Service Rules Governing Narrowband Operations in the 769-775/799-805 MHz Bands, 30364-30368 [2018-13859]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
30364
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Rules and Regulations
such permits will be in effect in lieu of
the Federal 40 CFR part 257, subpart D,
CCR regulations. For those CCR units
that are not yet permitted, the Federal
regulations at part 257 will remain in
effect until such time that ODEQ issues
permits under this CCR program for
those units.
The WIIN Act specifies that EPA will
review a state CCR permit program:
• From time to time, as the
Administrator determines necessary, but
not less frequently than once every 12
years;
• Not later than 3 years after the date
on which the Administrator revises the
applicable criteria for CCR units under
part 257 of title 40, CFR (or successor
regulations promulgated pursuant to
sections 1008(a)(3) and 4004(a));
• Not later than 1 year after the date
of a significant release (as defined by the
Administrator), that was not authorized
at the time the release occurred, from a
CCR unit located in the state; and
• In request of any other state that
asserts that the soil, groundwater, or
surface water of the state is or is likely
to be adversely affected by a release or
potential release from a CCR unit
located in the state for which the
program was approved.
The WIIN Act also provides that in a
state with an approved CCR permitting
program, the Administrator may
commence an administrative or judicial
enforcement action under section 3008
if:
• The state requests that the
Administrator provide assistance in the
performance of an enforcement action;
or
• After consideration of any other
administrative or judicial enforcement
action involving the CCR unit, the
Administrator determines that an
enforcement action is likely to be
necessary to ensure that the CCR unit is
operating in accordance with the criteria
established under the state’s permit
program.
Further, in the case of an enforcement
action by the Administrator, before
issuing an order or commencing a civil
action, the Administrator shall notify
the state in which the coal combustion
residuals unit is located.
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES
V. Action
In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 6945(d),
EPA is approving ODEQ’s CCR permit
program application.
Dated: June 18, 2018.
E. Scott Pruitt,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2018–13461 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:02 Jun 27, 2018
Jkt 244001
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 2 and 90
[PS Docket Nos. 13–87, 06–229; WT Docket
No. 96–86, RM–11433, RM–11577; FCC 16–
111]
Service Rules Governing Narrowband
Operations in the 769–775/799–805
MHz Bands
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) amends the Commission’s
rules to promote spectrum efficiency,
interoperability, and flexibility in 700
MHz public safety narrowband (769–
775/799–805 MHz).
DATES: Effective July 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
A. Evanoff, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, (202) 418–0848 or
john.evanoff@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Second
Report and Order on Reconsideration in
PS Docket No. 13–87, FCC 18–11,
released on February 12, 2018, and
corrected by Erratum released on May
10, 2018. The complete text of this
document is also available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC Reference
Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th
Street SW, Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. 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 & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (TTY).
SUMMARY:
Synopsis
In this Second Report and Order, the
Commission amends and clarifies the
Commission’s 700 MHz narrowband
(769–775/799–805 MHz)
interoperability and technical rules.
Specifically, this Second Report and
Order (1) amends and clarifies the rules
to exempt 700 MHz low-power
Vehicular Repeater Systems (VRS) from
the 700 MHz trunking requirements; (2)
amends the rules to ensure that 700
MHz public safety licensees receive
information on the basis of vendor
assertions that equipment is
interoperable across vendors and
complies with Project 25 (P25)
standards; and (3) amends the rules to
require that all narrowband mobile and
PO 00000
Frm 00080
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
portable 700 MHz public safety radios,
as supplied to the ultimate user, must be
capable of operating on all of the
narrowband nationwide interoperability
channels without addition of hardware,
firmware, or software, and must be
interoperable across vendors and
operate in conformance with P25
standards.
In the companion Order on
Reconsideration, the Commission
addresses the Petition for Partial
Reconsideration filed by Motorola
Solutions, Inc. (Motorola), which
requested that the Commission
postpone the effective date of certain
previously adopted rules (i.e. 47 CFR
Sections 2.1033(c) and 90.548(c)) until
complementary proposals that were the
subject of the Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding
are resolved. As requested by Motorola,
we adopt a uniform effective date for the
rules that were the subject of the
Motorola Petition for Partial
Reconsideration and the rules newly
adopted in this Second Report and
Order.
Procedural Matters
The Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis required by section 604 of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 604,
is included in Appendix A of the
Second Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(RFA), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (IRFA) was incorporated into
the Further Notice of Proposed Rule
Making (FNPRM) in PS Docket No. 13–
87 released on August 22, 2016. See 81
FR 65984 (2016). The Commission
sought written public comment on
proposals in the FNPRM, including
comments on the IRFA. No comments
were filed addressing the IRFA. The
present Final Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis (FRFA) conforms to the RFA.
Need for, and Objectives of, the Final
Rules
In the Second Report and Order in
this proceeding, we amend the
interoperability and technical rules
governing 700 MHz public safety
narrowband spectrum (769–775 MHz
and 799–805 MHz). The rule changes
promote interoperable and efficient use
of 700 MHz public safety narrowband
spectrum while reducing the regulatory
burdens on public safety entities,
manufacturers and other stakeholders
wherever possible. In order to achieve
these objectives, we revise the rules to
exempt low power vehicular repeater
E:\FR\FM\28JNR1.SGM
28JNR1
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Rules and Regulations
systems (VRS) from the narrowband
trunking requirements. Exempting low
power VRS from the trunking
requirements will facilitate rapid
deployment of such systems as well as
reduce compliance burdens on public
safety entities that currently lack access
to trunked equipment. We also amend
the rule to clarify that the trunking
requirement applies to fixed
infrastructure.
