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2011, are as follows: (1) Ex parte notices
will be required for all oral ex parte
presentations in permit-but-disclose
proceedings, not just for those
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the record; (2) If an oral ex parte
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after issuance of the Sunshine notice,
rather than when the Sunshine Agenda
is issued (as the current rules provide);
(6) If an ex parte presentation is made
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released, an ex parte notice must be
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same day on which the presentation was
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to which the reply is directed; (7)
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be limited to the specific information
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parte notices must be submitted
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word-processing version of the
document is not available. Confidential
information may continue to be
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electronic filing requirement will be
made in cases in which the filing party
claims hardship. The basis for the
hardship claim must be substantiated in
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stricter enforcement of the ex parte
rules, the Enforcement Bureau is
authorized to levy forfeitures for ex
parte rule violations; (10) Copies of
electronically filed ex parte notices
must also be sent electronically to all
staff and Commissioners present at the
ex parte meeting so as to enable them
to review the notices for accuracy and
completeness. Filers may be asked to
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fair, impartial, and comport with the
concept of due process in that all
interested parties can know of and
respond to the arguments made to the
decision-making officials.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or the Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
SUMMARY:
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the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 1,
2014. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1030.
Title: Service Rules for Advanced
Wireless Services (AWS) in the 1.7 GHz
and 2.1 GHz Bands.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; state, local, or tribal
government; Federal Government and
not for profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 393
respondents; 83,505 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to
5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, semiannual, one time, and on occasion
reporting requirements, recordkeeping
requirement, third-party disclosure
requirements, and every ten years
reporting requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 201, 301, 302, 303,
307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 324, 332,
and 333 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, and sections 6003,
6004, and 6401 of the Middle Class Tax
Relief Act of 2012, Public Law 112–96,
126 Stat. 156, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
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201, 301, 302(a), 303, 307, 308, 309, 310,
316, 319, 324, 332, 333, 1403, 1404, and
1451.
Total Annual Burden: 24,417 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $508,120.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks the Office of Management and
Budget (‘‘OMB’’) approval for a revision
to obtain the full three-year clearance
for the requirements described below.
We are revising the estimates of the
currently approved information
collections primarily to reflect the
issuance of the AWS–3 Report and
Order, FCC 14–31, whose information
collection requirements for new
spectrum bands would increase the
number of respondents, responses,
hourly burden, and annual costs
associated with these bands. We are also
updating prior estimates for other
related spectrum bands. The following
information collection requirements by
AWS–3 applicants are not effective until
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget and apply to the following
rule sections:
Section 27.14(k) and (s)—set forth
performance requirements for AWS–3
licensees. Section 27.14(s) requires
AWS–3 licensees to offer service to 40
percent of the population of their
license areas within six years of
licensing, and to 75 percent of the
population within 12 years (accelerated
to 10 years if the interim performance
requirement is not met). These
performance timeframes are different
from those for AWS–4 due to the longer
initial AWS–3 license terms (12 years
versus 10 years for AWS–4). Section
27.14(k) requires AWS–3 licensees to
demonstrate compliance with the
performance requirements by filing
construction notifications with the
Commission within 15 days of the
expiration of the applicable benchmark,
certifying whether they meet the
applicable performance requirements,
and including a description and
certification of the areas for which they
are providing service. Construction
notifications must include electronic
coverage maps, supporting technical
documentation, and any other
information as the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau may
prescribe by public notice.
Section 27.14(s)—requires AWS–3
licensees to make a ‘‘renewal showing’’
at the time of license renewal—
independent of the performance
requirements—as a condition of
renewal. The showing must include a
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detailed description of the applicant’s
provision of service during the entire
license period and address: (1) The level
and quality of service provided by the
applicant (e.g., the population served,
the area served, the number of
subscribers, the services offered); (2) the
date service commenced, whether
service was ever interrupted, and the
duration of any interruption or outage;
(3) the extent to which service is
provided to rural areas; (4) the extent to
which service is provided to qualifying
tribal land as defined in § 1.2110(f)(3)(i);
and (5) any other factors associated with
the level of service to the public.
Section 27.17(c)—requires that an
AWS–3 licensee that permanently
discontinues service must notify the
Commission of the discontinuance
within 10 days by filing FCC Form 601
or 605 requesting license cancellation. It
also provides that an authorization will
automatically terminate, without
specific Commission action, if service is
permanently discontinued, even if a
licensee fails to file the required form
requesting license cancellation. Sections
27.17(a) and (b) define permanent
discontinuation of service as 180 days
during which a licensee does not
provide service to at least one
unaffiliated subscriber.
