        FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
        47 CFR Part 73
        [MB Docket No. 03-185; GN Docket No. 12-268; ET Docket No. 14-175; FCC 15-175]
        Low Power Television Digital Rules

          AGENCY:
          Federal Communications Commission.

          ACTION:
          Proposed rule.

          SUMMARY:
          In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on additional issues relating to channel sharing outside of the auction context and announces that it intends to resolve all of the outstanding issues regarding channel sharing outside the incentive auction context, including those raised in a prior notice, in a forthcoming decision.

          DATES:
          Comments Due: February 22, 2016. Reply Comments Due: March 3, 2016.

          ADDRESSES:

          You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket No. 03-185, GN Docket No. 12-268 and ET Docket No. 14-175 and/or FCC 15-175, by any of the following methods:

          • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
            http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
          • Federal Communications Commission's Web site:
            http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
          • Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail.) All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
          • People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.

          For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
          Shaun Maher, Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov of the Media Bureau, Video Division, (202) 418-2324. For additional information concerning the PRA information collection requirements contained in this document, contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, at (202) 418-2918, or via email Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        This is a summary of the Commission's Fourth Notice. The full text is available for inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Portals II, Washington, DC 20554, and may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, BCPI, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI, Inc. via their Web site, http://www.bcpi.com, or call 1-800-378-3160. This document is available in alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio record, and Braille). Persons with disabilities who need documents in these formats may contact the FCC by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.

          Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis: This document contains new or modified information collection requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information collection requirements contained in this document, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, see 44 U.S.C. 3507. In addition, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), we seek specific comment on how we might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
        Synopsis
        1. In this Fourth Notice, the Commission tentatively concluded to allow channel sharing between primary (full power and Class A television) and secondary (LPTV and TV translator) stations and, in the event that it decides to allow such channel sharing, it proposes rules for primary-secondary sharing that are consistent with those adopted for secondary-secondary sharing in the companion Third Report and Order, FCC 15-175, released December 17, 2015, and proposed for primary-primary sharing outside of the auction context in the Primary-Primary Channel Sharing NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd 6668 (2015) (Primary-Primary Channel Sharing NPRM). This includes licensing rules, operating rules, and rules regarding termination, assignment/transfer, and relinquishment of channel sharing rights.
        2. The Commission sought comment on whether it would be appropriate for a secondary station to be permitted to obtain “de facto” interference protection by sharing with a primary station. It also sought comment on whether it would be appropriate to allow a secondary station to obtain the coverage area of a primary station through channel sharing. In addition, it sought comment on whether the benefits of channel sharing between a primary station and a secondary station could be obtained alternatively by the primary station entering into a commercial agreement to air the secondary station's programming as a multicast stream. The Commission announced that it intended to resolve all of the outstanding issues regarding channel sharing outside the incentive auction context in a single decision, based on the record developed in both proceedings. This approach will also ensure consistency and promote efficient decision-making regarding these issues, without unduly delaying their final resolution.

        3. For both primary-secondary and secondary-secondary sharing, the Commission proposed to adopt rules pertaining to the term length of channel sharing agreements (CSAs) and MVPD notice consistent with what we have proposed in the Primary-Primary Channel Sharing NPRM. The Commission also proposed to not reimburse the costs imposed on MVPDs as a result of CSAs between secondary stations or between primary and secondary stations. The Commission also sought comment on issues pertaining to MVPD carriage in the context of both primary-secondary and secondary-secondary sharing. The Commission tentatively conclude that a secondary station that shares with a primary or secondary sharer station, and a primary station that shares with a secondary sharer station, has the same satellite and cable carriage rights under the Communications Act on their new shared channels that the station would have at the shared location if it was not channel sharing. The Commission proposed to adopt the same approach to MVPD carriage for both primary-secondary and secondary-secondary sharing as we proposed in the Primary-Primary Channel Sharing NPRM to fulfill the objectives underlying Section 1452(a)(4), with one modification. Given the relatively small number of unbuilt LPTV stations that would meet the criteria for obtaining cable carriage, the Commission proposed to permit secondary stations to become sharees regardless of whether they possessed carriage rights or were operating on a non-shared channel prior to entering into a sharing agreement.
        Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
        As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (“RFA”) 1

           the Commission has prepared this present Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (“IRFA”) concerning the possible significant economic impact on small entities by the policies and rules proposed in this Fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM). Written public comments are requested on this IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadlines for comments indicated on the first page of the (FNPRM). The Commission will send a copy of the (FNPRM), including this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA).2
           In addition, the Notice and IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be published in the Federal Register.3

            1 See 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, see 5 U.S.C. 601 et. seq., has been amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (“SBREFA”), Public Law 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996). The SBREFA was enacted as Title II of the Contract With America Advancement Act of 1996 (“CWAAA”).

