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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are
requested concerning (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Commission’s burden estimate; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
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and (e) ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 5,
2011. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–1014.
Title: Ku-band NGSO FSS.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1
respondent; 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 4, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309,
and 332 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154, 302,
303, 307, 309, 332, and 701.
Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an
extension after this 60 day comment
period has ended in order to obtain the
full three year OMB clearance.
The information collection
requirements (annual filings by
licensees of reports on the status of their
space station construction and launch)
accounted for in this collection are
necessary to ensure that prospective
licensees in the Non-geostationary
(NGSO) Fixed Satellite Service (FSS)
follow their service rules. Without such
information collection requirements,
many existing radio services, both
satellite and terrestrial, could
potentially be interrupted by
interference caused by NGSO FSS
systems on the same frequencies.
OMB Control No.: 3060–1095.
Title: Surrenders of Authorizations for
International Carrier, Space Station and
Earth Station Licensees.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 82
respondents; 82 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.
The statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in
Sections 4(i), 7(a), 11, 303(c), 303(f),
303(g), and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a), 161,
303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 82 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality.
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Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an
extension after this 60 day comment
period has ended in order to obtain the
full three year OMB clearance.
Licensees file surrenders of
authorizations with the Commission on
a voluntary basis. This information is
used by Commission staff to issue
Public Notices to announce the
surrenders of authorization to the
general public. The Commission’s
release of Public Notices is critical to
keeping the general public abreast of the
licensees’ discontinuance of
telecommunications services.
Without this collection of
information, licensees would be
required to submit surrenders of
authorizations to the Commission by
letter which is more time consuming
than submitting such requests to the
Commission electronically. In addition,
Commission staff would spend an
extensive amount of time processing
surrenders of authorizations received by
letter.
The collection of information saves
time for both licensees and Commission
staff since they are received in MyIBFS
electronically and include only the
information that is essential to process
the requests in a timely manner.
Furthermore, the E-filing module
expedites the Commission staff’s
announcement of surrenders of
authorizations via Public Notice.
OMB Control No.: 3060–1061.
Title: Licensing and Service Rules for
Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESVs).
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 15 respondents; 15
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–
24 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for
the information collection requirements
under Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f),
303(g) and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a),
303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 264 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $149,925.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
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pertaining to the information collection
requirements in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the
Federal Communications Commission
(’’Commission’’) released an Order on
Reconsideration titled, ‘‘In the Matter of
the Procedures to Govern the Use of
Satellite Earth Stations on Board Vessels
in the 5925–6425 MHz/3700–4200 MHz
Bands and 14.0–14.5 GHz/11.7–12.2
GHz Bands’’ (FCC 09–63), IB Docket No.
02–10 (‘‘ESV Reconsideration Order’’).
In the ESV Reconsideration Order, the
Commission resolved various concerns
raised regarding the operational
restrictions placed on ESVs that are
designed to protect the fixed-satellite
service (FSS), operating in the C-band
and Ku-band, and the terrestrially based
fixed service (FS), operating in the Cband, from harmful interference. The
Commission adopted rule changes that
provide ESV operators with greater
operational flexibility while continuing
to ensure that the other services in these
bands are protected from harmful
interference.
The Commission would like to
maintain OMB approval of the following
information collection requirements:
1. Any ESV applicant that uses
transmitters with off-axis EIRP densities
lower than or equal to the off-axis EIRP
limits must: (1) File three tables
showing the off-axis EIRP level of the
proposed earth station antenna in the
direction of the plane of the GSO; the
co-polarized EIRP in the elevation
plane, that is, the plane perpendicular
to the plane of the GSO; and cross
polarized EIRP. In each table, the EIRP
level must be provided at increments of
0.1° for angles between 0° and 10° offaxis, and at increments of 5° for angles
between 10° and 180° off-axis; or (2) a
certification, in Schedule B, that the
ESV antenna conforms to the gain
pattern criteria of § 25.209(a) and (b),
that, combined with the maximum
input power density calculated from the
EIRP density less the antenna gain,
which is entered in Schedule B,
demonstrates that the off-axis EIRP
spectral density envelope will be met
under the assumption that the antenna
is pointed at the target satellite.