Section 27.50(d)(3)—requires that a
licensee operating an AWS–3 base or
fixed station utilizing a power greater
than 1640 watts EIRP or 1640 watts/
MHz EIRP must be coordinated in
advance with the following licensees
authorized to operate within 120
kilometers (75 miles) of the base or fixed
station: All Broadband Radio Service
(BRS) licensees authorized in the 2155–
2160 MHz band, and all AWS licensees
authorized to operate on adjacent
frequency blocks in the 2110–2180 MHz
band.
Section 27.1131—requires AWS–3
licensees, prior to initiating operations
from any base or fixed station, to
coordinate their frequency usage with
incumbent co-channel and adjacentchannel fixed point-to-point microwave
licensees operating in the 2110–2150
MHz and 2160–2200 MHz bands. If
coordination does not resolve potential
conflicts, an AWS licensee may
undertake to relocate the FS stations
under Part 101, Subpart B of the
Commission’s rules. Although AWS–1
licensees have relocated many FS legacy
operations, AWS–3 licensees will likely
have to relocate some remaining
incumbents, resulting in disclosures
described below. Under section 101.79
of the Commission’s rules, these
requirements will sunset ten years after
the first AWS license is issued in the
band.
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Section 27.1132—requires AWS–3
licensees in the 2155–2160/62 MHz
band to protect BRS stations from
interference or to relocate them prior to
initiating operations. Under section
27.1253 of the Commission’s rules,
these requirements will sunset fifteen
years after the first AWS license is
issued in the band.
Section 27.1134(c)—requires AWS–3
licensees to coordinate with Federal
Government incumbents before
commencing operations in the 1695–
1710 MHz band. For transmitters
operating with a maximum EIRP of 20
dBm, coordination is required inside 27
specific Protection Zones detailed in
U.S. note 88 to section 2.106 of the
Commission’s rules and in the 2014
Joint PN. For higher-powered
operations, § 27.1134(c) and U.S. note
88 to § 2.106 both require coordination
nationwide unless otherwise specified
by FCC rule, order, or notice. The 2014
Joint PN (see below) refined the
nationwide default zone for higherpower operations by adding 27
Protection Zones (larger than the zones
for operations up to 20 dBm, to account
for the higher power).
Section 27.1134(f)—requires AWS–3
licensees to coordinate with Federal
Government incumbents before
commencing operations in the 1755–
1780 MHz band. While the default
coordination requirement for this band
is nationwide, the 2014 Joint PN (see
below) effectively reduced the scope of
coordination to specific Protection
Zones for many AWS–3 licensees that
limit transmitter power to 20 dBm EIRP.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014–23271 Filed 9–29–14; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Information
Collection Revision; Comment
Request (3064–0189)
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on a revision of a
continuing information collection,
entitled, ‘‘Company-Run Annual Stress
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
1, 2014. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1030.
Title: Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) in the
1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; state, local,
or tribal government; Federal Government and not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 393 respondents; 83,505 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, semi-annual, one time, and on
occasion reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement, third-party
disclosure requirements, and every ten years reporting requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 1, 2,
4(i), 201, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 324, 332, and
333 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and sections 6003,
6004, and 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2012, Public Law
112-96, 126 Stat. 156, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
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201, 301, 302(a), 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 324, 332, 333,
1403, 1404, and 1451.
Total Annual Burden: 24,417 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $508,120.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks the Office of Management and
Budget (``OMB'') approval for a revision to obtain the full three-year
clearance for the requirements described below. We are revising the
estimates of the currently approved information collections primarily
to reflect the issuance of the AWS-3 Report and Order, FCC 14-31, whose
information collection requirements for new spectrum bands would
increase the number of respondents, responses, hourly burden, and
annual costs associated with these bands. We are also updating prior
estimates for other related spectrum bands. The following information
collection requirements by AWS-3 applicants are not effective until
approved by the Office of Management and Budget and apply to the
following rule sections:
Section 27.14(k) and (s)--set forth performance requirements for
AWS-3 licensees. Section 27.14(s) requires AWS-3 licensees to offer
service to 40 percent of the population of their license areas within
six years of licensing, and to 75 percent of the population within 12
years (accelerated to 10 years if the interim performance requirement
is not met). These performance timeframes are different from those for
AWS-4 due to the longer initial AWS-3 license terms (12 years versus 10
years for AWS-4). Section 27.14(k) requires AWS-3 licensees to
demonstrate compliance with the performance requirements by filing
construction notifications with the Commission within 15 days of the
expiration of the applicable benchmark, certifying whether they meet
the applicable performance requirements, and including a description
and certification of the areas for which they are providing service.
