NTIA plans ‘as expeditiously as possible’ to issue a rule change ...
NTIA plans “as expeditiously as possible” to issue a rule change qualifying nursing home residents as DTV coupon- eligible, an agency spokesman said Monday. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., wrote Friday to NTIA Acting Administrator Meredith Baker urging that NTIA…
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seek expedited Office of Management and Budget approval of the move. In an “emergency review” request, OMB can approve a rule change within days or weeks, compared with 120 days for a standard request. “The sooner this rule change is approved, the sooner senior citizens can begin to make necessary preparations” for the February analog cutoff, Nelson told Baker. Comments on the proposed rule change were due Monday.