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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  2295  August  18,  2005 
 MEDIA  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  SHVERA  PROCEDURAL  RULES 
 In  an  Order,  FCC  05-  81,  released  March  30,  2005  (20  FCC  Rcd  7780),  the  Commission  amended  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  76.66(  d)(  2)  and  (d)(  5)  to  adopt  procedural  rules  in  compliance  with 
 requirements  in  the  Satellite  Home  Viewer  Extension  and  Reauthorization  Act  of  2004  (“  SHVERA”).  Section  76.66(  d)(  2)  revises  the  rule  concerning  satellite  carrier  notification  to 
 television  broadcast  stations  in  new  local-  into-  local  markets.  Section  76.66(  d)(  5)  creates  a  new  rule  for  satellite  carriers  that  carry  or  intend  to  carry  significantly  viewed  out-  of-  market  signals 
 and  will  provide  television  stations  with  different  carriage  election  options  in  counties  and  markets  in  which  the  satellite  carrier  is  offering  significantly  viewed  signals. 


 In  addition,  the  Commission  indicated  that  the  changes  to  rule  sections  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  76.66(  d)(  2)  and  (d)(  5)  required  approval  by  the  Office  of  Management  and  Budget  (“  OMB”)  before  they 
 become  effective. 
 This  Public  Notice  announces  that  the  Commission  received  the  required  approval  from  OMB  on  June  14,  2005  (70  Fed.  Reg.  41735).  Therefore,  as  announced  in  the  Federal  Register  on 
 April  27,  2005  (70  Fed.  Reg.  21669),  requirements  for  new  local-  into-  local  notification  and  elections  in  markets  in  which  significantly  viewed  signals  are  carried  in  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  76.66(  d)(  2) 
 and  (d)(  5)  became  effective  on  August  15,  2005. 


 For  further  information,  contact  Kenneth  Lewis,  Media  Bureau,  (202)  418-  2622  or  via  email  at  Kenneth.  lewis@  fcc.  gov. 
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