            2 See 5 U.S.C. 603(a).

            3 Id.

        Need for and Objectives of the Proposed Rules
        In the Notice, the Commission seeks comment on additional issues relating to channel sharing between primary (full power and Class A) and secondary (LPTV and TV translator) stations (“primary-secondary sharing”), as well as between secondary stations (“secondary-secondary sharing”), outside of the auction context. First, the Commission tentatively concludes to permit channel sharing between primary and secondary stations and proposes rules for primary-secondary sharing that are consistent with those adopted for secondary-secondary sharing in the Third Report and Order, FCC 15-175, released December 17, 2015 (Third R&O), and proposed for primary-primary sharing outside of the auction context in the Primary-Primary Channel Sharing NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd 6668 (2015) (Primary-Primary Channel Sharing NPRM). Moreover, with respect to both primary-secondary and secondary-secondary sharing outside of the incentive auction context, the Commission seeks comment on issues pertaining to the term length of channel sharing agreements and issues pertaining to multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD) carriage, reimbursement, and notice.
        Legal Basis
        The authority for the action proposed in this rulemaking is contained in sections 1, 4, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 338, 403, 614 and 615 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 338, 403, 614 and 615.
        Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Proposed Rules Will Apply
        The RFA directs the Commission to provide a description of and, where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that will be affected by the proposed rules, if adopted.4
           The RFA generally defines the term “small entity” as having the same meaning as the terms “small business,” small organization,” and “small government jurisdiction.” 5
           In addition, the term “small business” has the same meaning as the term “small business concern” under the Small Business Act.6

           The statutory definition of a small business applies unless an agency establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register. A small business concern is one which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the SBA.7

            4 Id. at section 603(b)(3).

            5 5 U.S.C. 601(6).

            6 Id. at section 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition of “small business concern” in 15 U.S.C. 632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory definition of a small business applies 5 U.S.C. 601(3).

            7 15 U.S.C. 632. Application of the statutory criteria of dominance in its field of operation and independence are sometimes difficult to apply in the context of broadcast television. Accordingly, the Commission's statistical account of television stations may be over-inclusive.

          Television Broadcasting. This economic census category “comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound. These establishments operate television broadcasting studios and facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the public.” 8
           The SBA has created the following small business size standard for Television Broadcasting firms: those having $14 million or less in annual receipts.9
           The Commission has estimated the number of licensed commercial television stations to be 1,390.10

           In addition, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Advisory Services, LLC's Media Access Pro Television Database on March 28, 2012, about 950 of an estimated 1,300 commercial television stations (or approximately 73 percent) had revenues of $14 million or less.11
           We therefore estimate that the majority of commercial television broadcasters are small entities.

            8 U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS Definitions: 515120 Television Broadcasting, http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch?code=515120&search=2012 (last visited Mar. 6, 2014). U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS Definitions: 515120 Television Broadcasting, http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch?code=515120&search=2012 (last visited Mar. 6, 2014).

            9 13 CFR 121.201 (NAICS code 515120) (updated for inflation in 2010).

            10 See FCC News Release, Broadcast Station Totals as of March 31, 2015 (rel. April 8, 2015).

            11 We recognize that BIA's estimate differs slightly from the FCC total given the information provided above.

        We note, however, that in assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small under the above definition, business (control) affiliations must be included.12
           Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of small entities that might be affected by our action because the revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, an element of the definition of “small business” is that the entity not be dominant in its field of operation. We are unable at this time to define or quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific television station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly, the estimate of small businesses to which rules may apply does not exclude any television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive to that extent.

            12 13 CFR 121.103(a)(1).

        In addition, the Commission has estimated the number of licensed noncommercial educational (“NCE”) television stations to be 395.13
           These stations are non-profit, and therefore considered to be small entities.14

            13 See FCC News Release, Broadcast Station Totals as of March 31, 2015 (rel. April 8, 2015).

            14 See generally 5 U.S.C. 601(4), (6).

        There are also 2,344 LPTV stations, including Class A stations, and 3689 TV translator stations.15
           Given the nature of these services, we will presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard.

            15 See FCC News Release, Broadcast Station Totals as of March 31, 2015 (rel. April 8, 2015).

          Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The North American Industry Classification System (“NAICS”) defines “Wired Telecommunications Carriers” as follows: “This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services; wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband Internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.” 16
           The SBA has developed a small business size standard for wireline firms for the broad economic census category of “Wired Telecommunications Carriers.” Under this category, a wireline business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.17
           Census data for 2007 shows that there were 3,188 firms that operated for the entire year.18
           Of this total, 3,144 firms had fewer than 1,000 employees, and 44 firms had 1,000 or more employees.19
           Therefore, under this size standard, we estimate that the majority of businesses can be considered small entities.

            16 U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS Definitions, “517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers” at http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch. Examples of this category are: Broadband Internet service providers (e.g., cable, DSL); local telephone carriers (wired); cable television distribution services; long-distance telephone carriers (wired); closed circuit television (“CCTV”) services; VoIP service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure; direct-to-home satellite system (“DTH”) services; telecommunications carriers (wired); satellite television distribution systems; and multichannel multipoint distribution services (“MMDS”).

            17 13 CFR 121.201; NAICS code 517110.

            18 U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census. See U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder, “Information: Subject Series—Estab and Firm Size: Employment Size of Establishments for the United States: 2007—2007 Economic Census,” NAICS code 517110, Table EC0751SSSZ5; available at http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml.

            19 Id. With respect to the latter 44 firms, there is no data available that shows how many operated with more than 1,500 employees.

