Hospital Robocall Protection Group; Announcement of First Meeting, 37452-37453 [2020-13372]

Download as PDF 37452 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 120 / Monday, June 22, 2020 / Notices USF/ICC Transformation Order and move forward with conducting the CAF Phase II auction. In the April 2014 Connect America Order, WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., FCC 14–54, the Commission adopted various rules regarding participation in the CAF Phase II auction, the term of support, and the eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) designation process. In the Phase II Auction Order, WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., FCC 16–64, the Commission adopted rules to govern the CAF Phase II auction, including the adoption of a two-stage application process, which includes a pre-auction short-form application to be submitted by parties interested in bidding in the CAF Phase II auction and a post-auction long-form application that must be submitted by winning bidders seeking to become authorized to receive CAF Phase II auction support. The Commission concluded, based on its experience with auctions and consistent with the record, that this two-stage application process balances the need to collect information essential to conducting a successful auction and authorizing CAF Phase II support with administrative efficiency. On January 30, 2018, the Commission adopted a public notice that established the final procedures for the CAF Phase II auction, including the long-form application disclosure and certification requirements for winning bidders seeking to become authorized to receive CAF Phase II auction support. See Phase II Auction Procedures Public Notice, WC Docket No. 17–182 et al., FCC 18–6. The Commission also adopted the Phase II Auction Order on Reconsideration, WC Docket No. 10–90 et al., FCC 18–5, which modified the Commission’s letter of credit rules to provide some additional relief for CAF Phase II auction support recipients by reducing the costs of maintaining a letter of credit. The Commission proposes to reduce the number of respondents that are subject to this collection now that the CAF Phase II auction winning bidders have been announced. Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction On February 7, 2020 the Commission released the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Order, WC Docket Nos. 19–126, 10–90, FCC 20–5 which will commit up to $20.4 billion over the next decade to support up to gigabit speed broadband networks in rural America. The funding will be allocated through a multi-round, reverse, descending clock auction that favors faster services with lower latency and encourages intermodal competition VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Jun 19, 2020 Jkt 250001 in order to ensure that the greatest possible number of Americans will be connected to the best possible networks, all at a competitive cost. To implement the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction (or Auction 904), the Commission adopted new rules for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction, including the adoption of a two-stage application process. Like with the CAF Phase II auction, this process includes a pre-auction shortform application to be submitted by parties interested in bidding in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction (FCC Form 183) and a post-auction longform application that must be submitted by winning bidders (or their designees) seeking to become authorized to receive Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support (FCC Form 683). The Commission is seeking approval for the short-form application (FCC Form 183) in a separate collection under the OMB control number 3060–1252. This proposed revision seeks approval of the disclosures and certifications adopted by the Commission that must be made by winning bidders seeking to become authorized for Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support. The Commission plans to submit at a later date additional revisions or new collections for OMB review to address other reforms adopted in the abovereferenced Order. The Commission therefore proposes to revise this information collection to reflect these requirements to determine the recipients of Connect America Phase II auction and Rural Digital Opportunity Fund auction support. Federal Communications Commission. Cecilia Sigmund, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–13306 Filed 6–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [FRS 16872] Hospital Robocall Protection Group; Announcement of First Meeting Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice announces, and provides a preliminary agenda for the first meeting of the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission) Hospital Robocall Protection Group (HRPG). SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Monday, July 27, 2020, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Cyrus, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), at: (202) 418–7325 (voice) or email at: Donna.Cyrus@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the meeting will include introducing members of the HRPG, including the Committee Chair and Vice Chair, and establishing working groups that will assist the HRPG in carrying out its work. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of the HRPG Chair and the DFO. As will be discussed, the HRPG’s mission is to issue best practices concerning (1) how voice service providers can better combat unlawful robocalls made to hospitals; (2) how hospitals can better protect themselves from such calls, including by using unlawful robocall mitigation techniques; and (3) how the Federal Government and State governments can help combat such calls. The meeting is being moved to a wholly electronic format in light of continuing travel restrictions affecting members of the HRPG related to public health concerns arising from the coronavirus (COVID– 19) pandemic. The July 27th meeting will be open to members of the general public via live broadcast over the internet from the FCC Live web page at https://www.fcc.gov/ live/. The public may also follow the meeting on Twitter @fcc or via the Commission’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fcc. Members of the public may submit any questions that arise during the meeting to livequestions@fcc.gov. Open captioning will be provided for the live stream. Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. To request an accommodation, or for 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). Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please include a way for the Commission to contact the requester if more information is needed to fulfill the request. Please allow at least five days’ advance notice; last-minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate. DATES: E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 120 / Monday, June 22, 2020 / Notices Federal Communications Commission. Gregory Haledjian, Legal Advisor, Office of the Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau. [FR Doc. 2020–13372 Filed 6–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [GN Docket No. 18–122; DA 20–609; FRS 16871] Order Denying Stay Petition Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) denies the Joint Petition for Stay of Report and Order and Order of Proposed Modification Pending Judicial Review of ABS Global Ltd., Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A., and Hispamar Sate´lites S.A., and Hispasat S.A. DATES: The Order Denying Stay Petition (DA 20–609) was released on June 10, 2020. SUMMARY: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Gentry of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Mobility Division, at (202) 418–7769 or Anna.Gentry@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Order Denying Stay Petition (DA 20–609) released on June 10, 2020. The complete text of the Order is available for viewing via the Commission’s ECFS website by entering the docket number, GN Docket No. 18– 122. The complete text of the Order is also available for public inspection and copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday through Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the FCC Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202–488–5300, fax 202–488– 5563, or you may contact BCPI at its website: https://www.BCPIWEB.com. When ordering documents from BCPI, please provide the appropriate FCC document number, for example, DA 20– 609. ADDRESSES: Synopsis On May 15, 2020, ABS Global Ltd., Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A., and Hispamar Sate´lites S.A., and Hispasat S.A. filed a Joint Petition for Stay Pending Judicial VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 Jun 19, 2020 Jkt 250001 Review of the Commission’s Report and Order and Order of Proposed Modification in the above-captioned proceeding. Petitioners asked the Commission to stay the C-band auction and transition process while their challenges to the 3.7 GHz Report and Order are pending before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. In their Stay Petition, Petitioners argue that the 3.7 GHz Report and Order will trigger a chain of events—beginning with the May 29, 2020 election by eligible space station operators to relocate on an accelerated basis—that may be irreversible and that will harm them by benefiting competing space station operators that are eligible for relocation and accelerated relocation payments and depriving them of spectrum access rights without compensation. They argue that the Commission exceeded its authority to modify their spectrum access rights, allocated too much money available to certain space station incumbents in the form of accelerated relocation payments and reimbursement of relocation costs associated with new satellites, and arbitrarily excluded Petitioners from receiving any relocation payments. The Commission denies the Stay Petition. First, Petitioners have not shown that they will suffer irreparable harm. The harm that Petitioners allege is not imminent, is conjectural, and consists of economic injuries that are not severe enough to be cognizable as irreparable harm. Second, Petitioners have not shown a likelihood of success on the merits. The Commission addressed Petitioners’ principal arguments at length in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order. The Stay Petition does not persuade the Commission that the Petitioners’ arguments are likely to succeed in court any more than they did before the agency. Third, Petitioners have not shown that the equities favor a stay. Petitioners have not met their burden of showing that the public interest militates in favor of a stay and that others would not be harmed by a stay. Moreover, Petitioners have not shown that the public interest would favor grant of the stay. The Commission’s actions to repurpose the C-band are an indispensable element of its overall strategy of promoting the deployment of fifth generation (5G) wireless services, with millions of jobs, and billions of dollars in economic growth and other public benefits, at stake. Grant of a stay pending judicial review would significantly delay the auction and transition process and harm multiple stakeholders, including prospective bidders and the diverse PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37453 incumbents involved in the transition process. The cost of such delay and disruption could be enormous. In addition to the public interest harms, grant of a stay would undercut the specific goal of U.S. leadership in 5G and the general goals of the auction program. Accordingly, we conclude that a stay of the Order and Order and Proposed Modification Pending Judicial Review is not warranted. Federal Communications Commission. Amy Brett, Associate Division Chief, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. [FR Doc. 2020–13314 Filed 6–19–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION [Docket No. 20–10; Petition No. P1–20] Investigation Into Conditions Created by Canadian Ballast Water Regulations in the U.S./Canada Great Lakes Trade Federal Maritime Commission. Notice of investigation and request for comments. AGENCY: ACTION: The Federal Maritime Commission has initiated an investigation into the allegations made in a petition filed by the Lake Carriers’ Association that conditions created by the Government of Canada are unfavorable to shipping in the United States/Canada trade. DATES: Submit comments on or before July 22, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. 20–10, by the following method: • Email: secretary@fmc.gov. For comments, include in the subject line: ‘‘Docket No. 20–10, Comments on Conditions Created by Canadian Ballast Water Regulations in the U.S./Canada Great Lakes Trade.’’ Comments should be attached to the email as a Microsoft Word or text-searchable PDF document. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or public comments received, go to the Commission’s Electronic Reading Room at: www2.fmc.gov/readingroom/ proceeding/20-10/. Unless otherwise directed by the commenter, all comments will be treated as confidential under 46 U.S.C. 42105 and 46 CFR 550.104. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions regarding submitting comments or the treatment of confidential information, contact Rachel E. Dickon, Secretary; Phone: (202) 523– SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 120 (Monday, June 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13372]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FRS 16872]


