[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 28, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 81462-81463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33014]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[GC Docket No. 11-199; DA 11-2002]


Preliminary Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on the Commission's preliminary 
plan for retrospective analysis of existing rules. The Commission 
prepared this preliminary plan consistent with the President's 
Executive Order 13579 encouraging independent agencies to engage in 
such retrospective review in order to identify unnecessary or unduly 
burdensome regulations that may be hindering job creation and economic 
development. The Commission seeks input from the public on all aspects 
of its preliminary plan.

DATES: Comments may be filed on or before February 8, 2012, and reply 
comments may be filed on or before February 22, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by GC Docket No. 11-199, 
by any of the following methods:
    [dec222] Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments.
    [dec222] Mail: See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document.
    [dec222] People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: (202) 418-
0530 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this 
proceeding, contact Jennifer Tatel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 
418-1700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released by the Office of General Counsel on December 8, 2011. The full 
text of this document is available for public inspection and copying 
during regular business hours in the Commission's Reference Information 
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. The complete text of this document also may be purchased from 
the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals 
II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone 
(202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563 or via email [email protected]. 
The full text may also be downloaded at http://www.fcc.gov. Pursuant to 
Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 
1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or 
before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments 
may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System 
(ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 
63 FR 24121 (1998).
    [dec222] Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/.
    [dec222] Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket 
or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers 
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number.
    Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service 
mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    [dec222] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings 
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 
445 12th St. SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 
are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with 
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes

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must be disposed of before entering the building.
    [dec222] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
    [dec222] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    Documents will be available for public inspection and copying 
during business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals 
II, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The 
documents may also be purchased from BCPI, telephone (202) 488-5300, 
facsimile (202) 488-5563, TTY (202) 488-5562, email [email protected].
    People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible 
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic 
files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 
418-0432 (tty). The Commission has designated this proceeding as a 
``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's 
ex parte rules. 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq.; Amendment of Certain of the 
Commission's Part 1 Rules of Practice and Procedure and Part 0 Rules of 
Commission Organization, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 25 FCC Rcd 
2430, 2439-40 (2010). Persons making ex parte presentations must file a 
copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral 
presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a 
different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or 
otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte 
presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and 
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted 
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already 
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other 
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such 
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other 
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where 
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the 
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex 
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must 
be filed consistent with Sec.  1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. In 
proceedings governed by Sec.  1.49(f) of the Commission's rules or for 
which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, 
written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte 
presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the 
electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and 
must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, 
searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize 
themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.

Summary of Public Notice

    This Public Notice seeks comment on the Commission's Preliminary 
Plan for Retrospective Analysis of Existing Rules, released on November 
7, 2011. The Preliminary Plan describes the Commission's ongoing 
process of identifying outmoded or counterproductive rules and provides 
an overview of recent and current proceedings that include 
retrospective analysis. The Commission seeks comment generally on the 
Preliminary Plan.
    The Commission is committed to being a responsive, efficient and 
effective agency that harnesses and promotes the technological and 
economic opportunities of the new millennium. As part of the 
Commission's goal to be a model of excellence in government, the agency 
has, since 2009, undertaken far-reaching initiatives designed to 
achieve its statutory objectives while removing burdens on industry and 
promoting innovation and job growth.
    In furtherance of these objectives, the Commission seeks comment on 
the following questions: What additional steps should the Commission 
take to identify rules that should be changed, streamlined, 
consolidated, or removed? How can the Commission further reduce burdens 
on industry and consumers while fostering competition, diversity and 
innovation? Are there Commission rules or reporting requirements that 
are duplicative or that have conflicting requirements among its bureaus 
and offices or with other agencies? Are there Commission rules or 
reporting requirements that could be modified to better accomplish 
their regulatory objectives? In addition, commenters are encouraged to 
submit other suggestions that may help the Commission develop better 
regulations and processes. Commenters are asked to specifically 
identify the rules or reporting requirements they are addressing and to 
provide specific suggestions for ways the Commission should modify such 
rules or reporting requirements, including alternative language where 
possible.

Federal Communications Commission.
Julie A. Veach,
Deputy General Counsel, Office of General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2011-33014 Filed 12-27-11; 8:45 am]
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