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described generally in OET Bulletin No. 

69 or in the rules. The generic elevation 

pattern should, however, be offset by 

the amount of electrical beam tilt 

specified in the CDBS. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 14–245, RM–11740; DA 14– 

1761] 

Television Broadcasting Services; 

Longview, Texas 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has before it 

a petition for rulemaking filed by KCEB 

License Company, LLC (‘‘KCEB 

License’’), the licensee of KCEB(TV), 

channel 51, Longview, Texas, requesting 

the substitution of channel 26 for 

channel 51 at Longview. While the 

Commission instituted a freeze on the 

acceptance of full power television 

rulemaking petitions requesting channel 

substitutions in May 2011, it 

subsequently announced that it would 

lift the freeze to accept such petitions 

for rulemaking seeking to relocate from 

channel 51 pursuant to a voluntary 

relocation agreement with Lower 700 

MHz A Block licensees. KCEB License 

has entered into such a voluntary 

relocation agreement with T-Mobile 

USA, Inc. and states that operation on 

channel 26 would eliminate potential 

interference to and from wireless 

operations in the adjacent Lower 700 

MHZ A Block. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before January 21, 2015, and reply 

comments on or before February 5, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 

20554. In addition to filing comments 

with the FCC, interested parties should 

serve counsel for petitioner as follows: 

Tom W. Davidson, Esq., Akin Gump 

Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, 1333 New 

Hampshire Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Joyce.Bernstein@

fcc.gov, Media Bureau, (202) 418–1600. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 

14–245, adopted December 8, 2014, and 

released December 8, 2014. The full text 

of this document is available for public 

inspection and copying during normal 

business hours in the FCC’s Reference 

Information Center at Portals II, CY– 

A257, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20554. This document will also be 

available via ECFS (http://www.fcc.gov/ 

cgb/ecfs/). (Documents will be available 

electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/ 

or Adobe Acrobat.) This document may 

be purchased from the Commission’s 

duplicating contractor, Best Copy and 

Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street SW., 

Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, 

telephone 1–800–478–3160 or via email 

www.BCPIWEB.com. To request this 

document in accessible formats 

(computer diskettes, large print, audio 

recording, and Braille), send an email to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Commission’s 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 

418–0432 (TTY). This document does 

not contain proposed 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 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 (other than 

ex parte presentations exempt under 47 

CFR 1.1204(a)) are prohibited in 

Commission proceedings, such as this 

one, which involve channel allotments. 

See 47 CFR 1.1208 for rules governing 

restricted proceedings. 

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. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Barbara A. Kreisman, 

Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. 

Proposed Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 73 as follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

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

and 339. 

§ 73.622 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.622(i), the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments 

under Texas is amended by adding 

channel 26 and removing channel 51 at 

Longview. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 350 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0470] 

State Inspection Programs for 

Passenger-Carrying Vehicles; 

Listening Sessions 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public listening 

sessions. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it will 

hold two public listening sessions on 

January 13 and 18, 2015, to solicit 

information concerning section 32710 of 

the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 

21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112–141, 

MAP–21). This provision requires 

FMCSA to complete a rulemaking 

proceeding to consider requiring States 

to establish a program for annual 

inspections of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) designed or used to 

transport passengers. Additionally, 

under MAP–21, FMCSA must assess the 

risks associated with improperly 

maintained or inspected CMVs designed 

or used to transport passengers; the 

effectiveness of existing Federal 

standards for the inspection of such 

vehicles in mitigating the risks 

associated with improperly maintained 

vehicles and ensuring the safe and 

proper operation condition of such 

vehicles; and the costs and benefits of 

a mandatory inspection program. Any 

data regarding this topic would be 

appreciated. 

The January 13, 2015, session will be 

held at the American Bus Association’s 

(ABA) Marketplace conference in St. 

Louis, Missouri. The January 18, 2015, 

session will be held at the United 

Motorcoach Association (UMA) Expo 

2015 conference in New Orleans, 


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Louisiana. All comments will be 

transcribed and placed in the docket 

referenced above for FMCSA’s 

consideration. The entire proceedings 

for both days will be webcast. 

DATES: The listening sessions will be 

held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, from 

9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Local Time, and on Sunday, 

January 18 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., 

Local Time. 

ADDRESSES: The January 13 listening 

session will be held at the America’s 

Center, 701 Washington Ave., St. Louis, 

MO 63101, in Room 123. The January 18 

session will be held at the Ernest N. 

Morial Convention Center, 900 

Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, 

LA 70130, in Room 235–236. In 

addition to attending the session in 

person, the Agency offers several ways 

to provide comments, as enumerated 

below. 

Internet Address for Live Webcast. 

