Application for Review of a Decision of the Wireline Competition Bureau by Dooly County School System; Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism, 42699-42700 [2013-17055]
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[FR Doc. 2013–16911 Filed 7–16–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
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47 CFR Parts 1 and 54
[CC Docket No. 02–6; FCC 13–81]
Application for Review of a Decision of
the Wireline Competition Bureau by
Dooly County School System; Schools
and Libraries Universal Service
Support Mechanism
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission), denies in part and
dismisses in part an Application for
Review filed by the Dooly County
School System and rescinds the
remaining interim filing procedures
established by the Commission in the
2001 Interim Filing Procedures Order.
These actions are needed to provide
clarity and certainty as to the filing
deadline for applications for review
arising from Universal Service
Administrative Company-related
proceedings.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective August 16, 2013.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Brown, Attorney, Wireline
Competition Bureau, (202) 418–0792 or
TTY: (202) 418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of that portion of the
Commission’s Order which rescinds the
remaining interim filing procedure
established by the Commission in the
2001 Interim Filing Procedures Order in
CC Docket No. 02–6; FCC 13–81,
released on June 10, 2013. The full text
of this document is available for public
inspection during regular business
hours in the FCC Reference Center,
Room CY–A257, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 or at the
following Internet address: https://
transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/
Daily_Business/2012/db0425/DA–12–
646A1.pdf.
1. As codified in the Code of Federal
Regulations, the Commission’s rules
state that ‘‘the application for review
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and any [supplement] thereto shall be
filed within 30 days of public notice of
such action.’’ Dooly County’s
Application for Review was filed on
January 10, 2012, which was more than
30 days after public notice of the
Bureau’s Al-Ihsan Academy Order,
which was released on December 5,
2011. Therefore, in its Application for
Review, Dooly County also seeks a
waiver of the application for review
filing deadline, if needed. As an initial
matter, however, Dooly County argues
that a waiver of the deadline for filing
an application for review is unnecessary
because the current deadline for filing
an application for review arising from
USAC-related proceedings is 60 days
from public notice of such action as
established in the Commission’s
December 2001 Interim Filing
Procedures Order, 67 FR 3441, January
24, 2002, and not 30 days as provided
in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Because we dismiss in part Dooly
County’s Application for Review on the
basis that Dooly County did not afford
the Bureau an opportunity to address
the arguments raised in its Application
for Review, and deny it in part with
respect to its argument previously raised
with and denied by the Bureau, and
because Dooly County did not
demonstrate good cause exists
warranting a waiver of the
Commission’s rules, we need not
address the question of whether Dooly
County’s filing was timely.
2. However, to provide clarity and
certainty as to the filing deadline for
applications for review arising from
USAC-related proceedings, we take this
opportunity to rescind the interim
emergency filing procedures for
applications for review arising from
USAC-related proceedings established
by the Commission the Interim Filing
Procedures Order. In the Interim Filing
Procedures Order, due to emergency
events in Washington, DC arising from
the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,
the Commission amended its procedural
rules ‘‘on an emergency, interim basis
. . . to extend the period of filing a
request for review, or applications for
review arising from [USAC-related]
proceedings, from the current 30 day
period to 60 days, to provide applicants
with the option of electronic filing (via
either electronic mail or facsimile) for
requests for review and petitions for
reconsideration or applications for
review that arise from such pleadings.’’
until further notice. Subsequently, in
April 2003, the Commission released
the Schools and Libraries Second Report
and Order, 68 FR 36931, June 20, 2003,
which permanently extended the
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deadline for filing initial appeals with
USAC or the Commission to 60 days.
The Schools and Libraries Second
Report and Order did not, however,
address the extended filing period for
applications for review. Subsequently,
the Commission rescinded all other
emergency filing procedures adopted in
late 2001 with the exception of the
emergency filing procedures established
in the Interim Filing Procedures Order.
By this Order, we therefore rescind the
interim filing procedures established by
the Commission in the Interim Filing
Procedures Order. As stated by the
Commission in the Interim Filing
Procedures Rescission Order, mail
delivery in the Washington, DC area has
greatly improved since 2001 and the
United States Postal Service has greatly
reduced the delay in processing mail.
