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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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[OMB 3060–XXXX; FRS 17285]
Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it can
further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before January 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed
information collection to Cathy
Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the web page called
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‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission 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, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC
invited the general public and other
Federal Agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning: (a)
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific
comment on how it might ‘‘further
reduce the information collection
burden for small business concerns with
fewer than 25 employees.’’
OMB Control No.: 3060–XXXX.
Title: 3.7 GHz Service Licensee and
Earth Station Operator Agreements; 3.7
GHz Service Licensee Engineering
Analysis.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 30 Respondents and 30
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours–5 hours.
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Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
occasion reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in sections 1,
2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304,
307(e), 309, and 316 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, and 316.
Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: 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. However, to the extent
information submitted pursuant to this
information collection is determined to
be confidential, it will be protected by
the Commission. If a respondent seeks
to have information collected pursuant
to this information collection withheld
from public inspection, the respondent
may request confidential treatment
pursuant to section 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules for such
information.
Needs and Uses: On February 28,
2020, in furtherance of the goal of
releasing more mid-band spectrum into
the market to support and enabling
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. Currently, the 3.7–4.2 GHz band
is allocated in the United States
exclusively for non-Federal use on a
primary basis for Fixed Satellite Service
(FSS) and Fixed Service. 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 that is
scheduled to occur later this year.
The Commission concluded in the 3.7
GHz Report and Order that, once this
transition is complete, coordination
measures are needed to protect
incumbent C-band operations in the
upper portion of the 3.7–4.2 GHz band.
3.7 GHz Service licensees are required
to comply with certain technical rules
and coordination practices designed to
reduce the risk of interference to
incumbent operations. Specifically, 3.7
GHz Service licensees are required to
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comply with specific power flux density
(PFD) limits to protect incumbent earth
stations from out-of-band emissions and
blocking and to coordinate frequency
usage with incumbent Telemetry,
Tracking, and Command (TT&C) earth
stations. The 3.7 GHz Report and Order
allows 3.7 GHz Service licensees and
C-Band earth station operators to modify
these PFD limits, but it requires a 3.7
GHz Service licensee that is a party to
such an agreement to maintain a copy
of the agreement in its station files and
disclose it, upon request, to prospective
license assignees, transferees, or
spectrum lessees, and to the
Commission. The Commission also
required any 3.7 GHz Service licensee
with base stations located within the
appropriate coordination distance to
provide upon request an engineering
analysis to the TT&C operator to
demonstrate their ability to comply with
the applicable ¥6 dB I/N criteria.
The information that will be collected
under this new information collection is
designed to ensure that 3.7 GHz Service
licensees operate in a manner that
ensures incumbent C-band operations in
the upper portion of the 3.7–4.2 GHz
band and TT&C operations in the 3700–
3980 MHz band are protected. By
requiring 3.7 GHz Service licensees to
provide a copy of any private agreement
with 3.7 GHz earth station operators to
prospective license assignees,
transferees, or spectrum lessees, and to
the Commission, the Commission
ensures that such agreements continue
to protect incumbent C-band operations
in the event a 3.7 GHz service license
is subsequently transferred to a new
licensee. This collection promotes the
safety of operations in the band and
reduces the risk of harmful interference
to incumbents. It also ensures that
relevant stakeholders have access to
coordination agreements between 3.7
GHz Service licensees and entities
operating earth stations or TT&C
operations.
The information provided by the 3.7
GHz Service licensee to the TT&C
operator ensures the protection of TT&C
operations. The information collection
will facilitate an efficient and safe
transition by requiring 3.7 GHz Service
licensees to demonstrate their ability to
comply with the ¥6 dB I/N criteria,
thereby minimizing the risk of
interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0745; FRS 17292]
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
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 February 8,
2021. 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: 3060–0745.
SUMMARY:
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Title: Implementation of the Local
Exchange Carrier Tariff Streamlining
Provisions in the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96–187.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 50 respondents; 1,536
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–6
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 collection of
information is contained in sections 1,
4(i), and 204(a)(3) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), and
204(a)(3).
