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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
42 CFR Part 414
[CMS–5533–N]
Medicare Program; Alternative
Payment Model (APM) Incentive
Payment Advisory for Clinicians—
Request for Current Billing Information
for Qualifying APM Participants
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Health and
Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Payment advisory.
AGENCY:
This advisory is to alert
certain clinicians who are Qualifying
APM participants (QPs) and eligible to
receive an Alternative Payment Model
(APM) Incentive Payment that CMS
does not have the current billing
information needed to disburse the
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payment. This advisory provides
information to these clinicians on how
to update their billing information to
receive this payment.
DATES: This advisory is effective on
September 14, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tanya Dorm, (410) 786–2206.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Seema Verma, having reviewed and
approved this document, authorizes
Vanessa Garcia, who is the Federal
Register Liaison, to electronically sign
this document for purposes of
publication in the Federal Register.
I. Background
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Under the Medicare Quality Payment
Program, an eligible clinician who
participates in an Advanced Alternative
Payment Model (APM) and meets the
applicable payment amount or patient
count thresholds for a performance year
is a Qualifying APM Participant (QP) for
that year. An eligible clinician who is a
QP for a year based on their
performance in a QP Performance
Period earns a 5 percent lump sum APM
Incentive Payment that is paid in a
payment year that occurs 2 years after
the QP Performance Period. The amount
of the APM Incentive Payment is equal
to 5 percent of the estimated aggregate
payments for covered professional
services furnished by the QP during the
calendar year immediately preceding
the payment year.
II. Provisions of the Advisory
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) has identified those
eligible clinicians who earned an APM
Incentive Payment in CY 2020 based on
their CY 2018 QP status.
When CMS disbursed the CY 2020
APM Incentive Payments, CMS was
unable to verify current Medicare billing
information for some QPs and was
therefore unable to issue payment. In
order to successfully disburse the APM
Incentive Payment, CMS is requesting
assistance in identifying current
Medicare billing information for these
QPs.
CMS has compiled a list of QPs we
have identified as having unverified
billing information. These QPs, and any
others who anticipated receiving an
APM Incentive Payment but have not,
should follow the instructions to
provide CMS with updated billing
information at the following web
address: https://qpp-cm-prod-content.
s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/1112/2020
%20APM%20Incentive%20Payment
%20Notice.pdf.
If you have any questions concerning
submission of information through the
website, please contact the QPP Help
Desk at 1–866–288–8292.
All submissions must be received no
later than November 13, 2020.
The Administrator of the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
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& Medicaid Services.
BILLING CODE 4120–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1, 2, 25, 27 and 101
[GN Docket No. 18–122; FCC 20–22; FRS
17048]
Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to
4.2 GHz Band
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; corrections and
announcement of compliance date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission corrects a typographical
error in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order,
FCC 20–22, published on April 23,
2020, and announces that the Office of
Management and Budget has approved
the information collection requirements
associated with the rules adopted in the
Federal Communications Commission’s
3.7 GHz Report and Order, requiring the
Relocation Payment Clearinghouse and
the Relocation Coordinator to each make
real-time, public disclosures of the
content and timing of and the parties to
communications, if any, from or to
applicants in the Commission’s auction
for overlay licenses in the 3.7 GHz
Service, and that compliance with the
new rules is now required. This
document is consistent with the 3.7 GHz
Report and Order, which states that the
Commission will publish a document in
the Federal Register announcing a
compliance date for the new rule
sections.
SUMMARY:
Effective date: The corrections
are effective September 17, 2020.
Compliance date: Compliance with 47
CFR 27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i),
published at 85 FR 22804 on April 23,
2020, is required on September 17,
2020.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Gentry, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
at (202) 418–7769 or Anna.Gentry@
fcc.gov.
This
document corrects a typographical error
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, FCC
20–22, published at 85 FR 22804 on
April 23, 2020, referencing 47 CFR
27.1413(c)(7) as the rule section for
which OMB approval was required,
rather than 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(6).
In FR Doc. 2020–05164 appearing on
page 22804 in the Federal Register of
Thursday, April 23, 2020, the following
corrections are made:
1. On page 22804, in the first column,
in the DATES section, the reference
‘‘27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and (c)(3)
and (7)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and (c)(3)
and (6).’’
2. On page 22804, in the third
column, in the first paragraph under the
heading ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act,’’
the reference ‘‘27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b),
and (c)(3) and (7)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and (c)(3)
and (6).’’
