83_FR_43722 83 FR 43556 - LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Broadcast Station Reimbursement; Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions

83 FR 43556 - LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Broadcast Station Reimbursement; Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 166 (August 27, 2018)

Page Range43556-43557
FR Document2018-17945

In this document, the Commission directs the Media Bureau to engage a contractor to assist in the reimbursement process and administration of the Reimbursement Fund for LPTV, TV translator, and FM stations, and also directs the Bureau to make determinations regarding eligible costs and the reimbursement process, such as calculating the amount of allocations to eligible entities and seeking comment on a revised Catalog of Eligible Expenses. The Commission also determines that the Media Bureau will announce, pursuant to the requirements in the Reimbursement Expansion Act, when the reimbursement program for all entities eligible for reimbursement pursuant to the Spectrum Act and the Reimbursement Expansion Act will end. Finally, the Commission interprets the Reimbursement Expansion Act as providing at least $50 million for use by the Commission to fund its efforts to educate consumers about the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum under the United States Code.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2018)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket Nos. 18-214, 12-268; FCC 18-113]


LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Broadcast Station Reimbursement; 
Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through 
Incentive Auctions

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final action.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission directs the Media Bureau to 
engage a contractor to assist in the reimbursement process and 
administration of the Reimbursement Fund for LPTV, TV translator, and 
FM stations, and also directs the Bureau to make determinations 
regarding eligible costs and the reimbursement process, such as 
calculating the amount of allocations to eligible entities and seeking 
comment on a revised Catalog of Eligible Expenses. The Commission also 
determines that the Media Bureau will announce, pursuant to the 
requirements in the Reimbursement Expansion Act, when the reimbursement 
program for all entities eligible for reimbursement pursuant to the 
Spectrum Act and the Reimbursement Expansion Act will end. Finally, the 
Commission interprets the Reimbursement Expansion Act as providing at 
least $50 million for use by the Commission to fund its efforts to 
educate consumers about the reorganization of broadcast television 
spectrum under the United States Code.

DATES: This action is effective August 27, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maria Mullarkey, 
[email protected], of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 
418-2120. For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction 
Act information collection requirements contained in this document, 
contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or send an email to 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order, 
FCC 18-113, adopted on August 2, 2018, and released on August 3, 2018. 
The full text of this document is available electronically via the 
FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) website at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ or via the FCC's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS) website at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 
Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, 
and/or Adobe Acrobat. This document is also available for public 
inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Federal Communications Commission, 445 
12th Street SW, CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. Alternative formats are 
available for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), by sending an email to [email protected] 
or calling the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 
(202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
    The Order does not contain new or modified information collection 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. In 
addition, therefore, it does not contain any new or modified 
information collection burdens for small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act 
of 2002.

I. Order

    1. Reimbursement Contractor. Similar to the approach the Commission 
took with respect to full power, Class A, and MVPD entities,\1\ we 
direct the Media Bureau to engage a contractor to assist in the 
reimbursement process and administration of the Reimbursement Fund for 
LPTV/translator and FM stations. We direct the Media Bureau to engage a 
third-party contractor to assist in the reimbursement process, which 
will be overseen by the Bureau.
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    \1\ See Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of 
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 
6567, 6820, paras. 618-19 (2014), 79 FR 48442 (Aug. 15, 2014), 
(Incentive Auction R&O).
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    2. Reimbursement Process. We direct the Media Bureau to revise the 
forms to be used by eligible LPTV/translator and FM stations to claim 
reimbursement from the Reimbursement Fund and for any other 
Reimbursement Fund-related purposes. We also direct the Media Bureau to 
calculate the amount of the allocations to eligible entities from the 
Reimbursement Fund, develop a revised Catalog of Eligible Expenses, and 
make other determinations regarding eligible costs and the 
reimbursement process. Finally, we direct the Media Bureau to implement 
the necessary policies and procedures relating to eligibility 
certifications, allocations, draw downs, payments, obligations, and 
expenditures of money from the Reimbursement Fund in order to protect 
against waste, fraud, and abuse and in the event of bankruptcy. Given 
the importance of maintaining the integrity of the Fund, the Media 
Bureau will consult with the Office of General Counsel and the Office 
of the Managing Director in acting pursuant to this direction.
    3. Reimbursement Period. The Reimbursement Expansion Act \2\ 
provides that the Commission must make all reimbursements using the 
additional funds appropriated by the Reimbursement Expansion Act to the 
Reimbursement Fund by July 3, 2023.\3\ With respect to LPTV/translators 
and FM stations, we authorize the Media Bureau to announce, in one or 
more public notices to be issued following the

