[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 149 (Thursday, August 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47748-47749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16719]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FR ID 99193]


Open Commission Meeting Friday, August 5, 2022

    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Friday, August 5, 2022, which is scheduled 
to commence at 10:30 a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room of the Federal 
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC.
    While attendance at the Open Meeting is available to the public, 
the FCC headquarters building is not open access, and all guests must 
check in with and be screened by FCC security at the main entrance on L 
Street. Attendees at the Open Meeting will not be required to have an 
appointment but must otherwise comply with protocols outlined at: 
www.fcc.gov/visit. Open Meetings are streamed live 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......................  WIRELINE COMPETITION  Title: Affordable
                                                Connectivity Outreach
                                                Grant Program (WC Docket
                                                No. 21-450).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Second
                                                Report and Order which
                                                would establish the
                                                Affordable Connectivity
                                                Outreach Grant Program
                                                to provide eligible
                                                governmental and non-
                                                governmental entities
                                                funding to conduct
                                                outreach to increase
                                                awareness of and
                                                encourage participation
                                                in the Affordable
                                                Connectivity Program
                                                among eligible low-
                                                income households.
2......................  WIRELINE COMPETITION  Title: `Your Home, Your
                                                Internet' Pilot Program
                                                (WC Docket No. 21-450).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Third
                                                Report and Order which
                                                would establish the one-
                                                year Your Home, Your
                                                Internet Pilot Program
                                                with the goal of
                                                increasing awareness of
                                                the Affordable
                                                Connectivity Program
                                                among recipients of
                                                federal housing
                                                assistance and
                                                facilitating enrollment
                                                in the ACP by providing
                                                targeted assistance with
                                                the ACP application.
3......................  INTERNATIONAL.......  Title: Space Innovation
                                                (IB Docket No 22-271);
                                                Facilitating
                                                Capabilities for In-
                                                Space Servicing,
                                                Assembly, and
                                                Manufacturing (IB Docket
                                                No. 22-272).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Notice
                                                of Inquiry (NOI) that
                                                would examine
                                                opportunities and
                                                challenges of in-space
                                                servicing, assembly, and
                                                manufacturing--or
                                                ``ISAM''--that can
                                                support sustained
                                                economic activity in
                                                space. This NOI would
                                                develop an up-to-date
                                                record on current ISAM
                                                activities and seek
                                                input on steps the
                                                Commission might take to
                                                facilitate ISAM
                                                missions, including
                                                through updates to
                                                Commission rules and
                                                processes.
4......................  INTERNATIONAL.......  Title: Amendment of Parts
                                                2 and 25 of the
                                                Commission's Rules to
                                                Enable GSO Fixed-
                                                Satellite Service (Space-
                                                to-Earth) Operations in
                                                the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band,
                                                to Modernize Certain
                                                Rules Applicable to 17/
                                                24 GHz BSS Space
                                                Stations, and to
                                                Establish Off-Axis
                                                Uplink Power Limits for
                                                Extended Ka-Band FSS
                                                Operations (IB Docket
                                                No. 20-330); and to
                                                Enable NGSO Fixed-
                                                Satellite Service (Space-
                                                to-Earth) Operations in
                                                the 17.3-17.8 GHz Band
                                                (IB Docket No. 22-273).
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a Report
                                                and Order and a Notice
                                                of Proposed Rulemaking
                                                that would adopt a
                                                coprimary allocation for
                                                geostationary satellite
                                                orbit (GSO) fixed-
                                                satellite service (FSS)
                                                operations in the space-
                                                to-Earth (downlink)
                                                direction in the 17.3-
                                                17.8 GHz band, while
                                                protecting incumbent
                                                services, and inquire
                                                into whether the
                                                Commission should expand
                                                this FSS allocation in
                                                the 17.3-17.8 GHz band
                                                to include non-
                                                geostationary orbit
                                                (NGSO) FSS operations
                                                also in the downlink
                                                direction.
5......................  MEDIA...............  Title: Restricted
                                                Adjudicatory Matter
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider a
                                                restricted adjudicatory
                                                matter.
6......................  ENFORCEMENT.........  Title: Enforcement Bureau
                                                Action.
                                               Summary: The Commission
                                                will consider an
                                                enforcement action.
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    The meeting will be webcast 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.
    Press Access--Members of the news media are welcome to attend the 
meeting and will be provided reserved seating on a first-come, first-
served basis. Following the meeting, the Chairwoman may hold a news 
conference in which she will take questions from credentialed members 
of the press in attendance. Also, senior policy and legal staff will be 
made available to the press in attendance for questions related to the 
items on the meeting agenda. Commissioners may also choose to hold 
press conferences. Press may also direct questions to the Office of 
Media Relations (OMR): [email protected]. Questions

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about credentialing should be directed to OMR.
    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.

    Dated: July 29, 2022.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-16719 Filed 8-3-22; 8:45 am]
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