3. On page 22860, in the third
column, under the section heading
‘‘Ordering Clauses,’’ the reference
‘‘27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and (c)(3)
and (7)’’ is corrected to read
‘‘27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and (c)(3)
and (6)’’ in both instances where it
appears in paragraph 428.
This document also announces that
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approved the information
collection requirements in 47 CFR
27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i), on
August 31, 2020. These rules were
adopted in the 3.7 GHz Report and
Order, FCC 20–22, published at 85 FR
22804 on April 23, 2020. The
Commission publishes this document as
an announcement of the compliance
date for these new rules. OMB approval
for all other new or amended rules for
which OMB approval is required will be
requested, and compliance is not yet
required for those rules. Compliance
with all new or amended rules adopted
in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order that do
not require OMB approval is required as
of June 22, 2020, see 85 FR 22804 (Apr.
23, 2020).
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–
1276. Please include the OMB Control
Number in your correspondence. The
Commission will also accept your
comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
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fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the Commission is notifying the public
that it received final OMB approval on
May 5, 2020, for the information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i).
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 requirements
in 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(6) and
27.1414(b)(4)(i), is 3060–1276.
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: 3060–1276.
OMB Approval Date: August 31, 2020.
OMB Expiration Date: August 31,
2023.
Title: 3.7 GHz Band Relocation
Coordinator and Relocation Payment
Clearinghouse Real-Time Disclosure of
Communications Required by Sections
27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i).
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2 respondents; 12 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j),
5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), and 309
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(j), 155(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e),
309.
Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The information collected under this
collection will be made publicly
available.
Needs and Uses: On February 28,
2020, in furtherance of the goal of
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releasing more mid-band spectrum into
the market to support and enable nextgeneration wireless networks, the
Commission adopted a Report and
Order, FCC 20–22 (3.7 GHz Report and
Order) in which it reformed the use of
the 3.7–4.2 GHz band, also known as the
C-Band. The 3.7–4.2 GHz band currently
is allocated in the United States
exclusively for non-Federal use 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 receiveonly, and unregistered receive-only
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 Commission-administered
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 twophased 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 a neutral,
independent third-party Relocation
Payment Clearinghouse (RPC) should be
established to administer the costrelated aspects of the transition in a fair,
transparent manner, mitigate financial
disputes among stakeholders, and
collect and distribute payments in a
timely manner to transition incumbent
space station operators out of the 3.7–
3.98 GHz band. The Commission also
concluded that a Relocation Coordinator
(RC) should be appointed to ensure that
all incumbent space station operators
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are relocating in a timely manner, and
to be responsible for receiving notice
from earth station operators or other
satellite customers of any disputes
related to comparability of facilities,
workmanship, or preservation of service
during the transition and notify the
Commission of disputes and
recommendations for resolution.
To protect the fair and level playing
field for applicants to participate in the
Commission’s auction for overlay
licenses in the 3.7 GHz Service, the RPC
and the RC are each required to make
real-time, public disclosures of the
content and timing of and the parties to
communications, if any, from or to such
applicants, as applicants are defined by
the Commission’s rule prohibiting
certain auction-related communications,
47 CFR 1.2105(c)(5)(i), whenever the
prohibition in 47 CFR 1.2105(c) applies
to competitive bidding for licenses in
the 3.7 GHz Service. See 47 CFR
27.1413(c)(6), 27.1414(b)(4)(i) (as
adopted in the 3.7 GHz Report and
Order). Under this new information
collection, the RPC and the RC will each
make the required real-time, public
disclosure of any such communications,
as necessary.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 200911–0240]
RIN 0648–BJ96
Temporarily Increasing the
Commercial Trip Limit for South
Atlantic Vermilion Snapper and
Recreational Bag Limit for Atlantic
King Mackerel
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; emergency
action.
AGENCY:
NMFS issues this temporary
rule to revise the commercial trip limit
for vermilion snapper in the South
Atlantic Region and the recreational bag
limit for the Atlantic migratory group of
king mackerel (Atlantic king mackerel)
in the Atlantic, as requested by the
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South Atlantic Fishery Management
Council (South Atlantic Council). The
purpose of this temporary rule is to
increase the vermilion snapper
commercial trip limit and Atlantic king
mackerel recreational bag limits to help
address significant economic losses and
opportunities for the commercial and
recreational fishing sectors that have
resulted from recent unforeseen events,
including, but not limited to, closures of
harbors and boat ramps and other
disruptions to, and declines in, market
demand for seafood and for-hire trips.
