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1A P.O. Box used for the collection of fees is 

referred to as a ‘‘lockbox’’ in our rules and other 

Commission documents. The FCC collects 

application processing fees using a series of P.O. 

Boxes located at U.S. Bank in St. Louis, Missouri. 

See 47 CFR 1.1101–1.1109 (setting forth the fee 

schedule for each type of application remittable to 

the Commission along with the correct lockbox). 

■ 2. Table 1 of appendix B to part 300 

is amended by adding the entries 

‘‘Newark South Ground Water Plume’’, 

‘‘American Creosote DeRidder’’, 

‘‘Mississippi Phosphates Corporation’’, 

and ‘‘Eagle Industries’’ in alphabetical 

order by state to read as follows: 

Appendix B to Part 300—National 

Priorities List 

TABLE 1—GENERAL SUPERFUND SECTION

State Site name City/county Notes a

*******

DE ..................... Newark South Ground Water Plume ..................................................... Newark.

*******

LA ..................... American Creosote DeRidder ............................................................... DeRidder.

*******

MS .................... Mississippi Phosphates Corporation ..................................................... Pascagoula.

*******

OK ..................... Eagle Industries ..................................................................................... Midwest City.

*******

a = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (if scored, HRS score need not be greater 

than or equal to 28.50). 

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COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 51, and 61 

[MD Docket No. 17–357; FCC 17–159] 

Closure of FCC Lockbox 979091 Used 

To File Fees, Tariffs, Petitions, and 

Applications for Services Related to 

the Wireline Competition Bureau 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) adopted an Order that 

closes Lockbox 979091 and modifies the 

relevant rule provisions of filing and 

making fee payments in lieu of closing 

the lockbox. 

DATES: Effective on February 20, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing 

Director at (202) 418–0444. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order, 

FCC 17–159, MD Docket No. 17–357, 

adopted on December 1, 2017 and 

released on December 18, 2017. The full 

text of this document is available for 

public inspection and copying during 

normal business hours in the FCC 

Reference Center (Room CY–A257), 445 

12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554, 

or by downloading the text from the 

Commission’s website at http://

transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_

Business/2017/db0906/FCC-17- 

111A1.pdf. 

I. Administrative Matters 

A. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

1. Section 603 of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, as amended, requires a 

regulatory flexibility analysis in notice 

and comment rulemaking proceedings. 

See 5 U.S.C. 603(a). As we are adopting 

these rules without notice and 

comment, no regulatory flexibility 

analysis is required. 

B. Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 Analysis 

2. This document does not contain 

new or modified information collection 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public 

Law 104–13. In addition, therefore, it 

does not contain any new or modified 

information collection burden for small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees, pursuant to the Small 

Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, 

Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). 

C. Congressional Review Act 

3. The Commission will not send a 

copy of the Order pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A), because the adopted rules 

are rules of agency organization, 

procedure, or practice that do not 

‘‘substantially affect the rights or 

obligations of non-agency parties. See 5 

U.S.C. 804(3)(C). 

II. Introduction 

4. In the Order, we reduce 

expenditures by the Commission and 

modernize procedures by amending 

section 1.1105 of our rules, 47 CFR 

1.1105, which sets forth the application 

fee for petitions filed with the FCC’s 

Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB), to 

reflect the closure of the post office 

(P.O.) Box 1 used for manual filings with 

WCB. We require the use of an 

electronic payment system and, 

wherever possible, electronic filing. 

Consistent with this change, we also 

make conforming revisions to sections 

0.401, 1.49, 1.51, 1.52, 1.742, 1.1105, 

1.1111–1.1113, 1.1119, 51.329(c)(2), 

61.13, 61.14, 61.17(d), and 61.20(b) of 

the Commission’s rules, to account for 

electronic filing of fees, tariffs, petitions, 

and applications with the WCB, as 

described more fully below. 

5. Section 1.1105 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR 1.1105, has provided a 

schedule of processing fees for 

applications, tariffs, and petitions 

processed by the WCB. The rule had 

also directed filers, who do not utilize 

the Commission’s on-line filing and fee 

payment systems, to send manual filings 

and payments to P.O. Box 979091 at 

U.S. Bank in St. Louis, Missouri. 

6. The Commission has reduced its 

use of P.O. Boxes for the collection of 

fees and encouraged the use of 


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2The Commission previously revised its payment 

rules to encourage electronic payment of 

application processing fees and require electronic 

payment of regulatory fees. 47 CFR 1.1112 

(application fees) and 1.1158 (regulatory fees). 

