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Management and Budget.
ACTION:
The Federal Communications
Commission has received the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the following public
information collection(s) pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520). An agency may not
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information unless it displays a
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and no person is required to respond to
a collection of information unless it
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phone on (202) 418–2832.
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OMB Approval Date: June 8, 2012.
Expiration Date: June 30, 2015.
Title: Communications Disaster
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0.50 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 4,725.
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collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 218, 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
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agrees that is consistent with the
primary objective of the DIRS to treat
filings as confidential. We will work
with respondents to ensure that their
concerns regarding the confidentiality of
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consistent with Commission rules.
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submitted this information collection to
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(OMB) as a revision and received a three
year approval from OMB for the
collection.
In response to the events of
September 11, 2001, the Federal
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Emergency Contact Information System
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capabilities after disruption by a
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that public safety, public health, and
other emergency and defense personnel
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reporting entities to ensure inclusion of
wireless, wireline, broadcast, cable and
satellite communications providers.
In recent years, communications have
evolved from a circuit-switched network
infrastructure to broadband networks.
The Commission is seeking to extend
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Internet Service Providers. Increasing
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government agencies rely on broadband
and interconnected VoIP services for
everyday and emergency
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9–1–1 services. It is therefore imperative
that the Disaster Information Reporting
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Commission the gain an accurate
picture of communications landscape
during disasters. Therefore, the
Commission has revised its DIRS screen
shots and is including a copy of the
DIRS user manual for which the
Commission has received OMB
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Mobility Fund Phase I Auction
Supplemental Short-Form Instructions
and Other Information
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission’s Wireless
Telecommunications and Wireline
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Competition Bureaus provide
supplemental filing instructions for the
Mobility Fund Phase I Auction for
completing FCC Form 180, announce
the availability of certain updated files
and provide other information regarding
Auction 901.
DATES: Short-Form applications are due
prior to 6 p.m. on July 11, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Auctions and Spectrum Access
Division: For Mobility Fund Phase I
supplemental filing instructions: Lisa
Stover at (717) 338–2868.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Mobility Fund Phase I
Supplemental Public Notice
(Supplemental Filing Instructions
Public Notice) released on June 15,
2012. The Supplemental Filing
Instructions Public Notice and its
associated attachment as well as related
Commission documents may be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445 12th Street
SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC
20554, telephone 202–488–5300, fax
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 12–947. The
Supplemental Filing Instructions Public
Notice and related documents also are
available on the Internet at the
Commission’s Web site: https://
wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/901/ or by
using the search function for AU Docket
No. 12–25 on the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS) Web page at https://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ecfs/.
1. On May 2, 2012, the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau and
Wireline Competition Bureau (the
Bureaus) announced the procedures for
the Mobility Fund Phase I auction
scheduled for September 27, 2012
(Auction 901). The Bureaus provide
supplemental filing instructions for
completing FCC Form 180, announce
the availability of certain updated files,
and provide additional information
regarding certain details of Auction 901.
Short-Form Application (FCC Form
180) Filing Instructions
2. In the Auction 901 Procedures
Public Notice, 77 FR 32092, May 31,
2012, the Bureaus provided general
instructions for completing FCC Form
180 and stated that they would provide
additional information about accessing,
completing, and viewing the FCC Form
180 in a separate public notice. The
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instructions provided in Attachment A
to the Supplemental Filing Instructions
Public Notice supplement those
contained in the Auction 901
Procedures Public Notice.
Updated Files
3. In the Auction 901 Procedures
Public Notice, the Bureaus identified
census blocks eligible for the Mobility
Fund Phase I support to be offered in
Auction 901. The Bureaus also released
files containing detailed information
about these census blocks. In the
Auction 901 Additional Data Formats
Public Notice, (DA 12–721 released May
8, 2012) the Bureaus announced the
availability of an additional file with
information about the biddable
geographic areas for Auction 901. In the
Supplemental Filing Instructions Public
Notice, the Bureaus announce the
availability of updated versions of some
of these files, which are available via the
link for Attachment A Files at https://
wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/901/.
