[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12557-12558]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04312]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FRS 16529]


Open Commission Meeting, Friday, February 28, 2020

February 21, 2020.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Friday, February 28, 2020 which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street 
SW, Washington, DC.

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        Item No.                Bureau                  Subject
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1......................  Wireless Tele-        Title: Expanding Flexible
                          Communications.       Use of the 3.7 to 4.2
                                                GHz Band (GN Docket No.
                                                18-122).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order and Proposed
                                                Order of Modification
                                                that would reform the
                                                use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz
                                                band, also known as the
                                                C-band, to promote U.S.
                                                leadership in the next
                                                generation of wireless
                                                services, including
                                                fifth-generation (5G)
                                                wireless and other
                                                advanced spectrum-based
                                                services, and close the
                                                digital divide.
2......................  Economics &           Title: Auction of
                          Analytics.            Flexible-Use Service
                                                Licenses in the 3.7-3.98
                                                GHz Band for the Next-
                                                Generation Wireless
                                                Services (AU Docket No.
                                                20-25).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Public
                                                Notice that would seek
                                                comment on procedures
                                                for the auction of new
                                                flexible-use overlay
                                                licenses in the 3.7-3.98
                                                GHz band (Auction 107)
                                                for Next Generation
                                                Wireless Services.
3......................  Economics &           Title: Auction of
                          Analytics.            Priority Access Licenses
                                                for the 3550-3650 MHz
                                                Band (AU Docket No. 19-
                                                244).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Public
                                                Notice that would
                                                establish application
                                                and bidding procedures
                                                for Auction 105, the
                                                auction of Priority
                                                Access Licenses in the
                                                Citizens Broadband Radio
                                                Service in the 3550-3650
                                                MHz band.
4......................  Engineering &         Title: Unlicensed White
                          Technology.           Space Device Operations
                                                in the Television Bands
                                                (ET Docket No. 20-36).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                that would propose
                                                targeted changes to the
                                                white space device rules
                                                in the TV bands
                                                (channels 2-35) to
                                                provide improved
                                                broadband coverage that
                                                would benefit American
                                                consumers in rural and
                                                underserved areas.
5......................  Economics &           Title: Comment Sought on
                          Analytics.            Competitive Bidding
                                                Procedures and Certain
                                                Program Requirements for
                                                Rural Digital
                                                Opportunity Fund Auction
                                                (Auction 904); (AU
                                                Docket No. 20-34); (WC
                                                Docket No. 19-126); (WC
                                                Docket No. 10-90).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Public
                                                Notice that would launch
                                                the process of
                                                establishing pre- and
                                                post-auction application
                                                procedures and
                                                competitive bidding
                                                procedures to allocate
                                                up to $16 billion to
                                                support the deployment
                                                of fixed broadband
                                                networks in rural
                                                America in Phase I of
                                                the Rural Digital
                                                Opportunity Fund.
6......................  Media Bureau........  Title: Electronic
                                                Delivery of MVPD
                                                Communications (MB
                                                Docket No. 17-317);
                                                Modernization of Media
                                                Regulation Initiative
                                                (MB Docket No. 17-105).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order that would
                                                modernize the carriage
                                                election notice
                                                provisions in the FCC's
                                                Rules for low-power TV
                                                and noncommercial
                                                educational translator
                                                stations, which are not
                                                required to maintain
                                                online public inspection
                                                files.
7......................  Media Bureau........  Title: Amendment of
                                                Commission Rule
                                                Requiring Records of
                                                Cable Operator Interests
                                                in Video Programming (MB
                                                Docket No. 20-35);
                                                Modernization of Media
                                                Regulation Initiative
                                                (MB Docket No. 17-105).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                that would seek comment
                                                on whether to eliminate
                                                or modify the
                                                requirement in the FCC's
                                                Rules that cable
                                                operators maintain
                                                records in their online
                                                public inspection files
                                                regarding the nature and
                                                extent of their
                                                attributable interests
                                                in video programming
                                                services.

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8......................  Public Safety &       Title: Amendments to Part
                          Homeland Security.    4 of the Commission's
                                                Rules Concerning
                                                Disruptions to
                                                Communications (PS
                                                Docket No. 15-80);
                                                Petition of California
                                                Public Utilities
                                                Commission and the
                                                People of the State of
                                                California for
                                                Rulemaking on States'
                                                Access to the Network
                                                Outage Reporting System
                                                (``NORS'') and a Ruling
                                                Granting California
                                                Access to NORS.
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Second
                                                Further Notice of
                                                Proposed Rulemaking that
                                                would provide state and
                                                federal agencies with
                                                read-only access to
                                                communications outage
                                                data for public safety
                                                purposes while also
                                                preserving the
                                                confidentiality of that
                                                data.
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    The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or 
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and 
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable 
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request. 
In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will 
need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last 
minute requests will be accepted but may be impossible to fill. Send an 
email to: [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322. 
Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with open 
captioning over the internet from the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/live.

Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-04312 Filed 3-2-20; 8:45 am]
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