[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42493-42495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17499]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2015

July 9, 2015.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, July 16, 2015, which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street 
SW., Washington, DC.

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       Item No.                 Bureau                  Subject
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1.....................  WIRELESS               TITLE: Broadcast
                         TELECOMMUNICATIONS.    Incentive Auction
                                                Comment Public Notice
                                                Auction 1000, 1001 and
                                                1002; Expanding the
                                                Economic and Innovation
                                                Opportunities of
                                                Spectrum Through
                                                Incentive Auctions;
                                                Policies Regarding
                                                Mobile Spectrum Holdings
                                                (AU Docket No. 14-252)
                                                (GN Docket No. 12-268)
                                                (WT Docket No. 12-269).
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will take the next step
                                                to commencing the
                                                incentive auction in the
                                                first quarter of 2016 by
                                                considering the
                                                Procedures Public
                                                Notice, which adopts a
                                                balanced set of auction
                                                procedures that will
                                                ensure an effective,
                                                efficient, and timely
                                                auction. The Public
                                                Notice establishes and
                                                provides information on
                                                final procedures for
                                                setting the initial
                                                spectrum clearing
                                                target, qualifying to
                                                bid, and bidding in the
                                                reverse and forward
                                                auctions.
2.....................  WIRELESS               TITLE: Policies Regarding
                         TELECOMMUNICATIONS.    Mobile Spectrum
                                                Holdings; Expanding the
                                                Economic and Innovation
                                                Opportunities of
                                                Spectrum Through
                                                Incentive Auctions (WT
                                                Docket No. 12-269) (GN
                                                Docket No. 12-268).
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                on Reconsideration
                                                addressing petitions for
                                                reconsideration of
                                                certain aspects of the
                                                Mobile Spectrum Holdings
                                                Report and Order.
3.....................  WIRELESS               TITLE: Updating Part 1
                         TELECOMMUNICATIONS.    Competitive Bidding
                                                Rules; Expanding the
                                                Economic and Innovation
                                                Opportunities of
                                                Spectrum Through
                                                Incentive Auctions;
                                                Petition of DIRECTV
                                                Group, Inc. and EchoStar
                                                LLC for Expedited
                                                Rulemaking to Amend
                                                Section 1.2105(a)(2)(xi)
                                                and 1.2106(a) of the
                                                Commission's Rules and/
                                                or for Interim
                                                Conditional Waiver;
                                                Implementation of the
                                                Commercial Spectrum
                                                Enhancement Act and
                                                Modernization of the
                                                Commission's Competitive
                                                Bidding Rules and
                                                Procedures (WT Docket
                                                No. 14-170) (GN Docket
                                                No. 12-268) (RM-11395)
                                                (WT Docket No. 05-211).
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order, Order on
                                                Reconsideration, Third
                                                Order on Reconsideration
                                                and a Third Report and
                                                Order that provides
                                                meaningful opportunities
                                                for small businesses,
                                                rural telephone
                                                companies, and
                                                businesses owned by
                                                members of minority
                                                groups and women to
                                                participate in the
                                                provision of spectrum-
                                                based services, and also
                                                strengthens the
                                                Commission's rules to
                                                protect against unjust
                                                enrichment to ineligible
                                                entities.
4.....................  ENFORCEMENT..........  TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
                                                Item.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider an
                                                enforcement item.
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Consent Agenda

    The Commission will consider the following subjects listed below as 
a consent agenda and these items will not be presented individually:

