82 FR 44755 - Procedural Rules Governing Formal Complaint Proceedings NPRM

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 185 (September 26, 2017)

Page Range		44755-44756
FR Document		2017-20586

In this document, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes a uniform set of procedural rules for formal complaint proceedings delegated to the Enforcement Bureau and currently handled by its Market Disputes Resolution Division and Telecommunications Consumers Division. Specifically, the NPRM proposes to streamline and consolidate the procedural rules governing formal complaints filed under Section 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act); pole attachment complaints filed under Section 224 of the Act; and formal advanced communications services and equipment complaints filed under Sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act. These separate sets of procedural rules are not congruent, and the inconsistencies have led to needless confusion.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44755-44756]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-20586]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[EB Docket No. 17-245; FCC 17-115]


Procedural Rules Governing Formal Complaint Proceedings NPRM

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: In this document, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) 
proposes a uniform set of procedural rules for formal complaint 
proceedings delegated to the Enforcement Bureau and currently handled 
by its Market Disputes Resolution Division and Telecommunications 
Consumers Division. Specifically, the NPRM proposes to streamline and 
consolidate the procedural rules governing formal complaints filed 
under Section 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act); 
pole attachment complaints filed under Section 224 of the Act; and 
formal advanced communications services and equipment complaints filed 
under Sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act. These separate sets of 
procedural rules are not congruent, and the inconsistencies have led to 
needless confusion.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 26, 2017. Reply comments are due on or before November 13, 
2017.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by EB Docket No. 17-245, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an 
original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or 
messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class 
or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to 
the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission. All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered 
paper filings for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC 
Headquarters at 445 12th St. SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. 
The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be 
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes 
must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight 
mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) 
must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. 
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be 
addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington DC 20554.
     People with Disabilities: To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 
(voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
    In addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any 
comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection 
requirements contained herein should be submitted to the Federal 
Communications Commission via email to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Enforcement Bureau, Market Disputes 
Resolution Division, at (202) 418-7330. For additional information 
concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection 
requirements contained in this document, send an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in EB Docket No. 17-245, adopted 
September 13, 2017 and released September 18, 2017. The full text of 
this document is available for public inspection during regular 
business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 
12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. It is available on 
the Commission's Web site at https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/.
    This document contains proposed modified information collection 
requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to 
reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information collection 
requirements contained in this document, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In addition, pursuant to the 
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, we 
seek specific comment on how we might further reduce the information 
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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terminating traffic to bill-and-keep, and must submit two additional copies for can be found) in lieu of summarizing
implementation of the adopted mandate each additional docket or rulemaking them in the memorandum. Documents
to move all traffic to bill-and-keep. The number. shown or given to Commission staff
Commission also seeks comment on • Filings can be sent by hand or during ex parte meetings are deemed to
other developments related to those messenger delivery, by commercial be written ex parte presentations and
issues that should be considered in the overnight courier, or by first-class or must be filed consistent with rule
context of further ICC reform. overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by
DATES: The FCC should receive filings must be addressed to the rule 1.49(f) or for which the
comments by October 26, 2017; reply Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Commission has made available a
comments should be received November Secretary, Federal Communications method of electronic filing, written ex
13, 2017. Commission. parte presentations and memoranda
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
• All hand-delivered or messenger- summarizing oral ex parte
Commission at 445 12th Street SW., delivered paper filings for the presentations, and all attachments
Room TW–A325, Washington, DC Commission’s Secretary must be thereto, must be filed through the
20554. delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 electronic comment filing system
12th Street SW., Room TW–A325, available for that proceeding, and must
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
Joseph Price, Pricing Policy Division, be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc,
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants
Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) deliveries must be held together with
418–1423 or via email at Joseph.Price@ in this proceeding should familiarize
rubber bands or fasteners. Any themselves with the Commission’s ex
fcc.gov. envelopes and boxes must be disposed parte rules.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a of before entering the building.
summary of the Commission’s • Commercial overnight mail (other Federal Communications Commission.
document WC Docket 10–90, CC Docket than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Pamela S. Arluk,
No. 01–92; DA 17–863, released on and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 Chief, Pricing Policy Division.
September 8, 2017. This document does East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, [FR Doc. 2017–20353 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am]
not contain information collection(s) MD 20743. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act • U.S. Postal Service first-class,
of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. In Express, and Priority mail must be
addition, therefore, it does not contain addressed to 445 12th Street SW., FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
any new or modified ‘‘information Washington, DC 20554. COMMISSION
collection burden[s] for small business People with Disabilities: To request
concerns with fewer than 25 materials in accessible formats for 47 CFR Chapter I
employees,’’ pursuant to the Small people with disabilities (Braille, large
[EB Docket No. 17–245; FCC 17–115]
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. print, electronic files, audio format),
The full text of this document may be send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call Procedural Rules Governing Formal
downloaded at the following Internet the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Complaint Proceedings NPRM
address: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_ Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice) or
public/attachmatch/DA-17-863A1.doc. (202) 418–0432 (tty). AGENCY: Federal Communications
The complete text maybe purchased The proceeding shall be treated as a Commission.
from Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
12th Street SW., Room CY–B402, accordance with the Commission’s ex
parte rules. Persons making ex parte SUMMARY: In this document, a Notice of
Washington, DC 20554. To request Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposes
alternative formats, for persons with presentations must file a copy of any
written presentation or a memorandum a uniform set of procedural rules for
disabilities (e.g. accessible format formal complaint proceedings delegated
documents, sign language, interpreters, summarizing any oral presentation
within two business days after the to the Enforcement Bureau and
CARTS, etc.), send an email to fcc504@ currently handled by its Market
fcc.gov or call the Commission’s presentation (unless a different deadline
applicable to the Sunshine period Disputes Resolution Division and
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Telecommunications Consumers
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 or (202) 418– applies). Persons making oral ex parte
presentations are reminded that Division. Specifically, the NPRM
0432 (TTY). proposes to streamline and consolidate
Interested parties may file comments memoranda summarizing the
presentation must (1) list all persons the procedural rules governing formal
and reply comments on or before the
attending or otherwise participating in complaints filed under Section 208 of
dates established by Federal Register
the meeting at which the ex parte the Communications Act of 1934, as
publication. Comments may be filed
presentation was made, and (2) amended (Act); pole attachment
using the Commission’s Electronic
summarize all data presented and complaints filed under Section 224 of
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See
arguments made during the the Act; and formal advanced
Electronic Filing of Documents in
presentation. If the presentation communications services and
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
consisted in whole or in part of the equipment complaints filed under
(1998).
• Electronic Filers: Comments may be presentation of data or arguments Sections 255, 716, and 718 of the Act.
filed electronically using the Internet by already reflected in the presenter’s These separate sets of procedural rules
accessing the ECFS: https:// written comments, memoranda or other are not congruent, and the
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. filings in the proceeding, the presenter inconsistencies have led to needless
• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to may provide citations to such data or confusion.
file by paper must file an original and arguments in his or her prior comments, DATES: Interested persons are invited to
one copy of each filing. If more than one memoranda, or other filings (specifying submit comments on or before October
docket or rulemaking number appears in the relevant page and/or paragraph 26, 2017. Reply comments are due on or
the caption of this proceeding, filers numbers where such data or arguments before November 13, 2017.

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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		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of proposed rulemaking.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 26, 2017. Reply comments are due on or before November 13, 2017.
Contact		Enforcement Bureau, Market Disputes Resolution Division, at (202) 418-7330. For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained in this document, send an email to [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 44755