82_FR_47880 82 FR 47683 - Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Maintenance of Copies of FCC Rules

82 FR 47683 - Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Maintenance of Copies of FCC Rules

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

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FR Document2017-22183

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes to eliminate rules that require certain broadcast and cable entities to maintain paper copies of Commission regulations.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47683-47686]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 74, 76, 78

[MB Docket No. 17-231; FCC 17-121]


Amendment of the Commission's Rules Regarding Maintenance of 
Copies of FCC Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) proposes to eliminate rules that require certain broadcast 
and cable entities to maintain paper copies of Commission regulations.

DATES: Comments are due on or before November 13, 2017; reply comments 
are due on or before November 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket No. 17-231, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: 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.
    People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable 
accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: (202) 418-
0530 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this 
proceeding, contact Raelynn Remy of the Policy Division, Media Bureau 
at Raelynn.Remy@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-2120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17-121, adopted and released on September 
26, 2017. The full text is available for public inspection and copying 
during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal 
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. This document will also be available via ECFS at 
https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/0926156892954/FCC-17-121A1.pdf. Documents 
will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe 
Acrobat. The complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy 
contractor, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. 
Alternative formats are available for people with disabilities 
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), by sending an 
email to fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the Commission's Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 
(TTY).

Synopsis

    1. We propose to eliminate the requirement, set forth in section 
74.769 of our rules, that licensees or permittees of low power TV, TV 
translator, and TV booster stations maintain ``a current copy of Volume 
I and Volume III of the Commission's rules.'' \1\ In addition, we 
propose to eliminate a similar requirement, codified in section 74.1269 
of our rules, that licensees or permittees of FM translator and FM 
booster stations maintain ``a current copy of Volumes I (parts 0, 1, 2 
and 17) and III (parts 73 and 74) of the Commission's rules.'' \2\ The 
Commission adopted these requirements more than forty years ago as part 
of its regulation of then recently established broadcast translator 
services.\3\ As NAB asserts, such obligations no longer appear 
necessary given the immediate availability of Commission rules 
online.\4\ NAB maintains that ``[b]roadcasters can easily access and 
review the rules online, and download and print copies of any rules as 
needed.'' \5\ We agree with NAB and tentatively conclude that the 
requirement to maintain paper copies of rules, which the publisher of 
the CFR updates annually, no longer remains necessary. We seek comment 
on this tentative conclusion.
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    \1\ 47 CFR 74.769.
    \2\ 47 CFR 74.1269.
    \3\ Amendment of Part 74 and Other Parts of the Commission's 
Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Television Broadcast Translator 
Stations, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC 2d 94, para. 1 
(1971) (proposing to revise and harmonize rules governing FM and 
television translator stations). See also id. at 98, para. 12 
(adopting section 74.769); id. at 101, Appendix, para. 8 (same); 
Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations to 
Permit the Operation of Low Power FM Broadcast Translator and 
Booster Stations, Report and Order, 35 FR 15383, 15388 (1970) 
(adopting section 74.1269).
    \4\ NAB Comments at 23-24.
    \5\ Id. at 24.
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    2. We also tentatively conclude that we should eliminate the 
requirement, set forth in section 76.1714(a), that certain cable 
operators maintain a current copy of part 76 of the Commission's rules 
and, if subject to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules contained in 
part 11 of those rules, an EAS Operating Handbook.\6\ Although we 
recognize the public safety importance of having the EAS Handbook in 
close proximity, we note that section 11.15 requires that a copy of the 
handbook ``be located at normal duty positions or EAS equipment 
locations when an operator is required to be on duty and be immediately 
available to staff responsible for authenticating messages and 
initiating actions.'' \7\ Given this separate requirement, we see no 
need for a duplicate EAS requirement in section 76.1714(a). We seek 
comment on this tentative conclusion. In addition, we tentatively 
conclude that we should eliminate from sections 76.1714(c) and 78.67 of 
the Commission's rules the requirement that CARS licensees maintain a 
current copy of part 78 of the Commission's rules and, in cases where 
aeronautical obstruction markings of antennas are required, part 17 of 
such rules.\8\ The Commission adopted these requirements decades ago 
when it established a comprehensive regulatory framework to govern 
then-nascent cable television service.\9\ Like the rules applicable to 
broadcasters discussed above, we believe these rules have outlived 
their usefulness and no longer serve the public interest because, as 
ACA notes, the Commission's rules are available online in the 
electronic CFR.\10\ Thus, we tentatively conclude that these 
obligations are no longer necessary. We seek comment on this tentative 
conclusion.
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    \6\ 47 CFR 76.1714(a). The requirements of section 76.1714(a) do 
not apply to any cable television system serving fewer than 1000 
subscribers. 47 CFR 76.1714(b).
    \7\ 47 CFR 11.15.
    \8\ 47 CFR 76.1714(c), 78.67.
    \9\ Amendment of Part 74, Subpart K, of the Commission's Rules 
and Regulations Relative to Community Antenna Television Systems, 
Cable Television Report and Order, 36 FCC 2d 141, 242, Appendix A 
(1972) (adopting a requirement that cable television system 
operators maintain a copy of Part 76 of the Commission's rules). See 
also id. at 257, Appendix A (adopting section 78.67 of the 
Commission's rules).
    \10\ ACA Comments at 12.
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    3. Parties opposing elimination of any rules discussed in this NPRM 
should explain how the benefits derived from

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such rules, if any, outweigh the costs.\11\ We note that no party in 
the media modernization proceeding has asserted that any of these rules 
should be retained.
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    \11\ We are not proposing to eliminate the provisions in 
sections 74.769, 74.1269, 76.1714, and 78.67 that obligate the 
subject broadcast and cable entities to be familiar with the rules 
governing their respective operations.
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Initial Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis

    4. This document does not contain proposed new or revised 
information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3501 through 3520). In 
addition, therefore, it does not contain any new or modified 
``information burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).

