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, 3133-3135 [2014-01055]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 12 / Friday, January 17, 2014 / Rules and Regulations (iii) With respect to network monitoring, such records shall include, at a minimum, records of diversity audits of monitoring links, any internal report(s) generated as a result of such audits, records of actions taken pursuant to the audit results, and records regarding any alternative measures taken to mitigate the risk of aggregation points and/or monitoring links that are not physically diverse. [FR Doc. 2014–00958 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 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. pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:02 Jan 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 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, PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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, E:\FR\FM\17JAR1.SGM 17JAR1 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with RULES 3134 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 12 / Friday, January 17, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 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: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:02 Jan 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 E:\FR\FM\17JAR1.SGM 17JAR1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 12 / Friday, January 17, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 3135 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with RULES 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 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] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P [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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:02 Jan 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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. ■ [FR Doc. 2014–00768 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 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: E:\FR\FM\17JAR1.SGM 17JAR1

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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.
[FR Doc. 2014-01055 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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