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adoption of an Order, the date by which these entities must file their 
Eligibility Certification, when allocations to these entities will be 
made, the deadline by which these entities must file any remaining 
requests for reimbursement, and the final date when reimbursement funds 
will be issued.
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    \2\ See Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Public Law 115-
141, at Division E, Title V, sec. 511, 132 Stat. 348 (2018) 
(codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452(j)-(n)).
    \3\ See 47 U.S.C. 1452(j)(3)(B). Section 511(j)(3)(C) provides 
that, if all reimbursements pursuant to the Spectrum Act and the 
Reimbursement Expansion Act have been made before July 3, 2023, 
``the Commission shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
certification that all such reimbursements have been made.'' Id. 
sec. 1452(j)(3)(C). In addition, the Reimbursement Expansion Act 
provides that reimbursement payments to LPTV/translator and FM 
stations may not be made after April 13, 2020 unless the Commission 
``submits to Congress a certification that such payments are 
necessary to reimburse costs reasonably incurred'' by such stations. 
See id. sec. 1452(j)(2)(C)(ii), (iii).
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    4. The Commission indicated in the Incentive Auction R&O that the 
Media Bureau will announce the date by which full power, Class A, and 
MVPD entities must submit their final expense documentation to the 
Commission.\4\ At the time of that delegation, the Spectrum Act imposed 
a deadline for the Commission to make all required reimbursements to 
full power, Class A, and MVPD entities of April 13, 2020.\5\ The 
Reimbursement Expansion Act permits the Commission to extend the 
deadline for reimbursements to full power, Class A, and MVPD entities, 
from the funds appropriated for this purpose by the Reimbursement 
Expansion Act, beyond April 13, 2020,\6\ but no later than July 3, 
2023, as long as the certification requirements set forth in the 
Reimbursement Expansion Act are met.\7\ The Incentive Auction R&O 
stated that the Media Bureau may announce the final date reimbursement 
funds will be issued to full power and Class A stations and MVPDs and a 
deadline for the submission of final expense documentation, and we 
clarify that the Bureau also is authorized to set deadlines for funds 
appropriated by the Reimbursement Expansion Act.
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    \4\ See Incentive Auction R&O, 29 FCC Rcd at 6819, para. 617.
    \5\ The deadline for full power and Class A stations to 
transition to their new channels is July 13, 2020.
    \6\ 47 U.S.C. 1452(j)(2)(C)(i).
    \7\ Id. sec. 1452(j)(3)(B).
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    5. Consumer Education. The Reimbursement Expansion Act provides 
that at least $50 million from the funds appropriated to the 
Reimbursement Fund will be available to the Commission to make 
``payments solely for the purposes of consumer education relating to 
the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum'' under 47 U.S.C. 
1452(b).\8\ We interpret this provision as providing at least $50 
million for use by the Commission to fund its efforts to educate 
consumers about the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum 
under 47 U.S.C. 1452(b), with any unused funds to be returned to the 
U.S. Treasury. We anticipate, among other initiatives, hosting a 
dedicated consumer service call center to provide consumers technical 
support and assistance on such matters as rescanning and other means to 
resolve potential reception issues. We also intend to perform targeted 
outreach to specific communities about rescanning, and, where 
appropriate, we may use local media or other outreach to disseminate 
rescanning information. Consumer education funding could also be used 
in developing additional online resources to support consumers. In all 
our activities, we will coordinate closely with industry stakeholders 
to ensure that our consumer education efforts are complementary to, and 
not duplicative of, industry efforts. In so doing, we will guard 
against unnecessary or wasteful spending. We welcome input from 
consumers and industry on other ways we can best use the funding to 
help mitigate disruption by consumers during the transition period.
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    \8\ Id. sec. 1452(j)(2)(A)(iv).
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II. Procedural Matters

A. Final Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis

    6. Because the actions taken in the Order do not require notice and 
comment, the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply.

