[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 138 (Thursday, July 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46798-46799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15402]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FR ID 155924]


Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 20, 2023

July 13, 2023.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, July 20, 2023, 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: Schools and
                                              Libraries Universal
                                              Service Support Mechanism
                                              (CC Docket No. 02-6);
                                              Federal-State Joint Board
                                              on Universal Service (CC
                                              Docket No. 96-45); Changes
                                              to the Board of Directors
                                              of the National Exchange
                                              Carrier Association, Inc.
                                              (CC Docket No. 97-21).

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                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order and Further Notice
                                              of Proposed Rulemaking
                                              which would adopt rules to
                                              enhance Tribal
                                              communities' access to the
                                              E-Rate program by
                                              streamlining certain
                                              program rules, making
                                              Tribal college and
                                              university libraries
                                              eligible for E-Rate
                                              support, and reducing
                                              administrative burdens in
                                              the program. The
                                              Commission will also seek
                                              comment on ways to further
                                              improve and simplify
                                              program rules for all E-
                                              Rate applicants.
2..................  Public Safety and       Title: Ensuring the
                      Homeland Security.      Reliability and Resiliency
                                              of the 988 Suicide &
                                              Crisis Lifeline (PS Docket
                                              No. 23-5); Amendments to
                                              Part 4 of the Commission's
                                              Rules Concerning
                                              Disruptions to
                                              Communications (PS Docket
                                              No. 15-80); Implementation
                                              of the National Suicide
                                              Hotline Improvement Act of
                                              2018 (WC Docket No. 18-
                                              336).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order to ensure that when
                                              there is a communications
                                              service outage that
                                              potentially affects
                                              people's ability to reach
                                              the 988 Lifeline, the
                                              Commission and those who
                                              provide life-saving 988
                                              crisis intervention
                                              services receive timely
                                              and actionable
                                              information.
3..................  Media.................  Title: Amendment of Parts
                                              73 and 74 of the
                                              Commission's Rules to
                                              Establish Rules for
                                              Digital Low Power
                                              Television and Television
                                              Translator Stations (MB
                                              Docket No. 03-185).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order allowing a limited
                                              group of existing channel
                                              6 low power television
                                              stations to continue to
                                              provide analog FM radio
                                              service as an ancillary or
                                              supplementary service
                                              under specified rules.
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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 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.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15402 Filed 7-19-23; 8:45 am]
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