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Twice a year, in spring and fall, the Commission publishes in the Federal Register a list in the Unified Agenda of those major items and other significant proceedings under development or review that pertain to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (U.S.C. 602). The Unified Agenda also provides the Code of Federal Regulations citations and legal authorities that govern these proceedings. The complete Unified Agenda will be published on the internet in a searchable format at www.reginfo.gov.

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 22, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 11330-11364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02039]

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Vol. 88

Wednesday,

No. 35

February 22, 2023

Part XXII

Federal Communications Commission

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Federal Register / Vol. 88 , No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 /
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Ch. I

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions--
Fall 2022

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.

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SUMMARY: Twice a year, in spring and fall, the Commission publishes in
the Federal Register a list in the Unified Agenda of those major items
and other significant proceedings under development or review that
pertain to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (U.S.C. 602). The Unified
Agenda also provides the Code of Federal Regulations citations and
legal authorities that govern these proceedings. The complete Unified
Agenda will be published on the internet in a searchable format at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maura McGowan, Telecommunications
Policy Specialist, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-0990.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Unified Agenda of Major and Other Significant Proceedings

The Commission encourages public participation in its rulemaking
process. To help keep the public informed of significant rulemaking
proceedings, the Commission has prepared a list of important
proceedings now in progress. The General Services Administration
publishes the Unified Agenda in the Federal Register in the spring and
fall of each year.
The following terms may be helpful in understanding the status of
the proceedings included in this report:
Docket Number--assigned to a proceeding if the Commission has
issued either a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking or a Notice of Inquiry
concerning the matter under consideration. The Commission has used
docket numbers since January 1, 1978. Docket numbers consist of the
last two digits of the calendar year in which the docket was
established plus a sequential number that begins at 1 with the first
docket initiated during a calendar year (e.g., Docket No. 15-1 or
Docket No. 17-1). The abbreviation for the responsible bureau usually
precedes the docket number, as in ``MB Docket No. 17-289,'' which
indicates that the responsible bureau is the Media Bureau. A docket
number consisting of only five digits (e.g., Docket No. 29622)
indicates that the docket was established before January 1, 1978.
Notice of Inquiry (NOI)--issued by the Commission when it is
seeking information on a broad subject or trying to generate ideas on a
given topic. A comment period is specified during which all interested
parties may submit comments.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)--issued by the Commission when
it is proposing a specific change to Commission rules and regulations.
Before any changes are actually made, interested parties may submit
written comments on the proposed revisions.
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM)--issued by the
Commission when additional comment in the proceeding is sought.
Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O)--issued by the Commission to
deny a petition for rulemaking, conclude an inquiry, modify a decision,
or address a petition for reconsideration of a decision.
Rulemaking (RM) Number--assigned to a proceeding after the
appropriate bureau or office has reviewed a petition for rulemaking,
but before the Commission has taken action on the petition.
Report and Order (R&O)--issued by the Commission to state a new or
amended rule or state that the Commission rules and regulations will
not be revised.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.

Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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508....................... Rules and Regulations 3060-AI14
Implementing the
Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of
1991 (CG Docket No. 02-
278).
509....................... Rules and Regulations 3060-AI15
Implementing Section 225
of the Communications Act
(Telecommunications Relay
Service) (CG Docket No.
03-123).
510....................... Structure and Practices of 3060-AJ42
the Video Relay Service
(VRS) Program (CG Docket
No. 10-51).
511....................... Implementation of the 3060-AJ84
Middle Class Tax Relief
and Job Creation Act of
2012/Establishment of a
Public Safety Answering
Point Do-Not-Call
Registry (CG Docket No.
12-129).
512....................... Implementation of Sections 3060-AK00
716 and 717 of the
Communications Act of
1934, as Enacted by the
Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video
Accessibility Act of 2010
(CG Docket No. 10-213).
513....................... Misuse of Internet 3060-AK01
Protocol (IP) Captioned
Telephone Service;
Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-
Speech Services; CG
Docket No. 13-24.
514....................... Advanced Methods to Target 3060-AK62
and Eliminate Unlawful
Robocalls (CG Docket No.
17-59).
515....................... Empowering Broadband 3060-AL33
Consumers Through
Transparency (CG Docket
No 02-278).
516....................... Targeting and Eliminating 3060-AL49
Unlawful Text Messages,
CG Docket 21-403, Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking.
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Economics--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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517....................... Development of Nationwide 3060-AJ15
Broadband Data to
Evaluate Reasonable and
Timely Deployment of
Advanced Services to All
Americans.
518....................... Expanding the Economic and 3060-AJ82
Innovation Opportunities
of Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions (GN
Docket No. 12-268).
519....................... Broadband Data Collection. 3060-AL42
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Office of Engineering and Technology--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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520....................... Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz 3060-AK96
Band (ET Docket No. 19-
138).
521....................... Unlicensed White Space 3060-AL22
Device Operations in the
Television Bands (ET
Docket No. 20-36).
522....................... Protecting Against 3060-AL23
National Security Threats
to the Communications
Supply Chain Through the
Equipment Authorization
and Competitive Bidding
Programs; ET Docket No.
21-232, EA Docket No. 21-
233.
523....................... Wireless Microphones in 3060-AL27
the TV Bands (ET Docket
No. 21-115), 600 MHz
Guard Band, 600 MHz
Duplex Gap, and the 941.5-
944 MHz, 944-952 MHz,
952.850-956.250 MHz,
956.45-959.85 MHz, 1435-
1525 MHz.
524....................... FCC Seeks to Enable State- 3060-AL36
of-the-Art Radar Sensors
in 60 GHz Band.
525....................... FCC Proposes to Update 3060-AL39
Equipment Authorization
Rules to Incorporate New
and Revised Industry
Standards.
526....................... Allocation of Spectrum for 3060-AL44
Non-Federal Space Launch
Operations (ET Docket No.
13-115).
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Office of Engineering and Technology--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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527....................... FCC Looks to Open the Door 3060-AL45
to New Wireless
Microphone Technologies
(ET Docket No. 21-115 &
RM-11821.
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International Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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528....................... Update to Parts 2 and 25 3060-AK59
Concerning
NonGeostationary, Fixed-
Satellite Service
Systems, and Related
Matters: IB Docket No. I6-
408.
529....................... Amendment of Parts 2 and 3060-AK84
25 of the FCC Rules to
Facilitate the Use of
Earth Stations in Motion
Communicating With
Geostationary Orbit Space
Stations in FSS Bands: IB
Docket No. 17-95.
530....................... Further Streamlining Part 3060-AK87
25 Rules Governing
Satellite Services: IB
Docket No. 18-314.
531....................... Facilitating the 3060-AK89
Communications of Earth
Stations in Motion With
Non-Geostationary Orbit
Space Stations: IB Docket
No. 18-315.
532....................... Space Innovation; 3060-AK90
Mitigation of Orbital
Debris in the New Space
Age: IB Docket Nos. 18-
313, 22-271.
533....................... Process Reform for 3060-AL12
Executive Branch Review
of Certain FCC
Applications and
Petitions Involving
Foreign Ownership (IB
Docket No. 16-155).
534....................... Parts 2 and 25 to Enable 3060-AL28
GSO FSS in the 17.3-17.8
GHz Band, Modernize Rules
for 17/24 GHz BSS Space
Stations, and Establish
Off-Axis Uplink Power
Limits for Extended Ka-
Band FSS (IB Doc. No. 20-
330).
535....................... Revising Spectrum Sharing 3060-AL41
Rules for Non-
Geostationary Orbit,
Fixed-Satellite Service
Systems: IB Docket No. 21-
456.
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Media Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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536....................... Revision of EEO Rules and 3060-AH95
Policies (MM Docket No.
98-204).
537....................... Establishment of Rules for 3060-AI38
Digital Low-Power
Television, Television
Translator, and
Television Booster
Stations (MB Docket No.
03-185).
538....................... Authorizing Permissive Use 3060-AK56
of the ``Next
Generation'' Broadcast
Television Standard (GN
Docket No. 16-142).
539....................... 2018 Quadrennial 3060-AK77
Regulatory Review of the
Commission's Broadcast
Ownership Rules (MB
Docket 18-349).
540....................... Equal Employment 3060-AK86
Opportunity Enforcement
(MB Docket 19-177).
541....................... Duplication of Programming 3060-AL19
on Commonly Owned Radio
Stations (MB Docket No.
19-310).
542....................... Sponsorship Identification 3060-AL20
Requirements for Foreign
Government-Provided
Programming (MB Docket
No. 20-299).
543....................... FM Broadcast Booster 3060-AL21
Stations (MB Docket 20-
401).
544....................... Update to Publication for 3060-AL46
Television Broadcast
Station DMA
Determinations for Cable
and Satellite Carriage
(MB Docket No. 22-239).
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Office of Managing Director--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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545....................... Assessment and Collection 3060-AK64
of Regulatory Fees.
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Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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546....................... Wireless E911 Location 3060-AJ52
Accuracy Requirements: PS
Docket No. 07-114.
547....................... Improving Outage Reporting 3060-AK39
for Submarine Cables and
Enhancing Submarine Cable
Outage Data; GN Docket
No. 15-206.
548....................... Amendments to Part 4 of 3060-AK40
the Commission's Rules
Concerning Disruptions to
Communications: PS Docket
No. 15-80.
549....................... New Part 4 of the 3060-AK41
Commission's Rules
Concerning Disruptions to
Communications; ET Docket
No. 04-35.
550....................... Wireless Emergency Alerts 3060-AK54
(WEA): PS Docket No. 15-
91.
551....................... 911 Fee Diversion 3060-AL31
Rulemaking: PS Docket
Nos. 20-291, 09-14.
552....................... Resilient Networks, 3060-AL43
Amendments to Part 4 of
the Commission's Rules
Concerning Disruptions to
Communications; PS Docket
No 21-346, PS Docket No.
15-80, ET Docket No. 04-
35..
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Public Safety and Homeland Security BUREAU--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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553....................... Recommendations of the 3060-AI78
Independent Panel
Reviewing the Impact of
Hurricane Katrina on
Communications Networks.
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Wireless Telecommunications Bureau--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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554....................... Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 3060-AJ87
22, 24, 27, 90, and 95 of
the Commission's Rules to
Improve Wireless Coverage
Through the Use of Signal
Boosters (WT Docket No.
10-4).
555....................... Promoting Technological 3060-AK06
Solutions to Combat
Wireless Contraband
Device Use in
Correctional Facilities;
GN Docket No. 13-111.
556....................... Promoting Investment in 3060-AK12
the 3550-3700 MHz Band;
GN Docket No. 17-258.
557....................... Updating Part 1 3060-AK28
Competitive Bidding Rules
(WT Docket No. 14-170).
558....................... Use of Spectrum Bands 3060-AK44
Above 24 GHz for Mobile
Services--Spectrum
Frontiers: WT Docket 10-
112.
559....................... Expanding Flexible Use of 3060-AK76
the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band:
GN Docket No. 18-122.
560....................... Amendment of the 3060-AK92
Commission's Rules to
Promote Aviation Safety:
WT Docket No. 19-140.
561....................... Implementation of State 3060-AL29
and Local Governments'
Obligation to Approve
Certain Wireless Facility
Modification Requests
Under Section 6409(a) of
the Spectrum Act of 2012
(WT Docket No.19-250).
562....................... Expanding Flexible Use of 3060-AL40
the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band,
et al., WT Docket No. 20-
443, et al.
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Wireline Competition BUREAU--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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563....................... Local Telephone Networks 3060-AH44
That LECs Must Make
Available to Competitors.
564....................... Jurisdictional Separations 3060-AJ06
565....................... Rates for Inmate Calling 3060-AK08
Services; WC Docket No.
12-375.
566....................... Comprehensive Review of 3060-AK20
the Part 32 Uniform
System of Accounts (WC
Docket No. 14-130).
567....................... Restoring Internet Freedom 3060-AK21
(WC Docket No. 17-108);
Protecting and Promoting
the Open Internet (GN
Docket No. 14-28).
568....................... Technology Transitions; GN 3060-AK32
Docket No 13-5, WC Docket
No. 05-25; Accelerating
Wireline Broadband
Deployment by Removing
Barriers to
Infrastructure
Investment; WC Docket No.
17-84.
569....................... Numbering Policies for 3060-AK36
Modern Communications, WC
Docket No. 13-97.
570....................... Implementation of the 3060-AK57
Universal Service
Portions of the 1996
Telecommunications Act.
571....................... Toll Free Assignment 3060-AK91
Modernization and Toll
Free Service Access
Codes: WC Docket No. 17-
192, CC Docket No. 95-155.
572....................... Establishing the Digital 3060-AK93
Opportunity Data
Collection; WC Docket
Nos. 19-195 and 11-10.
573....................... Call Authentication Trust 3060-AL00
Anchor.
574....................... Implementation of the 3060-AL01
National Suicide
Improvement Act of 2018.
575....................... Modernizing Unbundling and 3060-AL02
Resale Requirements in an
Era of Next-Generation
Networks and Services.
576....................... Establishing a 5G Fund for 3060-AL15
Rural America; GN Docket
No. 20-32.
577....................... Improving Competitive 3060-AL35
Broadband Access to
Multiple Tenant
Environments.
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Wireline Competition Bureau--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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578....................... IP-Enabled Services; WC 3060-AI48
Docket No. 04-36.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau

Long-Term Actions

508. Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (CG Docket No. 02-278) [3060-AI14]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 227
Abstract: In this docket, the Commission considers rules and
policies to implement the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
(TCPA). The TCPA places requirements on robocalls (calls using an
automatic telephone dialing system, an autodialer, a prerecorded or, an
artificial voice), telemarketing calls, and unsolicited fax
advertisements.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kristi Thornton, Deputy Division Chief, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-2467, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4afb6adb7b0adeab0acabb6aab0abaa84a2a7a7eaa3abb2">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AI14

