Federal Communications Commission "FCC/DA XX-XXX" DA 22-806 Released: July 29, 2022 COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES SET FOR LOCAL MARKET PUBLICATION UPDATE NPRM MB Docket No. 22-239 Comment Date: August 29, 2022 Reply Comment Date: September 26, 2022 On July 14, 2022, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on updating its rules to reference the most up-to-date market information for determining a television station’s local market for cable and satellite carriage purposes. Update to Publication for Television Broadcast Station DMA Determinations for Cable and Satellite Carriage, MB Docket No. 22-239, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 22-55 (rel. July 14, 2022) (Update NPRM). The item tentatively concludes that the Commission should identify the Nielsen Local TV Station Information Report as the successor publication to be used to determine a station’s designated market area, seeking comment on this tentative conclusion and its implementation. The Update NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days, respectively, after its publication in the Federal Register. Id. at 1. By this Public Notice, the Media Bureau announces that the Update NPRM was published in the Federal Register on July 28, 2022. Update to Publication for Television Broadcast Station DMA Determinations for Cable and Satellite Carriage, Proposed Rule, 87 Fed. Reg. 45288 (July 28, 2022). Comments must be submitted no later than August 29, 2022. Reply Comments must be submitted no later than September 26, 2022. Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in the Update NPRM. Update NPRM at para. 9. The Update NPRM is also available on the Commission’s website. FCC Proposes to Update Publication Used to Determine Local TV Markets, https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-proposes-update-publication-used-determine-local-tv-markets (July 14, 2022). For additional information, contact Kenneth Lewis, Kenneth.Lewis@fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, at (202) 418-2622. Press inquiries should be directed to Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165. --FCC-- 2