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Region 9.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
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, 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
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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 3,
2019. 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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0698.
Title: Section 25.203(i) and
73.1030(a)(2), Radio Astronomy
Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico.
Form No: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, and
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,200 respondents, 10,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
minutes (.0333 hours).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 303(f),
303(r), and 309(j)(13).
Total Annual Burden: 3,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day
comment period to obtain the three-year
clearance from them.
On October 15, 1997, the FCC
released a Report and Order, ET Docket
No. 96–2, RM–8165, FCC 97–347, that
established a Coordination Zone for new
and modified radio facilities in various
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communications services that cover the
islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona,
Vieques, and Culebra within the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The
coordination zone and notification
procedures enable the Arecibo Radio
Astronomy Observatory to receive
information needed to assess whether
an applicant’s proposed operations will
cause harmful interference to the
Arecibo Observatory’s operations,
which also promotes efficient resolution
of coordination problems between the
applicants and the Arecibo Observatory.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Federal Advisory Committee, Task
Force for Reviewing the Connectivity
and Technology Needs of Precision
Agriculture in the United States
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of intent to establish.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces its intent to
establish a Federal Advisory Committee,
known as the ‘‘Task Force for Reviewing
the Connectivity and Technology Needs
of Precision Agriculture in the United
States’’ (the Task Force).
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jesse Jachman, Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications
Commission, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418–2668, or email:
Jesse.Jachman@fcc.gov; Erin Boone,
Deputy Designated Federal Officer,
Federal Communications Commission,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
(202) 418–0736, or email: Erin.Boone@
fcc.gov; or Celia Lewis, Deputy
Designated Federal Officer, Federal
Communications Commission, Wireline
Competition Bureau, (202) 418–7456, or
email Celia.Lewis@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Chairman of the Commission, as
required by Section 12511 of the
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,
Public Law 115–334, 132 Stat 4490, is
taking appropriate steps to establish the
Task Force, which Congress has deemed
necessary and in the public interest.
SUMMARY:
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After consultation and concurrence with
the General Services Administration,
the Commission intends to establish the
charter on or before December 19, 2019,
providing the Task Force with
authorization to operate for two years.
In consultation with the Secretary of
Agriculture (Secretary), or a designee of
the Secretary, and in collaboration with
public and private stakeholders in the
agriculture and technology fields, the
purpose of the Task Force is to: Identify
and measure current gaps in the
availability of broadband internet access
service on agricultural land; develop
policy recommendations to promote the
rapid, expanded deployment of
broadband internet access service on
unserved agricultural land, with a goal
of achieving reliable capabilities on 95
percent of agricultural land in the
United States by 2025; promote effective
policy and regulatory solutions that
encourage the adoption of broadband
internet access service on farms and
ranches and promote precision
agriculture; recommend specific new
rules or amendments to existing rules of
the Commission that the Commission
should issue to achieve the goals and
purposes of the policy
recommendations described in the
second bullet in this list; recommend
specific steps that the Commission
should take to obtain reliable and
standardized data measurements of the
availability of broadband internet access
service as may be necessary to target
funding support, from future programs
of the Commission dedicated to the
deployment of broadband internet
access service, to unserved agricultural
land in need of broadband internet
access service; and recommend specific
steps that the Commission should
consider to ensure that the expertise of
the Secretary and available farm data are
reflected in future programs of the
Commission dedicated to the
infrastructure deployment of broadband
internet access service and to direct
available funding to unserved
agricultural land where needed.
In addition, not later than one (1) year
after the date on which the Commission
officially establishes the Task Force, and
annually thereafter, the Task Force will
submit to the Chairman of the
Commission a report, which shall be
made public, that details: The status of
fixed and mobile broadband internet
access service coverage of agricultural
land; the projected future connectivity
needs of agricultural operations,
farmers, and ranchers; and the steps
being taken to accurately measure the
availability of broadband internet access
service on agricultural land and the
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limitations of current, as of the date of
the report, measurement processes.
Advisory Committee
The Task Force will be organized
under, and will operate in accordance
with, the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App. 2). The Task Force will be
solely advisory in nature. Consistent
with FACA and its requirements, each
meeting of the Task Force will be open
to the public unless otherwise noticed.
A notice of each meeting will be
published in the Federal Register at
least fifteen (15) days in advance of the
meeting. Records will be maintained of
each meeting and made available for
public inspection. All activities of the
Task Force will be conducted in an
open, transparent, and accessible
manner. The Task Force shall terminate
two (2) years from filing date of its
charter. However, the Commission will
seek to renew the Task Force’s charter
for successive terms until the Task
Force terminates on January 1, 2025.