Hospital Robocall Protection Group; Announcement of First Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 
notice announces, and provides a preliminary agenda for the first 
meeting of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) 
Hospital Robocall Protection Group (HRPG).

DATES: Monday, July 27, 2020, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna Cyrus, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO), at: (202) 418-7325 (voice) or email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the meeting will include 
introducing members of the HRPG, including the Committee Chair and Vice 
Chair, and establishing working groups that will assist the HRPG in 
carrying out its work. This agenda may be modified at the discretion of 
the HRPG Chair and the DFO. As will be discussed, the HRPG's mission is 
to issue best practices concerning (1) how voice service providers can 
better combat unlawful robocalls made to hospitals; (2) how hospitals 
can better protect themselves from such calls, including by using 
unlawful robocall mitigation techniques; and (3) how the Federal 
Government and State governments can help combat such calls. The 
meeting is being moved to a wholly electronic format in light of 
continuing travel restrictions affecting members of the HRPG related to 
public health concerns arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) 
pandemic.
    The July 27th meeting will be open to members of the general public 
via live broadcast over the internet from the FCC Live web page at 
https://www.fcc.gov/live/. The public may also follow the meeting on 
Twitter @fcc or via the Commission's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fcc. Members of the public may submit any questions that arise during 
the meeting to [email protected].
    Open captioning will be provided for the live stream. Other 
reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available 
upon request. To request an accommodation, or for materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). Such requests should include a detailed 
description of the accommodation needed. In addition, please include a 
way for the Commission to contact the requester if more information is 
needed to fulfill the request. Please allow at least five days' advance 
notice; last-minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible 
to accommodate.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Gregory Haledjian,
Legal Advisor, Office of the Bureau Chief, Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-13372 Filed 6-19-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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