Also, the Commission has since 2001
expanded it electronic filing
capabilities, and implemented its own
processes to combat the threat of
contamination of incoming mail. Given
these circumstances, we conclude that
the interim electronic filing procedures
adopted by the Commission in 2001 are
no longer necessary. Accordingly, we
rescind those procedures, effective 30
days after publication of this Order in
the Federal Register. Thereafter, filings
of applications for review arising from
USAC-related proceedings will no
longer be accepted by facsimile or email
and will be due within 30 days from
public notice of such action, as
provided in the Commission’s rules.
Once these clarifications take effect, the
Bureau will issue a Public Notice
announcing their effectiveness and
explaining the correct procedures.
3. This document does not contain
new or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104–13. In addition, therefore, it
does not contain any new or modified
information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees, pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
4. Accordingly, it is ordered that,
pursuant to the authority of section 4(i)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), the interim
electronic filing procedures adopted in
the Interim Filing Procedures Order,
FCC 01–376, are rescinded.
5. It is further ordered that the
rescission of the interim electronic filing
procedures adopted in the Interim Filing
Procedures Order shall become effective
August 16, 2013.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–17055 Filed 7–16–13; 8:45 am]
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 13–52; RM–11693; DA 13–
1379]
Radio Broadcasting Services;
Matagorda, Texas
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Audio Division, at the
request of Tejas Broadcasting Ltd., LLP,
allots FM Channel 291A and deletes FM
Channel 252A at Matagorda, Texas. This
allotment change is part of a hybrid rule
making and FM application proposal.
Channel 291A can be allotted at
Matagorda, consistent with the
minimum distance separation
requirements of the Commission’s rules,
at city reference coordinates of 28–41–
25 NL and 95–58–02 WL, without site
restriction. Concurrence by the
Government of Mexico is required
because Channel 291A at Matagorda,
Texas, is located within 320 kilometers
(199 miles) of the U.S.-Mexican border.
Mexican concurrence has been
requested for this vacant allotment, but
has not yet been received. If a
construction permit for Channel 291A at
Matagorda, Texas is granted prior to
receipt of formal concurrence by the
Mexican government, the authorization
will include the following condition:
‘‘Operation with the facilities specified
herein for Matagorda, Texas, is subject
to modification, suspension, or
termination without right to hearing, if
found by the Commission to be
necessary in order to conform to the
Mexico-United States FM Broadcast
Agreement, or if specifically objected to
by the Government of Mexico.’’ See
Supplementary Information infra.
DATES: Effective August 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Dupont, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Report
and Order, MB Docket No. 13–52,
adopted June 12, 2013, and released
June 14, 2013. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Information
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Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
The complete text of this decision also
may be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th
Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC, 20554, (800) 378–3160,
or via the company’s Web site,
www.bcpiweb.com. This document does
not contain proposed information
collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden
‘‘for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506 (c)(4). The Commission will send
a copy of this Report and Order in a
report to be sent to Congress and the
Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act, see U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
Allotments under Texas, is amended at
Matagorda by removing Channel 252A,
and by adding Channel 291A.
The Audio Division updates
the FM Table of Allotments to reinstate
five vacant FM allotments in various
communities in Maryland, Oregon,
Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming that were
removed from FM Auction 94, because
these allotments were not listed in the
FM Table. These vacant allotments have
previously undergone notice and
comment rule making, but they were
inadvertently removed from the FM
Table of Allotments.
DATES: Effective July 17, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 Twelfth Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Order,
adopted June 13, 2013, and released
June 14, 2013. The full text of this
Commission decision is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC’s Reference
Information Center at Portals II, CY–
A257, 445 12th Street SW., Washington,
DC 20554. This document may also be
purchased from the Commission’s
duplicating contractors, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554,
telephone 1–800–378–3160 or via email
www.BCPIWEB.com. This document
does not contain proposed information
collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any
proposed information collection burden
‘‘for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4). The Commission will not
send a copy of this Order pursuant to
the Congressional Review Act, see 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because these
allotments were previously reported.
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
List of Subjects in 47 CFR part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and
339.
§ 73.202
[Amended]
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SUMMARY:
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Locations
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1 and 54
[CC Docket No. 02-6; FCC 13-81]
Application for Review of a Decision of the Wireline Competition
Bureau by Dooly County School System; Schools and Libraries Universal
Service Support Mechanism
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission), denies in part and dismisses in part an Application for
Review filed by the Dooly County School System and rescinds the
remaining interim filing procedures established by the Commission in
the 2001 Interim Filing Procedures Order. These actions are needed to
provide clarity and certainty as to the filing deadline for
applications for review arising from Universal Service Administrative
Company-related proceedings.