The first meeting date and agenda topics
will be described in a Public Notice
issued and published in the Federal
Register at least fifteen (15) days prior
to the first meeting date. In addition, as
needed, working groups or
subcommittees (ad hoc or steering) will
be established to facilitate the Task
Force’s work between meetings of the
full Task Force. Meetings of the Task
Force will be fully accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
Accessible Formats: 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), 1–
888–835–5322 (TTY).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
Federal Communications
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ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 3,
2019. 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: 3060–1211.
Title: Sections 96.17; 96.21; 96.23;
96.25; 96.33; 96.35; 96.39; 96.41; 96.43;
96.45; 96.51; 96.57; 96.59; 96.61; 96.63;
96.67, Commercial Operations in the
3550–3700 MHz Band.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not for profit institutions,
and state, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 110,782
respondents; 226,099 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to
1.5 hours.
SUMMARY:
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Federal Advisory Committee, Task Force for Reviewing the
Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision Agriculture in the
United States
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice of intent to establish.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces its intent to
establish a Federal Advisory Committee, known as the ``Task Force for
Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of Precision
Agriculture in the United States'' (the Task Force).
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesse Jachman, Designated Federal
Officer, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition
Bureau, (202) 418-2668, or email: [email protected]; Erin Boone,
Deputy Designated Federal Officer, Federal Communications Commission,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-0736, or email:
[email protected]; or Celia Lewis, Deputy Designated Federal Officer,
Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, (202)
418-7456, or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Chairman of the Commission, as required
by Section 12511 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Public Law
115-334, 132 Stat 4490, is taking appropriate steps to establish the
Task Force, which Congress has deemed necessary and in the public
interest.
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After consultation and concurrence with the General Services
Administration, the Commission intends to establish the charter on or
before December 19, 2019, providing the Task Force with authorization
to operate for two years.
In consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary), or a
designee of the Secretary, and in collaboration with public and private
stakeholders in the agriculture and technology fields, the purpose of
the Task Force is to: Identify and measure current gaps in the
availability of broadband internet access service on agricultural land;
develop policy recommendations to promote the rapid, expanded
deployment of broadband internet access service on unserved
agricultural land, with a goal of achieving reliable capabilities on 95
percent of agricultural land in the United States by 2025; promote
effective policy and regulatory solutions that encourage the adoption
of broadband internet access service on farms and ranches and promote
precision agriculture; recommend specific new rules or amendments to
existing rules of the Commission that the Commission should issue to
achieve the goals and purposes of the policy recommendations described
in the second bullet in this list; recommend specific steps that the
Commission should take to obtain reliable and standardized data
measurements of the availability of broadband internet access service
as may be necessary to target funding support, from future programs of
the Commission dedicated to the deployment of broadband internet access
service, to unserved agricultural land in need of broadband internet
access service; and recommend specific steps that the Commission should
consider to ensure that the expertise of the Secretary and available
farm data are reflected in future programs of the Commission dedicated
to the infrastructure deployment of broadband internet access service
and to direct available funding to unserved agricultural land where
needed.
In addition, not later than one (1) year after the date on which
the Commission officially establishes the Task Force, and annually
thereafter, the Task Force will submit to the Chairman of the
Commission a report, which shall be made public, that details: The
status of fixed and mobile broadband internet access service coverage
of agricultural land; the projected future connectivity needs of
agricultural operations, farmers, and ranchers; and the steps being
taken to accurately measure the availability of broadband internet
access service on agricultural land and the limitations of current, as
of the date of the report, measurement processes.
Advisory Committee
The Task Force will be organized under, and will operate in
accordance with, the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2). The Task Force will be solely advisory in
nature. Consistent with FACA and its requirements, each meeting of the
Task Force will be open to the public unless otherwise noticed. A
notice of each meeting will be published in the Federal Register at
least fifteen (15) days in advance of the meeting. Records will be
maintained of each meeting and made available for public inspection.
All activities of the Task Force will be conducted in an open,
transparent, and accessible manner. The Task Force shall terminate two
(2) years from filing date of its charter. However, the Commission will
seek to renew the Task Force's charter for successive terms until the
Task Force terminates on January 1, 2025. The first meeting date and
agenda topics will be described in a Public Notice issued and published
in the Federal Register at least fifteen (15) days prior to the first
meeting date. In addition, as needed, working groups or subcommittees
(ad hoc or steering) will be established to facilitate the Task Force's
work between meetings of the full Task Force. Meetings of the Task
Force will be fully accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Accessible Formats: 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), 1-888-835-5322
(TTY).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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