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be written ex parte presentations and Subject: Rules and Regulations [email protected] or call the Consumer & must be filed consistent with rule Implementing the Telephone Consumer Government Affairs Bureau at (202) 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by Protection Act of 1991, published 86 FR 418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432 rule 1.49(f) or for which the 11443, February 25, 2021, in CG Docket (TTY). Commission has made available a No 02–278. This document is being This document does not contain method of electronic filing, written ex published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). information collection requirements parte presentations and memoranda See also 47 CFR 1.4(b)(1) and 1.429(f), subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act summarizing oral ex parte (g). of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition, presentations, and all attachments Number of Petitions Filed: 2. therefore, it does not contain any thereto, must be filed in their native Federal Communications Commission. proposed information collection burden ‘‘for small business concerns with fewer format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable Marlene Dortch, than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the .pdf). Participants in this proceeding Secretary, Office of the Secretary. should familiarize themselves with the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of Commission’s ex parte rules. [FR Doc. 2021–07360 Filed 4–9–21; 8:45 am] 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory Federal Communications Commission. Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601– Cheryl Callahan, 612, do not apply to this proceeding. Assistant Chief, Telecommunications Access FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public should note Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. COMMISSION that all ex parte contacts are prohibited [FR Doc. 2021–07173 Filed 4–8–21; 4:15 pm] from the time a notice of proposed 47 CFR Part 73 BILLING CODE 6712–01–P rulemaking is issued to the time the [MB Docket No. 21–54; RM–11879; DA 21– matter is no longer subject to 163; FR ID 17507] Commission consideration or court FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, COMMISSION Television Broadcasting Services however, exceptions to this prohibition, Peoria and Oswego, Illinois which can be found in § 1.1204(a) of the 47 CFR Part 64 AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.1204(a). [CG Docket No. 02–278; Report No. 3170; Commission. See §§ 1.415 and 1.420 of the FRS 19657] Commission’s rules for information ACTION: Proposed rule. regarding the proper filing procedures Petition for Reconsideration of Action SUMMARY: The Commission has before it for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420. in Proceedings a petition for rulemaking Four Seasons Petitioner does not propose any changes in WAOE’s authorized facilities AGENCY: Federal Communications Peoria, LLC (Petitioner), licensee of and will continue to provide a principal Commission. television station WAOE, channel 10, community coverage signal both ACTION: Petitions for Reconsideration. Peoria, Illinois, requesting an amendment of the DTV Table of Oswego and Peoria from its currently SUMMARY: Petitions for Reconsideration Allotments to delete channel 10 at authorized transmission facilities. (Petition) have been filed in the Peoria, Illinois, and substitute channel Petitioner maintains that the proposed Commission’s proceeding by Mitchell 10 at Oswego, Illinois. Petitioner further community of license change is N. Roth, on behalf of Enterprise requests modification of WAOE’s mutually exclusive with WAOE’s Communications Advocacy Coalition license to specify Oswego as its current allotment and therefore its and Mark W. Brennan, on behalf of ACA community of license pursuant to the proposal satisfies the requirement that International et al. Commission’s rules. its proposed allotment be ‘‘mutually exclusive with the licensee’s present DATES: Oppositions to the Petitions DATES: Comments must be filed on or allotment.’’ must be filed on or before April 27, before May 12, 2021 and reply Petitioner asserts that Oswego 2021. Replies to an opposition must be comments on or before May 27, 2021. qualifies as a community for allotment filed on or before May 7, 2021. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications purposes. Petitioner maintains that ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary, 45 Oswego, which, noted above, currently Commission, 45 L Street NE, L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In has no local television allotment, is the Washington, DC 20554. addition to filing comments with the largest community within Kendall FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FCC, interested parties should serve County, Illinois. Petitioner states that Richard D. Smith, Consumer and counsel for petitioner as follows: Joan Oswego’s population has increased Governmental Affairs Bureau, (717) Stewart, Esq., Wiley Rein LLP, 1776 almost ten-fold from 3,875 in 1990 to 338–2797. Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. 34,383 today11 and is expected to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: double by 2040. Petitioner notes that summary of the Commission’s Shaun Maher, Media Bureau, at (202) Oswego has a fully autonomous document, Report No. 3170, released 418–2324 or [email protected]. municipal government led by a March 31, 2021. The full text of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a President and a seven-member Board of Petitions can be accessed online via the synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of Trustees; as well as a professional Commission’s Electronic Comment Proposed Rulemaking, MB Docket No. management staff, led by a professional Filing System at: http://apps.fcc.gov/ 21–54; RM–11879; DA 21–163, adopted Village Administrator and a Village ecfs/. The Commission will not send a February 12, 2021, and released Clerk. Oswego has a full-service Police Congressional Review Act (CRA) February 12, 2021. The full text of this Department; schools, including six submission to Congress or the document is available for download at elementary schools, three junior high Government Accountability Office https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request schools and two high schools; a Public pursuant to the CRA, 5 U.S.C. materials in accessible formats (braille, Library District; and extensive Park 801(a)(1)(A), because no rules are being large print, computer diskettes, or audio District. Finally, Petitioner states that adopted by the Commission. recordings), please send an email to Oswego has its own ZIP Code; a local

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newspaper (the Oswego Ledger- Federal Communications Commission. Community Channel No. Sentinel); chamber of commerce; Thomas Horan, multiple medical facilities; and is part Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. of a transit system dedicated to serving ***** residents of Kendall County. Proposed Rule ILLINOIS Petitioner argues that its proposal For the reasons discussed in the represents a preferential arrangement of preamble, the Federal Communications allotments under the Commission’s Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR ***** second allotment priority because it will part 73 as follows: result in a first local television station Oswego ...... 10. for Oswego, which is the largest PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST Peoria ...... 19, 25, 30, *46. community in Kendall County, Illinois. SERVICE Petitioner notes that WAOE’s existing ***** ■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 community of license, Peoria, will [FR Doc. 2021–07442 Filed 4–9–21; 8:45 am] continue to have four full power local continues to read as follows: BILLING CODE 6712–01–P television stations licensed to it Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, following the reallotment, and because 307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339. WAOE is not proposing to modify its ■ 2. In § 73.622, paragraph (i) is technical facilities, the community of amended in the Post-Transition Table of license change will not adversely affect DTV Allotments under Illinois by the service provided to Peoria. adding an entry in alphabetical order for Accordingly, Petitioner concludes that ‘‘Oswego’’ and revising the entry for application of the Commission’s ‘‘Peoria’’ to read as follows: television allotment priorities favors a reallotment of channel 10 to Oswego. § 73.622 Digital television table of allotments. List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 * * * * * Television. (i) * * *

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