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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Dated: July 18, 2012.
Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is
amended as follows:
PART 180—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 180
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
2. Section 180.518 is amended as
follows:
■ a. Revising the introductory text to
paragraph (a)(1);
■ b. Removing the entries for ‘‘Grape’’;
‘‘Onion, bulb’’; and ‘‘Onion, green; and
‘‘Strawberry’’ from the table in
paragraph (a)(1);
■ c. Alphabetically adding the following
commodities to the table in paragraph
(a)(1); and
■ d. Revising the introductory text for
paragraphs (a)(2) and (3).
The amendments read as follows:
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§ 180.518 Pyrimethanil; tolerances for
residues.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
(a) General. (1) Tolerances are
established for residues of the fungicide
pyrimethanil, including its metabolites
and degradates, in or on the
commodities in the following table
Compliance with the tolerance levels
specified in the following table is to be
determined by measuring only
pyrimethanil (4,6-dimethyl-N-phenyl-2pyrimidinamine).
47 CFR Part 90
[WP Docket No. 07–100; PS Docket No. 06–
229; WT Docket No. 06–150; FCC 12–61]
4.9 GHz Band
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Commission adopts rule
changes to three aspects of the technical
provisions of part 90 of the
Commission’s rules pertaining to public
safety operations. All of these changes
are designed to correct typographical or
other ministerial errors in these
provisions. First, the Commission
reinstates a rule provision that
exempted 4940–4990 MHz (4.9 GHz)
band applicants from certified
frequency coordination. Next, the
Commission corrects the bandwidth of
Channel 14 in the 4.9 GHz band plan
from five megahertz to one megahertz,
and amends the band plan to list the
center frequencies for each channel
aggregation permitted in the rules.
Finally, the Commission corrects minor
errors in the Public Safety Pool
Frequency Table and associated list of
limitations. All of these changes are
designed to correct typographical or
other ministerial errors in these
provisions. These changes affecting the
4.9 GHz band in particular will improve
spectrum efficiency and clarify the rules
so as to encourage greater use of the 4.9
GHz band.
DATES: Effective August 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Eng, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, at
(202) 418–0019, TTY (202) 418–7233, or
via email at Thomas.Eng@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Fourth
Report and Order in WP Docket No. 07–
100; PS Docket No. 06–229; WT Docket
No. 06–150; adopted and released on
June 13, 2012. The complete text of this
document is available for inspection
and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
This document may also be purchased
from the Commission’s duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.,
in person at 445 12th Street SW., Room
CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554, via
telephone at (202) 488–5300, via
SUMMARY:
Parts per
million
Commodity
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Berry, low growing, subgroup
13–07G ...................................
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Fruit, small, vine climbing, subgroup 13–07F, except fuzzy
kiwifruit ....................................
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Ginseng ......................................
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Onion, bulb, subgroup 3–07A ....
Onion, green, subgroup 3–07B ..
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3.0
5.0
1.5
2.0
3.0
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(2) Tolerances are established for
residues of the fungicide pyrimethanil,
including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities in
the following table. Compliance with
the tolerance levels specified in the
following table is to be determined by
measuring only the sum of pyrimethanil
and its metabolite 4-[4,6-dimethyl-2pyrimidinyl)amino]phenol, calculated
as the stoichiometric equivalent of
pyrimethanil.
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(3) Tolerances are established for
residues of the fungicide pyrimethanil,
including its metabolites and
degradates, in or on the commodities in
the following table. Compliance with
the tolerance levels specified in the
following table is to be determined by
measuring only the sum of pyrimethanil
and its metabolite 4,6-dimethyl-2(phenylamino)-5-pyrimidinol,
calculated as the stoichiometric
equivalent of pyrimethanil.
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audio cassette, and Braille) are available
to persons with disabilities or by
sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or
calling the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530, TTY
(202) 418–0432. This document is also
available on the Commission’s Web site
at https://www.fcc.gov.
Introduction and Background
In this Fourth Report and Order and
Fifth Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (Fourth Report and Order
and Fifth Further Notice, respectively),
we adopt rule changes to Part 90 of the
Commission’s rules pertaining to public
safety operations in the 4940–4990 MHz
(4.9 GHz) band to clarify, as well as
correct certain provisions in the
technical rules and several entries in the
Public Safety Pool Frequency Table and
associated list of limitations. In April
2009, the Commission released the
Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (Report and
Order and Further Notice, respectively)
to ‘‘encourag[e] public safety users to
more fully utilize the 4.9 GHz band’’ for
broadband communications. In the
Report and Order, the Commission
amended part 90 of the Commission’s
rules to permit licensing in the 4.9 GHz
band, on a primary basis, of permanent
fixed links used to deliver broadband
services. In the Further Notice, the
Commission proposed (1) to reinstate a
provision that had previously exempted
4.9 GHz band applicants from certified
frequency coordination, (2) to require
instead that applicants for 4.9 GHz
primary permanent fixed stations
complete the formalized licensee-tolicensee coordination process
established in part 101 for fixed
microwave stations, (3) to correct an
error in the band plan for the 4.9 GHz
band and clarify how channels may be
aggregated, and (4) to correct additional
errors in the Public Safety Pool
Frequency Table and associated list of
limitations.
The Commission received five
comments and two reply comments in
response to the Further Notice. None of
the commenters raised any question
about these proposals, with the
exception of the proposed licensee-tolicensee coordination process, for which
a majority of commenters proposed
database and registration approaches as
alternatives. By this Fourth Report and
Order, we adopt the proposals from the
Further Notice except for the licenseeto-licensee coordination process. In
order to permit further comment on
proposals for coordination, we further
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explore 4.9 GHz coordination in the
Fifth Further Notice.
