Title 47 published on 01-Aug-2018 06:21
The following are ALL rules, proposed rules, and notices (chronologically) published in the Federal Register relating to 47 CFR Part 80 after this date.
2018-01-26; vol. 83 # 18 - Friday, January 26, 2018 83 FR 3661 - Petitions for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Petitions for reconsideration. Oppositions to the Petitions must be filed on or before February 12, 2018. Replies to an opposition must be filed on or before February 20, 2018. 47 CFR Parts 1, 22, 24, 27, 30, 74, 80, 90, 95, and 101 Summary Petitions for Reconsideration & Clarification (Petitions) have been filed in the Commission's rulemaking proceeding by Jeff Chalmers, on behalf of American Messaging Services, LLC; David Alban, on behalf of Sensus USA Inc. and Sensus Spectrum LLC; Kenneth E. Hardman, on behalf of Critical Messaging Association and Mark E. Crosby, on behalf of Enterprise Wireless Alliance.
2017-11-02; vol. 82 # 211 - Thursday, November 2, 2017 82 FR 50820 - Authorization of Radiofrequency Equipment
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective November 2, 2017. The incorporation by reference listed in the rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of November 2, 2017. 47 CFR Parts 2, 15, 18, 73, 74, 78, 80, 87, 90, and 101 Summary The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) amends its equipment authorization regulations, increasing the Commission's agility to respond to changes in technology and industry standards. This rule consolidates, simplifies, and streamlines certain procedures, and removes the requirement to file the import declaration FCC Form 740 under certain circumstances.
2017-10-18; vol. 82 # 200 - Wednesday, October 18, 2017 82 FR 48459 - WRC-12 Implementation Report and Order; Corrections
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Correcting amendments. Effective October 18, 2017. 47 CFR Parts 2, 80, and 90 Summary On June 14, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission published final rules in the Report and Order, FCC 17-33 that amended the Commission rules. Due to inaccurate amendatory instructions, the effective date of the amendments to §§ 2.106, 80.203(p) and 80.357(b)(1) was not correctly specified in the final regulations, and the revisions to § 90.103(b) could not be incorporated in the final regulations. This document corrects the amendatory instructions and the final regulations.
2017-09-01; vol. 82 # 169 - Friday, September 1, 2017 82 FR 41530 - Uniform License Renewal, Discontinuance of Operation, and Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation Rules and Policies for Certain Wireless Radio Services
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective October 2, 2017, except for the amendments to §§ 1.949, 1.950, and 1.953, which contain information collection requirements that require approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), and which the Commission will announce by publishing a document in the Federal Register . The amendments to paragraphs (e), (q)(7), (r)(6), (s)(6), and (t)(6) of § 27.14 will become effective after OMB review and approval of § 1.949, which the Commission will announce by publishing a document in the Federal Register ; and the amendments to §§ 22.317, 22.947, 27.17, 30.106, 74.632, 90.157, 90.631, and 101.65 will become effective after OMB review and approval of § 1.953, and which the Commission will announce by publishing a document in the Federal Register . 47 CFR Parts 1, 22, 24, 27, 30, 74, 80, 90, 95, and 101 Summary In this document, the Federal Communications Commission adopts rules to streamline and harmonize the Commission's license renewal and service continuity rules for the Wireless Radio Services (WRS). This unified regulatory framework includes: establishing a consistent standard for renewing wireless licenses; setting forth safe harbors providing expedited renewal for licensees that meet their initial term construction requirement and generally remain operating at or above that level; adopting consistent service continuity rules, which provide for automatic termination of any license on which a licensee permanently discontinues service or operation; eliminating unnecessary, legacy “comparative renewal rules”; and requiring that when portions of geographic licenses are sold, both parties to the transaction have a clear construction obligation and penalty in the event of failure, closing a loophole used to avoid the Commission's construction requirements. This action will enhance competition and facilitate robust use of the nation's scarce spectrum resources.
82 FR 41580 - Amendment of the Commission's Rules To Establish Uniform License Renewal, Discontinuance of Operation, and Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum Disaggregation Rules and Policies for Certain Wireless Radio Services
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Proposed rule. Interested parties may file comments on or before October 2, 2017, and reply comments on or before October 31, 2017. 47 CFR Parts 1, 22, 24, 27, 30, 74, 80, 90, 95, and 101 Summary In this document, the Federal Communications Commission seeks additional comment on a range of possible actions that may advance the Commission's goal of increasing the number of rural Americans with access to wireless communications services. In order to encourage investment in wireless networks, facilitate access to scarce spectrum resources, and promote the rapid deployment of mobile services to rural Americans, the Commission seeks comment on additional, reasonable construction obligations during renewal terms that are targeted to reach rural areas that lack adequate service.