III. Ordering Clauses

    7. It is ordered that, pursuant to the authority contained in 
Sections 1, 4, 5(b), 5(c), 303, and 336(f) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, Section 6403 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012, and Section 511, Division E, Title V of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. 115-141 (2018), 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 155(b), 155(c), 303, 336(f), 1452, the Order is 
adopted and will become effective on August 27, 2018.
    8. It is further ordered that the Commission's Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a 
copy of this Order to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 
Business Administration.
    9. It is further ordered that the Commission will send a copy of 
the Order in a report to Congress and the Government Accountability 
Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA), see 5 U.S.C. 
801(a)(1)(A).

Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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                                           butadiene styrene copolymer (PMN P–                     determines that the Media Bureau will                 with respect to full power, Class A, and
                                           17–260) is subject to reporting under                   announce, pursuant to the requirements                MVPD entities,1 we direct the Media
                                           this section for the significant new uses               in the Reimbursement Expansion Act,                   Bureau to engage a contractor to assist
                                           described in paragraph (a)(2) of this                   when the reimbursement program for all                in the reimbursement process and
                                           section. The requirements of this section               entities eligible for reimbursement                   administration of the Reimbursement
                                           do not apply to quantities of the                       pursuant to the Spectrum Act and the                  Fund for LPTV/translator and FM
                                           substance after they have been reacted                  Reimbursement Expansion Act will end.                 stations. We direct the Media Bureau to
                                           (cured).                                                Finally, the Commission interprets the                engage a third-party contractor to assist
                                              (2) The significant new uses are:                    Reimbursement Expansion Act as                        in the reimbursement process, which
                                              (i) Industrial, commercial, and                      providing at least $50 million for use by             will be overseen by the Bureau.
                                           consumer activities. Requirements as                    the Commission to fund its efforts to                    2. Reimbursement Process. We direct
                                           specified in § 721.80(k). It is a                       educate consumers about the                           the Media Bureau to revise the forms to
                                           significant new use to modify the                       reorganization of broadcast television                be used by eligible LPTV/translator and
                                           manufacture, process or use activities if               spectrum under the United States Code.                FM stations to claim reimbursement
                                           it results in inhalation exposure to                    DATES: This action is effective August                from the Reimbursement Fund and for
                                           vapor, dust, mist or aerosols to the                    27, 2018.                                             any other Reimbursement Fund-related
                                           substance.                                                                                                    purposes. We also direct the Media
                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              (ii) [Reserved]                                                                                            Bureau to calculate the amount of the
                                              (b) Specific requirements. The                       Maria Mullarkey, Maria.Mullarkey@
                                                                                                                                                         allocations to eligible entities from the
                                           provisions of subpart A of this part                    fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Policy
                                                                                                                                                         Reimbursement Fund, develop a revised
                                           apply to this section except as modified                Division, (202) 418–2120. For additional
                                                                                                                                                         Catalog of Eligible Expenses, and make
                                           by this paragraph.                                      information concerning the Paperwork
                                                                                                                                                         other determinations regarding eligible
                                              (1) Recordkeeping. Recordkeeping                     Reduction Act information collection
                                                                                                                                                         costs and the reimbursement process.
                                           requirements as specified in                            requirements contained in this
                                                                                                                                                         Finally, we direct the Media Bureau to
                                           § 721.125(a), (b), (c), and (i) are                     document, contact Cathy Williams at
                                                                                                                                                         implement the necessary policies and
                                           applicable to manufacturers and                         (202) 418–2918 or send an email to
                                                                                                                                                         procedures relating to eligibility
                                           processors of this substance.                           PRA@fcc.gov.
                                                                                                                                                         certifications, allocations, draw downs,
                                              (2) Limitations or revocation of                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a                  payments, obligations, and expenditures
                                           certain notification requirements. The                  summary of the Commission’s Order,                    of money from the Reimbursement Fund
                                           provisions of § 721.185 apply to this                   FCC 18–113, adopted on August 2,                      in order to protect against waste, fraud,
                                           section.                                                2018, and released on August 3, 2018.                 and abuse and in the event of
                                              (3) Determining whether a specific use               The full text of this document is                     bankruptcy. Given the importance of
                                           is subject to this section. The provisions              available electronically via the FCC’s                maintaining the integrity of the Fund,
                                           of § 721.1725(b)(1) apply to paragraph                  Electronic Document Management                        the Media Bureau will consult with the
                                           (a)(2)(i) of this section.                              System (EDOCS) website at http://                     Office of General Counsel and the Office
                                           [FR Doc. 2018–18403 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]             fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ or via the            of the Managing Director in acting
                                           BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                   FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing                       pursuant to this direction.
                                                                                                   System (ECFS) website at http://                         3. Reimbursement Period. The
                                                                                                   fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Documents will              Reimbursement Expansion Act 2
                                                                                                   be available electronically in ASCII,                 provides that the Commission must
                                           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                                                                   Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat.                 make all reimbursements using the
                                           COMMISSION
                                                                                                   This document is also available for                   additional funds appropriated by the
                                           47 CFR Part 73                                          public inspection and copying during                  Reimbursement Expansion Act to the
                                                                                                   regular business hours in the FCC                     Reimbursement Fund by July 3, 2023.3
                                           [MB Docket Nos. 18–214, 12–268; FCC 18–                 Reference Information Center, Federal
                                           113]                                                                                                          With respect to LPTV/translators and
                                                                                                   Communications Commission, 445 12th                   FM stations, we authorize the Media
                                           LPTV, TV Translator, and FM                             Street SW, CY–A257, Washington, DC                    Bureau to announce, in one or more
                                           Broadcast Station Reimbursement;                        20554. Alternative formats are available              public notices to be issued following the
                                           Expanding the Economic and                              for people with disabilities (Braille,
                                           Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum                    large print, electronic files, audio                    1 See Expanding the Economic and Innovation


