Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio Services, 47146-47147 [2019-19323]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47146-47147]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19323]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 25

[GN Docket No. 14-177, FCC 19-30]


Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of compliance date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection 
associated with a rule for specific millimeter wave bands above 24 GHz 
in the Commission's Fifth Report and Order, FCC 19-30, and that 
compliance with the modified rule is now required. It removes 
paragraphs advising that compliance was not required until OMB approval 
was obtained. This document is consistent with the Fifth Report and 
Order FCC 19-30, which states the Commission will publish a document in 
the Federal Register announcing a compliance date for the modified rule 
section and revise the rule accordingly.

DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective September 9, 2019.
    Compliance date: Compliance with 47 CFR 25.136(e), (f), and (g), 
published 84 FR 20810 on May 13, 2019, is required as of September 9, 
2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Schauble of the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, Broadband Division at (202) 418-0797 or 
[email protected], Michael Ha of the Office of Engineering and 
Technology, Policy and Rules Division, at 202-418-2099 or 
[email protected], or Jose Albuquerque of the International Bureau, 
Satellite Division, at 202-418-2288 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that OMB approved 
the information collection requirement in Sec.  25.136(e), (f), and (g) 
on August 27, 2019. The rule was modified in the Fifth Report and 
Order, FCC 19-30, published 84 FR 20810, May 13, 2019. The Commission 
publishes this document as an announcement of the compliance date of 
the rules. The other rule amendments adopted in the Fifth Report and 
Order, which did not require OMB approval, became effective on June 12, 
2019. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or 
how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens 
caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554, 
regarding OMB Control Number 3060-1215. Please include the applicable 
OMB Control Number 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). This 
document also removes Sec.  25.136(h) of the Commission's rules, which 
advised that compliance was not required until OMB approval was 
obtained.

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 August 27, 2019, for the information collection requirement 
contained in the modification to Sec.  25.136(e), (f), and (g). 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 for the information collection requirement in Sec.  
25.136(e), (f), and (g) is 3060-1215.
    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: 3060-1215.
    OMB Approval Date: August 27, 2019.
    OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2022.
    Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio 
Services.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,230 respondents; 1,230 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping; upon commencement of 
service, or within 3 years of effective date of rules; and at end of 
license term, or 2024 for incumbent licensees.
    Obligation to Respond: Statutory authority for this collection are 
contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 
302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 
160, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 
332, 336, Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
    Total Annual Burden: 735 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $540,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: In this collection, the Commission amended in the 
Fifth Report and Order's Sec.  25.136 by revising the section heading 
and revising paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) and adding paragraphs (e)(1), 
(2), (3), and (e)(4)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). The Fifth Report and 
Order was adopted on April 12, 2019 and released on April 15, 2019. The 
Commission added the 50 GHz band (50.4-51.4 GHz) to the bands that are 
subject to the framework for sharing between the Upper Microwave 
Flexible Use Service (UMFUS) and the Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) 
established in that rule. In turn, since the rules now apply in 
additional bands, the number of respondents, the annual number of 
responses, annual burden hours and annual costs will increase for this 
collection. In addition, the
    Commission re-orders the paragraphs in Sec.  25.136.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 25

    Satellite communication.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.

Final Rules

    For the reason discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 25 as follows:

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PART 25--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

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1. The authority citation for part 25 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 
332, 605, and 721, unless otherwise noted.


Sec.  25.136  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  25.136 by removing paragraph (h).
[FR Doc. 2019-19323 Filed 9-6-19; 8:45 am]
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