2017-06-14; vol. 82 # 113 - Wednesday, June 14, 2017 82 FR 27178 - WRC-12 Implementation Report and Order
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective July 14, 2017, except for amendments to §§ 97.3, 97.15(c), 97.301(b) through (d), 97.303(g), 97.305(c), and 97.313(k) and (l), which contain new or modified information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13, that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date once OMB approves. 47 CFR Parts 2, 15, 80, 90, 97, and 101 Summary In this document, the Commission implemented allocation changes from the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-12) and updated its service rules. The Commission took this action to conform its rules, to the extent practical, to the decisions that the international community made at WRC-12. This action will promote the advancement of new and expanded services and provide significant benefits to the American public.
2017-02-27; vol. 82 # 37 - Monday, February 27, 2017 82 FR 11824 - Marine Radio Equipment and Related Matters
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule; announcement of effective date. The rule amendments to 47 CFR 80.233, 80.1061, 95.1402 and 95.1403, published at 81 FR 90739, December 15, 2016, are effective on February 27, 2017. 47 CFR Parts 80 and 95 Summary In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, information collection requirements adopted in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 16-119. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rules.
2016-12-15; vol. 81 # 241 - Thursday, December 15, 2016 81 FR 90739 - Maritime Radio Equipment and Related Matters
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective January 17, 2017 except for the amendments to §§ 80.233, 80.1061, 95.1402 and 95.1403 which contain information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The FCC will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those amendments. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of January 17, 2017, except for the publications in §§ 80.7 (amendatory instruction #7), 80.233, 80.1061, 95.1402 and 95.1403 which are in sections that contain information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget. The FCC will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the approval date for the incorporation by reference of publications into those sections. 47 CFR Parts 1, 25, 80 and 95 Summary In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) addresses a number of important issues regarding updating rules and requirements for technologies used to locate and rescue distressed ships and individuals in distress at sea or on land to provide better and more accurate data to rescue personnel. The Commission also addresses issues regarding radar equipment, the use of portable marine Very High Frequency (VHF) transmitters by persons on shore; permitting VHF digital small message service (VDSMS); and allowing assignment or transfer of control of ship station licenses. The Commission is amending its rules to permit the maritime community to make use of the most advanced and reliable communications technologies available for the alerting of search and rescue authorities when a vessel or individual is in distress, and to further the Commission's goal of ensuring that the spectrum allocated for emergency communications is used effectively and efficiently.
2015-09-08; vol. 80 # 173 - Tuesday, September 8, 2015 80 FR 53747 - Reorganization of the Enforcement Bureau's Field Operations
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective September 8, 2015. 47 CFR Parts 0, 2, 11, 15, 18, 73, 74, 76, 78, 80, 90, 95, and 97 Summary The Federal Communications Commission (the Commission) acts to improve the Commission's efficiency, effectively manage Commission resources, and align the Commission's field enforcement activities with contemporary needs for a field enforcement presence. The Commission, the Office of Managing Director and the Enforcement Bureau will take several actions to realign the mission and resources of its 24 field offices. The Bureau's field offices will primarily support the enforcement of the Commission's radio frequency spectrum rules and other key regulations in a manner likely to have the greatest impact, in the most cost effective way possible.
2015-07-07; vol. 80 # 129 - Tuesday, July 7, 2015 80 FR 38812 - WRC-07 Implementation Report and Order and WRC-12 Order
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective August 6, 2015. 47 CFR Parts 1, 2, 25, 27, 74, 78, 80, 87, 90, 97, and 101 Summary In this document, the Commission implemented allocation changes from the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2007) (WRC-07) and updated related service rules. The Commission took this action in order to conform its rules, to the extent practical, to the decisions that the international community made at WRC-07. This action will promote the advancement of new and expanded services and provide significant benefits to the American people. In addition, the Commission revised the International Table of Frequency Allocations within its rules to generally reflect the allocation changes made at the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-12).
2015-07-02; vol. 80 # 127 - Thursday, July 2, 2015 80 FR 38316 - WRC-12 Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva 2012)
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Proposed rule. Comments must be filed on or before August 31, 2015 and reply comments must be filed on or before September 30, 2015. 47 CFR Parts 2, 15, 80, 90, 97, and 101 Summary In this document, the Commission proposes to implement certain allocation changes from the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-12) and to update related service rules. The Commission took this action in order to conform its rules, to the extent practical, to the decisions that the international community made at WRC-12. This action will promote the advancement of new and expanded services and provide significant benefits to the American people. In addition, the Commission proposes to address several matters that pertain to unresolved issues from a previous Conference.
