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Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,096 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $27,900.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of a currently approved collection to
OMB. The Commission will submit this
information collection to OMB after this
60-day comment period. Section 214 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, requires that a carrier must
first obtain FCC authorization either to
(1) construct, operate, or engage in
transmission over a line of
communications; or (2) discontinue,
reduce or impair service over a line of
communications. Part 63 of title 47 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
implements section 214. Part 63 also
implements provisions of the Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1984
pertaining to video which was approved
under this OMB Control Number 3060–
0149. In 2009, the Commission modified
part 63 to extend to providers of
interconnected Voice of internet
Protocol (VoIP) service the
discontinuance obligations that apply to
domestic non-dominant
telecommunications carriers under
section 214 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the
Commission adopted improved
administrative filing procedures for
domestic transfers of control, domestic
discontinuances and notices of network
changes, and among other adjustments,
modified part 63 to require electronic
filing for applications for authorization
to discontinue, reduce, or impair service
under section 214(a) of the Act.
In July 2016, the Commission
concluded that applicants seeking to
discontinue a legacy time division
multiplexing (TDM)-based voice service
as part of a transition to a new
technology, whether internet Protocol
(IP), wireless, or another type
(technology transition discontinuance
application) must demonstrate that an
adequate replacement for the legacy
service exists in order to be eligible for
streamlined treatment and revised part
63 accordingly. The Commission
concluded that an applicant for a
technology transition discontinuance
may demonstrate that a service is an
adequate replacement for a legacy voice
service by certifying or showing that one
or more replacement service(s) offers all
of the following: (i) Substantially similar
levels of network infrastructure and
service quality as the applicant service;
(ii) compliance with existing federal
and/or industry standards required to
ensure that critical applications such as
911, network security, and applications
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for individuals with disabilities remain
available; and (iii) interoperability and
compatibility with an enumerated list of
applications and functionalities
determined to be key to consumers and
competitors (the ‘‘adequate replacement
test’’).
In June 2018, the Commission further
modified the rules applicable to section
214(a) discontinuance applications.
First, all carriers, whether dominant or
non-dominant, that seek approval to
grandfather data services below speeds
of 25 Mbps download speed and 3 Mbps
upload speed are now subject to a
uniform reduced public comment
period of 10 days and an automatic
grant period of 25 days. Second, all
carriers, whether dominant or
nondominant, seeking authorization to
discontinue data services below speeds
of 25 Mbps download speed and 3 Mbps
upload speed that have previously been
grandfathered for a period of at least 180
days are subject to a uniform reduced
public comment period of 10 days and
an automatic grant period of 31 days,
provided they submit a statement as
part of their discontinuance application
that they have received Commission
authority to grandfather the services at
issue at least 180 days prior to the filing
of the discontinuance application. This
statement must reference the file
number of the prior Commission
authorization to grandfather the services
the carrier now seeks to permanently
discontinue. Third, carriers are no
longer required to file an application to
discontinue, reduce, or impair any
service for which it has had no
customers and no request for service for
at least a 30-day period immediately
preceding the discontinuance. Fourth,
all carriers, whether dominant or
nondominant, that seek approval to
discontinue legacy voice service can
obtain further streamlined processing
with a public comment period of 15
days and an automatic grant period of
31 days, provided (1) they offer a
standalone interconnected VoIP service
throughout the service area, and (2) at
least one alternative stand-alone,
facilities-based voice service is available
from an unaffiliated provider
throughout the affected service area (the
‘‘alternative options test’’). Finally, all
carriers, whether dominant or
nondominant, that seek approval to
grandfather legacy voice service are now
subject to a uniform reduced public
comment period of 10 days and an
automatic grant period of 25 days.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Aleta Bowers,
Information Management Specialist, Office of
the Secretary.
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Sunshine Act Meetings
Thursday, July 11, 2024,
10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Hybrid meeting: 1050 First Street
NE, Washington, DC (12th Floor) and
virtual.
STATUS: The July 11, 2024 Open Meeting
has been canceled.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer. Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
Individuals who plan to attend in
person and who require special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact Laura
E. Sinram, Secretary and Clerk, at (202)
694–1040 or secretary@fec.gov, at least
72 hours prior to the meeting date.
TIME AND DATE:
(Authority: Government in the Sunshine Act,
5 U.S.C. 552b)
Vicktoria J. Allen,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024–14979 Filed 7–3–24; 11:15 am]
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Federal Maritime Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Federal Maritime
Commission is hereby giving notice of
the names of the members appointed to
the Commission’s Performance Review
Board. The function of the Board is to
make recommendations to the
appropriate appointing authority
relating to the performance of senior
executives in the agency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Courtney Killion, Director, Office of
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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: Thursday, July 11, 2024, 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: Hybrid meeting: 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC (12th
Floor) and virtual.
STATUS: The July 11, 2024 Open Meeting has been canceled.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Judith Ingram, Press Officer.
Telephone: (202) 694-1220.
Individuals who plan to attend in person and who require special
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, should contact Laura E. Sinram, Secretary and Clerk, at
(202) 694-1040 or [email protected], at least 72 hours prior to the
meeting date.
(Authority: Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b)
Vicktoria J. Allen,
Deputy Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-14979 Filed 7-3-24; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 6715-01-P