          Cable Television Distribution Services. Since 2007, these services have been defined within the broad economic census category of Wired Telecommunications Carriers, which category is defined above.20
           The SBA has developed a small business size standard for this category, which is: All such businesses having 1,500 or fewer employees.21
           Census data for 2007 shows that there were 3,188 firms that operated for the entire year.22
           Of this total, 3,144 firms had fewer than 1,000 employees, and 44 firms had 1,000 or more employees.23
           Therefore, under this size standard, we estimate that the majority of businesses can be considered small entities.

            20 See also U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS Definitions, “517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers” at http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.

            21 13 CFR. 121.201; NAICS code 517110.

            22 U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census. See U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder, “Information: Subject Series—Estab and Firm Size: Employment Size of Establishments for the United States: 2007—2007 Economic Census,” NAICS code 517110, Table EC0751SSSZ5; available at http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml.

            23 Id. With respect to the latter 44 firms, there is no data available that shows how many operated with more than 1,500 employees.

          Cable Companies and Systems. The Commission has developed its own small business size standards for the purpose of cable rate regulation. Under the Commission's rules, a “small cable company” is one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide.24
           Industry data shows that there are currently 660 cable operators.25
           Of this total, all but ten cable operators nationwide are small under this size standard.26
           In addition, under the Commission's rate regulation rules, a “small system” is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers.27
           Current Commission records show 4,629 cable systems nationwide.28
           Of this total, 4,057 cable systems have less than 20,000 subscribers, and 572 systems have 20,000 or more subscribers, based on the same records. Thus, under this standard, we estimate that most cable systems are small entities.

            24 47 CFR 76.901(e). The Commission determined that this size standard equates approximately to a size standard of $100 million or less in annual revenues. Implementation of Sections of the Cable Television Consumer Protection And Competition Act of 1992: Rate Regulation, MM Docket No. 92-266, MM Docket No. 93-215, Sixth Report and Order and Eleventh Order on Reconsideration, 10 FCC Rcd 7393, 7408, ¶ 28 (1995).

            25 NCTA, Industry Data, Number of Cable Operators and Systems, http://www.ncta.com/Statistics.aspx (visited October 13, 2014). Depending upon the number of homes and the size of the geographic area served, cable operators use one or more cable systems to provide video service. See Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming, MB Docket No. 12-203, Fifteenth Report, 28 FCC Rcd 10496, 10505-6, ¶ 24 (2013) (“15th Annual Competition Report”).

            26 See SNL Kagan, “Top Cable MSOs—12/12 Q”; available at http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/TopCableMSOs.aspx?period=2012Q4&sortcol=subscribersbasic&sortorder=desc.

            27 47 CFR 76.901(c).

            28 The number of active, registered cable systems comes from the Commission's Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS) database on October 10, 2014. A cable system is a physical system integrated to a principal headend.

          Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, also contains a size standard for small cable system operators, which is “a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed $250,000,000.” 29
           There are approximately 54 million cable video subscribers in the United States today.30
           Accordingly, an operator serving fewer than 540,000 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator if its annual revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of all its affiliates, do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate.31
           Based on available data, we find that all but ten incumbent cable operators are small entities under this size standard.32
           We note that the Commission neither requests nor collects information on whether cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250 million.33
           Although it seems certain that some of these cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250,000,000, we are unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system operators that would qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the Communications Act.

            29 47 U.S.C. 543(m)(2); see 47 CFR 76.901(f) & nn. 1-3.

            30 See NCTA, Industry Data, Cable's Customer Base, http://www.ncta.com/industry-data (visited October 13, 2014).

            31 47 CFR 76.901(f); see FCC Announces New Subscriber Count for the Definition of Small Cable Operator, Public Notice, 16 FCC Rcd 2225 (Cable Services Bureau 2001).

            32 See NCTA, Industry Data, Top 25 Multichannel Video Service Customers (2012), http://www.ncta.com/industry-data (visited Aug. 30, 2013).

            33 The Commission does receive such information on a case-by-case basis if a cable operator appeals a local franchise authority's finding that the operator does not qualify as a small cable operator pursuant to § 76.901(f) of the Commission's rules. See 47 CFR 76.901(f).

          Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. DBS service is a nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic “dish” antenna at the subscriber's location. DBS, by exception, is now included in the SBA's broad economic census category, Wired Telecommunications Carriers,34
           which was developed for small wireline businesses. Under this category, the SBA deems a wireline business to be small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.35
           Census data for 2007 shows that there were 3,188 firms that operated for that entire year.36
           Of this total, 2,940 firms had fewer than 100 employees, and 248 firms had 100 or more employees.37
           Therefore, under this size standard, the majority of such businesses can be considered small entities. However, the data we have available as a basis for estimating the number of such small entities were gathered under a superseded SBA small business size standard formerly titled “Cable and Other Program Distribution.” As of 2002, the SBA defined a small Cable and Other Program Distribution provider as one with $12.5 million or less in annual receipts.38
           Currently, only two entities provide DBS service, which requires a great investment of capital for operation: DIRECTV and DISH Network.39
           Each currently offers subscription services. DIRECTV and DISH Network each report annual revenues that are in excess of the threshold for a small business. Because DBS service requires significant capital, we believe it is unlikely that a small entity as defined under the superseded SBA size standard would have the financial wherewithal to become a DBS service provider.

