[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59769-59770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23643]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[CG Docket No. 14-157; DA 14-1354]
Termination of Dormant Proceedings
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission, via the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB), seeks comment on whether certain
docketed Commission proceedings should be terminated as dormant. The
Commission's procedural rules, which were revised to streamline and
improve the agency's docket management practices, delegate authority to
the Chief, CGB to periodically review all open dockets and, in
consultation with the responsible Bureaus or Offices, to identify those
dockets that appear to be candidates for termination.
DATES: Comments are due on or before November 3, 2014, and reply
comments are due on or before November 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments, identified by [CG
Docket No. 14-157], by any of the following methods:
[ssquf] Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the Commission's Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) at http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Filers should
follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting
comments. In completing the transmittal screen, ECFS filers should
include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the
applicable docket or rulemaking number, which in this instance is CG
Docket No. 14-157.
[ssquf] Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file
an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by hand or
messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class
or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to
the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission.
[ssquf] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th Street, SW., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of
before entering the building.
[ssquf] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express mail and Priority mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first class,
Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Radley Teicher, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-1515 or by email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Public Notice, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment
on Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant, document DA 14-1354,
released on September 18, 2014 in CG Docket No. 14-157.
The full text of document DA 14-1354 and copies of any subsequently
filed documents in this matter will be available for public inspection
and copying via ECFS, and during regular business hours at the FCC
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-
A257, Washington, DC 20554. Copies may also be purchased from the
Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.,
Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554,
telephone (800) 378-3160, fax: (202) 488-5563, or Internet:
www.bcpiweb.com. Document DA 14-1354 can also be downloaded in Word or
Portable Document Format (PDF) at: http://www.fcc.gov/document/cgb-seeks-comment-termination-certain-proceedings-dormant-1. The
spreadsheet associated with document DA 14-1354 listing the proceedings
proposed for termination for dormancy is available in Word or Portable
Document Format at http://www.fcc.gov/article/da-14-1354a2.
Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may file
comments and reply comments on or before the respective dates indicated
in the DATES section of this document.
Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq., this matter shall be treated as
a ``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the
Commission's ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must
file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any
oral presentation within two business days after the presentation
(unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period
applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that
memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons
attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex
parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must
be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by
rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of
electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto,
must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g.,
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice) or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis: On February 4, 2011, the Commission released document FCC
11-16, Amendment of Certain of the Commission's Part 1 Rules of
Practice and Procedure and Part 0 Rules of Commission Organization,
Report and Order, 76 FR 24383, May 2, 2011, which revised portions of
its Part 1--Practice and Procedure and Part 0--Organizational rules.
The revised rules, in part, delegate authority to the Chief, CGB to
periodically review all open dockets and, in consultation with the
responsible Bureaus or Offices, to identify those dockets that appear
to be candidates for termination. These candidates include dockets in
which no further action is required or contemplated, as well as those
in which no pleadings or other documents have been filed for several
years. However, the Commission specified that proceedings in which
petitions addressing the merits are pending should not be terminated
absent the
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parties' consent. The termination of a dormant proceeding also includes
dismissal as moot of any pending petition, motion, or other request for
relief that is procedural in nature or otherwise does not address the
merits of the proceeding.
Prior to the termination of any particular proceeding, the
Commission was directed to issue a Public Notice identifying the
dockets under consideration for termination and affording interested
parties an opportunity to comment. Thus, CGB has identified the dockets
for possible termination in document DA 14-1354, available at http://www.fcc.gov/document/cgb-seeks-comment-termination-certain-proceedings-dormant-1.
Federal Communications Commission.
Kris Monteith,
Acting Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2014-23643 Filed 10-2-14; 8:45 am]
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