Wireline Infrastructure Deployment NPRM Comment Dates Set at FCC

Comments are due at the FCC June 15, replies July 17 on a rulemaking notice aimed at removing barriers to wireline infrastructure deployment, which was released in April by the commission (see 1704210041). "The NPRM seeks comment on pole attachment reforms, changes to the copper retirement and other network change notification processes, and changes to the [Communications Act] section 214(a) discontinuance application process," said the summary of the notice in docket 17-84 in Tuesday's Federal Register. "Comments on the Paperwork Reduction Act proposed information collection requirements must be submitted by the public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other interested parties on or before July 17." The summary noted the NPRM was adopted in conjunction with a notice of inquiry (NOI) and a request for comment (RFC) on related issues (see 1704200046). An FCC public notice Tuesday noted the NOI was published in the FR Thursday, and it clarified that the comments and replies for both the NOI and the RFC will be due on the same days as those for the NPRM. "These same filing dates apply to any other comment periods related to the Notice in this docket, including the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis and any of the proposed information collection requirements contained in the Notice," it said.