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at a minimum, records of diversity
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report(s) generated as a result of such
audits, records of actions taken pursuant
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47 CFR Parts 1 and 27
[WT Docket No. 12–357; FCC 13–88]
Service Rules for the Advanced
Wireless Services H Block—
Implementing Section 6401 of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the
1915–1920 MHz and 1995–2000 MHz
Bands
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection associated with
the Commission’s Report and Order
(R&O) Service Rules for the Advanced
Wireless Services H Block—
Implementing Section 6401 of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 related to the
1915–1920 MHz and 1995–2000 MHz
Bands. This document is consistent
with the R&O, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing the
effective date of those rules.
Additionally, the Commission
announces that OMB approved, for a
period of three years, the revisions to
the existing collection on FCC Form
601, which are also associated with the
Commission’s R&O, and that those
revisions are also effective with
publication of this document.
DATES: The effective date for §§ 1.946,
27.10, 27.12, and 27.17 that were
adopted on June 27, 2013, and
published in the Federal Register at 78
FR 50213, August 16, 2013, OMB
Control 3060–1184, is January 17, 2014.
The corresponding revisions to the
existing collection on FCC Form 601,
OMB Control Number 3060–0798, are
also effective January 17, 2014.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Matthew Pearl, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau,
Broadband Division, at (202) 418–BITS
or by email at Matthew.Pearl@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on
September 26, 2013, OMB approved, for
a period of three years, the new
information collection requirements
contained in the Commission’s R&O,
FCC 13–88, published at 78 FR 50213,
August 16, 2013. The new OMB Control
Number is 3060–1184. The Commission
publishes this document as an
announcement of the effective date of
the H Block rules: §§ 1.946(d), 27.10(d),
27.12, and 27.17. In addition, the
Commission notes that OMB previously
approved or is in the process of
approving revisions required by the
R&O to existing information collections.
To add the national security
certification required by Section 6004 of
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, 47 U.S.C 1404, to
the FCC Forms 175, 601, 603, and 608,
the Commission has obtained or is in
the process of obtaining OMB approval
for revisions to its previously-approved
information collections on those forms.
The effective date for the revisions to
the existing collection on FCC Form 175
has been published. See H Block Report
and Order (Revisions to FCC Form 175,
OMB Control 3060–0600), Effective Date
Notice, published at 78 FR 66287,
November 5, 2013. The revisions to the
existing collection on FCC Form 601
were approved by OMB on January 2,
2014 and those revisions are also
effective with this notice. See Notice of
Office of Management and Budget
Action, ICR Reference Number 201311–
3060–018, FCC Application for Radio
Service Authorization: WTB and
PSHSB, FCC Form 601, OMB Control
3060–0798, Approved without change
on Jan. 2, 2014, available at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber
=3060-0798#. To add this certification
to the FCC Forms 603 and 608, the
Commission is currently seeking OMB
approval for revisions to its existing
information collections on those forms,
and OMB action on these revisions is
anticipated on or after January 23, 2014
(when the comment cycle for the 30-day
notice closes). See Information
Collections Being Submitted for Review
and Approval to the Office of
Management and Budget, Revisions to
FCC Application for Assignments of
Authorization and Transfers of Control
and FCC Application or Notification for
Spectrum Leasing Arrangement:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
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3133
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, OMB Control Numbers 3060–
0800 and 3060–1058 (FCC Forms 603,
608), published at 78 FR 77676 on Dec.
24, 2013, available at https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-24/
pdf/2013-30651.pdf. The Commission
will publish an effective date notice
once these revisions to FCC Forms 603
and 608 are approved by OMB. If you
have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or via the
Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Please include the new OMB Control
Number, 3060–1184, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via email at
PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on September
26, 2013, which contained new and
modified information collection
requirements, in 47 CFR 1.946(d),
27.10(d), 27.12, and 27.17, which would
not be effective until approved by the
Office of Management and Budget. The
information collection was adopted in
the Report and Order in WT Docket No.
12–357, FCC 13–88, which appears at 78
FR 50213, August 16, 2013, adopts
flexible use rules for 10 megahertz of
spectrum in the 1915–1920 MHz and
1995–2000 MHz spectrum bands (H
Block) that would increase the nation’s
supply of spectrum for mobile
broadband. We adopt H Block terrestrial
service rules, modified as necessary to
account for issues unique to the H Block
bands. First, we find the spectrum is
properly allocated for commercial use as
required by the Spectrum Act. Second,
we determine the H Block can be used
without causing harmful interference to
PCS operations in the 1930–1995 MHz
band. Third, we establish 1915–1920
MHz paired with 1995–2000 MHz as the
H Block band plan. Fourth, we adopt
technical rules that authorize mobile
and fixed operations in the bands and
protect operations in adjacent and
nearby spectrum bands from harmful
interference pursuant to the
requirements of the Spectrum Act. Fifth,
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we adopt cost sharing rules that require
H Block licensees to pay a pro rata share
of expenses incurred through clearing
the 1915–1920 MHz and 1995–2000
MHz bands. Sixth, we adopt a variety of
flexible use regulatory, licensing, and
operating rules for H Block licensees.
