80 FR 52641 - Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International Telecommunications Services

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)

Page Range		52641-52642
FR Document		2015-21091

In this Order, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) dismisses the petition for reconsideration (Petition) of the Second Report and Order filed by Voice on the Net Coalition (Petitioner), seeking reconsideration of the Commission's decision to extend international traffic and revenue reporting requirements to entities providing international calling service via Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and requiring submarine cable landing licensees to file reports identifying capacity they own or lease on each submarine cable. The Petition relies on facts and arguments that do not meet the requirements of the Commission's rules and the Petition plainly does not warrant consideration by the Commission.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 43

[IB Docket No. 04-112 (Terminated); DA 15-711]


Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International 
Telecommunications Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; petition for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: In this Order, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) dismisses the petition for reconsideration (Petition) of 
the Second Report and Order filed by Voice on the Net Coalition 
(Petitioner), seeking reconsideration of the Commission's decision to 
extend international traffic

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and revenue reporting requirements to entities providing international 
calling service via Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) connected to 
the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and requiring submarine 
cable landing licensees to file reports identifying capacity they own 
or lease on each submarine cable. The Petition relies on facts and 
arguments that do not meet the requirements of the Commission's rules 
and the Petition plainly does not warrant consideration by the 
Commission.

DATES: September 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Krech, Policy Division, 
International Bureau at 202-418-7443; or Veronica Garcia-Ulloa, Policy 
Division, International Bureau at 202-418-0481.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order 
dismissing the petition for reconsideration, DA 15-711, adopted and 
released on June 17, 2015. Under the Commission's rules, petitions for 
reconsideration that rely on facts or arguments that have not 
previously been presented to the Commission will be considered only 
under certain limited circumstances and may be dismissed by the 
relevant bureau if they do not meet those circumstances. The Petition 
relies on facts and arguments that do not meet the requirements of 
Sec.  1.429(b)(1) through (3) of the Commission's rules. Petitioner 
previously could have presented these facts and arguments to the 
Commission in response to the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in 
this proceeding, but did not present. Accordingly, pursuant to Sec.  
1.429(l) of the Commission's rules, the Petition plainly does not 
warrant consideration by the Commission. The Order on Reconsideration 
is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
The document is also available for download over the Internet at http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db0617/DA-15-711A1.pdf. The Commission will not send a copy of this Order pursuant 
to the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because this 
Order does not have an impact on any rules of particular applicability.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Nese Guendelsberger,
Deputy Chief, International Bureau.
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and revenue reporting requirements to NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND The fact that Government employees
entities providing international calling SPACE ADMINISTRATION may not be at a NASA facility is not an
service via Voice over Internet Protocol automatic reason for contractor
(VoIP) connected to the public switched 48 CFR Parts 1842 and 1852 personnel not to be required to be
telephone network (PSTN), and RIN 2700–AE14 present at their required NASA
requiring submarine cable landing workspace on a NASA facility. Unless a
licensees to file reports identifying NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation contractor is denied access to the NASA
capacity they own or lease on each Supplement: Denied Access to NASA facility, contractors are expected to
submarine cable. The Petition relies on Facilities (2015–N002) perform in accordance with their
facts and arguments that do not meet the contractual requirements. This NFS
requirements of the Commission’s rules AGENCY: National Aeronautics and change provides clarity and information
and the Petition plainly does not Space Administration. beneficial to NASA contractors that are
warrant consideration by the ACTION: Final rule. denied access to a NASA facility when
Commission. a NASA facility is closed to all
SUMMARY: NASA is issuing a final rule personnel. Specifically, the change
DATES: September 1, 2015. amending the NASA Federal deletes the prescription at NFS
Acquisition Regulation Supplement 1842.7001, Observance of Legal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
