Revised Filing Deadlines Following Resumption of Normal Commission Operations; 2014 Modification of Average Schedule Company Universal Service High-Cost Loop Support Formula; Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries; Reassessment of Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Limits and Policies, 65601-65602 [2013-26255]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Chapter I
[DA 13–2025; WC Docket No. 05–337; WC
Docket No. 13–184; GN Docket No. 13–185;
ET Docket Nos. 03–137 and 13–84]
Revised Filing Deadlines Following
Resumption of Normal Commission
Operations; 2014 Modification of
Average Schedule Company Universal
Service High-Cost Loop Support
Formula; Modernizing the E-Rate
Program for Schools and Libraries;
Reassessment of Exposure to
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic
Fields Limits and Policies
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension
of filing deadlines.
AGENCY:
The Commission is further
extending certain filing deadlines for
rulemaking filings because the public
did not have access to electronic docket
and other online Commission resources
during the suspension of operations due
to the government-wide lapse in
funding.
SUMMARY:
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DATES:
• Comments or reply comments in
rulemaking proceedings (except as
otherwise specified) that were due
between October 1 and October 6, 2013,
will be due on October 22, 2013.
• Comments or reply comments in
rulemaking proceedings (except as
otherwise specified) that were due
between October 7 and October 16, 2013
are due 16 calendar days after the
original filing date.
• Comments or reply comments in
rulemaking proceedings (except as
otherwise specified) that were due to be
filed between October 17 and November
4, 2013, are due November 4, 2013.
• Comments in WC Docket No. 05–
337 are due by November 4, 2013; reply
comments are due by November 19,
2013.
• Reply comments in WC Docket No.
13–184 are due November 8, 2013.
• Reply comments in GN Docket No.
13–185 are due October 28, 2013.
• Reply comments in ET Docket Nos.
03–137 and 13–84 are due November
18, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Lyle, Assistant General
Counsel, 202–380–2348.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result
of the recent government-wide lapse in
funding, the Commission suspended
normal operations from October 1, 2013
through October 16, 2013, for a total of
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16 days. Among other things, the
Commission’s filing window, mail
room, and all electronic filing systems,
with the exception of the Network
Outage Reporting System (NORS), were
unavailable from October 1, 2013, until
October 17, 2013. In addition, many
Commission resources normally
accessible through the Commission’s
Web site, including access to electronic
dockets, were inaccessible for the same
period.
On October 1, 2013, the Commission
issued a public notice stating that ‘‘any
materials, with the exception of NORS
filings, that otherwise would be
required to be filed with the
Commission (at its headquarters,
Gettysburg, PA or U.S. Bank), during the
suspension of operations or on the day
of return to normal operations, will be
due on the business day following the
day of return to normal operations.’’
Upon reopening on October 17, 2013,
the Commission suspended all
Commission filing deadlines that
occurred during the shutdown or that
will occur on or before October 21, other
than NORS filing deadlines, until
further notice. This Public Notice
supersedes the October 1 and October
17 Public Notices.
Because parties did not have access to
electronic dockets and other online
Commission resources during the
suspension of operations, we have
determined to further extend the filing
deadline for rulemaking filings, with the
exception of certain specified filings, so
as to provide filers with access to
Commission resources for the period
they would have had absent the
suspension of Commission operations.
Filings in rulemaking proceedings, with
the exception of specified proceedings
listed infra, that were due between
October 1 and October 6 will be due on
October 22, 2013. Filings, with the
exception of specified proceedings
listed infra, that were due between
October 7 and October 16 will be due
16 days after the original filing date, an
extension equivalent to the period of the
Commission’s closure. Thus, for
example, a filing that would have been
due on October 7, will be due on
October 23, an extension of 16 days. To
the extent the revised due dates for
filings under this Public Notice fall on
a weekend or other Commission
holiday, they will be due on the next
business day. Finally, filings in
rulemaking proceedings, with the
exception of specified proceedings
listed infra, that would otherwise be
required to be filed between October 17
and November 4 will be due for filing
on November 4, 2013 (which is the first
business day following a 16-day period
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after the Commission’s October 17
reopening).