Fourth Report and Order
In this Fourth Report and Order, we
adopt rule changes to three aspects of
the technical provisions of part 90 of the
Commission’s rules pertaining to public
safety operations. All of these changes
are designed to correct typographical or
other ministerial errors in these
provisions. First, we reinstate a rule
provision, formerly codified at
§ 90.175(j)(17) of the Commission’s rules
but inadvertently deleted in 2004, that
exempted 4.9 GHz band applicants from
certified frequency coordination. Next,
we correct the bandwidth of Channel 14
in the 4.9 GHz band plan from five
megahertz to one megahertz, and amend
the band plan to list the center
frequencies for each channel aggregation
permitted in the rules. Finally, we
correct minor errors in the Public Safety
Pool Frequency Table and associated
list of limitations. These changes will
improve spectrum efficiency and clarify
provisions of the rules so as to
encourage greater use of the 4.9 GHz
band. Their costs are negligible, because
they would impose no apparent
investment or expenditure requirements
on any affected entities to achieve
compliance.
4.9 GHz General Exemption From
Certified Frequency Coordination
In the Further Notice, the Commission
sought comment on its proposal to
amend § 90.175(j) of the Commission’s
rules to restore an exemption for
applications for 4.9 GHz band
frequencies from certified frequency
coordination requirements. The
rationale for this exemption had been
that all of these frequencies are subject
to shared use and thus already require
cooperation and coordination under the
Commission’s rules. The Commission
tentatively concluded that an unrelated
rulemaking had overwritten this
exemption in 2004 by ministerial error.
Harris Corporation (Harris) and the
National Public Safety
Telecommunications Council (NPSTC)
filed comments in support of restoring
the exemption. Harris states that
‘‘[c]ertification of coordination is
unnecessary given local government’s
interest in maximizing use and avoiding
interference among its various public
safety agencies.’’ Harris further notes
that ‘‘as more public safety
communications planning (particularly
with regard to interoperable
communications like that envisioned for
the 4.9 GHz band) is done at the state
level, there is inherently more state and
local-government coordination amongst
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public safety agencies.’’ As the
Commission observed in the Further
Notice, the omission has been in effect
for a substantial period of time, and
some entities may be operating under
the assumption that formal coordination
from a certified frequency coordinator is
required for 4.9 GHz applications. Given
the inadvertent nature of the deletion of
this provision from the rules, and the
lack of comments objecting to its
reinstatement, we reinstate the
provision exempting 4.9 GHz band
applicants from certified frequency
coordination requirements. For the
reasons identified by Harris, clarifying
our existing rule has clear benefits, and
we do not currently believe that the
benefits associated with unintended
certified frequency coordination
procedures outweigh their costs to
public safety entities. Notwithstanding
the exemption from certified frequency
coordination requirements, however, we
continue to believe, as we noted in the
Further Notice, that ‘‘additional
measures are required to minimize the
potential for interference.’’ Accordingly,
we explore possible additional
coordination requirements in the Fifth
Further Notice, including those
advanced by commenters in response to
the Further Notice.
4.9 GHz Band Plan Correction and
Clarification
The Commission also sought
comment on a proposal to correct the
bandwidth for channel number 14 in
§ 90.1213 of the Commission’s rules
from five megahertz to one megahertz.
The original designation of five
megahertz bandwidth to channel 14 in
the Commission’s rules appears to have
been a ministerial error, as it renders the
band plan assymetrical and is the only
channel in the band plan that has
bandwidth overlap with the adjacent
channels. In the Further Notice, the
Commission noted that this correction
would eliminate bandwidth overlap
with adjacent channels, improve
spectrum efficiency, restore symmetry
to the band plan, and reflect the correct
allocation between one-megahertz and
five-megahertz channels that the
Commission had actually specified in
the 4.9 GHz Third Report and Order.
The Commission further proposed to
grandfather existing licensees to
minimize the effect of this clarification
on existing operations. Also, for the
purpose of clarifying channel centers for
various channel aggregations, the
Commission sought comment on a
proposal to amend the table in § 90.1213
to list the center frequencies that should
be requested on applications, for every
possible channel aggregation permitted
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in the rules. NPSTC expressed support
for this proposal, and no parties
opposed it.
Because the Commission’s proposed
clarification for § 90.1213 would correct
a discrepancy in the codification of the
rule, and the amended table will help
4.9 GHz applicants specify on their
applications the correct center
frequency for any given channel
aggregation as permitted in the rules, we
adopt these two changes to the 4.9 GHz
band plan. We grandfather any existing
licensees that are authorized for greater
than one megahertz bandwidth on
channel 14 or for non-standard center
frequencies. This will relieve existing
licensees from burdens and costs that
would be required to comply with these
changes. Since the 4.9 GHz band is
lightly used today relative to other
public safety bands, we do not believe
that grandfathering will cause
significant problems, which could
include cases of mutual bandwidth
overlap interference between existing
licensees on channel 14 with five
megahertz bandwidth and licensees on
adjacent channels.
Public Safety Pool Corrections
The Commission also sought
comment on a proposal to implement
three amendments to correct ministerial
errors in the Public Safety Pool
Frequency Table and associated list of
limitations, each of which would clarify
our rules and eliminate the potential for
confusion. As none of these three
amendments was opposed, we thus
adopt each of them. None of the changes
will restrict or limit licensee operation
beyond what is currently authorized by
our rules, and thus we find no need to
grandfather incumbent licensees from
the effect of any of them.