509. Rules and Regulations Implementing Section 225 of the
Communications Act (Telecommunications Relay Service) (CG Docket No.
03-123) [3060-AI15]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225
Abstract: This proceeding continues the Commission's inquiry into
improving the quality of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and
furthering the goal of functional equivalency, consistent with
Congress' mandate that TRS regulations encourage the use of existing
technology and not discourage or impair the development of new
technology. In this docket, the Commission explores ways to improve
emergency preparedness for TRS facilities and services, new TRS
technologies, public access to information and outreach, and issues
related to payments from the Interstate TRS Fund.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/25/03 68 FR 50993
R&O, Order on Reconsideration....... 09/01/04 69 FR 53346
FNPRM............................... 09/01/04 69 FR 53382
Public Notice....................... 02/17/05 70 FR 8034
Declaratory Ruling/Interpretation... 02/25/05 70 FR 9239
Public Notice....................... 03/07/05 70 FR 10930
Order............................... 03/23/05 70 FR 14568
Public Notice/Announcement of Date.. 04/06/05 70 FR 17334
Order............................... 07/01/05 70 FR 38134
Order on Reconsideration............ 08/31/05 70 FR 51643
R&O................................. 08/31/05 70 FR 51649
Order............................... 09/14/05 70 FR 54294
Order............................... 09/14/05 70 FR 54298
Public Notice....................... 10/12/05 70 FR 59346
R&O/Order on Reconsideration........ 12/23/05 70 FR 76208
Order............................... 12/28/05 70 FR 76712
Order............................... 12/29/05 70 FR 77052
NPRM................................ 02/01/06 71 FR 5221
Declaratory Ruling/Clarification.... 05/31/06 71 FR 30818
FNPRM............................... 05/31/06 71 FR 30848
FNPRM............................... 06/01/06 71 FR 31131
Declaratory Ruling/Dismissal of 06/21/06 71 FR 35553
Petition.
Clarification....................... 06/28/06 71 FR 36690
Declaratory Ruling on 07/06/06 71 FR 38268
Reconsideration.
Order on Reconsideration............ 08/16/06 71 FR 47141
MO&O................................ 08/16/06 71 FR 47145
Clarification....................... 08/23/06 71 FR 49380
FNPRM............................... 09/13/06 71 FR 54009
Final Rule; Clarification........... 02/14/07 72 FR 6960
Order............................... 03/14/07 72 FR 11789
R&O................................. 08/06/07 72 FR 43546
Public Notice....................... 08/16/07 72 FR 46060
Order............................... 11/01/07 72 FR 61813
Public Notice....................... 01/04/08 73 FR 863
R&O/Declaratory Ruling.............. 01/17/08 73 FR 3197
Order............................... 02/19/08 73 FR 9031
Order............................... 04/21/08 73 FR 21347
R&O................................. 04/21/08 73 FR 21252
Order............................... 04/23/08 73 FR 21843
Public Notice....................... 04/30/08 73 FR 23361
Order............................... 05/15/08 73 FR 28057
Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/08/08 73 FR 38928
FNPRM............................... 07/18/08 73 FR 41307
R&O................................. 07/18/08 73 FR 41286
Public Notice....................... 08/01/08 73 FR 45006
Public Notice....................... 08/05/08 73 FR 45354
Public Notice....................... 10/10/08 73 FR 60172
Order............................... 10/23/08 73 FR 63078
2nd R&O and Order on Reconsideration 12/30/08 73 FR 79683
Order............................... 05/06/09 74 FR 20892
Public Notice....................... 05/07/09 74 FR 21364
NPRM................................ 05/21/09 74 FR 23815
Public Notice....................... 05/21/09 74 FR 23859
Public Notice....................... 06/12/09 74 FR 28046
Order............................... 07/29/09 74 FR 37624
Public Notice....................... 08/07/09 74 FR 39699
Order............................... 09/18/09 74 FR 47894
Order............................... 10/26/09 74 FR 54913
Public Notice....................... 05/12/10 75 FR 26701
Order Denying Stay Motion (Release 07/09/10
Date).
Order............................... 08/13/10 75 FR 49491
Order............................... 09/03/10 75 FR 54040
NPRM................................ 11/02/10 75 FR 67333
NPRM................................ 05/02/11 76 FR 24442
Order............................... 07/25/11 76 FR 44326
Final Rule (Order).................. 09/27/11 76 FR 59551
Final Rule; Announcement of 11/22/11 76 FR 72124
Effective Date.

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Proposed Rule (Public Notice)....... 02/28/12 77 FR 11997
Proposed Rule (FNPRM)............... 02/01/12 77 FR 4948
First R&O........................... 07/25/12 77 FR 43538
Public Notice....................... 10/29/12 77 FR 65526
Order on Reconsideration............ 12/26/12 77 FR 75894
Order............................... 02/05/13 78 FR 8030
Order (Interim Rule)................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8032
NPRM................................ 02/05/13 78 FR 8090
Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/07/13 78 FR 14701
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/13/13
FNPRM............................... 07/05/13 78 FR 40407
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/18/13
R&O................................. 07/05/13 78 FR 40582
R&O................................. 08/15/13 78 FR 49693
FNPRM............................... 08/15/13 78 FR 49717
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/30/13
R&O................................. 08/30/13 78 FR 53684
FNPRM............................... 09/03/13 78 FR 54201
NPRM................................ 10/23/13 78FR 63152
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/18/13
Petiton for Reconsideration; Request 12/16/13 78 FR 76096
for Comment.
Petition for Reconsideration; 12/16/13 78 FR 76097
Request for Comment.
Request for Clarification; Request 12/30/13 78 FR 79362
for Comment; Correction.
Petition for Reconsideration Comment 01/10/14
Period End.
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/21/14
Announcement of Effective Date...... 07/11/14 79 FR 40003
Announcement of Effective Date...... 08/28/14 79 FR 51446
Correction--Announcement of 08/28/14 79 FR 51450
Effective Date.
Technical Amendments................ 09/09/14 79 FR 53303
Public Notice....................... 09/15/14 79 FR 54979
R&O and Order....................... 10/21/14 79 FR 62875
FNPRM............................... 10/21/14 79 FR 62935
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/22/14
Final Action (Announcement of 10/30/14 79 FR 64515
Effective Date).
Final Rule Effective................ 10/30/14
FNPRM............................... 11/08/15 80 FR 72029
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 01/01/16
Public Notice....................... 01/20/16 81 FR 3085
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 02/16/16
R&O................................. 03/21/16 81 FR 14984
FNPRM............................... 08/24/16 81 FR 57851
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/14/16
NOI and FNPRM....................... 04/12/17 82 FR 17613
NOI and FNPRM Comment Period End.... 05/30/17
R&O................................. 04/13/17 82 FR 17754
R&O................................. 04/27/17 82 FR 19322
FNPRM............................... 04/27/17 82 FR 19347
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/11/17
R&O................................. 06/23/17 82 FR 28566
Public Notice....................... 07/21/17 82 FR 33856
Public Notice--Correction........... 07/25/17 82 FR 34471
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/31/17
Public Notice--Correction Comment 08/17/17
Period End.
R&O................................. 08/22/17 82 FR 39673
Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/17/17 82 FR 48203
Public Notice; Petition for 10/25/17 82 FR 49303
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 11/20/17
R&O and Declaratory Ruling.......... 06/27/18 83 FR 30082
FNPRM............................... 07/18/18 83 FR 33899
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 11/15/18
Public Notice....................... 08/23/18 83 FR 42630
Public Notice Opposition Period End. 09/17/18
Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/04/19 84 FR 1409
R&O................................. 03/08/19 84 FR 8457
FNPRM............................... 03/14/19 84 FR 9276
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/29/19
R&O................................. 06/06/19 84 FR 26364
FNPRM............................... 06/06/19 84 FR 26379
Petition for Recon Request for 06/18/19 84 FR 28264
Comment.
Petition for Recon Comment Period 07/15/19
End.
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 08/05/19
R&O................................. 01/06/20 85 FR 462
R&O................................. 01/09/20 85 FR 1125
NPRM................................ 01/09/20 85 FR 1134
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/13/20
Announcement of Effective Date...... 02/19/20 85 FR 9392
Final Rule; removal of compliance 05/06/20 85 FR 26857
notices.
Report & Order...................... 05/08/20 85 FR 27309
Final Rule; correction.............. 08/26/20 85 FR 52489
R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971
Final Rule; announcement of 10/23/20 85 FR 67447
effective and compliance dates.
FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21
Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21
R&O................................. 02/23/21 86 FR 10844
NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21
NPRM................................ 06/04/21 86 FR 29969
NPRM Correction..................... 06/15/21 86 FR 31668
Order on Recon...................... 07/07/21 86 FR 35632
Public Notice....................... 07/15/21 86 FR 37328
NPRM Correction Comment Period End.. 07/30/21
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 08/09/21
Order on Recon; Correction.......... 10/05/21 86 FR 54871
NPRM................................ 10/05/21 86 FR 64440
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/18/22
Report & Order...................... 07/18/22 87 FR 42656
Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2235, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60050c090f144e071205050e17010c04200603034e070f16">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AI15

510. Structure and Practices of the Video Relay Service (VRS) Program
(CG Docket No. 10-51) [3060-AJ42]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225; 47
U.S.C. 303(r)
Abstract: The Commission takes a fresh look at its VRS rules to
ensure that it is available to and used by the full spectrum of
eligible users, encourages innovation, and is provided efficiently to
be less susceptible to the waste, fraud, and abuse that have plagued
the program and threatened its long-term viability. The Commission also
considers the most effective and efficient way to make VRS available
and to determine what is the most fair, efficient, and transparent
cost-recovery methodology. In addition, the Commission looks at various
ways to measure the quality of VRS so as to ensure a better consumer
experience.

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Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Declaratory Ruling.................. 05/07/10 75 FR 25255
Declaratory Ruling.................. 07/13/10 75 FR 39945
Order............................... 07/13/10 75 FR 39859
Notice of Inquiry 07/19/10 75 FR 41863
NPRM................................ 08/23/10 75 FR 51735
Interim Final Rule.................. 02/15/11 76 FR 8659
Public Notice....................... 03/02/11 76 R 11462
R&O................................. 05/02/11 76 FR 24393
FNPRM............................... 05/02/11 76 FR 24437
NPRM................................ 05/02/11 76 FR 24442
R&O (Correction).................... 05/27/11 76 FR 30841
Order............................... 07/25/11 76 FR 44326
2nd R&O............................. 08/05/11 76 FR 47469
Order (Interim Final Rule).......... 08/05/11 76 FR 47476
Final Rule; Announcement of 09/26/11 76 FR 59269
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Petition for 09/27/11 76 FR 59557
Reconsideration; Public Notice.
Oppositions Due Date................ 10/07/11
Final Rule; Clarification (MO&O).... 10/31/11 76 FR 67070
FNPRM............................... 10/31/11 76 FR 67118
Interim Final Rule; Announcement of 11/03/11 76 FR 68116
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Announcement of 11/04/11 76 FR 68328
Effective Date.
Final Rule; Announcement of 11/07/11 76 FR 68642
Effective Date.
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/30/11
FNPRM............................... 02/01/12 77 FR 4948
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/19/12
Final Rule; Correction.............. 03/27/12 77 FR 18106
Correcting Amendments............... 06/07/12 77 FR 33662
Order (Release Date)................ 07/25/12
Correcting Amendments............... 10/04/12 77 FR 60630
Public Notice....................... 10/29/12 77 FR 65526
Comment Period End.................. 11/29/12
FNPRM............................... 07/05/13 78 FR 40407
R&O................................. 07/05/13 78 FR 40582
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/18/13
Public Notice....................... 09/11/13 78 FR 55696
Public Notice....................... 09/15/14 79 FR 54979
Comment Period End.................. 10/10/14
Final Action (Announcement of 10/30/14 79 FR 64515
Effective Date).
Final Rule Effective................ 10/30/14
FNPRM............................... 11/18/15 80 FR 72029
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 02/01/16
R&O................................. 03/21/16 81 FR 14984
FNPRM............................... 08/24/16 81 FR 57851
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/14/16
NOI and FNPRM....................... 04/12/17 82 FR 17613
NOI and FNPRM Comment Period End.... 05/30/17
R&O................................. 04/13/17 82 FR 17754
R&O................................. 04/27/17 82 FR 19322
FNPRM............................... 04/27/17 82 FR 19347
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/01/17
Order............................... 06/23/17 82 FR 28566
Public Notice....................... 07/21/17 82 FR 33856
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/31/17
Public Notice Correction............ 07/25/17 82 FR 34471
Public Notice Correction Comment 08/17/17
Period End.
R&O and Order....................... 08/22/17 82 FR 39673
Announcement of Effective Date...... 10/17/17 82 FR 48203
Public Notice; Petition for 10/25/17 82 FR 49303
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 11/20/17
R&O................................. 06/06/19 84 FR 26364
FNPRM............................... 06/06/19 84 FR 26379
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 08/05/19
Report & Order...................... 05/08/20 85 FR 27309
R&O and Order on Recon.............. 10/14/20 85 FR 64971
Final rule; announcement of 10/23/20 85 FR 67447
effective and compliance dates.
FNPRM............................... 02/01/21 86 FR 7681
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 04/02/21
Public Notice; Petition for 02/22/21 86 FR 10458
Reconsideration.
Oppositions Due Date................ 03/19/21
NPRM................................ 03/19/21 86 FR 14859
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/03/21
NPRM................................ 06/04/21 86 FR 29969
NPRM Correction..................... 06/15/21 86 FR 31668
NPRM Correction Comment Period End.. 07/30/21
Order on Recon 07/07/21 86 FR 35632
Order on Recon; Correction.......... 10/05/21 86 FR 54871
Report & Order...................... 09/21/22 87 FR 57645
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2235, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d0b5bcb9bfa4feb7a2b5b5bea7b1bcb490b6b3b3feb7bfa6">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AJ42

511. Implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act
of 2012/Establishment of a Public Safety Answering Point Do-Not-Call
Registry (CG Docket No. 12-129) [3060-AJ84]

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 112-96, sec. 6507
Abstract: The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
required the Commission to create a Do-Not-Call Registry for public
safety answering point (PSAP) telephone numbers and to prohibit the use
of automated dialing equipment to place calls to PSAP numbers on the
Registry. In this docket, the Commission adopted rules and policies
implementing these statutory requirements.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/21/12 77 FR 37362
R&O................................. 10/29/12 77 FR 71131
Correction Amendments............... 02/13/13 78 FR 10099
Announcement of Effective Date...... 03/26/13 78 FR 18246
FNPRM............................... 11/01/21 86 FR 60189
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 12/01/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Richard D. Smith, Special Counsel, Consumer Policy
Division, Federal Communications Commission, Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 717
338-2797, Fax: 717 338-2574, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b091218131a091f550816120f133b1d1818551c140d">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AJ84

512. Implementation of Sections 716 and 717 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as Enacted by the Twenty-First Century Communications and
Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CG Docket No. 10-213) [3060-AK00]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 255; 47
U.S.C. 617 to 619
Abstract: These proceedings implement sections 716, 717, and 718 of
the Communications Act, which were added by the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), related to
the accessibility of advanced communications services and equipment
(section 716), recordkeeping and enforcement requirements for entities
subject to sections 255, 716, and 718 (section 717), and accessibility
of internet browsers built into mobile phones (section 718).