Ex Parte Rules

    5. Permit-But-Disclose. This proceeding shall be treated as a 
``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's 
ex parte rules.\12\ Persons making ex parte presentations must file a 
copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral 
presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a 
different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or 
otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte 
presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and 
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted 
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already 
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other 
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such 
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other 
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where 
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the 
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex 
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must 
be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 
rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of 
electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda 
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, 
must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available 
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., 
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding 
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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    \12\ 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq.
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Filing Requirements

    6. Comments and Replies. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of 
the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may 
file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on 
the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the 
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). Electronic Filing 
of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket 
or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers 
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number.
     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.
    7. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex 
parte submissions will be available for public inspection during 
regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal 
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. These documents will also be available via ECFS. Documents will 
be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe 
Acrobat.
    8. People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible 
formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic 
files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the FCC's 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), 
(202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Additional Information

    9. For additional information on this proceeding, contact Raelynn 
Remy of the Policy Division, Media Bureau, at raelynn.remy@fcc.gov, or 
(202) 418-2120.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

    10. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as 
amended (RFA) \13\ the Commission has prepared this Initial Regulatory 
Flexibility Act Analysis (IRFA) concerning the possible significant 
economic impact on small entities by the rules proposed in this Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Written public comments are requested on 
this IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and 
must be filed by the deadlines for comments provided on the first page 
of the NPRM. The Commission will send a copy of the NPRM, including 
this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business 
Administration (SBA).\14\ In addition, the NPRM and IRFA (or summaries 
thereof) will be published in the Federal Register.\15\
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    \13\ 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601 through 612, has been 
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 
1996 (SBREFA), Public Law 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 857 (1996).
    \14\ 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
    \15\ Id.
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A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Proposed Rules

    11. The proposed rule changes stem from a Public Notice issued by 
the Commission in May 2017 launching an initiative to modernize the 
Commission's media regulations.\16\ Two parties in the proceeding, the 
National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and the American Cable 
Association (ACA), have argued for elimination of the recordkeeping 
requirements at issue as outdated and unnecessary. The NPRM proposes to 
eliminate provisions of the Commission's rules that obligate certain 
broadcasters and cable entities to maintain paper copies of Commission 
rules.
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    \16\ Commission Launches Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative, MB Docket No. 17-105, Public Notice, FCC 17-58 (MB May 
18, 2017) (initiating a review of rules applicable to media entities 
to eliminate or modify regulations that are outdated, unnecessary or 
unduly burdensome).
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    12. Specifically, the NPRM proposes to eliminate: (i) The 
requirement that licensees or permittees of low power TV, TV 
translator, and TV booster stations maintain a copy of Volume I and 
Volume III of the Commission's rules; \17\ (ii) the requirement that 
licensees or permittees of FM translator

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and FM booster stations maintain a copy of Volumes I (parts 0, 1, 2 and 
17) and III (parts 73 and 74) of the Commission's rules; \18\ (iii) the 
requirement that certain cable operators maintain a copy of part 76 of 
the Commission's rules and, if subject to the Emergency Alert System 
(EAS) rules contained in part 11 of such rules, an EAS Operating 
Handbook; \19\ and (iv) the requirements that cable television relay 
station (CARS) licensees maintain a copy of part 76 of the Commission's 
rules and, in cases where aeronautical obstruction markings of antennas 
are required, part 17 of such rules.\20\ These proposals are intended 
to reduce outdated regulations and unnecessary regulatory burdens that 
can impede competition and innovation in media markets.
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    \17\ 47 CFR 74.769.
    \18\ 47 CFR 74.1269.
    \19\ 47 CFR 76.1714(a).
    \20\ 47 CFR 76.1714(c), 78.67. The NPRM also proposes to make 
conforming changes to sections 74.789, 74.787(a)(5)(viii) and 
76.1700(d) if the Commission eliminates the specified requirements 
in sections 74.769 and 76.1714.
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B. Legal Basis

    13. The proposed action is authorized pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 
and 4(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), and 154(j).