            34 See 13 CFR 121.201, 2012 NAICS code 517110. This category of Wired Telecommunications Carriers is defined as follows: “This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services; wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband Internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.” (Emphasis added to text relevant to satellite services.) U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS Definitions, “517110 Wired Telecommunications Carriers,” at http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.

            35 13 CFR 121.201; 2012 NAICS code 517110.

            36 U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 Economic Census. See U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder, “Information: Subject Series—Estab and Firm Size: Employment Size of Establishments for the United States: 2007—2007 Economic Census,” NAICS code 517110, Table EC0751SSSZ5; available at http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2007_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.

            37 Id.

            38 See 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517510 (2002).

            39 See 15th Annual Competition Report, 28 FCC Rcd at 10507, ¶ 27. As of June 2012, DIRECTV is the largest DBS operator and the second largest MVPD in the United States, serving approximately 19.9 million subscribers. DISH Network is the second largest DBS operator and the third largest MVPD, serving approximately 14.1 million subscribers. Id. at 10507, 10546, ¶ 27, 110-11.

        Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other Compliance Requirements
        The (FNPRM) proposes the following new or revised reporting or recordkeeping requirements.
        To implement channel sharing between primary and secondary stations, stations will follow a two-step process proposed by the Commission—first filing an application for construction permit and then application for license. Stations terminating operations to share a channel would be required to submit a termination notice pursuant to the existing Commission rule. These existing forms and collections will need to be revised to accommodate these new channel-sharing related filings and to expand the burden estimates. In addition, the Commission proposes that channel sharing stations submit their channel sharing agreements (CSAs) with the Commission and be required to include certain provisions in their CSAs. In addition, if upon termination of the license of a party to a CSA only one party to the CSA remains, the remaining licensee may file an application to change its license to non-shared status. The existing collection concerning the execution and filing of CSAs will need to be revised.
        Finally, the Commission proposes to require channel sharing stations to notify affected MVPDs.
        Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered
        The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant alternatives that it has considered in reaching its proposed approach, which may include the following four alternatives (among others): (1) The establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to small entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for small entities; (3) the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small entities.40

            40 5 U.S.C. 603(c)(1)-(c)(4).

        The (FNPRM)proposes rules pertaining to primary and secondary station channel sharing outside the context of the incentive auction. The Commission has previously concluded that channel sharing can help broadcasters, including existing small, minority-owned, and niche stations, to reduce operating costs and provide broadcasters with additional net income to strengthen operations and improve programming services. Thus, the proposals in the Fourth Notice may help smaller broadcasters conserve resources. In addition, channel sharing is voluntary and only those stations that determine that channel sharing will be advantageous will enter into this arrangement. With respect to LPTV and TV translator stations specifically, channel sharing will allow such stations that are displaced by the incentive auction reorganization of spectrum to reduce the cost of having to build a new facility to replace the one that was displaced; could minimize the number of mutually exclusive applications filed in the post-incentive auction displacement window, thereby freeing up valuable channels for use by other displaced stations; and could be used as a means to prevent or settle the mutual exclusivity of applications and avoid lengthy delays in the processing of their displacement applications. In addition, the (FNPRM)proposes licensing and operating rules for channel sharing that are designed to minimize the burden and cost on small entities. The Commission will consider all comments submitted in connection with the (FNPRM), including any suggested alternative approaches to channel sharing that would reduce the burden and costs on smaller entities.
        The rules to provide notice to MVPDs were also designed to minimize impact on small entities. Very few stations will be impacted because very few LPTV and TV translator stations have carriage rights and will be subject to the notice requirement.
        Federal Rules Which Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the Commission's Proposals
        None.

          List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
          Television.

          Federal Communications Commission.
          Sheryl Todd,
          Deputy Secretary.

        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.

        2. In § 73.3572, revise paragraph (a)(3) to read as follows:

          § 73.3572
          Processing of TV broadcast, Class A TV broadcast, low power TV, TV translators, and TV booster applications.
          (a) * * *
          (3) Other changes will be considered minor including changes made to implement a channel sharing arrangement provided they comply with the other provisions of this section and provided, until October 1, 2000, proposed changes to the facilities of Class A TV, low power TV, TV translator and TV booster stations, other than a change in frequency, will be considered minor only if the change(s) will not increase the signal range of the Class A TV, low power TV or TV booster in any horizontal direction.

