[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 65350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26064]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 74
[FCC 14-150]
Commission Suspends Expiration Dates and Construction Deadlines
for New Digital Low Power Television and TV Translator Stations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; suspension of expiration dates.
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SUMMARY: The Commission announced that, effective immediately, it is
suspending the expiration dates and construction deadlines for all
outstanding construction permits for new digital low power television
(LPTV) and TV translator stations. The Commission will decide on a new
construction deadline for these permittees in the rulemaking proceeding
in MB Docket No. 03-185. Until a decision is reached in the rulemaking
decision and the Commission can determine the effect of the future
incentive auction and repacking, permittees of new digital LPTV and TV
translator stations may delay completing construction of their digital
facilities.
DATES: The suspension became effective on October 10, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaun Maher, Video Division, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, [email protected], (202)
418-2324.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective immediately, the expiration dates
and construction deadlines for all outstanding unexpired construction
permits for new digital low power television (LPTV) and TV translator
stations set forth in 47 CFR 74.788 are hereby suspended pending final
action in the rulemaking proceeding in MB Docket No. 03-185 initiated
today by the Commission. In a Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
released October 10, 2014 in MB Docket No. 03-185 (FCC 14-151) the
Commission recognized that the incentive auction and repacking process
will impact existing analog LPTV and TV translator stations
transitioning to digital and, because of this, it tentatively concluded
to postpone the September 1, 2015 digital transition date. For similar
reasons, the Commission also tentatively concluded to extend the
construction deadlines of permits for new digital LPTV and TV
translator stations and proposed that these permits be subject to
whatever new transition date is adopted. This proposed action would
also have the effect of treating these permittees similarly to the
permittees of transitioning LPTV and TV translator stations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-26064 Filed 11-3-14; 8:45 am]
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