[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72721-72722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29792]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[AU Docket No. 14-252; GN Docket No. 12-268; WT Docket No. 12-269; DA
15-1296]
Incentive Auction Task Force Releases Revised Baseline Data and
Prices for Reverse Auction; Announces Revised Filing Window Dates
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces revisions to the baseline data,
opening bid prices and revises FCC Form 177 and 175 filing windows
requirements for Auction 1001 and Auction 1002 respectively.
DATES: Reverse Auction FCC Form 177 filing window opens 12 noon Eastern
Time (ET) on December 8, 2015, and closes 6:00 p.m. ET on January 12,
2016; Forward Auction FCC Form 175 application filing window will open
at 12 noon ET on January 26, 2016, and close at 6:00 p.m. ET on
February 9, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: For general reverse auction
questions: Erin Griffith or Kathryn Hinton at (202) 418-0660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Revised Baseline
Data and Opening Prices for Auction 1001 Public Notice (Auction 1001
Baseline Data PN), AU Docket No. 14-252, GN Docket No. 12-268, WT
Docket No. 12-269, and DA 15-1296, released on November 12, 2015. The
complete text of the Auction 1001 Baseline Data PN, including all
attachments and associated appendices, is available for public
inspection and copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through
Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the FCC
Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257,
Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is also available on the
Commission's Web site at http://wireless.fcc.gov, or by using the
search function on the ECFS Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/.
Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by
sending an email to [email protected] or by calling the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY).
1. The Incentive Auction Task Force (Task Force) revised the
coverage area and population served of each television station to be
protected in the repacking process, which was initially provided in
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Appendix I of the Auction 1000 Application Procedures Public Notice, 80
FR 66429, October 29, 2015. The revision corrected information for a
small number of stations, and adjusts population data for stations that
are affected by these corrections. The Task Force also updated the
constraint files (http://data.fcc.gov/download/incentive-auctions/Constraint_Files/) that will be used in the repacking process to
reflect these corrections and adjustments. The revised data will be
used to determine feasible channel assignments for each station. These
revisions serve the Commission's statutory mandate to ``make all
reasonable efforts'' to preserve each station's coverage area and
population served. The revised Appendix I listing is an attachment to
the Auction 1001 Baseline Data PN and may be found on the Auction 1001
Web page: http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/incentive-auctions/auction-1001.html.
2. The Task Force also announced revised reverse auction opening
bid prices in the Attachment to the Auction 1001 Baseline Data PN;
these opening bid prices may be found on the Auction 1001 Web page:
http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/incentive-auctions/auction-1001.html.
The opening bid prices were recalculated to reflect the corrected
baseline and constraint files. The opening bid prices were recalculated
using the formula adopted by the Commission in the Auction 1000 Bidding
Procedures PN, 80 FR 61918, October 14, 2015.
3. In order to provide broadcasters with at least 60 days after the
release of the recalculated prices to evaluate whether to apply to
voluntarily participate in the reverse auction in light of such prices,
the Task Force revised the filing window for FCC Form 177, the reverse
auction application form. Specifically, the FCC Form 177 filing window
will open at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on December 8, 2015, and close at
6:00 p.m. Eastern Time on January 12, 2016. Applications must be filed
prior to the closing of the filing window.
4. Given the revised reverse auction filing window, the Task Force
revised the filing window for FCC Form 175, the forward auction
application form. Specifically, the FCC Form 175 filing window will
open at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on January 26, 2016, and close at 6:00
p.m. Eastern Time on February 9, 2016. Applications must be filed prior
to the closing of the filing window.
Federal Communications Commission.
William Huber,
Associate Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. 2015-29792 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am]
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