DATES: This temporary rule is effective
September 17, 2020, through March 16,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
documents in support of this emergency
rule, which includes the South Atlantic
Council’s letters to NMFS that contain
the rationale for the emergency action
requests may be obtained from the
Southeast Regional Office website at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/action/
emergency-rule-vermilion-snappercommercial-trip-limit-atlantic-kingmackerel-recreational.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nikhil Mehta, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, telephone: 727–551–5098, or
email: nikhil.mehta@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
snapper-grouper fishery in the South
Atlantic region is managed under the
Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for the
Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South
Atlantic Region (Snapper-Grouper FMP)
and includes vermilion snapper and
other snapper-grouper species. The
coastal migratory pelagics fishery is
managed under the FMP for Coastal
Migratory Pelagic Resources in the Gulf
of Mexico and Atlantic Region (CMP
FMP) and includes king mackerel and
Spanish mackerel and, in the Gulf of
Mexico, cobia. The Snapper-Grouper
FMP was prepared by the South
Atlantic Council and the CMP FMP was
prepared by the South Atlantic Council
and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council (Gulf Council).
Both the Snapper-Grouper FMP and the
CMP FMP are implemented by NMFS
through regulations at 50 CFR part 622
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act). The Magnuson-Stevens Act
provides the legal authority for the
promulgation of emergency regulations
under section 305(c) (16 U.S.C. 1855(c)).
Unless otherwise noted, all weights
for vermilion snapper are described in
gutted weight and all weights for king
mackerel are described in both gutted
and round weight.
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Background
Vermilion Snapper
The South Atlantic Council manages
vermilion snapper in Federal waters
from the Virginia/North Carolina
boundary, south through the Florida
Keys in the Atlantic Ocean (as described
in 50 CFR 600.105). As revised through
Abbreviated Framework 2 to the
Snapper-Grouper FMP, the commercial
annual catch limit (ACL) for vermilion
snapper is 905,442 lb (410,702 kg) for
2020, and 862,558 lb (391,250 kg) for
2021 (84 FR 14021; April 9, 2019). The
commercial ACL is annually split
equally into a separate commercial
quota for two commercial fishing
seasons; Season 1 is January–June, and
Season 2 is July–December (50 CFR
622.190(a)(4)). The two seasonal quotas
combined equal the commercial ACL.
Any unused quota from Season 1
transfers during the fishing year to
Season 2. There is no provision to allow
the carryover of any unused quota at the
end of Season 2 to the following fishing
year. The current vermilion snapper
commercial trip limit was established
through Regulatory Amendment 27 to
the Snapper-Grouper FMP at 1,000 lb
(454 kg) during Seasons 1 and 2, until
the respective seasonal quota is reached
(85 FR 488, January 27, 2020) (50 CFR
622.191(a)(6)). The latest Southeast
Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR)
stock assessment (SEDAR 55) in 2018
indicated that South Atlantic vermilion
snapper is neither overfished nor
undergoing overfishing.
King Mackerel
The South Atlantic Council and the
Gulf Council jointly manage the CMP
FMP, which includes an Atlantic
migratory group of king mackerel and a
Gulf of Mexico migratory group of king
mackerel. Under the CMP FMP, each
Council has the authority to develop
and approve certain measures for its
respective migratory group that are
specific to each region. Atlantic king
mackerel are managed by the South
Atlantic Council in Federal waters from
the Connecticut/Rhode Island/New
York boundary south to the MiamiDade/Monroe County, Florida,
boundary (as described in 50 CFR
622.369(a)). The recreational ACL for
Atlantic king mackerel is 8 million lb
(3,628,739 kg) (50 CFR 622.388(b)(2)(i)).
As described at 50 CFR
622.382(a)(1)(i)(A) and (B), in Federal
waters the recreational bag limit for
Atlantic king mackerel is 3-fish per
person from the Connecticut/Rhode
Island/New York boundary south to the
Georgia/Florida boundary and 2-fish per
person off Florida. The most recent
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1, 2, 25, 27 and 101
[GN Docket No. 18-122; FCC 20-22; FRS 17048]
Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; corrections and announcement of compliance date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission corrects a typographical
error in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, FCC 20-22, published on April
23, 2020, and announces that the Office of Management and Budget has
approved the information collection requirements associated with the
rules adopted in the Federal Communications Commission's 3.7 GHz Report
and Order, requiring the Relocation Payment Clearinghouse and the
Relocation Coordinator to each make real-time, public disclosures of
the content and timing of and the parties to communications, if any,
from or to applicants in the Commission's auction for overlay licenses
in the 3.7 GHz Service, and that compliance with the new rules is now
required. This document is consistent with the 3.7 GHz Report and
Order, which states that the Commission will publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing a compliance date for the new rule
sections.