We adopt a list of feature sets and
capabilities that must be tested in order
to ensure that radios operating in the
conventional mode on the designated
700 MHz narrowband interoperability
channels are in fact interoperable across
vendors. Adopting such a list promotes
certainty for public safety and
manufacturers and promotes
competition in the public safety
equipment market.
We amend the rules concerning the
requirement that 700 MHz radios be
capable of being programmed to operate
on the designated 700 MHz narrowband
interoperability channels. Clarification
provides greater certainty to equipment
manufacturers on the required
performance of their equipment.
Summary of Significant Issues Raised
by Public Comments in Response to the
IRFA
There were no comments filed that
specifically addressed the rules and
policies proposed in the IRFA.
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES
Response to Comments by Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration
Pursuant to the Small Business Jobs
Act of 2010, which amended the RFA,
the Commission is required to respond
to any comments filed by the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration (SBA), and to
provide a detailed statement of any
change made to the proposed rules as a
result of those comments.
The Chief Counsel did not file any
comments in response to the proposed
rules in this proceeding.
Description and Estimate of the Number
of Small Entities to Which the Final
Rules Will Apply
The RFA directs agencies to provide
a description of and, where feasible, an
estimate of the number of small entities
that may be affected by the proposed
rules adopted herein. The RFA generally
defines the term ‘‘small entity’’ as
having the same meaning as the terms
‘‘small business,’’ ‘‘small organization,’’
and ‘‘small governmental jurisdiction.’’
In addition, the term ‘‘small business’’
has the same meaning as the term
‘‘small business concern’’ under the
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:02 Jun 27, 2018
Jkt 244001
Small Business Act.’’ A ‘‘small business
concern’’ is one which: (1) Is
independently owned and operated; (2)
is not dominant in its field of operation;
and (3) satisfies any additional criteria
established by the SBA.
Public Safety Radio Licensees. As a
general matter, Public Safety Radio
licensees include police, fire, local
government, forestry conservation,
highway maintenance, and emergency
medical services. Because of the vast
array of public safety licensees, the
Commission has not developed a small
business size standard specifically
applicable to public safety licensees.
The closest applicable SBA category is
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers
(except Satellite) which encompasses
business entities engaged in
radiotelephone communications. The
appropriate size standard for this
category under SBA rules is that such a
business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees. For this industry, U.S.
Census data for 2012 show that there
were 967 firms that operated for the
entire year. Of this total, 955 firms had
employment of 999 or fewer employees
and 12 had employment of 1,000
employees or more. Thus under this
category and the associated size
standard, the Commission estimates that
the majority of wireless
telecommunications carriers (except
satellite) are small entities. With respect
to local governments, in particular,
since many governmental entities
comprise the licensees for these
services, we include under public safety
services the number of government
entities affected. According to
Commission records, there are a total of
approximately 133,870 licenses within
these services. There are 1,476 licenses
in the 700 MHz band, based on an FCC
Universal Licensing System search of
May 25, 2017. Public Safety Radio
licensees are not required to disclose
information about number of
employees, therefore the Commission
does not have information that could be
used to determine how many Public
Safety Radio licensees constitute small
entities under this definition.
Nevertheless, we estimate that fewer
than 486 public safety radio licensees
hold these licenses because certain
entities may have multiple licenses.
Wireless Telecommunications
Carriers (except Satellite). This industry
comprises establishments engaged in
operating and maintaining switching
and transmission facilities to provide
communications via the airwaves.
Establishments in this industry have
spectrum licenses and provide services
using that spectrum, such as cellular
services, paging services, wireless
PO 00000
Frm 00081
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
30365
internet access, and wireless video
services. The appropriate size standard
under SBA rules is that such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees. For this industry, U.S.
Census data for 2012 show that there
were 967 firms that operated for the
entire year. Of this total, 955 firms had
employment of 999 or fewer employees
and 12 had employment of 1,000
employees or more. Thus under this
category and the associated size
standard, the Commission estimates that
the majority of wireless
telecommunications carriers (except
satellite) are small entities.
The Commission’s own data—
available in its Universal Licensing
System—indicate that, as of October 25,
2016, there are 280 Cellular licensees
that will be affected by our actions
today. The Commission does not know
how many of these licensees are small,
as the Commission does not collect that
information for these types of entities.
Similarly, according to internally
developed Commission data, 413
carriers reported that they were engaged
in the provision of wireless telephony,
including cellular service, Personal
Communications Service, and
Specialized Mobile Radio Telephony
services. Of this total, an estimated 261
have 1,500 or fewer employees, and 152
have more than 1,500 employees. Thus,
using available data, we estimate that
the majority of wireless firms can be
considered small.
Radio and Television Broadcasting
and Wireless Communications
Equipment Manufacturing. This
industry comprises establishments
primarily engaged in manufacturing
radio and television broadcast and
wireless communications equipment.
Examples of products made by the
establishments are: Transmitting and
receiving antennas, cable television
equipment, GPS equipment, pagers,
cellular phones, mobile
communications equipment, and radio
and television studio and broadcasting
equipment. The Small Business
Administration has established a size
standard for this industry of 750
employees or fewer. U.S. Census data
for 2012 show that 841 establishments
operated in this industry in that year. Of
that number, 828 establishments
operated with fewer than 1,000
employees, 7 establishments operated
with between 1,000 and 2,499
employees and 6 establishments
operated with 2,500 or more employees.
