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FCC RIN: 3060-AI56 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Significantly Viewed Out-of-Market Broadcast Stations (MB Docket No. 05-49) 
Abstract: Section 202 of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 creates section 340 of the Communications Act, which provides satellite carries with the authority to offer Commission determined "significantly viewed" signals of out-of-market broadcast stations to subscribers. In the NPRM, comment was sought on implementation of section 340. The resulting Report and Order adopted a list of significantly viewed stations and procedures for stations to petition the Commission for inclusion on the list. 
Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 47 CFR 54   
Legal Authority: 47 USC 151    47 USC 154(i) and 154(j)    47 USC 340   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM   03/08/2005  70 FR 11314   
R&O  12/27/2005  70 FR 76504   
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Evan Baranoff
Attorney, Policy Division
Federal Communications Commission
Media Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554
Phone:202 418-7142
Email: evan.baranoff@fcc.gov