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GAO-02-318R 1 (2002-01-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwgb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 B-289584 January 2, 2002 The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings Chairman The Honorable John McCain Ranking Minority Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable W. J. Billy Tauzin Chairman The Honorable John D. Dingell Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Federal Communications Commission: Broadcast Services Digital Television Pursuant to section 801(a) (2) (A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission, entitled Broadcast Services; Digital Television (MM Docket No. 00-39; FCC 01-330). We received the rule on December 17, 2001. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 18, 2001. 66 Fed. Reg. 65122. The final rule addresses a number of issues related to the conversion of the nation's broadcast television system from analog to digital television (DTV), including when to require election by licensees of their post-transition DTV channel, whether to require replication by DTV licensees of their NTSC Grade B service contours, whether to require DTV licensees to place enhanced service contours over their principal communities, and how to process mutually exclusive applications. Enclosed is our assessment of the FCC's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that the FCC complied with the applicable requirements. If you have any questions about this report, please contact James W. Vickers, Assistant General Counsel, at (202) 512-8210. The official responsible for GAO GAO-02-318R

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