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Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/14/11 76 FR 13800
NPRM Comment Period Extended........ 04/12/11 76 FR 20297
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/13/11
FNPRM............................... 12/30/11 76 FR 82240
R&O................................. 12/30/11 76 FR 82354
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 03/14/12
Announcement of Effective Date...... 04/25/12 77 FR 24632
2nd R&O............................. 05/22/13 78 FR 30226
R&O on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, 04/13/15 80 FR 19738
and Order.
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Darryl Cooper, Attorney, Disability Rights Office,
CGB, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-7131, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07636675757e6b296468687762754761646429606871">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK00

513. Misuse of Internet Protocol (IP) Captioned Telephone Service;
Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services; CG
Docket No. 13-24 [3060-AK01]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 225
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) initiated
this proceeding in its effort to ensure that internet-Protocol
Captioned Telephone Service (IP CTS) is provided effectively and in the
most efficient manner. In doing so, the FCC adopted rules to address
certain practices related to the provision and marketing of IP CTS, as
well as compensation of TRS providers. IP CTS is a form of relay
service designed to allow people with hearing loss to speak directly to
another party on a telephone call and to simultaneously listen to the
other party and read captions of what that party is saying over an IP-
enabled device. To ensure that IP CTS is provided efficiently to
persons who need to use this service, the Commission adopted rules
establishing several requirements and issued an FNPRM to address
additional issues.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Eliot Greenwald, Deputy Chief, Disability Rights
Office, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2235, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7f7673756e347d687f7f746d7b767e5a7c7979347d756c">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK01

514. Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls (CG
Docket No. 17-59) [3060-AK62]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 201 and 202; 47 U.S.C. 227; 47 U.S.C.
251(e)
Abstract: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 restricts
the use of robocalls autodialed or prerecorded calls in certain
instances. In CG Docket No. 17-59, the Commission considers rules and
policies aimed at eliminating unlawful robocalling. Among the issues it
examines in this docket are whether to allow carriers to block calls
that purport to be from unallocated or unassigned phone numbers through
the use of spoofing, whether to allow carriers to block calls based on
their own analyses of which calls are likely to be unlawful and whether
to establish a database of reassigned phone numbers to help prevent
robocalls to consumers, who did not consent to such calls.
Timetable:

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Public Notice Establishing 04/16/20
Guidelines for RND.
Report.............................. 06/25/20
3rd NPRM Comment Date............... 06/26/20
Announcement of Compliance Dates.... 06/26/20 85 FR 38334
3rd R&O, Order of Reconsideration, 07/31/20 85 FR 46063
4th FNPRM.
4th R&O (release date).............. 12/30/20
Public Notice....................... 02/08/21 86 FR 8558
Public Notice....................... 04/13/21
Public Notice....................... 06/15/21
Public Notice....................... 10/01/21 86 FR 61077
5th FNPRM........................... 10/26/21 86 FR 59084
Public Notice....................... 12/29/21
Order on Reconsideration, 6th FNPRM, 12/30/21 86 FR 74399
Waiver Order.
Public Notice....................... 02/08/22 87 FR 7044
Seventh Further Notice of Proposed 05/19/22 87 FR 42670
Rulemaking.
Sixth Report and Order.............. 05/19/22 87 FR 42916
Public Notice....................... 08/24/22 87 FR 51920
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Karen Schroeder, Associate Division Chief, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-0654, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f343e2d3a31712c3c372d303a3b3a2d1f393c3c71383029">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
Jerusha Burnett, Attorney Advisor, Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0526,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#48222d3a3d3b2029662a3d3a262d3c3c082e2b2b662f273e">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK62

515. Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency (CG Docket No.
02-278) [3060-AL33]

Legal Authority: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law
117-58, 135 Stat. 429, 60504(a) (2021)
Abstract: In this docket, the Commission proposes that broadband
internet access service providers (ISPs) display, at the point of sale,
labels to disclose to consumers certain information about prices,
introductory rates or promotions, data allowances, broadband speeds,
and management practices, among other things.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/07/22 87 FR 6827
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/09/22
Reply NPRM Comment Period End....... 03/24/22
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Erica McMahon, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau,
445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0346, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5633243f3537783b353b373e39381630353578313920">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL33

516. <bullet> Targeting and Eliminating Unlawful Text Messages, CG
Docket 21-403, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [3060-AL49]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 227(e), 251(e), 303
Abstract: In this docket, the Commission considers rules and
policies concerning the ability for mobile wireless service providers
to block illegal text messages.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Mika Savir, Attorney, Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0384,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5d8dcded49bc6d4c3dcc7f5d3d6d69bd2dac3">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL49

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Economics

Long-Term Actions

517. Development of Nationwide Broadband Data To Evaluate Reasonable
and Timely Deployment of Advanced Services to All Americans [3060-AJ15]

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 251; 47 U.S.C. 252; 47 U.S.C. 257; 47
U.S.C. 271; 47 U.S.C. 1302; 47 U.S.C. 160(b); 47 U.S.C. 161(a)(2)
Abstract: The Report and Order streamlined and reformed the
Commission's Form 477 Data Program, which is the Commission's primary
tool to collect data on broadband and telephone services.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Suzanne Mendez, Program Analyst, OEA, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-0941, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2152545b404f4f440f4c444f45445b614742420f464e57">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AJ15

518. Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions (GN Docket No. 12-268) [3060-AJ82]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G); 47 U.S.C. 1452
Abstract: In February 2012, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act was enacted (Pub. L. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156 (2012)). Title
VI of that statute, commonly known as the Spectrum Act, provides the
Commission with the authority to conduct incentive auctions to meet the
growing demand for wireless broadband. Pursuant to the Spectrum Act,
the Commission may conduct incentive auctions that will offer new
initial spectrum licenses subject to flexible-use service rules on
spectrum made available by licensees that voluntarily relinquish some
or all of their spectrum usage rights in exchange for a portion, based
on the value of the relinquished rights as determined by an auction, of
the proceeds of bidding for the new licenses. In addition to granting
the Commission general authority to conduct incentive auctions, the
Spectrum Act requires the Commission to conduct an incentive auction of
broadcast TV spectrum and sets forth special requirements for such an
auction.
The Spectrum Act requires that the BIA consist of a reverse auction
``to determine the amount of compensation that each broadcast
television licensee would accept in return for voluntarily
relinquishing some or all of its spectrum usage rights'' and a forward
auction of licenses in the reallocated spectrum for

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flexible-use services, including mobile broadband. Broadcast television
licensees who elected to voluntarily participate in the auction had
three bidding options: go off-the-air, share spectrum with another
broadcast television licensee, or move channels to the upper or lower
VHS band in exchange for receiving part of the proceeds from auctioning
that spectrum to wireless providers. The Spectrum Act also authorized
the Commission to reorganize the 600 MHz band following the BIA
including, as necessary, reassigning full power and Class A television
stations to new channels in order to clear the spectrum sold in the
BIA. That post-auction reorganization (known as the repack) is
currently underway and all of the stations who were assigned new
channels are scheduled to have vacated their pre-auction channels by
July 3, 2020, pursuant to a 10-phase transition schedule adopted by the
Commission.
In May 2014, the Commission adopted a Report and Order that laid
out the general framework for the BIA. The auction started on March 29,
2016, with the submission of initial commitments by eligible broadcast
licensees. The BIA ended on April 13, 2017, with the release of the
Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice that also marked
the start of the 39-month transition period during which 987 of the
full power and Class A television stations remaining on-the-air will
transition their stations to their post-auction channel assignments in
the reorganized television band. Pursuant to the Spectrum Act, the
Commission will reimburse 957 of those full power and Class A stations
for the reasonable costs associated with relocating to their post-
auction channel assignments and will reimburse multichannel video
programming distributors for their costs associated with continuing to
carry the signals of those stations.
In March 2018, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 115-
141, at Div. E, Title V, 511, 132 Stat. 348 (2018), codified at 47
U.S.C. 1452(j)-(n)) (the Reimbursement Expansion Act or REA), extended
the deadline for reimbursement of eligible entities from April 2020 to
no later than July 3, 2023, and also expanded the universe of entities
eligible for reimbursement to include low-power television stations and
TV translator stations displaced by the BIA for their reasonably
incurred costs to relocate to a new channel, and FM broadcast stations
for their reasonably incurred costs for facilities necessary to
reasonably minimize disruption of service as a result of the post-
auction reorganization of the television band. On March 15, 2019, the
Commission adopted a Report and Order setting rules for the
reimbursement of eligible costs to those newly eligible entities.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jean L. Kiddoo, Chair, Incentive Auction Task
Force, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-7757, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#523837333c7c393b36363d3d123431317c353d24">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AJ82

519. Broadband Data Collection [3060-AL42]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-154; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C. 201;
47 U.S.C. 254; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 309; 47 U.S.C.
319; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 U.S.C. 641-646
Abstract: On August 6, 2019, the Commission adopted a new data
collection of precise, granular broadband availability data from fixed
broadband providers, including a mechanism for incorporating public
feedback into the data. On March 23, 2020, the Broadband Deployment
Accuracy and Technology Availability Act (Broadband DATA Act) was
enacted, establishing requirements for the Commission to adopt rules
and carry out other steps for the collection and publication of
granular data on the quality and availability of broadband internet
service. On July 16, 2020, the Commission adopted a Second Report and
Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that took steps
to implement requirements of the Broadband DATA Act, including the
adoption of rules for the collection and verification of improved, more
precise data on both fixed and mobile broadband availability. On
January 13, 2021, the Commission adopted a Third Report and Order that
took key additional steps to ensure that both the new data collection
itself, and the measures for verifying the accuracy of the data
collected, will yield a robust and reliable data resource for the
Commission, Congress, federal and state policymakers, and consumers to
evaluate the status of broadband deployment throughout the United
States.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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3rd FNPRM........................... 08/12/20 85 FR 50911
2nd R&O............................. 08/18/20 85 FR 50886
3rd FNPRM Comment Period End........ 09/08/20
3rd FNPRM Reply Comment Period End.. 09/17/20
3rd R&O............................. 04/07/21 86 FR 18124
Proposed Rule....................... 07/28/21 86 FR 40398
Proposed Rule Comment Period End.... 09/10/21
Proposed Rule Reply Comment Period 09/27/21
End.
Order (release date)................ 03/09/22
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kimia Nikseresht, Legal Advisor, Broadband Data
Task Force, OEA, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1636, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ed868480848cc38384869e889f889e8599ad8b8e8ec38a829b">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL42

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Office of Engineering and Technology

Long-Term Actions

520. Use of the 5.850-5.925 GHz Band (ET Docket No. 19-138) [3060-AK96]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 1; 47 U.S.C. 4(i); 47 U.S.C. 301; 47
U.S.C. 302; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 316; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 CFR 1.411
Abstract: In this proceeding, we repurpose 45 megahertz of the
5.850-5.925 GHz band (the 5.9 GHz band) to allow for the expansion of
unlicensed mid-band spectrum operations, while continuing to dedicate
30 megahertz of spectrum for vital intelligent transportation system
(ITS) operations. In addition, to promote the most efficient and
effective use of this ITS spectrum, we are requiring the ITS service to
use cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) based technology at the end
of a transition period. By splitting the 5.9 GHz band between
unlicensed and ITS uses, today's decision puts the 5.9 GHz band in the
best position to serve the needs of the American public.
In the Further Notice, the Commission addresses issues remaining to
finalize

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the restructuring of the 5.9 GHz band. Specifically, the Commission
addresses: The transition of ITS operations in the 5.895-5.925 GHz band
from Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) based technology to
Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) based technology; the
codification of C-V2X technical parameters in the Commission's rules;
other transition considerations; and the transmitter power and
emissions limits, and other issues, related to full-power outdoor
unlicensed operations across the entire 5.850-5.895 GHz portion of the
5.9 GHz band. The Commission modified the Further Notice released on
November 20, 2020, with an Erratum released on December 11, 2020. The
Commission released a Second Erratum on February 9, 2021. The
corrections from these errata are included in this document.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/06/20 85 FR 6841
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/09/20
R&O & Order of Proposed Modification 05/03/21 86 FR 23281
FNPRM............................... 05/03/21 86 FR 23323
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Howard Griboff, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-0657, Fax: 202 418-2824, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#264e49514754420841544f444940406640454508414950">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK96

521. Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands
(ET Docket No. 20-36) [3060-AL22]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 201; 47 U.S.C. 302a;
47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 1.407 and 1.411
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission revises its 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). This region of the spectrum has
excellent propagation characteristics that make it particularly
attractive for delivering communications services over long distances,
coping with variations in terrain, as well as providing coverage into
and within buildings. We offer 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.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Hugh Van Tuyl, Electronics Engineer, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-7506, Fax: 202 418-1944, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d4bca1b3bcfaa2b5baa0a1adb894b2b7b7fab3bba2">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL22

522. Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications
Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization and Competitive
Bidding Programs; ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21-233 [3060-
AL23]

Legal Authority: secs. 4(i), 301, 302, 303, 309(j), 312, and 316 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. secs. 154(i),
301, 302a, 303, 309(j), 312, 316, and sec. 1.411
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission proposes prohibiting
the authorization of any communications equipment on the list of
equipment and services (Covered List) that the Commission maintains
pursuant to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019.
Such equipment has been found to pose an unacceptable risk to the
national security of the United States or the security and safety of
United States persons. We also seek comment on whether and under what
circumstances we should revoke any existing authorizations of such
covered communications equipment. We invite comment on whether we
should require additional certifications relating to national security
from applicants who wish to participate in Commission auctions. In the
Notice of Inquiry, we seek comment on other actions the Commission
should consider taking to create incentives in its equipment
authorization processes for improved trust through the adoption of
cybersecurity best practices in consumer devices.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM and NOI........................ 08/19/21 86 FR 46644
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/20/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jamie Coleman, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-2705, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#046e656d69612a676b686169656a446267672a636b72">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL23

523. Wireless Microphones in the TV Bands (ET Docket No. 21-115), 600
MHz Guard Band, 600 MHz Duplex Gap, and the 941.5-944 MHz, 944-952 MHz,
952.850-956.250 MHz, 956.45-959.85 MHz, 1435-1525 MHz [3060-AL27]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. secs. 154(i), 201, 302a, 303, and secs.
1.407 and 1.411
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission seeks to enhance the
spectral efficiency of wireless microphones by permitting a recently
developed type of wireless microphone system, termed herein as a
Wireless Multi-Channel Audio System (WMAS), to operate in certain
frequency bands. This emerging technology would enable more wireless
microphones to operate in the spectrum available for wireless
microphone operations, and thus advances an important Commission goal
of promoting efficient spectrum use. The Commission proposes to revise
the applicable technical rules for operation of low-power auxiliary
station (LPAS) devices to permit WMAS to operate in the broadcast
television (TV) bands and other LPAS frequency bands on a licensed
basis. The Commission also proposes to update the existing LPAS and
wireless microphone rules to reflect the end of the post-Incentive
auction transition period and update references to international
wireless microphone standards.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/01/21 86 FR 35046
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/02/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Hugh Van Tuyl, Electronics Engineer, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-7506, Fax: 202 418-1944, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e58d90828dcb93848b91909c89a5838686cb828a93">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL27

524. FCC Seeks To Enable State-of-the-Art Radar Sensors in 60 GHz Band
[3060-AL36]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 201, 302a, 303, and secs. 1.407
and 1.411
Abstract: In this preceding, the Commission proposes to revise the
Commission's rules to provide expanded operational flexibility to
unlicensed field disturbance sensor (FDS) devices (e.g., radars) that
operate in the 57-64 GHz band (60 GHz band). The Commission's proposal
recognizes the increasing practicality of using mobile radar devices in
the 60 GHz band to perform innovative and life-saving functions,
including gesture control, detection of unattended children in
vehicles, and monitoring of vulnerable medical patients, and it is
designed to stimulate the development of new products and services in a
wide variety of areas to include, for example, personal safety,
autonomous vehicles, home automation, environmental control, and
healthcare monitoring, while also ensuring coexistence among unlicensed
FDS devices and current and future unlicensed communications devices in
the 60 GHz band.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/19/21 86 FR 46661
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/18/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Anh Wride, Electronics Engineer, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554,
Phone: 202 418-0577, Fax: 202 418-1944, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9c8c7c187dedbc0cdcce9cfcaca87cec6df">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
Thomas Struble, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2470, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82f6eaedefe3f1acf1f6f0f7e0eee7c2e4e1e1ace5edf4">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL36

525. FCC Proposes To Update Equipment Authorization Rules To
Incorporate New and Revised Industry Standards [3060-AL39]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 301, 302a, 303, and secs. 1.407
and 1.411
Abstract: We propose targeted updates to our rules to incorporate
four new and updated standards that are integral to the testing of
equipment and accreditation of laboratories that test RF devices.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/17/22 87 FR 15180
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/16/22
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brian Butler, Attorney, Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2702,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b0919020a0545091e1f070e192b0d0808450c041d">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL39

526. Allocation of Spectrum for Non-Federal Space Launch Operations (ET
Docket No. 13-115) [3060-AL44]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151. 152, 154(i), 155(c), 301, 303(c),
303(f), and 303(r)
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) takes steps towards establishing a spectrum allocation and
licensing framework that will provide regulatory certainty and improved
efficiency and that will promote innovation and investment in the
United States commercial space launch industry. In the Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission seeks comment on the definition
of space launch operations, the potential allocation of spectrum for
the commercial space launch industry, including the 420-430 MHz, 2025-
2110 MHz, and 5650-5925 MHz bands. In addition, the Commission seeks
comment on establishing service rules, including licensing and
technical rules and coordination procedures, for the use of spectrum
for commercial space launch operations. Finally, the Commission seeks
to refresh the record on potential ways to facilitate Federal use of
commercial satellite services in what are currently non-Federal
satellite bands and enable more robust federal use of the 399.9-400.05
MHz band.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/10/21 86 FR 30860
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/09/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Nicholas Oros, Supervisory Attorney Advisor,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-0636, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#751b1c161d1a1914065b1a071a06351316165b121a03">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL44

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Office of Engineering and Technology

Completed Actions

527. FCC Looks To Open the Door to New Wireless Microphone Technologies
(ET Docket No. 21-115 & RM-11821 [3060-AL45]

Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Duplicate of 3060-AL27.............. 10/12/22
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RIN: 3060-AL45

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

International Bureau

Long-Term Actions

528. Update to Parts 2 and 25 Concerning Nongeostationary, Fixed-
Satellite Service Systems, and Related Matters: IB Docket No. I6-408
[3060-AK59]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: On January 11, 2017, the Commission began a rulemaking to
update its rules and policies concerning non-geostationary-satellite
orbit (NGSO), fixed-satellite service (FSS) systems and related
matters. The Commission proposed among other things, to provide for
more flexible use of the 17.8-20.2 GHz bands for FSS, promote shared
use of spectrum among NGSO FSS satellite systems, and remove
unnecessary design restrictions on NGSO FSS systems. The Commission
subsequently adopted a Report and Order establishing new sharing
criteria among NGSO FSS systems and providing additional flexibility
for FSS

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spectrum use. The Commission also released a Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking proposing to remove the domestic coverage requirement for
NGSO FSS systems and later adopted a Second Report and Order removing
this requirement.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Clay DeCell, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, International Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0803, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#50333c31297e343533353c3c103633337e373f26">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK59

529. Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the FCC Rules To Facilitate the Use
of Earth Stations in Motion Communicating With Geostationary Orbit
Space Stations in FSS Bands: IB Docket No. 17-95 [3060-AK84]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 157(a); 47 U.S.C. 303;
47 U.S.C. 308(b); 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: In June 2017, the Commission began a rulemaking to
streamline, consolidate, and harmonize rules governing earth stations
in motion (ESIMs) used to provide satellite-based services on ships,
airplanes and vehicles communicating with geostationary-satellite orbit
(GSO), fixed-satellite service (FSS) satellite systems. In September
2018, the Commission adopted rules governing communications of ESIMs
with GSO satellites. These rules addressed communications in the
conventional C-, Ku-, and Ka-bands, as well as portions of the extended
Ku-band. At the same time, the Commission also released a Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that sought comment on allowing ESIMs to
operate in all of the frequency bands in which earth stations at fixed
locations operating in GSO FSS satellite networks can be blanket-
licensed. Specifically, comment was sought on expanding the frequencies
available for communications of ESIMs with GSO FSS satellites to
include the following frequency bands: 10.7-10.95 GHz, 11.2-11.45 GHz,
17.8-18.3 GHz, 18.8-19.3 GHz, 19.3-19.4 GHz, 19.6-19.7 GHz (space-to-
Earth); and 28.6-29.1 GHz (Earth-to-space).
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/16/17 82 FR 27652
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/30/17 .......................
OMB-approval for Information 08/28/18 .......................
Collection of R&O Comment Period
End.
FNPRM............................... 07/24/20 85 FR 44818
R&O................................. 07/24/20 85 FR 44772
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/22/20 .......................
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Cindy Spiers, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, International Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1593, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2919b9c968bdc81829b978081b2949191dc959d84">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK84

530. Further Streamlining Part 25 Rules Governing Satellite Services:
IB Docket No. 18-314 [3060-AK87]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. secs. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 161; 47 U.S.C.
303; 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: Under the Commission's rules, satellite operators must
follow separate application and authorization processes for the
satellites and earth stations that make up their networks and have no
option for a single, unified network license. In a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, the FCC proposed to create a new, optional, unified license
to include both space stations and earth stations operating in a
geostationary-satellite orbit, fixed-satellite service (GSO FSS)
satellite network. In addition, the Commission proposed to repeal or
modify unnecessarily burdensome rules in part 25 governing satellite
services, such as annual reporting requirements. These proposals would
greatly simplify the Commission's licensing and regulation of satellite
systems. In a subsequent Report and Order, the Commission streamlined
its rules governing satellite services by creating an optional
framework for the authorization of blanket-licensed earth stations and
space stations in a satellite system through a unified license. The
Commission also aligned the build-out requirements for earth stations
and space stations and eliminated unnecessary reporting rules.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/31/19 84 FR 638
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/18/19 .......................
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 04/16/19 .......................
Report & Order...................... 03/01/21 86 FR 11880
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Clay DeCell, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, International Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0803, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e1eee3fbace6e7e1e7eeeec2e4e1e1ace5edf4">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK87

531. Facilitating the Communications of Earth Stations in Motion With
Non-Geostationary Orbit Space Stations: IB Docket No. 18-315 [3060-
AK89]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 157(a); 47 U.S.C. 303;
47 U.S.C. 308(b); 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: In November 2018, the Commission adopted a notice of
proposed rulemaking that proposed to expand the scope of the
Commission's rules governing ESIMs operations to cover communications
with NGSO FSS satellites. Comment was sought on establishing a
regulatory framework for communications of ESIMs with NGSO FSS
satellites that would be analogous to that which exists for ESIMs
communicating with GSO FSS satellites. In this context, comment was
sought on: (1) allowing ESIMs to communicate in many of the same
conventional Ku-band, extended Ku-band, and Ka-band frequencies that
were allowed for communications of ESIMs with GSO FSS satellites (with
the exception of the 18.6-18.8 GHz and 29.25-29.5 GHz frequency bands);
(2) extending blanket licensing to ESIMs communicating with NGSO
satellites; and (3) revisions to specific provisions in the
Commission's rules to implement these changes. The specific frequency
bands for communications of ESIMs with NGOS FSS satellites on which
comment was sought are as follows: 10.7-11.7 GHz; 11.7-12.2 GHz; 14.0-
14.5 GHz; 17.8-18.3 GHz; 18.3-18.6 GHz; 18.8-19.3 GHz; 19.3-19.4 GHz;
19.6-19.7 GHz; 19.7-20.2 GHz; 28.35-28.6 GHz; 28.6-29.1 GHz; and 29.5-
30.0 GHz.

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Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Cindy Spiers, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, International Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1593, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92f1fbfcf6ebbce1e2fbf7e0e1d2f4f1f1bcf5fde4">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK89

532. Space Innovation; Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space
Age: IB Docket Nos. 18-313, 22-271 [3060-AK90]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47
U.S.C. 302; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C. 308; 47 U.S.C. 309;
47 U.S.C. 310; 47 U.S.C. 319; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 U.S.C. 336; 47 U.S.C.
605; 47 U.S.C. 721
Abstract: The Commission's current orbital debris rules were first
adopted in 2004. Since then, significant changes have occurred in
satellite technologies and market conditions, particularly in Low Earth
Orbit, i.e., below 2000 kilometers altitude. These changes include the
increasing use of lower cost small satellites and proposals to deploy
large constellations of non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO)
systems, some involving thousands of satellites.
The NPRM proposes changes to improve disclosure of debris
mitigation plans. The NPRM also makes proposals and seeks comment
related to satellite disposal reliability and methodology, appropriate
deployment altitudes in low-Earth-orbit, and on-orbit lifetime, with a
particular focus on large NGSO satellite constellations. Other aspects
of the NPRM include new rule proposals for geostationary orbit
satellite (GSO) license term extension requests, and consideration of
disclosure requirements related to several emerging technologies and
new types of commercial operations, including rendezvous and proximity
operations.
The Report and Order in this proceeding adopted a number of these
proposals. In addition a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking sought
comment on topics such as collision risk and casualty risk for multi-
satellite systems, de-orbit timelines, maneuverability requirements,
and indemnification and post mission disposal bond issues. The
Commission issued a Second Report and Order adopting a 5-year de-orbit
timeframe for satellites ending their missions in or passing through
the low-Earth Orbit region.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/19/19 84 FR 4742
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/06/19
R&O................................. 08/25/20 85 FR 52422
FNPRM............................... 08/25/20 85 FR 52455
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 10/09/20
Second R&O.......................... 09/29/22
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Alexandra Horn, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-1376, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f4e434a574e414b5d4e0147405d416f494c4c01484059">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK90

533. Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC
Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership (IB Docket No.
16-155) [3060-AL12]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C 154(l); 47 U.S.C . 154(j); 47 U.S.C. 214;
47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 309; 47 U.S.C. 310; 47 U.S.C. 413; 47 U.S.C.
34-39; E.O. 10530; 3 U.S.C. 301
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission considers rules and
procedures that streamline and improve the timeliness and transparency
of the process by which the Commission refers certain applications and
petitions for declaratory ruling to the Executive Branch agencies for
assessment of any national security, law enforcement, foreign policy or
trade policy issues related to foreign investment in the applicants and
petitioners.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/24/16 81 FR 46870
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/02/16
Public Notice....................... 04/27/20 85 FR 29914
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 09/02/20
Report & Order...................... 10/01/20 85 FR 76360
Public Notice....................... 12/30/20 85 FR 12312
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 04/19/21
Secord Report and Order Adopted..... 09/30/21 86 FR 68428
Second R&O Released................. 10/01/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Arthur T. Lechtman, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, International Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1465, Fax: 202 418-0175, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#620310160a17104c0e07010a160f030c220401014c050d14">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL12

534. Parts 2 and 25 To Enable GSO FSS in the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band,
Modernize Rules for 17/24 GHz BSS Space Stations, and Establish Off-
Axis Uplink Power Limits for Extended KA-Band FSS (IB Doc. No. 20-330)
[3060-AL28]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C.
309(j)
Abstract: This item addresses the addition of an allocation in the
17.3-17.7 GHz and 17.7-17.8 GHz bands to the fixed-satellite service in
the space-to-Earth direction. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
proposes to add these allocations to the U.S. Table of Frequency
Allocations (non-Federal), and proposes modification of existing
technical rules to prevent harmful interference between services in
these bands.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/01/21 86 FR 7660
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/03/21
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 03/18/21
R&O................................. 09/03/22
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Sean O'More, Attorney Advisor, International
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, Phone: 245 418-2453, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f38096929ddd9c9e9c8196b3959090dd949c85">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL28

535. Revising Spectrum Sharing Rules for Non-Geostationary Orbit,
Fixed-Satellite Service Systems: IB Docket No. 21-456 [3060-AL41]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 157(a); 47 U.S.C. 303;
47 U.S.C. 308(b); 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeks comment
on

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revisions to the spectrum sharing requirements among non-geostationary
satellite orbit (NGSO), fixed-satellite service (FSS) systems. The NPRM
proposes that the Commission's existing spectrum sharing mechanism for
NGSO FSS systems will be limited to those systems approved in the same
processing round. The NPRM also proposes to adopt a rule providing that
later-round NGSO FSS systems will have to protect earlier-round
systems, and invites comment on how to define such protection. In
addition, the NPRM seeks comment on whether to sunset, after a period
of time, the interference protection afforded to an NGSO FSS system
because of its processing round status.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/24/22 87 FR 3481
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/25/22
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Clay DeCell, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, International Bureau, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0803, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e48788859dca808187818888a4828787ca838b92">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL41

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Media Bureau

Long-Term Actions

536. Revision of EEO Rules and Policies (MM Docket No. 98-204) [3060-
AH95]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 257; 47
U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 307 to 309; 47 U.S.C. 334; 47
U.S.C. 403; 47 U.S.C. 554
Abstract: FCC authority to govern Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) responsibilities of cable television operators was codified in
the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. This authority was
extended to television broadcast licensees and other multi-channel
video programming distributors (MVPDs) in the Cable and Television
Consumer Protection Act of 1992. In the Second Report and Order, the
FCC adopted new EEO rules and policies. This action was in response to
a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit that found prior EEO rules unconstitutional. The Third Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) requested comment as to the applicability
of the EEO rules to part-time employees. The Third Report and Order
adopted revised forms for broadcast station and MVPD Annual Employment
Reports. The 2021 NPRM sought to update the existing record.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brendan Holland, Chief, Industry Analysis Division,
Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2757, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a08180f040e0b0444020506060b040e2a0c0909440d051c">[email&#160;protected]</a>
RIN: 3060-AH95

537. Establishment of Rules for Digital Low-Power Television,
Television Translator, and Television Booster Stations (MB Docket No.
03-185) [3060-AI38]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 309; 47 U.S.C. 336
Abstract: This proceeding initiated the digital television
conversion for low-power television (LPTV) and television translator
stations. The rules and policies adopted as a result of this proceeding
provide the framework for these stations' conversion from analog to
digital broadcasting.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Shaun Maher, Attorney, Video Division, Federal
Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-2324, Fax: 202 418-2827, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#85f6ede4f0ebabe8e4ede0f7c5e3e6e6abe2eaf3">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AI38

538. Authorizing Permissive Use of the ``Next Generation'' Broadcast
Television Standard (GN Docket No. 16-142) [3060-AK56]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47
U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 307 to 309; 47 U.S.C. 316; 47
U.S.C. 319; 47 U.S.C. 325(b); 47 U.S.C. 336; 47 U.S.C. 399(b); 47
U.S.C. 403; 47 U.S.C. 534; 47 U.S.C. 535
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission seeks to authorize
television broadcasters to use the ``Next Generation'' ATSC 3.0
broadcast television transmission standard on a voluntary, market-
driven basis, while they continue to deliver current-generation digital
television broadcast service to their viewers. In the Report and Order,
the Commission adopted rules to afford broadcasters flexibility to
deploy ATSC 3.0-based transmissions, while minimizing the impact on,
and costs to, consumers and other industry stakeholders.
In the 2nd R&O, the Commission provided additional guidance to
broadcasters deploying Next Gen TV.
In 2021, the Commission made a technical modification to the rules
governing the use of a distribution transmission system by a television
station to account for deployment of ATSC 3.0. Further, the Commission
released an FNPRM that sought comment on rule changes designed to
preserve over-the-air viewers access to the widest possible range of
television programming. The 3rd FNPRM sought comment on the state of
the Next Gen TV transition.
Timetable:

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FNPRM Reply Comment Period End...... 03/20/18
NPRM................................ 05/13/20 85 FR 28586
2nd R&O Order on Recon.............. 07/17/20 85 FR 43478
Report & Order...................... 04/22/21 86 FR 21217
FNPRM............................... 12/13/21 86 FR 70793
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 02/11/22
3rd FNPRM........................... 07/07/22 87 FR 40464
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Ty Bream, Attorney Advisor, Industry Analysis Div.,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-0644, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5125287f332334303c113732327f363e27">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK56

539. 2018 Quadrennial Regulatory Review of the Commission's Broadcast
Ownership Rules (MB Docket 18-349) [3060-AK77]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 152(a); 47 U.S.C. 154(i);
47 U.S.C. 257; 47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C. 309 and 310; 47
U.S.C. 403; sec. 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act
Abstract: Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
requires the Commission to review its broadcast ownership rules every 4
years and to determine whether any such rules are necessary in the
public interest as the result of competition. The rules subject to
review in the 2018 quadrennial review are the Local Radio Ownership
Rule, the Local Television Ownership Rule, and the Dual Network Rule.
The Commission also sought comment on potential pro-diversity proposals
including extending cable procurement requirements to broadcasters,
adopting formulas aimed at creating media ownership limits that promote
diversity, and developing a model for market-based, tradeable diversity
credits to serve as an alternative method for setting ownership limits.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/28/19 84FR 6741
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brendan Holland, Chief, Industry Analysis Division,
Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2757, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#533121363d37323d7d3b3c3f3f323d37133530307d343c25">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK77

540. Equal Employment Opportunity Enforcement (MB Docket 19-177) [3060-
AK86]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 154(j);
47 U.S.C. 334; 47 U.S.C. 554
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission seeks comment on ways
in which it can make improvements to equal employment opportunity (EEO)
compliance and enforcement.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/22/19 84 FR 35063
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Radhika Karmarker, Attorney Advisor, IAD, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1523, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#354754515d5c5e541b5e54475854475e5447755356561b525a43">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK86

541. Duplication of Programming on Commonly Owned Radio Stations (MB
Docket No. 19-310) [3060-AL19]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151. 154(i), 154(j), and 303(r)
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission eliminated the radio
duplication rule. The rule bars same-service (AM or FM) commercial
radio stations from duplicating more than 25% of their total hours of
programming in an average broadcast week if the stations have 50% or
more contour overlap and are commonly owned or subject to a time
brokerage agreement. Petitions for reconsideration are pending.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/23/19 84 FR 70485
Report & Order...................... 10/22/20 85 FR 67303
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brendan Holland, Chief, Industry Analysis Division,
Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2757, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#721000171c16131c5c1a1d1e1e131c16321411115c151d04">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL19

542. Sponsorship Identification Requirements for Foreign Government-
Provided Programming (Mb Docket No. 20-299) [3060-AL20]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310,
334, 336, 339
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission modifies its rules to
require specific disclosure requirements for broadcast programming that
is paid for, or provided by a foreign government or its representative.
Petitions for reconsideration are pending.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/24/20 85 FR 74955
R&O................................. 06/17/21 86 FR 32221
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Radhika Karmarker, Attorney Advisor, IAD, Media
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1523, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#770516131f1e1c16591c16051a16051c16053711141459101801">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL20

543. FM Broadcast Booster Stations (MB Docket 20-401) [3060-AL21]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 157, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308,
309, 316, 319, 324
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission proposes to amend its
rules to enable FM broadcasters to use FM booster stations to air geo-
targeted content (e.g., news, weather, and advertisements) independent
of the signals of its primary station within different portions of the
primary station's protected service contour for a limited period of
time during the broadcast hour.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/11/21 86 FR 1909
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Al Shuldiner, Chief, Audio Div., Media Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-2700, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5839343a3d2a2c762b302d343c31363d2a183e3b3b763f372e">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL21

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544. <bullet> Update to Publication for Television Broadcast Station
DMA Determinations for Cable and Satellite Carriage (MB Docket No. 22-
239) [3060-AL46]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 303, 325, 335,
338, 339, 340, 403, and 534
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission considers referencing
a new publication for use in determining a television station's
designated market area for satellite and cable carriage under the
Commission's regulations.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/28/22 87 FR 45288
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kenneth Lewis, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, Media Bureau, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2622, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#711a141f1f05195f1d14061802311712125f161e07">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL46

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Office of Managing Director

Long-Term Actions

545. Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees [3060-AK64]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 159
Abstract: Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
(47 U.S.C. 159), requires the Federal Communications Commission to
recover the cost of its activities by assessing and collecting annual
regulatory fees from beneficiaries of the activities.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Roland Helvajian, Office of the Managing Director,
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-0444, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a7d5c8cbc6c9c389cfc2cbd1c6cdcec6c9e7c1c4c489c0c8d1">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK64

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

Long-Term Actions

546. Wireless E911 Location Accuracy Requirements: PS Docket No. 07-114
[3060-AJ52]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 332
Abstract: This rulemaking is related to the proceedings in which
the FCC previously acted to improve the quality of all emergency
services. Wireless carriers must provide specific automatic location
information in connection with 911 emergency calls to Public Safety
Answering Points (PSAPs). Wireless licensees must satisfy enhanced 911
location accuracy standards at either a county-based or a PSAP-based
geographic level.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brenda Boykin, Deputy Chief, Policy & Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-2062, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#096b7b6c676d68276b6670626067496f6a6a276e667f">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AJ52

547. Improving Outage Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhancing
Submarine Cable Outage Data; GN Docket No. 15-206 [3060-AK39]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 34 to 39;
47 U.S.C. 301
Abstract: This proceeding takes steps toward assuring the
reliability and resiliency of submarine cables, a critical piece of the
Nation's communications infrastructure, by proposing to require
submarine cable licensees to report to the Commission when outages
occur and communications are disrupted. The Commission's intent is to
enhance national security and emergency preparedness by these actions.
In December 2019, the Commission adopted an Order on Reconsideration
that modifies the requirement for submarine cable licensees to report
outages to the Commission.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM (Release Date)................. 09/18/15
R&O................................. 06/24/16 81 FR 52354
Petitions for Recon................. 09/08/16
Petitions for Recon--Public Comment. 10/17/16 81 FR 75368
Order on Recon...................... 12/20/19 84 FR 15733
PRA Approval for new collection..... 03/25/21

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Public Notice re effective date..... 04/28/21
Compliance Date for New Rules....... 10/28/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Scott Cinnamon, Attorney-Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-2319, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a5949455e5e04494344444b4745446a4c4949044d455c">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK39

548. Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning
Disruptions to Communications: PS Docket No. 15-80 [3060-AK40]