Specifically, the Biddable Items file, the
All Eligible Census Blocks file, and five
of the state spreadsheets have been
updated. In the Biddable Items file, the
header of one of the columns has been
changed from Pop10 to Population, and
the header of another column has been
changed from Tribal Area to Tribal
Land. These changes were made to be
more consistent with how the data will
be presented in the FCC Auction
System. Additionally some of the
entries in the Tribe and Tribal Land
columns have been changed. In the
previous version of the file, the name of
any tribe or Tribal land that should have
included an apostrophe erroneously
included two apostrophes. The new file
fixes this.
4. The apostrophe anomaly also
affected the All Eligible Census Blocks
file and five of the state spreadsheets.
Consequently, the All Eligible Census
Blocks file and the state spreadsheets for
Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, Michigan, and
Montana have been revised.
Additional Details for Determining
Winning Bids
5. In the Auction 901 Procedures
Public Notice, the Bureaus described the
approach they would use to determine
winning bids, including procedures to
ensure that at most one bid per
geographic area is awarded, the use of
random numbers to address tied bids,
and the Bureaus procedures when
remaining funds are insufficient to
support the next lowest bid. The
Bureaus clarify those procedures, in
particular with respect to the Bureaus
use of random selection numbers, so
that funds may be used to support new
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service to as many road miles as
possible within the Bureaus’ $300
million budget.
6. For each submitted bid, the
Bureaus will assign a random selection
number, which they will use in two
ways: To break any tied bids for the
same area, and to establish an order in
which they will assign bids with the
same dollars per road mile amount for
different areas when the remaining
funds are insufficient to award support
to all the bids in that amount. The
Bureaus will also calculate a gross
dollar support amount associated with
the bid, equal to the gross bid amount
times the number of qualifying road
miles in the area. To ensure that they
award support to at most one bid per
geographic area, the Bureaus will first
compare net bids (taking into account
bidding credits where applicable) for
each biddable area, and for each area,
retain the lowest net bid for further
consideration. If there are ties for the
lowest bid for an area, the Bureaus will
retain the bid with the highest selection
number.
7. To select winning bids, the Bureaus
will then compare the retained bids for
all areas by sorting them in ascending
order of net bid amount (dollars per
road mile) and descending order of
selection number. The Bureaus will
award support to bids in this order,
starting with the lowest bid/highest
selection number, as long as remaining
funds are sufficient to cover the gross
dollar support amount of the bid. If a
bid cannot be awarded because its gross
dollar support would exceed the
remaining funds, the Bureaus will skip
the bid and consider the next lowest
bid/highest selection number, awarding
as much support as possible within the
Bureaus’ $300 million budget.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gary Michaels,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access
Division, WTB.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[AU Docket No. 12-25; DA 12-947]
Mobility Fund Phase I Auction Supplemental Short-Form
Instructions and Other Information
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications
and Wireline
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Competition Bureaus provide supplemental filing instructions for the
Mobility Fund Phase I Auction for completing FCC Form 180, announce the
availability of certain updated files and provide other information
regarding Auction 901.
DATES: Short-Form applications are due prior to 6 p.m. on July 11,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: For Mobility Fund Phase I
supplemental filing instructions: Lisa Stover at (717) 338-2868.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Mobility Fund Phase
I Supplemental Public Notice (Supplemental Filing Instructions Public
Notice) released on June 15, 2012. The Supplemental Filing Instructions
Public Notice and its associated attachment as well as related
Commission documents may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-488-5300, fax 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 12-947. The
Supplemental Filing Instructions Public Notice and related documents
also are available on the Internet at the Commission's Web site: https://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/901/ or by using the search function for AU
Docket No. 12-25 on the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS) Web page at https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
1. On May 2, 2012, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and
Wireline Competition Bureau (the Bureaus) announced the procedures for
the Mobility Fund Phase I auction scheduled for September 27, 2012
(Auction 901). The Bureaus provide supplemental filing instructions for
completing FCC Form 180, announce the availability of certain updated
files, and provide additional information regarding certain details of
Auction 901.