(NFS) to delete the observance of legal Holidays, in its entirety, and clause
David Krech, Policy Division,
holidays clause with its alternates and 1852.242–72, Observance of Legal
International Bureau at 202–418–7443;
replace it with a new clause that Holidays, with alternates, and replaces
or Veronica Garcia-Ulloa, Policy
prescribes conditions and procedures it with the prescription at NFS
Division, International Bureau at 202–
pertaining to the closure of NASA 1842.7001 Denied Access to NASA
418–0481.
facilities. Facilities and clause 1852.242–72,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Denied Access to NASA Facilities,
DATES: Effective: October 1, 2015.
summary of the Commission’s Order respectively. The clause would be
dismissing the petition for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew O’Rourke, NASA Office of included in solicitations and contracts
reconsideration, DA 15–711, adopted where contractor personnel would be
and released on June 17, 2015. Under Procurement, Contract and Grant Policy
Division, 202–358–4560, email: required to work onsite at a NASA
the Commission’s rules, petitions for facility.
reconsideration that rely on facts or andrew.orourke@nasa.gov.
arguments that have not previously been SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Discussion and Analysis
presented to the Commission will be I. Background NASA published a proposed rule in
considered only under certain limited the Federal Register on May 13, 2015
circumstances and may be dismissed by A proposed rule was published on
(80 FR 27278). The sixty-day public
the relevant bureau if they do not meet May 13, 2015 (80 FR 27278) to delete
comment period expired on July 13,
those circumstances. The Petition relies NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause
2015. NASA received comments from
on facts and arguments that do not meet 1852.242–72, Observance of Legal
one respondent. NASA reviewed the
the requirements of § 1.429(b)(1) Holidays with its alternates and replace
respondent’s comments in the formation
through (3) of the Commission’s rules. it with a new clause that prescribes
of the final rule. No revisions to the
Petitioner previously could have conditions and procedures pertaining to
proposed rule were made as a result of
presented these facts and arguments to the closure of NASA facilities. NFS
the public comments received. A
the Commission in response to the clause 1852.242–72, Observance of
discussion of the comments is provided
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Legal Holidays with its alternates, was
as follows:
in this proceeding, but did not present. included in Agency contracts where
Accordingly, pursuant to § 1.429(l) of contractor performance was to be A. Retain Existing Language
the Commission’s rules, the Petition performed on a NASA facility. It was Comment: The respondent submitted
plainly does not warrant consideration intended to identify dates that a comment indicating that it was in the
by the Commission. The Order on Government employees would not be best interest of both NASA and NASA
Reconsideration is available for available and provide notification to contractors to retain the language of 48
inspection and copying during normal contractors of those dates considering CFR parts 1842 and 1852 as it currently
business hours in the FCC Reference that the absence of Government exists.
Center, 445 12th Street SW., employees might impact contractor Response: NASA disagrees with
Washington, DC 20554. The document performance or contractor access to retaining the existing NFS clause. As
is also available for download over the NASA facilities. Further, the same stated in the proposed rule, there was a
Internet at http://transition.fcc.gov/ clause has two alternates, the first need for NASA to be more specific
Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/ addresses contractors who are denied when contractor employees may be
db0617/DA-15-711A1.pdf. The access to NASA workspaces within a denied access to NASA workspaces or
Commission will not send a copy of this NASA facility and the second addresses the entire NASA facility. This revision
Order pursuant to the Congressional other instances, such as weather and to the NFS provides this clarity with
Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), safety emergencies, which could result information that is beneficial to both the
because this Order does not have an in contractors being denied access to the Government and NASA contractors who
impact on any rules of particular entire NASA facility. Recent events, are denied access to a NASA facility
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applicability. especially the Government shut-down when that facility is closed to all
during October 2013, have revealed a personnel.
Federal Communications Commission. need for NASA to be more specific and
Nese Guendelsberger, to differentiate between these two B. Revised Language is Less Clear
Deputy Chief, International Bureau. conditions when contractor employees Comment: The respondent submitted
[FR Doc. 2015–21091 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am] may be denied access to NASA a comment stating that the revised
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule; petition for reconsideration.
Dates		September 1, 2015.
Contact		David Krech, Policy Division, International Bureau at 202-418-7443; or Veronica Garcia-Ulloa, Policy Division, International Bureau at 202-418-0481.
FR Citation		80 FR 52641