Legal Authority: sec. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 251(e)(3), 254, 301,
303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 309(a), 309(j); 316, 332, 403, 615a-1, and
615c of Pub. L. 73-416, 4 Stat. 1064, as amended; and sec. 706 of Pub.
L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j) & (o), 251(e)(3),
254, 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), 307; 309(a), 309(j), 316, 332, 403,
615a-1, 615c, and 1302, unless otherwise noted
Abstract: The 2004 Report and Order (R&O) extended the Commission's
communication disruptions reporting rules to non-wireline carriers and
streamlined reporting through a new electronic template (see docket ET
Docket 04-35). In 2015, this proceeding, PS Docket 15-80, was opened to
amend the original communications disruption reporting rules from 2004
in order to reflect technology transitions observed throughout the
telecommunications sector. The Commission seeks to further study the
possibility to share the reporting database information and access with
State and other Federal entities. In May 2016, the Commission released
a Report and Order, FNPRM, and Order on Reconsideration (see also
Dockets 11-82 and 04-35). The R&O adopted rules to update the part 4
requirements to reflect technology transitions. The FNPRM sought
comment on sharing information in the reporting database. Comments and
replies were received by the Commission in August and September 2016.
In March 2020, the Commission adopted a Second Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking in PS Docket No. 15-80 that proposed a framework to
provide state and federal agencies with access to outage information to
improve their situational awareness while preserving the
confidentiality of this data, including proposals to: provide direct,
read-only access to NORS and DIRS filings to qualified agencies of the
50 states, the District of Columbia, Tribal nations, territories, and
federal government; allow these agencies to share NORS and DIRS
information with other public safety officials that reasonably require
NORS and DIRS information to prepare for and respond to disasters;
allow participating agencies to publicly disclose NORS or DIRS filing
information that is aggregated and anonymized across at least four
service providers; condition a participating agency's direct access to
NORS and DIRS filings on their agreement to treat the filings as
confidential and not disclose them absent a finding by the Commission
that allows them to do so; and establish an application process that
would grant agencies access to NORS and DIRS after those agencies
certify to certain requirements related to maintaining confidentiality
of the data and the security of the databases. In March 2021, the
Commission adopted the proposed information sharing framework with some
modifications in a Second Report and Order. In April 2021, in a Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission proposed to codify a rule
adopted in 2016 that exempts satellite and terrestrial wireless
providers from reporting outages that potentially affect special
offices and facilities, as defined in Commission rules. This proceeding
addresses the Commission's efforts to improve the utility of its
efforts to track network outages and disruptions and does not promote
the administration's specified priorities.
In May 2021, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
filed a Petition for Reconsideration (PFR) requesting that the
Commission reconsider its decision in the Second Report and Order to
maintain the presumption of confidentiality applied to NORS and DIRS
filings. The Commission sought comment on the PFR's requests.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM, 2nd R&O, Order on Recon....... 06/16/15 80 FR 34321
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/31/15
R&O................................. 07/12/16 81 FR 45055
FNPRM, 1 Part 4 R&O, Order on Recon. 08/11/16 81 FR 45059
Order Denying Reply Comment Deadline 09/08/16
Extension Request.
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/12/16
Announcement of Effective Date for 06/22/17 82 FR 28410
Rule Changes in R&O.
Announcement of Effective Date for 06/22/17 82 FR 28410
Rule Changes in R&O.
Second Further NPRM................. 02/28/20 85 FR 17818
Second Further NPRM Comment Period 06/01/20
End.
2nd R&O............................. 04/29/21 86 FR 22796
3rd NPRM............................ 06/30/21 86 FR 34679
CPUC PFR Comment Period End......... 08/23/21 86 FR 40801
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Saswat Misra, Attorney-Advisor, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0944, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb889a888c9a8fd5969288899abb9d9898d59c948d">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK40

549. New Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to
Communications; ET Docket No. 04-35 [3060-AK41]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154 and 155; 47 U.S.C. 201; 47 U.S.C.
251; 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: The proceeding creates a new part 4 in title 47 and
amends part 63.100. The proceeding updates the Commission's
communication disruptions reporting rules for wireline providers
formerly in 47 CFR 63.100 and extends these rules to other non-wireline
providers. Through this proceeding, the Commission streamlines the
reporting process through an electronic template. The Report and Order
received several petitions for reconsideration, of which two were
eventually withdrawn. In 2015, seven were addressed in an Order on
Reconsideration and in 2016 another petition was addressed in an Order
on Reconsideration. One petition (CPUC Petition) remains pending
regarding NORS database sharing with States, which is addressed in a
separate proceeding, PS Docket 15-80. To the extent the communication
disruption rules cover VoIP, the Commission

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studies and addresses these questions in a separate docket, PS Docket
11-82.
In May 2016, the Commission released a Report and Order, FNPRM, and
Order on Reconsideration (see Dockets 11-82 and 15-80). The Order on
Reconsideration addressed outage reporting for events at airports, and
the FNPRM sought comment on database sharing. The Commission received
comments and replies in August and September 2016.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/26/04 69 FR 15761
R&O................................. 11/26/04 69 FR 68859
Denial for Petition for Partial Stay 12/02/04
Seek Comment on Petition for Recon.. 02/02/10
Reply Period End.................... 03/19/10
Seek Comment on Broadband and 07/02/10
Interconnected VOIP Service
Providers.
Reply Period End.................... 08/16/12
2nd R&O, and Order on Recon, NPRM... 06/16/15 80 FR 34321
R&O................................. 07/12/16 81 FR 45055
FNPRM, 1 Part 4 R&O, Order on Recon. 08/11/16 81 FR 45095, 81 FR
45055
Order Denying Extension of Time to 09/08/16
File Reply Comments.
Announcement of Effective Date for 06/22/17 82 FR 28410
Rule Changes in R&O.
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Saswat Misra, Attorney-Advisor, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0944, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ffceefcf8eefba1e2e6fcfdeecfe9ececa1e8e0f9">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK41

550. Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA): PS Docket No. 15-91 [3060-AK54]

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 109-347, title VI; 47 U.S.C. 151; 47
U.S.C. 154(i)
Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to improve Wireless
Emergency Alerts (WEA) messaging, ensure that WEA alerts reach only
those individuals to whom they are relevant, and establish an end-to-
end testing program based on advancements in technology.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/19/15 80 FR 77289
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/13/16
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 02/12/16
Order............................... 11/01/16 81 FR 75710
FNPRM............................... 11/08/16 81 FR 78539
Comment Period End.................. 12/08/16
Petition for Recon.................. 12/19/16 81 FR 91899
Order on Recon...................... 12/04/17 82 FR 57158
2nd R&O and 2nd Order on Recon...... 02/28/18 83 FR 8619
Public Notice....................... 04/26/18 83 FR 18257
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 05/29/18
Public Notice Reply Comment Period 06/11/18
End.
FNPRM............................... 05/20/22 87 FR 30857
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: James Wiley, Attorney Advisor, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1678, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cba1aaa6aeb8e5bca2a7aeb28bada8a8e5aca4bd">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK54

551. 911 Fee Diversion Rulemaking: PS Docket Nos. 20-291, 09-14 [3060-
AL31]

Legal Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L.
116-260, Division FF, title 1X, sec. 902, Don't Break Up the T-Band Act
of 2020 (sec. 902)
Abstract: In 2020, Congress adopted the ``Don't Break Up the T-Band
Act'' (section 902) to help address the diversion of 911 fees by states
and other jurisdictions for purposes unrelated to 911. Among other
requirements, Congress mandated that the Commission should issue final
rules designating the uses of 911 fees by states and taxing
jurisdictions that constitute 911 fee diversion for purposes of 47
U.S.C. 615a-1, as amended by section 902. The Commission initiated this
proceeding and issued new rules at 47 CFR 9.21-9.26 that: (1) clarify
the purposes and functions for which expenditures of 911 fees are
acceptable and which would be considered unacceptable and constitute
diversion, with illustrative, non-exhaustive examples of each; (2)
establish a declaratory ruling process for providing further guidance
to states and taxing jurisdictions on fee diversion issues; and (3)
codify the specific obligations and restrictions that section 902
imposes on states and taxing jurisdictions, including those that engage
in diversion as defined by the Commission's rules.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice of Inquiry 10/02/20
NOI Comment Period End.............. 11/02/20
NOI Reply Comment Period End........ 12/02/20
NPRM................................ 02/17/21 86 FR 12399
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/23/21
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 04/02/21 86 FR 12399
Report & Order...................... 06/25/21 86 FR 45892
R&O Erratum......................... 08/12/21 86 FR 45892
Petition for Recon.................. 12/22/21 86 FR 72546
Oppositions to Petition for Recon... 01/06/22
Replies to Oppositions to Petition 01/18/22
for Recon.
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Brenda Boykin, Deputy Chief, Policy & Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone:
202 418-2062, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5d7c7d0dbd1d49bd7daccdedcdbf5d3d6d69bd2dac3">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL31

552. Resilient Networks, Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission's Rules
Concerning Disruptions to Communications; PS Docket No 21-346, PS
Docket No. 15-80, ET Docket No. 04-35 [3060-AL43]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i)-(j); 47 U.S.C.
154(n)-(o); 47 U.S.C. 201; 47 U.S.C. 202; 47 U.S.C. 214; 47 U.S.C. 218;
47 U.S.C. 251(e)(3); 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303(b); 47
U.S.C. 303(g); 47 U.S.C. 303(r); 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C. 309(a); 47
U.S.C. 309(j); 47 U.S.C. 316; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 U.S.C. 403; . . .
Abstract: In October 2021, the Commission adopted a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to investigate ways to improve the
reliability and resiliency of communications networks during
emergencies and ways to ensure that communications services remain

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operational when disasters strike. The NPRM sought comment on: (i)
potential improvements to the voluntary Wireless Resiliency Cooperative
Framework (Framework), including evaluating what triggers its
activation, its scope of participants, whether existing Framework
elements can be strengthened, any gaps that need to be addressed, and
whether the public would benefit from codifying some or all of the
Framework, (ii) ways to enhance the information available to the
Commission through Network Outage Reporting System (NORS) and Disaster
Information Reporting System (DIRS) during disasters and network
outages to improve situational awareness, and (iii) communications
resiliency strategies for power outages, including improved
coordination between communications service providers and power
companies and deploying onsite backup power or other alternative
measures to reduce the frequency, duration, or severity of power-
related disruptions to communications services. In June 2022, the
Commission adopted a Report & Order (R&O) and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) following up on and further addressing
matters related to the Framework. The R&O introduced the MDRI, which
largely codifies the Framework's five substantive provisions as
mandatory, extended the reach of these provisions to all facilities-
based mobile wireless providers, expanded the real-world criteria that
trigger activation of the MDRI (as compared to the Framework) and
introduced new provisions requiring providers to test their roaming
capabilities and report on the performance of their implementation of
the MDRI to the Commission after disaster events. The FNPRM examined
whether and how the new reporting requirement can be standardized to
ensure that the Commission obtains vital and actionable information on
the performance of providers' implementation of the MDRI in the
aftermath of exigency, while also minimizing associated burdens.This
proceeding addresses network reliability in the context of public
safety and does not promote the administration's specified priorities.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/01/21 86 FR 61103
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/14/22
FNPRM............................... 06/27/22 87 FR 59379
R&O................................. 06/27/22 87 FR 59329
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 10/31/22
FNPRM Reply Comment Period End...... 11/29/22
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Saswat Misra, Attorney-Advisor, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0944, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c0f1d0f0b1d085211150f0e1d3c1a1f1f521b130a">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL43

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

Completed Actions

553. Recommendations of the Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of
Hurricane Katrina on Communications Networks [3060-AI78]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 218; 47
U.S.C. 303(r)
Abstract: In the Order released June 8, 2007 (EB Docket No. 06-119
and WC Docket No. 06-63), the Commission directed the Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau to implement several of the recommendations
made by the Independent Panel reviewing the impact of Hurricane Katrina
on Communications Networks (Independent Panel). The Commission also
adopted rules requiring some communications providers to have
emergency/backup power and requiring certain communications providers
to conduct analyses and submit reports on the redundancy and resiliency
of their 911 and E911 networks and/or systems. Finally, the Commission
extended limited regulatory relief from section 272 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, previously accorded by the
Wireline Competition Bureau. In an Order on Reconsideration released on
October 4, 2007, the Commission considered six petitions for
reconsideration and/or clarification of the June 2007 Order that
adopted the backup power rule (sec. 12.2 of the Commission's rules).
The Order on Reconsideration granted in part and denied in part the
petitions. The Commission modified the backup power rule to address
several meritorious issues raised by petitioners. This modification
will facilitate carrier compliance and reduce the burden on local
exchange carriers and commercial mobile radio service providers, while
continuing to further important homeland security and public safety
goals. The wireless industry challenged the backup power rule in the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and, with
some wireline providers, challenged the associated information
collection before OMB. In February 2008, the Court issued a stay of the
rule pending appeal, and, on July 8, 2008, the Court issued an order
holding its decision on the challenge to the backup power rule in
abeyance pending action by OMB on the information collection associated
with the revised rule. In November 2008, OMB rejected the information
collection. As a result of the actions by the Court and OMB, the backup
power rule has never gone into effect. In December 2008, the FCC's
Office of General Counsel requested that the Court dismiss the pending
appeals of the backup power rule and informed the Court that the
Commission plans to issue an NPRM to develop a revised rule. On July
31, 2009, the Court dismissed the petitions for review as moot and
ordered that the backup power rule by vacated and this mandate was
issued until September 18, 2009.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Lisa Fowlkes, Bureau Chief, Federal Communications
Commission, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 445 12th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-7452, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6aaafb5a7e8a0a9b1aaada3b586a0a5a5e8a1a9b0">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AI78

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

Long-Term Actions

554. Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 22, 24, 27, 90, and 95 of the
Commission's Rules To Improve Wireless Coverage Through the Use of
Signal Boosters (WT Docket No. 10-4) [3060-AJ87]

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 79; 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47
U.S.C. 154(j); 47 U.S.C. 155; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C. 225; 47 U.S.C.
227; 47 U.S.C. 303(r)
Abstract: This action adopts new technical, operational, and
registration requirements for signal boosters. It creates two classes
of signal boosters--consumer and industrial--with distinct regulatory
requirements for each, thereby establishing a two-step transition
process for equipment certification for both consumer and industrial
signal boosters sold and marketed in the United States.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 05/10/11 76 FR 26983
R&O................................. 04/11/13 78 FR 21555
Petition for Reconsideration........ 06/06/13 78 FR 34015
Order on Reconsideration............ 11/08/14 79 FR 70790
FNPRM............................... 11/28/14 79 FR 70837
2nd R&O and 2nd FNPRM............... 03/23/18 83 FR 17131
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jaclyn Rosen, Federal Communications Commission,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-0154, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84eee5e7e8fdeaaaf6ebf7e1eac4e2e7e7aae3ebf2">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AJ87

