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on a primary basis for Fixed Satellite
Service (FSS) and Fixed Service.
Domestically, space station operators
use the 3.7–4.2 GHz band to provide
downlink signals of various bandwidths
to licensed transmit-receive, registered
receive-only, and unregistered receiveonly earth stations throughout the
United States. The 3.7 GHz Report and
Order calls for the relocation of existing
FSS operations in the band into the
upper 200 megahertz of the band (4.0–
4.2 GHz) and making the lower 280
megahertz (3.7–3.98 GHz) available for
flexible-use throughout the contiguous
United States through a Commissionadministered public auction of overlay
licenses in the 3.7 GHz Service that is
scheduled to occur later this year, with
the 20 megahertz from 3.98–4.0 GHz
reserved as a guard band.
The Commission adopted a robust
transition schedule to achieve an
expeditious relocation of FSS operations
and ensure that a significant amount of
spectrum is made available quickly for
next-generation wireless deployments,
while also ensuring effective
accommodation of relocated incumbent
users. The 3.7 GHz Report and Order
establishes a deadline of December 5,
2025, for full relocation to ensure that
all FSS operations are cleared in a
timely manner, but provides an
opportunity for accelerated clearing of
the band by allowing incumbent space
station operators, as defined in the 3.7
GHz Report and Order, to commit to
voluntarily relocate on a two-phased
accelerated schedule (with additional
obligations and incentives for such
operators), with a Phase I deadline of
December 5, 2021, and a Phase II
deadline of December 5, 2023.
The Commission concluded in the 3.7
GHz Report and Order that, before the
public auction of overlay licenses
commences, it is appropriate for
potential bidders to know when they
will get access to the spectrum in the
3.7–3.98 GHz band that is currently
occupied by incumbent FSS space
station operators and earth stations, as
defined in the 3.7 GHz Report and
Order, and to have an estimate of how
much they may be required to pay for
incumbent relocation costs and
accelerated relocation payments should
they become overlay licensees, as
overlay licensees are required to pay for
the reasonable relocation costs of
incumbent space station and incumbent
earth station operators that are required
to clear the lower portion of the band.
Under this information collection, the
Commission will collect information
that will be used by the Commission to
determine when, how, and at what cost
existing operations in the lower portion
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of the 3.7–4.2 GHz band will be
relocated to the upper portion of the
band. Specifically, the Commission
collect the following information from
incumbents as adopted in the 3.7 GHz
Report and Order:
Accelerated Relocation Elections
The Commission concluded in the 3.7
GHz Report and Order that overlay
licensees would only value accelerated
relocation if a significant majority of
incumbents are cleared in a timely
manner, and therefore determined that
at least 80% of accelerated relocation
payments must be accepted in order for
the Commission to accept accelerated
elections and require overlay licensees
to pay accelerated relocation payments.
The 3.7 GHz Report and Order calls for
an eligible space station operator, as
defined in the 3.7 GHz Report and
Order, that chooses to commit to clear
on the accelerated schedule in exchange
for accelerated relocation payments to
submit a written, public, irrevocable
accelerated relocation election with the
Commission by May 29, 2020, to permit
the Commission to determine whether
there are sufficient accelerated
relocation elections to trigger early
relocation and in turn provide bidders
with adequate certainty regarding the
clearing date and payment obligations
associated with each license well in
advance of the auction.
Transition Plans
The 3.7 GHz Report and Order
requires each eligible space station
operator to submit to the Commission
by June 12, 2020, and make available for
public review, a detailed transition plan
describing the necessary steps and
estimated costs for the eligible space
station operator to complete the
transition of existing operations in the
lower portion of the 3.7–4.2 GHz band
to the upper 200 megahertz of the band
and its individual timeline for doing so
consistent with the regular relocation
deadline or by the accelerated relocation
deadlines. An eligible space station
operator that elects to receive
accelerated relocation payments is
responsible for relocating all of its
associated incumbent earth stations and
must outline the details of such
relocation in the transition plan (unless
an incumbent earth station owner elects
to receive a lump sum payment and
assumes responsibility for transitioning
its own earth stations). Similarly, an
incumbent space station operator that
does not elect to receive accelerated
relocation payments but nevertheless
plans to assume responsibility for
relocating its own associated incumbent
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earth stations must make that clear in its
transition plan.