To the extent the due dates for filings
to which reply or responsive pleadings
are allowed are extended by this Public
Notice, the due dates for the reply or
responsive pleadings are extended by
the same number of days. Thus, for
example, if comments were originally
due on October 30 and reply comments
due ten days later, comments would
now be due on November 4 and reply
comments on November 14.
We have determined to further extend
the filing deadline for the following
proceedings as herein specified:
• 2014 Modification of Average
Schedule Company Universal Service
High-Cost Loop Support Formula. In
WC Docket No. 05–337, the comment
dates set forth in DA 13–1870 are
revised as follows: Comments are due
by November 4, 2013, and reply
comments are due by November 19,
2013.
• Modernizing the E-Rate Program for
Schools and Libraries, WC Docket No.
13–184. The due date for filing reply
comments as set forth in FCC 13–100 is
revised to November 8, 2013.
• Amendment of the Commission’s
Rules with Regard to Commercial
Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 17551780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz Bands;
Service Rules for Advanced Wireless
Services in the 1915-1920 MHz, 19952000 MHz, 2020-2025 MHz, and 21752180 MHz Bands; Applications for
License and Authority to Operate in the
2155-2175 MHz Band; Petitions for
Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C. 160, Order
on Reconsideration and Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, GN Docket No.
13–185. The due date for filing reply
comments as set forth in FCC 13–102 is
revised to October 28, 2013.
• Reassessment of Exposure to
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields
Limits and Policies, ET Docket Nos. 03–
137 and 13–84; FCC 13–39. The date for
filing reply comments is revised to
November 18, 2013.
In addition, Bureaus and Offices may
by further Public Notice set additional
filing deadlines different than those
specified in this Public Notice for filings
in specific proceedings or classes of
proceedings.
The Commission cannot waive
statutory filing deadlines such as those
associated with petitions for
reconsideration. Nonetheless, because of
the disruption and uncertainty
associated with the suspension of
Commission activities and the relaunch
of Commission filing systems, we will
not consider the Commission open for
filing of documents with statutory
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deadlines until Tuesday, October 22,
2013.
To the extent the due dates for filings
to which reply or responsive pleadings
are allowed are extended by this Public
Notice, the due dates for the reply or
responsive pleadings are extended by
the same number of days. Thus, for
example, if comments were originally
due on October 30 and reply comments
due ten days later, comments would
now be due on November 4, 2013 and
reply comments on November 14, 2013.
For these purposes, Section 1.4(j) of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.4(j),
otherwise requiring filings to be made
on the first business day of resumed
Commission operations, is hereby
waived.
Federal Communications Commission.
Joel Kaufman,
Associate General Counsel.
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50 CFR Part 679
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area;
Amendment 102
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability of fishery
management plan amendment; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces that the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council) has submitted
Amendment 102 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (BSAI FMP) for
review by the Secretary of Commerce.
Amendment 102 would implement a
Community Quota Entity (CQE) Program
for sablefish in the Aleutian Islands
regulatory area. The proposed CQE
Program would be similar to the existing
CQE Program in the Gulf of Alaska
(GOA). Amendment 102 is necessary to
provide additional fishing opportunities
in fishery dependent communities of
the Aleutian Islands and sustain
participation in the sablefish IFQ
fisheries. This action is intended to
promote the goals and objectives of the
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), the BSAI FMP,
and other applicable laws.
DATES: Comments on Amendment 102
must be received no later than 5 p.m.,
Alaska local time (A.l.t.), on December
31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this document, identified by FDMS
Docket Number NOAA–NMFS–2013–
0048, by any of the following methods:
• Electronic Submission: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to
www.regulations.gov/
#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-20130048, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon,
complete the required fields, and enter
or attach your comments.
• Mail: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region, NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
• Fax: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Fax comments to 907–
586–7557.
• Hand delivery to the Federal
Building: Address written comments to
Glenn Merrill, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Sustainable Fisheries
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Deliver comments to
709 West 9th Street, Room 420A,
Juneau, AK.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NMFS. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address),
confidential business information, or
otherwise sensitive information
submitted voluntarily by the sender will
be publicly accessible. NMFS will
accept anonymous comments (enter
‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish
to remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats only.
