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DOC/NTIA RIN: 0660-AA18 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Low-Power Television and Translator Upgrade Program  
Abstract: Section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act (Act) requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to implement and administer a program through which each eligible low-power television broadcast station, Class A television station, television translator station, or television booster station may receive reimbursement for equipment to upgrade from analog to digital in eligible rural communities. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 110-295    47 USC 309    PL 109-171   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  10/09/2008  73 FR 59586   
ANPRM Comment Period End  11/10/2008    
Final Action  04/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
William Cooperman
Director, Public Broadcasting Division
Department of Commerce
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-5802
Fax:202 482-2156
Email: wcooperman@ntia.doc.gov