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previously conducted an EJ analysis as
part of the revised MSW landfill
regulations, and determined that the
MSW Federal plan increased the level of
environmental protection for all affected
populations without having any
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on any population, including any
minority, low-income, or indigenous
populations. To the extent that any
minority, low income, or Indigenous
subpopulation is disproportionately
impacted by landfill gas emissions due
to the proximity of their homes to
sources of these emissions, that
subpopulation also stands to see
increased environmental and health
benefit from the emission reductions
under the Federal plan. The results of
the demographic analysis are presented
in the EJ Screening Report for Municipal
Solid Waste Landfills, July 2016, a copy
of which is available in the 2016 MSW
Landfills EG Docket (Docket ID Item No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0451–0223).
This action is subject to the
Congressional Review Act, and EPA will
submit a rule report to each House of
the Congress and to the Comptroller
General of the United States. This action
is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2).
Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA,
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307(b)(2).)
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 62
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Environmental protection, Air
pollution control, Intergovernmental
relations, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Waste treatment and
disposal.
Dated: November 21, 2023.
Debra Shore,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, title 40 CFR part 62 is
amended as follows:
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PART 62—APPROVAL AND
PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS
FOR DESIGNATED FACILITIES AND
POLLUTANTS
1. The authority citation for part 62
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Subpart P—Indiana
2. Amend §§ 63.3630, 62.3631, and
62.3632 to read as follows:
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§ 62.3630
Identification of plan.
On March 20, 2023, Indiana
submitted a revised CAA section 111(d)
state plan for implementing the revised
emission guidelines for Municipal Solid
Waste (MSW) Landfills. The enforceable
mechanism for this state plan is a state
rule codified in 326 Indiana
Administrative Code (IAC) 8–8.2. The
rule was adopted on September 14,
2022, and became effective on March
10, 2023.
§ 62.3631
Identification of sources.
The Indiana CAA section 111(d) state
plan for existing MSW landfills applies
to all MSW landfills for which
commenced construction on or before
July 17, 2014, and have not been
modified or reconstructed since July 17,
2014.
§ 62.3632
Effective Date.
The Federal effective date of the
Indiana CAA Section 111(d) state plan
for existing MSW landfills is January 8,
2024.
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47 CFR Part 97
[WT Docket No. 16–239; FCC 23–93; FR ID
188673]
Amateur Radio Service Rules To
Permit Greater Flexibility in Data
Communications
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) amends its amateur radio
rules to eliminate the limitations on the
symbol rate (also known as baud rate)—
the rate at which the carrier waveform
amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is
varied to transmit information—
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applicable to data emissions in certain
amateur bands. In place of the baud rate,
the Commission sets a bandwidth
limitation of 2.8 kilohertz in the
respective amateur bands, consistent
with the Commission’s treatment of
other wireless radio services, which also
have service-specific bandwidth
limitations. This bandwidth limitation
will promote continued sharing in these
amateur bands.
DATES: Effective January 8, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information on this
proceeding, contact Nellie Foosaner of
the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, Mobility Division, at (202) 418–
2925 or nellie.foosaner@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order, in
WT Docket No. 16–239; FCC 23–93,
adopted and released on November 13,
2023. The full text of this document is
available online at https://docs.fcc.gov/
public/attachments/FCC-23-93A1.pdf.