Based on this data, we conclude that a
majority of manufacturers in this
industry is small.
E:\FR\FM\28JNR1.SGM
28JNR1
30366
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Rules and Regulations
Description of Projected Reporting,
Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance
Requirements
The rules adopted in the Second
Report and Order will not entail
additional reporting, recordkeeping,
and/or third-party consultation for small
entities to comply.
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES
Steps Taken To Minimize Significant
Economic Impact on Small Entities, and
Significant Alternatives Considered
The RFA requires an agency to
describe any significant, specifically
small business alternatives that it has
considered in reaching its proposed
approach, which may include the
following four alternatives (among
others): ‘‘(1) The establishment of
differing compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables that take into
account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification,
consolidation, or simplification of
compliance or reporting requirements
under the rule for small entities; (3) the
use of performance, rather than design,
standards; and (4) and exemption from
coverage of the rule, or any part thereof,
for small entities.’’
The Second Report and Order
changes the interoperability and
technical rules covering operation of
public safety systems on narrowband
spectrum in the 700 MHz band.
Specifically, the Second Report and
Order amends Section 90.537 of the
Commission’s rules to promote efficient
use of public safety narrowband
spectrum in the band while reducing
economic burdens on licensees. For the
700 MHz General Use and State License
channels, Section 90.537 provides that
‘‘[a]ll systems using six or more
narrowband channels in the 769–775
MHz and 799–805 MHz frequency
bands must be trunked systems, except
for those described in paragraph (b) of
this section.’’ In order to strike the
proper balance between spectrum
efficiency and operational needs as well
as avoid unnecessary costs to public
safety, the Second Report and Order
exempts low power vehicular repeaters
from the 700 MHz narrowband trunking
requirements and clarifies that the
trunking requirement applies to
individual transmitter sites.
The Second Report and Order
maximizes interoperability by adopting
a list of feature sets and capabilities in
radios designed to operate in the
conventional mode on the designated
700 MHz narrowband interoperability
channels. Currently, the Commission’s
rules do not specify feature sets or
capabilities that should be tested in
order to promote interoperability across
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:02 Jun 27, 2018
Jkt 244001
vendors and between users. Thus, it
would be beneficial to incorporate into
our rules specific feature sets and
capabilities that must be tested for
radios designed to operate on the 700
MHz narrowband interoperability
channels. To minimize burdens, the
Second Report and Order clarifies that
manufacturers may employ their own
testing protocol, declines to require
manufacturers to test non-voice features
and capabilities, and refrains from
imposing new reporting and record
keeping requirements on stakeholders.
Finally, the Second Report and Order
amends the rules concerning the
requirement that 700 MHz radios be
capable of being programmed to operate
on the designated interoperability
channels. Amendment provides greater
certainty to equipment manufacturers
on the required performance of their
equipment. Amending the rule obviates
the need for imposing new requirements
on public safety and manufacturers.
Report to Congress
The Commission will send a copy of
the Second Report and Order, including
this FRFA, in a report to Congress
pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act. In addition, the Commission will
send a copy of the Second Report and
Order, including this FRFA, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A
copy of this Second Report and Order,
and FRFA (or summaries thereof) will
also be published in the Federal
Register.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
This document does not contain new
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13.
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will send a copy of
this Second Report and Order and
Order on Reconsideration to Congress
and the Government Accountability
Office pursuant to the Congressional
Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Federal Rules That May Duplicate,
Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed
Rules
None.
Ordering Clauses
Accordingly, it is ordered that,
pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 303, 316,
332, and 337 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 303, 316, 332, and 337, this
Second Report and Order is hereby
adopted.
PO 00000
Frm 00082
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
It is further ordered that
§§ 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537, 90.547 and
90.548 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537, 90.547, and
90.548, are amended as set forth in
Appendix B. The amendments to
§§ 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537, 90.547 and
90.548 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537, 90.547 and
90.548, shall become effective thirty
days after publication of this Second
Report and Order in the Federal
Register.
It is further ordered that the Petition
for Clarification of Motorola Solutions,
Inc. filed March 1, 2016, is granted, to
the extent discussed in this Second
Report and Order.
It is further ordered, pursuant to
sections 4(i), and 405 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and 405(a),
and § 1.429 of the Commission’s rules,
47 CFR 1.429, that the Petition for
Partial Reconsideration filed October 31,
2016, by Motorola Solutions, Inc. is
granted to the extent discussed in this
Second Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration.
It is further ordered, that the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
Information Center, shall send a copy of
this Second Report and Order,
including the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
It is further ordered that the
Commission shall send a copy of this
Second Report and Order in a report to
be sent to Congress and the General
Accounting Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 2 and
90
Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR parts 2 and
90 as follows:
PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS
AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS;
GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302, 303, 307,
336, and 337, unless otherwise noted.
E:\FR\FM\28JNR1.SGM
28JNR1
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Rules and Regulations
2. Section 2.1033 is amended by
revising paragraph (c)(20) to read as
follows:
■
§ 2.1033
Application for certification.
*
*
*
*
*
(c) * * *
(20) Before equipment operating
under part 90 of this chapter and
capable of operating on the 700 MHz
interoperability channels (See
§ 90.531(b)(1) of this chapter) may be
marketed or sold, the manufacturer
thereof shall have a Compliance
Assessment Program Supplier’s
Declaration of Compliance and
Summary Test Report or, alternatively,
a document detailing how the
manufacturer determined that its
equipment complies with § 90.548 of
this chapter and that the equipment is
interoperable across vendors.
