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provide that after June 2, 2015, digital
modulation devices and the digital
modulation portion of hybrid devices
designed to operate in the U–NII–3 band
must meet the new § 15.407 U–NII–3
rules to be FCC certified. This waiver
order exclusively addresses the June 2,
2015 certification requirement.
4. Petitions for reconsideration of the
First R&O are still pending. While the
petitioners have generally alleged that
the current state of the technology
inhibits the design of affordable
products that could comply with the
more stringent out-of-band emission
limits for the U–NII–3 band, the
alternatives they suggested have been
wide-ranging and many of the parties
could not agree on a single solution that
would meet the needs of the varying
industry segments. Significant
information was, and continues to be,
submitted into the record. In particular,
on March 23, 2015, the Joint Petitioners
filed a self-styled ‘‘Consensus
Proposal.’’ This detailed filing included
technical rules that would significantly
modify the out-of- band emission limits
adopted for the U–NII–3 Band in the
First R&O. Shortly thereafter, the Joint
Petitioners requested that the
Commission waive § 15.37(h) of the
rules.
5. In light of the recent activity in the
docket, The Commission conclude that
there is good cause to grant a waiver of
the June 2, 2015 U–NII device
certification date. Doing so will give the
Commission adequate time to consider
the entire record—including the Joint
Petitioners’ ‘‘Consensus Proposal’’—as
part of the reconsideration proceeding,
and it will continue to certify U–NII–3
band devices meeting the requirements
of the old § 15.427 until December 2,
2015. A brief extension of the
intermediate transition deadline will
not frustrate the ultimate U–NII–3
transition adopted in the First R&O,
including the Commission’s
determinations regarding the marketing,
importation, and sale of digitally
modulated and hybrid devices. Grant of
the waiver, however, will permit
manufacturers to better plan their
research and design activities to comply
with the outcome of any further action
we may take on reconsideration.
6. Pursuant to the authority in § 1.3 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.3, and
sections 302, 303(e), and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 302, 303(e) and
303(r), IT is ordered that the § 15.37(h)
of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR
15.37(h) is waived to the extent
discussed above until December 2, 2015.
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7. The effective date of the Order is
June 1, 2015, the date upon which this
Order was released by the Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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47 CFR Part 17
[WT Docket No. 10–88; FCC 14–117]
Amendments To Modernize and Clarify
the Commission’s Rules Concerning
Construction, Marking and Lighting of
Antenna Structures
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
ACTION:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years,
certain information collection
requirements associated with the
Commission’s Report and Order
regarding Amendments to Modernize
and Clarify the Commission’s rules
concerning construction, marking and
lighting of antenna structures. This
document is being published pursuant
to the Report and Order, which stated
that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing OMB approval and the
effective date of the revised information
collection requirements.
SUMMARY:
Amendments to 47 CFR 17.4,
17.48 and 17.49, published at 79 FR
56968, September 24, 2014, are effective
on July 1, 2015.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathy Williams by email at
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov and telephone
at (202) 418–2918.
This
document announces that, on May 13,
2015, OMB approved certain
information collection requirements
contained in the Commission’s Report
and Order, FCC 14–117, published in 79
FR 56968, September 24, 2014. The
OMB Control Number is 3060–0645.
The Commission publishes this notice
as an announcement of the effective
date of these information collection
requirements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on May 13,
2015, for the revised information
collection requirements contained in the
Commission’s rules at 47 CFR 17.4,
17.48 and 17.49. Under 5 CFR part 1320,
an agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a current, valid OMB Control
Number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0645.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0645.
OMB Approval Date: May 13, 2015.
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2018.
Title: Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49,
Antenna Structure Registration
Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 20,000 respondents; 475,134
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .1–.25
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 4 and 303 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.
Total Annual Burden: 50,198 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $64,380.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This
collection of information does not affect
individuals or households; thus, there
are no impacts under the Privacy Act.
However, respondents may request
materials or information submitted to
the Commission be withheld from
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
requested OMB approval for a revision
of this information collection in order to
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obtain the full three year approval
pursuant to FCC 14–117. These revised
information collection requirements,
which implement and enforce the
updated antenna structure notice,
registration, reporting, and
recordkeeping requirements of part 17
of the Commission’s rules, help improve
efficiency, reduce regulatory burdens,
and enhance compliance with antenna
structure painting and lighting
requirements, while continuing to
ensure the safety of pilots and aircraft
passengers nationwide. The revised
information collection requirements are
as follows:
Section 17.4 provides that the owner
of any proposed or existing antenna
structure that requires notice of
proposed construction to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) due to
physical obstruction must register the
structure with the Commission. Section
17.4(f) previously required antenna
structure owners ‘‘to immediately
provide a copy’’ of the antenna structure
registration to each tenant. This rule has
been revised so that it now requires that
antenna structure owners either provide
a copy or a link to the FCC antenna
structure Web site, and that this
notification may be done electronically
or via paper mail.