DATES: Effective date: The corrections are effective September 17,
2020.
Compliance date: Compliance with 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(6) and
27.1414(b)(4)(i), published at 85 FR 22804 on April 23, 2020, is
required on September 17, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Gentry, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-7769 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document corrects a typographical error
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in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, FCC 20-22, published at 85 FR 22804 on
April 23, 2020, referencing 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(7) as the rule section
for which OMB approval was required, rather than 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(6).
In FR Doc. 2020-05164 appearing on page 22804 in the Federal
Register of Thursday, April 23, 2020, the following corrections are
made:
1. On page 22804, in the first column, in the DATES section, the
reference ``27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and (c)(3) and (7)'' is
corrected to read ``27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and (c)(3) and (6).''
2. On page 22804, in the third column, in the first paragraph under
the heading ``Paperwork Reduction Act,'' the reference ``27.1413(a)(2)
and (3), (b), and (c)(3) and (7)'' is corrected to read ``27.1413(a)(2)
and (3), (b), and (c)(3) and (6).''
3. On page 22860, in the third column, under the section heading
``Ordering Clauses,'' the reference ``27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and
(c)(3) and (7)'' is corrected to read ``27.1413(a)(2) and (3), (b), and
(c)(3) and (6)'' in both instances where it appears in paragraph 428.
This document also announces that the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approved the information collection requirements in 47 CFR
27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i), on August 31, 2020. These rules
were adopted in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, FCC 20-22, published at
85 FR 22804 on April 23, 2020. The Commission publishes this document
as an announcement of the compliance date for these new rules. OMB
approval for all other new or amended rules for which OMB approval is
required will be requested, and compliance is not yet required for
those rules. Compliance with all new or amended rules adopted in the
3.7 GHz Report and Order that do not require OMB approval is required
as of June 22, 2020, see 85 FR 22804 (Apr. 23, 2020).
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 3060-1276. Please include the 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).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received final
OMB approval on May 5, 2020, for the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i).
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 requirements in 47 CFR
27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i), is 3060-1276.
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: 3060-1276.
OMB Approval Date: August 31, 2020.
OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2023.
Title: 3.7 GHz Band Relocation Coordinator and Relocation Payment
Clearinghouse Real-Time Disclosure of Communications Required by
Sections 27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i).
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2 respondents; 12 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), and 309 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(j), 155(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309.
Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information collected
under this collection will be made publicly available.
Needs and Uses: On February 28, 2020, in furtherance of the goal of
releasing more mid-band spectrum into the market to support and enable
next-generation wireless networks, the Commission adopted a Report and
Order, FCC 20-22 (3.7 GHz Report and Order) in which it reformed the
use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, also known as the C-Band. The 3.7-4.2 GHz
band currently is allocated in the United States exclusively for non-
Federal use 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 receive-
only 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 Commission-
administered 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 a
neutral, independent third-party Relocation Payment Clearinghouse (RPC)
should be established to administer the cost-related aspects of the
transition in a fair, transparent manner, mitigate financial disputes
among stakeholders, and collect and distribute payments in a timely
manner to transition incumbent space station operators out of the 3.7-
3.98 GHz band. The Commission also concluded that a Relocation
Coordinator (RC) should be appointed to ensure that all incumbent space
station operators
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are relocating in a timely manner, and to be responsible for receiving
notice from earth station operators or other satellite customers of any
disputes related to comparability of facilities, workmanship, or
preservation of service during the transition and notify the Commission
of disputes and recommendations for resolution.
To protect the fair and level playing field for applicants to
participate in the Commission's auction for overlay licenses in the 3.7
GHz Service, the RPC and the RC are each required to make real-time,
public disclosures of the content and timing of and the parties to
communications, if any, from or to such applicants, as applicants are
defined by the Commission's rule prohibiting certain auction-related
communications, 47 CFR 1.2105(c)(5)(i), whenever the prohibition in 47
CFR 1.2105(c) applies to competitive bidding for licenses in the 3.7
GHz Service. See 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(6), 27.1414(b)(4)(i) (as adopted in
the 3.7 GHz Report and Order). Under this new information collection,
the RPC and the RC will each make the required real-time, public
disclosure of any such communications, as necessary.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-19687 Filed 9-16-20; 8:45 am]
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