Submission of a 700 MHz narrowband
radio for certification will constitute a
representation by the manufacturer that
the radio will be shown, by testing, to
be interoperable across vendors before it
is marketed or sold.
*
*
*
*
*
PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE
RADIO SERVICE
3. The authority citation for part 90
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r),
and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7), and Title VI of
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation
Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112–96, 126 Stat. 156.
4. Section 90.537 is amended by
revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:
■
§ 90.537
Trunking requirement.
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES
(a) General use and State License
channels. All fixed transmitter sites
using six or more narrowband channels
in the 769–775 MHz and 799–805 MHz
frequency bands must be trunked,
except for those described in paragraph
(b) of this section. This paragraph does
not apply to Vehicular Repeater Systems
(MO3) authorized on the General Use
and State License channels listed in
§ 90.531(b).
*
*
*
*
*
■ 5. Section 90.547 is amended by
revising paragraph (a) introductory text
to read as follows:
§ 90.547 Narrowband Interoperability
channel capability requirement.
(a) Except as noted in this section,
mobile and portable transmitters
operating on narrowband channels in
the 769–775 MHz and 799–805 MHz
frequency bands must be capable of
operating on all of the designated
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:02 Jun 27, 2018
Jkt 244001
nationwide narrowband Interoperability
channels pursuant to the standards
specified in this part. Provided,
however, that the licensee need not
program such transmitters to make all
interoperability channels accessible to
the end user.
*
*
*
*
*
■ 6. Section 90.548 is amended by
revising paragraph (c) and adding
paragraph (d) to read as follows:
§ 90.548 Interoperability Technical
Standards.
*
*
*
*
*
(c) Transceivers capable of operating
on the narrowband Interoperability
channels listed in § 90.531(b)(1) shall
not be marketed or sold unless the
transceiver has previously been certified
for interoperability by the Compliance
Assessment Program (CAP)
administered by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security; provided, however,
that this requirement is suspended if the
CAP is discontinued. Submission of a
700 MHz narrowband radio for
certification will constitute a
representation by the manufacturer that
the radio will be shown, by testing, to
be interoperable across vendors before it
is marketed or sold. In the alternative,
manufacturers may employ their own
protocol for verifying compliance with
Project 25 standards and determining
that their product is interoperable
among vendors. In the event that field
experience reveals that a transceiver is
not interoperable, the Commission may
require the manufacturer thereof to
provide evidence of compliance with
this section.
(d) Transceivers capable of
conventional operations on the
narrowband Interoperability channels
listed in § 90.531(b)(1) must, at a
minimum, include the following feature
sets and capabilities while operating in
the conventional mode to be validated
for compliance with the Project 25
standards consistent with
§ 2.1033(c)(20) of this chapter and
paragraph (c) of this section.
(1) A subscriber unit must be capable
of issuing group calls in a conventional
system in conformance with the
following standards: TIA 102.BAAD–B
Conventional Procedures (2015),
Section 6.1 with validation testing
according to TIA–102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice
Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.2.2.4.1, and Test
Case 2.4.2.4.1.
(2) Two Project 25 standard squelch
modes, Monitor Squelch and Normal
Squelch, must be supported in
conformance with the following
standards: TIA 102.BAAD–B
PO 00000
Frm 00083
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
30367
Conventional Procedures (2015),
Section 6.1.1.3 with validation testing
according to TIA–102.CABA
Conventional Interoperability Testing
for Voice Operation in Conventional
Systems (2010), Test Case 2.2.3.4.1, Test
Case 2.2.1.4.1 (Direct, normal squelch),
Test Case 2.4.9.4.1 (Repeated, monitor
squelch), and Test Case 2.4.1.4.1
(Repeated, normal squelch).
(3) A subscriber unit must properly
implement conventional network access
codes values (NAC) of $293 and $F7E in
conformance with the following
standards: TIA–102.BAAC–C Common
Air Interface Reserved Values (2011),
Section 2.1 with validation testing
according to TIA–102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice
Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.2.1.4.1 and Test Case
2.2.8.4.1.
(4) A fixed conventional repeater
must be able to repeat the correct/
matching network access code (NAC) for
all subscriber call types (clear and
encrypted) using the same output NAC
in conformance with the following
standards: TIA 102.BAAD–B
Conventional Procedures (2015),
Section 2.5 with validation testing
according to TIA–102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice
Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.4.1.4.1, and Test
Case 2.4.2.4.1.
(5) A fixed conventional repeater
must be able to repeat the correct/
matching network access code (NAC) for
all subscriber call types (clear and
encrypted) using a different output NAC
in conformance with the following
standards: TIA 102.BAAD–B
Conventional Procedures (2015),
Section 2.5 with validation testing
according to TIA–102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice
Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.4.3.4.1 and Test Case
2.4.4.4.1.
(6) A fixed conventional repeater
must be able to reject (no repeat) all
input transmissions with incorrect
network access code (NAC) in
conformance with the following
standard: TIA 102.BAAD–B
Conventional Procedures (2015),
Section 2.5 with validation testing
according to TIA–102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice
Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.4.1.4.1, and Test
Case 2.4.2.4.1.
(7) A fixed conventional repeater
must be able to support the correct
implementation of network access code
(NAC) values $F7E and $F7F in
conformance with the following
standards: TIA 102.BAAD–B
E:\FR\FM\28JNR1.SGM
28JNR1
30368
Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 125 / Thursday, June 28, 2018 / Rules and Regulations
Federal Communications Commission.