                                           Through Incentive Auctions                              format), by sending an email to fcc504@               Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive
                                                                                                   fcc.gov or calling the Commission’s                   Auctions, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6567,
                                                                                                                                                         6820, paras. 618–19 (2014), 79 FR 48442 (Aug. 15,
                                           AGENCY:  Federal Communications                         Consumer and Governmental Affairs                     2014), (Incentive Auction R&O).
                                           Commission.                                             Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)                 2 See Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018,

                                           ACTION: Final action.                                   418–0432 (TTY).                                       Public Law 115–141, at Division E, Title V, sec. 511,
                                                                                                      The Order does not contain new or                  132 Stat. 348 (2018) (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452(j)–
                                           SUMMARY: In this document, the                          modified information collection                       (n)).
                                                                                                                                                           3 See 47 U.S.C. 1452(j)(3)(B). Section 511(j)(3)(C)
                                           Commission directs the Media Bureau                     requirements subject to the Paperwork                 provides that, if all reimbursements pursuant to the
                                           to engage a contractor to assist in the                 Reduction Act of 1995. In addition,                   Spectrum Act and the Reimbursement Expansion
                                           reimbursement process and                               therefore, it does not contain any new                Act have been made before July 3, 2023, ‘‘the
                                           administration of the Reimbursement                     or modified information collection                    Commission shall submit to the Secretary of the
                                           Fund for LPTV, TV translator, and FM                                                                          Treasury a certification that all such
                                                                                                   burdens for small business concerns                   reimbursements have been made.’’ Id. sec.
                                           stations, and also directs the Bureau to                with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant
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                                                                                                                                                         1452(j)(3)(C). In addition, the Reimbursement
                                           make determinations regarding eligible                  to the Small Business Paperwork Relief                Expansion Act provides that reimbursement
                                           costs and the reimbursement process,                    Act of 2002.                                          payments to LPTV/translator and FM stations may
                                           such as calculating the amount of                                                                             not be made after April 13, 2020 unless the
                                           allocations to eligible entities and                    I. Order                                              Commission ‘‘submits to Congress a certification
                                                                                                                                                         that such payments are necessary to reimburse costs
                                           seeking comment on a revised Catalog of                    1. Reimbursement Contractor. Similar               reasonably incurred’’ by such stations. See id. sec.
                                           Eligible Expenses. The Commission also                  to the approach the Commission took                   1452(j)(2)(C)(ii), (iii).



