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estimate the number of people in remote
parts of Alaska who have access to
mobile service in census blocks partially
served by providers participating in the
Alaska Plan. To assess a participating
provider’s satisfaction of its service
commitments at the 5 and 10-year
performance benchmarks, the Bureau
will use 2010 block-level population
census data and the provider’s Form 477
data, in conjunction with the Alaska
Population-Distribution Model, to
estimate the number of Alaskans in
remote parts of the state who are
covered by the provider’s network
(using the technology identified in the
commitment). No commenter proposed
an alternative approach, and the sole
commenter, ATA, supports use of the
model. The Bureau agrees with ATA
that the Alaska Population-Distribution
Model is the best currently available
method for determining whether mobile
providers meet their service
commitments. In addition, the Bureau
believes that the model is the best
available methodology that likely will
be available by the 5-year mark and that
the same methodology should be
applied to both the 5 and 10-year
benchmark. Using two different
methodologies for the 5 and 10-year
evaluations would result in inconsistent
evaluation of the commitments and
could jeopardize the Commission’s
ability to enforce those commitments.
10. Determining Whether Providers
Have Met Their Commitments.
Although the Alaska Plan Order
required mobile participants to specify
the number of people that they would
commit to serve, it did not address how
providers would calculate this number,
other than to note that the Commission
would use mobile providers’ nationwide
coverage polygons from Form 477 for
the analysis. Form 477 data, however,
which reflect mobile providers’
coverage area, do not necessarily reflect
the number of people served in Alaska.
A map that reflects 75% coverage of the
geographic area of a census block, for
example, does not mean necessarily that
75% of the population of that census
block is covered by that provider, given
that population generally is not evenly
distributed through a census block in
remote areas of Alaska and that census
blocks may be very large and sparsely
populated.
11. To determine whether mobile
providers have met their service
commitments using their Form 477
nationwide coverage polygons, the
Commission will superimpose these
coverage polygons onto the Alaska
Population-Distribution Model to
distribute 2010 census population
throughout the census block.
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Commission staff then will analyze how
many people in that census block are
located within the mobile provider’s
coverage area to determine the number
of people served by that provider.
12. Exceptions. The Bureau also
adopts the four exceptions to the model
that it proposed in the Alaska
Population Model Public Notice (in and
around Unalaska, near Nome and
Unalakleet, in the Prudhoe Bay area,
and in the Copper Valley area). Because
of the unique nature of these four areas,
the alternate data sources better reflect
the location of population than the
Alaska Population-Distribution Model;
in addition, no commenters object to
these exceptions. Allowing these
limited exceptions to the model will
provide more granular data of where
people are located in remote areas, and
it will ensure that participating mobile
providers are deploying service that will
benefit Alaskans.
13. The Bureau rejects ATA’s request
for mobile providers to ‘‘submit
available evidence regarding the true
location of population no later than six
months before the next approaching
benchmark,’’ which the Bureau
interprets to be a request to submit
additional exceptions to the Alaska
Population-Distribution Model by June
30, 2021 (six months before the 5-year
mark of December 31, 2021). First, the
Bureau notes that mobile providers
already have had an opportunity to
submit additional exceptions in
response to the Alaska Population
Model Public Notice, issued in
February, and no commenter has
identified any exceptions other than the
four exceptions that the Bureau adopts
here. Second, permitting the submission
of additional exceptions after providers’
four-year performance plan
resubmissions, due December 31, 2020,
would unnecessarily complicate the
Bureau’s review of those resubmissions,
which must include population
coverage commitments based on the
model the Bureau adopts herein. The
Bureau therefore declines to allow
mobile providers to submit additional
exceptions to the model and find the
amount of time already allowed for such
requests to have been sufficient.
14. Frozen-Support Eligible Census
Blocks. Finally, the Bureau adopts its
proposal to use the Alaska PopulationDistribution Model to identify those
census blocks in remote areas of Alaska
that are eligible for frozen support under
the Alaska Plan and that can be counted
by participating carriers towards their
performance commitments. Specifically,
the Bureau uses the model to identify
those census blocks in remote Alaska
where, as of December 31, 2014, less
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than 85% of the population was covered
by 4G LTE service of providers that are
either unsubsidized or not eligible for
frozen support in Alaska. The Bureau
applies the Alaska PopulationDistribution Model—in combination
with 2010 block-level population census
data and Form 477 4G LTE coverage
data for those unsubsidized or ineligible
providers as of December 31, 2014—to
generate the list of frozen-support
eligible blocks.
15. As the Bureau explained in the
Alaska Population Model Public Notice,
the list of census blocks generated using
our proposed Alaska Population
Distribution Model aligns with the list
of census blocks eligible for frozen
support that GCI submitted on
November 29, 2016. Commenters do not
object to this list of census blocks, and
the Bureau finds that it is the most
accurate list of census blocks eligible for
frozen support. Accordingly, the Bureau
will use this list of frozen-support
eligible census blocks to determine if
mobile providers have met their service
commitments at the 5 and 10-year
benchmarks of the Alaska Plan.
Consistent with the Alaska Plan Order,
participating providers ‘‘may only
satisfy their performance commitments
through service coverage’’ in those
census blocks included on the list.
