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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 158 / Thursday, August 19, 2021 / Proposed Rules FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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47 CFR Part 2
ET Docket No. 21232, EA Docket No. 21
233; FCC 2173; FR ID 39556

Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program and the Competitive Bidding Program Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Commission seeks comment on how to leverage its equipment authorization program to encourage manufacturers who are building devices that will connect to U.S. networks to consider cybersecurity standards and guidelines.
DATES: Comments are due on or before September 20, 2021; reply comments are due on or before October 18, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by ET Docket No. 21232, by any of the following methods:
Federal Communications Commissions Website: http
apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commissions Secretary Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamie Coleman Office of Engineering and Technology, 2024182705, Jamie.Coleman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commissions Notice of Inquiry NOI, that is part of ET Docket No. 21232, EA Docket No. 21233, FCC
2173, that was adopted and released June 17, 2021. The full text of this document is available by downloading the text from the Commissions website at: https www.fcc.gov/document/
equipment-authorization-andcompetitive-bidding-supply-chainnprm. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, the full text of this document will also be available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours in the FCC
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Washington, DC 20554. Alternative formats are available for people with disabilities Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format, by sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 2024180530 voice, 2024180432 TTY.
Comment Filing Procedures Pursuant to 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commissions rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commissions Electronic Comment Filing System ECFS. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 1998.
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http apps.fcc.gov/
ecfs/.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing.
Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commissions Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Commercial overnight mail other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail must be sent to 9050
Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD
20701.
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID19.
See FCC Announces Closure of FCC
Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20304 March 19, 2020.
https www.fcc.gov/document/fcccloses-headquarters-open-window-andchanges-hand-delivery-policy.
Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis This document does not contain proposed information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104
13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees,
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Ex Parte RulesPermit-But-Disclose The proceeding this NOI initiates shall be treated as a permit-butdisclose proceeding in accordance with the Commissions ex parte rules, 47 CFR 1.1200 et seq. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must 1 list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and 2
summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenters written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206b. In proceedings governed by rule 1.49f or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf. Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commissions ex parte rules.
Synopsis The Commission adopted this Notice of Inquiry NOI in conjunction with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, ET
Docket No. 21232, EA Docket No. 21
233, FCC 2173, in which it proposes direct action to limit the presence of untrusted equipment and services in U.S. networks. The Commission believes that ensuring continued U.S.
leadership requires that the Commission
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