[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 137 (Friday, July 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42493-42495]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17499]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
FCC To Hold Open Commission Meeting Thursday, July 16, 2015
July 9, 2015.
The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on
the subjects listed below on Thursday, July 16, 2015, which is
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street
SW., Washington, DC.
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1..................... WIRELESS TITLE: Broadcast
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Incentive Auction
Comment Public Notice
Auction 1000, 1001 and
1002; Expanding the
Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of
Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions;
Policies Regarding
Mobile Spectrum Holdings
(AU Docket No. 14-252)
(GN Docket No. 12-268)
(WT Docket No. 12-269).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will take the next step
to commencing the
incentive auction in the
first quarter of 2016 by
considering the
Procedures Public
Notice, which adopts a
balanced set of auction
procedures that will
ensure an effective,
efficient, and timely
auction. The Public
Notice establishes and
provides information on
final procedures for
setting the initial
spectrum clearing
target, qualifying to
bid, and bidding in the
reverse and forward
auctions.
2..................... WIRELESS TITLE: Policies Regarding
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Mobile Spectrum
Holdings; Expanding the
Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of
Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions (WT
Docket No. 12-269) (GN
Docket No. 12-268).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider an Order
on Reconsideration
addressing petitions for
reconsideration of
certain aspects of the
Mobile Spectrum Holdings
Report and Order.
3..................... WIRELESS TITLE: Updating Part 1
TELECOMMUNICATIONS. Competitive Bidding
Rules; Expanding the
Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of
Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions;
Petition of DIRECTV
Group, Inc. and EchoStar
LLC for Expedited
Rulemaking to Amend
Section 1.2105(a)(2)(xi)
and 1.2106(a) of the
Commission's Rules and/
or for Interim
Conditional Waiver;
Implementation of the
Commercial Spectrum
Enhancement Act and
Modernization of the
Commission's Competitive
Bidding Rules and
Procedures (WT Docket
No. 14-170) (GN Docket
No. 12-268) (RM-11395)
(WT Docket No. 05-211).
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a Report
and Order, Order on
Reconsideration, Third
Order on Reconsideration
and a Third Report and
Order that provides
meaningful opportunities
for small businesses,
rural telephone
companies, and
businesses owned by
members of minority
groups and women to
participate in the
provision of spectrum-
based services, and also
strengthens the
Commission's rules to
protect against unjust
enrichment to ineligible
entities.
4..................... ENFORCEMENT.......... TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
Item.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider an
enforcement item.
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Consent Agenda
The Commission will consider the following subjects listed below as
a consent agenda and these items will not be presented individually:
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Item No. Bureau Subject
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1..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: KGAN Licensee,
LLC, Application for
Renewal of License of
Station KGAN-TV, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning an
Application for Review
filed by Iowans For
Better Local Television
seeking review of a
Media Bureau Order
denying a petition to
deny.
2..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: ABC, Inc. and CBS
Broadcasting, Inc.,
Applications for WPVI-TV
and KYW-DT,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning an
Application for Review
filed by Global Radio,
LLC seeking review of
licenses to cover
granted by the Media
Bureau.
3..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Beach TV
Properties, Inc.,
Licensee of Stations
KNOV-CD, New Orleans,
Louisiana; WCAY-CD, Key
West, Florida; WDES-CA
Destin, Florida; WPFN-CA
Panama City, Florida;
WPCT(TV), Panama City,
Florida; and WAWD(TV),
Fort Walton Beach,
Florida; Beach TV of
South Carolina, Inc.,
Licensee of Stations
WGSC-CD, Murrells Inlet,
South Carolina and WGSI-
CD, Murrells Inlet,
South Carolina.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider an Order
and consent decree
concerning the renewal
of television stations
filed by Beach TV
Properties, Inc. and
Beach TV of South
Carolina, Inc.
4..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: NBC Telemundo
License Co., for Renewal
of License of Station
WTVJ(TV), Miami, Florida
and CBS Television
Stations, Inc., for
Renewal of License of
Station WFOR-TV, Miami,
Florida.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning an
Application for Review
filed by the Office of
Communication of the
United Church of Christ,
Inc. seeking review of
two renewals granted by
the Media Bureau.
5..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Southwest FM
Broadcasting Co., Inc.,
Application for
Construction Permit for
Minor Change of Station
KAHM(FM), Spring Valley,
Arizona.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning an
Application for Review
filed by Kemp
Communications, Inc.
seeking review of a
minor change application
granted by the Media
Bureau.
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6..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Greene/Sumter
Enterprise Community,
Application for
Construction Permit for
A New Noncommercial
Educational FM Radio
Station, Livingston,
Alabama, Cedar Ridge
Fellowship of SDA;
Application for
Construction Permit for
A New Noncommercial
Educational FM Radio
Station, Shoals,
Florida; Maranatha
Broadcasting Ministry,
Inc., Application for
Construction Permit for
A New Noncommercial
Educational FM Radio
Station, Hot Springs,
Arkansas; San Bernardino
Community College
District, Application
for Construction Permit
for A New Noncommercial
Educational FM Radio
Station, Barstow,
California; and, Cross
of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Ministries, Application
for Construction Permit
for A New Noncommercial
Educational FM Radio
Station, White Deer,
Texas.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning five
Applications for Review
filed by Greene/Sumter
Enterprise Community,
Cedar Ridge Fellowship
of Seventh Day
Adventists, Maranatha
Broadcasting Ministry,
Inc., San Bernardino
Community College
District), and Cross of
Our Lord Jesus Christ
Ministries seeking
review of decisions by
the Media Bureau and a
waiver request filed by
Greene/Sumter Enterprise
Community.
7..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Larlen
Communications, Inc.,
Application for New
Noncommercial
Educational FM Station,
Weare, Michigan.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning an
Application for Review
filed by Larlen
Communications, Inc.
seeking review of a
decision by the Media
Bureau.
8..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: WGBH Educational
Foundation, Applications
for Renewal of Licenses
of WGBH(FM), Boston,
Massachusetts, and WCRB-
FM, Lowell,
Massachusetts.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning an
Application for Review
filed by the Committee
for Community Access
seeking review of a
renewal granted by the
Media Bureau.
9..................... MEDIA................ TITLE: Malibu FM
Emergency and Community
Broadcasters, Inc., For
a New Low Power FM
Station at Malibu,
California.
SUMMARY: The Commission
will consider a
Memorandum Opinion and
Order concerning an
Application for Review
filed by Malibu FM
Emergency and Community
Broadcasters, Inc.
seeking review of a
decision by the Media
Bureau.
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The meeting site is fully accessible to people using wheelchairs or
other mobility aids. Sign language interpreters, open captioning, and
assistive listening devices will be provided on site. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
In your request, include a description of the accommodation you will
need and a way we can contact you if we need more information. Last
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill. Send
an email to: [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from
Will Wiquist, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-0500; TTY 1-888-835-
5322. Audio/Video coverage of the meeting will be broadcast live with
open captioning over the Internet from the FCC Live Web page at
www.fcc.gov/live.
For a fee this meeting can be viewed live over George Mason
University's Capitol Connection. The Capitol Connection also will carry
the meeting live via the Internet. To purchase these services, call
(703) 993-3100 or go to www.capitolconnection.gmu.edu.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-17499 Filed 7-16-15; 8:45 am]
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