C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which 
the Proposed Rules Will Apply

    14. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where 
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be 
affected by the proposed rules, if adopted.\21\ The RFA generally 
defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the 
terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small 
governmental jurisdiction.'' \22\ In addition, the term ``small 
business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern'' 
under the Small Business Act.\23\ A small business concern is one 
which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in 
its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria 
established by the SBA.\24\ The rules proposed herein will directly 
affect certain small television and radio broadcast stations, and cable 
entities. Below, we provide a list of such small entities.
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    \21\ 5 U.S.C. 603(b)(3).
    \22\ 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
    \23\ 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition 
of ``small business concern'' in 15 U.S.C. 632). Pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory definition of a small business applies 
``unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy 
of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for 
public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term 
which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes 
such definition(s) in the Federal Register.'' 5 U.S.C. 601(3).
    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 632. Application of the statutory criteria of 
dominance in its field of operation and independence are sometimes 
difficult to apply in the context of broadcast television. 
Accordingly, the Commission's statistical account of television 
stations may be over-inclusive.

 Television Broadcasting
 Radio Stations
 Cable Companies and Systems
 Cable System Operators
 Cable antenna relay service licensees

D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other 
Compliance Requirements

    15. Reporting Requirements. The NPRM does not propose to adopt 
reporting requirements.
    16. Recordkeeping Requirements. The NPRM does not propose to adopt 
recordkeeping requirements.
    17. Other Compliance Requirements. The NPRM does not propose to 
adopt other compliance requirements.
    18. Because no commenter provided information specifically 
quantifying the costs and administrative burdens of complying with the 
existing recordkeeping requirements, we cannot precisely estimate the 
impact on small entities of eliminating them. The proposed rule 
revisions, if adopted, will afford all affected Commission regulatees, 
including small entities, greater flexibility in the manner by which 
they access and stay familiar with Commission rules governing their 
services. No party in the proceeding has opposed the proposals set 
forth in the NPRM. We thus find it reasonable to conclude that the 
benefits of eliminating the rules at issue will outweigh any costs.

E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small 
Entities and Significant Alternatives Considered

    19. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant, 
specifically small business, alternatives that it has considered in 
reaching its proposed approach, which may include the following four 
alternatives (among others): (1) The establishment of differing 
compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into 
account the resources available to small entities; (2) the 
clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and 
reporting requirements under the rule for such small entities; (3) the 
use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an exemption 
from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small entities.
    20. The NPRM proposes to eliminate the obligation, imposed on 
certain broadcasters and cable regulatees, to maintain paper copies of 
Commission rules. Eliminating these requirements is intended to 
modernize the Commission's regulations and reduce costs and 
recordkeeping burdens for affected entities, include small entities. 
Whereas under the current rules, affected entities must expend time and 
resources maintaining and updating hard copies of Commission rules, 
such entities will be able to maintain their familiarity with 
Commission rules by accessing those rules online. As noted, the 
proposed rule revisions are unopposed. Thus, we anticipate that 
affected small entities only stand to benefit from such revisions, if 
adopted.

F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the 
Proposed Rule

    21. None.
    22. We adopt this NPRM pursuant to the authority found in sections 
1, 4(i), and 4(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), and 154(j).

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.

Proposed Rules

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR parts 74, 76 and 78 
as follows:

PART 74--EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST AND OTHER 
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES

0
1. The authority citation for part 74 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 307, 309, 310, 336, and 
554.

0
2. Section 74.769 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  74.769  FCC Rules.

    Each licensee or permittee of a station authorized under this 
subpart shall be familiar with rules relating to stations governed by 
this subpart.
0
3. Section 74.787 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(5)(viii) 
introductory text and the table entry for Sec.  74.769 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  74.787  Digital Licensing.

    (a) * * *
    (5) * * *
    (viii) The following sections are applicable to analog-to-digital 
and digital-to-digital replacement television translator stations:

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                        Applicable Rule Sections
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Sec.   74.769............................  FCC Rules.
 
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Sec.  74.789  [Amended]

0
4. Section 74.789 is amended by removing Sec.  74.769 Copies of Rules 
and adding Sec.  74.769 FCC Rules.
0
5. Section 74.1269 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  74.1269  FCC Rules.

    Each licensee or permittee of a station authorized under this 
subpart shall be familiar with rules relating to stations governed by 
this subpart.

PART 76--MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE

0
1. The authority citation for part 76 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 
303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 
522, 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 
552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 571, 572 and 573.
0
2. Section 76.1700 is amended by revising paragraph (d) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  76.1700  Records to be maintained by cable system operators.

* * * * *
    (d) Exceptions to the public inspection file requirements. The 
operator of every cable television system having fewer than 1,000 
subscribers is exempt from the online public file and from the public 
record requirements contained in Sec.  76.1701 (political file); Sec.  
76.1702 (EEO records available for public inspection); Sec.  76.1703 
(commercial records for children's programming); Sec.  76.1704 (proof-
of-performance test data); Sec.  76.1706 (signal leakage logs and 
repair records); Sec.  76.1714 (FCC rules); and Sec.  76.1715 
(sponsorship identification).
* * * * *
0
3. Section 76.1714 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to 
read as follows:


Sec.  6.1714  FCC Rules.

    (a) The operator of a cable television system is expected to be 
familiar with the rules governing cable television systems and, if 
subject to the Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules contained in part 11 
of this chapter, the EAS.
* * * * *
    (c) Both the licensee of a cable television relay station (CARS) 
and the operator or operators responsible for the proper operation of 
the station are expected to be familiar with the rules governing cable 
television relay stations.

