Federal Communications Commission	DA 25-1002


Before the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of

Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant
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CG Docket No. 25-165

ORDER

Adopted:   December 3, 2025	Released:  December 3, 2025
	
By the Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau:

I. INTRODUCTION
1. By this Order, the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) terminates, as dormant, the 2,048 proceedings listed on the Attachment hereto. We note that all of the proceedings listed on the Attachment hereto were also listed in the Attachment to the Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant Public Notice released on May 2, 2025.  Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant, Public Notice, CG Docket No. 25-165, Public Notice, DA 25-376 (CGB May 2, 2025) (Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice). 
  We believe that terminating these proceedings furthers the Commission’s goals of increasing decision-making efficiency, modernizing agency processes in the digital age, and enhancing openness and transparency for both practitioners and the public.  In addition, based on further evaluation, we decline to terminate nine proceedings included in the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice. Id.

II. BACKGROUND
2. On February 4, 2011, the Commission released a Report and Order that, inter alia, amended section 0.141 of the Commission’s organizational rules to delegate authority to the Chief of CGB, in coordination with the responsible Bureaus and Offices, to conduct periodic review of all open dockets with the objective of terminating those that were inactive. Amendment of Certain of the Commission’s Part 1 Rules of Practice and Procedure and Part 0 Rules of Commission Organization, CG Docket No. 10-44, Report and Order, 26 FCC Rcd 1594 (2011) (Procedure Order); 47 C.F.R. § 0.141(h). 
  The Commission stated that termination of such proceedings also will be considered to include the dismissal as moot of any pending petition, motion, or other request for relief in the terminated proceeding that is procedural in nature or otherwise does not address the merits of the proceeding. Id. at 1604, para. 24.       	
  Since then, CGB has adopted a series of public notices and related orders, closing thousands of dormant proceedings. See, e.g., Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant, CG Docket No. 18-272, Public Notice, 33 FCC Rcd 8701 (CGB 2018); Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant, CG Docket No. 18-272, Order, 34 FCC Rcd 1331 (CGB 2019); Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant, CG Docket No. 20-158, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 5525 (CGB 2020); Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant, CG Docket No. 20-158, Order, 35 FCC Rcd 10498 (CGB 2020).
  
3. On May 2, 2025, CGB released the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice with comments and reply comments due 30 and 45 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. See Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice.
  On June 9, 2025, the Federal Register published the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice. Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau Seeks Comment on Termination of Certain Proceedings as Dormant, 90 Fed. Reg. 24277 (Jun. 9, 2025).
  Comments were due on July 9, 2025, and reply comments were due on July 24, 2025. Id.
  We received 15 comments in response to the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice. Three commenters expressed general support for closing dockets.  See generally Free State Foundation Comments, Andrew James Gonzalez Comments, and National Multifamily Housing Council et al. Comments.

III. DISCUSSION
4. Based on our review of the record received in response to the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice, we terminate the 2,048 proceedings listed in the attachment to this Order Any party aggrieved by a termination under this delegation of authority may file a petition for reconsideration with CGB or an application for review with the full Commission. Procedure Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 1604, para. 24.
 and leave open nine proceedings that had been listed in the Attachment to the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice. Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice, DA 25-376 at Attachment.
  Listed below are the nine dockets that we find cause to keep open.  Finally, we decline to terminate three additional dockets proposed for termination by commenters.
5. Dockets Listed in Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice that Will Not Be Terminated.  After consultation with relevant bureaus, we find that the following nine proceedings are not good candidates for termination under delegated authority at this time:
· OET Seeks Comment on Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. Request for Waiver of Certain Part 15 Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Rules (ET Docket No. 19-155) See Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. Comments at 2 (arguing that this proceeding should remain open and that the Commission should grant its waiver request therein); Letter from Lisa L. Dyer, Executive Director, GPS Innovation Alliance, to Marlene Dortch, Secretary, FCC, CG Docket No. 25-165 at 2 (filed Aug. 13, 2025) (arguing that the Commission should require GSSI to provide additional technical information into the proceeding record). 
  
· Amendment of Parts 2, 15, 80, 90, 97, and 101 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-12), Other Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Updates (ET Docket No. 15-99) In the Attachment to the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice, the description of this proceeding was listed as “Amendment of Pts. 1,2,15,25,27,74,78,80,87,90,97, and 101 of the Commission's rules regarding Final Acts of the WRC 07.”  In this Order, we have revised the title to reflect the docket caption used in several past Commission orders.  See, e.g., Amendment of Parts 2, 15, 80, 90, 97, and 101 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Implementation of the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2012) (WRC-12), Other Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Updates, ET Docket No. 15-99, Report and Order. 32 FCC Rcd 2703 (2017).  See Lockheed Comments at 2; Aerospace and Flight Test Radio Coordinating Council, Inc. (AFTRCC) Comments at 2-3; Textron Aviation Reply Comments at 1-2; Joby Aviation, Inc. Reply Comments at 4; Aerostar International, LLC Reply Comments at 1.
  