Incumbent Earth Station Lump Sum
Payment Elections
The 3.7 GHz Report and Order
provides an incumbent earth station
operator with the option of accepting
reimbursement payments for its
reasonable relocation costs for the
transition, or opting out of the formal
relocation process and accepting a lump
sum reimbursement payment for all of
its incumbent earth stations based on
the average, estimated costs of
relocating all of their incumbent earth
stations in lieu of actual relocation
costs. The 3.7 GHz Report and Order
directs the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau to
announce the lump sum that will be
available per incumbent earth station as
well as the process for electing lump
sum payments and requires that no later
than 30 days after this announcement,
an incumbent earth station operator that
wishes to receive a lump sum payment
make an irrevocable lump sum payment
election that will apply to all of its earth
stations in the contiguous United States.
This information collection will serve
as the starting point for planning and
managing the process of efficiently and
expeditiously clearing of the lower
portion of the band, so that this
spectrum can be auctioned for flexibleuse service licenses.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–14694 Filed 7–7–20; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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[OMB 3060–1070; FRS 16911]
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
SUMMARY:
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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.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before September 8,
2020. 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 contacts 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: The FCC
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) 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 OMB control
number.
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501–3520), the FCC invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1070.
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Title: Allocation and Service Rules for
the 71–76 GHz, 81–86 GHz, and 92–95
GHz Bands.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
and State, local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 852
respondents; 11,342 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to
1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement, and third-party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
303(f) and (r), 309, 316, and 332 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 12,039 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $200,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality. The
Commission has not granted assurances
of confidentially to those parties
submitting the information. In those
cases where a respondent believes
information requires confidentiality, the
respondent can request confidential
treatment and the Commission will
afford such confidentiality for 20 days,
after which the information will be
available to the public.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking an extension of this information
collection in order to obtain the full
three-year approval from OMB. There
are no program changes to the reporting,
recordkeeping and/or third-party
disclosure requirements, but we are
revising estimates based on the
reduction of database managers, and the
increase of renewals of the nationwide
licensees. The recordkeeping, reporting,
and third-party disclosure requirements
will be used by the Commission to
verify licensee compliance with the
Commission rules and regulations, and
to ensure that licensees continue to
fulfill their statutory responsibilities in
accordance with the Communications
Act of 1934. The Commission’s rules
promote the private sector development
and use of 71–76 GHz, 81–86 GHz, and
92–95 GHz bands (70/80/90 GHz bands).
Such information has been used in the
past and will continue to be used to
minimize interference, verify that
applicants are legally and technically
qualified to hold license, and to
determine compliance with Commission
rules.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–14695 Filed 7–7–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1080; FRS 16913]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
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 of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before September 8,
2020. 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.
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1070; FRS 16911]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collections. Comments are requested
concerning:
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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.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before September 8,
2020. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 OMB
control number.
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and
as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invites
the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity
to comment on the following information collections. 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1070.
Title: Allocation and Service Rules for the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz,
and 92-95 GHz Bands.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; and State, local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 852 respondents; 11,342 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement, and third-party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303(f) and (r), 309, 316, and 332 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 12,039 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $200,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. The Commission has not granted assurances of
confidentially to those parties submitting the information. In those
cases where a respondent believes information requires confidentiality,
the respondent can request confidential treatment and the Commission
will afford such confidentiality for 20 days, after which the
information will be available to the public.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking an extension of this
information collection in order to obtain the full three-year approval
from OMB. There are no program changes to the reporting, recordkeeping
and/or third-party disclosure requirements, but we are revising
estimates based on the reduction of database managers, and the increase
of renewals of the nationwide licensees. The recordkeeping, reporting,
and third-party disclosure requirements will be used by the Commission
to verify licensee compliance with the Commission rules and
regulations, and to ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of
1934. The Commission's rules promote the private sector development and
use of 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, and 92-95 GHz bands (70/80/90 GHz bands).
Such information has been used in the past and will continue to be used
to minimize interference, verify that applicants are legally and
technically qualified to hold license, and to determine compliance with
Commission rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14695 Filed 7-7-20; 8:45 am]
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