[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60425-60426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25571]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[MB Docket No. 18-214; MB Docket No. 16-306; GN Docket No. 12-268; DA
18-1072]
Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Seek Comment on
Catalog of Potentially Reimbursable Costs Incurred by Low Power
Television, Television Translator and FM Broadcast Stations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.
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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on a proposed catalog of
potentially reimbursable costs that may be incurred by Low Power
Television (LPTV), television translator, and FM broadcast stations as
a result of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission's)
broadcast television spectrum incentive auction. Title V of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (Reimbursement Expansion Act),
requires that the Commission reimburse LPTV, television translator and
FM broadcast stations for costs reasonably incurred as a result of the
incentive auction.
DATES: Comments are due on or before November 21, 2018. Reply comments
are due on or before December 6, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit and reply comments, identified
by MB Docket No. 18-214, by any of the following methods:
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Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Website: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (although the Commission continues to experience
delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
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 on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Gallant of the Media Bureau,
Video Division, (202) 418-0614.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public
Notice, DA 18-1072, released on October 22, 2018. The full text of this
document is available electronically via the FCC's Electronic Document
Management System (EDOCS) website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/iatfmedia-bureau-seek-comment-lptv-translator-and-fm-catalog. Documents
will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe
Acrobat. This document is also available for public inspection and
copying during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Information
Center, which is located in Room CY-A257 at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The Reference Information Center is
open to the public Monday through Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 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
1. On March 23, 2018, the President signed into law the
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which included the
Reimbursement Expansion Act (REA) of 2018. In Title V of REA of 2018,
Congress provided funding for and expanded the list of entities
eligible to receive reimbursement for costs reasonably incurred
resulting from the incentive auction to include LPTV, television
translator and FM stations. To implement the REA, the Commission
released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (MB Docket No. 18-214, GN
Docket No. 12-268, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Order, FCC 18-113)
that, among other things, seeks comment on the types of costs these
entities are likely to incur and instructs the Media Bureau to develop
a revised Catalog of Eligible Expenses. Accordingly, this Public Notice
seeks comment on a proposed LPTV/Translator/FM Cost Catalog (Appendix A
to this Public Notice), which was developed by a third-party contractor
engaged by the Media Bureau to identify price ranges for potential
services and equipment based on a market survey of industry vendors.
2. The LPTV/Translator/FM Cost Catalog will facilitate the
reimbursement process. The LPTV/Translator/FM Cost Catalog provides
predetermined costs or cost ranges for use as estimates when stations
do not have vendor quotes, and establishes acceptable price ranges,
thereby necessitating additional cost justification documentation only
for expenses that are higher than the range in the Catalog or that are
for equipment or services not covered by the LPTV/Translator/FM Cost
Catalog. This Public Notice seeks comment on whether the Catalog is
missing any types of expenses LPTV, translator and FM stations are
likely to incur and on the price ranges in the Catalog.
Procedural Matters
4. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may file comments on or
before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. All
filings should refer to MB Docket No. 18-214. Comments may be filed:
(1) Using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), or
(2) by filing paper copies. Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
5. Comments and reply comments filed in response to this document
will be available for public inspection and copying in the Commission's
Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20554, and via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
by entering the docket number, MB Docket No. 18-214.
6. 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, commenters must submit two
additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
7. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S.
Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission,
as follows:
All hand-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. Envelopes must be disposed of
before entering the building. The filing hours at this location are
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Commercial overnight mail (except U.S. Postal Service
mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD
20701.
All other mail, including U.S. Postal Service Express
Mail, Priority Mail, and First Class Mail should be addressed to 445
12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
8. Alternate formats of this Public Notice (computer diskette,
large print, audio recording, and Braille) are available to persons
with disabilities by contacting the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY), or send an
email to [email protected].
Federal Communications Commission.
Thomas Horan,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2018-25571 Filed 11-23-18; 8:45 am]
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