Seventh, we adopt performance
requirements for the H Block spectrum.
Specifically, a licensee of H Block will
be subject to build-out requirements that
require a licensee to provide terrestrial
signal coverage and offer terrestrial
service to at least 40 percent of its
license areas’ population within four
years, and to at least 75 percent of the
population in each of its license areas
within ten years, and to appropriate
penalties if these benchmarks are not
met. Eighth, we adopt procedures to
assign H Block licenses through a
system of competitive bidding.
The effective date of the rules adopted
in that Report and Order was published
as August 16, 2013, except for
§§ 1.946(d), 27.10(d), 27.12, and 27.17.
Through this document, the
Commission announces that it has
received this approval (new OMB
Control No. 3060–1184, Expiration Date:
September 30, 2016) and that
§§ 1.946(d), 27.10(d), 27.12, and 27.17
were approved by OMB on September
26, 2013.
The Commission has also received
approval to add the national security
certification required by Section 6004 of
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, 47 U.S.C 1404, to
the FCC Form 601. Additionally, the
FCC Form 601 is revised to update the
Alien Ownership certifications pursuant
to the Second Report and Order, FCC
13–50, IB Docket 11–133, Review of
Foreign Ownership Policies for
Common Carrier and Aeronautical
Radio Licensees under section 310(b)(4)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
Amended, published at 78 FR 41314–01
on July 10, 2013, available at https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-23/
pdf/2013-17711.pdf.
Under 5 CFR Part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty
for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act that does not display a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Numbers are 3060–
1184 and 3060–0798. The foregoing
notice is required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
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OMB Control Number: 3060–1184.
OMB Approval Date: September 26,
2013.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30,
2016.
Title: Service Rules for the Advanced
Wireless Services H Block—
Implementing Section 6401 of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the
1915–1920 MHz and 1995–2000 MHz
Bands.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
Federal Government, and state, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 4
respondents; 4 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
reporting, recordkeeping requirements,
and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in 15 U.S.C. 79 et seq.; 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225,
227, 303(r), 309, 310, 1404, and 1451.
Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Total Annual Cost: 0.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The following
information collection requirements
which were not effective until approved
by the Office of Management and
Budget apply to the following rule
sections:
(a) Section 1.946 requires H Block
licensees to file a construction
notification and certify that they have
met the applicable performance
benchmarks.
(b) Section 27.10 requires an H Block
licensee to notify the Commission
within 30 days if it changes, or adds to,
the carrier status on its license.
(c) Section 27.12 requires H Block
licensees to comply with certain
eligibility reporting requirements.
(d) Section 27.17 requires H Block
licensees to notify the Commission
within ten days if they permanently
discontinue service by filing FCC Form
601 or 605 and requesting license
cancellation.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0798.
OMB Approval Date: January 2, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: January 31,
2017.
Title: FCC Application for Radio
Service Authorization:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau
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Form No.: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions; and State,
Local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 253,120.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, Record Keeping
& Other—10 year.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 221,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $55,410,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality. On a case by case basis,
the Commission may be required to
withhold from disclosure certain
information about the location,
character, or ownership of a historic
property, including traditional religious
sites.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a
consolidated, multi-part application
form, or ‘‘long form,’’ that is used for
general market-based licensing and siteby-site licensing for wireless
telecommunications and public safety
services filed through the Commission’s
Universal Licensing System (ULS). FCC
Form 601 is composed of a main form
that contains the administrative
information and a series of schedules
used for filing technical and other
information. Respondents are
encouraged to submit FCC Form 601
electronically and are required to do so
when submitting FCC Form 601 to
apply for an authorization for which the
applicant was the winning bidder in a
spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601
include the FCC Registration Number
(FRN), which serves as a ‘‘common
link’’ for all filings an entity has with
the FCC. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 requires that
those entities filing with the
Commission to use a FRN.
