Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2017 / Notices 51253 

directionalize their signals during some 

or all of the broadcast day in order to 

avoid interference with other AM 

stations. Maintaining a directional 

signal pattern can be technically 

complex, time-consuming, and 

expensive. Such stations are subject to 

a variety of rules requiring signal 

strength measurements and other 

engineering analyses to ensure 

compliance with their authorizations. 

In the AMR Third R&O, the FCC 

eliminated, clarified, or eased several of 

the rules governing AM stations using 

directional antenna arrays, which 

comprise almost 40 percent of all AM 

stations. First, the FCC revises 47 CFR 

73.154(a) to relax the rule on 

submission of partial proofs of 

performance of directional AM antenna 

arrays by eliminating the requirement to 

take measurements on non-monitored 

radials adjacent to monitored radials. 

Next, the FCC modified several rules 

pertaining to AM stations that use 

Method of Moments (MoM) models of 

directional array performance. MoM 

modeling allows broadcasters to verify 

antenna system performance through 

computer modeling, as opposed to 

sending engineers in the field to take 

field strength measurements. Thus, a 

proof using a MoM model is less 

expensive than taking field strength 

measurements of an AM station’s 

directional pattern. Specifically, the 

FCC: (1) Revised 47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) 

to eliminate the requirement of 

obtaining a registered surveyor’s 

certification, provided that no new 

towers are being added to an existing 

AM array; (2) added 47 CFR 

73.151(c)(1)(x) to extend the exemption 

(of having to file a new proof with the 

FCC) to any AM tower modification that 

does not affect the modeled values used 

in the previously submitted license 

proof; (3) revised 47 CFR 73.151(c)(3) to 

retain the current requirement for 

submission of reference field strength 

measurements in the initial license 

application, but eliminated the 

requirement to submit additional 

reference field strength measurements 

in subsequent license applications; and 

(4) revised 47 CFR 73.155 to eliminate 

the requirement for biennial 

recertification of the performance of a 

directional pattern licensed pursuant to 

a MoM proof, except when system 

components have been repaired or 

replaced. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23909 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, November 

8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on the NY Republican 

Federal Campaign Committee (NYR) 

(A13–11) 

Management and Administrative 

Matters 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

require special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact Dayna C. Brown, Secretary and 

Clerk, at (202) 694–1040, at least 72 

hours prior to the meeting date. 

Dayna C. Brown, 

Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24128 Filed 11–1–17; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, November 7, 

2017 at 10:00 a.m. and its continuation 

at the conclusion of the open meeting 

on November 8, 2017. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., 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 relating to internal personnel 

decisions, or internal rules and 

practices. 

Information the premature disclosure 

of which would be likely to have a 

considerable adverse effect on the 

implementation of a proposed 

Commission action. 

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. 2017–24026 Filed 11–1–17; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Federal 

Maritime Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: November 8, 2017; 10:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: 800 N. Capitol Street NW., First 

Floor Hearing Room, Washington, DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Open Session 

1. Update from Commissioner Dye on 

Supply Chain Innovation Teams 

Initiative. 

2. Staff Briefing on Economic 

Analysis and Statutory Issues in Review 

Process for Carrier and Marine Terminal 

Operator Agreements. 

3. Commission Action on Petition P2– 

15, Petition of the National Customs 

Brokers and Forwarders Association of 

America, Inc. for Initiation of 

Rulemaking. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Rachel E. Dickon, Assistant Secretary, 

(202) 523 5725. 

Rachel E. Dickon, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24100 Filed 11–1–17; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

November 1, 2017. 

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, 

November 15, 2017. 

PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing 

Room, Room 511N, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004 

(enter from F Street entrance). 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission will consider and act upon 

the following in open session: Secretary 

of Labor v. Alcoa World Alumina, LLC, 

Docket Nos. CENT 2015–128–M et al. 

(Issues include whether the Judge erred 

in making negligence and 

unwarrantable failure determinations 

because he concluded that a particular 

miner was not acting as an agent of the 

operator.). 

Any person attending this meeting 

who requires special accessibility 

features and/or auxiliary aids, such as 

sign language interpreters, must inform 

the Commission in advance of those 

needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) 

and 2706.160(d). 


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