[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 115 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32296-32297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14933]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-1337, MM Docket No. 01-116, RM-10069]


Digital Television Broadcast Service and Television Broadcast 
Service; Hibbing, MN

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by 
Duluth-Superior Area Educational Television Corporation, an applicant 
for a construction permit for a new noncommercial educational 
television station to operate on NTSC channel *18-at Hibbing. Duluth-
Superior requests the replacement of DTV channel *31 for NTSC channel 
*18-at Hibbing. DTV Channel *31 can be allotted to Hibbing, Minnesota, 
in compliance with Sections 73.622(a) and 73.623(c) of the Commission's 
criteria as set forth in the Public Notice, released November 22, 1999, 
DA 99-2605. DTV channel *31 can be allotted at reference coordinates 
(47-22-53 N. and 92-57-15 W.) with a power of 500, a height above 
average terrain HAAT of 211 meters and with a DTV service population of 
thousand. However, since the community of Hibbing is located within 400 
kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian border, concurrence by the Canadian 
government must be obtained for this proposal.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before July 30, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before August 14, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

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Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing comments with 
the FCC, interested parties should serve the petitioner, or its counsel 
or consultant, as follows: Marcia Cranberg, Arnold & Porter, 555 
Twelfth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004-1202 (Counsel for Duluth-
Superior Area Educational Television Corporation).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-116, adopted June 6, 
2001, and released June 7, 2001. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. 
The complete text of this decision may also be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, 
Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply 
to this proceeding.
    Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of 
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to 
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are 
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve 
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing 
permissible ex parte contacts.
    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Television, Digital television broadcasting, Television, Television 
broadcasting.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:

PART 73--TELEVISION BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, and 336.


Sec. 73.606  [Amended]

    2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of Television Allotments under 
Minnesota is amended by removing Channel *18-at Hibbing.


Sec. 73.622  [Amended]

    3. Section 73.622(b), the Table of Digital Television Allotments 
under Minnesota, is amended by adding DTV channel *31-at Hibbing.

Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara A. Kreisman,
Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-14933 Filed 6-13-01; 8:45 am]
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