Agencies and Commissions March 19, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking exploring whether to retain, sunset, or relax the exclusive contract prohibition of the program access rules and whether to revise the program access rules to better address alleged violations. 2 MEDIA.................................. Title: Creation of a Low Power Radio Service (MM Docket No. 99-25) and Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast Translator Stations (MB Docket No. 07-172, RM- 11338) Summary: The Commission will consider a Fourth Report and Order and Third Order on Reconsideration to implement a market-specific FM translator processing scheme, adopt application caps to prevent trafficking, and modify policies to expand opportunities to rebroadcast AM stations on FM translators. 3 MEDIA.................................. Title: Creation of a Low Power Radio Service (MM Docket No. 99-25) Summary: The Commission will consider a Fifth Report and Order, Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Fourth Order on Reconsideration regarding proposals to implement the Local Community Radio Act and to strengthen the LPFM service, including second adjacent channel waiver procedures, interference remediation requirements, and modification of eligibility, ownership, and selection standards. 4 Wireless Tele-Communications........... Title: Promoting Interoperability in the 700 MHz Commercial Spectrum and Interoperability of Mobile User Equipment Across Paired Commercial Spectrum Blocks in the 700 MHz Band (RM-11592) Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the potential for harmful interference to Lower 700 MHz B and C Block operations if the Lower 700 MHz Band were interoperable and whether, if such interference exists, it can be reasonably mitigated. The NPRM also seeks comment on the best course of action should the Commission determine that interoperability would cause limited or no harmful interference to Lower 700 MHz B and C Block licensees, or that such interference can be reasonably mitigated. 5 Wireless Tele-Communications And Title: Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the International. 2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz Bands; Fixed and Mobile Services in the Mobile Satellite Service Bands at 1525- 1559 MHz and 1626.5-1660.5 MHz,1610-1626.5 MHz and 2483.5- 2500 MHz 2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz (ET Docket No. 10- 142) and Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, 2020-2025 MHz and 2175- 2180 MHz Bands (WT Docket No. 04-356) Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Inquiry proposing service, technical, assignment, and licensing rules for flexible terrestrial use of spectrum currently assigned to the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) in the 2 GHz band. And an alternative band plan involving additional spectrum at 1695-1710 MHz that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has proposed to reallocate from Federal to commercial use.

This notice sets forth the procedures the Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements (``CITA'' or ``the Committee'') will follow in considering requests from the public for textile and apparel safeguard actions as provided for in the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (``the Act''). The President has directed CITA to establish procedures that govern the submission of a request and provide the opportunity for interested entities to submit comments and supporting evidence in any such determination pursuant to the Act. CITA hereby gives notice to interested entities of the procedure CITA will follow in considering such requests and solicits public written comments on these interim procedures. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, this notice further provides an estimate of the burden to the public to collect and submit information as for requesting such safeguard measures, for making its determinations under Section 332(a) of the Act, and for providing relief under Section 332(b) of the Act.

NARA is giving public notice that the agency proposes to request use of a new information collection. This information collection is a questionnaire designed to identify potential grant recipients that have limited experience with managing Federal funds. The public is invited to comment on the proposed information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.