The Commission will send a copy of
this Order in a report to be sent to
Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
Synopsis
1. In this Report and Order, the
Commission removes limitations on the
symbol rate (also known as baud rate)—
the rate at which the carrier waveform
amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is
varied to transmit information—
applicable to data emissions in certain
amateur bands. The Commission
removes this outdated restriction to
allow the amateur radio community to
operate more efficiently, including in
support of emergency situations when
appropriate. Bands with a 300 baud rate
limitation that the Commission
eliminates in this Report and Order are:
160 meter band; 80 meter band; 40
meter band segments 7.000–7.100 MHz
and 7.100–7.125 MHz; 30 meter band;
20 meter band segment 14.00–14.15
MHz; 17 meter band segment 18.068–
18.110 MHz; 15 meter band segment
21.0–21.2 MHz; 12 meter band segment
24.89–24.93 MHz. The 10 meter band
segment 28.0–28.3 MHz has a 1200 baud
rate limitation that the Commission
eliminates in this Report and Order. The
Commission adopts a 2.8 kilohertz
bandwidth limitation in place of the
baud rate limitation applicable to the
following amateur radio bands: 160
meter band; 80 meter band; 40 meter
band, segments 7.000–7.100 MHz and
7.100–7.125 MHz; 30 meter band; 20
meter band, segment 14.00–14.15 MHz;
17 meter band, segment 18.068–18.110
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MHz; 15 meter band segment 21.0–21.2
MHz; 12 meter band segment 24.89–
24.93 MHz; and 10 meter band, segment
28.0–28.3 MHz. The Report and Order
finds that without a baud rate or
bandwidth limit, data stations using a
large amount of spectrum for a single
emission could do so to the detriment
of simultaneous use by other stations
using narrowband emission modes. The
Report and Order also makes nonsubstantive edits to the two rule
sections the Commission is otherwise
revising, §§ 97.305 and 97.307, to
conform to the current stylistic
requirements of the Federal Register
Document Drafting Handbook.
Procedural Matters
2. Regulatory Flexibility Certification.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980,
as amended (RFA) requires that an
agency prepare a regulatory flexibility
analysis for notice and comment
rulemakings, unless the agency certifies
that ‘‘the rule will not, if promulgated,
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.’’
The RFA generally defines the term
‘‘small entity’’ as having the same
meaning as the terms ‘‘small business,’’
‘‘small organization,’’ and ‘‘small
governmental jurisdiction.’’ In addition,
the term ‘‘small business’’ has the same
meaning as the term ‘‘small business
concern’’ under the Small Business Act.
A ‘‘small business concern’’ is one
which: (1) is independently owned and
operated; (2) is not dominant in its field
of operation; and (3) satisfies any
additional criteria established by the
Small Business Administration (SBA).
3. As required by the RFA, an Initial
Regulatory Flexibility Certification
(IRFC) was incorporated in the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in this
proceeding. In the NPRM, the
Commission certified that because the
proposed amendments to amateur
service rules changing a technical rule
applicable to data emissions that an
amateur radio operator may use in his
or her communications with other
amateur radio operators applied
exclusively to individuals holding
certain Commission authorizations,
rather than ‘‘small entities,’’ as defined
in the RFA, the NPRM would not have
a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
The Commission sought written public
comment on the proposals in the NPRM
including comment on the IRFC. No
comments were filed addressing the
IRFC. The two statutorily-mandated
criteria to be applied in determining the
need for an RFA analysis are: (1)
whether the proposed rules, if adopted,
would have a significant economic
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effect; and (2) if so, whether the
economic effect would directly affect a
substantial number of small entities. In
the Report and Order, the Commission
amends the amateur service rules to
change the technical rules applicable to
data emissions an amateur radio
operator may use in his or her
communications with other amateur
radio operators. The RFA’s definition of
‘‘small entities,’’ does not include a
‘‘person’’ or an individual, as the terms
are used in this proceeding. As a result,
the rules do not apply to ‘‘small
entities,’’ but instead apply exclusively
to individuals who hold certain
Commission authorizations.
Accordingly, based on the
Commission’s application of the
statutorily-mandated criteria it
concludes, and therefore certifies in this
Final Regulatory Flexibility
Certification, that the rules adopted in
this Report and Order will not have a
significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
4. The Commission will send copies
of the Report and Order, including
copies of the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Certification, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. The
Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification
will also be published in the Federal
Register.
5. Paperwork Reduction Act. This
document does not contain proposed
information collection(s) subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13. In addition,
therefore, it does not contain any new
or modified information collection
burden for small business concerns with
fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to
the Small Business Paperwork Relief
Act of 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44
U.S.C. 3506©(4).
6. Congressional Review Act. The
Commission has determined, and the
Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
concurs, that this rule is ‘‘non-major’’
under the Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission will
send a copy of this Report and Order to
Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
7. Accordingly, it is ordered that,
pursuant to sections 4(i), 5, 303(r), and
403 of the Communications Act of 1934,
47 U.S.C. 154(i), 155, 303(r), and 403 of
the Commission’s rules, that this Report
and Order is hereby adopted.
Proceeding RM–11708 is terminated.
