81 FR 90852 - Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, December 15, 2016
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 241 (December 15, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 241 (December 15, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-30134 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 90852-90853] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30134] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Open Commission Meeting, Thursday, December 15, 2016 December 8, 2016. The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on the subjects listed below on Thursday, December 15, 2016 which is scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item No. Bureau Subject ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1...................... CONSUMER & TITLE: Transition from GOVERNMENTAL TTY to Real-Time Text AFFAIRS. Technology (CG Docket No. 16-145); Petition for Rulemaking to Update the Commission's Rules for Access to Support the Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, and Petition for Waiver of Rules Requiring Support of TTY Technology (GN Docket No. 15-178). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to help achieve the transition from TTY technology to a reliable and interoperable means of providing real-time text communication over wireless Internet protocol-enabled networks and services. 2...................... PUBLIC SAFETY & TITLE: Amendment of Part HOMELAND SECURITY. 11 of the Commission's Rules Regarding the Emergency Alert System (PS Docket No. 15-94). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to enhance the Emergency Alert System (EAS) as a tool for community emergency preparedness. The Report and Order improves alerting organization at the state and local levels, builds stronger community-based alerting exercise programs, and protects the EAS against accidental misuse and malicious intrusion. The Further Notice seeks comment on proposals to leverage technological advances to improve alerting and additional measures to preserve EAS security. 3...................... INTERNATIONAL....... TITLE: Update to Parts 2 and 25 Concerning Non- geostationary, Fixed- Satellite Service Systems and Related Matters. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update, clarify, and streamline the Commission's rules to facilitate the deployment of recently proposed non- geostationary-satellite orbit, fixed-satellite service satellite systems. 4...................... GENERAL COUNSEL..... TITLE: Amendment of Part 0 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Information, the Inspection of Records, and Implementing the Freedom of Information Act. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order that updates its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations consistent with the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. 5...................... WIRELESS TELE- TITLE: Maritime COMMUNICATIONS. Communications/Land Mobile, LLC, Order on Reconsideration and Memorandum Opinion and Order. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order on Reconsideration and Memorandum Opinion and Order regarding the assignment of licenses held by Maritime Communications/Land Mobile, LLC. 6...................... PUBLIC SAFETY & TITLE: Improving the HOMELAND SECURITY. Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Communications Networks, (PS Docket 13- 239); Reliability and Continuity of Communications Networks, Including Broadband Technologies (PS Docket No. 11-60). SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order that evaluates the Wireless Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework submitted by members of the wireless industry. 7...................... ENFORCEMENT......... TITLE: Preferred Long Distance, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order. [[Page 90853]] SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order that addresses a Petition for Reconsideration of a Forfeiture Order issued by the Commission for slamming and deceptive marketing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * * * CONSENT AGENDA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Commission will consider the following subjects listed below as a consent agenda and these items will not be presented individually: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1...................... MEDIA............... TITLE: Action Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Application For Renewal of License For Television Station WUTR(TV), Utica, New York. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order adopting a Consent Decree which resolves issues regarding potential violations of the Commission's rules and grants the license renewal application of WUTR(TV). 2...................... MEDIA............... TITLE: Applications of Immaculate Conception Apostolic School for a Construction Permit and Covering License for Noncommercial Educational Station DKJPT(FM), Colfax, California. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning the dismissal of a Petition for Reconsideration of a Media Bureau Order dismissing the Station's License Application and cancelling its construction permit. 3...................... MEDIA............... TITLE: Urbanmedia One, Application for New LPFM Station (WJPC-LP) at Chicago, IL. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning the dismissal of a Petition for Reconsideration of the grant of an application to construct a new low power FM station in Chicago, Illinois. 4...................... MEDIA............... TITLE: Little Rock Hispanic Education Family Foundation et. al., Applications for New LPFM Stations. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order concerning the denial of an Informal Objection to applications for construction permits for new LPFM stations. 5...................... CONSUMER & TITLE: Ministry of GOVERNMENTAL Communications of the AFFAIRS. Archdiocese of Miami, FL; Closed Captioning Petitions for Waiver; Application for Review. SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order addressing an Application for Review seeking review of the Bureau's dismissal of the Ministry's petition for exemption from the Commission's closed captioning requirements. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send an email to: [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live Web page at www.fcc.gov/live. For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services, call (703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-30134 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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and deployment of telecommunications under section 251(c)(5). In August 2015, revision does not result in any
technologies and services by spurring the Commission adopted new rules additional burden hours or outlays of
competition. These OMB collections are concerning certain information funds for hiring outside contractors or
designed to help implement certain collection requirements implemented procuring.
