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reclamation projects in Utah. The
Commission meets publicly to consider
and act on agreements to carry out
mitigation projects with various
partners, including State and Federal
natural resource agencies and non-profit
groups. The Commission has relocated
its place of business to 230 South 500
East, Suite 230 in Salt Lake City, Utah
84102–2045. This rule updates the
agency location where it is referenced in
43 CFR 10000.7(a).
II. Procedural Requirements
A. Determination To Issue Final Rule
Effective in Less Than 30 Days
The Commission has determined that
making changes to its regulations to
reflect its correct address does not
trigger any requirements under the
procedural statutes and Executive
Orders that govern rulemaking
procedures.
List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 10000
Organization and functions.
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For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, under the authority of 5
U.S.C. 552 and section 301(g)(3)(A) of
the Central Utah Project Completion
Act, amend part 10000 of Chapter III of
title 43 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 10000—ORGANIZATION AND
FUNCTIONS
1. The authority citation for part
10000 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.; 43 U.S.C.
620k(note); Sec. 301(g)(3)(A) of Public Law
102–575, 106 Stat. 4600, 4625.
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Place of business; service of
(a) The principle place of business
and offices of the agency are located at
230 South 500 East, Suite 230, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84102–2045. * * *
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Dated: May 26, 2016.
Mark A. Holden,
Executive Director.
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B. Review Under Procedural Statutes
and Executive Orders
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§ 10000.7
process.
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The Commission has determined that
the public notice and comment
provisions of the Administrative
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b), do not
apply to this rulemaking. Because
updating the agency’s address is a
matter of ‘‘agency organization,
procedure, and practice,’’ it is exempt
from notice and comment rulemaking
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A). The
Commission has also determined that
there is good cause to waive the
requirement of publication 30 days in
advance of the rule’s effective date
under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3). The public
benefits from having the regulations
reflect the agency’s correct physical
address so it has accurate information
on how to contact the agency. The use
of the incorrect address could result in
correspondence not reaching the
agency.
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2. In § 10000.7, revise the first
sentence of paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10–210; FCC 16–69]
Relay Services for Deaf Blind
Individuals
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) extends the National Deaf
Blind Equipment Distribution Program
(NDBEDP) as a pilot program for one
additional year. The NDBEDP provides
up to $10 million annually to support
programs that distribute
communications equipment to lowincome individuals who are deaf-blind.
Extending the pilot program enables the
NDBEDP to continue providing
communications equipment to lowincome individuals who are deaf-blind
without interruption while the
Commission considers whether to adopt
rules to govern a permanent NDBEDP.
DATES: Effective July 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rosaline Crawford, Disability Rights
Office, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau, at phone: (202) 418–
2075 or email: Rosaline.Crawford@
fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order
(Order), Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105,
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, CG Docket No. 10–210, FCC
16–69, adopted on May 26, 2016, and
released on May 27, 2016. The full text
of this document will be available for
public inspection and copying via
ECFS, and during regular business
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hours at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
The full text of this document can also
be downloaded in Word or Portable
Document Format (PDF) at: https://
www.fcc.gov/general/disability-rightsoffice-headlines. 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 and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (TTY).
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
This Order does not contain new or
modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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).
Synopsis
1. In this Order, the Commission
extends the National Deaf-Blind
Equipment Distribution Program
(NDBEDP), as a pilot program, for one
additional year, until June 30, 2017. The
NDBEDP provides up to $10 million
annually to support programs that
distribute communications equipment
to low-income individuals who are deafblind. The NDBEDP has operated as a
pilot program since July 2012 and is
currently set to expire on June 30, 2016.
Extending the pilot program for an
additional year will enable the NDBEDP
to continue providing communications
equipment to low-income individuals
who are deaf-blind without interruption
while the Commission completes the
proceeding that is underway to adopt
rules to govern a permanent NDBEDP.
2. The Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), 47
U.S.C. 620, directed the Commission to
establish rules to provide up to $10
million annually from the Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Service
Fund (TRS Fund) to support programs
that distribute communications
equipment to low-income individuals
who are deaf-blind. In accordance with
this directive, the Commission
established the NDBEDP as a two-year
pilot program, with an option to extend
this program for an additional year. The
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau (CGB or Bureau) launched the
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NDBEDP as a pilot program on July 1,
2012. Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105,
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, Report and Order,
published at 76 FR 26641, May 9, 2011.