2. An ESV applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter that will
maintain a pointing error of less than or
equal to 0.2° must provide a
certification from the equipment
manufacturer stating that the antenna
tracking system will maintain a pointing
error of less than or equal to 0.2°
between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of
the ESV antenna and that the antenna
tracking system is capable of ceasing
emissions within 100 milliseconds if the
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angle between the orbital location of the
target satellite and the axis of the main
lobe of the ESV antenna exceeds 0.5°.
3. An ESV applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter with an
antenna pointing error of greater than
0.2 degrees must: (A) Declare, in its
application, a maximum antenna
pointing error and demonstrate that the
maximum antenna pointing error can be
achieved without exceeding the off-axis
EIRP spectral-density limits in
paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section; and
(B) demonstrate that the ESV transmitter
can detect if the transmitter exceeds the
declared maximum antenna pointing
error and can cease transmission within
100 milliseconds if the angle between
the orbital location of the target satellite
and the axis of the main lobe of the ESV
antenna exceeds the declared maximum
antenna pointing error, and will not
resume transmissions until the angle
between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of
the ESV antenna is less than or equal to
the declared maximum antenna
pointing error.
4. An ESV applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter that exceeds
the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits
shall provide the following
certifications and demonstration as
exhibits to its earth station application:
(i) A statement from the target satellite
operator certifying that the proposed
operation of the ESV has the potential
to create harmful interference to satellite
networks adjacent to the target
satellite(s) that may be unacceptable;
(ii) a statement from the target satellite
operator certifying that the powerdensity levels that the ESV applicant
provided to the target satellite operator
are consistent with the existing
coordination agreements between its
satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite
systems within 6° of orbital separation
from its satellite(s); (iii) a statement
from the target satellite operator
certifying that it will include the powerdensity levels of the ESV applicant in
all future coordination agreements; (iv)
A demonstration from the ESV operator
that the ESV system is capable of
detecting and automatically ceasing
emissions within 100 milliseconds
when the transmitter exceeds the offaxis EIRP spectral-densities supplied to
the target satellite operator; and (v) a
certification from the ESV operator that
the ESV system complies with the
power limits in Section 25.204(h).
5. The point of contact information
referred to in paragraph (a)(3) and, if
applicable, paragraph (a)(6), of Sections
25.221 and 25.222, must be included in
the application.
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The information collection
requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to determine
the technical and legal qualifications of
applicants or licensees to operate a
station, transfer or assign a license, and
to determine whether the authorization
is in the public interest, convenience
and necessity. Without such
information, the Commission could not
determine whether to permit
respondents to provide
telecommunication services in the U.S.
Therefore, the Commission would be
unable to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and the obligations imposed
on parties to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom
Agreement.
OMB Control No.: 3060–1106.
Title: Licensing and Service Rules for
Vehicle Mounted Earth Stations
(VMES).
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10
respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
hour–24 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for
the information collection requirements
under Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 7(a), 301,
303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 303(y) and
308 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
154(j), 157(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g),
303(r), 303(y), and 308.
Total Annual Burden: 322 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $104,300.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
pertaining to the information collection
requirements in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the
Federal Communications Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) released a Report and
Order titled, ‘‘In the Matter of
Amendment of parts 2 and 25 of the
Commission’s Rules to Allocate
Spectrum and Adopt Service Rules and
Procedures to Govern the Use of
Vehicle-Mounted Earth Stations in
Certain Frequency Bands Allocated to
the Fixed-Satellite Service,’’ IB Docket
No. 07–101, FCC 09–64 (hereinafter
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referred to as ‘‘VMES Report and
Order’’).
The VMES Report and Order adopts
part 2 allocation rules and part 25
technical and licensing rules for a new
domestic Ku-band VMES service. VMES
service has the potential to deliver
advanced mobile applications through
satellite technology, including
broadband, which will be beneficial for
public safety and commercial purposes.
The PRA information collection
requirements contained in the VMES
Report and Order are as follows:
1. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(i) or 47 CFR
25.226(b)(1)(ii).