        3. Add §  73.3800 to read as follows:

          § 73.3800
          Full Power Television Channel Sharing Outside the Auction Context.
          (a) Channel sharing generally. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, full power television stations may voluntarily seek Commission approval to share a single six megahertz channel with other full power television, Class A, low power and TV translator television stations.
          (2) Each station sharing a single channel pursuant to this section shall continue to be licensed and operated separately, have its own call sign, and be separately subject to all applicable Commission obligations, rules, and policies.
          (b) Licensing of channel sharing stations. A full power television channel sharing station relinquishing its channel must file an application for the initial channel sharing construction permit (FCC Form 2100), include a copy of the channel sharing agreement as an exhibit, and cross reference the other sharing station(s). Any engineering changes necessitated by the channel sharing agreement may be included in the station's application. Upon initiation of shared operations, the station relinquishing its channel must notify the Commission that it has terminated operation pursuant to 47 CFR 73.1750 and each sharing station must file an application for license (FCC Form 2100).
          (c) Deadline for implementing channel sharing agreements. Channel sharing agreements submitted pursuant to this section must be implemented within three years of the grant of the initial channel sharing construction permit.
          (d) Channel Sharing Agreements (CSAs). (1) Channel sharing agreements submitted under this section must contain provisions outlining each licensee's rights and responsibilities regarding:
          (i) Access to facilities, including whether each licensee will have unrestrained access to the shared transmission facilities;
          (ii) Operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of facilities, including a list of all relevant equipment, a description of each party's financial obligations, and any relevant notice provisions; and
          (iii) Transfer/assignment of a shared license, including the ability of a new licensee to assume the existing CSA; and
          (iv) Termination of the license of a party to the CSA, including reversion of spectrum usage rights to the remaining parties to the CSA.
          (2) Channel sharing agreements submitted under this section must include a provision affirming compliance with the channel sharing requirements in this section including a provision requiring that each channel sharing licensee shall retain spectrum usage rights adequate to ensure a sufficient amount of the shared channel capacity to allow it to provide at least one Standard Definition (SD) program stream at all times.
          (e) Termination and assignment/transfer of shared channel. Upon termination of the license of a party to a CSA, the spectrum usage rights covered by that license may revert to the remaining parties to the CSA. Such reversion shall be governed by the terms of the CSA in accordance with paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section. If upon termination of the license of a party to a CSA only one party to the CSA remains, the remaining licensee may file an application to change its license to non-shared status using FCC Form 2100, Schedule B (for a full power licensee) or F (for a Class A licensee).
          (f) Notice to MVPDs. (1) Stations participating in channel sharing agreements must provide notice to MVPDs that:
          (i) No longer will be required to carry the station because of the relocation of the station;
          (ii) Currently carry and will continue to be obligated to carry a station that will change channels; or
          (iii) Will become obligated to carry the station due to a channel sharing relocation.
          (2) The notice required by this section must contain the following information:
          (i) Date and time of any channel changes;
          (ii) The channel occupied by the station before and after implementation of the CSA;
          (iii) Modification, if any, to antenna position, location, or power levels;
          (iv) Stream identification information; and
          (v) Engineering staff contact information.
          (3) Sharee stations (those relinquishing a channel in order to share) must provide notice as required by this section at least 30 days prior to terminating operations on the sharee's channel. Sharer stations (those hosting a sharee as part of a channel sharing agreement) and sharee stations must provide notice as required by this section at least 30 days prior to initiation of operations on the sharer channel. Should the anticipated date to either cease operations or commence channel sharing operations change, the stations must send a further notice to affected MVPDs informing them of the new anticipated date(s).
          (4) Notifications provided to cable systems pursuant to this section must be either mailed to the system's official address of record provided in the cable system's most recent filing in the FCC's Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS) Form 322, or emailed to the system if the system has provided an email address. For all other MVPDs, the letter must be addressed to the official corporate address registered with their State of incorporation.

        4. Revise § 73.6028 to read as follows:

          § 73.6028
          Class A television channel sharing outside the auction context.
          (a) Channel sharing generally. (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, Class A television stations or television stations may voluntarily seek Commission approval to share a single six megahertz channel with a full power, low power or TV translator station.
          (2) Each station sharing a single channel pursuant to this section shall continue to be licensed and operated separately, have its own call sign, and be separately subject to all of the Commission's obligations, rules, and policies.
          (b) Licensing of channel sharing stations. A station relinquishing its channel must file an application for the initial channel sharing construction permit, include a copy of the channel sharing agreement as an exhibit, and cross reference the other sharing station(s). Any engineering changes necessitated by the channel sharing agreement may be included in the station's application. Upon initiation of shared operations, the station relinquishing its channel must notify the Commission that it has terminated operation pursuant to 47 CFR 73.1750 and each sharing station must file an application for license.
          (c) Deadline for implementing channel sharing agreements. Channel sharing agreements submitted pursuant to this section must be implemented within three years of the grant of the initial channel sharing construction permit.

            (d) Channel Sharing Agreements (CSAs). (1) Channel sharing agreements submitted under this section must contain provisions outlining each licensee's rights and responsibilities regarding:
          (i) Access to facilities, including whether each licensee will have unrestrained access to the shared transmission facilities;
          (ii) Operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of facilities, including a list of all relevant equipment, a description of each party's financial obligations, and any relevant notice provisions; and

