Agencies and Commissions April 3, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC), chaired by the National Science Foundation, seeks public input on the content and organization of the next 5-year Arctic Research Plan: 2022- 2026.

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.

The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would (1) adopt rules requiring originating and terminating voice service providers to implement the STIR/ SHAKEN caller ID authentication framework in the Internet Protocol portions of their networks; and (2) propose additional measures to combat illegal spoofing, including measures to implement portions of the TRACED Act. 2........... MEDIA................ TITLE: Rules Governing the Use of Distributed Transmission System Technologies (MB Docket No. 20- 74); Authorizing Permissive Use of the ``Next Generation'' Broadcast Television Standard (GN Docket No. 16-142) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on whether to modify the Commission's rules governing the use of distributed transmission systems by broadcast television stations. 3........... MEDIA................ TITLE: Significantly Viewed Stations (MB Docket No. 20-73); Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative (MB Docket No. 17-105) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on whether to update the methodology for determining whether a television broadcast station is ``significantly viewed'' in a community outside of its local market. 4........... MEDIA................ TITLE: Revision of the Commission's Part 76 Review Procedures (MB Docket No. 20-70); Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative (MB Docket No. 17-105); Revision of the Commission's Program Carriage Rules (MB Docket No. 11-131) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would seek comment on whether to modify the Commission's rules governing the resolution of program carriage disputes between video programming vendors and multichannel video programming distributors. 5........... WIRELINE COMPETITION. TITLE: Eliminating Ex Ante Pricing Regulation and Tariffing of Telephone Access Charges (WC Docket No. 20-71) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would propose to (1) eliminate ex ante pricing regulation and require detariffing of various end-user charges associated with interstate access service, and (2) prohibit carriers from separately listing these charges on customers' telephone bills. 6........... MANAGING DIRECTOR.... TITLE: Personnel Action #20-1 SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Personnel Action. 7........... MANAGING DIRECTOR.... TITLE: Personnel Action #20-2 SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Personnel Action. 8........... MANAGING DIRECTOR.... TITLE: Personnel Action #20-4 SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Personnel Action. 9........... MANAGING DIRECTOR.... TITLE: Personnel Action #20-5 SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Personnel Action.

This action deletes a product and services from the Procurement List that were be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

In this document, the Commission released a public notice announcing the meeting of the North American Numbering Council (NANC), which will be held via conference call and available to the public via live internet feed.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice of receipt and availability of an application for a combined license from Oklo Power, a subsidiary of Oklo, Inc.

This is a notice that Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declarations have been issued for each State and Territory of the U.S. Incident: Coronavirus (COVID-19). Incident Period: 01/31/2020 and continuing.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the TN Americas LLC NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 1 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1042. Amendment No. 1 makes the following changes: Adds a new basket type (Type 4) to allow for the loading of intact, damaged, or failed fuel; adds another new basket type (Type 5) with low conductivity poison basket plates and low emissivity coated steel basket plates; accepts fuel assemblies with a minimum two-year cooling time, in selected locations within the basket; adds the NUHOMS[supreg] MATRIX design as an alternative to the EOS horizontal storage module design for the storage of spent fuel; and makes additional revisions to the certificate of compliance and the technical specifications for consistency and clarity.

In this document, the Commission proposes to revise our rules to provide additional opportunities for unlicensed white space devices operating in the broadcast television bands (TV Bands) to deliver wireless broadband services in rural areas and applications associated with the Internet of Things (IOT). Therefore, the Commission offers several proposals to spur continued growth of the white space device ecosystem, especially for providing affordable broadband service to rural and underserved communities that can help close the digital divide.