Implementation of the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission's Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures, 50379-50380 [E6-14161]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 165 / Friday, August 25, 2006 / Proposed Rules about the topics listed in SECTION III of this Notice. All communication on these topics should refer to RIN 1004– AD90 and may be submitted by several methods listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Comments received after the close of the comment period (see DATES) may not necessarily be considered or included in the Administrative Record for the proposed rule. Likewise, comments delivered to an address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES) need not be considered or included in the Administrative Record for the proposed rule. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS Reviewing Comments Submitted by Others Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the address listed under ADDRESSES Personal or messenger delivery during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality, which will be honored to the extent allowable by law. Those wishing to withhold their name or address (except for the city or town) must state this prominently at the beginning of their comment, and state a reason for the request. Submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. II. Background On December 13, 2005, BLM published in the Federal Register (70 FR 73791) a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare a PEIS for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources Leasing on public lands administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The NOI announced that the PEIS will support amendment of existing BLM Resource Management Plans to provide for oil share leasing in each of the three states, and tar sands in Utah. Additionally, the NOI identified preliminary planning criteria, initiated the public scoping process, and invited interested members of the public to provide comments on the scope and objectives of the PEIS. As part of the public scoping process identified in the NOI, public scoping meetings were held in January 2006 at seven western locations. Through the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources Leasing PEIS, the BLM will evaluate decisions regarding which public lands will be open for leasing in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and under what constraints. The PEIS will VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:53 Aug 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 analyze and document the environmental, social, and economic issues associated with alternative approaches for leasing oil shale and tar sands resources. Information about all opportunities for public involvement in the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing PEIS, including releases of documents for review, is available at the project Web site: https://ostseis.anl.gov. Comments received on the ANPR and the PEIS will be considered in shaping the rule as well as land use planning decisions, both of which are prerequisites to a commercial leasing program. NEPA requirements for the rulemaking will be determined after considering information received in response to this notice and identifying the regulatory issues to be addressed. The proposed rule that BLM is currently developing constitutes the second step of the Department of the Interior’s efforts to initiate a phased or staged approach to oil shale development—the first step being a research, development, and demonstration project (RF&D) authorized dated June 5, 2005 (70 FR 33753), BLM solicited nominations of parcels to be leased for RD&D of oil shale recovery technologies in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. III. Description of Information Requested The BLM is particularly interested in receiving comments on the following questions relating to regulations it is developing for an oil shale commercial leasing program: 1. What should be the royalty rate and point of royalty determination? 2. Should the regulations establish a process for bid adequacy evaluation, i.e., Fair Market Value determination, or should the regulations establish a minimum acceptable lease bonus bid? 3. How should diligent development be determined? 4. What should be the minimum production requirement? 5. Should there be provisions for small tract leasing? The BLM is also interested in receiving any other comments regarding contents and structure of the oil shale leasing program, including the management of mining operations. Comments focused on environmental issues should be directed to those preparing the Programmatic EIS. For information on how to submit such comments, see https://ostseis.anl.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 50379 Dated: August 16, 2006. Chad Calvert, Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management. [FR Doc. 06–7136 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–84–M FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [WT Docket No. 05–211; DA 06–1617] Implementation of the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission’s Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period and reply comment period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This document extends the time for filing comments and reply comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 05–211, FCC 06–52. DATES: Comments are due September 20, 2006; Reply Comments are due October 20, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WT Docket No. 05–211, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Federal Communications Commission’s Web Site: https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 418–0432. In addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contained in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making should be submitted to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1– C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov, and to Kristy L. LaLonde, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10234 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, via the Internet to Kristy_L. LaLonde@omb.eop.gov, or via fax at 202–395–5167. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional E:\FR\FM\25AUP1.SGM 25AUP1 cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with PROPOSALS 50380 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 165 / Friday, August 25, 2006 / Proposed Rules information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 05–211, 71 FR 35594, June 21, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Carter, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418–0660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission’s Order, DA 06–1617, released on August 10, 2006. The complete text of the Order is available for public inspection and copying from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday or from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The Order and related Commission documents may also be purchased from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202–488–5300, facsimile 202–488–5563, or you may contact BCPI at its Web site: https:// www.BCPIWEB.com. When ordering documents from BCPI please provide the appropriate FCC document number, for example, DA 06–1617. The Order and related documents are also available on the Internet at the Commission’s Web site: https://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions. 1. On July 25, 2006, a motion was filed with the Commission requesting an extension of time for submitting comments and reply comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in WT Docket No. 05–211, 71 FR 35594, June 21, 2006. The Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making seeks public comment on a variety of measures to ensure that the recipients of designated entity benefits are limited to those entities and for those purposes Congress intended. Interested parties previously had until August 21, 2006, for filing comments and September 19, 2006, for filing reply comments. 2. It is the general policy of the Commission that extensions of time shall not be routinely granted. Nevertheless, the Commission finds that in this instance a limited extension of time will facilitate the development of a complete record in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making. The Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making seeks public comment on how to ensure that the recipients of designated entity benefits are limited to those entities and for those purposes Congress intended. VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:53 Aug 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 Thus, the comments provided by designated entities will be a vital part of the record. Designated entities include small businesses, some of whom have just finished preparing and filing applications to participate in Auction No. 66 and arranging financing for the necessary upfront payments. The Commission believes that providing additional time will facilitate comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making by designated entities participating in Auction No. 66. The Commission also finds that providing limited additional time will not unduly delay resolution of the proceeding. Accordingly, the Commission extends the deadlines for filing comments and reply comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making until September 20, 2006 and October 20, 2006, respectively. 3. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 4(i) and 4(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 154(j), and sections 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46, the deadline for filing comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making is extended to September 20, 2006, and the deadline for filing reply comments is extended to October 20, 2006. Federal Communications Commission. Margaret Wiener, Chief, Auction Spectrum and Access Division, WTB. [FR Doc. E6–14161 Filed 8–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Parts 73 and 76 [FCC 06–33] Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, In the Matter of Children’s Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. AGENCY: SUMMARY: On March 27, 2006 (71 FR 15145), the Commission published proposed rules in the Second Further Notice which sought public comment on a joint proposal filed by several broadcast and programming entities and children’s television advocates proposing revisions to previously adopted requirements of television licensees and cable operators with respect to children’s television PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 programming. The Commission inadvertently omitted the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, which was part of the item adopted by the Commission, in the Federal Register publication. This document corrects the Federal Register as it appeared. DATES: Comments on the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis only are due September 1, 2006. Reply comments are due September 8, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MM Docket No. 00–167, by any of the following methods: b Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. b Federal Communications Commission’s Web site: https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. b E-mail: ecfs@fcc.gov. Include the following words in the body of the message, ‘‘get form.’’ A sample form and directions will be sent in response. b Mail: Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. b People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 418–0432. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Matthews, Policy Division, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418–2154. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act analysis to be associated with the document proposing to amend parts 73 and 76 of the Commission’s rules that was published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2006 (71 FR 15145). Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (the ‘‘RFA’’), the Commission has prepared this Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (‘‘IRFA’’) of the possible significant economic impact of the policies and rules proposed in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (‘‘Notice’’) on a substantial number of small entities. Written public comments are requested on this IRFA E:\FR\FM\25AUP1.SGM 25AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 165 (Friday, August 25, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50379-50380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14161]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[WT Docket No. 05-211; DA 06-1617]


