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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
Comments are requested concerning:
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information burden
for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
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displays a currently valid OMB control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid OMB control
number.
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before June 10, 2013. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the
Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0261.
Title: Section 90.215, Transmitter
Measurements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 174,661
respondents; 369,495 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .033
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 303(f)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 12,193 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection after this comment period to
obtain the full, three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission is requesting
approval for an extension (no change in
the recordkeeping The Commission is
reporting a 1,306 hour burden reduction
adjustment. This is due to fewer
recordkeepers and thus a reduction in
the overall burden.
Section 90.215 requires station
licensees to measure the carrier
frequency, output power, and
modulation of each transmitter
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authorized to operate with power in
excess of two watts when the
transmitter is initially installed and
when any changes are made which
would likely affect the modulation
characteristics. Such measurements,
which help ensure proper operation of
transmitters, are to be made by a
qualified engineering measurement
service, and are required to be retained
in the station records, along with the
name and address of the engineering
measurement service, and the name of
the person making the measurements.
The information is normally used by
the licensee to ensure that equipment is
operating within prescribed tolerances.
Prior technical operation of transmitters
helps limit interference to other users
and provides the licensee with the
maximum possible utilization of
equipment.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502
-3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
Comments are requested concerning:
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimates; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
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The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid OMB control
number.
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before May 9, 2013. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments
to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax
at 202–395–5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the
Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, FCC, at 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition
and Broadband Reporting (Report and
Order, WC Docket No. 07–38, FCC 08–
89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07–38, FCC 08–148.
Form Number: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,980
respondents; 3,960 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 296
hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 4(i), 201, 218–220, 251–252,
271, 303(r) and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of
the Broadband Data Improvement Act,
47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,172,160
hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will continue to allow
respondents to certify, on the first page
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of the each submission, that some data
contained in that submission are
privileged or confidential commercial or
financial information and that
disclosure of such information would
likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity
making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or
proposes to disclose the information,
the respondent would be required to
show, pursuant to Commission rules for
withholding from public inspection
information submitted to the
Commission, that the information in
question is entitled to confidential
treatment. We will retain our current
policies and procedures regarding the
confidential treatment of submitted FCC
Form 477 data, including use of the
aggregated, non-company specific data
in our published reports.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection during this comment period
to obtain the full, three year clearance
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The Commission is
requesting approval for an extension (no
change in the reporting requirements.
There are changes to the Commission’s
previous burden estimates. The
Commission has increased the estimated
average time per response for this
information collection from 289 hours
to 296 hours. The adjustment is also due
to the increased number of respondents
and their types of operations, (e.g.,
interconnected VoIP service providers
with multi-state operations.) There is no
change to the FCC Form 477. FCC Form
477 gathers information on the
development of local telephone
competition including telephone
services and interconnected Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and on
the deployment of broadband also
known as advanced telecommunications
services. The data are necessary to
evaluate the status of competition in
local telecommunications services
markets and to evaluate the status of
broadband deployment. The
information is used by the FCC staff to
advice the Commission about the
efficacy of Commission rules and
policies adopted to implement the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1138.
Title: Sections 1.49 and 1.54,
Forbearance Petition Filing
Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10
respondents; 10 responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 640
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 10,
151, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 160, 201 and
303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934.
Total Annual Burden: 6,400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit or disclose
confidential information. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection during this comment period
to obtain the full, three year clearance
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The Commission is
requesting approval for an extension (no
change in the reporting, recordkeeping
and/or third party disclosure
requirements). Under section 10 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, telecommunications carriers
may petition the Commission to forbear
from applying to a telecommunications
carrier any statutory provision or
Commission regulation. When a carrier
petitions the Commission for
forbearance, section 10 requires the
Commission to make three
determinations with regard to the need
for the challenged provision or
regulation. If the Commission fails to act
within one year (extended by three
additional months, if necessary) the
petition is ‘‘deemed granted’’ by
operation of law. These determinations
require complex, fact-intensive analysis,
e.g., ‘‘whether forbearance from
enforcing the provision or regulation
will promote competitive market
conditions.’’ Under the new filing
procedures, the Commission requires
that petitions for forbearance must be
‘‘complete as filed’’ and explain in
detail what must be included in the
forbearance petition. The Commission
also incorporates by reference its rule,
47 CFR 1.49, which states the
Commission’s standard ‘‘specifications
as to pleadings and documents.’’ Precise
filing requirements are necessary
because of section 10’s strict time limit
for Commission action. Also,
commenters must be able to understand
clearly the scope of the petition in order
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to comment on it. Finally, standard
filing procedures inform petitioners
precisely what the Commission expects
from them in order to make the statutory
determinations that the statute requires.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
to Mr. Robert E. Feldman, Executive
Secretary of the Corporation, at 202–
898–7043.
