[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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