DATES: Effective August 16, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Brown, Attorney, Wireline
Competition Bureau, (202) 418-0792 or TTY: (202) 418-0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of that portion of the
Commission's Order which rescinds the remaining interim filing
procedure established by the Commission in the 2001 Interim Filing
Procedures Order in CC Docket No. 02-6; FCC 13-81, released on June 10,
2013. The full text of this document is available for public inspection
during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-
A257, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554 or at the following
Internet address: https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0425/DA-12-646A1.pdf.
1. As codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, the Commission's
rules state that ``the application for review and any [supplement]
thereto shall be filed within 30 days of public notice of such
action.'' Dooly County's Application for Review was filed on January
10, 2012, which was more than 30 days after public notice of the
Bureau's Al-Ihsan Academy Order, which was released on December 5,
2011. Therefore, in its Application for Review, Dooly County also seeks
a waiver of the application for review filing deadline, if needed. As
an initial matter, however, Dooly County argues that a waiver of the
deadline for filing an application for review is unnecessary because
the current deadline for filing an application for review arising from
USAC-related proceedings is 60 days from public notice of such action
as established in the Commission's December 2001 Interim Filing
Procedures Order, 67 FR 3441, January 24, 2002, and not 30 days as
provided in the Code of Federal Regulations. Because we dismiss in part
Dooly County's Application for Review on the basis that Dooly County
did not afford the Bureau an opportunity to address the arguments
raised in its Application for Review, and deny it in part with respect
to its argument previously raised with and denied by the Bureau, and
because Dooly County did not demonstrate good cause exists warranting a
waiver of the Commission's rules, we need not address the question of
whether Dooly County's filing was timely.
2. However, to provide clarity and certainty as to the filing
deadline for applications for review arising from USAC-related
proceedings, we take this opportunity to rescind the interim emergency
filing procedures for applications for review arising from USAC-related
proceedings established by the Commission the Interim Filing Procedures
Order. In the Interim Filing Procedures Order, due to emergency events
in Washington, DC arising from the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks, the Commission amended its procedural rules ``on an emergency,
interim basis . . . to extend the period of filing a request for
review, or applications for review arising from [USAC-related]
proceedings, from the current 30 day period to 60 days, to provide
applicants with the option of electronic filing (via either electronic
mail or facsimile) for requests for review and petitions for
reconsideration or applications for review that arise from such
pleadings.'' until further notice. Subsequently, in April 2003, the
Commission released the Schools and Libraries Second Report and Order,
68 FR 36931, June 20, 2003, which permanently extended the deadline for
filing initial appeals with USAC or the Commission to 60 days. The
Schools and Libraries Second Report and Order did not, however, address
the extended filing period for applications for review. Subsequently,
the Commission rescinded all other emergency filing procedures adopted
in late 2001 with the exception of the emergency filing procedures
established in the Interim Filing Procedures Order. By this Order, we
therefore rescind the interim filing procedures established by the
Commission in the Interim Filing Procedures Order. As stated by the
Commission in the Interim Filing Procedures Rescission Order, mail
delivery in the Washington, DC area has greatly improved since 2001 and
the United States Postal Service has greatly reduced the delay in
processing mail. Also, the Commission has since 2001 expanded it
electronic filing capabilities, and implemented its own processes to
combat the threat of contamination of incoming mail. Given these
circumstances, we conclude that the interim electronic filing
procedures adopted by the Commission in 2001 are no longer necessary.
Accordingly, we rescind those procedures, effective 30 days after
publication of this Order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, filings
of applications for review arising from USAC-related proceedings will
no longer be accepted by facsimile or email and will be due within 30
days from public notice of such action, as provided in the Commission's
rules. Once these clarifications take effect, the Bureau will issue a
Public Notice announcing their effectiveness and explaining the correct
procedures.
3. This document does not contain new or modified information
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain
any new or modified information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
4. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to the authority of
section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
154(i), the interim electronic filing procedures adopted in the Interim
Filing Procedures Order, FCC 01-376, are rescinded.
5. It is further ordered that the rescission of the interim
electronic filing procedures adopted in the Interim Filing Procedures
Order shall become effective August 16, 2013.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-17055 Filed 7-16-13; 8:45 am]
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