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Inquiries may be directed to Matthew 

Tejada, NEJAC Designated Federal 

Officer, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW (Mail Code 2202A), 

Washington, DC 20460, 202–564–8047, 

Tejada.Matthew@epa.gov. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Brittany Bolen, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18275 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket No. 18–227; DA 18–761] 

Media Bureau Seeks Comment on the 

Status of Competition in the 

Marketplace for Delivery of Audio 

Programming 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This document seeks input on 

the state of competition in the 

marketplace for the delivery of audio 

programming as it would relate to the 

overall goal of providing the 

Communications Marketplace Report to 

Congress as required by the Repack 

Airwaves Yielding Better Access for 

Users of Modern Services Act of 2018 

(RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018). Title IV of 

the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018 requires 

that the Commission publish a 

Communications Marketplace Report in 

the last quarter of every even numbered 

year. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

September 24, 2018. Reply comments 

are due on or before October 9, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit and reply comments, identified 

by MB Docket No. 18–227, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s website: http://

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail 

(although the Commission continues to 

experience delays in receiving U.S. 

Postal Service mail). All filings must be 

addressed to the Commission’s 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 

Federal Communications Commission. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 

418–0432. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jake 

Riehm of the Media Bureau, Industry 

Analysis Division, (202) 418–2166. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Public 

Notice, DA 18–761, released on July 23, 

2018. The full text of this document is 

available electronically via the FCC’s 

Electronic Document Management 

System (EDOCS) website at https://

www.fcc.gov/document/media-bureauseeks-comment-audio-competition. 

Documents will be available 

electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, 

and/or Adobe Acrobat. This document 

is also available for public inspection 

and copying during regular business 

hours in the FCC Reference Information 

Center, which is located in Room CY– 

A257 at FCC Headquarters, 445 12th 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. The 

Reference Information Center is open to 

the public Monday through Thursday 

from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 

from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The 

complete text may be purchased from 

the Commission’s copy contractor, 445 

12th Street SW, Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554. Alternative 

formats are available for people with 

disabilities (Braille, large print, 

electronic files, audio format), by 

sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or 

calling the Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

1. On March 23, 2018, the President 

signed into law the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2018, which 

included the Repack Airwaves Yielding 

Better Access for Users of Modern 

Services Act of 2018 (RAY BAUM’S Act 

of 2018). Title IV of RAY BAUM’S Act 

of 2018 amends Section 13 of the 

Communications Act (the Act) of 1934, 

and requires that the Commission 

publish a Communications Marketplace 

Report in the last quarter of every even 

numbered year. Among other things, the 

biennial Communications Marketplace 

Report requires that the Commission 

assess the state of competition in the 

communications marketplace, including 

competition to deliver audio service 

among broadcast stations, satellite radio, 

and entities that provide audio content 

via the internet and to mobile devices. 

Accordingly, this Public Notice seeks 

input on the state of competition in the 

marketplace for the delivery of audio 

programming as it would relate to the 

overall goal of providing the required 

Communications Marketplace Report to 

Congress. 

2. This Public Notice requests 

comment on the criteria or metrics that 

could be used to evaluate the state of 

competition in the audio programming 

marketplace, as well as comment and 

information on industry data, 

competitive dynamics, and trending 

factors. For example, commenters are 

invited to submit the following data and 

information related to participants in 

the marketplace for the delivery of 

audio programming, including, but not 

limited to, terrestrial radio broadcasters 

(i.e., AM and FM radio stations), 

satellite radio providers, and entities 

that provide audio programming over 

the internet and to mobile devices 

(collectively, Audio Marketplace 

Participants): 

• Identification and ownership of key 

Audio Marketplace Participants, as well 

as the business models and competitive 

strategies they use; 

• trends in service offerings, pricing, 

and consumer behavior; 

• the extent of competition among 

Audio Marketplace Participants, 

including intramodal competition (i.e., 

competition among providers of the 

same type, such as terrestrial radio 

broadcast stations) and intermodal 

competition (i.e., competition among 

providers of different types, such as 

terrestrial radio broadcast stations and 

satellite radio providers); 

• ratings, subscribership, and revenue 

information, for the marketplace as a 

whole and for individual Audio 

Marketplace Participants; 

• capital investment, innovation, and 

the deployment of advanced technology; 

• requirements for entry into the 

marketplace; and 

• recent entry into and exit from the 

marketplace. 

It is requested that commenters 

submit information, data, and statistics 

for 2016 and 2017, as well as 

information on any notable trends and 

developments that have occurred during 

2018 to date. Industry stakeholders, the 

public, and other interested parties are 

encouraged to submit information, 

comments, and analyses. In order to 

facilitate analysis of competitive trends, 

parties should submit current and 

historic data that are comparable over 

time. Commenters seeking confidential 

treatment of their submissions should 

request that their submission, or a 


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specific part thereof, be withheld from 

public inspection. 

3. In addition, this document requests 

comment on whether laws, regulations, 

regulatory practices or demonstrated 

marketplace practices pose a barrier to 

competitive entry into the marketplace 

for the delivery of audio programming 

or to the competitive expansion of 

existing providers. Further, this 

document seeks input concerning the 

extent to which any such laws, 

regulations or marketplace practices 

affect entry barriers for entrepreneurs 

and other small businesses in the 

marketplace for the delivery of audio 

programming. 

