 

Allotments, under Nebraska, by 

removing the entry for ‘‘Superior’’ and 

adding an entry for ‘‘York’’ in 

alphabetical order. 

The additions reads as follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(i) * * * 

Community Channel No. 

* * * * * 

NEBRASKA 

* * * * * 

York ....................................... 24 

* * * * * 

[FR Doc. 2021–18783 Filed 8–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 21–254; RM–11911; DA 21– 

1039; FR ID 45276] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Fredericksburg, Texas. 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On June 16, 2021, the Media 

Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) issued 

a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM) in response to a petition for 

rulemaking filed by Corridor Television, 

L.L.P. (Petitioner), the licensee of KCWX 

(MyNetwork), channel 5, 

Fredericksburg, Texas, requesting the 

substitution of channel 8 for channel 5 

at Fredericksburg in the DTV Table of 

Allotments. For the reasons set forth in 

the Report and Order referenced below, 

the Bureau amends FCC regulations to 

substitute channel 8 for channel 5 at 

Fredericksburg. 

DATES: Effective August 31, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed rule was published at 86 FR 

33612 on June 25, 2021. The Petitioner 

filed comments in support of the 

petition reaffirming its commitment to 

apply for channel 8. The Petitioner 

states that since it converted to digital 

channel 5 operations in 2009, it has 

received numerous complaints from the 

public about poor reception, and while 

it is operating with an effective radiated 

power of 45 kW, this power increase did 

not resolve the reception issues. The 

Petitioner recounts the steps it has taken 

to improve reception on its low-VHF 

channel, including obtaining 

authorizations for digital replacement 

translators, but concludes that it has no 

option to resolve the Station’s reception 

problems other than to move from its 

low-VHF channel 5 to high-VHF 

channel 8. The Petitioner proposes to 

utilize a Distributed Transmission 

System (DTS) facility comprised of six 

single frequency network (SFN) nodes 

and identified three separate loss areas. 

The Petitioner submitted documentation 

showing that one loss area would 

continue to be served by five other fullpower television stations and another 

loss area would continue to be served by 

eight other full-power television 

stations. While the third loss area would 

only continue to receive service from 

one full-power television stations, only 

14 people live in this area. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Report and Order, MB 

Docket No. 21–254; RM–11911; DA 21– 

1039, adopted August 23, 2021, and 

released August 24, 2021. The full text 

of this document is available for 

download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental 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 


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1 84 FR 43563. 

2 71 FR 877. 

3 72 FR 49207. 

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. 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Television. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

Final Rule 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 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 

Allotments, under Texas, by revising the 

entry for ‘‘Fredericksburg’’ to read as 

follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(i) * * * 

Community Channel No. 

* * * * * 

TEXAS 

* * * * * 

Fredericksburg ....................... 8 

* * * * * 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 571 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2019–0074] 

RIN 2127–AL87 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards; Technical Corrections and 

Clarifications Related to Tires and 

Rims 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This document amends 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 109, ‘‘New pneumatic and 

certain specialty tires,’’ in response to a 

petition for rulemaking from the Tire 

and Rim Association, to clarify the 

applicability of the FMVSSs to certain 

types of tires intended for use on 

trailers. Based on a review of prior 

amendments to FMVSS Nos. 109 and 

119, ‘‘New pneumatic tires for motor 

vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight 

Rating (GVWR) of more than 4,536 

kilograms (10,000 pounds) and 

motorcycles.’’ NHTSA concludes that it 

inadvertently made these tires subject to 

both FMVSS Nos. 109 and 119, when it 

was the Agency’s intent to make them 

subject only to FMVSS No. 119. This 

document corrects that error, and also 

includes nonsubstantive technical 

corrections to tire and rim regulations. 

DATES: The effective date of this rule is 

September 30, 2021. 

Petitions for reconsideration: Petitions 

for reconsideration of this final rule 

must be received not later than October 

15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration 

of this final rule must refer to the docket 

and notice number set forth above and 

be submitted to the Administrator, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. For 

hand delivery or courier delivery, 

delivery is only possible between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. To be 

sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9332 before 

coming. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Jasinski, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, by telephone at (202) 366– 

2992, and by fax at (202) 366–3820. You 

may send mail to this official at the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of the NPRM 

On August 21, 2019, NHTSA 

published in the Federal Register a 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 

proposing amendments to FMVSS No. 

109, in response to a petition from the 

Tire and Rim Association (TRA). TRA 

sought to clarify the applicability of the 

FMVSSs to certain types of tires 

intended for use on trailers (Special 

Trailer (ST) tires, Farm Implement (FI) 

tires, and tires with a rim diameter code 

of 12 or below (hereinafter, ‘‘specialty 

tires’’)), and sought other 

nonsubstantive technical amendments.1

The NPRM proposed to clarify NHTSA’s 

intent to make specialty tires intended 

for use on trailers to be subject only to 

FMVSS No. 119. 

In the NPRM, NHTSA acknowledged 

that in a January 2006 final rule,2

NHTSA stated its intent for specialty 

tires to be subject to FMVSS No. 119, 

but in an August 2007 final rule had 

inadvertently made specialty tires also 

subject to FMVSS No. 109.3 Further, 

NHTSA acknowledged that FMVSS No. 

109 does not specify test conditions for 

specialty tires with maximum inflation 

pressures not specified in FMVSS No. 

109. Without specified test pressures, 

NHTSA cannot test specialty tires for 

compliance with FMVSS No. 109. While 

this issue could be remedied by adding 

new test pressures to FMVSS No. 109, 

NHTSA stated its belief that making 

specialty tires subject to FMVSS No. 119 

is preferable because FMVSS No. 119 

specifies test conditions based on load 

range designations. Doing so would 

provide the tire industry flexibility to 

change maximum tire inflation 

pressures for specialty tires without first 

requesting regulatory changes from 

NHTSA. 

Based on the foregoing, NHTSA 

proposed an amendment to FMVSS No. 

109 to remove references to specialty 

tires from the title and the 

‘‘Application’’ section. Second, NHTSA 

proposed to add a reference to specialty 

tires to the title of FMVSS No. 119. In 

addition, though not suggested by TRA, 

NHTSA proposed an amendment to the 

‘‘Scope’’ section of FMVSS No. 119 to 

include a reference to specialty tires, to 

provide added clarity regarding the 

applicability of FMVSS No. 119 to 

specialty tires. Specialty tires are 

already listed in the ‘‘Application’’ 

section of FMVSS No. 119. 


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