First, in the § 90.20(d)(66)(i) table of
frequency pairs, the Commission
proposed to correct the mobile-only
frequency for Channel MED–4 from
463.075 MHz to 468.075 MHz. We
confirm our tentative conclusion that
the current rule reflects a typographical
error. The error is evidenced by the
absence of any rule change to explain it
and the fact that all other mobile only
frequencies in this table are in the 468
MHz range while the listed frequency at
issue here (463.075 MHz) already
appears in the ‘‘Frequencies base and
mobile (megahertz)’’ column of the
table.
Second, in the § 90.20(c)(3) table of
Public Safety Pool frequencies, the
Commission proposed to replace
limitation 38 with limitation 10 on nine
medical service frequencies. In 2005,
the Commission issued an order that,
inter alia, replaced limitation 38 with
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limitation 10 in the Public Safety Pool
Frequency Table because the two
limitations were identical. Today,
limitation 38 is ‘‘reserved’’ and thus
devoid of any actual regulation, but the
Commission never has completed the
limitation replacement in the table of
frequencies. Today’s action will correct
this oversight.
Third, the Commission proposed to
amend § 90.20(c)(3) by replacing the text
in the limitation column ‘‘O=’xl’≤72’’
for the 1427 to 1432 MHz band with the
numeral ‘‘72.’’ As explained in the
Further Notice, this correction will
clarify our intention to apply limitation
72 to this band.
After further scrutiny of the Public
Safety Pool Frequency Table, we
identified another typographical error in
the table not previously identified in the
Further Notice. In the original 2007
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and
Order in WP Docket No. 07–100, the
Commission made ‘‘certain minor
editorial amendments to part 90 to
correct errors or omissions of
publication, eliminate duplicative
language, or conform language among
rule sections.’’ Among these changes,
the Commission deleted ‘‘obsolete
references to § 90.20(d)(60) and (61).’’
However, when the Commission deleted
limitations 60 and 61 for frequencies
453.03125 and 453.04375 MHz in the
Public Safety Pool Frequency Table, the
Commission also changed limitation
number 59 to 49 on these frequencies
without explanation. These additional
changes were the result of typographical
errors. Limitation 49 states that ‘‘[t]his
frequency may be assigned only for
forest firefighting and conservation
activities in accordance with the
provisions of § 90.265,’’ but frequencies
453.03125 and 453.04375 MHz do not
appear in that section. In contrast,
limitation 59 states that ‘‘[t]he
continuous carrier mode of operation
may be used for telemetry transmission
on this frequency.’’ The telemetry focus
of limitation 59 is consistent with
limitation 62, which also applies to
these frequencies. We take this
opportunity to correct these errors and
change limitation number 49 back to 59
on these frequencies. Because we are
merely correcting a typographical error
to restore the original language of the
rule, we find for good cause that prior
notice and comment on the correction
are unnecessary.
Procedural Matters
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, see 5 U.S.C. 603,
the Commission has prepared a Final
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA)
and Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (IRFA) of the possible
significant economic impact on small
entities of the policies and rules
addressed in this document. The FRFA
is set forth in Appendix C and the IRFA
is set forth in Appendix E of the Fourth
Report and Order and Fifth Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center, will send a copy of
the Fourth Report and Order and Fifth
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
including this FRFA and IRFA, to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration (SBA). See 5
U.S.C. 603(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
This Fourth Report and Order does
not contain new or modified
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. In
addition, therefore, the Fourth Report
and Order does not contain any new or
modified information collection burden
for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees, pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will send a copy of
the Fourth Report and Order and Fifth
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act (‘‘CRA’’), see
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
Accordingly, we order, pursuant to
sections 1, 4(i), 301, 302, 303, 316, and
403 of the Communications Act of 1934,
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 301, 302, 303, 316,
and 403, that this Fourth Report and
Order and Fifth Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking is hereby
adopted.
We further order and amend part 90
of the Commission’s rules as specified
in Appendix B, effective thirty days
after publication of the Fourth Report
and Order and Fifth Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal
Register.
We further order that the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Center, shall send a copy of this Fourth
Report and Order and Fifth Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
including the Final and Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Analyses, to the
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Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE
RADIO SERVICES
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 90
Communications equipment; Radio.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r),
and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 90 as
follows:
1. The authority citation for part 90
continues to read as follows:
2. Section 90.20 is amended as
follows:
■ a. In paragraph (c)(3), Public Safety
Pool Frequency Table, revise entries
‘‘453.03125,’’ ‘‘453.04375,’’ ‘‘462.950,’’
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‘‘467.950,’’ ‘‘467.95625,’’ ‘‘467.9625,’’
‘‘467.96875,’’ ‘‘467.975,’’ ‘‘467.98125,’’
‘‘467.9875,’’ ‘‘467.99375’’ and ‘‘1,427 to
1,432’’;
■ b. In paragraph (d)(66)(i), revise entry
‘‘463.075’’.
The revisions read as follows:
§ 90.20
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Public Safety Pool.
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(3) * * *
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PUBLIC SAFETY POOL FREQUENCY TABLE
Frequency or band
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Class of station(s)
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Megahertz
Limitations
*
Coordinator
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453.03125 ......................................................................