PART 78--CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE

0
1. The authority citation for part 78 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 152, 153, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309.

0
2. Section 78.67 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  78.67  FCC Rules.

    Both the licensee of a cable television relay station (CARS) and 
the operator or operators responsible for the proper operation of the 
station are expected to be familiar with the rules governing CARS 
stations.

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                                                 by a combination of the foregoing                       Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Room                    necessary. We seek comment on this
                                                 options, as circumstances require.                      CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. This                      tentative conclusion.
                                                 [FR Doc. 2017–22187 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]            document will also be available via                         2. We also tentatively conclude that
                                                 BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                  ECFS at https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/                    we should eliminate the requirement,
                                                                                                         0926156892954/FCC-17-121A1.pdf.                          set forth in section 76.1714(a), that
                                                                                                         Documents will be available                              certain cable operators maintain a
                                                 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word,                 current copy of part 76 of the
                                                 COMMISSION                                              and/or Adobe Acrobat. The complete                       Commission’s rules and, if subject to the
                                                                                                         text may be purchased from the                           Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules
                                                 47 CFR Parts 74, 76, 78                                 Commission’s copy contractor, 445 12th                   contained in part 11 of those rules, an
                                                 [MB Docket No. 17–231; FCC 17–121]                      Street SW., Room CY–B402,                                EAS Operating Handbook.6 Although
                                                                                                         Washington, DC 20554. Alternative                        we recognize the public safety
                                                 Amendment of the Commission’s                           formats are available for people with                    importance of having the EAS
                                                 Rules Regarding Maintenance of                          disabilities (Braille, large print,                      Handbook in close proximity, we note
                                                 Copies of FCC Rules                                     electronic files, audio format), by                      that section 11.15 requires that a copy
                                                                                                         sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or                    of the handbook ‘‘be located at normal
                                                 AGENCY:  Federal Communications
                                                 Commission.                                             calling the Commission’s Consumer and                    duty positions or EAS equipment
                                                                                                         Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)                     locations when an operator is required
                                                 ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                                                                         418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432                         to be on duty and be immediately
                                                 SUMMARY:    In this document, the Federal               (TTY).
                                                                                                                                                                  available to staff responsible for
                                                 Communications Commission                               Synopsis                                                 authenticating messages and initiating
                                                 (Commission) proposes to eliminate                                                                               actions.’’ 7 Given this separate
                                                 rules that require certain broadcast and                  1. We propose to eliminate the                         requirement, we see no need for a
                                                 cable entities to maintain paper copies                 requirement, set forth in section 74.769                 duplicate EAS requirement in section
                                                 of Commission regulations.                              of our rules, that licensees or permittees               76.1714(a). We seek comment on this
                                                 DATES: Comments are due on or before                    of low power TV, TV translator, and TV                   tentative conclusion. In addition, we
                                                 November 13, 2017; reply comments are                   booster stations maintain ‘‘a current                    tentatively conclude that we should
                                                 due on or before November 27, 2017.                     copy of Volume I and Volume III of the                   eliminate from sections 76.1714(c) and
                                                 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                     Commission’s rules.’’ 1 In addition, we                  78.67 of the Commission’s rules the
                                                 identified by MB Docket No. 17–231, by                  propose to eliminate a similar                           requirement that CARS licensees
                                                 any of the following methods:                           requirement, codified in section 74.1269                 maintain a current copy of part 78 of the
                                                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                of our rules, that licensees or permittees               Commission’s rules and, in cases where
                                                 www.regulations.gov. Follow the                         of FM translator and FM booster stations                 aeronautical obstruction markings of
                                                 instructions for submitting comments.                   maintain ‘‘a current copy of Volumes I                   antennas are required, part 17 of such
                                                    • Federal Communications                             (parts 0, 1, 2 and 17) and III (parts 73                 rules.8 The Commission adopted these
                                                 Commission’s Web site: http://                          and 74) of the Commission’s rules.’’ 2                   requirements decades ago when it
                                                 fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the                    The Commission adopted these                             established a comprehensive regulatory
                                                 instructions for submitting comments.                   requirements more than forty years ago                   framework to govern then-nascent cable
                                                    • Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or               as part of its regulation of then recently               television service.9 Like the rules
                                                 messenger delivery, by commercial                       established broadcast translator                         applicable to broadcasters discussed
                                                 overnight courier, or by first-class or                 services.3 As NAB asserts, such                          above, we believe these rules have
                                                 overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All                 obligations no longer appear necessary                   outlived their usefulness and no longer
                                                 filings must be addressed to the                        given the immediate availability of                      serve the public interest because, as
                                                 Commission’s Secretary, Office of the                   Commission rules online.4 NAB                            ACA notes, the Commission’s rules are
                                                 Secretary, Federal Communications                       maintains that ‘‘[b]roadcasters can easily               available online in the electronic CFR.10
                                                 Commission.                                             access and review the rules online, and
                                                    People with Disabilities: Contact the                                                                         Thus, we tentatively conclude that these
                                                                                                         download and print copies of any rules
                                                 FCC to request reasonable                                                                                        obligations are no longer necessary. We
                                                                                                         as needed.’’ 5 We agree with NAB and
                                                 accommodations (accessible format                                                                                seek comment on this tentative
                                                                                                         tentatively conclude that the
                                                 documents, sign language interpreters,                                                                           conclusion.
                                                                                                         requirement to maintain paper copies of
                                                 CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov                    rules, which the publisher of the CFR                       3. Parties opposing elimination of any
                                                 or phone: (202) 418–0530 or TTY: (202)                  updates annually, no longer remains                      rules discussed in this NPRM should
                                                 418–0432.                                                                                                        explain how the benefits derived from
                                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                      1 47   CFR 74.769.
                                                 additional information on this                            2 47   CFR 74.1269.                                       6 47 CFR 76.1714(a). The requirements of section