16. Accordingly, it is ordered,
pursuant to the authority contained in
sections 1–4 and 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154 and 254,
and sections 0.91, 0.131, 0.291, 0.311,
and 1.106 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 0.91, 0.131, 0.291, 0.311, and 1.106,
and the delegated authority contained in
the Alaska Plan Order, 31 FCC Rcd
10139, 10166, para. 85, this Order is
adopted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Amy Brett,
Associate Division Chief, Competition and
Infrastructure Policy Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND
CONCILIATION SERVICE
[Docket No.: FMCS–2020–0005–0001]
Notice of Succession Plan for the
FMCS
Office of the Director (OD),
Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service (FMCS).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This is notice of the
succession plan for the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service
(FMCS) provided by the Director of
FMCS at the request of the Federal
Transition Coordinator at the General
Services Administration and the Office
of Management and Budget via OMB
Memorandum M–20–33. This notice
supersedes all prior succession plans for
officials performing the functions and
duties of the Director of FMCS.
DATES: September 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to this notice,
please contact Sarah Cudahy, 202–606–
8090, scudahy@fmcs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice provides the succession plan of
officials authorized to perform the
functions and duties of the Director of
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service. The order of succession is
subject to the provisions of the Federal
Vacancies Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C.
3345–3349d).
SUMMARY:
Order of Succession
Subject to the provisions of the
Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998,
the following is the succession plan of
officials authorized to perform the
functions and duties of the Director of
the Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service:
• 1st in Order of Succession: Principal
Deputy Director
• 2nd in Order of Succession: Deputy
Director
• 3rd in Order of Succession: Chief
Operating Officer
Dated: September 19, 2020.
Sarah Cudahy,
General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
ACTION:
Notice.
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the
Regulatory Secretariat Division has
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) a request to review
and approve an extension of a
previously approved information
collection requirement regarding
prohibition on contracting for certain
telecommunications and video
surveillance services or equipment.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
October 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days
of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
Additionally submit a copy to GSA by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This
website provides the ability to type
short comments directly into the
comment field or attach a file for
lengthier comments. Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and follow the
instructions on the site. All items
submitted must cite Information
Collection 9000–9000–0199, Prohibition
on Contracting for Certain
Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment.
• Comments received generally will
be posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal and/or business confidential
information provided. To confirm
receipt of your comment(s), please
check www.regulations.gov,
approximately two-to-three days after
submission to verify posting (except
allow 30 days for posting of comments
submitted by mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Camara Francis, Procurement Analyst,
at telephone 202–550–0935, or
camara.francis@gsa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
A. OMB Control Number, Title, and any
Associated Form(s)
[OMB Control No. 9000–0199; Docket No.
2019–0003; Sequence No. 28]
9000–0199, Prohibition on
Contracting for Certain
Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment.
Submission for OMB Review;
Prohibition on Contracting for Certain
Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment
Department of Defense (DOD),
General Services Administration (GSA),
and National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA).
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B. Needs and Uses
The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) provides
that an agency generally cannot conduct
or sponsor a collection of information,
and no person is required to respond to,
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nor be subject to, a penalty for failure
to comply with a collection of
information, unless that collection has
obtained Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval and displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number.
DoD, GSA, and NASA requested and
OMB authorized emergency processing
of an information collection involved in
this rule, as OMB Control Number
9000–0199 (FAR case 2018–017), from
the provision at FAR 52.204–24,
Representation Regarding Certain
Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services and the clause at
FAR 52.204–25, Prohibition on
Contracting for Certain
Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment,
consistent with 5 CFR 1320.13. DoD,
GSA, and NASA have determined the
following conditions have been met:
a. The collection of information is
needed prior to the expiration of time
periods normally associated with a
routine submission for review under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act, in view of the deadline for this
provision of the NDAA which was
signed into law in August 2018 and
requires action before the prohibition
goes into effect on August 13, 2019.
b. The collection of information is
essential to the mission of the agencies
to ensure the Federal Government does
not purchase prohibited equipment,
systems and services, and can respond
appropriately if any such purchases are
not identified until after delivery or use.
c. The use of normal clearance
procedures would prevent the collection
of information from contractors, for
national security purposes.
This requirement supports
implementation of Section 889 of Title
VII of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
(Pub. L. 115–232). This section prohibits
agencies from procuring, obtaining,
extending or renewing a contract to
procure or obtain any equipment,
system, or service that uses covered
telecommunication equipment or
services as a substantial or essential
component of any system, or as a
critical technology as part of any system
on or after August 13, 2019 unless an
exception applies.
This requirement is implemented in
the Federal Acquisition Regulation
(FAR) through the provision at FAR
52.204–24, Representation Regarding
Certain Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment and
the clause at FAR 52.204–25,
Prohibition on Contracting for Certain
Telecommunications and Video
Surveillance Services or Equipment.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-21054]
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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND CONCILIATION SERVICE
[Docket No.: FMCS-2020-0005-0001]
Notice of Succession Plan for the FMCS
AGENCY: Office of the Director (OD), Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Service (FMCS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is notice of the succession plan for the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) provided by the Director of
FMCS at the request of the Federal Transition Coordinator at the
General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget
via OMB Memorandum M-20-33. This notice supersedes all prior succession
plans for officials performing the functions and duties of the Director
of FMCS.
DATES: September 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to this
notice, please contact Sarah Cudahy, 202-606-8090, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice provides the succession plan of
officials authorized to perform the functions and duties of the
Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The order
of succession is subject to the provisions of the Federal Vacancies
Reform Act of 1998 (5 U.S.C. 3345-3349d).
Order of Succession
Subject to the provisions of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of
1998, the following is the succession plan of officials authorized to
perform the functions and duties of the Director of the Federal
Mediation and Conciliation Service:
1st in Order of Succession: Principal Deputy Director
2nd in Order of Succession: Deputy Director
3rd in Order of Succession: Chief Operating Officer
Dated: September 19, 2020.
Sarah Cudahy,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-21054 Filed 9-23-20; 8:45 am]
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