provisions of section 251, and to under section 251(c)(5) of the Act, Federal Communications Commission.
eliminate operational barriers to pertaining to network change
Marlene H. Dortch,
competition in the telecommunications disclosures. The changes to those rules
services market. Specifically, these applied specifically to a certain subset Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
OMB collections will be used to of network change disclosures, namely [FR Doc. 2016–30170 Filed 12–14–16; 8:45 am]
implement (1) local exchange carriers’ notices of planned copper retirements. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
(‘‘LECs’’) obligations to provide their The changes were designed to provide
competitors with dialing parity and interconnecting entities adequate time
non-discriminatory access to certain to prepare their networks for the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
services and functionalities; (2) planned copper retirements and to COMMISSION
incumbent local exchange carriers’ ensure that consumers are able to make
(‘‘ILECs’’) duty to make network informed choices. The Commission Open Commission Meeting, Thursday,
information disclosures; and (3) estimated that the 2015 revisions did December 15, 2016
numbering administration. The not result in any additional burden
December 8, 2016.
Commission estimates that the total hours or outlays of funds for hiring
annual burden of the entire collection, outside contractors or procuring The Federal Communications
as revised, is 575,840 hours. This equipment. In July 2016, the Commission will hold an Open Meeting
revision relates to a change in one of Commission revised section 51.329(c) of on the subjects listed below on
many components of the currently its network change disclosure rules to Thursday, December 15, 2016 which is
approved collection—specifically, make available to filers new titles scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in
certain reporting, recordkeeping and/or applicable to copper retirement notices. Room TW–C305, at 445 12th Street,
third party disclosure requirements The Commission estimates that the SW., Washington, DC.
Item No. Bureau Subject
1 ..................... CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AF- TITLE: Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology (CG Docket No. 16–
FAIRS. 145); Petition for Rulemaking to Update the Commission’s Rules for Access to
Support the Transition from TTY to Real-Time Text Technology, and Petition for
Waiver of Rules Requiring Support of TTY Technology (GN Docket No. 15–178).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking to help achieve the transition from TTY technology to a
reliable and interoperable means of providing real-time text communication over
wireless Internet protocol-enabled networks and services.
2 ..................... PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECU- TITLE: Amendment of Part 11 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding the Emer-
RITY. gency Alert System (PS Docket No. 15–94).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking to enhance the Emergency Alert System (EAS) as a
tool for community emergency preparedness. The Report and Order improves
alerting organization at the state and local levels, builds stronger community-
based alerting exercise programs, and protects the EAS against accidental mis-
use and malicious intrusion. The Further Notice seeks comment on proposals to
leverage technological advances to improve alerting and additional measures to
preserve EAS security.
3 ..................... INTERNATIONAL ..................................... TITLE: Update to Parts 2 and 25 Concerning Non-geostationary, Fixed-Satellite
Service Systems and Related Matters.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to up-
date, clarify, and streamline the Commission’s rules to facilitate the deployment
of recently proposed non-geostationary-satellite orbit, fixed-satellite service sat-
ellite systems.
4 ..................... GENERAL COUNSEL .............................. TITLE: Amendment of Part 0 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Public Informa-
tion, the Inspection of Records, and Implementing the Freedom of Information
Act.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order that updates its Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) regulations consistent with the FOIA Improvement Act of
2016.
5 ..................... WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS .. TITLE: Maritime Communications/Land Mobile, LLC, Order on Reconsideration and
Memorandum Opinion and Order.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order on Reconsideration and
Memorandum Opinion and Order regarding the assignment of licenses held by
Maritime Communications/Land Mobile, LLC.