To implement the program, the Bureau
certified 53 entities to participate in the
NDBEDP—one entity to distribute
communications equipment in each
state, plus the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin
Islands—and selected a national
outreach coordinator to support the
outreach and distribution efforts of
these state programs. On February 7,
2014, the Bureau extended the pilot
program for a third year, until June 30,
2015. Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105,
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, Order (CGB 2015). On May
27, 2015, the Commission released a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
obtain additional input from the public
on how best to design and administer a
permanent NDBEDP. Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105,
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, published at 80 FR 32885,
June 10, 2015. In addition, the
Commission simultaneously issued an
Order that extended the pilot program
for an additional year, until June 30,
2016. Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105,
Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, Order, published at 80 FR
32857, June 10, 2015.
3. To ensure the uninterrupted
administration of the NDBEDP until the
conclusion of the rulemaking
proceeding and the establishment of a
permanent program for the delivery of
communications equipment to lowincome individuals who are deaf-blind,
the Commission extends the existing
NDBEDP pilot program rules for one
additional year, until June 30, 2017. The
Commission adopts this extension
because it anticipates that this
rulemaking proceeding and the
implementation of new rules that may
result will not be completed by June 30,
2016, when the rules governing the
NDBEDP pilot program are scheduled to
expire.
4. Many individuals who have
received equipment and training under
the NDBEDP have reported that this
program has vastly improved their daily
lives, significantly enhancing their
ability to live independently and
expanding their educational and
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employment opportunities. Extending
the pilot program will serve the public
interest because it will allow a seamless
transition between the pilot and
permanent programs. This extension
will also provide greater programmatic
certainty and stability to entities that are
currently certified to participate in the
NDBEDP in each of the 50 states plus
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
5. Federal Rules Which Duplicate,
Overlap, or Conflict With, the
Commission’s Proposals. None.
6. The Commission will send a copy
of the Order, including a copy of the
Final Regulatory Flexibility
Certification, to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the SBA.
Congressional Review Act
7. The Commission will not send a
copy of the Order pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, because the
Commission adopted no rules therein.
See 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). Rather than
adopting rules, the Commission
exercised its statutory authority to
extend the NDBEDP as a pilot program
by this Order for one additional year.
Ordering Clause
8. Pursuant to the authority contained
in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 719 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
620, the Order is adopted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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I. Background
As part of NASA’s retrospective
review of existing regulations pursuant
to section 6 of Executive Order 13563,
Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review, NASA conducted a review of it
regulations and published a final rule in
the Federal Register on March 12, 2015
(80 FR 12946). As published, this rule
contains errors due to inadvertent
omissions. A summary of changes
follows:
• Subpart 1849.5 is removed in its
entirety. Section 1849.5 titled Contract
Termination Clauses contained a
prescription at 1849.505–70 for which
the associated clause at 1852.249–72
had been previously removed by a final
rule published on March 12, 2015 (80
FR 12935).
• Section 1852.214–71 is revised to
correct a paragraph designation.
List of Subject in 48 CFR Parts 1849 and
1852
Government procurement.
Manuel Quinones,
NASA FAR Supplement Manager.
Accordingly, 48 CFR parts 1849 and
1852 are amended as follows:
1. The authority citation for parts
1849 and 1852 continues to read as
follows:
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Authority: 51 U.S.C. 20113(a) and 48 CFR
chapter 1.
PART 1849—TERMINATION OF
CONTRACTS
Subpart 1849.5 [Removed]
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
48 CFR Parts 1849 and 1852
NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration.
ACTION: Technical amendments.
AGENCY:
NASA is making technical
amendments to the NASA FAR
Supplement (NFS) to provide needed
editorial changes.
DATES: Effective June 6, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Manuel Quinones, NASA, Office of
Procurement, Contract and Grant Policy
Division, via email at
manuel.quinones@nasa.gov, or
telephone (202) 358–2143.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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of sections 1849.505 and 1849.505–70.