                                                 proceeding, contact Raelynn Remy of                        3 Amendment of Part 74 and Other Parts of the         76.1714(a) do not apply to any cable television
                                                                                                         Commission’s Rules and Regulations Pertaining to         system serving fewer than 1000 subscribers. 47 CFR
                                                 the Policy Division, Media Bureau at                                                                             76.1714(b).
                                                                                                         Television Broadcast Translator Stations, Notice of
                                                 Raelynn.Remy@fcc.gov, or (202) 418–                     Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC 2d 94, para. 1 (1971)           7 47 CFR 11.15.

                                                 2120.                                                   (proposing to revise and harmonize rules governing          8 47 CFR 76.1714(c), 78.67.
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                                                                                                         FM and television translator stations). See also id.        9 Amendment of Part 74, Subpart K, of the
                                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      This is a               at 98, para. 12 (adopting section 74.769); id. at 101,   Commission’s Rules and Regulations Relative to
                                                 summary of the Commission’s Notice of                   Appendix, para. 8 (same); Amendment of Part 74           Community Antenna Television Systems, Cable
                                                 Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 17–121,                        of the Commission’s Rules and Regulations to             Television Report and Order, 36 FCC 2d 141, 242,
                                                 adopted and released on September 26,                   Permit the Operation of Low Power FM Broadcast           Appendix A (1972) (adopting a requirement that
                                                                                                         Translator and Booster Stations, Report and Order,       cable television system operators maintain a copy
                                                 2017. The full text is available for public             35 FR 15383, 15388 (1970) (adopting section              of Part 76 of the Commission’s rules). See also id.
                                                 inspection and copying during regular                   74.1269).                                                at 257, Appendix A (adopting section 78.67 of the
                                                 business hours in the FCC Reference                        4 NAB Comments at 23–24.                              Commission’s rules).
                                                 Center, Federal Communications                             5 Id. at 24.                                             10 ACA Comments at 12.




