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Overview of materials provided to the
subcommittee, review of charge
questions, overview and illustrations of
SHC’s draft Strategic Research Action
Plan and research topics, and
subcommittee deliberations.
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assistive listening devices will be
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Open Commission Meeting, Friday,
March 15, 2019
March 8, 2019.
The Federal Communications
Commission will hold an Open Meeting
on the subjects listed below on Friday,
March 15, 2019 which is scheduled to
commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW–
C305, at 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC.
Subject
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Dated: February 28, 2019.
Fred S. Hauchman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
Title: Spectrum Horizons (ET Docket No. 18–21); James Edwin Whedbee Petition for Rulemaking to Allow Unlicensed Operation in the 95–1,000 GHz (RM–11795).
Summary: The Commission will consider a First Report and Order that would adopt rules to
make available 21.2 GHz of spectrum above 95 GHz for unlicensed operations and create
a new class of experimental licenses for the 95 GHz to 3 THz spectrum range.
Title: Review of the Commission’s Rules Governing the 896–901/935–940 MHz Band (WT
Docket No. 17–200).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to reconfigure the 900 MHz band to create a broadband segment to facilitate technologies and services for a wide variety of businesses, including critical infrastructure, as
well as seek comment on various transition mechanisms to achieve this goal.
Title: Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements (PS Docket No. 07–114).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Fourth Further Notice of Propose Rulemaking that
proposes a vertical, or z-axis, location accuracy metric in connection with wireless E911
calls.
Title: LPTV, TV Translator, and FM Broadcast Station Reimbursement (MB Docket No. 18–
214): Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions (GN Docket No. 12–268).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that implements Congress’s directive in the Reimbursement Expansion Act that the Commission reimburse certain low
power television, television translator, and FM broadcast stations for costs incurred as a result of the Commission’s broadcast television spectrum incentive auction.
Title: Streamlined Reauthorization Procedures for Assigned or Transferred Television Satellite
Stations (MB Docket No. 18–63); Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative (MB Docket
No. 17–105).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that streamlines the reauthorization process for television satellite stations when they are assigned or transferred.
Title: Partitioning, Disaggregation, and Leasing of Spectrum (WT Docket No. 19–38).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would explore how potential changes to our partitioning, disaggregation, and leasing rules might better close the digital divide and increase spectrum access by small and rural carriers, fulfilling the Commission’s requirement under the MOBILE NOW Act.
Title: Rural Call Completion (WC Docket No. 13–39).
Summary: The Commission will consider a Fourth Report and Order to implement the Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017 by establishing service quality standards for intermediate providers.
disabilities are available upon request.
In your request, include a description of
the accommodation you will need and
a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Last minute requests
will be accepted, but may be impossible
to fill. Send an email to: fcc504@fcc.gov
or call the Consumer & Governmental
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Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice),
202–418–0432 (TTY).
Additional information concerning
this meeting may be obtained from the
Office of Media Relations, (202) 418–
0500; TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/
Video coverage of the meeting will be
broadcast live with open captioning
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For a fee this meeting can be viewed
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Capitol Connection. The Capitol
Connection also will carry the meeting
live via the internet. To purchase these
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Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before May 13, 2019.
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If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0804.
Title: Universal Service—Rural Health
Care Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461,
462, 463, 465, 466, and 467.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions;
Federal Government; and State, Local,
or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 20,314 respondents; 117,042
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–40
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and one-time annual reporting
requirements, and recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in sections 1,
4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254, and 403 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205,
218–220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 275,090 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
Impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission.
Respondents may, however, request
confidential treatment for information
they believe to be confidential under 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
We note that the universal service
administrator must preserve the
confidentiality of all data obtained from
respondents and contributors to the
universal service support program
mechanism; must not use the data
except for purposes of administering the
universal service support program; and
must not disclose data in companyspecific form unless directed to do so by
the Commission.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval of a revision (change in
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reporting and recordkeeping
requirements) to this information
collection. This collection is utilized for
the rural health care support mechanism
(RHC Program) of the Commission’s
universal service fund (USF). Section
254(h)(A)(1) of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996 (1996 Act), 47 U.S.C.
254(h)(A)(1), mandates that
telecommunications carriers provide
telecommunications services for health
care purposes to eligible rural public or
non-profit health care providers at rates
that are ‘‘reasonably comparable’’ to
rates in urban areas. In addition, section
254(h)(2)(A) of the 1996 Act, 47 U.S.C.