Nazifa Sawez,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
Conventional Procedures (2015),
Section 2.5 with validation testing
according to TIA–102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice
Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.4.5.4.1, Test Case
2.4.6.4.1, and Test Case 2.4.7.4.1.
50 CFR Part 679
plaice total allowable catch (TAC)
specified for the BSAI.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), June 25, 2018, through
2400 hrs, A.l.t., December 31, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council under
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. Regulations governing fishing by
U.S. vessels in accordance with the FMP
appear at subpart H of 50 CFR part 600
and 50 CFR part 679.
The 2018 Alaska plaice TAC specified
for the BSAI is 16,100 metric tons as
established by the final 2018 and 2019
harvest specifications for groundfish in
the BSAI (83 FR 8365, February 27,
2018).
In accordance with § 679.20(d)(1)(i),
the Administrator, Alaska Region,
NMFS, (Regional Administrator) has
determined that the 2018 Alaska plaice
TAC in the BSAI will soon be reached.
Therefore, the Regional Administrator is
establishing a directed fishing
allowance of 15,100 mt, and is setting
aside the remaining 1,000 mt as bycatch
to support other anticipated groundfish
fisheries. In accordance with
§ 679.20(d)(1)(iii), the Regional
Administrator finds that this directed
fishing allowance has been reached.
Consequently, NMFS is prohibiting
directed fishing for Alaska plaice in the
BSAI.
While this closure is effective the
maximum retainable amounts at
§ 679.20(e) and (f) apply at any time
during a trip.
[Docket No. 170817779–8161–02]
Classification
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as
follows:
[FR Doc. 2018–13859 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
■
47 CFR Part 73
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310,
334, 336, and 339.
[DA 18–543; MB Docket No. 18–27; RM–
11796]
2. Section 73.202(b), the table is
amended under Arizona, by adding
Desert Hills, Channel 292A, in
alphabetical order to read as follows:
■
Radio Broadcasting Services; Desert
Hills, Arizona
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
§ 73.202
*
At the request of L. Topaz
Enterprises, Inc., the Audio Division
amends the FM Table of Allotments by
adding Channel 292A at Desert Hills,
Arizona. We find that the public interest
would be served by allotting a second
local service at Desert Hills, Arizona. A
staff engineering analysis indicates that
Channel 292A can be added at Desert
Hills, Arizona, as proposed, consistent
with the minimum distance separation
requirements of the Commission’s rules
without a site restriction. The reference
coordinates are 34–32–58 NL and 114–
22–2 WL.
DATES: Effective July 9, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adrienne Y. Denysyk, Media Bureau,
(202) 418–2700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Report
and Order, MB Docket No. 18–27,
adopted May 25, 2018, and released
May 25, 2018. 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. The full text is also available
online at https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. This
document does not contain information
collection requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. The Commission
will send a copy of the 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).
Table of Allotments.
*
*
(b) * * *
*
*
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES
SUMMARY:
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Radio, Radio broadcasting.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:02 Jun 27, 2018
Jkt 244001
Channel No.
*
*
*
*
*
Arizona
*
*
*
Desert Hills ...........................
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
292A
*
*
*
[FR Doc. 2018–13794 Filed 6–27–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG317
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Alaska Plaice in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS is prohibiting directed
fishing for Alaska plaice in the Bering
Sea and Aleutian Islands management
area (BSAI). This action is necessary to
prevent exceeding the 2018 Alaska
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00084
Fmt 4700
Sfmt 4700
This action responds to the best
available information recently obtained
from the fishery. The Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA), finds good cause to waive the
requirement to provide prior notice and
opportunity for public comment
pursuant to the authority set forth at 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B) as such requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest. This requirement is
impracticable and contrary to the public
interest as it would prevent NMFS from
responding to the most recent fisheries
data in a timely fashion and would
delay the directed fishery closure of
Alaska plaice in the BSAI. NMFS was
unable to publish a notice providing
E:\FR\FM\28JNR1.SGM
28JNR1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30364-30368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13859]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 2 and 90
[PS Docket Nos. 13-87, 06-229; WT Docket No. 96-86, RM-11433, RM-11577;
FCC 16-111]
Service Rules Governing Narrowband Operations in the 769-775/799-
805 MHz Bands
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) amends the Commission's rules to promote spectrum
efficiency, interoperability, and flexibility in 700 MHz public safety
narrowband (769-775/799-805 MHz).
DATES: Effective July 30, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Evanoff, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 418-0848 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Second
Report and Order on Reconsideration in PS Docket No. 13-87, FCC 18-11,
released on February 12, 2018, and corrected by Erratum released on May
10, 2018. The complete text of this document is also available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-
A257, Washington, DC 20554. To request materials in accessible formats
for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
In this Second Report and Order, the Commission amends and
clarifies the Commission's 700 MHz narrowband (769-775/799-805 MHz)
interoperability and technical rules. Specifically, this Second Report
and Order (1) amends and clarifies the rules to exempt 700 MHz low-
power Vehicular Repeater Systems (VRS) from the 700 MHz trunking
requirements; (2) amends the rules to ensure that 700 MHz public safety
licensees receive information on the basis of vendor assertions that
equipment is interoperable across vendors and complies with Project 25
(P25) standards; and (3) amends the rules to require that all
narrowband mobile and portable 700 MHz public safety radios, as
supplied to the ultimate user, must be capable of operating on all of
the narrowband nationwide interoperability channels without addition of
hardware, firmware, or software, and must be interoperable across
vendors and operate in conformance with P25 standards.