555. Promoting Technological Solutions To Combat Wireless Contraband
Device Use in Correctional Facilities; GN Docket No. 13-111 [3060-AK06]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 to 152; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C.
154(j); 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 303(a); 47 U.S.C. 303(b); 47 U.S.C.
307 to 310; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 U.S.C. 302(a)
Abstract: In the 2017 Report and Order, 82 FR 22742, the Commission
addressed the problem of illegal use of contraband wireless devices by
inmates in correctional facilities by streamlining the process of
deploying contraband wireless device interdiction systems (CIS)--
systems that use radio communications signals requiring Commission
authorization--in correctional facilities. In particular, the
Commission eliminated certain filing requirements and provides for
immediate approval of the lease applications needed to operate these
systems. In the 2017 Further Notice, 82 FR 22780, the Commission sought
comment on a process for wireless providers to disable contraband
wireless devices once they have been identified. The Commission also
sought comment on additional methods and technologies that might prove
successful in combating contraband device use in correctional
facilities, and on various other proposals related to the authorization
process for CISs and their deployment.
In the Second Report and Order, the Commission takes further steps
to facilitate the deployment and viability of technological solutions
used to combat contraband wireless devices in correctional facilities.
The Second Report and Order adopts a framework requiring the disabling
of contraband wireless devices detected in correctional facilities upon
satisfaction of certain criteria, and the Commission addresses issues
involving oversight, wireless provider liability, and treatment of 911
calls. The Second Report and Order further adopts rules requiring
advance notice of certain wireless provider network changes to promote
and maintain contraband interdiction system effectiveness. In the
Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission takes
further steps to facilitate the deployment and viability of
technological solutions used to combat contraband wireless devices in
correctional facilities. The Second Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking seeks further comment on the relative effectiveness,
viability, and cost of additional technological solutions to combat
contraband phone use in correctional facilities previously identified
in the record.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/18/13 78 FR 36469
NPRM Comment Period End............. 08/08/13
FNPRM............................... 05/18/17 82 FR 22780
R&O................................. 05/18/17 82 FR 22742
Final Rule Effective (Except for 06/19/17
Rules Requiring OMB Approval).
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 07/17/17
Final Rule Effective for 47 CFR 10/20/17 82 FR 48773
1.9020(n), 1.9030(m), 1.9035 (o),
and 20.23(a).
Final Rule Effective for 47 CFR 02/12/18
1.902(d)(8), 1.9035(d)(4),
20.18(a), and 20.18(r).
2nd FNPRM........................... 08/13/21 86 FR 44681
2nd R&O............................. 08/13/21 86 FR 44635
2nd FNPRM Comment Period End........ 09/13/21
Final Rules Effective (except for 09/13/21
those requiring OMB approval).
Reply Comment Period End............ 10/12/21
Final Rule Effective................ 05/03/22 87 FR 26139
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Melissa Conway, Attorney Advisor, Mobility Div.,
Wireless Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-2887, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#731e161f1a0000125d101c1d04120a331510105d141c05">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK06

556. Promoting Investment in the 3550-3700 MHz Band; GN Docket No. 17-
258 [3060-AK12]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 and 152; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C.
154(j) ; 47 U.S.C. 302(a); 47 U.S.C. 303 and 304; 47 U.S.C. 307(e); 47
U.S.C. 316
Abstract: The Report and Order and Second Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) adopted by the Commission established a new
Citizens Broadband Radio Service for shared wireless broadband use of
the 3550 to 3700 MHz band. The Citizens Broadband Radio Service is
governed by a three-tiered spectrum authorization framework to
accommodate a variety of commercial uses on a shared basis with
incumbent Federal and non-Federal users of the band. Access and
operations will be managed by a dynamic spectrum access system. The
three tiers are: Incumbent Access, Priority Access, and General
Authorized Access. Rules governing the Citizens Broadband Radio Service
are found in part 96 of the Commission's rules.
The Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order addressed
several Petitions for Reconsideration

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submitted in response to the Report and Order and resolved the
outstanding issues raised in the Second Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking.
The 2017 NPRM sought comment on limited changes to the rules
governing Priority Access Licenses in the band, adjacent channel
emissions limits, and public release of base station registration
information.
The 2018 Report and Order addressed the issues raised in the 2017
NPRM and implemented changes rules governing Priority Access Licenses
in the band and public release of base station registration
information.
On July 2020, the Commission commenced an auction of Priority
Access Licenses in the band. ``Winning bidders were announced on
September 2, 2020''.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Paul Powell, Assistant Chief, Mobility Division,
WTB, Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1613,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#631302160f4d130c14060f0f230500004d040c15">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK12

557. Updating Part 1 Competitive Bidding Rules (WT Docket No. 14-170)
[3060-AK28]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C. 303(r);
47 U.S.C. 309(j); 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to revise some of the
Commission's general part 1 rules governing competitive bidding for
spectrum licenses to reflect changes in the marketplace, including the
challenges faced by new entrants, as well as to advance the statutory
directive to ensure that small businesses, rural telephone companies,
and businesses owned by members of minority groups and women are given
the opportunity to participate in the provision of spectrum-based
services. In July 2015, the Commission revised its competitive bidding
rules, specifically adopting revised requirements for eligibility for
bidding credits, a new rural service provider bidding credit, a
prohibition on joint bidding agreements and other changes.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kelly Quinn, Assistant Chief, Auctions and Spectrum
Access Division, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-0660, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#610a040d0d184f1014080f0f210702024f060e17">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK28

558. Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Services--Spectrum
Frontiers: WT Docket 10-112 [3060-AK44]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 to 154; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C.
160; 47 U.S.C. 201; 47 U.S.C. 225; 47 U.S.C. 227; 47 U.S.C. 301 and
302; 47 U.S.C. 302(a); 47 U.S.C. 303 and 304; 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C.
309 and 310; 47 U.S.C. 316; 47 U.S.C. 319; 47 U.S.C. 332; 47 U.S.C.
336; 47 U.S.C. 1302
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission adopted service rules
for licensing of mobile and other uses for millimeter wave (mmW) bands.
These high frequencies previously have been best suited for satellite
or fixed microwave applications; however, recent technological
breakthroughs have newly enabled advanced mobile services in these
bands, notably including very high speed and low latency services. This
action will help facilitate Fifth Generation mobile services and other
mobile services. In developing service rules for mmW bands, the
Commission will facilitate access to spectrum, develop a flexible
spectrum policy, and encourage wireless innovation.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/13/16 81 FR 1802
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/26/16
FNPRM............................... 08/24/16 81 FR 58269
Comment Period End.................. 09/30/16
FNPRM Reply Comment Period End...... 10/31/16
R&O................................. 11/14/16 81 FR 79894
R&O................................. 01/02/18 83 FR 37
FNPRM............................... 01/02/18 83 FR 85
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 01/23/18
R&O................................. 07/20/18 83 FR 34478
FNPRM............................... 07/20/18 83 FR 34520
FNPRM Comment Period End............ 09/28/18
R&O................................. 02/05/19 84 FR 1618
R&O................................. 05/01/19 84 FR 18405
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: John Schauble, Deputy Chief, Broadband Division,
Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-0797, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0a60656264247969626b7f68666f4a6c6969246d657c">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK44

559. Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band: GN Docket No.
18-122 [3060-AK76]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 to 153; 47 U.S.C. 154(i); 47 U.S.C
157; 47 U.S.C. 201; 47 U.S.C. 301 to 304; 47 U.S.C. 307 to 310; 47
U.S.C. 1302; . . .
Abstract: In the 2020 Report and Order, the Commission adopted
rules to make 280 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available for flexible
use (plus a 20-megahertz guard band) throughout the contiguous United
States. Pursuant to the Report and Order, existing fixed satellite
service (FSS) and fixed services (FS) must relocate operations out of
the lower portion of the 3.7-4.0 GHz band. The Commission will issue
flexible use licenses in the 3.7-3.98 GHz portion of the band in the
contiguous United States via a system of competitive bidding. The
Commission established rules to govern the transition including
optional payments for satellite operators that choose to relocate on an
accelerated schedule and provide reimbursement to FSS operators and
their associated earth stations for reasonable expenses incurred to
facilitate the transition. The Report and Order also established
service and technical rules for the new flexible use licenses that will
be issued in the 3.7-3.98 GHz portion of the band. ``On December 8,
2020, the Commission began an auction of licenses in the 3.7-3.98 GHz
portion of the band. the

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winning bidders were announced on February 24, 2021''.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/29/18 83 FR 44128
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/27/18
Public Notice....................... 05/20/19 84 FR 22733
Certifications and Data Filing 05/28/19
Deadline.
Public Notice....................... 06/03/19 84 FR 22514
Public Notice Comment Period End.... 07/03/19
Public Notice Reply Comment Period 07/18/19
End.
R&O................................. 04/23/20 85 FR 22804
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Paul Powell, Assistant Chief, Mobility Division,
WTB, Federal Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1613,
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b1b0a1e07451b041c0e07072b0d0808450c041d">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK76

560. Amendment of the Commission's Rules To Promote Aviation Safety: WT
Docket No. 19-140 [3060-AK92]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 303; 307(e)
Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission regulates the
Aviation Radio Service, a family of services using dedicated spectrum
to enhance the safety of aircraft in flight, facilitate the efficient
movement of aircraft both in the air and on the ground, and otherwise
ensure the reliability and effectiveness of aviation communications.
Recent technological advances have prompted the Commission to open this
new rulemaking proceeding to ensure the timely deployment and use of
today's state-of-the-art safety-enhancing technologies. With this
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission proposes changes to its
part 87 Aviation Radio Service rules to support the deployment of more
advanced avionics technology, increase the efficient use of limited
spectrum resources, and generally improve aviation safety.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/02/19 84 FR 31542
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/03/19
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 09/30/19
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jeff Tobias, Attorney Advisor, Federal
Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1617, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c4aea1a2a2eab0aba6ada5b784a2a7a7eaa3abb2">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AK92

561. Implementation of State and Local Governments' Obligation To
Approve Certain Wireless Facility Modification Requests Under Section
6409(a) of the Spectrum Act of 2012 (WT Docket No. 19-250) [3060-AL29]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461, unless
otherwise noted.
Abstract: In this proceeding, the Commission seeks to reduce
regulatory barriers to wireless infrastructure deployment by further
streamlining the state and local government review process for
modifications to existing wireless infrastructure under section 6409(a)
of the Spectrum Act of 2012.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Georgios Leris, Federal Communications Commission,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554, Phone: 202 418-1994, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7512101a07121c1a065b1910071c06351316165b121a03">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL29

562. Expanding Flexible Use of the 12.2-12.7 GHz Band, et al., WT
Docket No. 20-443, et al. [3060-AL40]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 152; 47 U.S.C. 153; 47
U.S.C. 154; 47 U.S.C. 155; 47 U.S.C. 157; 47 U.S.C. 301; 47 U.S.C. 302;
47 U.S.C. 303; 47 U.S.C. 304; 47 U.S.C. 307; 47 U.S.C. 309; 47 U.S.C.
310; 47 U.S.C. 316
Abstract: The Commission seeks input on feasibility of allowing
mobile services in the 12.2-12.7 GHz band while protecting incumbents
from harmful interference.
Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/08/21 86 FR 13266
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/07/21
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 05/07/21
NPRM................................ 04/16/21 86 FR 20111
NPRM Extension Comment Period End... 05/07/21
NPRM Extension Reply Comment Period 06/07/21
End.
NPRM Denial of Further Extension of 05/27/21 86 FR 28520
Deadlines for Filing Comments and
Reply Comments.
NPRM................................ 06/22/21 86 FR 32669
NPRM Extension Reply Comment Period. 07/07/21
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Madelaine Major, Assistant Division Chief,
Broadband Div., WTB, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202 418-1466, Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8b5b9bcbdb4b9b1b6bdf6b5b9b2b7aa98bebbbbf6bfb7ae">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AL40

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC)

Wireline Competition Bureau

Long-Term Actions

563. Local Telephone Networks That LECs Must Make Available to
Competitors [3060-AH44]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 251
Abstract: The Commission adopted rules applicable to incumbent
local exchange carriers (LECs) to permit competitive carriers to access
portions of the incumbent LECs' networks on an unbundled basis.
Unbundling allows competitors to lease portions of the incumbent LECs'
network to provide telecommunications services. These rules, adopted in
dockets CC 96-98, WC 01-338, and WC 04-313, are intended to accelerate
the development of local exchange competition.