          (iii) Termination or transfer/assignment of rights to the shared licenses, including the ability of a new licensee to assume the existing CSA.
          (2) Channel sharing agreements submitted under this section must include a provision affirming compliance with the channel sharing requirements in this section including a provision requiring that each channel sharing licensee shall retain spectrum usage rights adequate to ensure a sufficient amount of the shared channel capacity to allow it to provide at least one Standard Definition (SD) program stream at all times.
          (e) Termination and assignment/transfer of shared channel. Upon termination of the license of a party to a CSA, the spectrum usage rights covered by that license may revert to the remaining parties to the CSA. Such reversion shall be governed by the terms of the CSA in accordance with paragraph (d)(1)(iv) of this section. If upon termination of the license of a party to a CSA only one party to the CSA remains, the remaining licensee may file an application for license to change its status to “non-shared.”
          (f) Notice to MVPDs. (1) Stations participating in channel sharing agreements must provide notice to MVPDs that:
          (i) No longer will be required to carry the station because of the relocation of the station;
          (ii) Currently carry and will continue to be obligated to carry a station that will change channels; or
          (iii) Will become obligated to carry the station due to a channel sharing relocation.
          (2) The notice required by this section must contain the following information:
          (i) Date and time of any channel changes;
          (ii) The channel occupied by the station before and after implementation of the CSA;
          (iii) Modification, if any, to antenna position, location, or power levels;
          (iv) Stream identification information; and
          (v) Engineering staff contact information.
          (3) Sharee stations (those relinquishing a channel in order to share) must provide notice as required by this section at least 30 days prior to terminating operations on the sharee's channel. Sharer stations (those hosting a sharee as part of a channel sharing agreement) and sharee stations must provide notice as required by this section at least 30 days prior to initiation of operations on the sharer channel. Should the anticipated date to either cease operations or commence channel sharing operations change, the station(s) must send a further notice to affected MVPDs informing them of the new anticipated date(s).
          (4) Notifications provided to cable systems pursuant to this section must be either mailed to the system's official address of record provided in the cable system's most recent filing in the FCC's Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS) Form 322, or emailed to the system if the system has provided an email address. For all other MVPDs, the letter must be addressed to the official corporate address registered with their State of incorporation.

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        DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
        Federal Emergency Management Agency
        44 CFR Part 67
        [Docket ID FEMA-2010-0003; Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-B-1139]
        Proposed Flood Elevation Determinations

          AGENCY:
          Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

          ACTION:
          Proposed rule.

          SUMMARY:
          Comments are requested on the proposed Base (1% annual-chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs) and proposed BFE modifications for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the proposed regulatory flood elevations for the reach described by the downstream and upstream locations in the table below. The BFEs and modified BFEs are a part of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). In addition, these elevations, once finalized, will be used by insurance agents and others to calculate appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings and the contents in those buildings.

          DATES:
          Comments are to be submitted on or before October 25, 2010.

          ADDRESSES:
          The corresponding preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for the proposed BFEs for each community is available for inspection at the community's map repository. The respective addresses are listed in the table below.

          You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. FEMA-B-1139, to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2820, or (e-mail) kevin.long@dhs.gov.

          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

          Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646-2820, or (e-mail) kevin.long@dhs.gov.

        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposes to make determinations of BFEs and modified BFEs for each community listed below, in accordance with section 110 of the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, 42 U.S.C. 4104, and 44 CFR 67.4(a).
        These proposed BFEs and modified BFEs, together with the floodplain management criteria required by 44 CFR 60.3, are the minimum that are required. They should not be construed to mean that the community must change any existing ordinances that are more stringent in their floodplain management requirements. The community may at any time enact stricter requirements of its own or pursuant to policies established by other Federal, State, or regional entities. These proposed elevations are used to meet the floodplain management requirements of the NFIP and also are used to calculate the appropriate flood insurance premium rates for new buildings built after these elevations are made final, and for the contents in those buildings.
        Comments on any aspect of the Flood Insurance Study and FIRM, other than the proposed BFEs, will be considered. A letter acknowledging receipt of any comments will not be sent.

          National Environmental Policy Act. This proposed rule is categorically excluded from the requirements of 44 CFR part 10, Environmental Consideration. An environmental impact assessment has not been prepared.

          Regulatory Flexibility Act. As flood elevation determinations are not within the scope of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.

          Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under the criteria of section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as amended.

          Executive Order 13132, Federalism. This proposed rule involves no policies that have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.

          Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform. This proposed rule meets the applicable standards of Executive Order 12988.

          List of Subjects in 44 CFR Part 67
          Administrative practice and procedure, Flood insurance, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

        Accordingly, 44 CFR part 67 is proposed to be amended as follows:

          PART 67—[AMENDED]
          1. The authority citation for part 67 continues to read as follows:

            Authority:
             42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 329; E.O. 12127, 44 FR 19367, 3 CFR, 1979 Comp., p. 376.

            § 67.4
            [Amended]
            2. The tables published under the authority of § 67.4 are proposed to be amended as follows:

                Flooding source(s)
                Location of referenced elevation
                * Elevation in feet (NGVD)+ Elevation in feet
                  (NAVD)
                  # Depth in feet
                  above ground
                  ⁁ Elevation in meters (MSL)

                Effective
                Modified
                Communities affected

                  New London County, Connecticut (All Jurisdictions)

                Eightmile River
                Approximately 100 feet upstream of Hamburg Road
                None
                +56
                Town of Lyme.

                Approximately 700 feet upstream of Hamburg Road
                None
                +57

                Four Mile River
                Just upstream of railroad
                +9
                +10
                Town of Old Lyme.

                Approximately 1,200 feet downstream of the breached dam
                +9
                +10

                Little River
                At the confluence with the Shetucket River
                None
                +64
                Town of Lisbon.

                Approximately 2,400 feet upstream of Inland Road
                None
                +83

                Long Island Sound
                Approximately 1,200 feet west of the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Bridge Street
                +10
                +12
                Groton Long Point Association.

                Susquetonscut Brook
                At the confluence with the Yantic River
                None
                +119
                City of Norwich, Town of Bozrah.

                Approximately 800 feet downstream of Lebanon Road
                None
                +119

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ⁁ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                ** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

                Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                  ADDRESSES

                  City of Norwich

                Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 100 Broadway, Norwich, CT 06360.