(i) Any VMES applicant filing an
application pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
of this section shall file three tables
showing the off-axis EIRP level of the
proposed earth station antenna in the
direction of the plane of the GSO; the
co-polarized EIRP in the elevation
plane, that is, the plane perpendicular
to the plane of the GSO; and crosspolarized EIRP. Each table shall provide
the EIRP level at increments of 0.1° for
angles between 0° and 10° off-axis, and
at increments of 5° for angles between
10° and 180° off-axis.
Or;
2. (ii) A VMES applicant shall include
a certification, in Schedule B, that the
VMES antenna conforms to the gain
pattern criteria of § 25.209(a) and (b),
that, combined with the maximum
input power density calculated from the
EIRP density less the antenna gain,
which is entered in Schedule B,
demonstrates that the off-axis EIRP
spectral density envelope set forth in
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A) through
(a)(1)(i)(C) of this section will be met
under the assumption that the antenna
is pointed at the target satellite.
3. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iii)
(iii) A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(A) of this section
shall provide a certification from the
equipment manufacturer stating that the
antenna tracking system will maintain a
pointing error of less than or equal to
0.2° between the orbital location of the
target satellite and the axis of the main
lobe of the VMES antenna and that the
antenna tracking system is capable of
ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds if the angle between the
orbital location of the target satellite and
the axis of the main lobe of the VMES
antenna exceeds 0.5°.
4. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B)
A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section
shall:
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(A) Declare, in its application, a
maximum antenna pointing error and
demonstrate that the maximum antenna
pointing error can be achieved without
exceeding the off-axis EIRP spectraldensity limits in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of
this section; and (B) demonstrate that
the VMES transmitter can detect if the
transmitter exceeds the declared
maximum antenna pointing error and
can cease transmission within 100
milliseconds if the angle between the
orbital location of the target satellite and
the axis of the main lobe of the VMES
antenna exceeds the declared maximum
antenna pointing error, and will not
resume transmissions until the angle
between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of
the VMES antenna is less than or equal
to the declared maximum antenna
pointing error.
5. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(2)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section and
using off-axis EIRP spectral-densities in
excess of the levels in paragraph (a)(1)(i)
of this section shall provide the
following certifications and
demonstration as exhibits to its earth
station application:
(i) A statement from the target satellite
operator certifying that the proposed
operation of the VMES has the potential
to create harmful interference to satellite
networks adjacent to the target
satellite(s) that may be unacceptable.
(ii) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that the
power-density levels that the VMES
applicant provided to the target satellite
operator are consistent with the existing
coordination agreements between its
satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite
systems within 6° of orbital separation
from its satellite(s).
(iii) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that it will
include the power-density levels of the
VMES applicant in all future
coordination agreements.
(iv) A demonstration from the VMES
operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically
ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when the transmitter
exceeds the off-axis EIRP spectraldensities supplied to the target satellite
operator.
6. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(3)
A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a VMES system under
paragraph (a)(3) of this section and
using variable power-density control of
individual simultaneously transmitting
co-frequency VMES earth stations in the
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same satellite receiving beam shall
provide the following certifications and
demonstration as exhibits to its earth
station application:
(i) The applicant shall make a detailed
showing of the measures it intends to
employ to maintain the effective
aggregate EIRP-density from all
simultaneously transmitting cofrequency terminals operating with the
same satellite transponder at least 1 dB
below the EIRP-density limits defined in
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)–(C) of this
section. In this context the term
‘‘effective’’ means that the resultant copolarized and cross-polarized EIRPdensity experienced by any GSO or nonGSO satellite shall not exceed that
produced by a single VMES transmitter
operating at 1 dB below the limits
defined in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)–(C) of
this section. The International Bureau
will place this showing on Public Notice
along with the application.
(ii) An applicant proposing to
implement a VMES under (a)(3)(ii) of
this section that uses off-axis EIRP
spectral-densities in excess of the levels
in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section
shall provide the following
certifications, demonstration and list of
satellites as exhibits to its earth station
application:
(A) A detailed showing of the
measures the applicant intends to
employ to maintain the effective
aggregate EIRP-density from all
simultaneously transmitting cofrequency terminals operating with the
same satellite transponder at the EIRPdensity limits supplied to the target
satellite operator. The International
Bureau will place this showing on
Public Notice along with the
application.
