[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 177 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56362-56363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23270]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 63
[IB Docket No. 07-23; DA 11-1151]
Removal of Approved Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations From the
Section 214 Exclusion List
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Interpretation.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's
(Commission's) International Bureau (Bureau) adopts its proposal to
remove from the Section 214 Exclusion List those non-U.S.-licensed
space stations that have been allowed to enter the U.S. market for
satellite services pursuant to the procedures adopted in the DISCO II
Order.
DATES: Effective September 13, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Balatan or Howard Griboff,
Policy Division, International Bureau, (202) 418-1460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Bureau's Order,
adopted and released on June 30, 2011 (DA 11-1151). The full text of
this document is available for inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the Commission Reference Center, 445 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20554. The document is also available for download
over the Internet at http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0630/DA-11-1151A1.pdf. The complete text may also be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, in person at 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington,
DC 20554, via telephone at (202) 488-5300, via facsimile at (202) 488-
5563, or via e-mail at Commission@bcpiweb.com.
Summary of the Order
On January 18, 2007, the Bureau released a Public Notice in IB
Docket No. 07-23 (72 FR 9333-02, March 1, 2007), seeking comment on its
proposal to further streamline the Section 214 authorization process by
removing from the Section 214 Exclusion List those non-U.S.-licensed
space stations that have been allowed to enter the U.S. market for
satellite services pursuant to the procedures (DISCO II procedures)
adopted in the DISCO II Order (62 FR 64167-01, December 4, 1997; as
amended at 63 FR 6496-02, February 9, 1998). On June 30, 2011, the
Bureau released this Order which adopts the proposal to remove from the
Section 214
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Exclusion List those non-U.S.-licensed space stations approved to serve
the U.S. market pursuant to the DISCO II procedures. As part of this
change, the Bureau will create a webpage that provides access to the
space stations approved pursuant to the DISCO II procedures in one
central location. Specifically, on the Bureau's web page, the Bureau
plans to insert a link entitled Space Stations Approved for U.S. Market
Access. Once users click on that link, they will be taken to a page
with that same title that provides users a way to determine which space
stations have been granted market access to the United States pursuant
to the DISCO II procedures. The web page will include links to other
lists already maintained for DISCO II purposes, such as the Permitted
Space Station List and the I-SAT List, as well as entries for non-U.S.-
licensed space stations approved for U.S. market access through other
procedural means. The Bureau expects that centralizing this information
on a web page will facilitate access to such information by common
carriers and should address Inmarsat's concern about burdening carriers
with the need to review multiple Commission orders in order to
determine whether they may access a particular space station. In
addition, the non-U.S. space station operator must inform customers
that communication with its space station is subject to the conditions
and technical requirements specified in the document approving its
entry into the U.S. market in addition to the technical requirements in
the Commission's rules.
Ordering Clauses
It is ordered that, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and Section 0.261 of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.261, this Order is adopted.
It is further ordered that this Order shall be effective September
13, 2011.
Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106 of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.106, may be filed within 30 days from the
date of public notice of this Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Mindel De La Torre,
Chief, International Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2011-23270 Filed 9-12-11; 8:45 am]
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