                  Groton Long Point Association

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 44 Beach Road, Groton Long Point, CT 06340.

                  Town of Bozrah

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 1 River Road, Bozrah, CT 06334.

                  Town of Lisbon

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 1 Newent Road, Lisbon, CT 06351.

                  Town of Lyme

                Maps are available for inspection at the Lyme Town Hall, 480 Hamburg Road, Old Lyme, CT 06371.

                  Town of Old Lyme

                Maps are available for inspection at the Old Lyme Town Hall, 52 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371.

                  Barnstable County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)

                Pleasant Bay
                From State Route 28 to approximately 700 feet east of State Route 28 and from 350 feet north of Evelyns Drive to approximately 750 feet north of Evelyns Drive
                None
                +11
                Town of Brewster.

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ⁁ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                ** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

                Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                  ADDRESSES

                  Town of Brewster

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 2198 Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631.

                  Essex County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)

                Argilla Brook (Backwater effects from Merrimack River)
                At the confluence with Johnson Creek
                +19
                +21
                Town of Groveland.

                Approximately 530 feet upstream of Main Street
                +20
                +21

                Backwater Effects from Harris Brook
                From I-93 to 300 feet west of I-93, and from Hampshire Road to 300 feet north of Hampshire Road at the corporate limits
                None
                +111
                City of Methuen.

                Bartlett Brook
                At the confluence with the Merrimack River
                +52
                +53
                City of Methuen.

                Approximately 700 feet upstream of State Route 113
                +52
                +53

                Boston Brook
                Approximately 2,000 feet downstream of Sharpners Pond Road
                None
                +82
                Town of Middleton.

                Approximately 180 feet downstream of Sharpners Pond Road
                None
                +84

                Castle Neck River (Backwater effects from Atlantic Ocean)
                Approximately 1.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Ipswich Bay, at the confluence with Hog Island Channel
                None
                +9
                Town of Ipswich.

                Ipswich River
                Approximately 800 feet downstream of I-95
                +40
                +41
                Town of Middleton.

                Approximately 1,250 feet upstream of I-95
                +40
                +41

                Jackman Brook (Backwater effects from Parker River)
                Just upstream of Parish Road
                +17
                +18
                Town of Georgetown.

                Approximately 50 feet upstream of Parish Road
                +17
                +18

                Johnson Creek (Backwater effects from Merrimack River)
                At the confluence with the Merrimack River
                +19
                +21
                Town of Groveland.

                Approximately 900 feet upstream of Main Street
                +20
                +21

                Merrimack River
                Approximately 100 feet upstream of Groveland Street
                +19
                +20
                Town of Groveland.

                Approximately 0.67 mile upstream of Groveland Street
                +19
                +21

                Merrimack River
                Immediately upstream of I-93
                +51
                +52
                City of Methuen.

                Approximately 1.42 mile upstream of the confluence with Fish Brook
                +54
                +56

                Nichols Brook (Backwater effects from Ipswich River)
                At the confluence with the Ipswich River
                +40
                +41
                Town of Middleton, Town of Topsfield.

                World End Pond
                Approximately 2,500 feet upstream of the confluence with the Ipswich River
                +40
                +41

                From approximately 1,000 feet north of the intersection of Hayes Street and Pond Street to 2,800 feet north of Hayes Street and Pond Street, and from the end of Argilla Road to 1,300 feet west of Argilla Road at the corporate limits
                None
                +116
                City of Methuen.

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ⁁ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                ** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

                Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                  ADDRESSES

                  City of Methuen

                Maps are available for inspection at the Searles Building, Room 306, 41 Pleasant Street, Methuen, MA 01844.

                  Town of Georgetown

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 1 Library Street, Georgetown, MA 01833.

                  Town of Groveland

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 183 Main Street, Groveland, MA 01834.

                  Town of Ipswich

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 25 Green Street, Ipswich, MA 01938.

                  Town of Middleton

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 48 South Main Street, Middleton, MA 01949.

                  Town of Topsfield

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 8 West Common Street, Topsfield, MA 01983.

                  Norfolk County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)

                Beaver Brook
                Approximately 0.83 mile downstream of Plymouth Street
                None
                +161
                Town of Weymouth.

                Approximately 0.6 mile downstream of Plymouth Street
                None
                +161

                Bubbling Brook
                Approximately 1,000 feet upstream of Brook Street
                +145
                +144
                Town of Walpole.

                Approximately 800 feet upstream of North Street
                None
                +228

                Backwater from the Farm River
                From the Farm River to approximately 1,600 feet upstream of West Street and immediately south of I-93
                None
                +120
                City of Quincy.

                Germany Brook
                Approximately 1,500 feet downstream of Winter Street
                None
                +169
                Town of Norwood.

                At Winter Street
                None
                +175

                Great Pond Tributary
                Just upstream of Randolph Street
                None
                +161
                Town of Weymouth.

                Approximately 400 feet upstream of Randolph Street
                None
                +161

                Lake Mirimichi
                Entire shoreline
                None
                +161
                Town of Foxborough.

                Neponset River
                Approximately 1.07 mile downstream of Milton Street
                None
                +44
                Town of Dedham.

                Approximately 0.75 mile downstream of Milton Street
                None
                +44

                Neponset River
                Approximately 400 feet downstream of I-95
                None
                +48
                Town of Sharon.