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                                                 such rules, if any, outweigh the costs.11                method of electronic filing, written ex              Additional Information
                                                 We note that no party in the media                       parte presentations and memoranda                      9. For additional information on this
                                                 modernization proceeding has asserted                    summarizing oral ex parte                            proceeding, contact Raelynn Remy of
                                                 that any of these rules should be                        presentations, and all attachments                   the Policy Division, Media Bureau, at
                                                 retained.                                                thereto, must be filed through the                   raelynn.remy@fcc.gov, or (202) 418–
                                                 Initial Paperwork Reduction Act                          electronic comment filing system                     2120.
                                                 Analysis                                                 available for that proceeding, and must
                                                                                                          be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc,         Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                    4. This document does not contain                     .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants           Analysis
                                                 proposed new or revised information                      in this proceeding should familiarize                  10. As required by the Regulatory
                                                 collection requirements subject to the                   themselves with the Commission’s ex                  Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
                                                 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,                         parte rules.                                         (RFA) 13 the Commission has prepared
                                                 Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3501                                                                             this Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                 through 3520). In addition, therefore, it                Filing Requirements                                  Analysis (IRFA) concerning the possible
                                                 does not contain any new or modified                                                                          significant economic impact on small
                                                 ‘‘information burden for small business                     6. Comments and Replies. Pursuant to
                                                                                                          sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the                      entities by the rules proposed in this
                                                 concerns with fewer than 25                                                                                   Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                 employees’’ pursuant to the Small                        Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415,
                                                                                                          1.419, interested parties may file                   (NPRM). Written public comments are
                                                 Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,                                                                        requested on this IRFA. Comments must
                                                 Public Law 107–198, 44 U.S.C.                            comments and reply comments on or
                                                                                                                                                               be identified as responses to the IRFA
                                                 3506(c)(4).                                              before the dates indicated on the first
                                                                                                                                                               and must be filed by the deadlines for
                                                                                                          page of this document. Comments may
                                                 Ex Parte Rules                                                                                                comments provided on the first page of
                                                                                                          be filed using the Commission’s
                                                                                                                                                               the NPRM. The Commission will send
                                                    5. Permit-But-Disclose. This                          Electronic Comment Filing System                     a copy of the NPRM, including this
                                                 proceeding shall be treated as a ‘‘permit-               (ECFS). Electronic Filing of Documents               IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy
                                                 but-disclose’’ proceeding in accordance                  in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR                     of the Small Business Administration
                                                 with the Commission’s ex parte rules.12                  24121 (1998).                                        (SBA).14 In addition, the NPRM and
                                                 Persons making ex parte presentations                       • Electronic Filers: Comments may be              IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be
                                                 must file a copy of any written
                                                                                                          filed electronically using the Internet by           published in the Federal Register.15
                                                 presentation or a memorandum
                                                                                                          accessing the ECFS: http://
                                                 summarizing any oral presentation                                                                             A. Need for, and Objectives of, the
                                                                                                          fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
                                                 within two business days after the                                                                            Proposed Rules
                                                 presentation (unless a different deadline                   • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to
                                                                                                                                                                  11. The proposed rule changes stem
                                                 applicable to the Sunshine period                        file by paper must file an original and
                                                                                                                                                               from a Public Notice issued by the
                                                 applies). Persons making oral ex parte                   one copy of each filing. If more than one            Commission in May 2017 launching an
                                                 presentations are reminded that                          docket or rulemaking number appears in               initiative to modernize the
                                                 memoranda summarizing the                                the caption of this proceeding, filers               Commission’s media regulations.16 Two
                                                 presentation must (1) list all persons                   must submit two additional copies for                parties in the proceeding, the National
                                                 attending or otherwise participating in                  each additional docket or rulemaking                 Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and
                                                 the meeting at which the ex parte                        number.                                              the American Cable Association (ACA),
                                                 presentation was made, and (2)                              • Filings can be sent by hand or                  have argued for elimination of the
                                                 summarize all data presented and                         messenger delivery, by commercial                    recordkeeping requirements at issue as
                                                 arguments made during the                                overnight courier, or by first-class or              outdated and unnecessary. The NPRM
                                                 presentation. If the presentation                        overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All              proposes to eliminate provisions of the
                                                 consisted in whole or in part of the                     filings must be addressed to the                     Commission’s rules that obligate certain
                                                 presentation of data or arguments                        Commission’s Secretary, Office of the                broadcasters and cable entities to
                                                 already reflected in the presenter’s                     Secretary, Federal Communications                    maintain paper copies of Commission
                                                 written comments, memoranda or other                     Commission.                                          rules.
                                                 filings in the proceeding, the presenter                                                                         12. Specifically, the NPRM proposes
                                                 may provide citations to such data or                       7. Availability of Documents.
                                                                                                          Comments, reply comments, and ex                     to eliminate: (i) The requirement that
                                                 arguments in his or her prior comments,                                                                       licensees or permittees of low power
                                                 memoranda, or other filings (specifying                  parte submissions will be available for
                                                                                                          public inspection during regular                     TV, TV translator, and TV booster
                                                 the relevant page and/or paragraph                                                                            stations maintain a copy of Volume I
                                                 numbers where such data or arguments                     business hours in the FCC Reference
                                                                                                          Center, Federal Communications                       and Volume III of the Commission’s
                                                 can be found) in lieu of summarizing                                                                          rules; 17 (ii) the requirement that
                                                 them in the memorandum. Documents                        Commission, 445 12th Street SW., CY–
                                                                                                          A257, Washington, DC 20554. These                    licensees or permittees of FM translator
                                                 shown or given to Commission staff
                                                 during ex parte meetings are deemed to                   documents will also be available via                    13 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601 through

                                                 be written ex parte presentations and                    ECFS. Documents will be available                    612, has been amended by the Small Business
                                                 must be filed consistent with rule                       electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word,             Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
                                                 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by                    and/or Adobe Acrobat.                                (SBREFA), Public Law 104–121, Title II, 110 Stat.
                                                                                                                                                               857 (1996).
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                                                 rule 1.49(f) or for which the                               8. People with Disabilities. To request              14 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
                                                 Commission has made available a                          materials in accessible formats for                     15 Id.

                                                                                                          people with disabilities (Braille, large                16 Commission Launches Modernization of Media
                                                   11 We are not proposing to eliminate the
                                                                                                          print, electronic files, audio format),              Regulation Initiative, MB Docket No. 17–105, Public
                                                 provisions in sections 74.769, 74.1269, 76.1714, and     send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call              Notice, FCC 17–58 (MB May 18, 2017) (initiating a
                                                 78.67 that obligate the subject broadcast and cable                                                           review of rules applicable to media entities to
                                                 entities to be familiar with the rules governing their   the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental                  eliminate or modify regulations that are outdated,
                                                 respective operations.                                   Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530                     unnecessary or unduly burdensome).
                                                   12 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq.                               (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY).                          17 47 CFR 74.769.




