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request. HUD’s denial of a request for
reconsideration shall constitute final
agency action.
(4) If HUD approves the Indian tribe
or TDHE’s appeal, HUD will adjust to
the Indian tribe’s or TDHE’s subsequent
fiscal year allocation to include only the
disputed fiscal year(s).
(f) In the event HUD questions
whether the data contained in the
formula accurately represents the Indian
tribe’s need, HUD shall request the
Indian tribe to submit supporting
documentation to justify the data and, if
applicable, to provide a commitment to
serve the population indicated in the
geographic area.
■ 12. Add § 1000.342 to subpart D to
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§ 1000.342 Are undisbursed IHBG funds a
factor in the grant formula?
Yes, beginning fiscal year 2018. After
calculating the initial allocation
calculation for the current fiscal year by
calculating FCAS, Need, the 1996
Minimum, and repayments or additions
for past over- or under-funding for each
Indian tribe, the undisbursed funds
factor shall be applied as follows:
(a) The undisbursed funds factor
applies if an Indian tribe’s initial
allocation calculation is $5 million or
more and the Indian tribe has
undisbursed IHBG funds in an amount
that is greater than the sum of the prior
3 years’ initial allocation calculations.
(b) If subject to paragraph (a) of this
section, the Indian tribe’s grant
allocation shall be the greater of the
initial allocation calculation minus the
amount of undisbursed IHBG funds that
exceed the sum of the prior 3 years’
initial allocation calculations, or its
1996 Minimum.
(c) For purposes of this section,
‘‘undisbursed IHBG funds’’ means the
amount of IHBG funds allocated to an
Indian tribe in HUD’s line of credit
control system (or successor system) on
October 1 of the fiscal year for which
the allocation is made. For Indian tribes
under an umbrella TDHE (a recipient
that has been designated to receive grant
amounts by more than one Indian tribe),
if the Indian tribe’s initial allocation
calculation is $5 million or more, its
undisbursed IHBG funds is the amount
calculated by multiplying the umbrella
TDHE’s total balance in HUD’s line of
credit control system (or successor
system) on October 1 of the fiscal year
for which the allocation is made by a
percentage based on the Indian tribe’s
proportional share of the initial
allocation calculation of all tribes under
the umbrella.
(d) Amounts subtracted from an
initial allocation calculation under this
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section shall be redistributed under the
Need component among all Indian
tribes not subject to paragraph (a) of this
section (while also retaining the 1996
Minimum).
Dated: May 4, 2016.
Lourdes Castro Ramirez,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Public and Indian Housing.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket No. 12–267; DA 16–367]
Comment Sought on Implementation
of Transmitter Identification
Requirements for Video Uplink
Transmissions
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) seeks
comment on the appropriate schedule
for implementing carrier identification
requirements for digital video uplink
transmissions, which were adopted by
the Commission in August 2013.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
June 30, 2016, and replies on or before
July 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identifying IB Docket No. 12–267, by
any of the following means:
• Federal Communications
Commission’s Web site: https://
apps.fcc.gov/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 email: 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: Clay
DeCell, 202–418–0803.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document, DA 16–367, released April 6,
2016. The full text of this document is
available at https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_
public/attachmatch/DA-16-367A1.pdf.
It is also available for inspection and
copying during business hours in the
SUMMARY:
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FCC Reference Information Center,
Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room
CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. To
request materials in accessible formats
for people with disabilities, send an
email to FCC504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
By this Public Notice, we seek
comment on the appropriate schedule
for implementing carrier identification
requirements for digital video uplink
transmissions, as adopted by the
Commission in August 2013.
Background. Since 1991, the
Commission has required satellite
uplink transmissions carrying
‘‘broadband’’ video information to
include a signal identifying the source
of the transmission. This signal,
produced by an Automatic Transmitter
Identification System (ATIS), allows
satellite operators that may be receiving
interference from the video transmission
to more quickly identify and address the
source of interference.
In August 2013, the Commission
updated the ATIS requirement in 47
CFR 25.281 to better accommodate
digitally modulated video
transmissions. Comprehensive Review
of Licensing and Operating Rules for
Satellite Services, Report and Order,
FCC 13–111, 28 FCC Rcd 12403, 12466–
70, paras. 208–220 (2013). Specifically,
for digital video uplinks from
temporary-fixed earth stations, the
Commission replaced the requirement
to transmit a 7.1 megahertz subcarrier
signal with a requirement to include a
spread-spectrum ATIS message
conforming to a modern industry
standard.
