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changes-hand-delivery-policy. During 

the time the Commission’s building is 

closed to the general public and until 

further notice. 

1. On January 19, 2021, the Bureaus 

released a Public Notice seeking to 

ensure the orderly resumption of 

application and licensing processes in 

the T-Band since the Commission is no 

longer required to reallocate and auction 

certain frequencies in the T-Band after 

the signing of the Don’t Break Up the TBand Act into law as part of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. 

The Bureaus announced that in the 30 

days immediately following release of 

the Public Notice, they would resume 

processing T-Band applications for 

renewal of license and all other pending 

T-Band applications; but dismiss 

without prejudice any pending 

application that includes a request for 

waiver of the application freeze. 

2. The Bureaus also indicated that 

following the 30-day processing period, 

applicants and frequency coordinators 

will have a 30-day period to prepare and 

begin pre-coordination of certain new 

applications. Immediately thereafter, for 

a ninety-day period, i.e., from March 22, 

2021 until June 21, 2021, the Bureaus 

announced that they will accept certain 

types of applications but only from 

incumbent licensees. 

3. Band applications established in 

the Public Notice are procedural in 

nature, and therefore not subject to the 

notice and comment and effective date 

requirements of the Administrative 

Procedure Act. Moreover, the Bureaus 

found good cause for not delaying the 

effect of the modifications until after 

publication of the Public Notice in the 

Federal Register. The Bureaus indicated 

that such a delay is unnecessary and 

contrary to the public interest because, 

without good reason, it would impede 

timely access to T-Band channels to 

applicants that require new or enhanced 

communications services. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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Open Commission Meeting 

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 

February 10, 2021. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on the subjects listed below on 

Wednesday, February 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. 

Item No. Bureau Subject 

1 ...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION ...................... Title: Presentation on the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. 

Summary: The Commission will hear a presentation on the creation of an Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. Congress charged the FCC with developing 

a new $3.2 billion program to help struggling Americans to pay for broadband 

internet service during the pandemic. 

2 ...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION ...................... Title: Presentation on COVID–19 Telehealth Program. 

Summary: The Commission will hear a presentation about the next steps for the 

agency’s COVID–19 Telehealth program. Congress recently provided an additional $249.95 million to support the FCC’s efforts to expand connected care 

throughout the country and help more patients receive health care safely. 

3 ...................... OFFICE OF ECONOMICS AND ANALYTICS, WIRELINE COMPETITION 

AND WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS.

Title: Presentation on Collection of Broadband Deployment Data. 

Summary: The Commission will hear a presentation on the work the agency is 

doing to collect precise and accurate fixed and mobile broadband deployment 

data as part of its mission to close the digital divide. 

4 ...................... PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY.Title: 911 Fee Diversion (PS Docket No. 20–291); New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (PS Docket No. 09–14). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that 

would implement section 902 of the Don’t Break Up the T-Band Act of 2020, 

which requires the Commission to take action to help address the diversion of 

911 fees by states and other jurisdictions for purposes unrelated to 911. 

5 ...................... WIRELINE COMPETITION ...................... Title: Implementing the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act (WC 

Docket No. 18–89). 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposes to modify FCC rules consistent with changes that were 

made to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. 

* * * * * 

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: fcc504@fcc.gov 

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. 2021–03313 Filed 2–18–21; 8:45 am] 

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