FCC Form 601 is being used for
auctionable services as they are
implemented; FCC Form 601 is used to
apply for a new authorization, or to
amend a pending application for an
authorization to operate a license
wireless radio services. This includes
Public Mobile Services, Personal
Communications Services, General
Wireless Communications Services,
Private Land Mobile Radio Services,
Broadcast Auxiliary Services, Fixed
Microwave Services, Instructional
Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and the
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Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS),
Maritime Services (excluding ships),
and Aviation Services (excluding
aircraft). It may also be used to modify
or renew an existing license, cancel a
license, withdraw a pending
application, obtain a duplicate license,
submit required notifications, request an
extension of time to satisfy construction
requirements, or request an
administrative update to an existing
license (such as mailing address
change), request a Special Temporary
Authority (STA) or a Developmental
License.
The FCC Form 601 is revised to add
a National Security Certification that is
applicable to applicants for licenses
issued as a result of the Middle Class
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(2012 Spectrum Act). Section 6004 of
the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C 1404,
prohibits a person who has been, for
reasons of national security, barred by
any agency of the Federal Government
from bidding on a contract, participating
in an auction, or receiving a grant from
participating in any auction that is
required or authorized to be conducted
pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act.
Additionally, the FCC Form 601 is
being revised to update the Alien
Ownership certifications pursuant to the
Second Report and Order FCC 13–50 IB
Docket 11–133 Review of Foreign
Ownership Policies for Common Carrier
and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under
section 310(b)(4) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as Amended.
The Commission will use the
information to ensure H Block licensees’
compliance with required filings of
notifications, certifications, regulatory
status changes, and applicable
performance benchmarks. Also, such
information will be used to verify
whether H Block applicants and, in the
context of the national security
certification requirement, whether other
applicants for Spectrum Act licenses are
legally and technically qualified to hold
licenses; and to determine compliance
with Commission rules. Any
submissions made through the
Universal Licensing System must be
filed electronically.
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Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
47 CFR Part 73
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
[FR Doc. 2014–01055 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am]
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[MB Docket No. 13–207, RM–11700, DA 13–
2436]
Radio Broadcasting Services; Heber
Springs, Arkansas
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
At the request of Sydney
Allison Sugg, the Audio Division
amends the FM Table of Allotments, by
allotting Channel 270C3 at Heber
Springs, Arkansas, as the community
third local FM transmission service. A
staff engineering analysis confirms that
Channel 270C3 can be allotted to Heber
Springs consistent with the minimum
distance separation requirements of the
Rules with a site restriction 12.8
kilometers (7.9 miles) northeast of the
community. The reference coordinates
are 35–34–12 NL and 91–55–41 WL.
DATES: Effective February 3, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rolanda F. Smith, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Report
and Order, MB Docket No. 13–207,
adopted December 19, 2013, and
released December 20, 2013. The full
text of this Commission decision is
available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the
FCC’s Reference Information Center at
Portals II, CY–A257, 445 Twelfth Street
SW., Washington, DC 20554. This
document may also be purchased from
the Commission’s duplicating
contractors, Best Copy and Printing,
Inc., 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–
B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone
1–800–378–3160 or via email
www.BCPIWEB.com. This document
does not contain proposed information
collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. The Commission
will send a copy of this Report and
Order in a report to be sent to Congress
and the Government Accountability
Office pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
SUMMARY:
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
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1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and
339.
§ 73.202
[Amended]
2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM
Allotments under Arkansas, is amended
by adding Heber Springs, Channel
270C3.
■
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 11–207; RM–11517, RM–
11518, RM–11669, DA 13–2342]
Radio Broadcasting Services;
Ehrenberg, First Mesa, Kachina
Village, Munds Park, Wickenburg, and
Williams, Arizona
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; petition for
reconsideration.
AGENCY:
The Media Bureau approves a
settlement request filed by Univision
Radio License Corporation
(‘‘Univision’’) and Grenax Broadcasting
II, LLC (‘‘Grenax’’), vacates the Report
and Order in this proceeding, dismisses
Grenax’s Counterproposal for a new
allotment on Channel 246C2 at Munds
Park, Arizona, and grants Univision’s
Petition for Rule Making and hybrid
application for an increase in existing
service by its Station KHOV–FM,
Wickenburg, Arizona. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
DATES: Effective January 21, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew J. Rhodes, Media Bureau, (202)
418–2700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s
Memorandum Opinion and Order, MB
Docket No. 11–207, adopted December
5, 2013, and released December 6, 2013.