These rules became effective November 30, 2015. 80 

FR 66816 (Oct. 30, 2015). More recently, in 2017, 

we closed a lockbox account and modified the 

relevant rule provision that required payment of 

fees via the closed P.O. Box. Amendment of Part 1 

of the Commission’s Rules, MD Docket No. 17–123, 

Order, 32 FCC Rcd 4203 (2017), 82 FR 24560 (rel. 

May 9, 2017) (modifying section 1.1109 of the 

Commission’s rules to delete reference to P.O. Box 

979092 at U.S. Bank in St. Louis, Missouri). 

3See Treasury Financial Manual, Bulletin No. 

2017–12, ‘‘Agency No-Cash or No-Check Policies,’’ 

released on September 18, 2017 (explaining the 

circumstances under which agencies may decide 

not to accept payments made in cash or by check), 

available at https://tfm.fiscal.treasury.gov/v1/bull/ 

17-12.pdf (last visited October 18, 2017); see also 

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-06-16/pdf/ 

2011-15181.pdf. 

electronic payment systems for all 

application and regulatory fees.2 We 

find that electronic payment of fees for 

applications, tariffs, and petitions 

processed by the WCB increases the 

agency’s financial efficiency by 

reducing expenditures, including the 

annual fee for utilizing the bank’s 

services as well as the cost to manually 

process each transaction, with little or 

no inconvenience to our regulatees, 

applicants and the public.3

7. As part of this effort, we are now 

closing P.O. Box 979091 and modifying 

the relevant rule provisions that require 

payment of fees and/or processing of 

filings via the closed P.O. Box. Our 

action here to close this lockbox and 

require electronic payments for any 

WCB-related fees, as well as 

encouraging the electronic filing of 

WCB-related petitions and applications, 

has implications for existing 

Commission regulations other than 

section 1.1105. Thus, we also revise 

sections 0.401, 1.49, 1.51, 1.52, 1.742, 

1.1111, 1.1112, 1.1113, 1.1119, 

51.329(c)(2), 61.13, 61.14, 61.17(d), and 

61.20 of the Commission’s rules. These 

additional rules are modified to 

eliminate references to P.O. Box 979091, 

encourage electronic filing of WCB 

related applications when practicable, 

and clarify where other filing rules only 

apply to paper filings to avoid 

confusion. For instance, sections 61.13, 

61.14, 61.17(d) and 61.20(b) of our rules 

are revised to require carriers to utilize 

the electronic filing process for all tariff 

publications and related documents 

whenever practicable, and directs 

manual filers to the web page of the 

FCC’s Office of the Secretary for 

procedures for submitting hard copies. 

The rule changes are contained in the 

Appendix of the Order. We make these 

changes without notice and comment 

because they are rules of agency 

organization, procedure, or practice 

exempt from the general notice-andcomment requirements of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, see 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(A). 

8. Implementation. As a temporary 

transition measure, for 90 days after 

publication of this document in the 

Federal Register, payments and paper 

filings to P.O. Box 979091 will continue 

to be processed by U.S. Bank. After that 

date, payments for any WCB-related fee 

or service must be made in accordance 

with the procedures set forth on the 

Commission’s website, https://

www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees. 

For now, such payments will be made 

through the Fee Filer Online System 

(Fee Filer), accessible at https://

www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/ 

fee-filer. As we assess and implement 

U.S. Treasury initiatives toward an allelectronic payment system, we may 

transition to other secure payment 

systems with appropriate public notice 

and guidance. To file applications, 

tariffs and petitions processed by the 

WCB, parties should utilize, as 

applicable, the Commission’s Electronic 

Tariff Filing System for tariffs, which 

can be found at https://apps.fcc.gov/ 

etfs/etfsHome.action, or the Electronic 

Comment Filing System (ECFS) for 

domestic 214 and other filings 

referenced in section 1.1105, which can 

be found at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/ 

upload/display. Petitions filed in hard 

copy format should be submitted 

according to the procedures set forth on 

the web page of the FCC’s Office of the 

Secretary, https://www.fcc.gov/ 

secretary. 

III. Ordering Clauses 

9. Accordingly, it is ordered, that 

pursuant to sections 4(i), and 4(j) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), the 

Order is hereby ADOPTED and the rules 

set forth in the Appendix of the Order 

are hereby AMENDED effective 

February 20, 2018. 

List of Subjects 

47 CFR Part 0 

Organization and functions 

(Government agencies). 

47 CFR Part 1 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Communications common 

carriers, and Federal buildings and 

facilities. 

