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Federal Advisory Committee Act; Task
Force for Reviewing the Connectivity
and Technology Needs of Precision
Agriculture in the United States
ACTION:
Notice of renewal.
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
hereby announces that the charter of the
Task Force for Reviewing the
Connectivity and Technology Needs of
Precision Agriculture in the United
States (the Task Force) has been
renewed for a period expiring on
January 1, 2025, pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and
after consultation with the Committee
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Management Secretariat, General
Services Administration.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christi Shewman, Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications
Commission, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–0646, or email:
christi.shewman@fcc.gov; Thomas
Hastings, Deputy Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications
Commission, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418–
1343, or email thomas.hastings@fcc.gov;
or Emily Caditz, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–2268 or email
emily.caditz@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Chairwoman of the Commission, as
required by Section 12511 of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
Public Law 115–334, 132 Stat 4490, has
taken appropriate steps to renew the
Task Force, which Congress has deemed
necessary and in the public interest.
After consultation with the General
Services Administration, the
Commission renewed the charter on
November 29, 2023, providing the Task
Force with authorization to operate
until January 1, 2025.
In consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary), or a designee of
the Secretary, and in collaboration with
public and private stakeholders in the
agriculture and technology fields, the
purpose of the Task Force is to: identify
and measure current gaps in the
availability of broadband internet access
service on agricultural land; develop
policy recommendations to promote the
rapid, expanded deployment of
broadband internet access service on
unserved agricultural land, with a goal
of achieving reliable capabilities on 95
percent of agricultural land in the
United States by 2025; promote effective
policy and regulatory solutions that
encourage the adoption of broadband
internet access service on farms and
ranches and promote precision
agriculture; recommend specific new
rules or amendments to existing rules of
the Commission that the Commission
should issue to achieve the goals and
purposes of the policy
recommendations described in the
second item in this list; recommend
specific steps that the Commission
should take to obtain reliable and
standardized data measurements of the
availability of broadband internet access
service as may be necessary to target
funding support, from future programs
of the Commission dedicated to the
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deployment of broadband internet
access service, to unserved agricultural
land in need of broadband internet
access service; and recommend specific
steps that the Commission should
consider to ensure that the expertise of
the Secretary and available farm data are
reflected in future programs of the
Commission dedicated to the
infrastructure deployment of broadband
internet access service and to direct
available funding to unserved
agricultural land where needed.
In addition, annually, the Task Force
will submit to the Chairwoman of the
Commission a report, which shall be
made public, that details: the status of
fixed and mobile broadband internet
access service coverage of agricultural
land; the projected future connectivity
needs of agricultural operations,
farmers, and ranchers; and the steps
being taken to accurately measure the
availability of broadband internet access
service on agricultural land and the
limitations of current, as of the date of
the report, measurement processes.
Advisory Committee
The Task Force is organized under
and operates in accordance with, the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. app.
2). The Task Force is solely advisory in
nature. Consistent with FACA and its
requirements, each meeting of the Task
Force will be open to the public unless
otherwise noticed. A notice of each
meeting will be published in the
Federal Register at least fifteen (15)
days in advance of the meeting. Records
will be maintained of each meeting and
made available for public inspection.
All activities of the Task Force will be
conducted in an open, transparent, and
accessible manner. The Task Force shall
terminate on January 1, 2025, as
required by Agriculture Improvement
Act of 2018, Public Law 115–334, 132
Stat 4490, sec. 12511(b)(6). All meeting
dates and agenda topics will be
described in a Public Notice issued and
published in the Federal Register at
least fifteen (15) days prior to the first
meeting date. In addition, working
groups or subcommittees (ad hoc or
steering), will continue to facilitate the
Task Force’s work between meetings of
the full Task Force. Meetings of the Task
Force will be fully accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
Accessible Formats: 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).
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Federal Communications Commission.
Jodie May,
Division Chief, Competition Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau.
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Final Approval Under OMB Delegated
Authority of the Extension for Three
Years, With Revision, of the Following
Information Collection
Collection title: Reports of Foreign
Banking Organizations.