8. Accordingly, it is ordered that,
pursuant to sections 4(i), 5, 303(r), and
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403 of the Communications Act of 1934,
47 U.S.C. 154(i), 155, 303(r), and 403 of
the Commission’s rules, that this Report
and Order is hereby adopted.
Proceeding RM–11708 is terminated.
9. It is further ordered that part 97 of
the Commission’s rules IS AMENDED as
set forth in the Appendix, effective 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register.
10. It is further ordered that the Office
of the Managing Director, Performance
Program Management, shall send a copy
of this Report & Order in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
11. It is further ordered that the Office
of the Secretary, Reference Information
Center, shall send a copy of the Report
and Order including the Final
Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration.
12. It is further ordered that part 97
of the Commission’s rules is amended as
set forth in the Appendix, effective 30
days after publication in the Federal
Register.
13. It is further ordered that the Office
of the Managing Director, Performance
Program Management, shall send a copy
of this Report & Order in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C.
801(a)(1)(A).
14. It is further ordered that the Office
of the Secretary, Reference Information
Center, shall send a copy of the Report
and Order including the Final
Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 97
Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 97 as
follows:
PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
1. The authority citation for part 97
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609,
unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 97.305 is amended by
revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
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(c) A station may transmit the
following emission types on the
frequencies indicated, as authorized to
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Wavelength band
the control operator, subject to the
standards specified in § 97.307(f):
Standards see § 97.307,
paragraph(s):
Frequencies
Emission types authorized
Entire band .......................................................
Entire band .......................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
(f)(3).
(f)(1), (2).
Entire
Entire
Entire
Entire
(1) LF:
(i) 2200 m .....
(ii) 2200 m ....
(2) MF:
(i) 630 m .......
(ii) 630 m ......
(iii) 160 m .....
(iv) 160 m .....
(3) HF:
(i) 80 m .........
(ii) 75 m ........
(iii) 60 m .......
(iv) 40 m .......
(v) 40 m ........
(vi) 40 m .......
(vii) 40 m ......
(viii) 30 m .....
(ix) 20 m .......
(x) 20 m ........
(xi) 17 m .......
(xii) 17 m ......
(xiii) 15 m .....
(xiv) 15 m .....
(xv) 12 m ......
(xvi) 12 m .....
(xvii) 10 m ....
(xviii) 10 m ....
(xix) 10 m .....
(xx) 10 m ......
(4) VHF:
(i) 6 m ...........
(ii) 6 m ..........
(iii) 2 m .........
(iv) 1.25 m ....
(v) 1.25m ......
(5) UHF:
(i) 70 cm .......
(ii) 33 cm ......
.......................................................
.......................................................
.......................................................
.......................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
(f)(3).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(3).
(f)(1), (2).
Entire band .......................................................
Entire band .......................................................
5.332, 5.348, 5.3585, 5.373 and 5.405 MHz ...
7.000–7.100 MHz .............................................
7.075–7.100 MHz .............................................
7.100–7.125 MHz .............................................
7.125–7.300 MHz .............................................
Entire band .......................................................
14.00–14.15 MHz .............................................
14.15–14.35 MHz .............................................
18.068–18.110 MHz .........................................
18.110–18.168 MHz .........................................
21.0–21.2 MHz .................................................
21.20–21.45 MHz .............................................
24.89–24.93 MHz .............................................
24.93–24.99 MHz .............................................
28.0–28.3 MHz .................................................
28.3–28.5 MHz .................................................
28.5–29.0 MHz .................................................
29.0–29.7 MHz .................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
Phone, RTTY, data ..........................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
RTTY, data .......................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
Phone, image ...................................................
(f)(3), (9).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(14).
(f)(3), (9).
(f)(1), (2), (9), (11).
(f)(3), (9).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(3).
(f)(3).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(3).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(3), (9).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(3).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(3).
(f)(1), (2), (10).
(f)(1), (2).
(f)(2).
50.1–51.0 MHz .................................................
51.0–54.0 MHz .................................................
144.1–148.0 MHz .............................................
219–220 MHz ...................................................
222–225 MHz ...................................................
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data ...................
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, test ...........
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, test ...........
Data ..................................................................
RTTY, data, test MCW, phone, SS, image .....
(f)(2), (5).