Section 17.4(g) previously required
antenna structure owners to display the
Antenna Structure Registration Number
a conspicuous place that is readily
visible near the base of the antenna.
This rule has been revised to require
that the Antenna Structure Number be
displayed so that it is conspicuously
visible and legible from the publicly
accessible area nearest the base of the
antenna structure along the publicly
accessible roadway or path. It has also
been revised to provide that where an
antenna structure is surrounded by a
perimeter fence, or where the point of
access includes an access gate, the
Antenna Structure Registration Number
should be posted on the perimeter fence
or access gate. Where multiple antenna
structures having separate Antenna
Structure Registration Numbers are
located within a single fenced area, the
revised rule provides that the Antenna
Structure Registration Numbers must be
posted both on the perimeter fence or
access gate and near the base of each
antenna structure. If the base of the
antenna structure has more than one
point of access, the revised rule requires
that the Antenna Structure Registration
Number be posted so that it is visible at
the publicly accessible area nearest each
such point of access. The registration
number is issued to identify antenna
structure owners in order to enforce the
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Congressionally-mandated provisions
related to the owners.
Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Section 17.48(a) required
that antenna structure owners promptly
report outages of top steady burning
lights or flashing antenna structure
lights to the FAA. Upon receipt of the
outage notification, the FAA issues a
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), which
notifies aircraft of the outage. However,
the FAA cancels all such notices within
15 days. Previously, the Commission’s
rules did not require antenna structure
owners to provide any notification to
the FAA regarding the status of repairs
other than the initial outage report and
the resumption of normal operation.
Thus, if the repairs to an antenna
structure’s lights required more than 15
days, the FAA may not have had any
record of the outage from that 15th day
to the resumption of normal operation.
This rule has been revised to require
antenna structure owners to provide the
FAA with regular updates on the status
of their repairs of lighting outages so
that the FAA can maintain notifications
to aircraft throughout the entire period
of time the antenna structure remains
unlit. Consistent with the current FAA
requirements, if a lighting outage cannot
be repaired within the FAA’s original
NOTAM period, the revised rule
requires the antenna structure owner to
notify the FAA of that fact. In addition,
the revised rule provides that the
antenna structure owner must provide
any needed updates to its estimated
return-to-service date to the FAA. The
revised rule also requires antenna
structure owners to continue to provide
these updates to the FAA every NOTAM
period until its lights are repaired.
Section 17.49 previously required
antenna structure owners to maintain a
record of observed or otherwise known
extinguishments or improper
functioning of structure lights, but did
not specify the time period for which
such records must be maintained. This
rule has been revised to require antenna
structure owners to maintain a record of
observed or otherwise known
extinguishments or improper
functioning of structure lights for two
years and provide the records to the
Commission upon request.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
49 CFR Part 390
[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0103]
RIN 2126–AB44
Lease and Interchange of Vehicles;
Motor Carriers of Passengers
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Extension of deadline for filing
petitions for reconsideration.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces an
extension of the deadline for submitting
petitions for reconsideration of its May
27, 2015, final rule concerning the lease
and interchange of commercial motor
vehicles (CMVs) by motor carriers of
passengers. The final rule provides
regulations governing the lease and
interchange of passenger-carrying CMVs
to identify the motor carrier operating a
passenger-carrying CMV that is
responsible for compliance with the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) and ensure that a
lessor surrenders control of the CMV for
the full term of the lease or temporary
exchange of CMVs and drivers. The
American Bus Association (ABA) and
United Motorcoach Association (UMA)
filed a joint request for an extension of
the June 26, 2015, deadline for the
submission of petitions for
reconsideration of the final rule. The
Agency grants the request and extends
the deadline for submission of petitions
for reconsideration from June 26 until
August 25, 2015.
DATES: Petitions for reconsideration
must be filed in accordance with 49 CFR
389.35 by close of business on August
25, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Loretta Bitner, (202) 385–2428,
loretta.bitner@dot.gov, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance. FMCSA
office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On May 27, 2015 (80 FR 30164),
FMCSA published a final rule
concerning the lease and interchange of
passenger-carrying CMVs to identify the
motor carrier operating a passengercarrying CMV that is responsible for
compliance with the FMCSRs and
ensure that a lessor surrenders control
of the CMV for the full term of the lease
or temporary exchange of CMVs and
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 37552-37553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16100]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 17
[WT Docket No. 10-88; FCC 14-117]
Amendments To Modernize and Clarify the Commission's Rules
Concerning Construction, Marking and Lighting of Antenna Structures
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has approved, for a period of three years, certain information
collection requirements associated with the Commission's Report and
Order regarding Amendments to Modernize and Clarify the Commission's
rules concerning construction, marking and lighting of antenna
structures. This document is being published pursuant to the Report and
Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the
revised information collection requirements.