47 CFR Parts 51 and 61 

Communications common carriers. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

Final Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR parts 0, 1, 

51, and 61 as follows: 

PART 0—COMMISSION AND 

ORGANIZATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 0 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: Section 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as 

amended; 47 U.S.C. 155, 225, unless 

otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 0.401 by revising 

paragraphs (a)(1)(iii), (b) introductory 

text, and (b)(1), removing paragraph 

(b)(2), and redesignating paragraph 

(b)(3) as paragraph (b)(2). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 0.401 Location of Commission offices. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(iii) Electronic filings, where required, 

recommended, or permitted, must be 

transmitted as specified by the 

Commission or relevant Bureau or 

Office. 

* * * * * 

(b) Applications or filings requiring 

the fees set forth at part 1, subpart G of 

the rules must be delivered through the 

appropriate electronic filing system 

with the correct fee and completed Fee 

Form attached to the application or 

filing, unless otherwise directed by the 

Commission. In the case of any conflict 

between this rule subpart and other 

rules establishing filing locations for 

submissions subject to a fee, this 

subpart shall govern. 

Note to paragraph (b) introductory text: 

Applicants seeking a waiver or deferral of 

fees must submit their application or filing in 

accordance with the addresses set forth 

below. Applicants claiming a statutory 

exemption from the fees should file their 

applications in accordance with paragraph 

(a) of this section. 

(1) Applications and filings submitted 

by mail shall be submitted following the 

procedures set forth by the Commission 

in the appropriate fee rules. 

Note to paragraph (b)(1): Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau applications 

that require frequency coordination by 

certified coordinators must be submitted to 

the appropriate certified frequency 

coordinator before filing with the 

Commission. After coordination, the 

applications are filed with the Commission 


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as set forth herein. (See §§ 90.127 and 90.175 

of this chapter.) 

* * * * * 

PART 1—PRACTICE AND 

PROCEDURE 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 1 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 34–39, 151, 154(i), 

154(j), 155, 157, 160, 201, 225, 227, 303, 309, 

332, 1403, 1404, 1451, 1452, and 1455. 

■ 4. Amend § 1.49 by revising the first 

sentence of paragraph (a) to read as 

follows: 

§ 1.49 Specifications as to pleadings and 

documents. 

(a) All pleadings and documents filed 

in paper form in any Commission 

proceeding shall be typewritten or 

prepared by mechanical processing 

methods, and shall be filed 

electronically or on paper with 

dimensions of A4 (21 cm. x 29.7 cm.) or 

on 81⁄2 x 11 inch (21.6 cm. x 27.9 cm.) 

with the margins set so that the printed 

material does not exceed 61⁄2 x 91⁄2

inches (16.5 cm. x 24.1 cm.). * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Amend § 1.51 by revising paragraph 

(a) to read as follows: 

§ 1.51 Number of copies of pleadings, 

briefs, and other papers. 

(a) In hearing proceedings, unless 

filed electronically or otherwise 

specified by Commission rules, an 

original and one copy shall be filed, 

along with-an additional copy for each 

additional presiding officer at the 

hearing, if more than one. If filed 

electronically, additional courtesy 

copies shall be emailed as directed by 

the Commission. 

* * * * * 

■ 6. Amend § 1.52 by revising the fifth 

sentence to read as follows: 

§ 1.52 Subscription and verification. 

* * * If filed electronically, a 

signature will be considered any symbol 

executed or adopted by the party with 

the intent that such symbol be a 

signature, including symbols formed by 

computer-generated electronic 

impulses. * * * 

■ 7. Revise § 1.742 as follows: 

§ 1.742 Place of filing, fees, and number of 

copies. 

All applications which do not require 

a fee shall be filed electronically 

through the Commission’s Electronic 

Comment Filing System if practicable. 

Applications which must be filed in 

hard copy format should be submitted 

according to the procedures set forth on 

the web page of the FCC’s Office of the 

Secretary, https://www.fcc.gov/ 

secretary. Hand-delivered applications 

will be dated by the Secretary upon 

receipt (mailed applications will be 

dated by the Mail Branch) and then 

forwarded to the Wireline Competition 

Bureau. All applications accompanied 

by a fee payment should be filed in 

accordance with § 1.1105, Schedule of 

charges for applications and other 

filings for the wireline competition 

services. 

■ 8. Amend § 1.1105 by revising the 

introductory text to read as follows: 

§ 1.1105 Schedule of charges for 

applications and other filings for the 

wireline competition services. 

Remit payment for these services 

electronically using the Commission’s 

electronic filing and payment system, 

and, where practicable, applications and 

other substantive filings, in accordance 

with the procedures set forth on the 

Commission’s website, www.fcc.gov/ 

licensing-databases/fees. Petitions, 

applications, and other substantive 

filings in hard copy format are to be 

submitted according to the procedures 

set forth on the web page of the FCC’s 

Office of the Secretary, https://

www.fcc.gov/secretary. 