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Base or mobile ............................................................... 44, 59, 62, 84
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PM
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*
453.04375 ......................................................................
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......do ............................................................................. 44, 59, 62, 84
*
PM
*
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462.950 ..........................................................................
*
*
*
......do .............................................................................
10, 65
*
PM
*
*
*
467.950 ..........................................................................
467.95625 ......................................................................
467.9625 ........................................................................
467.96875 ......................................................................
467.975 ..........................................................................
467.98125 ......................................................................
467.9875 ........................................................................
467.99375 ......................................................................
......do
......do
......do
......do
......do
......do
......do
......do
10,
44,
27,
44,
10,
44,
27,
44,
*
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
PM
*
*
*
1,427 to 1,432 ................................................................
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*
Base, mobile or operational fixed ..................................
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(d) * * *
(66) * * *
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(22) Applications for frequencies in
the 4940–4990 MHz band. See § 90.1209
of this chapter for further information.
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§ 90.175 Frequency coordinator
requirements.
§ 90.1213
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(j) * * *
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(MHz)
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3. Section 90.175 is amended by
adding paragraph (j)(22) to read as
follows:
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72
(i) * * *
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463.075 ..............................................................................................................................................................................
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10,
10,
10,
*
Frequencies base and mobile
(megahertz)
*
10,
10,
10,
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
4. Section 90.1213 is revised to read
as follows:
Band plan.
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468.075
MED–4
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aggregated for channel bandwidths of 5,
10, 15 or 20 MHz as described in
paragraph (b) of this section. Channel
numbers 1 through 5 and 14 through 18
are 1 MHz bandwidth channels, and
channel numbers 6 through 13 are 5
MHz bandwidth channels.
(a) The following channel center
frequencies are permitted to be
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Center
frequency
(MHz)
4940.5
4941.5
4942.5
4943.5
4944.5
4947.5
4952.5
4957.5
4962.5
Bandwidth
(MHz)
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Center
frequency
(MHz)
Channel
Nos.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
4967.5
4972.5
4977.5
4982.5
4985.5
4986.5
4987.5
4988.5
4989.5
Bandwidth
(MHz)
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
Center frequency
(MHz)
4942.5
4947.5
4952.5
4957.5
4962.5
4967.5
4972.5
4977.5
4982.5
4987.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Channel
Nos.
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
(b) The following tables list center
frequencies to be licensed for aggregated
channels only. A license may contain
any combination of bandwidths from
aggregated channels provided that the
bandwidths do not overlap. The
bandwidth edges (lower and upper
frequencies) are provided to aid in
planning.
(1) 5 MHz bandwidth aggregation:
Lower
frequency
(MHz)
Channel Nos. employed
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13 ..................................................................................
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4940
4945
4950
4955
4960
4965
4970
4975
4980
4985
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frequency
(MHz)
4945
4950
4955
4960
4965
4970
4975
4980
4985
4990
* Licensees should avoid using these channels in aggregations unless all other channels are blocked.
(2) 10 MHz bandwidth aggregation:
Center frequency
(MHz)
4945
4950
4955
4960
4965
4970
4975
4980
4985
Lower
frequency
(MHz)
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8 & 9 .............................................................................
9 & 10 ...........................................................................
10 & 11 .........................................................................
11 & 12 .........................................................................
12 & 13 .........................................................................
13 to 18 * ......................................................................
4940
4945
4950
4955
4960
4965
4970
4975
4980
Upper
frequency
(MHz)
4950
4955
4960
4965
4970
4975
4980
4985
4990
* Licensees should avoid using these channels in aggregations unless all other channels are blocked.
(3) 15 MHz bandwidth aggregation:
Center frequency
(MHz)
4947.5
4952.5
4957.5
4962.5
4967.5
4972.5
4977.5
4982.5
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frequency
(MHz)
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10 to 12 ........................................................................
11 to 13 ........................................................................
12 to 18 * ......................................................................
4940
4945
4950
4955
4960
4965
4970
4975
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frequency
(MHz)
4955
4960
4965
4970
4975
4980
4985
4990
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(MHz)
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 120312181–2279–01]
RIN 0648–BC00
Fisheries off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery
Management Plan; Trawl
Rationalization Program
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency
action.
AGENCY:
This action delays some and
revises other portions of the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery Trawl
Rationalization Program (program)
regulations. These changes are
necessary to enable the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) to implement
new regulations for the program to
comply with a court order requiring
NMFS to reconsider the initial
allocation of Pacific whiting (whiting) to
the shorebased Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) fishery and the at-sea
mothership fishery. The rule affects the
transfer of Quota Share (QS) and
Incidental Bycatch Quota (IBQ) between
QS accounts in the shorebased
individual IFQ fishery, and severability
in the mothership fishery, both of which
will be delayed until NMFS can
implement any necessary new
allocation regulations required by the
court’s order.
DATES: This rule is effective September
1, 2012 through January 28, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ariel Jacobs, 206–526–4491; (fax) 206–
526–6736; Ariel.Jacobs@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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This final rule delays or revises
several provisions of the Pacific coast
trawl rationalization program, based on
decisions issued by the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of
California in the case Pacific Dawn v.
