[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8198-8199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03502]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

February 17, 2016.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, February 18, 2016, which is 
scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in Room TW-C305, at 445 12th Street 
SW., Washington, DC.
    The Federal Communications Commission will hold an Open Meeting on 
the subjects listed below on Thursday, February 18, 2016, 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...................  MEDIA.................  TITLE: Promoting the
                                               Availability of Diverse
                                               and Independent Sources
                                               of Video Programming.
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Notice of
                                               Inquiry that seeks
                                               comment on the current
                                               state of programming
                                               diversity and the
                                               principal obstacles that
                                               independent programmers
                                               face in obtaining
                                               carriage on video
                                               distribution platforms.
2...................  MEDIA.................  TITLE: Expanding
                                               Consumers' Video
                                               Navigation Choices;
                                               Commercial Availability
                                               of Navigation Devices (CS
                                               Docket No. 97-80).
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               plans to discuss a
                                               document that seeks
                                               comment on a framework
                                               for providing innovators,
                                               device manufacturers and
                                               app developers the
                                               information they need to
                                               develop new technologies
                                               to access video content.
3...................  CONSUMER &              TITLE: Closed Captioning
                       GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS.   of Video Programming (CG
                                               Docket No. 05-231);
                                               Telecommunications for
                                               the Deaf and Hard of
                                               Hearing, Inc. Petition
                                               for Rulemaking.
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider a Second
                                               Report and Order that
                                               allocates
                                               responsibilities for the
                                               delivery of closed
                                               captions on video
                                               programming and the
                                               handling of captioning
                                               complaints.
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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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1...................  ENFORCEMENT...........  TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
                                               Action.
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider whether to
                                               take an enforcement
                                               action.
2...................  ENFORCEMENT...........  TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
                                               Action.
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider whether to
                                               take an enforcement
                                               action.
3...................  ENFORCEMENT...........  TITLE: Enforcement Bureau
                                               Action.
                                              SUMMARY: The Commission
                                               will consider whether to
                                               take an enforcement
                                               action.
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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 
the 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.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-03502 Filed 2-16-16; 4:15 pm]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P