[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 129 (Friday, July 5, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32117-32118]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14331]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 54

[WC Docket No. 10-90; DA 19-504]


Connect America Fund

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed action.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) 
seeks comment on approaches to identify and resolve apparent 
discrepancies between the number of model-determined funded locations 
that Alternative Connect America Model (A-CAM) I and II support 
recipients are expected to serve (funded locations) and the actual 
number of locations that support recipients can serve (actual 
locations).

DATES: Comments are due on or before July 19, 2019. If you anticipate 
that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so 
within the period of time allowed by this document, you should advise 
the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission's) rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, 
interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before 
the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments and 
reply comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment 
Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking 
Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
    [ssquf] Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
    [ssquf] Paper Filers: 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, filers 
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number.
    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.
    [ssquf] 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 
a.m. to 7 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.
    [ssquf] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
    [ssquf] 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: Nissa Laughner, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, (202) 418-7400 or TTY: (202) 418-0484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Bureau's Public 
Notice (Notice) in WC Docket No. 10-90; DA 19-504, released on June 5, 
2019. The full text of this document is available for public inspection 
during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Room CY-
A257, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or at the following 
internet address: https://www.fcc.gov/document/corrected-cam-ii-offers-deadline-extension-location-adjustments.

I. Adjustments of A-CAM Support Due to Number of Locations in Eligible 
Census Blocks

    1. The Bureau also seeks comment on approaches to identify and 
resolve apparent discrepancies between the number of model-determined 
funded locations that A-CAM I and II support recipients are expected to 
serve (funded locations) and the actual number of locations that 
support recipients can serve (actual locations). In the 2016 Rate-of-
Return Reform Order, 81 FR 24282, April 25, 2016, the Commission stated 
that ``[c]arriers that discover there is a widely divergent number of 
locations in their funded census blocks as compared to the model should 
have the opportunity to seek an adjustment to modify the deployment 
obligations.'' The Commission further delegated authority to the Bureau 
to address these discrepancies ``by adjusting the number of funded 
locations downward and reducing associated funding levels.''
    2. In the 2018 Locations Adjustment Public Notice, 83 FR 49040, 
September

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28, 2018, the Bureau sought comment on the same issue with respect to 
Connect America Fund Phase II auction support recipients. The Bureau 
directs interested parties to that Public Notice and asks them to 
provide comment regarding whether the procedure proposed in that 
instance would be appropriate for A-CAM recipients. If not, parties are 
invited to comment on what changes would be necessary to make those 
procedures appropriate for A-CAM recipients. Comments should address 
the unique characteristics of A-CAM support recipients as it relates to 
the locations adjustment issue and should be submitted by the date 
indicated on the first page of this Notice.

II. Procedural Matters

A. Paperwork Reduction Act

    3. This document contains proposed modified information collection 
requirements. The Bureau, as part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, invites the general public and the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to comment on the information collection 
requirements contained in this document, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. In addition, pursuant to the 
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), we seek specific comment on how we might further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.
    4. Permit but Disclose Ex Parte Contact. For the purposes of the 
Commission's ex parte rules, information filed in this proceeding will 
be treated as initiating a permit-but-disclose proceeding under the 
Commission's rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a 
copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral 
presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a 
different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or 
otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte 
presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and 
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted 
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already 
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other 
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such 
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other 
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where 
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the 
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex 
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must 
be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 
rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of 
electronic filing, 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). Participants in this proceeding 
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
D'wana R. Terry,
Associate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2019-14331 Filed 7-3-19; 8:45 am]
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