Federal Communication Commission – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Commission will consider a Report and Order that would eliminate the Commission's sports blackout rules, which can prevent consumers from watching their teams' games on local television. 2................ INTERNATIONAL.......... TITLE: Comprehensive Review of Licensing and Operating Rules for Satellite Services (IB Docket No. 12- 267) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to streamline and update Part 25 of the Commission's rules, which governs licensing and operation of space stations and earth stations for the provision of satellite communication services. These proposals will streamline, clarify or eliminate numerous rule provisions and reduce regulatory burdens. 3................ OFFICE OF ENGINEERING TITLE: Expanding the AND TECHNOLOGY. Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions (GN Docket No. 12-268) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Declaratory Ruling that clarifies that the Commission intends to make all reasonable efforts to preserve both the ``coverage area'' and ``population served'' of eligible broadcast television stations in the repacking process associated with the Incentive Auction. 4................ OFFICE OF ENGINEERING TITLE: Amendment of Part 15 AND TECHNOLOGY. of the Commission's Rules for Unlicensed Operations in the Television Bands, Repurposed 600 MHz Band, 600 MHz Guard Bands and Duplex Gap, and Channel 37, and Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules for Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the Repurposed 600 MHz Band and 600 MHz Duplex Gap; Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions (GN Docket No. 12-268) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise rules for unlicensed operations in the TV bands and new 600 MHz Band, including fixed and personal/portable white space devices and unlicensed microphones. The proposed changes and new rules are intended to allow more robust and spectrally efficient unlicensed operations without increasing the risk of harmful interference to other users. 5................ OFFICE OF ENGINEERING TITLE: Promoting Spectrum AND TECHNOLOGY. Access for Wireless Microphone Operations; Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions (GN Docket No. 12- 268) SUMMARY: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to address the needs of wireless microphone users, while recognizing that they must share spectrum with other wireless uses in an increasingly crowded spectral environment.

The Federal Communications Commission is modifying a section of the Commission's rules that implement the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Fee Schedule. This modification pertains to the charge for recovery of the full, allowable direct costs of searching for and reviewing records requested under the FOIA and the Commission's rules, unless such fees are restricted or waived. The fees are being revised to correspond to modifications in the rate of pay approved by Congress.