81 FR 22978 - Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Releases File Formats and Corrects Technical Appendices Related to the Broadcast Incentive Auction

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 75 (April 19, 2016)

In these documents, the Commission announces the release of specifications for data file formats and sample data files for the broadcast incentive auction's reverse auction (Auction 1001) and forward auction (Auction 1002). The Commission also announces the availability of updated file formats, a bid upload feature, and additional information related to impairment data downloads for Auction 1002. Finally, the Commission makes technical corrections to Appendix C and Appendix G of the Auction 1000 Application Procedures Public Notice (Auction 1000 Application Procedures Public Notice).

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22978-22979]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09026]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[AU Docket No. 14-252; GN Docket No. 12-268; WT Docket No. 12-269; DA 
15-1488; DA 16-124; DA 16-241; DA 16-306 ; DA 16-224]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Releases File Formats and 
Corrects Technical Appendices Related to the Broadcast Incentive 
Auction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notices; correction.

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SUMMARY: In these documents, the Commission announces the release of 
specifications for data file formats and sample data files for the 
broadcast incentive auction's reverse auction (Auction 1001) and 
forward auction (Auction 1002). The Commission also announces the 
availability of updated file formats, a bid upload feature, and 
additional information related to impairment data downloads for Auction 
1002. Finally, the Commission makes technical corrections to Appendix C 
and Appendix G of the Auction 1000 Application Procedures Public Notice 
(Auction 1000 Application Procedures Public Notice).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 
Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: For file format and impairment 
data download questions, contact Melissa Dunford at (202) 418-0617, 
Sasha Javid at (202) 418-2392, or Craig Bomberger at (202) 418-2953. 
For questions regarding corrections to Appendix C and Appendix G of the 
Auction 1000 Application Procedures Public Notice, contact Melissa 
Dunford at (202) 418-0617 or Martha Stancill at (202) 418-7015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the following 
documents:
     File Formats for Reverse Auction Public Notice, AU Docket 
No. 14-252, GN Docket No. 12-268, WT Docket No. 12-269, DA 16-241, 
released March 3, 2016;
     File Formats for Forward Auction Clock Phase Public 
Notice, AU Docket No. 14-252, GN Docket No. 12-268, WT Docket No. 12-
269, DA 15-1488, released December 23, 2015;
     File Formats for Forward Auction Assignment Phase Public 
Notice, AU Docket No. 14-252, GN Docket No. 12-268, WT Docket No. 12-
269, DA 16-124, released February 4, 2016;
     Updated File Formats for Forward Auction Clock Phase and 
Additional Impairment Data Downloads Public Notice, AU Docket No. 14-
252, GN Docket No. 12-268, WT Docket No. 12-269, DA 16-306, released 
March 24, 2016; and
     Erratum, AU Docket No. 14-252, GN Docket No. 12-268, WT 
Docket No. 12-269, DA 16-224, released on March 4, 2016, to correct 
Appendix C and Appendix G of the Auction 1000 Application Procedures 
Public Notice, AU Docket No. 14-252, GN Docket No. 12-268, WT Docket 
No. 12-269, DA 15-1183, released October 15, 2015.
    The complete texts of the Public Notices and Erratum are available 
for public inspection and copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday 
through Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the 
FCC Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. The complete texts are also available on the 
Commission's Web site at http://wireless.fcc.gov, the Auction 1000 Web 
site at http://www.fcc.gov/auctions/1000, or by using the search 
function on the ECFS Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. 
Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by 
sending an email to [email protected] or by calling the Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 
(TTY).
    The File Formats for Reverse Auction Public Notice announces the 
release of specifications for the data file formats in which 
information related to the results of bidding in Auction 1001 will be 
made available to qualified bidders via the Auction System. The Public 
Notice also announces the release of sample data files pertaining to a 
hypothetical reverse auction bidder's stations, bids, and the results 
of its bidding. The specifications and sample data files, which are for 
illustrative purposes only, are available on the Auction 1001 Web site 
(www.fcc.gov/auctions/1001) in the Data section.
    The File Formats for Forward Auction Clock Phase Public Notice 
provides specifications for the data file formats in which information 
related to the results of bidding in the clock phase of Auction 1002 
will be made available to qualified bidders via the Auction System. 
Sample data files, which are for illustrative purposes only, are 
available on the Auction 1002 Web site (www.fcc.gov/auctions/1002) in 
the Data section.
    The File Formats for Forward Auction Assignment Phase Public Notice 
announces the release of specifications for the data file formats in 
which information related to the results of bidding in the assignment 
phase of Auction 1002 will be made available to qualified bidders via 
the Auction System. Both the specifications and sample data files, 
which are for illustrative purposes only, are available on the Auction 
1002 Web site (www.fcc.gov/auctions/1002) in the Data section.
    The Updated File Formats for Forward Auction Clock Phase and 
Additional Impairment Data Downloads Public Notice announces the 
availability of updated data file formats and sample data files for the 
clock phase of Auction 1002. For those data files that are populated on 
a round-to-round basis, there will be a separate download file for each 
round of the auction rather than a file containing cumulative data for 
all rounds. The Public Notice also announces that a bid upload feature 
will be available to forward auction bidders in all rounds of the 
auction rather than just the initial round of the auction. Finally, the 
Public Notice announces the

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availability of additional information related to the impairment data 
downloads for the forward auction. The updated specifications, sample 
data files, and reference files are available on the Auction 1002 Web 
site (www.fcc.gov/auctions/1002) in the Data section.
    The Erratum corrects Section 2.7 of Appendix C to the Auction 1000 
Application Procedures Public Notice regarding the constraints used in 
the quaternary clearing target optimization and Sections 4 and 9 of 
Appendix G to the Auction 1000 Application Procedures Public Notice 
regarding when a bidder may submit switch bids and how next round 
bidder eligibility is calculated after an extended round. Updated 
versions of Appendix C and Appendix G are available in the Documents 
section of the Auction 1001 Web site (www.fcc.gov/auctions/1001) and in 
the Documents section of the Auction 1002 Web site (www.fcc.gov/auctions/1002).

Federal Communications Commission.
William Huber,
Associate Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. 2016-09026 Filed 4-18-16; 8:45 am]
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