Electronic copies of the Regulatory
Impact Review (RIR) and proposed rule
for Amendment 102 and the RIR/Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA)
for the regulatory amendment to allow
IFQ derived from D share halibut quota
share to be fished on category C vessels
in Area 4B are available from https://
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www.regulations.gov or from the NMFS
Alaska Region Web site at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Murphy, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Magnuson-Stevens Act requires that
each regional fishery management
council submit any fishery management
plan (FMP) or FMP amendment it
prepares to the Secretary for review and
approval, disapproval, or partial
approval. The Magnuson-Stevens Act
also requires the Secretary, upon
receiving an FMP, to immediately
publish a notice in the Federal Register
that the FMP or amendment is available
for public review and comment.
Amendment 102 to the BSAI FMP
would revise the individual fishing
quota program (IFQ Program) for the
sablefish fisheries in the Aleutian
Islands. The IFQ Program for the fixedgear commercial fisheries for halibut
and sablefish in waters in and off Alaska
is a limited access privilege program
implemented in 1995 (58 FR 59375,
November 9, 1993). The IFQ Program
limits access to the BSAI halibut and
sablefish fisheries to those persons
holding quota share (QS) in specific
management areas. The amount of
halibut and sablefish that each QS
holder may harvest is calculated
annually and issued as IFQ in pounds.
In 2002, the Council recommended
revisions to IFQ Program regulations
and policy to allow a non-profit entity
to hold QS on behalf of residents of
specific rural communities located
adjacent to the coast of the GOA. NMFS
implemented the Council’s
recommendations as Amendment 66 to
the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA
FMP) in 2004 (69 FR 23681, April 30,
2004). Amendment 66 implemented the
community quota entity program (CQE
Program) to allow these communities to
form new non-profit organizations
called CQEs to purchase catcher vessel
QS under the IFQ Program. GOA CQEs
that purchase QS on behalf of an eligible
community may lease the resulting
annual IFQ to fishermen who are
residents of the community. The GOA
CQE Program was developed to allow a
distinct set of small, remote, coastal
communities in Southeast and
Southcentral Alaska to purchase halibut
and sablefish QS for use by community
residents in order to help minimize
adverse economic impacts of the IFQ
Program on such communities and
provide for the sustained participation
of the communities in the IFQ fisheries.
The Council recommended the CQE
Program for the GOA, but not for
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Chapter I
[DA 13-2025; WC Docket No. 05-337; WC Docket No. 13-184; GN Docket No.
13-185; ET Docket Nos. 03-137 and 13-84]
Revised Filing Deadlines Following Resumption of Normal
Commission Operations; 2014 Modification of Average Schedule Company
Universal Service High-Cost Loop Support Formula; Modernizing the E-
Rate Program for Schools and Libraries; Reassessment of Exposure to
Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Limits and Policies
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of filing deadlines.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is further extending certain filing deadlines
for rulemaking filings because the public did not have access to
electronic docket and other online Commission resources during the
suspension of operations due to the government-wide lapse in funding.
DATES:
Comments or reply comments in rulemaking proceedings
(except as otherwise specified) that were due between October 1 and
October 6, 2013, will be due on October 22, 2013.
Comments or reply comments in rulemaking proceedings
(except as otherwise specified) that were due between October 7 and
October 16, 2013 are due 16 calendar days after the original filing
date.
Comments or reply comments in rulemaking proceedings
(except as otherwise specified) that were due to be filed between
October 17 and November 4, 2013, are due November 4, 2013.
Comments in WC Docket No. 05-337 are due by November 4,
2013; reply comments are due by November 19, 2013.
Reply comments in WC Docket No. 13-184 are due November 8,
2013.
Reply comments in GN Docket No. 13-185 are due October 28,
2013.
Reply comments in ET Docket Nos. 03-137 and 13-84 are due
November 18, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Lyle, Assistant General
Counsel, 202-380-2348.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a result of the recent government-wide
lapse in funding, the Commission suspended normal operations from
October 1, 2013 through October 16, 2013, for a total of 16 days. Among
other things, the Commission's filing window, mail room, and all
electronic filing systems, with the exception of the Network Outage
Reporting System (NORS), were unavailable from October 1, 2013, until
October 17, 2013. In addition, many Commission resources normally
accessible through the Commission's Web site, including access to
electronic dockets, were inaccessible for the same period.