Dated: April 4, 2013.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry; Analysis
to Aid Public Comment
Pursuant to the provisions of the
‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5
U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation’s Board of Directors will
meet in open session at 3:00 p.m. on
Thursday, April 11, 2013, to consider
the following matters:
Summary Agenda: No substantive
discussion of the following items is
anticipated. These matters will be
resolved with a single vote unless a
member of the Board of Directors
requests that an item be moved to the
discussion agenda.
Disposition of minutes of previous
Board of Directors’ Meetings.
Memorandum re: Update to the
Statement of Policy on Development
and Review of FDIC Regulations and
Policies.
Summary reports, status reports, and
reports of actions taken pursuant to
authority delegated by the Board of
Directors.
DISCUSSION AGENDA: Memorandum re:
Update of Projected Deposit Insurance
Fund Losses, Income, and Reserve
Ratios for the Restoration Plan.
The meeting will be held in the Board
Room on the sixth floor of the FDIC
Building located at 550 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC.
This Board meeting will be Webcast
live via the Internet and subsequently
made available on-demand
approximately one week after the event.
Visit https://www.vodium.com/goto/fdic/
boardmeetings.asp to view the event. If
you need any technical assistance,
please visit our Video Help page at:
https://www.fdic.gov/video.html.
The FDIC will provide attendees with
auxiliary aids (e.g., sign language
interpretation) required for this meeting.
Those attendees needing such assistance
should call 703–562–2404 (Voice) or
703–649–4354 (Video Phone) to make
necessary arrangements.
Requests for further information
concerning the meeting may be directed
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Federal Trade Commission.
Proposed Consent Agreement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The consent agreement in this
matter settles alleged violations of
federal law prohibiting unfair or
deceptive acts or practices or unfair
methods of competition. The attached
Analysis to Aid Public Comment
describes both the allegations in the
draft complaint and the terms of the
consent order—embodied in the consent
agreement—that would settle these
allegations.
Comments must be received on
or before May 2, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a
comment at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
charlottepipeconsent online or on
paper, by following the instructions in
the Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Write ‘‘Charlotte Pipe, File No.
111 0034’’ on your comment and file
your comment online at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
charlottepipeconsent by following the
instructions on the web-based form. If
you prefer to file your comment on
paper, mail or deliver your comment to
the following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Room H–113 (Annex D), 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20580.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William L. Lanning (202–326–3361),
FTC, Bureau of Competition, 600
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20580.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 6(f) of the Federal Trade
Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. 46(f), and
FTC Rule 2.34, 16 CFR 2.34, notice is
hereby given that the above-captioned
consent agreement containing a consent
order to cease and desist, having been
filed with and accepted, subject to final
approval, by the Commission, has been
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placed on the public record for a period
of thirty (30) days. The following
Analysis to Aid Public Comment
describes the terms of the consent
agreement, and the allegations in the
complaint. An electronic copy of the
full text of the consent agreement
package can be obtained from the FTC
Home Page (for April 2, 2013), on the
World Wide Web, at https://www.ftc.gov/
os/actions.shtm. A paper copy can be
obtained from the FTC Public Reference
Room, Room 130–H, 600 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20580,
either in person or by calling (202) 326–
2222.