In the companion Order on Reconsideration, the Commission addresses
the Petition for Partial Reconsideration filed by Motorola Solutions,
Inc. (Motorola), which requested that the Commission postpone the
effective date of certain previously adopted rules (i.e. 47 CFR
Sections 2.1033(c) and 90.548(c)) until complementary proposals that
were the subject of the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this
proceeding are resolved. As requested by Motorola, we adopt a uniform
effective date for the rules that were the subject of the Motorola
Petition for Partial Reconsideration and the rules newly adopted in
this Second Report and Order.
Procedural Matters
The Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis required by section 604
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 604, is included in
Appendix A of the Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration.
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended
(RFA), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was
incorporated into the Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making (FNPRM) in
PS Docket No. 13-87 released on August 22, 2016. See 81 FR 65984
(2016). The Commission sought written public comment on proposals in
the FNPRM, including comments on the IRFA. No comments were filed
addressing the IRFA. The present Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
(FRFA) conforms to the RFA.
Need for, and Objectives of, the Final Rules
In the Second Report and Order in this proceeding, we amend the
interoperability and technical rules governing 700 MHz public safety
narrowband spectrum (769-775 MHz and 799-805 MHz). The rule changes
promote interoperable and efficient use of 700 MHz public safety
narrowband spectrum while reducing the regulatory burdens on public
safety entities, manufacturers and other stakeholders wherever
possible. In order to achieve these objectives, we revise the rules to
exempt low power vehicular repeater
[[Page 30365]]
systems (VRS) from the narrowband trunking requirements. Exempting low
power VRS from the trunking requirements will facilitate rapid
deployment of such systems as well as reduce compliance burdens on
public safety entities that currently lack access to trunked equipment.
We also amend the rule to clarify that the trunking requirement applies
to fixed infrastructure.
We adopt a list of feature sets and capabilities that must be
tested in order to ensure that radios operating in the conventional
mode on the designated 700 MHz narrowband interoperability channels are
in fact interoperable across vendors. Adopting such a list promotes
certainty for public safety and manufacturers and promotes competition
in the public safety equipment market.
We amend the rules concerning the requirement that 700 MHz radios
be capable of being programmed to operate on the designated 700 MHz
narrowband interoperability channels. Clarification provides greater
certainty to equipment manufacturers on the required performance of
their equipment.
Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response to
the IRFA
There were no comments filed that specifically addressed the rules
and policies proposed in the IRFA.
Response to Comments by Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration
Pursuant to the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which amended the
RFA, the Commission is required to respond to any comments filed by the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA),
and to provide a detailed statement of any change made to the proposed
rules as a result of those comments.
The Chief Counsel did not file any comments in response to the
proposed rules in this proceeding.
Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the
Final Rules Will Apply
The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be
affected by the proposed rules adopted herein. The RFA generally
defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the
terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small
governmental jurisdiction.'' In addition, the term ``small business''
has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern'' under the
Small Business Act.'' A ``small business concern'' is one which: (1) Is
independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of
operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the
SBA.
Public Safety Radio Licensees. As a general matter, Public Safety
Radio licensees include police, fire, local government, forestry
conservation, highway maintenance, and emergency medical services.
Because of the vast array of public safety licensees, the Commission
has not developed a small business size standard specifically
applicable to public safety licensees. The closest applicable SBA
category is Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
which encompasses business entities engaged in radiotelephone
communications. The appropriate size standard for this category under
SBA rules is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees. For this industry, U.S. Census data for 2012 show that there
were 967 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this total, 955
firms had employment of 999 or fewer employees and 12 had employment of
1,000 employees or more. Thus under this category and the associated
size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of wireless
telecommunications carriers (except satellite) are small entities. With
respect to local governments, in particular, since many governmental
entities comprise the licensees for these services, we include under
public safety services the number of government entities affected.
According to Commission records, there are a total of approximately
133,870 licenses within these services. There are 1,476 licenses in the
700 MHz band, based on an FCC Universal Licensing System search of May
25, 2017. Public Safety Radio licensees are not required to disclose
information about number of employees, therefore the Commission does
not have information that could be used to determine how many Public
Safety Radio licensees constitute small entities under this definition.
Nevertheless, we estimate that fewer than 486 public safety radio
licensees hold these licenses because certain entities may have
multiple licenses.
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite). This
industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining
switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the
airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and
provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging
services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services. The
appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business is
small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, U.S.
Census data for 2012 show that there were 967 firms that operated for
the entire year. Of this total, 955 firms had employment of 999 or
fewer employees and 12 had employment of 1,000 employees or more. Thus
under this category and the associated size standard, the Commission
estimates that the majority of wireless telecommunications carriers
(except satellite) are small entities.
The Commission's own data--available in its Universal Licensing
System--indicate that, as of October 25, 2016, there are 280 Cellular
licensees that will be affected by our actions today. The Commission
does not know how many of these licensees are small, as the Commission
does not collect that information for these types of entities.
Similarly, according to internally developed Commission data, 413
carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of wireless
telephony, including cellular service, Personal Communications Service,
and Specialized Mobile Radio Telephony services. Of this total, an
estimated 261 have 1,500 or fewer employees, and 152 have more than
1,500 employees. Thus, using available data, we estimate that the
majority of wireless firms can be considered small.