2014-12-29; vol. 79 # 248 - Monday, December 29, 2014 79 FR 77917 - Update Mailing Addresses Pertaining to Satellite Emergency Radiobeacons
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective December 29, 2014. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the rule was previously approved by the Director of the Federal Register. 47 CFR Parts 80, 87 and 95 Summary In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) revises certain mailing addresses pertaining to satellite emergency radiobeacons which are used to facilitate search and rescue of persons in distress. We update the rules to include the correct mailing addresses for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Beacon Registration Database, the Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM), the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA), and the United States Coast Guard (Coast Guard). This Order updates the mailing addresses provided in our rules for NOAA, RTCM, RTCA and the Coast Guard.
2014-04-01; vol. 79 # 62 - Tuesday, April 1, 2014 79 FR 18249 - Maritime Radio Equipment and Related Matters
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Proposed rule. Submit comments on or before June 2, 2014, and reply comments are due on or before June 30, 2014. 47 CFR Parts 1, 80 and 95 Summary In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) invites comment on issues regarding updating rules and requirements for technologies used to locate and rescue distressed ships and individuals in distress at sea or on land to provide better and more accurate data to rescue personnel. The Commission also invites comments on rules regarding radar equipment, the use of portable marine Very High Frequency (VHF) transmitters by persons on shore; permitting VHF digital small message service (VDSMS); and allowing assignment or transfer of control of ship station licenses. These rules will enable the maritime radio services to better protect lives and property at sea, as well as support improved day-to-day operations. New technologies will be used to locate and rescue distressed ships and individuals in distress at sea or on land to provide better and more accurate data to rescue personnel.
2013-04-29; vol. 78 # 82 - Monday, April 29, 2013 78 FR 25138 - Radio Experimentation and Market Trials—Streamlining Rules
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective May 29, 2013, except §§ 2.803(c)(2), 5.59, 5.61, 5.63, 5.64, 5.65, 5.73, 5.79, 5.81, 5.107, 5.115, 5.121, 5.123, 5.205, 5.207, 5.217(b), 5.307, 5.308, 5.309, 5.311, 5.404, 5.405, 5.406, 5.504, and 5.602. These rules contain new or modified information collection requirements that require approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), and will become effective after the Commission publishes a document in the Federal Register announcing the approval and effective date. 47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 2, 5, 22, 73, 74, 80, 87, 90 and 101 Summary This document revises and streamlines the Commission rules to modernize the Experimental Radio Service (ERS). The rules adopted in the Report and Order updates the ERS to a more flexible framework to keep pace with the speed of modern technological change while continuing to provide an environment where creativity can thrive. To accomplish this transition, the Commission created three new types of ERS licenses—the program license, the medical testing license, and the compliance testing license—to benefit the development of new technologies, expedite their introduction to the marketplace, and unleash the full power of innovators to keep the United States at the forefront of the communications industry. The Commission's actions also modify the market trial rules to eliminate confusion and more clearly articulate its policies with respect to marketing products prior to equipment certification. The Commission believes that these actions will remove regulatory barriers to experimentation, thereby permitting institutions to move from concept to experimentation to finished product more rapidly and to more quickly implement creative problem-solving methodologies.
2013-04-18; vol. 78 # 75 - Thursday, April 18, 2013 78 FR 23150 - Commercial Radio Operators
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. Effective May 20, 2013, except for amendments to §§ 1.913(d)(1)(vi), 13.9(c), and 13.13(c), which contain information collection requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). The FCC will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those sections. 47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 13, 80 and 87 Summary This document amends our rules concerning commercial radio operator licenses for maritime and aviation radio stations in order to reduce administrative burdens in the public's interest.
2012-06-18; vol. 77 # 117 - Monday, June 18, 2012 77 FR 36177 - National Environmental Policy Act Compliance for Proposed Tower Registrations; Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule; announcement of effective date. The rules amending 47 CFR Parts 1, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27, 80, 87, and 90 published at 77 FR 3935, January 26, 2012, are effective June 18, 2012. 47 CFR Parts 1, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27, 80, 87, and 90 Summary In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collections associated with the Commission's Migratory Bird Order on Remand ( Order ). This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the rules will become effective upon Commission publication of a document in the Federal Register announcing their approval by OMB.
2012-01-26; vol. 77 # 17 - Thursday, January 26, 2012 77 FR 3935 - National Environmental Policy Act Compliance for Proposed Tower Registrations; Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds
GPO FDSys XML | Text Additional Documents FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Final rule. The rules in this document contain information collection requirements that have not been approved by OMB. The Federal Communications Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date. 47 CFR Parts 1, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27, 80, 87 and 90 Summary In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopts a rule that affects the process of tower construction by instituting a pre-application notification process so that members of the public will have a meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of proposed antenna structures that require registration with the Commission. As an interim measure pending completion of a programmatic environmental analysis and subsequent rulemaking proceeding, the Commission also requires that an EA be prepared for any proposed tower over 450 feet in height.