Implementation of the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act and 
Modernization of the Commission's Competitive Bidding Rules and 
Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period and 
reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the time for filing comments and reply 
comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule 
Making in WT Docket No. 05-211, FCC 06-52.

DATES: Comments are due September 20, 2006; Reply Comments are due 
October 20, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WT Docket No. 05-211, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
    In addition to filing comments with the Secretary, a copy of any 
comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act information collection 
requirements contained in the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule 
Making should be submitted to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or 
via the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov, and to Kristy L. LaLonde, OMB Desk 
Officer, Room 10234 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 
via the Internet to Kristy--L. LaLonde@omb.eop.gov, or via fax at 202-
395-5167.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional

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information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule 
Making in WT Docket No. 05-211, 71 FR 35594, June 21, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Carter, Auctions and Spectrum 
Access Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order, 
DA 06-1617, released on August 10, 2006. The complete text of the Order 
is available for public inspection and copying from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
Monday through Thursday or from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Friday at the 
FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The Order and related Commission 
documents may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-488-
5300, facsimile 202-488-5563, or you may contact BCPI at its Web site: 
https://www.BCPIWEB.com. When ordering documents from BCPI please 
provide the appropriate FCC document number, for example, DA 06-1617. 
The Order and related documents are also available on the Internet at 
the Commission's Web site: https://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions.
    1. On July 25, 2006, a motion was filed with the Commission 
requesting an extension of time for submitting comments and reply 
comments in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule 
Making in WT Docket No. 05-211, 71 FR 35594, June 21, 2006. The Second 
Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making seeks public comment on a 
variety of measures to ensure that the recipients of designated entity 
benefits are limited to those entities and for those purposes Congress 
intended. Interested parties previously had until August 21, 2006, for 
filing comments and September 19, 2006, for filing reply comments.
    2. It is the general policy of the Commission that extensions of 
time shall not be routinely granted. Nevertheless, the Commission finds 
that in this instance a limited extension of time will facilitate the 
development of a complete record in response to the Second Further 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making. The Second Further Notice of Proposed 
Rule Making seeks public comment on how to ensure that the recipients 
of designated entity benefits are limited to those entities and for 
those purposes Congress intended. Thus, the comments provided by 
designated entities will be a vital part of the record. Designated 
entities include small businesses, some of whom have just finished 
preparing and filing applications to participate in Auction No. 66 and 
arranging financing for the necessary upfront payments. The Commission 
believes that providing additional time will facilitate comments in 
response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making by 
designated entities participating in Auction No. 66. The Commission 
also finds that providing limited additional time will not unduly delay 
resolution of the proceeding. Accordingly, the Commission extends the 
deadlines for filing comments and reply comments in response to the 
Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making until September 20, 2006 
and October 20, 2006, respectively.
    3. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 4(i) and 
4(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) 
and 154(j), and sections 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46 of the Commission's 
rules, 47 CFR 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46, the deadline for filing comments 
in response to the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making is 
extended to September 20, 2006, and the deadline for filing reply 
comments is extended to October 20, 2006.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Chief, Auction Spectrum and Access Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. E6-14161 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]
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