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6 ..................... PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECU- TITLE: Improving the Resiliency of Mobile Wireless Communications Networks, (PS
RITY. Docket 13–239); Reliability and Continuity of Communications Networks, Includ-
ing Broadband Technologies (PS Docket No. 11–60).
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order that evaluates the Wireless
Network Resiliency Cooperative Framework submitted by members of the wire-
less industry.
7 ..................... ENFORCEMENT ...................................... TITLE: Preferred Long Distance, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order that
addresses a Petition for Reconsideration of a Forfeiture Order issued by the
Commission for slamming and deceptive marketing.
* * * * * * *
CONSENT AGENDA
The Commission will consider the following subjects listed below as a consent agenda and these items will not be presented individually:
1 ..................... MEDIA ...................................................... TITLE: Action Mission Broadcasting, Inc., Application For Renewal of License For
Television Station WUTR(TV), Utica, New York.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider an Order adopting a Consent Decree
which resolves issues regarding potential violations of the Commission’s rules
and grants the license renewal application of WUTR(TV).
2 ..................... MEDIA ...................................................... TITLE: Applications of Immaculate Conception Apostolic School for a Construction
Permit and Covering License for Noncommercial Educational Station
DKJPT(FM), Colfax, California.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order con-
cerning the dismissal of a Petition for Reconsideration of a Media Bureau Order
dismissing the Station’s License Application and cancelling its construction per-
mit.
3 ..................... MEDIA ...................................................... TITLE: Urbanmedia One, Application for New LPFM Station (WJPC–LP) at Chi-
cago, IL.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order con-
cerning the dismissal of a Petition for Reconsideration of the grant of an applica-
tion to construct a new low power FM station in Chicago, Illinois.
4 ..................... MEDIA ...................................................... TITLE: Little Rock Hispanic Education Family Foundation et. al., Applications for
New LPFM Stations.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order con-
cerning the denial of an Informal Objection to applications for construction per-
mits for new LPFM stations.
5 ..................... CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AF- TITLE: Ministry of Communications of the Archdiocese of Miami, FL; Closed Cap-
FAIRS. tioning Petitions for Waiver; Application for Review.
SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Memorandum Opinion and Order ad-
dressing an Application for Review seeking review of the Bureau’s dismissal of
the Ministry’s petition for exemption from the Commission’s closed captioning re-
quirements.
The meeting site is fully accessible to live via the Internet. To purchase these Consumer Financial Protection Bureau),
people using wheelchairs or other services, call (703) 993–3100 or go to concurred in by Director Thomas J.
mobility aids. Sign language www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu. Curry (Comptroller of the Currency) and
interpreters, open captioning, and Federal Communications Commission. Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, that
assistive listening devices will be Marlene H. Dortch, Corporation business required its
provided on site. Other reasonable consideration of the matters which were
Secretary.
accommodations for people with to be the subject of this meeting on less
[FR Doc. 2016–30134 Filed 12–14–16; 8:45 am]
disabilities are available upon request. than seven days’ notice to the public;
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In your request, include a description of that no earlier notice of the meeting was
the accommodation you will need and practicable; that the public interest did
a way we can contact you if we need not require consideration of the matters
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or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), authority of subsections (c)(2), (c)(4),
Pursuant to the provisions of the
202–418–0432 (TTY). (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
Additional information concerning (c)(10) of the ‘‘Government in the
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
this meeting may be obtained from the at 10:22 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, Sunshine Act’’ (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2),
Office of Media Relations, (202) 418– 2016, the Board of Directors of the (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B),
0500; TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and (c)(10).
Video coverage of the meeting will be met in closed session to consider Dated: December 13, 2016.
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broadcast live with open captioning matters related to the Corporation’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
over the Internet from the FCC Live Web supervision, corporate, and resolution Robert E. Feldman,
page at www.fcc.gov/live. activities.
For a fee this meeting can be viewed In calling the meeting, the Board Executive Secretary.
live over George Mason University’s determined, on motion of Vice [FR Doc. 2016–30318 Filed 12–13–16; 4:15 pm]
Capitol Connection. The Capitol Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded BILLING CODE P
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