FMCSA will post specific information 

on how to participate via the Internet on 

the FMCSA Web site at 

www.fmcsa.dot.gov in advance of the 

listening sessions. 

You may submit comments identified 

by Docket Number FMCSA–2014–0470 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number for 

this notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received, without change, to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. To avoid duplication, 

please use only one of these four 

methods. See the ‘‘Public Participation 

and Request for Comments’’ portion of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

for instructions on submitting 

comments. 

• Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time or visit Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of the West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The online Federal document 

management system is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. If 

you would like acknowledgment that 

the Agency received your comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped envelope or postcard or print 

the acknowledgment page that appears 

after submitting comments on-line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon L. Watson, Senior Policy 

Advisor, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001 or by telephone at 202–366–2551. 

If you have questions on viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 

contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 

366–9826. 

If you need sign language 

interpretation or any other accessibility 

accommodation, please contact Ms. 

Watson by Monday, January 5, 2015, to 

allow us to arrange for such services. 

FMCSA cannot guarantee that 

interpreter services requested on short 

notice will be provided. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2014–0470), and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so that FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, put the 

docket number, FMCSA–2014–0470, in 

the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

When the new screen appears, click on 

the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. 

We will consider all comments and 

material received during the comment 

period and may draft a request for 

further comment to support 

consideration of further regulatory 

action. 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as any 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Insert the 

docket number, FMCSA–2014–0470, in 

the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click the ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ 

button and choose the document to 

review. If you do not have access to the 

Internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

on the ground floor of the DOT West 

Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, including any personal information 

the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Background 

On July 6, 2012, the President signed 

MAP–21 into law. The new law 

included certain requirements 

concerning State inspection programs 

for passenger-carrying vehicles (e.g., 

motorcoaches). Specifically, Section 

32710 requires the Secretary of 

Transportation to complete a 

rulemaking proceeding to consider 

requiring States to establish a program 

for annual inspections of CMVs 

designed or used to transport 

passengers. FMCSA must also include 

an assessment of the following: (1) The 

risks associated with improperly 

maintained or inspected CMVs designed 

or used to transport passengers; (2) the 

effectiveness of existing Federal 

standards for the inspection of such 

vehicles in—(a) mitigating the risks 

associated with improperly maintained 

vehicles; and (b) ensuring the safe and 

proper operation condition of such 

vehicles; and (3) the costs and benefits 

of a mandatory inspection program. Any 

data with regard to the topic would be 

appreciated. 

To help inform consideration of the 

MAP–21 requirements, the Agency 

believes it would be helpful to conduct 

a series of public listening sessions to 

provide all interested parties the 


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opportunity to share their views on the 

subject. 

The Agency requests information on 

the following questions: 

• Does your State or the States in 

which you domicile buses conduct 

mandatory bus inspections? Are these 

inspections conducted annually and by 

State employees or 3rd party inspectors? 

If conducted by 3rd party inspectors, 

what oversight is or should be required? 

What is the cost of these inspections? 

• If your State imposes mandatory 

inspection of buses, how do you assess 

the effectiveness of such inspections? 

For example, have you measured the 

occurrence of bus-involved crashes, 

injuries and/or fatalities before and after 

the imposition of a mandatory 

inspection requirement? 

• Which vehicle defects are most 

prevalent at these inspections? What 

conclusions do you draw from the 

results of these inspections? 

• Where should these inspections be 

performed? At a ‘‘brick and mortar’’ 

facility or at the carrier’s place of 

business? If at the carrier’s place of 

business, what accommodations must 

be made to ensure appropriate access 

(e.g. pits, lifts, etc.) to conduct full 

inspections of motorcoaches and other 

large vehicles? What should the fees be 

for the various types of inspections? 

• How much does it cost to establish 

and run inspection programs on an 

annual basis? Would self-inspection or 

3rd party inspections be an option to a 

State inspection? How would the costs 

differ? Do you envision other more 

preferable options? 

• Should States allow fleets to selfinspect? How many fleets use their own 

mechanics, as opposed to 3rd party 

inspectors, to conduct bus inspections? 

• Has your State or organization 

collected data related to crashes, 

injuries and/or fatalities attributable to 

improperly maintained or inspected 

buses? If so, what conclusions have you 

drawn from that data? 

II. Meeting Participation and 

Information FMCSA Seeks From the 

Public 

The listening sessions are open to the 

public. Speakers should try to limit 

their remarks to 3–5 minutes. No 

preregistration is required. Attendees 

may submit material to the FMCSA staff 

at the session for inclusion in the pubic 

docket referenced at the beginning of 

this notice. 

FMCSA will docket the transcripts of 

the webcast and a separate transcription 

of the listening session will be prepared 

by an official court reporter. 

Issued on: December 15, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

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