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       Item No.                 Bureau                  Subject
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1.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: KGAN Licensee,
                                                LLC, Application for
                                                Renewal of License of
                                                Station KGAN-TV, Cedar
                                                Rapids, Iowa.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning an
                                                Application for Review
                                                filed by Iowans For
                                                Better Local Television
                                                seeking review of a
                                                Media Bureau Order
                                                denying a petition to
                                                deny.
2.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: ABC, Inc. and CBS
                                                Broadcasting, Inc.,
                                                Applications for WPVI-TV
                                                and KYW-DT,
                                                Philadelphia,
                                                Pennsylvania.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning an
                                                Application for Review
                                                filed by Global Radio,
                                                LLC seeking review of
                                                licenses to cover
                                                granted by the Media
                                                Bureau.
3.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: Beach TV
                                                Properties, Inc.,
                                                Licensee of Stations
                                                KNOV-CD, New Orleans,
                                                Louisiana; WCAY-CD, Key
                                                West, Florida; WDES-CA
                                                Destin, Florida; WPFN-CA
                                                Panama City, Florida;
                                                WPCT(TV), Panama City,
                                                Florida; and WAWD(TV),
                                                Fort Walton Beach,
                                                Florida; Beach TV of
                                                South Carolina, Inc.,
                                                Licensee of Stations
                                                WGSC-CD, Murrells Inlet,
                                                South Carolina and WGSI-
                                                CD, Murrells Inlet,
                                                South Carolina.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                and consent decree
                                                concerning the renewal
                                                of television stations
                                                filed by Beach TV
                                                Properties, Inc. and
                                                Beach TV of South
                                                Carolina, Inc.
4.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: NBC Telemundo
                                                License Co., for Renewal
                                                of License of Station
                                                WTVJ(TV), Miami, Florida
                                                and CBS Television
                                                Stations, Inc., for
                                                Renewal of License of
                                                Station WFOR-TV, Miami,
                                                Florida.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning an
                                                Application for Review
                                                filed by the Office of
                                                Communication of the
                                                United Church of Christ,
                                                Inc. seeking review of
                                                two renewals granted by
                                                the Media Bureau.
5.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: Southwest FM
                                                Broadcasting Co., Inc.,
                                                Application for
                                                Construction Permit for
                                                Minor Change of Station
                                                KAHM(FM), Spring Valley,
                                                Arizona.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning an
                                                Application for Review
                                                filed by Kemp
                                                Communications, Inc.
                                                seeking review of a
                                                minor change application
                                                granted by the Media
                                                Bureau.

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6.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: Greene/Sumter
                                                Enterprise Community,
                                                Application for
                                                Construction Permit for
                                                A New Noncommercial
                                                Educational FM Radio
                                                Station, Livingston,
                                                Alabama, Cedar Ridge
                                                Fellowship of SDA;
                                                Application for
                                                Construction Permit for
                                                A New Noncommercial
                                                Educational FM Radio
                                                Station, Shoals,
                                                Florida; Maranatha
                                                Broadcasting Ministry,
                                                Inc., Application for
                                                Construction Permit for
                                                A New Noncommercial
                                                Educational FM Radio
                                                Station, Hot Springs,
                                                Arkansas; San Bernardino
                                                Community College
                                                District, Application
                                                for Construction Permit
                                                for A New Noncommercial
                                                Educational FM Radio
                                                Station, Barstow,
                                                California; and, Cross
                                                of Our Lord Jesus Christ
                                                Ministries, Application
                                                for Construction Permit
                                                for A New Noncommercial
                                                Educational FM Radio
                                                Station, White Deer,
                                                Texas.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning five
                                                Applications for Review
                                                filed by Greene/Sumter
                                                Enterprise Community,
                                                Cedar Ridge Fellowship
                                                of Seventh Day
                                                Adventists, Maranatha
                                                Broadcasting Ministry,
                                                Inc., San Bernardino
                                                Community College
                                                District), and Cross of
                                                Our Lord Jesus Christ
                                                Ministries seeking
                                                review of decisions by
                                                the Media Bureau and a
                                                waiver request filed by
                                                Greene/Sumter Enterprise
                                                Community.
7.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: Larlen
                                                Communications, Inc.,
                                                Application for New
                                                Noncommercial
                                                Educational FM Station,
                                                Weare, Michigan.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning an
                                                Application for Review
                                                filed by Larlen
                                                Communications, Inc.
                                                seeking review of a
                                                decision by the Media
                                                Bureau.
8.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: WGBH Educational
                                                Foundation, Applications
                                                for Renewal of Licenses
                                                of WGBH(FM), Boston,
                                                Massachusetts, and WCRB-
                                                FM, Lowell,
                                                Massachusetts.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning an
                                                Application for Review
                                                filed by the Committee
                                                for Community Access
                                                seeking review of a
                                                renewal granted by the
                                                Media Bureau.
9.....................  MEDIA................  TITLE: Malibu FM
                                                Emergency and Community
                                                Broadcasters, Inc., For
                                                a New Low Power FM
                                                Station at Malibu,
                                                California.
                                               SUMMARY: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                Memorandum Opinion and
                                                Order concerning an
                                                Application for Review
                                                filed by Malibu FM
                                                Emergency and Community
                                                Broadcasters, Inc.
                                                seeking review of a
                                                decision by the Media
                                                Bureau.
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    The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or 
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and 
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. 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: [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Will Wiquist, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-
5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with 
open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live Web page at 
www.fcc.gov/live.
    For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason 
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry 
the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services, call 
(703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-17499 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P