* * * * * 

■ 9. Amend § 1.1111 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 1.1111 Payment of charges. 

* * * * * 

(d) Applications returned to 

applicants for additional information or 

corrections will not require an 

additional fee when resubmitted, unless 

the additional information results in an 

increase of the original fee amount. 

Those applications not requiring an 

additional fee should be resubmitted 

electronically or directly to the Bureau/ 

Office requesting the additional 

information, as requested. The original 

fee will be forfeited if the additional 

information or corrections are not 

resubmitted by the prescribed deadline. 

A forfeited application fee will not be 

refunded. If an additional fee is 

required, the original fee will be 

returned and the application must be 

resubmitted with a new remittance in 

the amount of the required fee. 

Applicants should attach a copy of the 

Commission’s request for additional or 

corrected information to their 

resubmission. 

* * * * * 

■ 10. Amend § 1.1112 by revising 

paragraph (g) to read as follows: 

§ 1.1112 Form of payment. 

* * * * * 

(g) The Commission will furnish a 

stamped receipt of an application filed 

by mail or in person only upon request 

that complies with the following 

instructions. In order to obtain a 

stamped receipt for an application (or 

other filing), the application package 

must include a copy of the first page of 

the application, clearly marked ‘‘copy’’, 

submitted expressly for the purpose of 

serving as a receipt of the filing. The 

copy should be the top document in the 

package. If hand delivered, the copy 

will be date-stamped immediately and 

provided to the bearer of the 

submission. For submissions by mail, 

the receipt copy will be provided 

through return mail if the filer has 

attached to the receipt copy a stamped 

self-addressed envelope of sufficient 

size to contain the date stamped copy of 

the application. No remittance receipt 

copies will be furnished. Stamped 

receipts of electronically-filed 

applications will not be provided. 

■ 11. Amend § 1.1113 by revising 

paragraph (a)(1), adding a sentence to 

the end of paragraph (a)(2), and revising 

paragraph (a)(4) to read as follows: 

§ 1.1113 Filing locations. 

(a) * * * 

(1) Tariff filings shall be filed with the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission, Washington, DC 20554. 

On the same day, the filer should 

submit a copy of the cover letter, the 

FCC Form 159, and the appropriate fee 

in accordance with the procedures 

established in § 1.1105. 

(2) * * * Electronic payments must 

include the reference number contained 

on the bill sent by the Commission. 

* * * * * 

(4) Applicants claiming an exemption 

from a fee requirement for an 

application or other filing under 47 

U.S.C. 158(d)(1) or § 1.1116 of this 

subpart shall file their applications in 

the appropriate location as set forth in 

the rules for the service for which they 

are applying, except that request for 

waiver accompanied by a tentative fee 

payment should be filed as set forth in 

§§ 1.1102 through 1.1109. 

* * * * * 

■ 12. Amend § 1.1119 by revising 

paragraphs (c)(1) and (2) as follows: 

§ 1.1119 Petitions and applications for 

review. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(1) Petitions and applications for 

review submitted with a fee must be 

submitted electronically or to the 

Commission’s lock box bank at the 

address for the appropriate service as set 

forth in §§ 1.1102 through 1.1107. 


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(2) If no fee payment is submitted, the 

request should be filed electronically 

through the Commission’s Electronic 

Comment Filing System or with the 

Commission’s Secretary. 

* * * * * 

PART 51—INTERCONNECTION 

■ 13. The authority citation for part 51 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151–55, 201–05, 207– 

09, 218, 220, 225–27, 251–54, 256, 271, 

303(r), 332, 1302. 

■ 14. Amend § 51.329 by revising 

paragraph (c)(2) as follows: 

§ 51.329 Notice of network changes: 

Methods for providing notice. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) The incumbent LEC’s public 

notice and any associated certifications 

shall be filed through the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS), using the ‘‘Submit a NonDocketed Filing’’ module. All 

subsequent filings responsive to a notice 

may be filed using the Commission’s 

ECFS under the docket number set forth 

in the Commission’s public notice for 

the proceeding. If necessary, subsequent 

filings responsive to a notice also may 

be filed by sending one paper copy of 

the filing to ‘‘Secretary, Federal 

Communications Commission, 

Washington, DC 20554’’ and one paper 

copy of the filing to ‘‘Federal 

Communications Commission, Wireline 

Competition Bureau, Competition 

Policy Division, Washington, DC 

20554.’’ For notices filed using the 

Commission’s ECFS, the date on which 

the filing is received by that system will 

be considered the official filing date. For 

notices filed via paper copy, the date on 

which the filing is received by the 

Secretary or the FCC Mailroom is 

considered the official filing date. All 

subsequent filings responsive to a notice 

shall refer to the ECFS docket number 

assigned to the notice. 