(f)(2), (5), (8).
(f)(2), (5), (8).
(f)(13).
(f)(2), (6), (8).
Entire band .......................................................
Entire band .......................................................
(f)(6), (8).
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
(iii) 23 cm .....
(iv) 13 cm .....
Entire band .......................................................
Entire band .......................................................
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test ....
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
pulse.
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test ....
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
pulse.
(6) SHF:
(i) 5 cm .........
Entire band .......................................................
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
(ii) 3 cm ........
(iii) 1.2 cm ....
Entire band .......................................................
Entire band .......................................................
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
pulse.
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test ....
MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
pulse.
(7) EHF:
(i) 6 mm ........
Entire band .......................................................
image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
(ii) 4 mm .......
Entire band .......................................................
image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
(iii) 2.5 mm ...
Entire band .......................................................
image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
(iv) 2 mm ......
Entire band .......................................................
image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
(v) 1 mm .......
Entire band .......................................................
image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
(vi) 1 mm ......
Above 275 GHz ...............................................
MCW, phone,
pulse.
MCW, phone,
pulse.
MCW, phone,
pulse.
MCW, phone,
pulse.
MCW, phone,
pulse.
MCW, phone,
pulse.
image, RTTY, data, SS, test,
(f)(7), (8), and (12).
band
band
band
band
3. Section 97.307 is amended by:
a. Revising paragraph (f)(3);
■ b. Removing and reserving paragraph
(f)(4);
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paragraph (f)(14)(i); and
■ d. Removing the text ‘‘of this part’’
wherever it appears.
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(f)(7), (8), and (12).
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(f)(7), (8), and (12).
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(3) Only a RTTY or data emission
using a specified digital code listed in
§ 97.309(a) may be transmitted. The
authorized bandwidth is 2.8 kHz except
in the 2200 m band and 630 m band. In
the 2200 m band and the 630 m band
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the symbol rate must not exceed 300
bauds, or for frequency-shift keying, the
frequency shift between mark and space
must not exceed 1 kHz.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 97
[WT Docket No. 16-239; FCC 23-93; FR ID 188673]
Amateur Radio Service Rules To Permit Greater Flexibility in Data
Communications
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC
or Commission) amends its amateur radio rules to eliminate the
limitations on the symbol rate (also known as baud rate)--the rate at
which the carrier waveform amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is varied
to transmit information--applicable to data emissions in certain
amateur bands. In place of the baud rate, the Commission sets a
bandwidth limitation of 2.8 kilohertz in the respective amateur bands,
consistent with the Commission's treatment of other wireless radio
services, which also have service-specific bandwidth limitations. This
bandwidth limitation will promote continued sharing in these amateur
bands.
DATES: Effective January 8, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this
proceeding, contact Nellie Foosaner of the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, Mobility Division, at (202) 418-2925 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order,
in WT Docket No. 16-239; FCC 23-93, adopted and released on November
13, 2023. The full text of this document is available online at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-23-93A1.pdf. The Commission will
send a copy of this Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the
Government Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Synopsis
1. In this Report and Order, the Commission removes limitations on
the symbol rate (also known as baud rate)--the rate at which the
carrier waveform amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is varied to
transmit information--applicable to data emissions in certain amateur
bands. The Commission removes this outdated restriction to allow the
amateur radio community to operate more efficiently, including in
support of emergency situations when appropriate. Bands with a 300 baud
rate limitation that the Commission eliminates in this Report and Order
are: 160 meter band; 80 meter band; 40 meter band segments 7.000-7.100
MHz and 7.100-7.125 MHz; 30 meter band; 20 meter band segment 14.00-
14.15 MHz; 17 meter band segment 18.068-18.110 MHz; 15 meter band
segment 21.0-21.2 MHz; 12 meter band segment 24.89-24.93 MHz. The 10
meter band segment 28.0-28.3 MHz has a 1200 baud rate limitation that
the Commission eliminates in this Report and Order. The Commission
adopts a 2.8 kilohertz bandwidth limitation in place of the baud rate
limitation applicable to the following amateur radio bands: 160 meter
band; 80 meter band; 40 meter band, segments 7.000-7.100 MHz and 7.100-
7.125 MHz; 30 meter band; 20 meter band, segment 14.00-14.15 MHz; 17
meter band, segment 18.068-18.110
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MHz; 15 meter band segment 21.0-21.2 MHz; 12 meter band segment 24.89-
24.93 MHz; and 10 meter band, segment 28.0-28.3 MHz. The Report and
Order finds that without a baud rate or bandwidth limit, data stations
using a large amount of spectrum for a single emission could do so to
the detriment of simultaneous use by other stations using narrowband
emission modes. The Report and Order also makes non-substantive edits
to the two rule sections the Commission is otherwise revising,
Sec. Sec. 97.305 and 97.307, to conform to the current stylistic
requirements of the Federal Register Document Drafting Handbook.