Short-Form Application (FCC Form 180) Filing Instructions
2. In the Auction 901 Procedures Public Notice, 77 FR 32092, May
31, 2012, the Bureaus provided general instructions for completing FCC
Form 180 and stated that they would provide additional information
about accessing, completing, and viewing the FCC Form 180 in a separate
public notice. The instructions provided in Attachment A to the
Supplemental Filing Instructions Public Notice supplement those
contained in the Auction 901 Procedures Public Notice.
Updated Files
3. In the Auction 901 Procedures Public Notice, the Bureaus
identified census blocks eligible for the Mobility Fund Phase I support
to be offered in Auction 901. The Bureaus also released files
containing detailed information about these census blocks. In the
Auction 901 Additional Data Formats Public Notice, (DA 12-721 released
May 8, 2012) the Bureaus announced the availability of an additional
file with information about the biddable geographic areas for Auction
901. In the Supplemental Filing Instructions Public Notice, the Bureaus
announce the availability of updated versions of some of these files,
which are available via the link for Attachment A Files at https://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/901/. Specifically, the Biddable Items file,
the All Eligible Census Blocks file, and five of the state spreadsheets
have been updated. In the Biddable Items file, the header of one of the
columns has been changed from Pop10 to Population, and the header of
another column has been changed from Tribal Area to Tribal Land. These
changes were made to be more consistent with how the data will be
presented in the FCC Auction System. Additionally some of the entries
in the Tribe and Tribal Land columns have been changed. In the previous
version of the file, the name of any tribe or Tribal land that should
have included an apostrophe erroneously included two apostrophes. The
new file fixes this.
4. The apostrophe anomaly also affected the All Eligible Census
Blocks file and five of the state spreadsheets. Consequently, the All
Eligible Census Blocks file and the state spreadsheets for Alaska,
Arizona, Idaho, Michigan, and Montana have been revised.
Additional Details for Determining Winning Bids
5. In the Auction 901 Procedures Public Notice, the Bureaus
described the approach they would use to determine winning bids,
including procedures to ensure that at most one bid per geographic area
is awarded, the use of random numbers to address tied bids, and the
Bureaus procedures when remaining funds are insufficient to support the
next lowest bid. The Bureaus clarify those procedures, in particular
with respect to the Bureaus use of random selection numbers, so that
funds may be used to support new service to as many road miles as
possible within the Bureaus' $300 million budget.
6. For each submitted bid, the Bureaus will assign a random
selection number, which they will use in two ways: To break any tied
bids for the same area, and to establish an order in which they will
assign bids with the same dollars per road mile amount for different
areas when the remaining funds are insufficient to award support to all
the bids in that amount. The Bureaus will also calculate a gross dollar
support amount associated with the bid, equal to the gross bid amount
times the number of qualifying road miles in the area. To ensure that
they award support to at most one bid per geographic area, the Bureaus
will first compare net bids (taking into account bidding credits where
applicable) for each biddable area, and for each area, retain the
lowest net bid for further consideration. If there are ties for the
lowest bid for an area, the Bureaus will retain the bid with the
highest selection number.
7. To select winning bids, the Bureaus will then compare the
retained bids for all areas by sorting them in ascending order of net
bid amount (dollars per road mile) and descending order of selection
number. The Bureaus will award support to bids in this order, starting
with the lowest bid/highest selection number, as long as remaining
funds are sufficient to cover the gross dollar support amount of the
bid. If a bid cannot be awarded because its gross dollar support would
exceed the remaining funds, the Bureaus will skip the bid and consider
the next lowest bid/highest selection number, awarding as much support
as possible within the Bureaus' $300 million budget.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gary Michaels,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, WTB.
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