The record in the 2013 proceeding
indicated that the new ATIS
requirement for digital video could be
accommodated by replacing the
equipment with new facilities
incorporating an embedded modulator
or upgrading existing earth station
equipment with an external modulator.
Based on this record, the Commission
adopted a two-year grace period for
operators to bring their equipment into
compliance with the new ATIS rule in
47 CFR 25.281(b). The Commission
concluded that two years was a
sufficient implementation period, and
declined a proposed five-year phase-in
schedule, because it was not requiring
the ATIS to be embedded and therefore
not requiring existing facilities to be
replaced.
Recent information from affected
earth station operators, and independent
staff market surveillance, indicate that
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suitable external modulators have not
become widely available. Many earth
station operators would therefore be
unable to retro-fit their current
transmitting equipment in order to
comply with 47 CFR 25.281(b), and
instead would need to replace the
equipment at considerably greater
expense than anticipated when the rule
was adopted.
Temporary Waiver Order. On March
4, 2016, we issued a waiver of 47 CFR
25.281(b) for a period of one year,
beginning on September 3, 2016, the
date for compliance with the new
requirement. Temporary Waiver of
Section 25.281(b) Transmitter
Identification Requirements for Video
Uplink Transmissions, Order, DA 16–
222 (IB 2016). The waiver was adopted
to allow additional time for comment
and development of an updated record
on the appropriate implementation
schedule for the new ATIS requirement.
Comment Sought. We now seek
comment on the appropriate timeframe
for implementation of the carrier
identification requirement for digital
video transmissions. In particular, we
invite comment on the costs to both
earth station operators and space station
operators of further delaying the
effective date of the requirement. We
specifically request that commenters
provide supporting materials such as
technical documentation and price
quotations for equipment compliant
with the carrier identification
requirement. We note that the World
Broadcasting Unions have resolved that
the ATIS (Carrier ID) requirement be
implemented by no later than January 1,
2018.
Interested parties may file comments
and reply comments in IB Docket No.
12–267 on or before the dates indicated
in the DATES section of this document.
Comments may be filed using the
Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic
Filing of Documents in Rulemaking
Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
• Electronic Filers: Comments may be
filed electronically using the Internet by
accessing the ECFS: https://apps.fcc.gov/
ecfs/.
• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to
file by paper must file an original and
one copy of each filing. If more than one
docket or rulemaking number appears in
the caption of this proceeding, filers
must submit two additional copies for
each additional docket or rulemaking
number.
Filings can be sent by hand or
messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or
overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All
filings must be addressed to the
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Commission’s Secretary, Office of the
Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.
• All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the
Commission’s Secretary must be
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th St. SW., Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand
deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any
envelopes and boxes must be disposed
of before entering the building.
• 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 must be
addressed to 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington DC 20554.
People with Disabilities: To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (TTY).
Documents in IB Docket No. 12–267
are available for public inspection and
copying during business hours at the
FCC Reference Information Center,
Portals II, 445 12th St. SW., Room CY
A257, Washington, DC 20554.
Ex parte status. This matter will be
treated as a ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’
proceeding in accordance with the
Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons
making ex parte presentations must
comply with 47 CFR 1.1206(b).
Paperwork Reduction Act
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).
Federal Communications Commission.
Stephen Duall,
Chief, Policy Branch, International Bureau.
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48 CFR Parts 502, 512, 513, 532, and
552
[GSAR Case 2015–G512; Docket No. 2016–
0010; Sequence No. 1]
RIN 3090–AJ67
General Services Administration
Acquisition Regulation (GSAR);
Unenforceable Commercial Supplier
Agreement Terms
Office of Acquisition Policy,
General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
The General Services
Administration (GSA) is proposing to
amend the General Services
Administration Acquisition Regulation
(GSAR) to address common Commercial
Supplier Agreement terms that are
inconsistent with or create ambiguity
with Federal Law.