· In the Matter of Promoting Diversification of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services (MB Docket No. 07-294) See Bryan Broadcasting License Corporation et al. Comments at 5 (arguing that MB 07-294 and MB 13-249 should remain open).  Bryan Broadcasting incorrectly identified MB Docket No. 13-349 as the AM Revitalization docket.  The correct docket number as identified in the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice is MB Docket No. 13-249.  No commenter opposed retaining this docket.
 
· Revitalization of the AM Radio Service (MB Docket No. 13-249) Id.
  
· Post-Incentive Auction Transition (MB Docket No. 16-306) See Walt Disney Company, Fox Corporation, and NBCUniversal Media Comments at 2 (arguing that “[b]ecause all repack-related reimbursement payments have not been made, any termination of MB Docket No. 16-306 would be premature and may risk future reimbursement requests”).  No commenter opposed retaining this docket.
  
· MB Opens Docket for Electronic Delivery of Cable Communications (MB Docket No. 17-317) See NCTA Comments at 1 (arguing that CGB should not close this proceeding, but rather, the Commission should act on an issue presented therein).  No commenter opposed retaining this docket.
  
· Amendment of Section 74.1201 et seq. to Allow for FM Broadcast Booster Stations and FM Broadcast Translator Stations to Originate Programming (RM-11858) See The Cromwell Group, Inc. Comments at 2 (arguing that the issues implicated in this rulemaking proceeding are still active and that this docket should remain open “to allow for further consideration and resolution of the pending Petition”).  No commenter opposed retaining this docket.  We have corrected two minor typographic errors in the docket title.
  
· Section 224 Pole Attachment Complaint: Restricted Proceedings (Fee Required) (INBOX-1.1408) We retain this docket because it is used by Commission staff for administrative purposes.
 
· Amendment of the Commission's Rules Implementing the Privacy Act of 1974 (GN Docket No. 21-79) After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, we find that this docket is not a good candidate for termination under delegated authority.

6. Improving Competitive Broadband Access to Multiple Tenant Environments (GN Docket No. 17-142), Updating the Commission's Rule for Over-the-Air-Reception Devices (WT Docket No. 19-71), and Supporting Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence (WC Docket No. 22-238).  We decline to terminate these dockets under delegated authority at this time.  In the Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice, CGB sought comment on whether there are dockets not identified in the Attachment that should nonetheless be terminated. See Ninth Dormant Proceedings Termination Public Notice, DA 25-376 at second unnumbered page.
  CGB sought “specific reasoning for terminating each docket, which would include dismissal as moot of any pending petition, motion, or other request for relief that is procedural in nature or otherwise does not address the merits of such proceeding.” Id.
  One commenter sought to terminate GN Docket No. 17-142 and WT Docket No. 19-71. See National Multifamily Housing Council et al. Comments at 3-17.
  Another sought termination of WC Docket No. 22-238. See Alliance for Automotive Innovation Comments at third unnumbered page.
  Pursuant to consultation with the bureaus responsible for these dockets, we find that these proceedings are not good candidates for termination under delegated authority and should remain open because they remain active and do not qualify as dormant.
IV. PROCEDURAL MATTERS
7. Upon publication of this Order in the Federal Register, the proceedings listed in the Attachment hereto will be terminated in the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).  The record in the terminated proceedings will remain part of the Commission’s official records, and the various pleadings, orders, and other documents in these proceedings will continue to be accessible to the public, post-termination.  Furthermore, if no petitions for reconsideration or applications for review of this Order are timely filed, the above-captioned proceeding shall be terminated, and the docket will be closed.
8. For additional information concerning this Order, please contact Zac Champ at (202) 418-1495, or via e-mail at zac.champ@fcc.gov. 
V. ORDERING CLAUSES
9. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to the authority contained in sections 4(i) and 4(j) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i) and 154(j), and section 0.141 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR § 0.141, that the proceedings set forth in the Attachment hereto are TERMINATED.
10.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that if no petitions for reconsideration or applications for review of this Order are timely filed, the above-captioned proceeding shall be TERMINATED, and the docket will be closed.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Eduard Bartholme, Chief 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau

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