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications
Equipment Manufacturing. This industry comprises establishments
primarily engaged in manufacturing radio and television broadcast and
wireless communications equipment. Examples of products made by the
establishments are: Transmitting and receiving antennas, cable
television equipment, GPS equipment, pagers, cellular phones, mobile
communications equipment, and radio and television studio and
broadcasting equipment. The Small Business Administration has
established a size standard for this industry of 750 employees or
fewer. U.S. Census data for 2012 show that 841 establishments operated
in this industry in that year. Of that number, 828 establishments
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees, 7 establishments operated
with between 1,000 and 2,499 employees and 6 establishments operated
with 2,500 or more employees. Based on this data, we conclude that a
majority of manufacturers in this industry is small.
[[Page 30366]]
Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance
Requirements
The rules adopted in the Second Report and Order will not entail
additional reporting, recordkeeping, and/or third-party consultation
for small entities to comply.
Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities,
and Significant Alternatives Considered
The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant,
specifically small business alternatives that it has considered in
reaching its proposed approach, which may include the following four
alternatives (among others): ``(1) The establishment of differing
compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into
account the resources available to small entities; (2) the
clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance or
reporting requirements under the rule for small entities; (3) the use
of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) and exemption
from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small entities.''
The Second Report and Order changes the interoperability and
technical rules covering operation of public safety systems on
narrowband spectrum in the 700 MHz band. Specifically, the Second
Report and Order amends Section 90.537 of the Commission's rules to
promote efficient use of public safety narrowband spectrum in the band
while reducing economic burdens on licensees. For the 700 MHz General
Use and State License channels, Section 90.537 provides that ``[a]ll
systems using six or more narrowband channels in the 769-775 MHz and
799-805 MHz frequency bands must be trunked systems, except for those
described in paragraph (b) of this section.'' In order to strike the
proper balance between spectrum efficiency and operational needs as
well as avoid unnecessary costs to public safety, the Second Report and
Order exempts low power vehicular repeaters from the 700 MHz narrowband
trunking requirements and clarifies that the trunking requirement
applies to individual transmitter sites.
The Second Report and Order maximizes interoperability by adopting
a list of feature sets and capabilities in radios designed to operate
in the conventional mode on the designated 700 MHz narrowband
interoperability channels. Currently, the Commission's rules do not
specify feature sets or capabilities that should be tested in order to
promote interoperability across vendors and between users. Thus, it
would be beneficial to incorporate into our rules specific feature sets
and capabilities that must be tested for radios designed to operate on
the 700 MHz narrowband interoperability channels. To minimize burdens,
the Second Report and Order clarifies that manufacturers may employ
their own testing protocol, declines to require manufacturers to test
non-voice features and capabilities, and refrains from imposing new
reporting and record keeping requirements on stakeholders.
Finally, the Second Report and Order amends the rules concerning
the requirement that 700 MHz radios be capable of being programmed to
operate on the designated interoperability channels. Amendment provides
greater certainty to equipment manufacturers on the required
performance of their equipment. Amending the rule obviates the need for
imposing new requirements on public safety and manufacturers.
Report to Congress
The Commission will send a copy of the Second Report and Order,
including this FRFA, in a report to Congress pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act. In addition, the Commission will send a copy
of the Second Report and Order, including this FRFA, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A copy of this Second Report and
Order, and FRFA (or summaries thereof) will also be published in the
Federal Register.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
This document does not contain new information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13.
Congressional Review Act
The Commission will send a copy of this Second Report and Order and
Order on Reconsideration to Congress and the Government Accountability
Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the
Proposed Rules
None.
Ordering Clauses
Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 303,
316, 332, and 337 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303, 316, 332, and 337, this Second Report and
Order is hereby adopted.
It is further ordered that Sec. Sec. 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537, 90.547
and 90.548 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537,
90.547, and 90.548, are amended as set forth in Appendix B. The
amendments to Sec. Sec. 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537, 90.547 and 90.548 of
the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 2.1033(c)(20), 90.537, 90.547 and
90.548, shall become effective thirty days after publication of this
Second Report and Order in the Federal Register.
It is further ordered that the Petition for Clarification of
Motorola Solutions, Inc. filed March 1, 2016, is granted, to the extent
discussed in this Second Report and Order.
It is further ordered, pursuant to sections 4(i), and 405 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and 405(a),
and Sec. 1.429 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.429, that the
Petition for Partial Reconsideration filed October 31, 2016, by
Motorola Solutions, Inc. is granted to the extent discussed in this
Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration.
It is further ordered, that the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a
copy of this Second Report and Order, including the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
It is further ordered that the Commission shall send a copy of this
Second Report and Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the
General Accounting Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Parts 2 and 90
Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR parts 2 and 90 as follows:
PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL
RULES AND REGULATIONS
0
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302, 303, 307, 336, and 337, unless
otherwise noted.
[[Page 30367]]
0
2. Section 2.1033 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(20) to read as
follows:
Sec. 2.1033 Application for certification.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(20) Before equipment operating under part 90 of this chapter and
capable of operating on the 700 MHz interoperability channels (See
Sec. 90.531(b)(1) of this chapter) may be marketed or sold, the
manufacturer thereof shall have a Compliance Assessment Program
Supplier's Declaration of Compliance and Summary Test Report or,
alternatively, a document detailing how the manufacturer determined
that its equipment complies with Sec. 90.548 of this chapter and that
the equipment is interoperable across vendors. Submission of a 700 MHz
narrowband radio for certification will constitute a representation by
the manufacturer that the radio will be shown, by testing, to be
interoperable across vendors before it is marketed or sold.