(B) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that the
proposed operation of the VMES has the
potential to create harmful interference
to satellite networks adjacent to the
target satellite(s) that may be
unacceptable.
(C) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that the
aggregate power density levels that the
VMES applicant provided to the target
satellite operator are consistent with the
existing coordination agreements
between its satellite(s) and the adjacent
satellite systems within 6° of orbital
separation from its satellite(s).
(D) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that it will
include the aggregate power-density
levels of the VMES applicant in all
future coordination agreements.
(E) A demonstration from the VMES
operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically
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ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when an individual
transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP
spectral-densities supplied to the target
satellite operator and that the overall
system is capable of shutting off an
individual transmitter or the entire
system if the aggregate off-axis EIRP
spectral-densities exceed those supplied
to the target satellite operator.
(F) An identification of the specific
satellite or satellites with which the
VMES system will operate.
(iii) The applicant shall acknowledge
that it will maintain sufficient statistical
and technical information on the
individual terminals and overall system
operation to file a detailed report, one
year after license issuance, describing
the effective aggregate EIRP-density
levels resulting from the operation of
the VMES system.
7. 47 CFR 25.226(a)(5), (b)(6)
Applicant shall include in application
point of contact with authority and
ability to cease all emissions from
VMES terminals.
8. 47 CFR 25.226 (a)(6), (b)(7)
VMES licensee shall provide data
(record of vehicle location, transmit
frequency, channel bandwidth and
satellite used for each relevant VMES
transmitter) to Commission, NTIA, FSS
operator, FS operator, or frequency
coordinator within 24 hours upon
request.
The information collection
requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to prevent
regulatory uncertainty with respect to
VMES and other satellite services that
operate in the Ku-band within the
United States. Prior to this rulemaking,
the lack of rules for VMES posed an
administrative burden on those entities
attempting to provide VMES-type
services and on Commission staff
because such services could be granted
only through the use of waivers and
Special Temporary Authority (STA)
authorizations for a six-month period of
time. The approval of fifteen-year
licenses for VMES operators
significantly reduces the burden
imposed upon both licensees and
Commission staff who review and
approve the waivers and STAs.
Furthermore, without such information
the Commission would not be able to
take the necessary measures to prevent
harmful interference to satellite services
from VMES. Finally, the Commission
would not be able to advance its goals
of managing spectrum efficiently and
promoting broadband technologies to
benefit American consumers throughout
the United States.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are
requested concerning (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Commission’s burden estimate; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 5,
2011. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning (a)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on the respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information
collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
5, 2011. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1014.
Title: Ku-band NGSO FSS.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1 respondent; 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4,
301, 302, 303, 307, 309, and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, and 701.
Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension after this 60 day comment
period has ended in order to obtain the full three year OMB clearance.
The information collection requirements (annual filings by
licensees of reports on the status of their space station construction
and launch) accounted for in this collection are necessary to ensure
that prospective licensees in the Non-geostationary (NGSO) Fixed
Satellite Service (FSS) follow their service rules. Without such
information collection requirements, many existing radio services, both
satellite and terrestrial, could potentially be interrupted by
interference caused by NGSO FSS systems on the same frequencies.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1095.
Title: Surrenders of Authorizations for International Carrier,
Space Station and Earth Station Licensees.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 82 respondents; 82 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in Sections 4(i), 7(a), 11, 303(c),
303(f), 303(g), and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a), 161, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and
303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 82 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality.
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Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension after this 60 day comment
period has ended in order to obtain the full three year OMB clearance.
Licensees file surrenders of authorizations with the Commission on
a voluntary basis. This information is used by Commission staff to
issue Public Notices to announce the surrenders of authorization to the
general public. The Commission's release of Public Notices is critical
to keeping the general public abreast of the licensees' discontinuance
of telecommunications services.
Without this collection of information, licensees would be required
to submit surrenders of authorizations to the Commission by letter
which is more time consuming than submitting such requests to the
Commission electronically. In addition, Commission staff would spend an
extensive amount of time processing surrenders of authorizations
received by letter.