Bryson, No. C10–4829 TEH (2012),
requiring NMFS and the Council to
reconsider the initial allocation of
Pacific whiting. Background on this rule
was provided in the proposed rule,
published on May 21, 2012 (77 FR
29955), and is not repeated here. This
action:
(1) Delays the ability to transfer QS
and IBQ between QS accounts in the
shorebased IFQ fishery in order to avoid
complications that would occur if QS
permit owners in the shorebased IFQ
fishery were allowed to transfer QS
percentages prior to completion of the
whiting allocation reconsideration;
(2) Delays the requirement to divest
excess quota share amounts for the
shorebased IFQ fishery and the at-sea
mothership fishery so that QS permit
owners will have sufficient time to plan
and arrange sales of excess QS, as
originally recommended by the Council
for this provision of the trawl
rationalization program;
(3) Delays the ability to change MS/
CV endorsement and catch history
assignments from one limited entry
trawl permit to another in order to avoid
complications if permit owners are
allowed to transfer ownership of catch
history assignments before completion
of the reconsideration takes place; and
(4) Modifies the issuance provisions
for quota pounds (QP) for the beginning
of fishing year 2013 to preserve NMFS’
ability to deposit the appropriate final
amounts into IFQ accounts based on any
recalculation of QS allocations. In the
meantime, NMFS will deposit into
accounts an interim amount of QP based
on the shorebased trawl allocation, as
reduced by the amount of QP for
whiting trips for whiting, and for
species caught incidentally in the
whiting fishery (including lingcod,
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yelloweye, Pacific ocean perch, widow,
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lat., shortspine N. of 34°27′ N. lat.,
minor slope rockfish N. of 40°10′ N. lat.,
minor slope rockfish S. of 40°10′ N. lat.,
minor shelf rockfish N. of 40°10′ N. lat.,
minor shelf rockfish S. of 40°10′ N. lat.,
and other flatfish). The remainder of the
interim QP will be deposited in
accounts at the start of the whiting
primary season.
NMFS is also advising the at-sea
mothership fishery that the response to
the court order may impact processor
obligations and cooperative (coop)
formation if whiting catch history
assignments are recalculated, and
announces further details on the process
for the affected public to review and
correct, if necessary, their landings and
delivery data through 2010, since this
data may be used for reallocation.
Potential Impact on Processor
Obligations and Coop Formation
NMFS will announce any changes to
the amount of catch history assignments
associated with MS/CV-endorsed
limited entry trawl permits by April 1,
2013. The mothership sector has until
March 31, 2013, to submit their coop
permit applications to NMFS for that
fishing year. The coop permit
application includes a list of the catch
history amounts associated with specific
MS/CV-endorsed limited entry permits
and which MS permit those amounts are
obligated to. In addition, MS/CVendorsed permit owners must obligate
their associated catch history
assignment to an MS permit by
September 1 of the prior year. Because
both of these requirements may happen
before NMFS makes its determination
on the 2013 catch history assignments
associated with MS/CV-endorsed
permits, participants in the mothership
fishery should be aware that this
proposal may potentially impact their
processor obligations, coop formation,
and coop permit application. NMFS
does not anticipate a need for regulatory
changes to address these potential
impacts, and will work with any MS
coop permit applicants if there are
changes in catch history assignments
from that noted in the 2013 coop permit
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 90
[WP Docket No. 07-100; PS Docket No. 06-229; WT Docket No. 06-150; FCC
12-61]
4.9 GHz Band
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission adopts rule changes to three aspects of the
technical provisions of part 90 of the Commission's rules pertaining to
public safety operations. All of these changes are designed to correct
typographical or other ministerial errors in these provisions. First,
the Commission reinstates a rule provision that exempted 4940-4990 MHz
(4.9 GHz) band applicants from certified frequency coordination. Next,
the Commission corrects the bandwidth of Channel 14 in the 4.9 GHz band
plan from five megahertz to one megahertz, and amends the band plan to
list the center frequencies for each channel aggregation permitted in
the rules. Finally, the Commission corrects minor errors in the Public
Safety Pool Frequency Table and associated list of limitations. All of
these changes are designed to correct typographical or other
ministerial errors in these provisions. These changes affecting the 4.9
GHz band in particular will improve spectrum efficiency and clarify the
rules so as to encourage greater use of the 4.9 GHz band.
DATES: Effective August 31, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Eng, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554,
at (202) 418-0019, TTY (202) 418-7233, or via email at
Thomas.Eng@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Fourth
Report and Order in WP Docket No. 07-100; PS Docket No. 06-229; WT
Docket No. 06-150; adopted and released on June 13, 2012. The complete
text of this document is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals
II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. This
document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., in person at 445 12th Street
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, via telephone at (202) 488-
5300, via
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facsimile at (202) 488-5563, or via email at FCC@BCPIWEB.com.
Alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio cassette,
and Braille) are available to persons with disabilities or by sending
an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or calling the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530, TTY (202) 418-0432. This document is
also available on the Commission's Web site at https://www.fcc.gov.
Introduction and Background
In this Fourth Report and Order and Fifth Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (Fourth Report and Order and Fifth Further Notice,
respectively), we adopt rule changes to Part 90 of the Commission's
rules pertaining to public safety operations in the 4940-4990 MHz (4.9
GHz) band to clarify, as well as correct certain provisions in the
technical rules and several entries in the Public Safety Pool Frequency
Table and associated list of limitations. In April 2009, the Commission
released the Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(Report and Order and Further Notice, respectively) to ``encourag[e]
public safety users to more fully utilize the 4.9 GHz band'' for
broadband communications. In the Report and Order, the Commission
amended part 90 of the Commission's rules to permit licensing in the
4.9 GHz band, on a primary basis, of permanent fixed links used to
deliver broadband services. In the Further Notice, the Commission
proposed (1) to reinstate a provision that had previously exempted 4.9
GHz band applicants from certified frequency coordination, (2) to
require instead that applicants for 4.9 GHz primary permanent fixed
stations complete the formalized licensee-to-licensee coordination
process established in part 101 for fixed microwave stations, (3) to
correct an error in the band plan for the 4.9 GHz band and clarify how
channels may be aggregated, and (4) to correct additional errors in the
Public Safety Pool Frequency Table and associated list of limitations.
