[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 184 (Monday, September 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65676-65677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20707]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[FR ID 173749]


Open Commission Meeting Thursday, September 21, 2023

September 14, 2023.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, September 21, 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..................  Space.................  Title: Expediting Initial
                                              Processing of Satellite
                                              and Earth Station
                                              Applications (IB Docket
                                              No. 22-411); Space
                                              Innovation (IB Docket No.
                                              22-271).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order and Further Notice
                                              of Proposed Rulemaking on
                                              facilitating and
                                              expediting application
                                              processing for satellite
                                              and earth station
                                              operators in order to
                                              advance opportunities for
                                              innovation in the new
                                              space age.
2..................  Wireline Competition..  Title: Updating the 5G Fund
                                              for Rural America (GN
                                              Docket No. 20-32).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Further
                                              Notice of Proposed
                                              Rulemaking on the
                                              implementation of the 5G
                                              Fund for Rural America in
                                              light of new, precise, and
                                              verified mobile coverage
                                              data gathered through the
                                              Broadband Data Collection.
3..................  Wireline Competition..  Title: Numbering Policies
                                              for Modern Communications
                                              (WC Docket No. 13-97);
                                              Telephone Number
                                              Requirements for IP-
                                              Enabled Service Providers
                                              (WC Docket No. 07-243);
                                              Implementation of TRACED
                                              Act Section 6(a)--
                                              Knowledge of Customers by
                                              Entities with Access to
                                              Numbering Resources (WC
                                              Docket No. 20-67); and
                                              Process Reform for
                                              Executive Branch Review of
                                              Certain FCC Applications
                                              and Petitions Involving
                                              Foreign Ownership (IB
                                              Docket No. 16-155).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order to strengthen the
                                              Commission's direct access
                                              rules in order to stem the
                                              tide of illegal robocalls,
                                              protect the nation's
                                              numbering resources from
                                              abuse by foreign bad
                                              actors, and advance other
                                              important public policy
                                              objectives tied to the use
                                              of numbering resources.
                                              The accompanying Second
                                              Further Notice of Proposed
                                              Rulemaking would seek
                                              comment on the duties of
                                              existing direct access
                                              authorization holders.
4..................  Media.................  Title: Updating Obsolete TV
                                              Broadcasting Rules (MB
                                              Docket No. 22-227).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Report and
                                              Order which would amend
                                              part 73 of the
                                              Commission's Rules to
                                              update Television and
                                              Class A Television
                                              Broadcast Station Rules as
                                              well as certain rules
                                              applicable to all
                                              broadcast stations. This
                                              would ensure the FCC's
                                              rules better reflect the
                                              current broadcast TV
                                              operating environment
                                              including changes related
                                              to major developments like
                                              the transition from analog
                                              to digital-only operations
                                              and the post-incentive
                                              auction transition to a
                                              smaller television band
                                              with fewer channels.
5..................  Engineering &           Title: Space Launch
                      Technology.             Operations (ET Docket No.
                                              13-115).
                                             Summary: The Commission
                                              will consider a Second
                                              Report and Order and
                                              Second Further Notice of
                                              Proposed Rulemaking that
                                              would adopt spectrum
                                              allocations and a
                                              licensing framework for
                                              commercial space launches,
                                              ensuring reliable and
                                              predictable communications
                                              services for the private
                                              companies that have an
                                              increasingly vital role in
                                              U.S. space activities.
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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98fefbfbada8acd8fefbfbb6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bddbdede888d89fddbdede93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a> 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): <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce83abaaa7af9caba2afbaa7a1a0bd8ea8adade0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9e4cccdc0c8fbccc5c8ddc0c6c7dae9cfcaca87cec6df">[email protected]</span></a>. 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. 2023-20707 Filed 9-22-23; 8:45 am]
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