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                                                 and FM booster stations maintain a copy                 proposed herein will directly affect                    broadcasters and cable regulatees, to
                                                 of Volumes I (parts 0, 1, 2 and 17) and                 certain small television and radio                      maintain paper copies of Commission
                                                 III (parts 73 and 74) of the Commission’s               broadcast stations, and cable entities.                 rules. Eliminating these requirements is
                                                 rules; 18 (iii) the requirement that certain            Below, we provide a list of such small                  intended to modernize the
                                                 cable operators maintain a copy of part                 entities.                                               Commission’s regulations and reduce
                                                 76 of the Commission’s rules and, if                    • Television Broadcasting                               costs and recordkeeping burdens for
                                                 subject to the Emergency Alert System                   • Radio Stations                                        affected entities, include small entities.
                                                 (EAS) rules contained in part 11 of such                • Cable Companies and Systems                           Whereas under the current rules,
                                                 rules, an EAS Operating Handbook; 19                    • Cable System Operators                                affected entities must expend time and
                                                 and (iv) the requirements that cable                    • Cable antenna relay service licensees                 resources maintaining and updating
                                                 television relay station (CARS) licensees               D. Description of Projected Reporting,                  hard copies of Commission rules, such
                                                 maintain a copy of part 76 of the                       Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance                     entities will be able to maintain their
                                                 Commission’s rules and, in cases where                  Requirements                                            familiarity with Commission rules by
                                                 aeronautical obstruction markings of                                                                            accessing those rules online. As noted,
                                                 antennas are required, part 17 of such                     15. Reporting Requirements. The
                                                                                                                                                                 the proposed rule revisions are
                                                 rules.20 These proposals are intended to                NPRM does not propose to adopt
                                                                                                                                                                 unopposed. Thus, we anticipate that
                                                 reduce outdated regulations and                         reporting requirements.
                                                                                                            16. Recordkeeping Requirements. The                  affected small entities only stand to
                                                 unnecessary regulatory burdens that can                                                                         benefit from such revisions, if adopted.
                                                 impede competition and innovation in                    NPRM does not propose to adopt
                                                 media markets.                                          recordkeeping requirements.                             F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate,
                                                                                                            17. Other Compliance Requirements.                   Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed
                                                 B. Legal Basis                                          The NPRM does not propose to adopt                      Rule
                                                   13. The proposed action is authorized                 other compliance requirements.
                                                                                                            18. Because no commenter provided                      21. None.
                                                 pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), and 4(j) of                                                                         22. We adopt this NPRM pursuant to
                                                 the Communications Act of 1934, as                      information specifically quantifying the
                                                                                                         costs and administrative burdens of                     the authority found in sections 1, 4(i),
                                                 amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), and                                                                             and 4(j) of the Communications Act of
                                                 154(j).                                                 complying with the existing
                                                                                                         recordkeeping requirements, we cannot                   1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
                                                 C. Description and Estimate of the                      precisely estimate the impact on small                  and 154(j).
                                                 Number of Small Entities to Which the                   entities of eliminating them. The                       Federal Communications Commission.
                                                 Proposed Rules Will Apply                               proposed rule revisions, if adopted, will               Katura Jackson,
                                                    14. The RFA directs agencies to                      afford all affected Commission                          Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                                 provide a description of and, where                     regulatees, including small entities,                   Secretary.
                                                 feasible, an estimate of the number of                  greater flexibility in the manner by
                                                                                                         which they access and stay familiar                     Proposed Rules
                                                 small entities that may be affected by
                                                 the proposed rules, if adopted.21 The                   with Commission rules governing their                     For the reasons discussed in the
                                                 RFA generally defines the term ‘‘small                  services. No party in the proceeding has                preamble, the Federal Communications
                                                 entity’’ as having the same meaning as                  opposed the proposals set forth in the                  Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR
                                                 the terms ‘‘small business,’’ ‘‘small                   NPRM. We thus find it reasonable to                     parts 74, 76 and 78 as follows:
                                                 organization,’’ and ‘‘small governmental                conclude that the benefits of eliminating
                                                 jurisdiction.’’ 22 In addition, the term                the rules at issue will outweigh any                    PART 74—EXPERIMENTAL RADIO,
                                                 ‘‘small business’’ has the same meaning                 costs.                                                  AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST
                                                 as the term ‘‘small business concern’’                                                                          AND OTHER PROGRAM
                                                                                                         E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant
                                                 under the Small Business Act.23 A small                                                                         DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES
                                                                                                         Economic Impact on Small Entities and
                                                 business concern is one which: (1) Is                   Significant Alternatives Considered
                                                 independently owned and operated; (2)                                                                           ■ 1. The authority citation for part 74
                                                 is not dominant in its field of operation;                19. The RFA requires an agency to                     continues to read as follows:
                                                 and (3) satisfies any additional criteria               describe any significant, specifically                    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 307,
                                                 established by the SBA.24 The rules                     small business, alternatives that it has                309, 310, 336, and 554.
                                                                                                         considered in reaching its proposed
                                                   18 47                                                 approach, which may include the                         ■ 2. Section 74.769 is revised to read as
                                                          CFR 74.1269.
                                                   19 47 CFR 76.1714(a).                                 following four alternatives (among                      follows:
                                                   20 47 CFR 76.1714(c), 78.67. The NPRM also            others): (1) The establishment of                       § 74.769   FCC Rules.
                                                 proposes to make conforming changes to sections         differing compliance or reporting
                                                 74.789, 74.787(a)(5)(viii) and 76.1700(d) if the        requirements or timetables that take into                 Each licensee or permittee of a station
                                                 Commission eliminates the specified requirements
                                                                                                         account the resources available to small                authorized under this subpart shall be
                                                 in sections 74.769 and 76.1714.                                                                                 familiar with rules relating to stations
                                                   21 5 U.S.C. 603(b)(3).                                entities; (2) the clarification,
                                                   22 5 U.S.C. 601(6).                                   consolidation, or simplification of                     governed by this subpart.
                                                                                                                                                                 ■ 3. Section 74.787 is amended by
                                                   23 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the    compliance and reporting requirements
                                                 definition of ‘‘small business concern’’ in 15 U.S.C.   under the rule for such small entities;                 revising paragraph (a)(5)(viii)
                                                 632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory
                                                                                                         (3) the use of performance, rather than                 introductory text and the table entry for
                                                 definition of a small business applies ‘‘unless an                                                              § 74.769 to read as follows:
                                                                                                         design, standards; and (4) an exemption
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                                                 agency, after consultation with the Office of
                                                 Advocacy of the Small Business Administration           from coverage of the rule, or any part                  § 74.787   Digital Licensing.
                                                 and after opportunity for public comment,               thereof, for small entities.
                                                 establishes one or more definitions of such term                                                                   (a) * * *
                                                                                                           20. The NPRM proposes to eliminate
                                                 which are appropriate to the activities of the agency                                                              (5) * * *
                                                 and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal         the obligation, imposed on certain
                                                                                                                                                                    (viii) The following sections are
                                                 Register.’’ 5 U.S.C. 601(3).
                                                   24 15 U.S.C. 632. Application of the statutory        the context of broadcast television. Accordingly, the
                                                                                                                                                                 applicable to analog-to-digital and
                                                 criteria of dominance in its field of operation and     Commission’s statistical account of television          digital-to-digital replacement television
                                                 independence are sometimes difficult to apply in        stations may be over-inclusive.                         translator stations:


