Attachment DoCoMo Atisa Petitio

DoCoMo Atisa Petitio

PETITION submitted by U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Petition

2017-02-16

This document pretains to SCL-AMD-20161012-00020 for Amended Filing on a Submarine Cable Landing filing.

IBFS_SCLAMD2016101200020_1188748

Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of ) ) DOCOMO Pacific, Inc., ) File No. SCL-LIC-20160314-00008 ) Application for a License to Land and ) Operate a Private Fiber-Optic Submarine ) Cable System Connecting Guam with ) Saipan, Rota, and Tinian in the ) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana ) Islands, ) ) PETITION TO ADOPT CONDITIONS TO AUTHORIZATIONS AND LICENSES The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) submits this Petition to Adopt Conditions to Authorizations and Licenses (“Petition”), pursuant to Section 1.41 of the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) rules. 1 Through this Petition, DHS advises the Commission that DHS has no objection to the Commission approving the authority sought in the above-referenced proceedings, provided that the Commission conditions its approval on the commitment of DOCOMO Pacific, Inc. (“DOCOMO”) to abide by the undertakings set forth in the February 15, 2017, Letter of Assurances (“2017 LOA”), which is attached hereto as Attachment A. The above-referenced proceedings involve an application seeking Commission approval to land and operate a fiber optic submarine cable system connecting Guam with Saipan, Rota, and Tinian in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (FCC File No. SCL- LIC-20160314-00008). The Commission has long recognized that law enforcement, national security, and public safety concerns are part of its public interest analysis, and has accorded deference to the views of 1 47 C.F.R. § 1.41.

other U.S. government agencies with expertise in those areas. See In the Matter of Comsat Corporation d/b/a Comsat Mobile Communications, etc., 16 FCC Rcd. 21,661, 21707 ¶ 94 (2001). After discussions with representatives of DOCOMO in connection with the above- referenced proceedings, DHS has concluded that the commitments set forth in the 2017 LOA will help ensure that those agencies with responsibility for enforcing the law, protecting the national security, and preserving public safety can proceed appropriately to satisfy those responsibilities. Accordingly, DHS advises the Commission that it has no objection to the Commission granting the applications in the above-referenced proceedings, provided that the Commission conditions its consent on compliance by DOCOMO with the 2017 LOA. Respectfully submitted, /S/ Janine Slade Janine Slade U.S. Department of Homeland Security Director – Foreign Investment Risk Management Office of Policy 3801 Nebraska Avenue Washington, D.C. 20016 February 16, 2017 Attachment A (2017 Letter of Assurances) 2


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