On October 1, 2013, the Commission issued a public notice stating
that ``any materials, with the exception of NORS filings, that
otherwise would be required to be filed with the Commission (at its
headquarters, Gettysburg, PA or U.S. Bank), during the suspension of
operations or on the day of return to normal operations, will be due on
the business day following the day of return to normal operations.''
Upon reopening on October 17, 2013, the Commission suspended all
Commission filing deadlines that occurred during the shutdown or that
will occur on or before October 21, other than NORS filing deadlines,
until further notice. This Public Notice supersedes the October 1 and
October 17 Public Notices.
Because parties did not have access to electronic dockets and other
online Commission resources during the suspension of operations, we
have determined to further extend the filing deadline for rulemaking
filings, with the exception of certain specified filings, so as to
provide filers with access to Commission resources for the period they
would have had absent the suspension of Commission operations. Filings
in rulemaking proceedings, with the exception of specified proceedings
listed infra, that were due between October 1 and October 6 will be due
on October 22, 2013. Filings, with the exception of specified
proceedings listed infra, that were due between October 7 and October
16 will be due 16 days after the original filing date, an extension
equivalent to the period of the Commission's closure. Thus, for
example, a filing that would have been due on October 7, will be due on
October 23, an extension of 16 days. To the extent the revised due
dates for filings under this Public Notice fall on a weekend or other
Commission holiday, they will be due on the next business day. Finally,
filings in rulemaking proceedings, with the exception of specified
proceedings listed infra, that would otherwise be required to be filed
between October 17 and November 4 will be due for filing on November 4,
2013 (which is the first business day following a 16-day period after
the Commission's October 17 reopening).
To the extent the due dates for filings to which reply or
responsive pleadings are allowed are extended by this Public Notice,
the due dates for the reply or responsive pleadings are extended by the
same number of days. Thus, for example, if comments were originally due
on October 30 and reply comments due ten days later, comments would now
be due on November 4 and reply comments on November 14.
We have determined to further extend the filing deadline for the
following proceedings as herein specified:
2014 Modification of Average Schedule Company Universal
Service High-Cost Loop Support Formula. In WC Docket No. 05-337, the
comment dates set forth in DA 13-1870 are revised as follows: Comments
are due by November 4, 2013, and reply comments are due by November 19,
2013.
Modernizing the E-Rate Program for Schools and Libraries,
WC Docket No. 13-184. The due date for filing reply comments as set
forth in FCC 13-100 is revised to November 8, 2013.
Amendment of the Commission's Rules with Regard to
Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-
2180 MHz Bands; Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the
1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz, 2020-2025 MHz, and 2175-2180 MHz Bands;
Applications for License and Authority to Operate in the 2155-2175 MHz
Band; Petitions for Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C. 160, Order on
Reconsideration and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, GN Docket No. 13-
185. The due date for filing reply comments as set forth in FCC 13-102
is revised to October 28, 2013.
Reassessment of Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic
Fields Limits and Policies, ET Docket Nos. 03-137 and 13-84; FCC 13-39.
The date for filing reply comments is revised to November 18, 2013.
In addition, Bureaus and Offices may by further Public Notice set
additional filing deadlines different than those specified in this
Public Notice for filings in specific proceedings or classes of
proceedings.
The Commission cannot waive statutory filing deadlines such as
those associated with petitions for reconsideration. Nonetheless,
because of the disruption and uncertainty associated with the
suspension of Commission activities and the relaunch of Commission
filing systems, we will not consider the Commission open for filing of
documents with statutory
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deadlines until Tuesday, October 22, 2013.
To the extent the due dates for filings to which reply or
responsive pleadings are allowed are extended by this Public Notice,
the due dates for the reply or responsive pleadings are extended by the
same number of days. Thus, for example, if comments were originally due
on October 30 and reply comments due ten days later, comments would now
be due on November 4, 2013 and reply comments on November 14, 2013.
For these purposes, Section 1.4(j) of the Commission's rules, 47
CFR 1.4(j), otherwise requiring filings to be made on the first
business day of resumed Commission operations, is hereby waived.
Federal Communications Commission.
Joel Kaufman,
Associate General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2013-26255 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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