[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 71066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26963]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FR ID 61729]


Open Commission Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2021

December 7, 2021.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Tuesday, December 14, 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: Improving
                          HOMELAND SECURITY.    Accessibility and
                                                Clarity of Emergency
                                                Alerts (PS Docket No. 15-
                                                94).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                and a Notice of Inquiry
                                                to improve clarity and
                                                accessibility of
                                                Emergency Alert System
                                                (EAS) visual messages to
                                                the public, including
                                                for persons who are deaf
                                                or hard of hearing, and
                                                others who are unable to
                                                access the audio
                                                message.
2......................  INTERNATIONAL.......  Title: Facilitating
                                                Satellite Broadband
                                                Competition (IB Docket
                                                No. 21-456).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider an Order
                                                and Notice of Proposed
                                                Rulemaking that would
                                                propose revisions to the
                                                Commission's rules for
                                                spectrum sharing among
                                                low-earth orbit
                                                satellite systems. The
                                                goal of the proposed
                                                revisions is to
                                                facilitate the
                                                deployment of the new
                                                generation of non-
                                                geostationary satellite
                                                orbit, fixed-satellite
                                                service (NGSO FSS)
                                                systems, including new
                                                competitors.
3......................  WIRELINE COMPETITION  Title: Promoting Fair and
                                                Open Competitive Bidding
                                                in the E-Rate Program
                                                (WC Docket No. 21-455).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                that proposes to
                                                implement a central
                                                document repository
                                                (i.e., bidding portal)
                                                through which service
                                                providers would be
                                                required to submit their
                                                bids to the E-Rate
                                                Program Administrator
                                                and seeks comment on
                                                other changes to the E-
                                                Rate competitive bidding
                                                rules.
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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. 2021-26963 Filed 12-13-21; 8:45 am]
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