DATES: Amendments to 47 CFR 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, published at 79 FR
56968, September 24, 2014, are effective on July 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams by email at
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov and telephone at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 13,
2015, OMB approved certain information collection requirements
contained in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 14-117, published
in 79 FR 56968, September 24, 2014. The OMB Control Number is 3060-
0645. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of the
effective date of these information collection requirements.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
May 13, 2015, for the revised information collection requirements
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing
to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is 3060-0645.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0645.
OMB Approval Date: May 13, 2015.
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2018.
Title: Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, Antenna Structure
Registration Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20,000 respondents; 475,134
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .1-.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 4 and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 154, 303.
Total Annual Burden: 50,198 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $64,380.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This collection of information does
not affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under
the Privacy Act. However, respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission requested OMB approval for a
revision of this information collection in order to
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obtain the full three year approval pursuant to FCC 14-117. These
revised information collection requirements, which implement and
enforce the updated antenna structure notice, registration, reporting,
and recordkeeping requirements of part 17 of the Commission's rules,
help improve efficiency, reduce regulatory burdens, and enhance
compliance with antenna structure painting and lighting requirements,
while continuing to ensure the safety of pilots and aircraft passengers
nationwide. The revised information collection requirements are as
follows:
Section 17.4 provides that the owner of any proposed or existing
antenna structure that requires notice of proposed construction to the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) due to physical obstruction must
register the structure with the Commission. Section 17.4(f) previously
required antenna structure owners ``to immediately provide a copy'' of
the antenna structure registration to each tenant. This rule has been
revised so that it now requires that antenna structure owners either
provide a copy or a link to the FCC antenna structure Web site, and
that this notification may be done electronically or via paper mail.
Section 17.4(g) previously required antenna structure owners to
display the Antenna Structure Registration Number a conspicuous place
that is readily visible near the base of the antenna. This rule has
been revised to require that the Antenna Structure Number be displayed
so that it is conspicuously visible and legible from the publicly
accessible area nearest the base of the antenna structure along the
publicly accessible roadway or path. It has also been revised to
provide that where an antenna structure is surrounded by a perimeter
fence, or where the point of access includes an access gate, the
Antenna Structure Registration Number should be posted on the perimeter
fence or access gate. Where multiple antenna structures having separate
Antenna Structure Registration Numbers are located within a single
fenced area, the revised rule provides that the Antenna Structure
Registration Numbers must be posted both on the perimeter fence or
access gate and near the base of each antenna structure. If the base of
the antenna structure has more than one point of access, the revised
rule requires that the Antenna Structure Registration Number be posted
so that it is visible at the publicly accessible area nearest each such
point of access. The registration number is issued to identify antenna
structure owners in order to enforce the Congressionally-mandated
provisions related to the owners.
Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Section 17.48(a) required that antenna structure owners
promptly report outages of top steady burning lights or flashing
antenna structure lights to the FAA. Upon receipt of the outage
notification, the FAA issues a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), which notifies
aircraft of the outage. However, the FAA cancels all such notices
within 15 days. Previously, the Commission's rules did not require
antenna structure owners to provide any notification to the FAA
regarding the status of repairs other than the initial outage report
and the resumption of normal operation. Thus, if the repairs to an
antenna structure's lights required more than 15 days, the FAA may not
have had any record of the outage from that 15th day to the resumption
of normal operation.
This rule has been revised to require antenna structure owners to
provide the FAA with regular updates on the status of their repairs of
lighting outages so that the FAA can maintain notifications to aircraft
throughout the entire period of time the antenna structure remains
unlit. Consistent with the current FAA requirements, if a lighting
outage cannot be repaired within the FAA's original NOTAM period, the
revised rule requires the antenna structure owner to notify the FAA of
that fact. In addition, the revised rule provides that the antenna
structure owner must provide any needed updates to its estimated
return-to-service date to the FAA. The revised rule also requires
antenna structure owners to continue to provide these updates to the
FAA every NOTAM period until its lights are repaired.
Section 17.49 previously required antenna structure owners to
maintain a record of observed or otherwise known extinguishments or
improper functioning of structure lights, but did not specify the time
period for which such records must be maintained. This rule has been
revised to require antenna structure owners to maintain a record of
observed or otherwise known extinguishments or improper functioning of
structure lights for two years and provide the records to the
Commission upon request.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-16100 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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