The collection of information saves time for both licensees and
Commission staff since they are received in MyIBFS electronically and
include only the information that is essential to process the requests
in a timely manner. Furthermore, the E-filing module expedites the
Commission staff's announcement of surrenders of authorizations via
Public Notice.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1061.
Title: Licensing and Service Rules for Earth Stations on Board
Vessels (ESVs).
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-24 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for the information collection
requirements under Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and
303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),
157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 264 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $149,925.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements
in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the Federal Communications
Commission (''Commission'') released an Order on Reconsideration
titled, ``In the Matter of the Procedures to Govern the Use of
Satellite Earth Stations on Board Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/3700-
4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 GHz/11.7-12.2 GHz Bands'' (FCC 09-63), IB
Docket No. 02-10 (``ESV Reconsideration Order''). In the ESV
Reconsideration Order, the Commission resolved various concerns raised
regarding the operational restrictions placed on ESVs that are designed
to protect the fixed-satellite service (FSS), operating in the C-band
and Ku-band, and the terrestrially based fixed service (FS), operating
in the C-band, from harmful interference. The Commission adopted rule
changes that provide ESV operators with greater operational flexibility
while continuing to ensure that the other services in these bands are
protected from harmful interference.
The Commission would like to maintain OMB approval of the following
information collection requirements:
1. Any ESV applicant that uses transmitters with off-axis EIRP
densities lower than or equal to the off-axis EIRP limits must: (1)
File three tables showing the off-axis EIRP level of the proposed earth
station antenna in the direction of the plane of the GSO; the co-
polarized EIRP in the elevation plane, that is, the plane perpendicular
to the plane of the GSO; and cross polarized EIRP. In each table, the
EIRP level must be provided at increments of 0.1[deg] for angles
between 0[deg] and 10[deg] off-axis, and at increments of 5[deg] for
angles between 10[deg] and 180[deg] off-axis; or (2) a certification,
in Schedule B, that the ESV antenna conforms to the gain pattern
criteria of Sec. 25.209(a) and (b), that, combined with the maximum
input power density calculated from the EIRP density less the antenna
gain, which is entered in Schedule B, demonstrates that the off-axis
EIRP spectral density envelope will be met under the assumption that
the antenna is pointed at the target satellite.
2. An ESV applicant proposing to implement a transmitter that will
maintain a pointing error of less than or equal to 0.2[deg] must
provide a certification from the equipment manufacturer stating that
the antenna tracking system will maintain a pointing error of less than
or equal to 0.2[deg] between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESV antenna and that the
antenna tracking system is capable of ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds if the angle between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESV antenna exceeds
0.5[deg].
3. An ESV applicant proposing to implement a transmitter with an
antenna pointing error of greater than 0.2 degrees must: (A) Declare,
in its application, a maximum antenna pointing error and demonstrate
that the maximum antenna pointing error can be achieved without
exceeding the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits in paragraph
(a)(1)(i) of this section; and (B) demonstrate that the ESV transmitter
can detect if the transmitter exceeds the declared maximum antenna
pointing error and can cease transmission within 100 milliseconds if
the angle between the orbital location of the target satellite and the
axis of the main lobe of the ESV antenna exceeds the declared maximum
antenna pointing error, and will not resume transmissions until the
angle between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis
of the main lobe of the ESV antenna is less than or equal to the
declared maximum antenna pointing error.
4. An ESV applicant proposing to implement a transmitter that
exceeds the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits shall provide the
following certifications and demonstration as exhibits to its earth
station application: (i) A statement from the target satellite operator
certifying that the proposed operation of the ESV has the potential to
create harmful interference to satellite networks adjacent to the
target satellite(s) that may be unacceptable; (ii) a statement from the
target satellite operator certifying that the power-density levels that
the ESV applicant provided to the target satellite operator are
consistent with the existing coordination agreements between its
satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite systems within 6[deg] of
orbital separation from its satellite(s); (iii) a statement from the
target satellite operator certifying that it will include the power-
density levels of the ESV applicant in all future coordination
agreements; (iv) A demonstration from the ESV operator that the ESV
system is capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions
within 100 milliseconds when the transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP
spectral-densities supplied to the target satellite operator; and (v) a
certification from the ESV operator that the ESV system complies with
the power limits in Section 25.204(h).