Collection identifier: FR Y–7N, FR Y–
7NS, and FR Y–7Q.
OMB control number: 7100–0125.
Effective Date: December 31, 2023, asof date for FR Y–7Q respondents that
are also required to file the FR Y–15
report; December 31, 2024, for all other
FR Y–7Q respondents.
General description of collection: The
FR Y–7N and FR Y–7NS collect
financial information for certain nonfunctionally regulated U.S. nonbank
subsidiaries held by foreign banking
organizations (FBOs) other than through
a U.S. bank holding company (BHC),
financial holding company (FHC), or
U.S. bank. For purposes of these reports,
an FBO is a foreign bank that operates
a branch, agency, or commercial lending
company subsidiary in the United
States; controls a bank in the United
States; or controls an Edge corporation
acquired after March 5, 1987.1 FBOs file
the FR Y–7N quarterly or annually or
the FR Y–7NS annually predominantly
based on asset size thresholds. The FR
Y–7Q collects consolidated regulatory
capital information from all FBOs either
quarterly or annually.
The Federal Reserve uses the data
collected on the FR Y–7N, FR Y–7NS,
and FR Y–7Q to assess an FBO’s ability
to be a continuing source of strength to
its U.S. operations and to determine
compliance with applicable U.S. laws
and regulations.
Frequency: Quarterly, annually.
Respondents: FR Y–7N/NS: Nonfunctionally regulated U.S. nonbank
subsidiaries held by FBOs other than
through a BHC, FHC, or U.S. bank; FR
Y–7Q: All FBOs.
Total estimated number of
respondents: 210.
Total estimated change in burden:
510.
Total estimated annual burden hours:
2,610.2
Current actions: On May 27, 2022, the
Board published a notice in the Federal
Register (87 FR 32614) requesting
public comment for 60 days on the
extension, with revision, of the FR Y–
7N, FR Y–7NS, and FR Y–7Q. The
12 CFR 211.21(o).
More detailed information regarding this
collection, including more detailed burden
estimates, can be found in the OMB Supporting
Statement posted at https://www.federalreserve.gov/
apps/reportingforms/home/review. On the page
displayed at the link, you can find the OMB
Supporting Statement by referencing the collection
identifier, FR Y–7N, FR Y–7NS, and FR Y–7Q.
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Board proposed to revise the FR Y–7Q
report to: (1) add a line item on Part 1A.,
Capital and Asset Information for the
Top-tier Foreign Banking Organization,
to collect the total combined U.S. assets
net of intercompany balances and
transactions on a quarterly average
basis; (2) remove the option of filing on
a fiscal year basis and to instead require
the respondent to file on a calendar
period basis; (3) change the filing
deadline from 90 days after quarter-end
to 30 days after quarter-end for quarterly
filers and from 90 days after quarter-end
to 45 days for annual filers; (4) remove
line item 8, as-of financial date, in Part
1A and line item 6, as-of financial date,
in Part 2, as the elimination of the fiscal
year basis reporting makes these items
unnecessary; and (5) make other minor
clarifications and conforming edits to
the form and instructions. The comment
period for this notice expired on July 26,
2022.
Detailed Discussion of Public
Comments
The Board received a joint comment
from two trade associations and a
comment from an individual banking
organization, as well as additional
feedback through industry outreach.
The commenters did not support the
proposed revisions.
Commenters expressed concern that
the proposed line item for top-tier FBOs
to report total combined U.S. assets net
of intercompany balances and
transactions on a quarterly average
using daily data would impose
significant operational costs on FBOs
that do not currently perform the
calculation. Specifically, commenters
recommended instead to require the line
item only for FBOs that file the FR Y–
15 and are in Categories II and III (and
potentially Category IV) of the enhanced
prudential standards applicable to FBOs
under Regulation YY. Commenters also
recommended a longer implementation
period and allowing averaging for the
line item to use monthly data when
calculating the averages.
