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CMA authorizations for Block B in the
704–710/734–740 MHz bands (‘‘Block
B’’), and EA authorizations for Block E
in the 722–728 MHz band (‘‘Block E’’),
where the results of the first auction in
which licenses for such authorizations
were offered satisfy the reserve price for
the applicable block, to file construction
notifications with the Commission
within 15 days after:
(1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary
of initial license grant if the initial
authorization in a market is granted after
June 12, 2009. In the construction
notification, licensees must certify and
demonstrate that they are providing signal
coverage and offering service over at least 35
percent of the geographic area of each of their
license authorizations.
(2) The end of the applicable license term.
In the construction notification, licensees
must certify and demonstrate that they are
providing such service over at least 70
percent of the geographic area of each of
these authorizations.
47 CFR 27.14(h). 700 MHz licensees
holding REAG authorizations for Block
C in the 746–757/776–787 MHz bands
(‘‘Block C’’), as well as 700 MHz
licensees holding REAG authorizations
for Block C2 in the 752–757/782–787
MHz bands (C2), must file construction
notifications with the Commission
within 15 days after:
(1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary
of initial license grant if the initial
authorization in a market is granted after
June 12, 2009. In the construction
notification, licensees must certify and
demonstrate that they are providing signal
coverage and offering service over at least 40
percent of the population in each EA
comprising the REAG license area.
(2) The end of the applicable license term.
In the construction notification, licensees
must certify and demonstrate that they are
providing such service over at least 75
percent of the population of each of these
EAs.
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47 CFR 27.14(i). 700 MHz licensees
holding EA authorizations for Block A,
CMA authorizations for Block B, and EA
authorizations for Block E where the
results of the first auction in which
licenses for such authorizations in
Blocks A, B, and E were offered did not
satisfy the reserve price for the
applicable block, as well as EA
authorizations for Block C1 in the 746–
752/776–782 MHz bands (‘‘Block C1’’)
must file construction notifications with
the Commission within 15 days after:
(1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary
of initial license grant if the initial
authorization in a market is granted after
June 12, 2009. In the construction
notification, licensees must certify and
demonstrate that they are providing signal
coverage and offering service over at least 40
percent of the population in each license
area.
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(2) The end of the applicable license term.
In the construction notification, licensees
must certify and demonstrate that they are
providing such service over at least 75
percent of the population of the areas.
47 CFR 27.14(j). 47 CFR 27.14(j)
provides that, in the event that a
licensee’s authority to operate in an area
terminates automatically for failure to
comply with the applicable construction
requirements identified in 47 CFR
27.14(g), (h), or (i), the unserved area
will become available for relicensing to
third parties. A 700 MHz licensee
holding an authorization granted
pursuant to the unserved area licensing
procedures set forth in 47 CFR 27.14(j)
must file a construction notification
with the Commission within 15 days
after the one-year anniversary of initial
license grant. In the construction
notification, a licensee must certify and
demonstrate that it is providing signal
coverage and offering service over 100
percent of the geographic area of the
new license area.
700 MHz Interoperability Order.
Pursuant to the 700 MHz
Interoperability Order, the interim
construction deadline for Block A and
Block B licensees was extended to
December 13, 2016. The 700 MHz
Interoperability Order waived the
interim construction requirement for
certain Block A licensees due to
technical issues arising from their
proximity to Television Channel 51
stations. Further, the interim
construction deadline for Block E was
extended to March 7, 2017, and the final
Block E construction deadline was
moved to March 7, 2021.
b. 700 MHz Interim Reporting
Requirement—47 CFR 27.14(l). Pursuant
to 47 CFR 27.14(l), 700 MHz licensees
with authorizations in the spectrum
blocks identified above (Blocks A, B, E,
C, C1 and C2), excluding any licensee
that obtained its license pursuant to the
procedures set forth in 47 CFR 27.14(j),
must file interim reports with the
Commission that provide the
Commission, at a minimum, with
information concerning the status of
their efforts to meet the performance
requirements applicable to their
authorizations in such spectrum blocks
and the manner in which that spectrum
is being utilized.
Required Information. Licensees must
identify the date the license term
commenced, and provide a description
of the steps the licensee has taken
toward meeting its construction
obligations in a timely manner,
including the technology or
technologies and service(s) being
provided, as well as the areas within
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their license areas in which those
services are available.
Deadlines. Pursuant to 47 CFR
27.14(l), licensees were required to file
their first interim report with the
Commission no later than June 12, 2011
and no sooner than 30 days prior to this
date. Licensees that meet their interim
construction benchmarks must file a
second interim report with the
Commission no later than June 12,
2016, and no sooner than 30 days prior
to this date. Licensees that do not meet
their interim construction benchmarks
must file their second interim report no
later than on June 12, 2015, and no
sooner than 30 days prior to this date.
However, the 700 MHz
Interoperability Order waived the
second interim report requirement for
Lower 700 MHz band A and B Block
licensees subject to the extended
interim construction benchmark
deadline. The 700 MHz Interoperability
Order did not waive the reporting
requirement for Lower 700 MHz band A
Block licensees subject to a waiver of
the interim construction benchmark
deadline because of Channel 51
interference protection requirements.
That order also extended the deadline
until March 7, 2019, for Lower 700 MHz
band E Block licensees to file a second
status report regarding the licensees’
efforts to meet their performance
requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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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
SUMMARY:
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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 September 21,
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–1239.