5. The point of contact information referred to in paragraph (a)(3)
and, if applicable, paragraph (a)(6), of Sections 25.221 and 25.222,
must be included in the application.
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The information collection requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal
qualifications of applicants or licensees to operate a station,
transfer or assign a license, and to determine whether the
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity.
Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to
permit respondents to provide telecommunication services in the U.S.
Therefore, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1106.
Title: Licensing and Service Rules for Vehicle Mounted Earth
Stations (VMES).
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hour-24 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for the information collection
requirements under Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 7(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f),
303(g), 303(r), 303(y) and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 157(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f),
303(g), 303(r), 303(y), and 308.
Total Annual Burden: 322 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $104,300.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements
in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'') released a Report and Order titled, ``In
the Matter of Amendment of parts 2 and 25 of the Commission's Rules to
Allocate Spectrum and Adopt Service Rules and Procedures to Govern the
Use of Vehicle-Mounted Earth Stations in Certain Frequency Bands
Allocated to the Fixed-Satellite Service,'' IB Docket No. 07-101, FCC
09-64 (hereinafter referred to as ``VMES Report and Order'').
The VMES Report and Order adopts part 2 allocation rules and part
25 technical and licensing rules for a new domestic Ku-band VMES
service. VMES service has the potential to deliver advanced mobile
applications through satellite technology, including broadband, which
will be beneficial for public safety and commercial purposes.
The PRA information collection requirements contained in the VMES
Report and Order are as follows:
1. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(i) or 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(ii).
(i) Any VMES applicant filing an application pursuant to paragraph
(a)(1) of this section shall file three tables showing the off-axis
EIRP level of the proposed earth station antenna in the direction of
the plane of the GSO; the co-polarized EIRP in the elevation plane,
that is, the plane perpendicular to the plane of the GSO; and cross-
polarized EIRP. Each table shall provide the EIRP level at increments
of 0.1[deg] for angles between 0[deg] and 10[deg] off-axis, and at
increments of 5[deg] for angles between 10[deg] and 180[deg] off-axis.
Or;
2. (ii) A VMES applicant shall include a certification, in Schedule
B, that the VMES antenna conforms to the gain pattern criteria of Sec.
25.209(a) and (b), that, combined with the maximum input power density
calculated from the EIRP density less the antenna gain, which is
entered in Schedule B, demonstrates that the off-axis EIRP spectral
density envelope set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A) through
(a)(1)(i)(C) of this section will be met under the assumption that the
antenna is pointed at the target satellite.
3. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iii)
(iii) A VMES applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(A) of this section shall provide a certification
from the equipment manufacturer stating that the antenna tracking
system will maintain a pointing error of less than or equal to 0.2[deg]
between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of
the main lobe of the VMES antenna and that the antenna tracking system
is capable of ceasing emissions within 100 milliseconds if the angle
between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of
the main lobe of the VMES antenna exceeds 0.5[deg].
4. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B)
A VMES applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section shall:
(A) Declare, in its application, a maximum antenna pointing error
and demonstrate that the maximum antenna pointing error can be achieved
without exceeding the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits in
paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section; and (B) demonstrate that the VMES
transmitter can detect if the transmitter exceeds the declared maximum
antenna pointing error and can cease transmission within 100
milliseconds if the angle between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the VMES antenna exceeds the
declared maximum antenna pointing error, and will not resume
transmissions until the angle between the orbital location of the
target satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the VMES antenna is
less than or equal to the declared maximum antenna pointing error.
5. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(2)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
A VMES applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section and using off-axis EIRP spectral-
densities in excess of the levels in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this
section shall provide the following certifications and demonstration as
exhibits to its earth station application:
(i) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the proposed operation of the VMES has the potential to create harmful
interference to satellite networks adjacent to the target satellite(s)
that may be unacceptable.
