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Commission Policies and Procedures Under the Communications Act, Foreign Investment in Broadcast Licensees

Federal Register · Notice · Dec 12, 2013

They were designed to protect the integrity of ship-to-shore and governmental communications and thwart the airing of foreign propaganda on broadcast stations. 3 Nevertheless, those statutory provisions … Comments). 14   See DCS Initial Comments at 24.

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Jun 18, 2015

The Commission received two letters requesting an extension of the comment period. The Commission extended the comment period until March 15, 2010. … On January 23, 2015, the Commission published a notice of extension of the comment period for the NPRM, extending the comment period to April 8, 2015.

Filing Procedures in the Multipoint Distribution Service and in the Instructional Television Fixed Service, Including Electronic Filing and Competitive Bidding

Federal Register · Rule · Jul 17, 1995

Reduction Act. … On August 10, 1993, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Budget Act) added a new section 309(j) to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-611 (Communications Act).

Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

Federal Register · Notice · Jul 17, 2026

The Commission will submit this information collection to OMB after this 60-day comment period. … of at least 180 days are subject to a uniform reduced public comment period of 10 days and an automatic grant period of 31 days, provided they submit a statement as part of their discontinuance application

Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 7, 2026

Does the fact that Congress adopted a specific requirement in Section 332 for state and local governments to act within a reasonable period of time with respect to wireless siting applications suggest … A number of commenters support such an approach. Do other commenters agree? If commenters disagree, when should the period begin?

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Register · Notice · Aug 2, 2018

The Commission will submit this information collection to OMB after this 60-day comment period. … of at least 180 days are subject to a uniform reduced public comment period of 10 days and an automatic grant period of 31 days, provided they submit a statement as part of their discontinuance application

Shortening Notice Period for Changes in Participation in NECA's Access Tariffs

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 24, 2000

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (“RFA”), 5 U.S.C. 603, the Commission has prepared this Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (“IRFA”) of … Title II of the CWAAA is the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (“SBREFA”). Written public comments are requested on this IRFA.

Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment

Federal Register · Rule · Dec 28, 2017

Streamlined Comment and Auto-Grant Period. … Streamlined Comment and Auto-Grant Periods. We adopt a uniform reduced public comment period of 10 days and an auto-grant period of 31 days for all carriers.

Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority

Federal Register · Notice · Mar 14, 2007

Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension after this 60 day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance. … Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension after this 60 day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance.

Updating the Commission's Ex Parte Rules

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Sep 2, 2020

Regulatory Flexibility Act. … This proposed action would amend a procedural rule for which notice and comment are not required under the Administrative Procedure Act, and it therefore falls outside of the Regulatory Flexibility Act

2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review-Review of the Commission's Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

Federal Register · Rule · Feb 21, 2008

The Commission sought written public comment on the proposals in the NPRM including comment on the IRFA (FCC 02-249, 67 FR 65751, October 28, 2002). … Congressional Review Act 39.

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

Federal Register · Notice · Jul 16, 2021

The Commission will submit this information collection to OMB after this 60-day comment period. … of at least 180 days are subject to a uniform reduced public comment period of 10 days and an automatic grant period of 31 days, provided they submit a statement as part of their discontinuance application

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested

Federal Register · Notice · Oct 16, 2009

If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. … Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain

Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority

Federal Register · Notice · Feb 7, 2007

If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible. … If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection after the 60 day comment period, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

Carrier Identification Codes

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · May 7, 1996

of 1996, Pub.L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) (1996 Act); and (4) the local exchange carriers are now obligated to provide dialing parity under Section 251 of the 1996 Act, see 47 U.S.C. 251(b)(3). … We ask that parties neither simply reiterate their previous comments nor raise any new issues, but confine their discussion to how the length of the transition period has been affected, if at all.

Modernizing Unbundling and Resale Requirements in an Era of Next-Generation Networks and Services

Federal Register · Rule · Jan 8, 2021

No commenters specifically argued for a longer or shorter transition period for UNE Narrowband Voice-Grade Loops. … Transition Period. In the NPRM, we proposed a three-year transition period for this forbearance relief, and we sought comment on whether to include a six-month period for new orders.

Prescription of Local Exchange Carrier Price Cap Productivity Offset (``X-Factor'')

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Nov 26, 1999

More specifically, we seek comment on prescribing two separate X-factors to address retroactively the period affected by the court remand (July 1, 1997 to June 30, 2000), and prospectively the period from … Title II of the CWAAA is the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (``SBREFA''). Written public comments are requested on this IRFA.

Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

Federal Register · Notice · Jul 31, 2026

Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 … Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might “further reduce the information collection burden

Reducing Barriers to Network Improvements and Service Changes

Federal Register · Proposed Rule · Aug 28, 2025

251(c)(5) of the Act. … We also seek comment on the length of the existing automatic grant period for non-dominant providers. Should the 31-day automatic grant period be abbreviated to a shorter time frame?

Operation of Wireless Communications Services in the 2.3 GHz Band; Establishment of Rules and Policies for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz Frequency Band

Federal Register · Rule · Feb 11, 2013

The Commission sought written public comment on the proposals in the 2007 Notice and WCS Performance Public Notice, including comment on the IRFAs. … Congressional Review Act 87.