[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24050-24051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09504]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 76

[MB Docket No. 16-126; DA 16-407]


Petition for Declaratory Ruling Filed by National Cable & 
Telecommunications Association and American Cable Association

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Petition for declaratory ruling; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on a petition for declaratory 
ruling filed by the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and 
American Cable Association seeking a declaratory ruling clarifying the 
``written information'' requirement of section 76.1602(b) of the 
Commission's rules. Specifically, NCTA and ACA ``seek a ruling that 
electronic dissemination by email to subscribers for whom a cable 
operator has a confirmed email address, by the provision of 
appropriately-noticed links to Web sites, or by other electronic 
measures reasonably calculated to reach

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individual customers, satisfies the requirement if the information is 
also available in print upon customer request.''

DATES: Comments are due on or before May 26, 2016; reply comments are 
due on or before June 10, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MB Docket No. 16-126, 
by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy 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. The filing hours 
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together 
with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be 
disposed of before entering the building.
     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.
     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).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this 
proceeding, contact Katie Costello of the Policy Division, Media Bureau 
at (202) 418-2233 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Public Notice dated 
April 14, 2016, DA 16-407, MediaBureau Seeks Comment on Petition for 
Declaratory Ruling filed by National Cable & Telecommunications 
Association and American Cable Association, MB Docket No. 16-126. The 
full text of the Public Notice is available for public inspection and 
copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 
Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, 
Washington, DC 20554. This document will also be available via ECFS at 
http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Documents will be available electronically 
in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. The complete text may 
be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, 445 12th Street 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Alternative formats are 
available for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), by sending an email to [email protected] 
or calling the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 
(202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    On March 7, 2016, National Cable & Telecommunications Association 
(``NCTA'') and the American Cable Association (``ACA'') jointly filed a 
Petition for Declaratory Ruling (``Petition'') in which it seeks 
clarification of the ``written information'' requirement of Section 
76.1602(b) of the Commission's rules. Specifically, NCTA and ACA ``seek 
a ruling that electronic dissemination by email to subscribers for whom 
a cable operator has a confirmed email address, by the provision of 
appropriately-noticed links to Web sites, or by other electronic 
measures reasonably calculated to reach individual customers, satisfies 
the requirement if the information is also available in print upon 
customer request.'' The Commission issue this Public Notice pursuant to 
section 1.2 of the Commission's rules to seek comment on NCTA and ACA's 
Petition. The Petition is available electronically through the 
Commission's ECFS under MB Docket No. 16-126, which may be accessed on 
the Commission's Internet Web site at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. All 
filings concerning the matters referenced in this Public Notice should 
refer to the above-referenced docket number. Comments may be filed by 
May 26, 2016. Reply comments may be filed by June 10, 2016. The 
proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a ``permit-but-
disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte 
rules, Section 1.1200 through 1.1216 of the Commission's rules. 
Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the 
Commission's ex parte rules. 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).

Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2016-09504 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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