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Timetable:

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Action Date FR Cite
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Second FNPRM 04/26/99 64 FR 20238
Fourth FNPRM........................ 01/14/00 65 FR 2367
Errata Third R&O and Fourth FNPRM... 01/18/00 65 FR 2542
Second Errata Third R&O and Fourth 01/18/00 65 FR 2542
FNPRM.
Supplemental Order.................. 01/18/00 65 FR 2542
Third R&O........................... 01/18/00 65 FR 2542
Correction.......................... 04/11/00 65 FR 19334
Supplemental Order Clarification.... 06/20/00 65 FR 38214
Public Notice....................... 02/01/01 66 FR 8555
Public Notice....................... 03/05/01 66 FR 18279
Public Notice....................... 04/10/01
Public Notice....................... 04/23/01
Public Notice....................... 05/14/01
NPRM................................ 01/15/02 67 FR 1947
Public Notice....................... 05/29/02
Public Notice....................... 08/01/02
Public Notice....................... 08/13/02
NPRM................................ 08/21/03 68 FR 52276
R&O and Order on Remand............. 08/21/03 68 FR 52276
Errata.............................. 09/17/03
Report.............................. 10/09/03 68 FR 60391
Order............................... 10/28/03
Order............................... 01/09/04
Public Notice....................... 01/09/04
Public Notice....................... 02/18/04
Order............................... 07/08/04
Second R&O.......................... 07/08/04 69 FR 43762
Order on Recon...................... 08/09/04 69 FR 54589
Interim Order....................... 08/20/04 69 FR 55111
NPRM................................ 08/20/04 69 FR 55128
Public Notice....................... 09/10/04
Public Notice....................... 09/13/04
Public Notice....................... 10/20/04
Order on Recon...................... 12/29/04 69 FR 77950
Order on Remand..................... 02/04/04
Public Notice....................... 04/25/05 70 FR 29313
Public Notice....................... 05/25/05 70 FR 34765
Declaratory Ruling.................. 05/26/11
NPRM................................ 01/06/20 85 FR 472
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/06/20
Report & Order...................... 01/08/21 86 FR 1636
-----------------------------------
Next Action Undetermined............ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Edward Krachmer, Deputy Division Chief, Wireline
Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline
Competition Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202
418-1525, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d38392a3c2f3973362f3c3e3530382f1d3b3e3e733a322b">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AH44

564. Jurisdictional Separations [3060-AJ06]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151; 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 154(j); 47
U.S.C. 205; 47 U.S.C. 221(c); 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 U.S.C. 403; 47 U.S.C.
410
Abstract: Jurisdictional separations is the process, pursuant to
part 36 of the Commission's rules, by which incumbent local exchange
carriers apportion regulated costs between the intrastate and
interstate jurisdictions. In 1997, the Commission initiated a
proceeding seeking comment on the extent to which legislative changes,
technological changes, and marketplace changes warrant comprehensive
reform of the separations process. In 2001, the Commission adopted the
Federal-State Joint Board on Jurisdictional Separations' Joint Board's
recommendation to impose an interim freeze on the part 36 category
relationships and jurisdictional cost allocation factors for a period
of 5 years, pending comprehensive reform of the part 36 separations
rules. In 2006, the Commission issued an Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking that extended the separations freeze for a period
of 3 years and sought comment on comprehensive reform. In 2009, the
Commission issued a Report and Order extending the separations freeze
an additional year to June 2010. In 2010, the Commission issued a
Report and Order extending the separations freeze for an additional
year to June 2011. In 2011, the Commission adopted a Report and Order
extending the separations freeze for an additional year to June 2012.
In 2012, the Commission issued a Report and Order extending the
separations freeze for an additional 2 years to June 2014. In 2014, the
Commission issued a Report and Order extending the separations freeze
for an additional 3 years to June 2017.
In 2016, the Commission issued a Report and Order extending the
separations freeze for an additional 18 months until January 1, 2018.
In 2017, the Joint Board issued a Recommended Decision recommending
changes to the part 36 rules designed to harmonize them with the
Commission's previous amendments to its part 32 accounting rules. In
February 2018, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
proposing amendments to part 36 consistent with the Joint Board's
recommendations. In October 2018, the Commission issued a Report and
Order adopting each of the Joint Board's recommendations and amending
the Part 36 consistent with those recommendations. In July 2018, the
Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to extend
the separations freeze for an additional 15 years and to provide rate-
of-return carriers that had elected to freeze their category
relationships a time limited opportunity to opt out of that freeze. In
December 2018, the Commission issued a Report and Order extending the
freeze for up to 6 years until December 31, 2024, and granting rate-of-
return carriers that had elected to freeze their category relationships
a one-time opportunity to opt out of that freeze.
On March 31, 2020, the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the Commission's December 2018
Report and Order.
Timetable:

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: William A. Kehoe III, Senior Counsel, Policy &
Program Planning Division, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline
Competition Bureau, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, Phone: 202
418-7122, Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9bea0a5a5a0a8a4e7a2aca1a6ac89afaaaae7aea6bf">[email&#160;protected]</a>.
RIN: 3060-AJ06

565. Rates for Inmate Calling Services; WC Docket No. 12-375 [3060-
AK08]

Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151 and 152; 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and (j);
47 U.S.C. 201(b); 47 U.S.C. 218; 47 U.S.C. 220; 47 U.S.C. 276; 47
U.S.C. 403; 47 CFR 64
Abstract: In the Second Report and Order, the Federal
Communications Commission adopted rule changes to ensure that rates for
both interstate and intrastate inmate calling services (ICS) are fair,
just, and reasonable limits on ancillary service charges imposed by

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ICS providers. In the Second Report and Order, the Commission set caps
on all interstate and intrastate calling rates for ICS, established a
tiered rate structure based on the size and type of facility being
served, limited the types of ancillary services that ICS providers may
charge for and capped the charges for permitted fees, banned flat-rate
calling, facilitated access to ICS by people with disabilities by
requiring providers to offer free or steeply discounted rates for calls
using TTY, and imposed reporting and certification requirements to
facilitate continued oversight of the ICS market. In the Third Further
Notice portion of the item, the Commission sought comment on ways to
promote competition for ICS, video visitation, and rates for
international calls, and considered an array of solutions to further
address areas of concern in the ICS industry. In an Order on
Reconsideration, the Commission amended its rate caps and the
definition of ``mandatory tax or mandatory fee.''
On June 13, 2017, the D.C. Circuit vacated the rate caps adopted in
the Second Report and Order, as well as reporting requirements related
to video visitation. The court held that the Commission lacked
jurisdiction over intrastate ICS calls and that the rate caps the
Commission adopted for interstate calls were arbitrary and capricious.
The court also remanded the Commission's caps on ancillary fees. On
September 26, 2017, the court denied a petition for rehearing en banc.
On December 21, 2017, the court issued two separate orders: one
vacating the 2016 Order on Reconsideration insofar as it purports to
set rate caps on inmate calling services, and one dismissing as moot
challenges to the Commission's First Report and Order on ICS.
On February 4, 2020, the Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau
released a Public Notice seeking to refresh the record on ancillary
service charges imposed in connection with inmate calling services.
On August 6, 2020, the Commission adopted a Report and Order on
Remand and a Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking responding to
remands by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Circuit and proposing to comprehensively reform rates and charges for
the inmate calling services within the Commission's jurisdiction. The
Report and Order on Remand found that the Commission's five permitted
ancillary service charges (1) automated payment fees; (2) fees for
single-call and related services; (3) live agent fees; (4) paper bill/
statement fees; and (5) third-party financial transaction fees
generally, cannot be practically segregated between interstate and
intrastate inmate telephone calls, except in a limited number of cases.
Accordingly, the Commission prohibited inmate calling services
providers from imposing ancillary service fees higher than the
Commission's caps,or imposing fees for additional ancillary services
unless imposed in connection with purely intrastate inmate telephone
service calls. The Order also reinstated a rule prohibiting providers
from marking up third-party fees for single-call services; reinstated
rule language that prohibits providers from marking up mandatory taxes
or fees that they pass on to inmate telephone service consumers; and
amended certain of the inmate calling services rules consistent with
the D.C. Circuit's mandates to reflect that the Commission's rate and
fee caps on inmate calling service apply only to interstate and
international inmate calling. The Fourth FNPRM proposes to
substantially reduce the interstate rate cap for inmate telephone calls
from the current interim rate caps of $0.21 per minute for debit or
prepaid calls and $0.25 per minute for collect calls for all types of
correctional facilities, to permanent rate caps of $0.14 per minute for
all interstate calls from prisons and $0.16 for all interstate calls
from jails. The Fourth FNPRM also proposes to adopt rate caps for
international inmate calling services calls for the first time based on
the proposed interstate rate caps, plus the amount that the provider
must pay its underlying international service provider for an
international call. It also proposes a waiver process for providers
that believe the Commission's rate caps would not allow them to recover
their costs of serving a particular facility or contract. Finally, it
seeks comment on a further mandatory data collection to continue
efforts to reform these rates and fees.
On November 23, 2020, Global Tel*Link Corporation filed a petition
for reconsideration of the August 6, 2020 Order on Remand. On December
3, 2020, the Commission established the opposition and reply comment
dates for the petition.
On May 24, 2021 the Commission released the Third Report and Order,
Order on Reconsideration and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking. In the Third Report and Order, the Commission: (1)
substantially reduced the interim rate caps for interstate inmate
calling services from prisons and larger jails (those with 1,000 or
more incarcerated people) from $0.21 per minute for debit and prepaid
calls and $0.25 per minute for collect calls to new uniform interim
interstate caps of $0.12 per minute for prisons and $0.14 per minute
for larger jails; (2) maintained the current interim interstate rate
cap of $0.21 for jails with less than 1,000 incarcerated people because
of insufficient record evidence to determine providers' costs of
serving those facilities at this time; (3) eliminated separate
treatment of collect calls, resulting in a uniform interim interstate
rate cap for all types of calls at each facility, as proposed; (4)
reformed the treatment of site commission payments by specifying that
providers may pass through to consumers (without any markup) site
commission payments that are mandated by federal, state, or local law
and that providers may pass through to consumers no more than $ 0.02
per minute site commission payments resulting from contractual
obligations negotiated between providers and correctional officials;
(5) capped, for the first time, international calling rates at all
facilities at the applicable facility's total interstate rate cap, plus
the amount the inmate calling services provider pays to its underlying
wholesale carriers for completing international calls; (6) reformed the
ancillary service charge caps for third-party financial transaction
fees, including those related to calls that are billed on a per-call
basis; and (7) adopted a new mandatory data collection to obtain more
uniform cost data based on consistent, prescribed allocation
methodologies to determine just and reasonable, permanent, interstate
and international cost-based rates for facilities of all sizes.
In the Order on Reconsideration, the Commission denied GTL's
petition seeking reconsideration of a single sentence from the 2020
Remand Order, in which the Commission reminded providers that the
jurisdictional nature of a call, that is whether it is interstate or
intrastate, depends on the physical location of the endpoints of the
call and not on whether the area code or NXX prefix of the telephone
number associated with the account are associated with a particular
state. The Commission determined that the end-to-end analysis has been,
and remains, the generally applicable test for all telecommunications
carriers in determining the jurisdiction of their calls and the
Commission continues to use the traditional end-to-end jurisdictional
analysis in setting rates for calls placed by inmate calling services
consumers.
In the Fifth Further Notice, the Commission proposed to amend the
Commission's rules to require calling service providers to provide
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Services, including internet-based services, to facilitate greater
accessibility for incarcerated people with hearing and speech
disabilities. The Commission also sought comment on: (1) the
methodology the Commission should use to set permanent per-minute rate
caps for interstate and international inmate calling services; (2) site
commission costs for facilities of all sizes and site commission reform
generally; (3) the costs of providing services to jails with average
daily populations of fewer than 1,000 incarcerated people; (4) whether
and how the Commission should reform the ancillary service charge caps
and how the Commission can curtail potentially abusive practices
related to these charges; (5) whether to institute a recurring periodic
data collection; and (6) whether some providers have market power in
the bidding process, thereby impacting the competitiveness of the
bidding process.
On September 22, 2021, WCB and OEA (collectively, WCB/OEA) issued a
Public Notice seeking comment on the contours and specific requirements
of the Third Mandatory Data Collection, including proposed instructions
and a proposed template for that collection. In issuing this Public
Notice, WCB/OEA were acting pursuant to the Commission's directive, in
the 2021 ICS Order, that the new data collection obtain data on
providers' operations, costs, demand, and revenues, among other
information. As the Commission explained in that order, the collected
information will allow the Commission to set permanent interstate and
international inmate calling services rate caps and to evaluate and, if
warranted, revise the current ancillary service charge caps.
On December 15, 2021, WCB/OEA issued a Public Notice seeking
comment on revised requirements for ICS Annual Reports, including
proposed instructions, templates, and a provider certification.
Specifically, the Public Notice proposed changes in the reporting
requirements to align them with ICS rule changes adopted in the 2021
ICS Order.
On January 18, 2022, WCB adopted an Order implementing the Third
Mandatory Data Collection and adopted accompanying instructions,
reporting templates, and a certification form. The collected
information will allow the Commission to set permanent interstate and
international inmate calling services rate caps and to evaluate and, if
warranted, revise the current ancillary service charge caps. On
February 9, 2022, WCB released a public notice announcing that the
providers' mandatory data collection responses will be due no later
than June 30, 2022.
On June 24, 2022, WCB adopted an Order implementing revisions to
its annual reporting requirements, including accompanying instructions,
reporting templates, and a certification form. The revisions were
consistent with changes made in the Third Report and Order.
On September 30, 2022, the Commission released the Fourth Report
and Order, and Sixth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The Report
and Order required inmate calling services providers to provide access
to all relay services eligible for Telecommunications Relay Services
fund support in any correctional facility that is located where
broadband is available and is part of a correctional system with 50 or
more incarcerated people. This included the ability to place point-to-
point video calls using American Sign Language (ASL). The rules also
restricted provider charges for relay services and point-to-point video
calls. More generally, the rules reduced certain charges and curtail
abusive practices related to inmate calling services to ease the
financial burdens on all incarcerated people and their families. To
ensure that the rates, terms, and practices related to interstate and
international inmate calling services are just and reasonable, the
Order prohibited providers from taking control of funds in inactive
calling accounts until at least 180 calendar days of continuous
inactivity has passed, after which providers would be required to
refund the balance or dispose of the funds in accordance with
applicable state law. The Order also lowered the current ancillary fee
caps on charges for single call services, and lowered the cap on
provider charges for processing credit card, debit card, and other
payments to calling services accounts. Finally, the Commission revised
the definitions of ``Prison'' and ``Jail'' in its rules to conform the
wording of those rules with the Commission's intent in adopting them in
2015.
In the Sixth Further Notice, sought additional comment on whether
to allow enterprise registration for internet Protocol Captioned
Telephone Service (IP CTS) in carceral settings and how to address the
special circumstances faced by some inmate calling services providers
in jurisdictions with average daily populations of fewer than 50
incarcerated persons. This Notice sought comment on refining the rules
adopted in the Fifth Report and Order concerning the treatment of
balances in inactive accounts. It also comment on expanding the breadth
and scope of the Commission's consumer disclosure requirements. The
Commission also comment on how it should use the data filed in response
to the Third Mandatory Data Collection to establish just and reasonable
permanent caps on interstate and international rates and associated
ancillary service charges consistent with the statute. The Commission
invited further comment on allowing inmate calling services providers
to offer pilot programs allowing consumers to purchase calling services
under alternative pricing structures.
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