Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band, 13141 [2019-06472]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 13141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06472]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 25

[GN Docket Nos. 18-122, 17-183, RM-11791, RM-11778; FCC 18-91]


Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final action; information collection approval; 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 the request for the 
information collection requirements contained in the Commission's 
Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band, Order. This document 
is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and 
the effective date of these rules.

DATES: The Earth Station and Space Station Information Collections in 
paragraphs 7-12 of the Order published at 83 FR 42043, August 20, 2018, 
are effective April 4, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams by email at 
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on January 28, 
2019, OMB approved the request that the Commission submitted pertaining 
to the revisions to information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's Order, FCC 18-91, published at 83 FR 42043, August 20, 
2018. The OMB Control Number is 3060-0678. The changes to OMB control 
number 3060- 0678 modified the burden hours and annual costs to the 
information collection. The Commission publishes this document as an 
announcement of the effective date of the rules.
    Synopsis: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3507), the FCC is notifying the public that OMB approved changes 
to information collection requirements contained in 83 FR 42043. 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 3060-0678. 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: 3060-0678.
    OMB Approval Date: January 28, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2022.
    Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules 
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth 
Stations and Space Stations.
    Form Number: FCC Form 312; Schedule A; Schedule B: Schedule S; FCC 
Form 312-R, FCC Form 312-EZ.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 7,170 respondents; 7,219 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-80 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time, and annual reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority that covers this information collection is 
contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 332, 605 
and 721.
    Total Annual Burden: 42,014 Hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $12,411,120.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information. Certain 
information collected regarding international coordination of satellite 
systems is not routinely available for public inspection pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552(b) and 47 CFR 0.457(d)(vii).
    Needs and Uses: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved 
a revision of the information collection titled ``Part 25 of the 
Federal Communications Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing of, 
and Spectrum Usage By, Commercial Earth Stations and Space Stations'' 
under OMB Control No. 3060-0678, as a result of a recent rulemaking 
discussed below.
    On July 13, 2018, the Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') released an Order titled, ``In the Matter of Expanding 
Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band; Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-
Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 24 GHz; Petition for Rulemaking to Amend 
and Modernize Parts 25 and 101 of the Commission's Rules to Authorize 
and Facilitate the Deployment of Licensed Point-to-Multipoint Fixed 
Wireless Broadband Service in the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band; Fixed Wireless 
Communications Coalition, Inc., Request for Modified Coordination 
Procedures in Band Shared Between the Fixed Service and the Fixed 
Satellite Service,'' GN Docket No. 18-122, GN Docket No. 17-183, RM-
11791, RM-11778 (FCC 18-91). The Order has been published in the 
Federal Register. 83 FR 42043 (Aug. 20, 2018).
    In this proceeding, the Commission seeks to identify potential 
opportunities for additional terrestrial use for wireless broadband 
services of 500 megahertz of mid-band spectrum between 3.7-4.2 GHz. In 
response to concerns that the Commission's information regarding 
current use of the band is inaccurate and/or incomplete, the Commission 
adopted an Order requesting additional information from operators in 
the fixed-satellite service (FSS). Specifically, for FSS operators in 
the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, the Order (1) requests additional information on 
the operations of temporary-fixed earth station licensees, and (2) 
requests additional information on the operations of space stations. 
This information collection will provide the Commission and the public 
with additional information about existing FSS operators that will be 
used to consider potential new terrestrial services in the 3.7-4.2 GHz 
band while protecting the interests of those FSS operators. The Order 
also requires certain earth station operators to file certifications 
that information on file with the Commission remains accurate.

Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2019-06472 Filed 4-3-19; 8:45 am]
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