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                                           adoption of an Order, the date by which                 issues. We also intend to perform                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                           these entities must file their Eligibility              targeted outreach to specific
                                           Certification, when allocations to these                communities about rescanning, and,                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                           entities will be made, the deadline by                  where appropriate, we may use local                   Administration
                                           which these entities must file any                      media or other outreach to disseminate
                                           remaining requests for reimbursement,                   rescanning information. Consumer                      50 CFR Part 622
                                           and the final date when reimbursement                   education funding could also be used in               [Docket No. 101206604–1758–02]
                                           funds will be issued.                                   developing additional online resources
                                              4. The Commission indicated in the                                                                         RIN 0648–XG435
                                                                                                   to support consumers. In all our
                                           Incentive Auction R&O that the Media
                                                                                                   activities, we will coordinate closely
                                           Bureau will announce the date by which                                                                        Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
                                           full power, Class A, and MVPD entities                  with industry stakeholders to ensure
                                                                                                                                                         Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2018
                                           must submit their final expense                         that our consumer education efforts are               Commercial Accountability Measures
                                           documentation to the Commission.4 At                    complementary to, and not duplicative                 and Closure for Atlantic Migratory
                                           the time of that delegation, the                        of, industry efforts. In so doing, we will            Group Cobia
                                           Spectrum Act imposed a deadline for                     guard against unnecessary or wasteful
                                           the Commission to make all required                     spending. We welcome input from                       AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries
                                           reimbursements to full power, Class A,                  consumers and industry on other ways                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
                                           and MVPD entities of April 13, 2020.5                   we can best use the funding to help                   Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                           The Reimbursement Expansion Act                         mitigate disruption by consumers                      Commerce.
                                           permits the Commission to extend the                    during the transition period.                         ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
                                           deadline for reimbursements to full
                                           power, Class A, and MVPD entities,                      II. Procedural Matters                                SUMMARY: NMFS implements an
                                           from the funds appropriated for this                                                                          accountability measure (AM) for
                                                                                                   A. Final Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                           purpose by the Reimbursement                                                                                  Atlantic migratory group (Atlantic)
                                                                                                   Analysis                                              cobia that are sold (commercial) and
                                           Expansion Act, beyond April 13, 2020,6
                                           but no later than July 3, 2023, as long                   6. Because the actions taken in the                 harvested from the exclusive economic
                                           as the certification requirements set                   Order do not require notice and                       zone (EEZ) of the Atlantic. NMFS
                                           forth in the Reimbursement Expansion                    comment, the Regulatory Flexibility Act               projects that commercial landings of
                                           Act are met.7 The Incentive Auction                     does not apply.                                       Atlantic cobia have reached the
                                           R&O stated that the Media Bureau may                                                                          commercial quota. Therefore, NMFS
                                           announce the final date reimbursement                   III. Ordering Clauses                                 closes the commercial sector for
                                           funds will be issued to full power and                                                                        Atlantic cobia in the EEZ on September
                                                                                                     7. It is ordered that, pursuant to the              5, 2018, and it will remain closed until
                                           Class A stations and MVPDs and a
                                           deadline for the submission of final                    authority contained in Sections 1, 4,                 the next fishing year that begins on
                                           expense documentation, and we clarify                   5(b), 5(c), 303, and 336(f) of the                    January 1, 2019. This closure is
                                           that the Bureau also is authorized to set               Communications Act of 1934, as                        necessary to protect the Atlantic cobia
                                           deadlines for funds appropriated by the                 amended, Section 6403 of the Middle                   resource.
                                           Reimbursement Expansion Act.                            Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of