The full text of this Commission
decision is available for inspection and
copying during normal business hours
in the FCC’s Reference Information
Center at Portals II, CY–A257, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. This
document may also be purchased from
the Commission’s duplicating
contractors, Best Copy and Printing,
SUMMARY:
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47 CFR Parts 1 and 27
[WT Docket No. 12-357; FCC 13-88]
Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block--
Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz
Bands
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection associated with the Commission's Report and
Order (R&O) Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block--
Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz
Bands. This document is consistent with the R&O, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing
the effective date of those rules. Additionally, the Commission
announces that OMB approved, for a period of three years, the revisions
to the existing collection on FCC Form 601, which are also associated
with the Commission's R&O, and that those revisions are also effective
with publication of this document.
DATES: The effective date for Sec. Sec. 1.946, 27.10, 27.12, and 27.17
that were adopted on June 27, 2013, and published in the Federal
Register at 78 FR 50213, August 16, 2013, OMB Control 3060-1184, is
January 17, 2014. The corresponding revisions to the existing
collection on FCC Form 601, OMB Control Number 3060-0798, are also
effective January 17, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Pearl, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, Broadband Division, at (202) 418-BITS or by
email at Matthew.Pearl@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on September
26, 2013, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the new
information collection requirements contained in the Commission's R&O,
FCC 13-88, published at 78 FR 50213, August 16, 2013. The new OMB
Control Number is 3060-1184. The Commission publishes this document as
an announcement of the effective date of the H Block rules: Sec. Sec.
1.946(d), 27.10(d), 27.12, and 27.17. In addition, the Commission notes
that OMB previously approved or is in the process of approving
revisions required by the R&O to existing information collections. To
add the national security certification required by Section 6004 of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, 47 U.S.C 1404, to
the FCC Forms 175, 601, 603, and 608, the Commission has obtained or is
in the process of obtaining OMB approval for revisions to its
previously-approved information collections on those forms. The
effective date for the revisions to the existing collection on FCC Form
175 has been published. See H Block Report and Order (Revisions to FCC
Form 175, OMB Control 3060-0600), Effective Date Notice, published at
78 FR 66287, November 5, 2013. The revisions to the existing collection
on FCC Form 601 were approved by OMB on January 2, 2014 and those
revisions are also effective with this notice. See Notice of Office of
Management and Budget Action, ICR Reference Number 201311-3060-018, FCC
Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB, FCC Form
601, OMB Control 3060-0798, Approved without change on Jan. 2, 2014,
available at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAOMBHistory?ombControlNumber=3060-0798#. To add this certification to
the FCC Forms 603 and 608, the Commission is currently seeking OMB
approval for revisions to its existing information collections on those
forms, and OMB action on these revisions is anticipated on or after
January 23, 2014 (when the comment cycle for the 30-day notice closes).
See Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget, Revisions to FCC Application for
Assignments of Authorization and Transfers of Control and FCC
Application or Notification for Spectrum Leasing Arrangement: Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,
OMB Control Numbers 3060-0800 and 3060-1058 (FCC Forms 603, 608),
published at 78 FR 77676 on Dec. 24, 2013, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-24/pdf/2013-30651.pdf. The Commission
will publish an effective date notice once these revisions to FCC Forms
603 and 608 are approved by OMB. If you have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418-2918 or via the Internet at
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Please include the new OMB Control Number,
3060-1184, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your
comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
September 26, 2013, which contained new and modified information
collection requirements, in 47 CFR 1.946(d), 27.10(d), 27.12, and
27.17, which would not be effective until approved by the Office of
Management and Budget. The information collection was adopted in the
Report and Order in WT Docket No. 12-357, FCC 13-88, which appears at
78 FR 50213, August 16, 2013, adopts flexible use rules for 10
megahertz of spectrum in the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz spectrum
bands (H Block) that would increase the nation's supply of spectrum for
mobile broadband. We adopt H Block terrestrial service rules, modified
as necessary to account for issues unique to the H Block bands. First,
we find the spectrum is properly allocated for commercial use as
required by the Spectrum Act. Second, we determine the H Block can be
used without causing harmful interference to PCS operations in the
1930-1995 MHz band. Third, we establish 1915-1920 MHz paired with 1995-
2000 MHz as the H Block band plan. Fourth, we adopt technical rules
that authorize mobile and fixed operations in the bands and protect
operations in adjacent and nearby spectrum bands from harmful
interference pursuant to the requirements of the Spectrum Act. Fifth,
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we adopt cost sharing rules that require H Block licensees to pay a pro
rata share of expenses incurred through clearing the 1915-1920 MHz and
1995-2000 MHz bands. Sixth, we adopt a variety of flexible use
regulatory, licensing, and operating rules for H Block licensees.
Seventh, we adopt performance requirements for the H Block spectrum.