You can file a comment online or on
paper. For the Commission to consider
your comment, we must receive it on or
before May 2, 2013. Write ‘‘Charlotte
Pipe, File No. 111 0034’’ on your
comment. Your comment—including
your name and your state—will be
placed on the public record of this
proceeding, including, to the extent
practicable, on the public Commission
Web site, at https://www.ftc.gov/os/
publiccomments.shtm. As a matter of
discretion, the Commission tries to
remove individuals’ home contact
information from comments before
placing them on the Commission Web
site.
Because your comment will be made
public, you are solely responsible for
making sure that your comment does
not include any sensitive personal
information, like anyone’s Social
Security number, date of birth, driver’s
license number or other state
identification number or foreign country
equivalent, passport number, financial
account number, or credit or debit card
number. You are also solely responsible
for making sure that your comment does
not include any sensitive health
information, like medical records or
other individually identifiable health
information. In addition, do not include
any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or
financial information which * * * is
privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed
in Section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C.
46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR
4.10(a)(2). In particular, do not include
competitively sensitive information
such as costs, sales statistics,
inventories, formulas, patterns, devices,
manufacturing processes, or customer
names.
If you want the Commission to give
your comment confidential treatment,
you must file it in paper form, with a
request for confidential treatment, and
you have to follow the procedure
explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3502 -3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested
concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimates; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees.
[[Page 21122]]
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before May 9, 2013. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, FCC, at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting (Report
and Order, WC Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-148.
Form Number: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,980 respondents; 3,960 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 296 hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 4(i), 201,
218-220, 251-252, 271, 303(r) and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, and section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of
1996, as amended, codified in section 1302 of the Broadband Data
Improvement Act, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,172,160 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will continue
to allow respondents to certify, on the first page of the each
submission, that some data contained in that submission are privileged
or confidential commercial or financial information and that disclosure
of such information would likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or proposes to disclose the
information, the respondent would be required to show, pursuant to
Commission rules for withholding from public inspection information
submitted to the Commission, that the information in question is
entitled to confidential treatment. We will retain our current policies
and procedures regarding the confidential treatment of submitted FCC
Form 477 data, including use of the aggregated, non-company specific
data in our published reports.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection during this comment period to obtain the full,
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting requirements. There are changes to the Commission's
previous burden estimates. The Commission has increased the estimated
average time per response for this information collection from 289
hours to 296 hours. The adjustment is also due to the increased number
of respondents and their types of operations, (e.g., interconnected
VoIP service providers with multi-state operations.) There is no change
to the FCC Form 477. FCC Form 477 gathers information on the
development of local telephone competition including telephone services
and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and on
the deployment of broadband also known as advanced telecommunications
services. The data are necessary to evaluate the status of competition
in local telecommunications services markets and to evaluate the status
of broadband deployment. The information is used by the FCC staff to
advice the Commission about the efficacy of Commission rules and
policies adopted to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1138.
Title: Sections 1.49 and 1.54, Forbearance Petition Filing
Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 640 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 10, 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 160, 201 and 303(r) of
the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 6,400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit or disclose confidential information.
Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection during this comment period to obtain the full,
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure
requirements). Under section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, telecommunications carriers may petition the Commission to
forbear from applying to a telecommunications carrier any statutory
provision or Commission regulation. When a carrier petitions the
Commission for forbearance, section 10 requires the Commission to make
three determinations with regard to the need for the challenged
provision or regulation. If the Commission fails to act within one year
(extended by three additional months, if necessary) the petition is
``deemed granted'' by operation of law. These determinations require
complex, fact-intensive analysis, e.g., ``whether forbearance from
enforcing the provision or regulation will promote competitive market
conditions.'' Under the new filing procedures, the Commission requires
that petitions for forbearance must be ``complete as filed'' and
explain in detail what must be included in the forbearance petition.
The Commission also incorporates by reference its rule, 47 CFR 1.49,
which states the Commission's standard ``specifications as to pleadings
and documents.'' Precise filing requirements are necessary because of
section 10's strict time limit for Commission action. Also, commenters
must be able to understand clearly the scope of the petition in order
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to comment on it. Finally, standard filing procedures inform
petitioners precisely what the Commission expects from them in order to
make the statutory determinations that the statute requires.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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