254(h)(2)(A), directs the Commission to
establish competitively neutral rules to
enhance, to the extent technically
feasible and economically reasonable,
access to ‘‘advanced
telecommunications and information
services’’ for public and non-profit
health care providers.
Based on this legislative mandate, the
Commission established the two
components of the RHC Program—the
Telecommunications (Telecom) Program
and the Healthcare Connect Fund
Program. Additionally, in 2006, the
Commission established the Pilot
Program which provided funding for a
limited time (through funding year
2012). At the time of the Commission’s
last revision of this information
collection, while no new funding was
available under Pilot Program, some
projects were still spending funds
previously committed as part of the
Pilot Program. Since that time, all
invoicing under the Pilot Program has
been completed and there are no
remaining funds to be disbursed under
the Pilot Program. This revised
collection is therefore necessary to
eliminate the requirements associated
with this program. Additionally, this
collection of information is necessary so
that the Commission and the Universal
Service Administrative Company
(USAC), the administrator of the USF
program, will have sufficient
information to determine if entities are
eligible for funding pursuant to the RHC
Program, to determine if entities are
complying with the Commission’s rules,
and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
This information is also necessary in
order to allow the Commission to
evaluate the extent to which the RHC
Program is meeting the statutory
objectives specified in section 254(h) of
the 1996 Act, and the Commission’s
performance goals for the Healthcare
Connect Fund Program. Accordingly,
this information collection is being
revised to: (1) Eliminate the
requirements for the Pilot Program and
(2) extend the existing information
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Open Commission Meeting, Friday, March 15, 2019
March 8, 2019.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Friday, March 15, 2019 which is scheduled
to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1................... Office of Title: Spectrum Horizons (ET
Engineering and Docket No. 18-21); James Edwin
Technology. Whedbee Petition for
Rulemaking to Allow Unlicensed
Operation in the 95-1,000 GHz
(RM-11795).
Summary: The Commission will
consider a First Report and
Order that would adopt rules
to make available 21.2 GHz of
spectrum above 95 GHz for
unlicensed operations and
create a new class of
experimental licenses for the
95 GHz to 3 THz spectrum
range.
2................... Wireless Tele- Title: Review of the
Communications. Commission's Rules Governing
the 896-901/935-940 MHz Band
(WT Docket No. 17-200).
Summary: The Commission will
consider a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would propose
to reconfigure the 900 MHz
band to create a broadband
segment to facilitate
technologies and services for
a wide variety of businesses,
including critical
infrastructure, as well as
seek comment on various
transition mechanisms to
achieve this goal.
3................... Public Safety & Title: Wireless E911 Location
Homeland Accuracy Requirements (PS
Security. Docket No. 07-114).
Summary: The Commission will
consider a Fourth Further
Notice of Propose Rulemaking
that proposes a vertical, or z-
axis, location accuracy metric
in connection with wireless
E911 calls.
4................... Media............ Title: LPTV, TV Translator, and
FM Broadcast Station
Reimbursement (MB Docket No.
18-214): Expanding the
Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions (GN
Docket No. 12-268).
Summary: The Commission will
consider a Report and Order
that implements Congress's
directive in the Reimbursement
Expansion Act that the
Commission reimburse certain
low power television,
television translator, and FM
broadcast stations for costs
incurred as a result of the
Commission's broadcast
television spectrum incentive
auction.
5................... Media............ Title: Streamlined
Reauthorization Procedures for
Assigned or Transferred
Television Satellite Stations
(MB Docket No. 18-63);
Modernization of Media
Regulation Initiative (MB
Docket No. 17-105).
Summary: The Commission will
consider a Report and Order
that streamlines the
reauthorization process for
television satellite stations
when they are assigned or
transferred.
6................... Wireless Tele- Title: Partitioning,
Communications. Disaggregation, and Leasing of
Spectrum (WT Docket No. 19-
38).
Summary: The Commission will
consider a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking that would explore
how potential changes to our
partitioning, disaggregation,
and leasing rules might better
close the digital divide and
increase spectrum access by
small and rural carriers,
fulfilling the Commission's
requirement under the MOBILE
NOW Act.
7................... Wireline Title: Rural Call Completion
Competition. (WC Docket No. 13-39).
Summary: The Commission will
consider a Fourth Report and
Order to implement the
Improving Rural Call Quality
and Reliability Act of 2017 by
establishing service quality
standards for intermediate
providers.
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The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will
need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send
an email to: fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322.
Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open
captioning
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over the internet from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live.
For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry
the meeting live via the internet. To purchase these services, call
(703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04727 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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