PART 61—TARIFFS 

■ 15. The authority citation for part 61 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201–205 and 

403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201– 

205 and 403, unless otherwise noted. 

■ 16. Revise § 61.13 to read as follows: 

§ 61.13 Scope. 

(a) All issuing carriers that file tariffs 

are required to file tariff publications 

electronically, if practicable. 

(b) All tariff publications shall be filed 

in a manner that is compatible and 

consistent with the technical 

requirements of the Electronic Tariff 

Filing System. 

(c) Tariff publications which must be 

filed in hard copy format should be 

submitted according to the procedures 

set forth on the web page of the FCC’s 

Office of the Secretary, https://

www.fcc.gov/secretary. 

■ 17. Amend § 61.14 by revising 

paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows: 

§ 61.14 Method of filing publications. 

(a) Publications filed electronically 

must be captioned to ‘‘Secretary, 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Washington, DC 20554.’’ The Electronic 

Tariff Filing System will accept filings 

24 hours a day, seven days a week. The 

official filing date of a publication 

received by the Electronic Tariff Filing 

System will be determined by the date 

and time the transmission ends. If the 

transmission ends after the close of a 

business day, as that term is defined in 

§ 1.4(e)(2) of this chapter, the filing will 

be date and time stamped as of the 

opening of the next business day. 

(b) Carriers are strongly encouraged to 

submit publications electronically if 

practicable. Carriers need only transmit 

one set of files to the Commission. No 

other copies to any other party are 

required. Publications which must be 

filed in hard copy format should be 

submitted according to the procedures 

set forth on the web page of the FCC’s 

Office of the Secretary, https://

www.fcc.gov/secretary. 

* * * * * 

■ 18. Amend § 61.17 by revising 

paragraph (d) to read as follows: 

§ 61.17 Applications for special 

permission. 

* * * * * 

(d) In addition, for special permission 

applications requiring fees as set forth 

in part 1, subpart G of this chapter, 

carriers shall submit the appropriate fee 

and associated payment form 

electronically through the process set 

forth in § 1.1105 of this chapter and, if 

practicable, the application and 

associated documents electronically in 

accordance with the procedures set 

forth on the Commission’s website, 

www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees. 

Applications which must be filed in 

hard copy format should be submitted 

according to the procedures set forth on 

the web page of the FCC’s Office of the 

Secretary, https://www.fcc.gov/ 

secretary. 

* * * * * 

■ 19. Amend § 61.20 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 61.20 Method of filing publications. 

* * * * * 

(b) In addition, all tariff publications 

requiring fees as set forth in part 1, 

subpart G of this chapter, shall be 

submitted electronically if practicable in 

accordance with § 1.1105 of this chapter 

along with the electronic submission of 

the payment online form. Petitions 

which must be filed in hard copy format 

should be submitted according to the 

procedures set forth on the web page of 

the FCC’s Office of the Secretary, 

https://www.fcc.gov/secretary. 

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47 CFR Part 11 

[PS Docket No. 15–94; FCC–17–170] 

Blue Alert EAS Event Code 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) amends its regulations 

governing the Emergency Alert System 

(EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts 

(WEA) to add a new event code, B–L– 

U, to allow alert originators to issue an 

alert whenever a law enforcement 

officer is injured or killed, missing in 

connection with his or her official 

duties, or there is an imminent and 

credible threat to cause death or serious 

injury to law enforcement officers. 

DATES: This rule is effective January 18, 

2018. Delivery of Blue Alerts over EAS 

will be implemented January 18, 2019. 

Delivery of Blue Alerts over WEA will 

be implemented July 18, 2019. This 

docket will remain open for comments 

until March 19, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Cooke, Deputy Division Chief, 

Policy and Licensing Division, Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 

at (202) 418–2351, or by email at 

Gregory.Cooke@fcc.gov; or Linda Pintro, 

Attorney Advisor, Policy and Licensing 

Division, Public Safety and Homeland 

Security Bureau, at (202) 418–7490, or 

by email at Linda.Pintro@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order in 

PS Docket No. 15–94, FCC 17–170, 

adopted and released on December 14, 

2017. The full text of this document is 

available for inspection and copying 

during normal business hours in the 

FCC Reference Center (Room CY–1257), 


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