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decision until initiation of any judicial DATES: Comments must be filed on or 3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory review or any action to collect the before July 26, 2021 and reply Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601– penalties and assessments. comments on or before August 9, 2021. 612, do not apply to this proceeding. (d) The Attorney General has ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Members of the public should note exclusive authority to compromise or Commission, Office of the Secretary, 45 that all ex parte contacts are prohibited settle the case while any judicial review L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In from the time a Notice of Proposed or any action to recover penalties and addition to filing comments with the Rulemaking is issued to the time the assessments is pending. FCC, interested parties should serve matter is no longer subject to (e) The investigating official may counsel for the Petitioner as follows: Commission consideration or court recommend settlement terms to the Jonathan Mark, Esq., Davis Wright review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, reviewing official, the authority head, or Tremaine LLP, 1301 K Street NW, Suite however, exceptions to this prohibition, the Attorney General, as appropriate. 500 East, Washington, DC 20005. which can be found in Section 1.1204(a) FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 1174.44 Limitations regarding criminal 1.1204(a). misconduct. Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202) 418–1647 or at [email protected] See Sections 1.415 and 1.420 of the (a) Any investigating official may: . Commission’s rules for information (1) Refer allegations of criminal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In support regarding the proper filing procedures misconduct or a violation of the False of its channel substitution request, the for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420. Claims Act directly to the Department of Petitioner states that since it converted List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 Justice for prosecution and/or civil to digital channel 5 operations in 2009 action, as appropriate; it has received numerous complaints Television. (2) Defer or postpone a report or from the public about poor reception. Federal Communications Commission. referral to the reviewing official to avoid The Petitioner recounts the steps it has interference with a criminal Thomas Horan, taken to improve reception on its low- Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. investigation or prosecution; or VHF channel, but concludes that it has (3) Issue subpoenas under any other no option to resolve the Station’s Proposed Rule statutory authority. reception problems other than to move (b) Nothing in this part limits the For the reasons discussed in the from its low-VHF channel 5 to high- preamble, the Federal Communications requirement that the authority’s VHF channel 8. In its Amended Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR employees must report suspected Engineering Statement, the Petitioner part 73 as follows: violations of criminal law to the NEH proposes to utilize a Distributed Office of the Inspector General or to the Transmission System (DTS) facility PART 73 — Radio Broadcast Service Attorney General. comprised of six single frequency Dated: June 16, 2021. network (SFN) nodes, and submitted ■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 Elizabeth Voyatzis, documentation showing that the loss continues to read as follows: areas would continue to be well-served Deputy General Counsel, National Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, Endowment for the Humanities. by at least five other television stations, 307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339. except an area with only 14 people, a [FR Doc. 2021–13085 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] number the Commission considers de ■ 2. In § 73.622 in paragraph (i), amend BILLING CODE 7536–01–P minimis. the Post-Transition Table of DTV This is a synopsis of the Allotments under Texas by revising the Commission’s Notice of Proposed entry for Fredericksburg to read as FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 21–254; follows: COMMISSION RM–11911; DA 21–705, adopted June § 73.622 Digital television table of 16, 2021, and released June 16, 2021. allotments. 47 CFR Part 73 The full text of this document is available for download at https:// * * * * * [MB Docket No. 21–254; RM–11911; DA 21– www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials (i) * * * 705; FR ID 34373] in accessible formats (braille, large Community Channel No. Television Broadcasting Services print, computer diskettes, or audio Fredericksburg, Texas recordings), please send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer & ***** AGENCY: Federal Communications Government Affairs Bureau at (202) Commission. 418–0530 (VOICE), (202) 418–0432 ACTION: Proposed rule. (TTY). Texas This document does not contain SUMMARY: The Commission has before it information collection requirements ***** a petition for rulemaking filed by subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act Corridor Television, L.L.P. (Petitioner), of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition, Fredericksburg ...... 8 the licensee of KCWX (MyNetwork), therefore, it does not contain any channel 5, Fredericksburg, Texas. The proposed information collection burden ***** Petitioner requests the substitution of ‘‘for small business concerns with fewer channel 8 for channel 5 at than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the Fredericksburg in the DTV Table of Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of [FR Doc. 2021–13562 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] Allotments. 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

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