[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3152-3153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00578]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WC Docket No. 17-97; DA 21-12; FRS 17371]


Pleading Cycle Established for Petitions for Reconsideration of 
Portions of the Call Authentication Trust Anchor Second Report and 
Order

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau establishes 
a pleading cycle for Petitions for Reconsideration of portions of the 
Call Authentication Trust Anchor Second Report and Order.

DATES: Oppositions due January 29, 2021 and replies due February 8, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: All pleadings are to reference WC Docket No. 17-97. 
Oppositions and replies may be filed using the Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies.
     Electronic Filers: Oppositions and replies may be filed 
electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent 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.
     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: For further information, please 
contact Mason Shefa, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, at (202) 418-2962, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 29, 2020, the Commission 
adopted the Call Authentication Trust Anchor Second Report and Order. 
The Second Report and Order set forth rules to make clear the 
obligations and deadlines for voice service providers regarding caller 
ID authentication and completed implementation of the caller ID 
authentication provisions of the TRACED Act.
    On December 17, 2020, CTIA and Voice on the Net (VON) Coalition 
each filed petitions for reconsideration of portions of the Second 
Report and Order (together Petitions for Reconsideration). CTIA 
requests that the Commission eliminate the prohibition in section 
64.6305(c) on voice service providers accepting calls from foreign 
voice service providers that use U.S. North American Numbering Plan 
resources and are not listed in the Robocall Mitigation Database. VON 
makes the same request as CTIA and further requests elimination of the 
requirement in section 64.6305(b)(4) that voice service provider 
certifications provide the name, telephone number, physical address, 
and email address of a central point of contact within the company 
responsible for addressing robocall mitigation-related issues.
    Pursuant to the Commission's rules, oppositions to the Petitions 
for Reconsideration must be filed no later than January 29, 2021, and 
replies to oppositions must be filed no later than February 8, 2021. 
Oppositions and replies may be filed using the Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS), or by filing paper copies. See Electronic 
Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
     Electronic Filers: Oppositions and replies may be filed 
electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent 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.
    [cir] 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.
    [cir] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail 
must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
    [cir] Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the 
Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. 
This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety 
of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. See FCC 
Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Windo and Change in Hand-
Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20-304 (March 19, 2020), https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy.
     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).
     Ex Parte Rules. This proceeding shall continue to be 
treated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the 
Commission's ex parte 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

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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.
Daniel Kahn,
Associate Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2021-00578 Filed 1-13-21; 8:45 am]
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