Construction notifications must include electronic coverage maps,
supporting technical documentation, and any other information as the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau may prescribe by public notice.
Section 27.14(s)--requires AWS-3 licensees to make a ``renewal
showing'' at the time of license renewal--independent of the
performance requirements--as a condition of renewal. The showing must
include a detailed description of the applicant's provision of service
during the entire license period and address: (1) The level and quality
of service provided by the applicant (e.g., the population served, the
area served, the number of subscribers, the services offered); (2) the
date service commenced, whether service was ever interrupted, and the
duration of any interruption or outage; (3) the extent to which service
is provided to rural areas; (4) the extent to which service is provided
to qualifying tribal land as defined in Sec. 1.2110(f)(3)(i); and (5)
any other factors associated with the level of service to the public.
Section 27.17(c)--requires that an AWS-3 licensee that permanently
discontinues service must notify the Commission of the discontinuance
within 10 days by filing FCC Form 601 or 605 requesting license
cancellation. It also provides that an authorization will automatically
terminate, without specific Commission action, if service is
permanently discontinued, even if a licensee fails to file the required
form requesting license cancellation. Sections 27.17(a) and (b) define
permanent discontinuation of service as 180 days during which a
licensee does not provide service to at least one unaffiliated
subscriber.
Section 27.50(d)(3)--requires that a licensee operating an AWS-3
base or fixed station utilizing a power greater than 1640 watts EIRP or
1640 watts/MHz EIRP must be coordinated in advance with the following
licensees authorized to operate within 120 kilometers (75 miles) of the
base or fixed station: All Broadband Radio Service (BRS) licensees
authorized in the 2155-2160 MHz band, and all AWS licensees authorized
to operate on adjacent frequency blocks in the 2110-2180 MHz band.
Section 27.1131--requires AWS-3 licensees, prior to initiating
operations from any base or fixed station, to coordinate their
frequency usage with incumbent co-channel and adjacent-channel fixed
point-to-point microwave licensees operating in the 2110-2150 MHz and
2160-2200 MHz bands. If coordination does not resolve potential
conflicts, an AWS licensee may undertake to relocate the FS stations
under Part 101, Subpart B of the Commission's rules. Although AWS-1
licensees have relocated many FS legacy operations, AWS-3 licensees
will likely have to relocate some remaining incumbents, resulting in
disclosures described below. Under section 101.79 of the Commission's
rules, these requirements will sunset ten years after the first AWS
license is issued in the band.
Section 27.1132--requires AWS-3 licensees in the 2155-2160/62 MHz
band to protect BRS stations from interference or to relocate them
prior to initiating operations. Under section 27.1253 of the
Commission's rules, these requirements will sunset fifteen years after
the first AWS license is issued in the band.
Section 27.1134(c)--requires AWS-3 licensees to coordinate with
Federal Government incumbents before commencing operations in the 1695-
1710 MHz band. For transmitters operating with a maximum EIRP of 20
dBm, coordination is required inside 27 specific Protection Zones
detailed in U.S. note 88 to section 2.106 of the Commission's rules and
in the 2014 Joint PN. For higher-powered operations, Sec. 27.1134(c)
and U.S. note 88 to Sec. 2.106 both require coordination nationwide
unless otherwise specified by FCC rule, order, or notice. The 2014
Joint PN (see below) refined the nationwide default zone for higher-
power operations by adding 27 Protection Zones (larger than the zones
for operations up to 20 dBm, to account for the higher power).
Section 27.1134(f)--requires AWS-3 licensees to coordinate with
Federal Government incumbents before commencing operations in the 1755-
1780 MHz band. While the default coordination requirement for this band
is nationwide, the 2014 Joint PN (see below) effectively reduced the
scope of coordination to specific Protection Zones for many AWS-3
licensees that limit transmitter power to 20 dBm EIRP.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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