In response to the comments received,
the Board has decided to implement the
new line item 6(b) as an average
combined U.S. operations asset
calculation using monthly data. The
calculation would consist of providing
the average of the three month-end
balances within the quarter. Annual
filers would provide the average of the
three month-end balances of the fourth
quarter of that filing year. Respondents
that currently file the FR Y–15 would
have this line item automatically
retrieved to the FR Y–7Q from the FR
Y–15. The Board believes the modified
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[GN Docket No. 19-329; FR ID 189297]
Federal Advisory Committee Act; Task Force for Reviewing the
Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the
United States
ACTION: Notice of renewal.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)
hereby announces that the charter of the Task Force for Reviewing the
Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the
United States (the Task Force) has been renewed for a period expiring
on January 1, 2025, pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and after consultation with the Committee Management
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christi Shewman, Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-0646, or email: [email protected]; Thomas
Hastings, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Federal Communications
Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-1343, or
email [email protected]; or Emily Caditz, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202) 418-2268 or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chairwoman of the Commission, as
required by Section 12511 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
Public Law 115-334, 132 Stat 4490, has taken appropriate steps to renew
the Task Force, which Congress has deemed necessary and in the public
interest. After consultation with the General Services Administration,
the Commission renewed the charter on November 29, 2023, providing the
Task Force with authorization to operate until January 1, 2025.
In consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), or a
designee of the Secretary, and in collaboration with public and private
stakeholders in the agriculture and technology fields, the purpose of
the Task Force is to: identify and measure current gaps in the
availability of broadband internet access service on agricultural land;
develop policy recommendations to promote the rapid, expanded
deployment of broadband internet access service on unserved
agricultural land, with a goal of achieving reliable capabilities on 95
percent of agricultural land in the United States by 2025; promote
effective policy and regulatory solutions that encourage the adoption
of broadband internet access service on farms and ranches and promote
precision agriculture; recommend specific new rules or amendments to
existing rules of the Commission that the Commission should issue to
achieve the goals and purposes of the policy recommendations described
in the second item in this list; recommend specific steps that the
Commission should take to obtain reliable and standardized data
measurements of the availability of broadband internet access service
as may be necessary to target funding support, from future programs of
the Commission dedicated to the deployment of broadband internet access
service, to unserved agricultural land in need of broadband internet
access service; and recommend specific steps that the Commission should
consider to ensure that the expertise of the Secretary and available
farm data are reflected in future programs of the Commission dedicated
to the infrastructure deployment of broadband internet access service
and to direct available funding to unserved agricultural land where
needed.
In addition, annually, the Task Force will submit to the Chairwoman
of the Commission a report, which shall be made public, that details:
the status of fixed and mobile broadband internet access service
coverage of agricultural land; the projected future connectivity needs
of agricultural operations, farmers, and ranchers; and the steps being
taken to accurately measure the availability of broadband internet
access service on agricultural land and the limitations of current, as
of the date of the report, measurement processes.
Advisory Committee
The Task Force is organized under and operates in accordance with,
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C.
app. 2). The Task Force is solely advisory in nature. Consistent with
FACA and its requirements, each meeting of the Task Force will be open
to the public unless otherwise noticed. A notice of each meeting will
be published in the Federal Register at least fifteen (15) days in
advance of the meeting. Records will be maintained of each meeting and
made available for public inspection. All activities of the Task Force
will be conducted in an open, transparent, and accessible manner. The
Task Force shall terminate on January 1, 2025, as required by
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law 115-334, 132 Stat 4490,
sec. 12511(b)(6). All meeting dates and agenda topics will be described
in a Public Notice issued and published in the Federal Register at
least fifteen (15) days prior to the first meeting date. In addition,
working groups or subcommittees (ad hoc or steering), will continue to
facilitate the Task Force's work between meetings of the full Task
Force. Meetings of the Task Force will be fully accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
Accessible Formats: To request 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).
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(5 U.S.C. App 2 10(a)(2))
Federal Communications Commission.
Jodie May,
Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-27071 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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