(ii) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the power-density levels that the VMES applicant provided to the target
satellite operator are consistent with the existing coordination
agreements between its satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite systems
within 6[deg] of orbital separation from its satellite(s).
(iii) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying
that it will include the power-density levels of the VMES applicant in
all future coordination agreements.
(iv) A demonstration from the VMES operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when the transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP spectral-
densities supplied to the target satellite operator.
6. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(3)
A VMES applicant proposing to implement a VMES system under
paragraph (a)(3) of this section and using variable power-density
control of individual simultaneously transmitting co-frequency VMES
earth stations in the
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same satellite receiving beam shall provide the following
certifications and demonstration as exhibits to its earth station
application:
(i) The applicant shall make a detailed showing of the measures it
intends to employ to maintain the effective aggregate EIRP-density from
all simultaneously transmitting co-frequency terminals operating with
the same satellite transponder at least 1 dB below the EIRP-density
limits defined in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)-(C) of this section. In this
context the term ``effective'' means that the resultant co-polarized
and cross-polarized EIRP-density experienced by any GSO or non-GSO
satellite shall not exceed that produced by a single VMES transmitter
operating at 1 dB below the limits defined in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)-
(C) of this section. The International Bureau will place this showing
on Public Notice along with the application.
(ii) An applicant proposing to implement a VMES under (a)(3)(ii) of
this section that uses off-axis EIRP spectral-densities in excess of
the levels in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section shall provide the
following certifications, demonstration and list of satellites as
exhibits to its earth station application:
(A) A detailed showing of the measures the applicant intends to
employ to maintain the effective aggregate EIRP-density from all
simultaneously transmitting co-frequency terminals operating with the
same satellite transponder at the EIRP-density limits supplied to the
target satellite operator. The International Bureau will place this
showing on Public Notice along with the application.
(B) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the proposed operation of the VMES has the potential to create harmful
interference to satellite networks adjacent to the target satellite(s)
that may be unacceptable.
(C) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the aggregate power density levels that the VMES applicant provided to
the target satellite operator are consistent with the existing
coordination agreements between its satellite(s) and the adjacent
satellite systems within 6[deg] of orbital separation from its
satellite(s).
(D) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
it will include the aggregate power-density levels of the VMES
applicant in all future coordination agreements.
(E) A demonstration from the VMES operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when an individual transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP
spectral-densities supplied to the target satellite operator and that
the overall system is capable of shutting off an individual transmitter
or the entire system if the aggregate off-axis EIRP spectral-densities
exceed those supplied to the target satellite operator.
(F) An identification of the specific satellite or satellites with
which the VMES system will operate.
(iii) The applicant shall acknowledge that it will maintain
sufficient statistical and technical information on the individual
terminals and overall system operation to file a detailed report, one
year after license issuance, describing the effective aggregate EIRP-
density levels resulting from the operation of the VMES system.
7. 47 CFR 25.226(a)(5), (b)(6)
Applicant shall include in application point of contact with
authority and ability to cease all emissions from VMES terminals.
8. 47 CFR 25.226 (a)(6), (b)(7)
VMES licensee shall provide data (record of vehicle location,
transmit frequency, channel bandwidth and satellite used for each
relevant VMES transmitter) to Commission, NTIA, FSS operator, FS
operator, or frequency coordinator within 24 hours upon request.
The information collection requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to prevent regulatory uncertainty with respect
to VMES and other satellite services that operate in the Ku-band within
the United States. Prior to this rulemaking, the lack of rules for VMES
posed an administrative burden on those entities attempting to provide
VMES-type services and on Commission staff because such services could
be granted only through the use of waivers and Special Temporary
Authority (STA) authorizations for a six-month period of time. The
approval of fifteen-year licenses for VMES operators significantly
reduces the burden imposed upon both licensees and Commission staff who
review and approve the waivers and STAs. Furthermore, without such
information the Commission would not be able to take the necessary
measures to prevent harmful interference to satellite services from
VMES. Finally, the Commission would not be able to advance its goals of
managing spectrum efficiently and promoting broadband technologies to
benefit American consumers throughout the United States.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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