* * * * *
PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICE
0
3. The authority citation for part 90 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7), and Title VI of the Middle Class Tax
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-96, 126 Stat. 156.
0
4. Section 90.537 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 90.537 Trunking requirement.
(a) General use and State License channels. All fixed transmitter
sites using six or more narrowband channels in the 769-775 MHz and 799-
805 MHz frequency bands must be trunked, except for those described in
paragraph (b) of this section. This paragraph does not apply to
Vehicular Repeater Systems (MO3) authorized on the General Use and
State License channels listed in Sec. 90.531(b).
* * * * *
0
5. Section 90.547 is amended by revising paragraph (a) introductory
text to read as follows:
Sec. 90.547 Narrowband Interoperability channel capability
requirement.
(a) Except as noted in this section, mobile and portable
transmitters operating on narrowband channels in the 769-775 MHz and
799-805 MHz frequency bands must be capable of operating on all of the
designated nationwide narrowband Interoperability channels pursuant to
the standards specified in this part. Provided, however, that the
licensee need not program such transmitters to make all
interoperability channels accessible to the end user.
* * * * *
0
6. Section 90.548 is amended by revising paragraph (c) and adding
paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 90.548 Interoperability Technical Standards.
* * * * *
(c) Transceivers capable of operating on the narrowband
Interoperability channels listed in Sec. 90.531(b)(1) shall not be
marketed or sold unless the transceiver has previously been certified
for interoperability by the Compliance Assessment Program (CAP)
administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; provided,
however, that this requirement is suspended if the CAP is discontinued.
Submission of a 700 MHz narrowband radio for certification will
constitute a representation by the manufacturer that the radio will be
shown, by testing, to be interoperable across vendors before it is
marketed or sold. In the alternative, manufacturers may employ their
own protocol for verifying compliance with Project 25 standards and
determining that their product is interoperable among vendors. In the
event that field experience reveals that a transceiver is not
interoperable, the Commission may require the manufacturer thereof to
provide evidence of compliance with this section.
(d) Transceivers capable of conventional operations on the
narrowband Interoperability channels listed in Sec. 90.531(b)(1) must,
at a minimum, include the following feature sets and capabilities while
operating in the conventional mode to be validated for compliance with
the Project 25 standards consistent with Sec. 2.1033(c)(20) of this
chapter and paragraph (c) of this section.
(1) A subscriber unit must be capable of issuing group calls in a
conventional system in conformance with the following standards: TIA
102.BAAD-B Conventional Procedures (2015), Section 6.1 with validation
testing according to TIA-102.CABA Interoperability Testing for Voice
Operation in Conventional Systems (2010), Test Case 2.2.2.4.1, and Test
Case 2.4.2.4.1.
(2) Two Project 25 standard squelch modes, Monitor Squelch and
Normal Squelch, must be supported in conformance with the following
standards: TIA 102.BAAD-B Conventional Procedures (2015), Section
6.1.1.3 with validation testing according to TIA-102.CABA Conventional
Interoperability Testing for Voice Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.2.3.4.1, Test Case 2.2.1.4.1 (Direct, normal
squelch), Test Case 2.4.9.4.1 (Repeated, monitor squelch), and Test
Case 2.4.1.4.1 (Repeated, normal squelch).
(3) A subscriber unit must properly implement conventional network
access codes values (NAC) of $293 and $F7E in conformance with the
following standards: TIA-102.BAAC-C Common Air Interface Reserved
Values (2011), Section 2.1 with validation testing according to TIA-
102.CABA Interoperability Testing for Voice Operation in Conventional
Systems (2010), Test Case 2.2.1.4.1 and Test Case 2.2.8.4.1.
(4) A fixed conventional repeater must be able to repeat the
correct/matching network access code (NAC) for all subscriber call
types (clear and encrypted) using the same output NAC in conformance
with the following standards: TIA 102.BAAD-B Conventional Procedures
(2015), Section 2.5 with validation testing according to TIA-102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.4.1.4.1, and Test Case 2.4.2.4.1.
(5) A fixed conventional repeater must be able to repeat the
correct/matching network access code (NAC) for all subscriber call
types (clear and encrypted) using a different output NAC in conformance
with the following standards: TIA 102.BAAD-B Conventional Procedures
(2015), Section 2.5 with validation testing according to TIA-102.CABA
Interoperability Testing for Voice Operation in Conventional Systems
(2010), Test Case 2.4.3.4.1 and Test Case 2.4.4.4.1.
(6) A fixed conventional repeater must be able to reject (no
repeat) all input transmissions with incorrect network access code
(NAC) in conformance with the following standard: TIA 102.BAAD-B
Conventional Procedures (2015), Section 2.5 with validation testing
according to TIA-102.CABA Interoperability Testing for Voice Operation
in Conventional Systems (2010), Test Case 2.4.1.4.1, and Test Case
2.4.2.4.1.
(7) A fixed conventional repeater must be able to support the
correct implementation of network access code (NAC) values $F7E and
$F7F in conformance with the following standards: TIA 102.BAAD-B
[[Page 30368]]
Conventional Procedures (2015), Section 2.5 with validation testing
according to TIA-102.CABA Interoperability Testing for Voice Operation
in Conventional Systems (2010), Test Case 2.4.5.4.1, Test Case
2.4.6.4.1, and Test Case 2.4.7.4.1.
[FR Doc. 2018-13859 Filed 6-27-18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
