Process Reform for Executive Branch Review of Certain FCC Applications and Petitions Involving Foreign Ownership

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Parts 0, 1, and 63 [IB Docket No. 16-155; FCC 20-133; FRS 17183] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopts rules and procedures that improve the timeliness and transparency of the process by which it seeks the review of executive branch agencies for certain applications with foreign ownership. DATES: The amendments to §§ 0.261 (instruction 2) and 1.47 (instruction 4) and the addition of part 1, subpart CC (instruction 7), are effective December 28, 2020. The other rule amendments (instructions 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 through 14) are delayed indefinitely. The Commission will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date for those amendments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leah Kim, International Bureau, Telecommunications and Analysis Division, at (202) 418-0722. For information regarding the PRA information collection requirements contained in the PRA, contact Cathy Williams, Office of Managing Director, at (202) 418-2918 or Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 20-133, adopted on September 30, 2020, and released on October 1, 2020. The full text of this document is available on the Commission's website at https://docs.fcc.gov/​public/​attachments/​FCC-20-133A1.pdf . To request materials in accessible…