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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 27
[GN Docket No. 12–268, ET Docket No. 13–
26 and ET Docket No. 14–14, FCC 15–141]
Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions; Office of
Engineering and Technology Releases
and Seeks Comment on Updated OET–
69 Software; Office of Engineering and
Technology Seeks To Supplement the
Incentive Auction Proceeding Record
Regarding Potential Interference
Between Broadcast Television and
Wireless Services
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 Expanding the
Economic and Innovation Opportunities
of Spectrum Through Incentive
Auctions, Third Report and Order and
First Order on Reconsideration (Order)’s
no harmful interference rule. This
document is consistent with the Order,
which stated that the Commission
would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the
effective date of the rule.
DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR
27.1310 published at 80 FR 71731,
November 17, 2015, are effective
October 22, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aspasia Paroutsas, Office of Engineering
and Technology, at (202) 418–7285, or
email: Aspasia.Paroutsas@fcc.gov. For
additional information concerning the
Paperwork Reduction Act information
collection requirements contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991 or via email
at Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on April 3,
2017, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements relating to the harmful
interference rule contained in the
Commission’s Order, FCC 15–141,
published at 80 FR 71731, November 17,
2015. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1229. The Commission publishes
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this document as an announcement of
the effective date of the rule. 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 Nicole Ongele, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
A620, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20554. Please include the OMB
Control Number, 3060–1229, 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 final OMB approval on April 3,
2017, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
modifications to the Commission’s rules
in 47 CFR part 27.
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 Number is
3060–1229.
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: 3060–1229.
OMB Approval Date: April 3, 2017.
OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2020.
Title: Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 832 respondents; 832
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Wireless
licensees who are required to conduct
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an interference study will be required to
produce the study upon request and
when an interference complaint occurs.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
The statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308,
309, 316, 319, 332, 403, 1452 and 1454.
Total Annual Burden: 832 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $10.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
However, applicants may request that
any information supplied be withheld
from public inspection, pursuant to 47
CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules. This
request must be justified pursuant to 47
CFR 0.457.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The collection was
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) and approved for the
information collection requirements
relating to the harmful interference rule
contained in the Commission’s Order,
FCC 15–141.
On October 26, 2015, the Federal
Communications Commission released a
Third Report and Order and First Order
on Reconsideration, FCC 15–141,
published at 80 FR 71731, November 17,
2015, Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions, ET Docket
Nos. 13–26, 14–14 and GN Docket No.
12–268, adopting a final rule—
containing information requirements—
which resolved the remaining technical
issues affecting the operation of 600
MHz wireless licenses and broadcast
television stations in areas where they
operate on the same or adjacent
channels in geographic proximity.
Specifically, the Commission adopted a
rule requiring wireless licensees to
conduct an interference study prior to
deploying or operating a wireless base
station within a specified distance of a
broadcast television station that is cochannel or adjacent channel to their
spectrum. A wireless licensee is
required to provide this interference
study to the Commission upon request
or to the broadcast television station
when there is an interference complaint.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 27
[GN Docket No. 12-268, ET Docket No. 13-26 and ET Docket No. 14-14, FCC
15-141]
Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions; Office of Engineering and Technology
Releases and Seeks Comment on Updated OET-69 Software; Office of
Engineering and Technology Seeks To Supplement the Incentive Auction
Proceeding Record Regarding Potential Interference Between Broadcast
Television and Wireless Services
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 Expanding
the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive
Auctions, Third Report and Order and First Order on Reconsideration
(Order)'s no harmful interference rule. This document is consistent
with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the
rule.
DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 27.1310 published at 80 FR 71731,
November 17, 2015, are effective October 22, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aspasia Paroutsas, Office of
Engineering and Technology, at (202) 418-7285, or email:
[email protected]. For additional information concerning the
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements contact
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991 or via email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on April 3,
2017, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements relating to the harmful interference rule
contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 15-141, published at 80 FR
71731, November 17, 2015. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1229. The
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective
date of the rule. 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 Nicole Ongele,
Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1229,
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments
via email at [email protected].
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 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 final OMB
approval on April 3, 2017, for the information collection requirements
contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part
27.
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 Number is 3060-1229.
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: 3060-1229.
OMB Approval Date: April 3, 2017.
OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2020.
Title: Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 832 respondents; 832
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Wireless licensees who are required to
conduct an interference study will be required to produce the study
upon request and when an interference complaint occurs.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303,
307, 308, 309, 316, 319, 332, 403, 1452 and 1454.
Total Annual Burden: 832 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $10.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. However, applicants may request that any information
supplied be withheld from public inspection, pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459
of the FCC's rules. This request must be justified pursuant to 47 CFR
0.457.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The collection was submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) and approved for the information collection
requirements relating to the harmful interference rule contained in the
Commission's Order, FCC 15-141.
On October 26, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission released
a Third Report and Order and First Order on Reconsideration, FCC 15-
141, published at 80 FR 71731, November 17, 2015, Expanding the
Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive
Auctions, ET Docket Nos. 13-26, 14-14 and GN Docket No. 12-268,
adopting a final rule--containing information requirements--which
resolved the remaining technical issues affecting the operation of 600
MHz wireless licenses and broadcast television stations in areas where
they operate on the same or adjacent channels in geographic proximity.
Specifically, the Commission adopted a rule requiring wireless
licensees to conduct an interference study prior to deploying or
operating a wireless base station within a specified distance of a
broadcast television station that is co-channel or adjacent channel to
their spectrum. A wireless licensee is required to provide this
interference study to the Commission upon request or to the broadcast
television station when there is an interference complaint.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-22973 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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