[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 7190]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02443]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[MB Docket No. 97-80; DA 14-46]


Media Bureau Seeks Comment on TiVo's Request for Clarification or 
Waiver of the Audiovisual Output Requirement of Section 
76.640(b)(4)(iii)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Media Bureau seeks comment on a petition 
for waiver or clarification filed by TiVo Inc. TiVo Inc.'s petition 
requests that the Bureau waive a rule that requires set-top boxes to 
have a certain audiovisual output, or clarify that the rule is not in 
effect.

DATES: Submit comments on or before February 14, 2014. Submit reply 
comments on or before February 28, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this 
proceeding, contact Brendan Murray, [email protected], of the 
Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-2120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TiVo Inc. (``TiVo'') has filed a petition 
for clarification or waiver of 47 CFR 76.640(b)(4)(iii). Section 
76.640(b)(4)(iii) requires that set-top boxes provided by cable 
operators include a digital interface to enable consumers to connect 
consumer electronics devices that they own to set-top boxes that they 
lease from their cable operators for whole-home viewing and recording. 
TiVo asserts that the ``touchstone'' solution for home networking has 
not been published publicly, and therefore requests that the Commission 
extend waiver until ``compliance is achievable on an industry-wide 
basis that includes TiVo.'' Alternatively, TiVo requests that we 
clarify whether the rule is still in effect in the wake of the D.C. 
Circuit's decision in Echostar Satellite, LLC v. FCC. We seek comment 
on TiVo's request.
    This proceeding will be treated as ``permit but disclose'' for 
purposes of the Commission's ex parte rules. As a result of the permit-
but-disclose status of this proceeding, ex parte presentations will be 
governed by the procedures set forth in 47 CFR 1.1206.
    Comments and oppositions are due February 14, 2014. Petitioner's 
reply is due February 28, 2014. All filings must be submitted in CS 
Docket No. 97-80. Pleadings sent via email to the Commission will be 
considered informal and will not be part of the official record. 
Interested parties will have access to comments online through the 
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), and therefore we 
waive the requirements of Sections 76.7(b)(1) and 76.7(c)(1) that 
comments and oppositions be served on interested parties.
    Comments may be filed using: (1) (ECFS), (2) the Federal 
Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies.
    Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the 
Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs or the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers should 
follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting 
comments.
    For ECFS filers, in completing the transmittal screen, filers 
should include their full name, U.S. Postal service mailing address, 
and the applicable docket number: MB Docket No. 12-230. Parties may 
also submit an electronic comment by Internet email. To get filing 
instructions, filers should send an email to [email protected], and include 
the following words in the body of the message: ``get form''. A sample 
form and instructions will be sent in response.
    Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an 
original and four copies of each filing. 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.
    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. All hand deliveries 
must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes 
must be disposed of before entering the building. The filing hours are 
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
    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.
    U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be 
addressed to 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
    One copy of each pleading must be sent to Brendan Murray, Media 
Bureau, Room 4-A726, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554 or 
[email protected].
    Copies of the Waiver Request and any subsequently filed documents 
in this matter are also available for inspection in the Commission's 
Reference Information Center: 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418-0270.
    Alternate formats of this Public Notice (computer diskette, large 
print, audio recording, or Braille) are available to persons with 
disabilities by contacting the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau 
at (202) 418-0530 or (202) 418-7365 (TTY).

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2014-02443 Filed 2-5-14; 8:45 am]
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