The Commission received five comments and two reply comments in
response to the Further Notice. None of the commenters raised any
question about these proposals, with the exception of the proposed
licensee-to-licensee coordination process, for which a majority of
commenters proposed database and registration approaches as
alternatives. By this Fourth Report and Order, we adopt the proposals
from the Further Notice except for the licensee-to-licensee
coordination process. In order to permit further comment on proposals
for coordination, we further explore 4.9 GHz coordination in the Fifth
Further Notice.
Fourth Report and Order
In this Fourth Report and Order, we adopt rule changes to three
aspects of the technical provisions of part 90 of the Commission's
rules pertaining to public safety operations. All of these changes are
designed to correct typographical or other ministerial errors in these
provisions. First, we reinstate a rule provision, formerly codified at
Sec. 90.175(j)(17) of the Commission's rules but inadvertently deleted
in 2004, that exempted 4.9 GHz band applicants from certified frequency
coordination. Next, we correct the bandwidth of Channel 14 in the 4.9
GHz band plan from five megahertz to one megahertz, and amend the band
plan to list the center frequencies for each channel aggregation
permitted in the rules. Finally, we correct minor errors in the Public
Safety Pool Frequency Table and associated list of limitations. These
changes will improve spectrum efficiency and clarify provisions of the
rules so as to encourage greater use of the 4.9 GHz band. Their costs
are negligible, because they would impose no apparent investment or
expenditure requirements on any affected entities to achieve
compliance.
4.9 GHz General Exemption From Certified Frequency Coordination
In the Further Notice, the Commission sought comment on its
proposal to amend Sec. 90.175(j) of the Commission's rules to restore
an exemption for applications for 4.9 GHz band frequencies from
certified frequency coordination requirements. The rationale for this
exemption had been that all of these frequencies are subject to shared
use and thus already require cooperation and coordination under the
Commission's rules. The Commission tentatively concluded that an
unrelated rulemaking had overwritten this exemption in 2004 by
ministerial error.
Harris Corporation (Harris) and the National Public Safety
Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) filed comments in support of
restoring the exemption. Harris states that ``[c]ertification of
coordination is unnecessary given local government's interest in
maximizing use and avoiding interference among its various public
safety agencies.'' Harris further notes that ``as more public safety
communications planning (particularly with regard to interoperable
communications like that envisioned for the 4.9 GHz band) is done at
the state level, there is inherently more state and local-government
coordination amongst public safety agencies.'' As the Commission
observed in the Further Notice, the omission has been in effect for a
substantial period of time, and some entities may be operating under
the assumption that formal coordination from a certified frequency
coordinator is required for 4.9 GHz applications. Given the inadvertent
nature of the deletion of this provision from the rules, and the lack
of comments objecting to its reinstatement, we reinstate the provision
exempting 4.9 GHz band applicants from certified frequency coordination
requirements. For the reasons identified by Harris, clarifying our
existing rule has clear benefits, and we do not currently believe that
the benefits associated with unintended certified frequency
coordination procedures outweigh their costs to public safety entities.
Notwithstanding the exemption from certified frequency coordination
requirements, however, we continue to believe, as we noted in the
Further Notice, that ``additional measures are required to minimize the
potential for interference.'' Accordingly, we explore possible
additional coordination requirements in the Fifth Further Notice,
including those advanced by commenters in response to the Further
Notice.
4.9 GHz Band Plan Correction and Clarification
The Commission also sought comment on a proposal to correct the
bandwidth for channel number 14 in Sec. 90.1213 of the Commission's
rules from five megahertz to one megahertz. The original designation of
five megahertz bandwidth to channel 14 in the Commission's rules
appears to have been a ministerial error, as it renders the band plan
assymetrical and is the only channel in the band plan that has
bandwidth overlap with the adjacent channels. In the Further Notice,
the Commission noted that this correction would eliminate bandwidth
overlap with adjacent channels, improve spectrum efficiency, restore
symmetry to the band plan, and reflect the correct allocation between
one-megahertz and five-megahertz channels that the Commission had
actually specified in the 4.9 GHz Third Report and Order. The
Commission further proposed to grandfather existing licensees to
minimize the effect of this clarification on existing operations. Also,
for the purpose of clarifying channel centers for various channel
aggregations, the Commission sought comment on a proposal to amend the
table in Sec. 90.1213 to list the center frequencies that should be
requested on applications, for every possible channel aggregation
permitted
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in the rules. NPSTC expressed support for this proposal, and no parties
opposed it.
Because the Commission's proposed clarification for Sec. 90.1213
would correct a discrepancy in the codification of the rule, and the
amended table will help 4.9 GHz applicants specify on their
applications the correct center frequency for any given channel
aggregation as permitted in the rules, we adopt these two changes to
the 4.9 GHz band plan. We grandfather any existing licensees that are
authorized for greater than one megahertz bandwidth on channel 14 or
for non-standard center frequencies. This will relieve existing
licensees from burdens and costs that would be required to comply with
these changes. Since the 4.9 GHz band is lightly used today relative to
other public safety bands, we do not believe that grandfathering will
cause significant problems, which could include cases of mutual
bandwidth overlap interference between existing licensees on channel 14
with five megahertz bandwidth and licensees on adjacent channels.
