Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 20, 2023
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The Commission will consider a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would adopt rules to enhance Tribal communities' access to the E-Rate program by streamlining certain program rules, making Tribal college and university libraries eligible for E-Rate support, and reducing administrative burdens in the program. The Commission will also seek comment on ways to further improve and simplify program rules for all E- Rate applicants. 2.................. Public Safety and Title: Ensuring the Homeland Security. Reliability and Resiliency of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (PS Docket No. 23-5); Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications (PS Docket No. 15-80); Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018 (WC Docket No. 18- 336). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order to ensure that when there is a communications service outage that potentially affects people's ability to reach the 988 Lifeline, the Commission and those who provide life-saving 988 crisis intervention services receive timely and actionable information. 3.................. Media................. Title: Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations (MB Docket No. 03-185). Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order allowing a limited group of existing channel 6 low power television stations to continue to provide analog FM radio service as an ancillary or supplementary service under specified rules. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46798-46799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15402]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID 155924]
Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 20, 2023
July 13, 2023.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, July 20, 2023, which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of
the Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC.
While attendance at the Open Meeting is available to the public,
the FCC headquarters building is not open access and all guests must
check in with and be screened by FCC security at the main entrance on L
Street. Attendees at the Open Meeting will not be required to have an
appointment but must otherwise comply with protocols outlined at:
<a href="http://www.fcc.gov/visit">www.fcc.gov/visit</a>. Open Meetings are streamed live at: <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>
and on the FCC's YouTube channel.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1.................. Wireline Competition.. Title: Schools and
Libraries Universal
Service Support Mechanism
(CC Docket No. 02-6);
Federal-State Joint Board
on Universal Service (CC
Docket No. 96-45); Changes
to the Board of Directors
of the National Exchange
Carrier Association, Inc.
(CC Docket No. 97-21).
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Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report and
Order and Further Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking
which would adopt rules to
enhance Tribal
communities' access to the
E-Rate program by
streamlining certain
program rules, making
Tribal college and
university libraries
eligible for E-Rate
support, and reducing
administrative burdens in
the program. The
Commission will also seek
comment on ways to further
improve and simplify
program rules for all E-
Rate applicants.
2.................. Public Safety and Title: Ensuring the
Homeland Security. Reliability and Resiliency
of the 988 Suicide &
Crisis Lifeline (PS Docket
No. 23-5); Amendments to
Part 4 of the Commission's
Rules Concerning
Disruptions to
Communications (PS Docket
No. 15-80); Implementation
of the National Suicide
Hotline Improvement Act of
2018 (WC Docket No. 18-
336).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report and
Order to ensure that when
there is a communications
service outage that
potentially affects
people's ability to reach
the 988 Lifeline, the
Commission and those who
provide life-saving 988
crisis intervention
services receive timely
and actionable
information.
3.................. Media................. Title: Amendment of Parts
73 and 74 of the
Commission's Rules to
Establish Rules for
Digital Low Power
Television and Television
Translator Stations (MB
Docket No. 03-185).
Summary: The Commission
will consider a Report and
Order allowing a limited
group of existing channel
6 low power television
stations to continue to
provide analog FM radio
service as an ancillary or
supplementary service
under specified rules.
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The meeting will be webcast at: <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>. Open captioning
will be provided as well as a text only version on the FCC website.
Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are
available upon request. In your request, include a description of the
accommodation you will need and a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Last minute requests will be accepted but may be
impossible to fill. Send an email to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ec8a8f8fd9dcd8ac8a8f8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="74121717414440341217175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a> or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530.
Press Access--Members of the news media are welcome to attend the
meeting and will be provided reserved seating on a first-come, first-
served basis. Following the meeting, the Chairwoman may hold a news
conference in which she will take questions from credentialed members
of the press in attendance. Also, senior policy and legal staff will be
made available to the press in attendance for questions related to the
items on the meeting agenda. Commissioners may also choose to hold
press conferences. Press may also direct questions to the Office of
Media Relations (OMR): <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5b890919c94a7909994819c9a9b86b5939696db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="115c7475787043747d7065787e7f62517772723f767e67">[email protected]</span></a>. Questions about
credentialing should be directed to OMR.
Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500. Audio/Video coverage of
the meeting will be broadcast live with open captioning over the
internet from the FCC Live web page at <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/live">www.fcc.gov/live</a>.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15402 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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