Specifically, a licensee of H Block will be subject to build-out
requirements that require a licensee to provide terrestrial signal
coverage and offer terrestrial service to at least 40 percent of its
license areas' population within four years, and to at least 75 percent
of the population in each of its license areas within ten years, and to
appropriate penalties if these benchmarks are not met. Eighth, we adopt
procedures to assign H Block licenses through a system of competitive
bidding.
The effective date of the rules adopted in that Report and Order
was published as August 16, 2013, except for Sec. Sec. 1.946(d),
27.10(d), 27.12, and 27.17. Through this document, the Commission
announces that it has received this approval (new OMB Control No. 3060-
1184, Expiration Date: September 30, 2016) and that Sec. Sec.
1.946(d), 27.10(d), 27.12, and 27.17 were approved by OMB on September
26, 2013.
The Commission has also received approval to add the national
security certification required by Section 6004 of the Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, 47 U.S.C 1404, to the FCC Form
601. Additionally, the FCC Form 601 is revised to update the Alien
Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order, FCC
13-50, IB Docket 11-133, Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for
Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under section 310(b)(4)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, published at 78 FR
41314-01 on July 10, 2013, available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-23/pdf/2013-17711.pdf.
Under 5 CFR Part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing
to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act that does not display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Numbers are 3060-1184 and 3060-0798. The
foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1184.
OMB Approval Date: September 26, 2013.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2016.
Title: Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block--
Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz
Bands.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, Federal Government, and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 4 respondents; 4 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, reporting, recordkeeping
requirements, and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 15 U.S.C. 79
et seq.; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 227, 303(r),
309, 310, 1404, and 1451.
Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Total Annual Cost: 0.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The following information collection requirements
which were not effective until approved by the Office of Management and
Budget apply to the following rule sections:
(a) Section 1.946 requires H Block licensees to file a construction
notification and certify that they have met the applicable performance
benchmarks.
(b) Section 27.10 requires an H Block licensee to notify the
Commission within 30 days if it changes, or adds to, the carrier status
on its license.
(c) Section 27.12 requires H Block licensees to comply with certain
eligibility reporting requirements.
(d) Section 27.17 requires H Block licensees to notify the
Commission within ten days if they permanently discontinue service by
filing FCC Form 601 or 605 and requesting license cancellation.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0798.
OMB Approval Date: January 2, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2017.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Form No.: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 253,120.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third
party disclosure requirement, Record Keeping & Other--10 year.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 221,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $55,410,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality. On a case by case basis, the Commission may be
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the
location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including
traditional religious sites.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part
application form, or ``long form,'' that is used for general market-
based licensing and site-by-site licensing for wireless
telecommunications and public safety services filed through the
Commission's Universal Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed
of a main form that contains the administrative information and a
series of schedules used for filing technical and other information.
Respondents are encouraged to submit FCC Form 601 electronically and
are required to do so when submitting FCC Form 601 to apply for an
authorization for which the applicant was the winning bidder in a
spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601 include the FCC Registration
Number (FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an
entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
requires that those entities filing with the Commission to use a FRN.
FCC Form 601 is being used for auctionable services as they are
implemented; FCC Form 601 is used to apply for a new authorization, or
to amend a pending application for an authorization to operate a
license wireless radio services. This includes Public Mobile Services,
Personal Communications Services, General Wireless Communications
Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Broadcast Auxiliary
Services, Fixed Microwave Services, Instructional Television Fixed
Service (ITFS) and the
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Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS), Maritime Services (excluding
ships), and Aviation Services (excluding aircraft). It may also be used
to modify or renew an existing license, cancel a license, withdraw a
pending application, obtain a duplicate license, submit required
notifications, request an extension of time to satisfy construction
requirements, or request an administrative update to an existing
license (such as mailing address change), request a Special Temporary
Authority (STA) or a Developmental License.
The FCC Form 601 is revised to add a National Security
Certification that is applicable to applicants for licenses issued as a
result of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(2012 Spectrum Act). Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C
1404, prohibits a person who has been, for reasons of national
security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding
on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant from
participating in any auction that is required or authorized to be
conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act.
Additionally, the FCC Form 601 is being revised to update the Alien
Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order FCC
13-50 IB Docket 11-133 Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Common
Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under section 310(b)(4) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as Amended.
The Commission will use the information to ensure H Block
licensees' compliance with required filings of notifications,
certifications, regulatory status changes, and applicable performance
benchmarks. Also, such information will be used to verify whether H
Block applicants and, in the context of the national security
certification requirement, whether other applicants for Spectrum Act
licenses are legally and technically qualified to hold licenses; and to
determine compliance with Commission rules. Any submissions made
through the Universal Licensing System must be filed electronically.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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