Public Safety Pool Corrections
The Commission also sought comment on a proposal to implement three
amendments to correct ministerial errors in the Public Safety Pool
Frequency Table and associated list of limitations, each of which would
clarify our rules and eliminate the potential for confusion. As none of
these three amendments was opposed, we thus adopt each of them. None of
the changes will restrict or limit licensee operation beyond what is
currently authorized by our rules, and thus we find no need to
grandfather incumbent licensees from the effect of any of them.
First, in the Sec. 90.20(d)(66)(i) table of frequency pairs, the
Commission proposed to correct the mobile-only frequency for Channel
MED-4 from 463.075 MHz to 468.075 MHz. We confirm our tentative
conclusion that the current rule reflects a typographical error. The
error is evidenced by the absence of any rule change to explain it and
the fact that all other mobile only frequencies in this table are in
the 468 MHz range while the listed frequency at issue here (463.075
MHz) already appears in the ``Frequencies base and mobile (megahertz)''
column of the table.
Second, in the Sec. 90.20(c)(3) table of Public Safety Pool
frequencies, the Commission proposed to replace limitation 38 with
limitation 10 on nine medical service frequencies. In 2005, the
Commission issued an order that, inter alia, replaced limitation 38
with limitation 10 in the Public Safety Pool Frequency Table because
the two limitations were identical. Today, limitation 38 is
``reserved'' and thus devoid of any actual regulation, but the
Commission never has completed the limitation replacement in the table
of frequencies. Today's action will correct this oversight.
Third, the Commission proposed to amend Sec. 90.20(c)(3) by
replacing the text in the limitation column ``O='xl'<=72'' for the 1427
to 1432 MHz band with the numeral ``72.'' As explained in the Further
Notice, this correction will clarify our intention to apply limitation
72 to this band.
After further scrutiny of the Public Safety Pool Frequency Table,
we identified another typographical error in the table not previously
identified in the Further Notice. In the original 2007 Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking and Order in WP Docket No. 07-100, the Commission
made ``certain minor editorial amendments to part 90 to correct errors
or omissions of publication, eliminate duplicative language, or conform
language among rule sections.'' Among these changes, the Commission
deleted ``obsolete references to Sec. 90.20(d)(60) and (61).''
However, when the Commission deleted limitations 60 and 61 for
frequencies 453.03125 and 453.04375 MHz in the Public Safety Pool
Frequency Table, the Commission also changed limitation number 59 to 49
on these frequencies without explanation. These additional changes were
the result of typographical errors. Limitation 49 states that ``[t]his
frequency may be assigned only for forest firefighting and conservation
activities in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 90.265,'' but
frequencies 453.03125 and 453.04375 MHz do not appear in that section.
In contrast, limitation 59 states that ``[t]he continuous carrier mode
of operation may be used for telemetry transmission on this
frequency.'' The telemetry focus of limitation 59 is consistent with
limitation 62, which also applies to these frequencies. We take this
opportunity to correct these errors and change limitation number 49
back to 59 on these frequencies. Because we are merely correcting a
typographical error to restore the original language of the rule, we
find for good cause that prior notice and comment on the correction are
unnecessary.
Procedural Matters
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, see 5 U.S.C.
603, the Commission has prepared a Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (FRFA) and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) of
the possible significant economic impact on small entities of the
policies and rules addressed in this document. The FRFA is set forth in
Appendix C and the IRFA is set forth in Appendix E of the Fourth Report
and Order and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The
Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center, will send a copy of the Fourth Report and Order and
Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including this FRFA and
IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration (SBA). See 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
Paperwork Reduction Act Analysis
This Fourth Report and Order does not contain new or modified
information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, the
Fourth Report and Order does not contain any new or modified
information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act
of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will send a copy of the Fourth Report and Order and
Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Congress and the
Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act (``CRA''), see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
Accordingly, we order, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 301, 302, 303,
316, and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
301, 302, 303, 316, and 403, that this Fourth Report and Order and
Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted.
We further order and amend part 90 of the Commission's rules as
specified in Appendix B, effective thirty days after publication of the
Fourth Report and Order and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
in the Federal Register.
We further order that the Commission's Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Reference Center, shall send a copy of this Fourth
Report and Order and Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
including the Final and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analyses, to the
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Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 90
Communications equipment; Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 90 as follows:
PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 90 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
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2. Section 90.20 is amended as follows:
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a. In paragraph (c)(3), Public Safety Pool Frequency Table, revise
entries ``453.03125,'' ``453.04375,'' ``462.950,'' ``467.950,''
``467.95625,'' ``467.9625,'' ``467.96875,'' ``467.975,'' ``467.98125,''
``467.9875,'' ``467.99375'' and ``1,427 to 1,432'';
0
b. In paragraph (d)(66)(i), revise entry ``463.075''.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 90.20 Public Safety Pool.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(3) * * *
Public Safety Pool Frequency Table
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Frequency or band Class of station(s) Limitations Coordinator
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* * * * * * *
Megahertz
* * * * * * *
453.03125.............................. Base or mobile............ 44, 59, 62, 84 PM
* * * * * * *
453.04375.............................. ......do.................. 44, 59, 62, 84 PM
* * * * * * *
462.950................................ ......do.................. 10, 65 PM
* * * * * * *
467.950................................ ......do.................. 10, 65 PM
467.95625.............................. ......do.................. 10, 44, 65 PM
467.9625............................... ......do.................. 10, 27, 65 PM
467.96875.............................. ......do.................. 10, 44, 65 PM
467.975................................ ......do.................. 10, 65 PM
467.98125.............................. ......do.................. 10, 44, 65 PM
467.9875............................... ......do.................. 10, 27, 65 PM
467.99375.............................. ......do.................. 10, 44, 65 PM
* * * * * * *
1,427 to 1,432......................... Base, mobile or 72
operational fixed.