Procedural Matters 

4. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 

1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 

1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may 

file comments on or before the dates 

indicated on the first page of this 

document. All filings should refer to MB 

Docket No. 18–227. Comments may be 

filed: (1) Using the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS), or (2) by filing paper copies. 

Electronic Filing of Documents in 

Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 

(1998). 

5. Comments and reply comments 

filed in response to this document will 

be available for public inspection and 

copying in the Commission’s Reference 

Center, Room CY–A257, 445 12th Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20554, and via the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System (ECFS) by entering the 

docket number, WT Docket No. 18–203. 

6. Parties who choose to file by paper 

must file an original and one copy of 

each filing. If more than one docket or 

rulemaking number appears in the 

caption of this proceeding, commenters 

must submit two additional copies for 

each additional docket or rulemaking 

number. 

7. Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail 

(although we continue to experience 

delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service 

mail). All filings must be addressed to 

the Commission’s Secretary, Office of 

the Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission, as follows: 

• All hand-delivered paper filings for 

the Commission’s Secretary must be 

delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 

12th St. SW, Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. All hand 

deliveries must be held together with 

rubber bands or fasteners. Envelopes 

must be disposed of before entering the 

building. The filing hours at this 

location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

• Commercial overnight mail (except 

U.S. Postal Service mail) must be sent 

to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis 

Junction, MD 20701. 

• All other mail, including U.S. 

Postal Service Express Mail, Priority 

Mail, and First Class Mail should be 

addressed to 445 12th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

8. Alternate formats of this Public 

Notice (computer diskette, large print, 

audio recording, and Braille) are 

available to persons with disabilities by 

contacting the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY), or send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18191 Filed 8–22–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, August 28, 

2018 at 11:00 a.m. 

PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109. 

Matters concerning participation in 

civil actions or proceedings or 

arbitration. 

* * * * * 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Laura E. Sinram, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–18395 Filed 8–21–18; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Petition No. P1–18] 

Petition of Cosco Shipping Lines Co., 

Ltd., Cosco Shipping Lines (Europe) 

Gmbh, Orient Overseas Container Line 

Limited, and OOCL (Europe) Limited 

for an Exemption From Agreement 

Filing; Notice of Filing and Request for 

Comments 

Notice is hereby given that COSCO 

Shipping Lines Co., Ltd. (‘‘COSCO’’), 

COSCO Shipping Lines (Europe) GMBH, 

Orient Overseas Container Line Limited, 

and OOCL (Europe) Limited 

(‘‘Petitioners’’), have petitioned the 

Commission pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 

40103(a), 46 CFR 502.92, and 46 CFR 

535.301, ‘‘. . . for an exemption from 

the Shipping Act that would extend the 

P2–17 Order to COSCO (Europe)’’ and 

‘‘would permit [Petitioners] to enter into 

agreements . . . without filing an 

agreement and waiting for it to become 

effective.’’ The Petitioners state that 

when the Commission granted the 

Petition of COSCO, Orient Overseas 

Container Line Limited and OOCL 

(Europe) Limited (collectively ‘‘OOCL’’) 

to an exemption from Agreement Filing 

on August 8, 2018 in the P2–17 

proceeding that the ‘‘. . . wholly-owned 

subsidiary of COSCO known as COSCO 

Shipping Lines (Europe) Gmbh (FMC 

Org. No. 025509) . . . had not yet 

commenced operating as a vesseloperating common carrier in the U.S. 

foreign trades.’’ 

In order for the Commission to make 

a thorough evaluation of the exemption 

requested in the Petition, pursuant to 46 

CFR 502.92, interested parties are 

requested to submit views or arguments 

in reply to the Petition no later than 

September 6, 2018. Replies shall be sent 

to the Secretary by email to Secretary@

fmc.gov or by mail to Federal Maritime 

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20573–0001, and 

replies shall be served on Petitioners’ 

counsels, Robert B. Yoshitomi, Nixon 

Peabody LLP, 300 South Grand Avenue, 

Suite 4100, Los Angeles, CA 90071– 

3151, ryoshitomi@nixonpeabody.com, 

and Eric C. Jeffrey, 799 9th Street NW, 

Suite 500, Washington, DC 20001–5327, 

ejeffrey@nixonpeabody.com. 

Non-confidential filings may be 

submitted in hard copy to the Secretary 

at the above address or by email as a 

PDF attachment to Secretary@fmc.gov 

and include in the subject line: P1–18 

(Commenter/Company). Confidential 

filings should not be filed by email. A 

confidential filing must be filed with the 

Secretary in hard copy only, and be 

accompanied by a transmittal letter that 

identifies the filing as ‘‘ConfidentialRestricted’’ and describes the nature and 

extent of the confidential treatment 

requested. The Commission will 

provide confidential treatment to the 

extent allowed by law for confidential 

submissions, or parts of submissions, for 

which confidentiality has been 

requested. When a confidential filing is 

submitted, there must also be submitted 

a public version of the filing. Such 

public filing version shall exclude 

confidential materials, and shall 

indicate on the cover page and on each 

affected page ‘‘Confidential materials 

excluded.’’ Public versions of 

confidential filings may be submitted by 

email. The Petition will be posted on 


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