                                                                                                                                                         DATES:  This rule is effective from 12:01
                                              5. Consumer Education. The                           2012, and Section 511, Division E, Title
                                                                                                                                                         a.m., local time, September 5, 2018,
                                           Reimbursement Expansion Act provides                    V of the Consolidated Appropriations                  until 12:01 a.m., local time, on January
                                           that at least $50 million from the funds                Act, 2018, Pub. L. 115–141 (2018), 47                 1, 2019.
                                           appropriated to the Reimbursement                       U.S.C. 151, 154, 155(b), 155(c), 303,
                                                                                                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                           Fund will be available to the                           336(f), 1452, the Order is adopted and
                                           Commission to make ‘‘payments solely                                                                          Frank Helies, NMFS Southeast Regional
                                                                                                   will become effective on August 27,
                                           for the purposes of consumer education                                                                        Office, telephone: 727–824–5305, email:
                                                                                                   2018.                                                 frank.helies@noaa.gov.
                                           relating to the reorganization of
                                                                                                     8. It is further ordered that the                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                           broadcast television spectrum’’ under 47
                                           U.S.C. 1452(b).8 We interpret this                      Commission’s Consumer and                             fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish
                                           provision as providing at least $50                     Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference                includes king mackerel, Spanish
                                           million for use by the Commission to                    Information Center, shall send a copy of              mackerel, and cobia, and is managed
                                           fund its efforts to educate consumers                   this Order to the Chief Counsel for                   under the Fishery Management Plan for
                                           about the reorganization of broadcast                   Advocacy of the Small Business                        Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources in
                                           television spectrum under 47 U.S.C.                     Administration.                                       the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region
                                           1452(b), with any unused funds to be                      9. It is further ordered that the                   (FMP). The FMP was prepared by the
                                           returned to the U.S. Treasury. We                       Commission will send a copy of the                    Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic
                                           anticipate, among other initiatives,                    Order in a report to Congress and the                 Fishery Management Councils and is
                                           hosting a dedicated consumer service                    Government Accountability Office                      implemented by NMFS under the
                                           call center to provide consumers                        pursuant to the Congressional Review                  authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
                                           technical support and assistance on                                                                           Fishery Conservation and Management
                                                                                                   Act (CRA), see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
                                           such matters as rescanning and other                                                                          Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by
                                           means to resolve potential reception                    Federal Communications Commission.                    regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
                                                                                                   Cecilia Sigmund,                                         Separate migratory groups of cobia
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                                             4 See Incentive Auction R&O, 29 FCC Rcd at 6819,
                                                                                                   Federal Register Liaison Officer.                     were established in Amendment 18 to
                                           para. 617.                                                                                                    the FMP (76 FR 82058, December 29,
                                             5 The deadline for full power and Class A stations    [FR Doc. 2018–17945 Filed 8–24–18; 8:45 am]
                                           to transition to their new channels is July 13, 2020.
                                                                                                                                                         2011), and then revised in Amendment
                                                                                                   BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                             6 47 U.S.C. 1452(j)(2)(C)(i).                                                                               20B to the FMP (80 FR 4216, January 27,
                                             7 Id. sec. 1452(j)(3)(B).                                                                                   2015). The southern boundary for
                                             8 Id. sec. 1452(j)(2)(A)(iv).                                                                               Atlantic cobia occurs at a line that


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal action.
DatesThis action is effective August 27, 2018.
ContactMaria Mullarkey, [email protected], of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-2120. For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained in this document, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or send an email to [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 43556 

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