* * * * * * *
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* * * * *
(d) * * *
(66) * * *
(i) * * *
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Frequencies base and mobile Mobile only
(megahertz) (MHz) Channel name
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* * * * * * *
463.075............................. 468.075 MED-4
* * * * * * *
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* * * * *
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3. Section 90.175 is amended by adding paragraph (j)(22) to read as
follows:
Sec. 90.175 Frequency coordinator requirements.
* * * * *
(j) * * *
(22) Applications for frequencies in the 4940-4990 MHz band. See
Sec. 90.1209 of this chapter for further information.
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4. Section 90.1213 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 90.1213 Band plan.
(a) The following channel center frequencies are permitted to be
aggregated for channel bandwidths of 5, 10, 15 or 20 MHz as described
in paragraph (b) of this section. Channel numbers 1 through 5 and 14
through 18 are 1 MHz bandwidth channels, and channel numbers 6 through
13 are 5 MHz bandwidth channels.
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Bandwidth Channel
Center frequency (MHz) (MHz) Nos.
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4940.5........................................ 1 1
4941.5........................................ 1 2
4942.5........................................ 1 3
4943.5........................................ 1 4
4944.5........................................ 1 5
4947.5........................................ 1 6
4952.5........................................ 1 7
4957.5........................................ 1 8
4962.5........................................ 1 9
4967.5........................................ 1 10
4972.5........................................ 1 11
4977.5........................................ 1 12
4982.5........................................ 1 13
4985.5........................................ 1 14
4986.5........................................ 1 15
4987.5........................................ 1 16
4988.5........................................ 1 17
4989.5........................................ 1 18
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(b) The following tables list center frequencies to be licensed for
aggregated channels only. A license may contain any combination of
bandwidths from aggregated channels provided that the bandwidths do not
overlap. The bandwidth edges (lower and upper frequencies) are provided
to aid in planning.
(1) 5 MHz bandwidth aggregation:
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Lower Upper
Center frequency (MHz) Channel Nos. employed frequency frequency
(MHz) (MHz)
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4942.5........................................ 1 to 5 *........................ 4940 4945
4947.5........................................ 6............................... 4945 4950
4952.5........................................ 7............................... 4950 4955
4957.5........................................ 8............................... 4955 4960
4962.5........................................ 9............................... 4960 4965
4967.5........................................ 10.............................. 4965 4970
4972.5........................................ 11.............................. 4970 4975
4977.5........................................ 12.............................. 4975 4980
4982.5........................................ 13.............................. 4980 4985
4987.5........................................ 14 to 18 *...................... 4985 4990
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* Licensees should avoid using these channels in aggregations unless all other channels are blocked.
(2) 10 MHz bandwidth aggregation:
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Lower Upper
Center frequency (MHz) Channel Nos. employed frequency frequency
(MHz) (MHz)
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4945.......................................... 1 to 6 *........................ 4940 4950
4950.......................................... 6 & 7........................... 4945 4955
4955.......................................... 7 & 8........................... 4950 4960
4960.......................................... 8 & 9........................... 4955 4965
4965.......................................... 9 & 10.......................... 4960 4970
4970.......................................... 10 & 11......................... 4965 4975
4975.......................................... 11 & 12......................... 4970 4980
4980.......................................... 12 & 13......................... 4975 4985
4985.......................................... 13 to 18 *...................... 4980 4990
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* Licensees should avoid using these channels in aggregations unless all other channels are blocked.
(3) 15 MHz bandwidth aggregation:
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Lower Upper
Center frequency (MHz) Channel Nos. employed frequency frequency
(MHz) (MHz)
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4947.5........................................ 1 to 7 *........................ 4940 4955
4952.5........................................ 6 to 8.......................... 4945 4960
4957.5........................................ 7 to 9.......................... 4950 4965
4962.5........................................ 8 to 10......................... 4955 4970
4967.5........................................ 9 to 11......................... 4960 4975
4972.5........................................ 10 to 12........................ 4965 4980
4977.5........................................ 11 to 13........................ 4970 4985
4982.5........................................ 12 to 18 *...................... 4975 4990
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* Licensees should avoid using these channels in aggregations unless all other channels are blocked.
(4) 20 MHz bandwidth aggregation:
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Lower Upper
Center frequency (MHz) Channel Nos. employed frequency frequency
(MHz) (MHz)
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4950.......................................... 1 to 8 *........................ 4940 4960
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4955.......................................... 6 to 9.......................... 4945 4965
4960.......................................... 7 to 10......................... 4950 4970
4965.......................................... 8 to 11......................... 4955 4975
4970.......................................... 9 to 12......................... 4960 4980
4975.......................................... 10 to 13........................ 4965 4985
4980.......................................... 11 to 18 *...................... 4970 4990
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* Licensees should avoid using these channels in aggregations unless all other channels are blocked.
[FR Doc. 2012-18575 Filed 7-31-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
