[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 65767-65768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25860]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket No. 19-105; DA 19-1183; FRS 16274]


Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2019

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule, extension of comment and reply comment period.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the comment and reply 
comment period of the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking portion of 
the proceeding that was released on August 27, 2019.

DATES: The deadline for filing comments is extended to December 6, 
2019, and the deadline for filing reply comments is extended to January 
6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MD Docket No. 19-105, 
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/.
     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.
     Email: [email protected]. Include MD Docket No. 19-105 in the 
subject line of the message.
    [ssquf] Mail: 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.
    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: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing 
Director at (202) 418-0444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For a full text of the Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) document,\1\ please see the FCC Reference 
Center, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-A257, Portals II, Washington, DC 
20554 for copying and inspection. This document is available in 
alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio record, and 
braille). Persons with disabilities who need documents in these formats 
may contact the FCC by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-0530 or 
TTY: 202-418-0432.
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    \1\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 
2019, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 34 
FCC Rcd 8189 (2019).
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I. Background

    1. On August 27, 2019, the Commission released a Report and Order 
and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding.\2\ In the 
FNPRM, the Commission seeks comment on a number of regulatory fee 
issues, including assessing regulatory fees on non-U.S. licensed space 
stations, allocation of International Bureau staff for purposes of 
calculating regulatory fees and issues arising out of the updated 
methodology for assessing fees on broadcast TV providers. Comments were 
due on November 22, 2019 and reply comments due on December 23, 
2019.\3\
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    \2\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 
2019, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 34 
FCC Rcd 8189 (2019).
    \3\ Publication of Regulatory Fee Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking in the Federal Register, Public Notice, DA 19-1067 (rel. 
Oct. 23, 2019).

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    2. SIA requests an extension of the comment period to December 13, 
2019. In support of its request, SIA explains that the issues are 
complex and their resolution will have a significant impact on its' 
member companies. Many of SIA's members, however, are currently 
participating in the World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-19) in 
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which runs from October 28 through November 22. 
SIA requests the extension to ensure affected companies will have 
sufficient time to consider and respond to the Commission's proposed 
changes upon their return from WRC-19.
    3. As set forth in section 1.46 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission's policy is that extensions of time for filing comments in 
rulemaking proceedings shall not be routinely granted. In this case, 
however, we find that the scope, and importance of the issues raised in 
the FNPRM warrant an extension of the comment and reply comment 
deadlines. We believe that extending the deadlines will serve the 
public interest by providing interested parties with additional time to 
develop full and complete responses to inform the Commission's 
deliberations. Therefore, the Office of Managing Director (OMD) grants 
a request filed by the Satellite Industry Association (``SIA'') seeking 
an extension of time to submit comments and reply comments in response 
to Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) in this proceeding. 
The deadline for filing comments is extended to December 6, 2019, and 
the deadline for filing reply comments is extended to January 6, 2020.

II. Ordering Clauses

    4. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 4(i), 
4(j), and 303(r) of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
154(i), 154(j), and 303(r), and section 1.46 of the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 1.46, the Request for Extension of Time to File Comments and 
Reply Comments filed by the Satellite Industry Association is granted. 
The deadline for filing comments is extended to December 6, 2019, and 
the deadline for filing reply comments is extended to January 6, 2020.
    5. It is further ordered that, pursuant to section 1.102(b)(1) of 
the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.102(b)(1), this document shall be 
effective upon release. This action is taken pursuant to the authority 
delegated by Sections 0.11 and 0.231 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
0.11, 0.231.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-25860 Filed 11-27-19; 8:45 am]
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