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                                                         APPLICABLE RULE SECTIONS                                    545, 548, 549, 552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561,          the rules governing cable television
                                                                                                                     571, 572 and 573.                                     systems and, if subject to the Emergency
                                                                                                                     ■ 2. Section 76.1700 is amended by                    Alert System (EAS) rules contained in
                                                    *           *               *              *       *             revising paragraph (d) to read as                     part 11 of this chapter, the EAS.
                                                 § 74.769 ..................................   FCC Rules.            follows:
                                                                                                                                                                           *      *     *     *    *
                                                                                                                     § 76.1700 Records to be maintained by                    (c) Both the licensee of a cable
                                                     *             *             *             *            *
                                                                                                                     cable system operators.                               television relay station (CARS) and the
                                                 *       *        *        *         *                               *      *    *     *    *                              operator or operators responsible for the
                                                                                                                        (d) Exceptions to the public                       proper operation of the station are
                                                 § 74.789      [Amended]                                             inspection file requirements. The                     expected to be familiar with the rules
                                                 ■ 4. Section 74.789 is amended by                                   operator of every cable television system             governing cable television relay stations.
                                                 removing § 74.769 Copies of Rules and                               having fewer than 1,000 subscribers is
                                                                                                                     exempt from the online public file and                PART 78—CABLE TELEVISION RELAY
                                                 adding § 74.769 FCC Rules.                                                                                                SERVICE
                                                 ■ 5. Section 74.1269 is revised to read
                                                                                                                     from the public record requirements
                                                 as follows:                                                         contained in § 76.1701 (political file);              ■ 1. The authority citation for part 78
                                                                                                                     § 76.1702 (EEO records available for                  continues to read as follows:
                                                 § 74.1269       FCC Rules.                                          public inspection); § 76.1703
                                                                                                                     (commercial records for children’s                      Authority: 47 U.S.C. 152, 153, 154, 301,
                                                   Each licensee or permittee of a station                                                                                 303, 307, 308, 309.
                                                 authorized under this subpart shall be                              programming); § 76.1704 (proof-of-
                                                                                                                     performance test data); § 76.1706 (signal             ■ 2. Section 78.67 is revised to read as
                                                 familiar with rules relating to stations                                                                                  follows:
                                                 governed by this subpart.                                           leakage logs and repair records);
                                                                                                                     § 76.1714 (FCC rules); and § 76.1715                  § 78.67    FCC Rules.
                                                 PART 76—MULTICHANNEL VIDEO                                          (sponsorship identification).
                                                                                                                                                                             Both the licensee of a cable television
                                                 AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE                                        *      *    *     *    *                              relay station (CARS) and the operator or
                                                                                                                     ■ 3. Section 76.1714 is amended by
                                                 ■ 1. The authority citation for part 76                                                                                   operators responsible for the proper
                                                                                                                     revising paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as            operation of the station are expected to
                                                 continues to read as follows:                                       follows:                                              be familiar with the rules governing
                                                   Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154,
                                                                                                                     § 6.1714    FCC Rules.                                CARS stations.
                                                 301, 302, 302a, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309, 312,
                                                 315, 317, 325, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 522,                          (a) The operator of a cable television              [FR Doc. 2017–22183 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
                                                 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a,                       system is expected to be familiar with                BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
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Document Created: 2017-10-13 04:34:07
Document Modified: 2017-10-13 04:34:07
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule.
DatesComments are due on or before November 13, 2017; reply comments are due on or before November 27, 2017.
ContactFor additional information on this proceeding, contact Raelynn Remy of the Policy Division, Media Bureau at [email protected], or (202) 418-2120.
FR Citation82 FR 47683 
CFR Citation47 CFR 74
47 CFR 76
47 CFR 78

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