Total Annual Burden: 4,054 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $727,800.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as an extension to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in order to obtain the full threeyear clearance.
In CC Docket 96–187, the Commission
adopted measures to streamline tariff
filing requirements for local exchange
carriers (LECs) pursuant to the
Telecommunications Act of 1996. In
order to achieve a streamlined and
deregulatory environment for LEC tariff
filings, LECs are required to file tariffs
electronically. The information
collected under the electronic filing
program will facilitate access to tariffs
and associated documents by the public,
as well as by state and federal
regulators. Ready electronic access to
carrier tariffs will also facilitate the
compilation of aggregate data for
industry analysis purposes without
imposing new reporting requirements
on carriers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 17285]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
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,
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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before January 8,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission 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, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.''
OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
Title: 3.7 GHz Service Licensee and Earth Station Operator
Agreements; 3.7 GHz Service Licensee Engineering Analysis.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 30 Respondents and 30
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309, and
316 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, and 316.
Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: 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. However, to the
extent information submitted pursuant to this information collection is
determined to be confidential, it will be protected by the Commission.
If a respondent seeks to have information collected pursuant to this
information collection withheld from public inspection, the respondent
may request confidential treatment pursuant to section 0.459 of the
Commission's rules for such information.
Needs and Uses: On February 28, 2020, in furtherance of the goal of
releasing more mid-band spectrum into the market to support and
enabling 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.
Currently, the 3.7-4.2 GHz band is allocated in the United States
exclusively for non-Federal use on a primary basis for Fixed Satellite
Service (FSS) and Fixed Service. 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 that is scheduled to occur later this year.
The Commission concluded in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order that, once
this transition is complete, coordination measures are needed to
protect incumbent C-band operations in the upper portion of the 3.7-4.2
GHz band. 3.7 GHz Service licensees are required to comply with certain
technical rules and coordination practices designed to reduce the risk
of interference to incumbent operations. Specifically, 3.7 GHz Service
licensees are required to
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comply with specific power flux density (PFD) limits to protect
incumbent earth stations from out-of-band emissions and blocking and to
coordinate frequency usage with incumbent Telemetry, Tracking, and
Command (TT&C) earth stations. The 3.7 GHz Report and Order allows 3.7
GHz Service licensees and C-Band earth station operators to modify
these PFD limits, but it requires a 3.7 GHz Service licensee that is a
party to such an agreement to maintain a copy of the agreement in its
station files and disclose it, upon request, to prospective license
assignees, transferees, or spectrum lessees, and to the Commission. The
Commission also required any 3.7 GHz Service licensee with base
stations located within the appropriate coordination distance to
provide upon request an engineering analysis to the TT&C operator to
demonstrate their ability to comply with the applicable -6 dB I/N
criteria.
The information that will be collected under this new information
collection is designed to ensure that 3.7 GHz Service licensees operate
in a manner that ensures incumbent C-band operations in the upper
portion of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band and TT&C operations in the 3700-3980
MHz band are protected. By requiring 3.7 GHz Service licensees to
provide a copy of any private agreement with 3.7 GHz earth station
operators to prospective license assignees, transferees, or spectrum
lessees, and to the Commission, the Commission ensures that such
agreements continue to protect incumbent C-band operations in the event
a 3.7 GHz service license is subsequently transferred to a new
licensee. This collection promotes the safety of operations in the band
and reduces the risk of harmful interference to incumbents. It also
ensures that relevant stakeholders have access to coordination
agreements between 3.7 GHz Service licensees and entities operating
earth stations or TT&C operations.
The information provided by the 3.7 GHz Service licensee to the
TT&C operator ensures the protection of TT&C operations. The
information collection will facilitate an efficient and safe transition
by requiring 3.7 GHz Service licensees to demonstrate their ability to
comply with the -6 dB I/N criteria, thereby minimizing the risk of
interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-26984 Filed 12-8-20; 8:45 am]
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