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47 CFR Chapter I
[GN 12–268; FCC 16–47]
Declaratory Ruling About
Reimbursement of Pre-Auction
Expenses
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Declaratory ruling.
AGENCY:
In this Declaratory Ruling, the
Commission determined that the
Spectrum Act’s reimbursement mandate
encompasses ‘‘costs reasonably
incurred’’ prior to the close of the
auction that otherwise are eligible for
reimbursement.
DATES: This Declaratory Ruling is
effective July 6, 2016. This Declaratory
Ruling was applicable upon release by
the Commission, April 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Gallant, 202–418–0614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Spectrum Act requires the Commission
to reimburse broadcast television
licensees and multichannel video
programming distributors (MVPDs),
respectively, for ‘‘costs reasonably
incurred’’ in relocating to new channels
assigned in the repacking process and in
order to continue to carry the signals of
stations relocating to new channels. In
the Incentive Auction R&O, the
Commission established a process that
requires eligible entities seeking
reimbursement to provide an estimate of
their eligible costs following the close of
the forward auction and the release of
the Channel Reassignment PN. The
Commission did not address in the
Incentive Auction R&O whether preauction expenses are eligible for
reimbursement. Interested parties asked
for clarification whether expenses
incurred before the auction closes and
the repacking results are announced are
eligible for reimbursement, explaining
that uncertainty regarding this issue
discourages advance work that could be
performed to expedite the post-auction
transition for stations that are reassigned
to new channels. In this Declaratory
Ruling, the Commission interprets the
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statutory reimbursement mandate to
include ‘‘costs reasonably incurred’’
before and during the auction that
otherwise are eligible for
reimbursement. Consistent with the
Spectrum Act, only stations that
ultimately are reassigned to a new
channel in their pre-auction band in the
repacking process will be eligible for
reimbursement of expenses incurred
before and during the auction, which
will be subject to the same
reimbursement process as post-auction
expenses. 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). The Commission will
not send a copy of this Declaratory
Ruling to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A) because no rules are being
adopted by the Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Chapter I
[GN 12-268; FCC 16-47]
Declaratory Ruling About Reimbursement of Pre-Auction Expenses
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Declaratory ruling.
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SUMMARY: In this Declaratory Ruling, the Commission determined that the
Spectrum Act's reimbursement mandate encompasses ``costs reasonably
incurred'' prior to the close of the auction that otherwise are
eligible for reimbursement.
DATES: This Declaratory Ruling is effective July 6, 2016. This
Declaratory Ruling was applicable upon release by the Commission, April
18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Gallant, 202-418-0614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Spectrum Act requires the Commission to
reimburse broadcast television licensees and multichannel video
programming distributors (MVPDs), respectively, for ``costs reasonably
incurred'' in relocating to new channels assigned in the repacking
process and in order to continue to carry the signals of stations
relocating to new channels. In the Incentive Auction R&O, the
Commission established a process that requires eligible entities
seeking reimbursement to provide an estimate of their eligible costs
following the close of the forward auction and the release of the
Channel Reassignment PN. The Commission did not address in the
Incentive Auction R&O whether pre-auction expenses are eligible for
reimbursement. Interested parties asked for clarification whether
expenses incurred before the auction closes and the repacking results
are announced are eligible for reimbursement, explaining that
uncertainty regarding this issue discourages advance work that could be
performed to expedite the post-auction transition for stations that are
reassigned to new channels. In this Declaratory Ruling, the Commission
interprets the statutory reimbursement mandate to include ``costs
reasonably incurred'' before and during the auction that otherwise are
eligible for reimbursement. Consistent with the Spectrum Act, only
stations that ultimately are reassigned to a new channel in their pre-
auction band in the repacking process will be eligible for
reimbursement of expenses incurred before and during the auction, which
will be subject to the same reimbursement process as post-auction
expenses. 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). The Commission will not send a copy of this Declaratory
Ruling to Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to
the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A) because no
rules are being adopted by the Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-15870 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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