Procedural Matters
2. Regulatory Flexibility Certification. The Regulatory Flexibility
Act of 1980, as amended (RFA) requires that an agency prepare a
regulatory flexibility analysis for notice and comment rulemakings,
unless the agency certifies that ``the rule will not, if promulgated,
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.'' The RFA generally defines the term ``small entity'' as
having the same meaning as the terms ``small business,'' ``small
organization,'' and ``small governmental jurisdiction.'' In addition,
the term ``small business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small
business concern'' under the Small Business Act. A ``small business
concern'' is one which: (1) is independently owned and operated; (2) is
not dominant in its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any
additional criteria established by the Small Business Administration
(SBA).
3. As required by the RFA, an Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Certification (IRFC) was incorporated in the Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) in this proceeding. In the NPRM, the Commission
certified that because the proposed amendments to amateur service rules
changing a technical rule applicable to data emissions that an amateur
radio operator may use in his or her communications with other amateur
radio operators applied exclusively to individuals holding certain
Commission authorizations, rather than ``small entities,'' as defined
in the RFA, the NPRM would not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The Commission sought written
public comment on the proposals in the NPRM including comment on the
IRFC. No comments were filed addressing the IRFC. The two statutorily-
mandated criteria to be applied in determining the need for an RFA
analysis are: (1) whether the proposed rules, if adopted, would have a
significant economic effect; and (2) if so, whether the economic effect
would directly affect a substantial number of small entities. In the
Report and Order, the Commission amends the amateur service rules to
change the technical rules applicable to data emissions an amateur
radio operator may use in his or her communications with other amateur
radio operators. The RFA's definition of ``small entities,'' does not
include a ``person'' or an individual, as the terms are used in this
proceeding. As a result, the rules do not apply to ``small entities,''
but instead apply exclusively to individuals who hold certain
Commission authorizations. Accordingly, based on the Commission's
application of the statutorily-mandated criteria it concludes, and
therefore certifies in this Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification,
that the rules adopted in this Report and Order will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
4. The Commission will send copies of the Report and Order,
including copies of the Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. The Final Regulatory
Flexibility Certification will also be published in the Federal
Register.
5. Paperwork Reduction Act. This document does not contain proposed
information collection(s) subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not
contain any new or modified information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44
U.S.C. 3506(copyright)(4).
6. Congressional Review Act. The Commission has determined, and the
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, concurs, that this rule is ``non-
major'' under the Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 804(2). The
Commission will send a copy of this Report and Order to Congress and
the Government Accountability Office pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
Ordering Clauses
7. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 4(i), 5,
303(r), and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),
155, 303(r), and 403 of the Commission's rules, that this Report and
Order is hereby adopted. Proceeding RM-11708 is terminated.
8. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 4(i), 5,
303(r), and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),
155, 303(r), and 403 of the Commission's rules, that this Report and
Order is hereby adopted. Proceeding RM-11708 is terminated.
9. It is further ordered that part 97 of the Commission's rules IS
AMENDED as set forth in the Appendix, effective 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register.
10. It is further ordered that the Office of the Managing Director,
Performance Program Management, shall send a copy of this Report &
Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
11. It is further ordered that the Office of the Secretary,
Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of the Report and Order
including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
12. It is further ordered that part 97 of the Commission's rules is
amended as set forth in the Appendix, effective 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register.
13. It is further ordered that the Office of the Managing Director,
Performance Program Management, shall send a copy of this Report &
Order in a report to be sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, 5
U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).
14. It is further ordered that the Office of the Secretary,
Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of the Report and Order
including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 97
Radio.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
Final Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 97 as follows:
PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
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1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609, unless otherwise noted.
