[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 14627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05540]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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Open Commission Meeting Wednesday, March 17, 2021

March 10, 2021.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m.
    Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and related agency telework 
and headquarters access policies, this meeting will be in a wholly 
electronic format and will be open to the public on the internet via 
live feed from the FCC's web page at www.fcc.gov/live and on the FCC's 
YouTube channel.

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        Item No.                Bureau                  Subject
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1......................  PUBLIC SAFETY &       Title: Promoting Public
                          HOMELAND SECURITY.    Safety Through
                                                Information Sharing (PS
                                                Docket No. 15-80).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Second
                                                Report and Order that
                                                would provide state and
                                                federal agencies with
                                                direct, read-only access
                                                to communications outage
                                                data for public safety
                                                purposes while also
                                                preserving the
                                                confidentiality of that
                                                data.
2......................  PUBLIC SAFETY &       Title: Amendment of Part
                          HOMELAND SECURITY.    11 of the Commission's
                                                Rules Regarding the
                                                Emergency Alert System
                                                (PS Docket No. 15-94);
                                                Wireless Emergency
                                                Alerts (PS Docket No. 15-
                                                91).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                and Notice of Inquiry to
                                                implement section 9201
                                                of the National Defense
                                                Authorization Act for
                                                Fiscal Year 2021, which
                                                is intended to improve
                                                the way the public
                                                receives emergency
                                                alerts on their mobile
                                                phones, televisions, and
                                                radios.
3......................  WIRELESS TELE-        Title: Facilitating
                          COMMUNICATIONS        Shared Use in the 3.45
                          OFFICE OF ECONOMICS   GHz Band (WT Docket No.
                          AND ANALYTICS, AND    19-348).
                          OFFICE OF            Summary: The Commission
                          ENGINEERING AND       will consider a Second
                          TECHNOLOGY.           Report and Order that
                                                would establish rules to
                                                create a new 3.45 GHz
                                                Service operating
                                                between 3.45-3.55 GHz,
                                                making 100 megahertz of
                                                mid-band spectrum
                                                available for flexible
                                                use throughout the
                                                contiguous United
                                                States.
4......................  OFFICE OF ECONOMICS   Title: Auctioning
                          AND ANALYTICS.        Flexible-Use Service
                                                Licenses in the 3.45-
                                                3.55 GHz Band (AU Docket
                                                No. 21-62).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Public
                                                Notice that would seek
                                                comment on application
                                                and bidding procedures
                                                for Auction 110, the
                                                auction of flexible use
                                                licenses in the 3.45-
                                                3.55 GHz band.
5......................  WIRELESS TELE-        Title: Promoting the
                          COMMUNICATIONS        Deployment of 5G Open
                          OFFICE OF ECONOMICS   Radio Access Networks
                          AND ANALYTICS         (GN Docket No. 21-63).
                          OFFICE OF            Summary: The Commission
                          ENGINEERING AND       will consider a Notice
                          TECHNOLOGY            of Inquiry seeking
                          INTERNATIONAL         comment on the current
                          WIRELINE              status of Open Radio
                          COMPETITION AND       Access Networks (Open
                          PUBLIC SAFETY AND     RAN) and virtualized
                          HOMELAND SECURITY.    network environments,
                                                including potential
                                                obstacles to their
                                                development and
                                                deployment, and whether
                                                and how deployment of
                                                Open RAN-compliant
                                                networks could further
                                                the Commission's policy
                                                goals and statutory
                                                obligations.
6......................  INTERNATIONAL.......  Title: National Security
                                                Matter.
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a national
                                                security matter.
7......................  INTERNATIONAL.......  Title: National Security
                                                Matter.
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a national
                                                security matter.
8......................  ENFORCEMENT.........  Title: Enforcement Bureau
                                                Action.
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider an
                                                Enforcement Bureau
                                                Action.
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    The meeting will be webcast with open captioning at: www.fcc.gov/live. Open captioning will be provided as well as a text only version 
on the FCC website. 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.
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
the Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500. 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-05540 Filed 3-16-21; 8:45 am]
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