Title: Section 97.303(g)(2),
Notification Requirement.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,000 respondents; 1,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes (0.167 hours).
Frequency of Response: 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. 154(i), 161,
301, 302, 303(e), 303(f), 303(r), 304, 307
and 332(b).
Total Annual Burden: 167 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
No information is requested that would
require assurance of confidentiality.
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Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
to OMB as an extension of a currently
approved collection after this 60-day
comment period to obtain the full threeyear clearance from them.
The Commission will ensure the
compatibility of amateur radio
operations and Power Line Carrier (PLC)
systems that operate in these bands, and
will promote the shared use of these
bands. As background, in the larger 9–
490 kHz band, electric utilities operate
Power Line Carrier (PLC) systems on
power transmission lines for
communications important to the
reliability and security of electric
service to the public. The Commission
found that the identification of
transmission lines are not always
readily identifiable and that amateur
operators may not be able to determine
whether PLC systems operate in the
relevant bands on the subject
transmission lines. For these reasons,
the Commission adopted a notification
process to ensure that amateur stations
seeking to operate in these bands are
located outside of a minimum
separation distance.
Specifically, paragraph (g)(1) of
Section 97.303 states that amateur
stations may operate in the 135.7–137.8
kHz band or in the 472–479 kHz band
only at fixed locations that are not
within a horizontal distance of one
kilometer from a transmission line that
conducts a power line carrier (PLC)
signal within these bands. Horizontal
distance is measured from the station’s
antenna to the closest point on the
transmission line. In paragraph (g)(2) of
Section 97.303 states that, prior to
commencement of operations in these
bands, amateur operators must notify
the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) of
their intent by submitting their call
signs, intended band or bands of
operation, and the coordinates of their
antenna’s fixed location. Amateur
stations will be permitted to commence
operations after a 30-day period unless
UTC notifies the applicant that its
requested location is located within one
kilometer of PLC systems operating in
the same or overlapping frequencies.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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16934]
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Denies PSSI Global Services, LLC
Request for Stay of 3.7 GHz Report and
Order
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) denies the Petition for
Stay of Report and Order and Order of
Proposed Modification Pending Judicial
Review of PSSI Global Services, LLC.
DATES: The Order Denying Stay Petition
(DA 20–720) was released on July 8,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Gentry of the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, Mobility
Division, at (202) 418–7769 or
Anna.Gentry@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Order Denying Stay
Petition (DA 20–720) released on July,
2020. The complete text of the Order is
available for viewing via the
Commission’s ECFS website by entering
the docket number, GN Docket No. 18–
122. The complete text of the Order is
also available for public inspection and
copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET) Monday through
Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
ET on Fridays in the FCC Reference
Information Center, 445 12th Street SW,
Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554,
telephone 202–488–5300, fax 202–488–
5563, or you may contact BCPI at its
website: https://www.BCPIWEB.com.
When ordering documents from BCPI,
please provide the appropriate FCC
document number, for example, DA 20–
720.
SUMMARY:
Synopsis
On June 17, 2020, PSSI Global
Services, LLC (PSSI) filed a Request for
Stay Pending Judicial Review of the
Commission’s Report and Order and
Order of Proposed Modification in the
above-captioned proceeding. PSSI asked
the Commission to stay the C-band
auction and transition process while its
challenges to the 3.7 GHz Report and
Order are pending before the United
States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia. In its Stay Request, PSSI
argues that the 3.7 GHz Report and
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1239; FRS 16930]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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) 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
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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 September
21, 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
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1239.
Title: Section 97.303(g)(2), Notification Requirement.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or Households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,000 respondents; 1,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes (0.167 hours).
Frequency of Response: 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. 154(i), 161, 301, 302, 303(e), 303(f), 303(r), 304, 307 and
332(b).
Total Annual Burden: 167 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No information is requested
that would require assurance of confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to OMB as an extension of a currently approved collection
after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full three-year
clearance from them.
The Commission will ensure the compatibility of amateur radio
operations and Power Line Carrier (PLC) systems that operate in these
bands, and will promote the shared use of these bands. As background,
in the larger 9-490 kHz band, electric utilities operate Power Line
Carrier (PLC) systems on power transmission lines for communications
important to the reliability and security of electric service to the
public. The Commission found that the identification of transmission
lines are not always readily identifiable and that amateur operators
may not be able to determine whether PLC systems operate in the
relevant bands on the subject transmission lines. For these reasons,
the Commission adopted a notification process to ensure that amateur
stations seeking to operate in these bands are located outside of a
minimum separation distance.
Specifically, paragraph (g)(1) of Section 97.303 states that
amateur stations may operate in the 135.7-137.8 kHz band or in the 472-
479 kHz band only at fixed locations that are not within a horizontal
distance of one kilometer from a transmission line that conducts a
power line carrier (PLC) signal within these bands. Horizontal distance
is measured from the station's antenna to the closest point on the
transmission line. In paragraph (g)(2) of Section 97.303 states that,
prior to commencement of operations in these bands, amateur operators
must notify the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) of their intent by
submitting their call signs, intended band or bands of operation, and
the coordinates of their antenna's fixed location. Amateur stations
will be permitted to commence operations after a 30-day period unless
UTC notifies the applicant that its requested location is located
within one kilometer of PLC systems operating in the same or
overlapping frequencies.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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