DATES: Interested parties should submit
written comments to the Regulatory
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addresses shown below on or before
August 1, 2016 to be considered in the
formation of the final rule.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in
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Instructions: Please submit comments
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket No. 12-267; DA 16-367]
Comment Sought on Implementation of Transmitter Identification
Requirements for Video Uplink Transmissions
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks
comment on the appropriate schedule for implementing carrier
identification requirements for digital video uplink transmissions,
which were adopted by the Commission in August 2013.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 30, 2016, and replies on or
before July 15, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identifying IB Docket No. 12-267,
by any of the following means:
Federal Communications Commission's Web site: https://apps.fcc.gov/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 email: 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: Clay DeCell, 202-418-0803.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
document, DA 16-367, released April 6, 2016. The full text of this
document is available at https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-16-367A1.pdf. It is also available for inspection and copying during
business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445
12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. To request
materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities, send an
email to FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
By this Public Notice, we seek comment on the appropriate schedule
for implementing carrier identification requirements for digital video
uplink transmissions, as adopted by the Commission in August 2013.
Background. Since 1991, the Commission has required satellite
uplink transmissions carrying ``broadband'' video information to
include a signal identifying the source of the transmission. This
signal, produced by an Automatic Transmitter Identification System
(ATIS), allows satellite operators that may be receiving interference
from the video transmission to more quickly identify and address the
source of interference.
In August 2013, the Commission updated the ATIS requirement in 47
CFR 25.281 to better accommodate digitally modulated video
transmissions. Comprehensive Review of Licensing and Operating Rules
for Satellite Services, Report and Order, FCC 13-111, 28 FCC Rcd 12403,
12466-70, paras. 208-220 (2013). Specifically, for digital video
uplinks from temporary-fixed earth stations, the Commission replaced
the requirement to transmit a 7.1 megahertz subcarrier signal with a
requirement to include a spread-spectrum ATIS message conforming to a
modern industry standard.
The record in the 2013 proceeding indicated that the new ATIS
requirement for digital video could be accommodated by replacing the
equipment with new facilities incorporating an embedded modulator or
upgrading existing earth station equipment with an external modulator.
Based on this record, the Commission adopted a two-year grace period
for operators to bring their equipment into compliance with the new
ATIS rule in 47 CFR 25.281(b). The Commission concluded that two years
was a sufficient implementation period, and declined a proposed five-
year phase-in schedule, because it was not requiring the ATIS to be
embedded and therefore not requiring existing facilities to be
replaced.
Recent information from affected earth station operators, and
independent staff market surveillance, indicate that
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suitable external modulators have not become widely available. Many
earth station operators would therefore be unable to retro-fit their
current transmitting equipment in order to comply with 47 CFR
25.281(b), and instead would need to replace the equipment at
considerably greater expense than anticipated when the rule was
adopted.
Temporary Waiver Order. On March 4, 2016, we issued a waiver of 47
CFR 25.281(b) for a period of one year, beginning on September 3, 2016,
the date for compliance with the new requirement. Temporary Waiver of
Section 25.281(b) Transmitter Identification Requirements for Video
Uplink Transmissions, Order, DA 16-222 (IB 2016). The waiver was
adopted to allow additional time for comment and development of an
updated record on the appropriate implementation schedule for the new
ATIS requirement.
Comment Sought. We now seek comment on the appropriate timeframe
for implementation of the carrier identification requirement for
digital video transmissions. In particular, we invite comment on the
costs to both earth station operators and space station operators of
further delaying the effective date of the requirement. We specifically
request that commenters provide supporting materials such as technical
documentation and price quotations for equipment compliant with the
carrier identification requirement. We note that the World Broadcasting
Unions have resolved that the ATIS (Carrier ID) requirement be
implemented by no later than January 1, 2018.
Interested parties may file comments and reply comments in IB
Docket No. 12-267 on or before the dates indicated in the DATES section
of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket
or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary,
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at
445 12th St. SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together
with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
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 must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington DC 20554.
People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (TTY).
Documents in IB Docket No. 12-267 are available for public
inspection and copying during business hours at the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th St. SW., Room CY A257,
Washington, DC 20554.
Ex parte status. This matter will be treated as a ``permit-but-
disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte
rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must comply with 47 CFR
1.1206(b).
Paperwork Reduction Act
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).
Federal Communications Commission.
Stephen Duall,
Chief, Policy Branch, International Bureau.
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