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PART 1852—SOLICITATION
PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT
CLAUSES
1852.214–71
[Amended]
3. Amend section 1852.214–71
introductory text by removing
‘‘1814.201–670(c)’’ and adding
‘‘1814.201–670(b)’’ in its place.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket No. 10-210; FCC 16-69]
Relay Services for Deaf Blind Individuals
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) extends the National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution
Program (NDBEDP) as a pilot program for one additional year. The NDBEDP
provides up to $10 million annually to support programs that distribute
communications equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind.
Extending the pilot program enables the NDBEDP to continue providing
communications equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind
without interruption while the Commission considers whether to adopt
rules to govern a permanent NDBEDP.
DATES: Effective July 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rosaline Crawford, Disability Rights
Office, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at phone: (202) 418-
2075 or email: Rosaline.Crawford@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
(Order), Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility
Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, CG
Docket No. 10-210, FCC 16-69, adopted on May 26, 2016, and released on
May 27, 2016. The full text of this document will be available for
public inspection and copying via ECFS, and during regular business
hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The full text of this
document can also be downloaded in Word or Portable Document Format
(PDF) at: https://www.fcc.gov/general/disability-rights-office-headlines. 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 and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
This Order does not contain new or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
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).
Synopsis
1. In this Order, the Commission extends the National Deaf-Blind
Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), as a pilot program, for one
additional year, until June 30, 2017. The NDBEDP provides up to $10
million annually to support programs that distribute communications
equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind. The NDBEDP has
operated as a pilot program since July 2012 and is currently set to
expire on June 30, 2016. Extending the pilot program for an additional
year will enable the NDBEDP to continue providing communications
equipment to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind without
interruption while the Commission completes the proceeding that is
underway to adopt rules to govern a permanent NDBEDP.
2. The Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility
Act of 2010 (CVAA), 47 U.S.C. 620, directed the Commission to establish
rules to provide up to $10 million annually from the Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund) to support programs
that distribute communications equipment to low-income individuals who
are deaf-blind. In accordance with this directive, the Commission
established the NDBEDP as a two-year pilot program, with an option to
extend this program for an additional year. The Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB or Bureau) launched the
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NDBEDP as a pilot program on July 1, 2012. Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay
Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, Report and Order, published at 76
FR 26641, May 9, 2011. To implement the program, the Bureau certified
53 entities to participate in the NDBEDP--one entity to distribute
communications equipment in each state, plus the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands--and selected a national
outreach coordinator to support the outreach and distribution efforts
of these state programs. On February 7, 2014, the Bureau extended the
pilot program for a third year, until June 30, 2015. Twenty-First
Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section
105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, Order (CGB 2015). On
May 27, 2015, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
to obtain additional input from the public on how best to design and
administer a permanent NDBEDP. Twenty-First Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-
Blind Individuals, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published at 80 FR
32885, June 10, 2015. In addition, the Commission simultaneously issued
an Order that extended the pilot program for an additional year, until
June 30, 2016. Twenty-First Century Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind
Individuals, Order, published at 80 FR 32857, June 10, 2015.
3. To ensure the uninterrupted administration of the NDBEDP until
the conclusion of the rulemaking proceeding and the establishment of a
permanent program for the delivery of communications equipment to low-
income individuals who are deaf-blind, the Commission extends the
existing NDBEDP pilot program rules for one additional year, until June
30, 2017. The Commission adopts this extension because it anticipates
that this rulemaking proceeding and the implementation of new rules
that may result will not be completed by June 30, 2016, when the rules
governing the NDBEDP pilot program are scheduled to expire.
4. Many individuals who have received equipment and training under
the NDBEDP have reported that this program has vastly improved their
daily lives, significantly enhancing their ability to live
independently and expanding their educational and employment
opportunities. Extending the pilot program will serve the public
interest because it will allow a seamless transition between the pilot
and permanent programs. This extension will also provide greater
programmatic certainty and stability to entities that are currently
certified to participate in the NDBEDP in each of the 50 states plus
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
5. Federal Rules Which Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With, the
Commission's Proposals. None.
6. The Commission will send a copy of the Order, including a copy
of the Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to the Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the SBA.
Congressional Review Act
7. The Commission will not send a copy of the Order pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, because the Commission adopted no rules
therein. See 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). Rather than adopting rules, the
Commission exercised its statutory authority to extend the NDBEDP as a
pilot program by this Order for one additional year.
Ordering Clause
8. Pursuant to the authority contained in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j),
and 719 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 620, the Order is adopted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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