                Just downstream of I-95
                None
                +48

                New Pond (Backwater effects from Charles River)
                Entire shoreline
                None
                +74
                Town of Needham.

                Rabbit Hill Pond
                At the Rabbit Hill Pond Dam
                None
                +177
                Town of Plainville.

                Approximately 750 feet upstream of the Rabbit Hill Pond Dam
                None
                +178

                School Meadow Brook
                Approximately 2,000 feet downstream of U.S. Route 1
                None
                +187
                Town of Sharon.

                Approximately 350 feet upstream of U.S. Route 1
                None
                +188

                Stall Brook
                Approximately 750 feet west of the intersection of Alder Street and Trotter Drive
                None
                +246
                Town of Medway.

                Approximately 350 feet east of the intersection of Route 109 and Green Street
                None
                +246

                Walnut Hill Stream
                Approximately 400 feet downstream of South Main Street
                +8
                +10
                Town of Cohasset.

                Approximately 80 feet downstream of South Main Street
                +9
                +10

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ⁁ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                ** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

                Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                  ADDRESSES

                  City of Quincy

                Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 1305 Hancock Street, Quincy, MA 02169.

                  Town of Cohasset

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 41 Highland Avenue, Cohasset, MA 02025.

                  Town of Dedham

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Administration Building, 26 Bryant Street, Dedham, MA 02026.

                  Town of Foxborough

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 40 South Street, Foxborough, MA 02035.

                  Town of Medway

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 155 Village Street, Medway, 02053.

                  Town of Needham

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 1471 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492.

                  Town of Norwood

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 566 Washington Street, 2nd Floor, Norwood, MA 02062.

                  Town of Plainville

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 142 South Street, Plainville, MA 02762.

                  Town of Sharon

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Office Building, 90 South Main Street, Sharon, MA 02067.

                  Town of Walpole

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 135 School Street, Walpole, MA 02081.

                  Town of Weymouth

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 75 Middle Street, Weymouth, MA 02189.

                  Worcester County, Massachusetts (All Jurisdictions)

                Leesville Pond
                Entire shoreline
                None
                +486
                City of Worcester.

                Ramshorn Pond
                Entire shoreline
                None
                +632
                Town of Sutton.

                Singletary Pond
                Entire shoreline
                None
                +559
                Town of Sutton.

                Sudbury River
                Approximately 1,200 feet downstream of Fruit Street
                None
                +264
                Town of Westborough.

                Approximately 3,000 feet upstream of Fruit Street
                None
                +276

                Summet Brook (Backwater effects from Big Bummet Brook)
                Approximately 2,800 feet upstream of the confluence with Big Bummet Brook, at the corporate limits
                None
                +363
                Town of Shrewsbury.

                Approximately 0.6 mile upstream of the confluence with Big Bummet Brook
                None
                +363

                Unnamed Tributary (Backwater effects from Cronin Brook)
                Approximately 1,100 feet upstream of the confluence with Cronin Brook, at the corporate limits
                None
                +331
                Town of Millbury.

                Approximately 2,200 feet upstream of the confluence with Cronin Brook
                None
                +331

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ⁁ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                ** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

                Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                  ADDRESSES

                  City of Worcester

                Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 455 Main Street, Room 305, Worcester, MA 01608.

                  Town of Millbury

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 127 Elm Street, Millbury, MA 01527.

                  Town of Shrewsbury

                Maps are available for inspection at 100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545.

                  Town of Sutton

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 4 Uxbridge Road, Sutton, MA 01590.

                  Town of Westborough

                Maps are available for inspection at the Town Hall, 34 West Main Street, Westborough, MA 01581.

                  Chittenden County, Vermont (All Jurisdictions)

                Winooski River
                Approximately 0.7 mile upstream of the confluence with Lake Champlain
                +103
                +102
                City of Burlington, City of South Burlington, City of Winooski, Town of Colchester.

                Approximately 1,200 feet downstream of Main Street/Colchester Avenue
                +117
                +116

                Winooski River
                Approximately 1,200 feet downstream of I-89
                +166
                +165
                City of South Burlington, Town of Colchester.

                Approximately 1,100 feet upstream of I-89
                +166
                +167

                * National Geodetic Vertical Datum.

                + North American Vertical Datum.

                # Depth in feet above ground.

                ⁁ Mean Sea Level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 meter.

                ** BFEs to be changed include the listed downstream and upstream BFEs, and include BFEs located on the stream reach between the referenced locations above. Please refer to the revised Flood Insurance Rate Map located at the community map repository (see below) for exact locations of all BFEs to be changed.

                Send comments to Kevin C. Long, Acting Chief, Engineering Management Branch, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20472.

                  ADDRESSES

                  City of Burlington

                Maps are available for inspection at City Hall, 149 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401.

                  City of South Burlington

                Maps are available for inspection at the City Hall, 575 Dorset Street, South Burlington, VT 05403.

                  City of Winooski

                Maps are available for inspection at 27 West Allen Street, Winooski, VT 05404.

                  Town of Colchester

                Maps are available for inspection at 781 Blakely Road, Colchester, VT 05446.

              (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 97.022, “Flood Insurance.”)

            Dated: July 19, 2010.
            Sandra K. Knight,
            Deputy Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administrator, Mitigation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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