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2. Section 97.305 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.305 Authorized emission types.
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(c) A station may transmit the following emission types on the
frequencies indicated, as authorized to the control operator, subject
to the standards specified in Sec. 97.307(f):
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Emission types Standards see Sec. 97.307,
Wavelength band Frequencies authorized paragraph(s):
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(1) LF:
(i) 2200 m................ Entire band........... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(ii) 2200 m............... Entire band........... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(2) MF:
(i) 630 m................. Entire band........... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(ii) 630 m................ Entire band........... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(iii) 160 m............... Entire band........... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(iv) 160 m................ Entire band........... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(3) HF:
(i) 80 m.................. Entire band........... RTTY, data........... (f)(3), (9).
(ii) 75 m................. Entire band........... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(iii) 60 m................ 5.332, 5.348, 5.3585, Phone, RTTY, data.... (f)(14).
5.373 and 5.405 MHz.
(iv) 40 m................. 7.000-7.100 MHz....... RTTY, data........... (f)(3), (9).
(v) 40 m.................. 7.075-7.100 MHz....... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2), (9), (11).
(vi) 40 m................. 7.100-7.125 MHz....... RTTY, data........... (f)(3), (9).
(vii) 40 m................ 7.125-7.300 MHz....... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(viii) 30 m............... Entire band........... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(ix) 20 m................. 14.00-14.15 MHz....... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(x) 20 m.................. 14.15-14.35 MHz....... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(xi) 17 m................. 18.068-18.110 MHz..... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(xii) 17 m................ 18.110-18.168 MHz..... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(xiii) 15 m............... 21.0-21.2 MHz......... RTTY, data........... (f)(3), (9).
(xiv) 15 m................ 21.20-21.45 MHz....... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(xv) 12 m................. 24.89-24.93 MHz....... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(xvi) 12 m................ 24.93-24.99 MHz....... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(xvii) 10 m............... 28.0-28.3 MHz......... RTTY, data........... (f)(3).
(xviii) 10 m.............. 28.3-28.5 MHz......... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2), (10).
(xix) 10 m................ 28.5-29.0 MHz......... Phone, image......... (f)(1), (2).
(xx) 10 m................. 29.0-29.7 MHz......... Phone, image......... (f)(2).
(4) VHF:
(i) 6 m................... 50.1-51.0 MHz......... MCW, phone, image, (f)(2), (5).
RTTY, data.
(ii) 6 m.................. 51.0-54.0 MHz......... MCW, phone, image, (f)(2), (5), (8).
RTTY, data, test.
(iii) 2 m................. 144.1-148.0 MHz....... MCW, phone, image, (f)(2), (5), (8).
RTTY, data, test.
(iv) 1.25 m............... 219-220 MHz........... Data................. (f)(13).
(v) 1.25m................. 222-225 MHz........... RTTY, data, test MCW, (f)(2), (6), (8).
phone, SS, image.
(5) UHF:
(i) 70 cm................. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(6), (8).
RTTY, data, SS, test.
(ii) 33 cm................ Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(iii) 23 cm............... Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS, test.
(iv) 13 cm................ Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(6) SHF:
(i) 5 cm.................. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(ii) 3 cm................. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS, test.
(iii) 1.2 cm.............. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(7) EHF:
(i) 6 mm.................. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(ii) 4 mm................. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(iii) 2.5 mm.............. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(iv) 2 mm................. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(v) 1 mm.................. Entire band........... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
(vi) 1 mm................. Above 275 GHz......... MCW, phone, image, (f)(7), (8), and (12).
RTTY, data, SS,
test, pulse.
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3. Section 97.307 is amended by:
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a. Revising paragraph (f)(3);
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b. Removing and reserving paragraph (f)(4);
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c. Revising the heading to the table in paragraph (f)(14)(i); and
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d. Removing the text ``of this part'' wherever it appears.
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 97.307 Emission standards.
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(3) Only a RTTY or data emission using a specified digital code
listed in Sec. 97.309(a) may be transmitted. The authorized bandwidth
is 2.8 kHz except in the 2200 m band and 630 m band. In the 2200 m band
and the 630 m band the symbol rate must not exceed 300 bauds, or for
frequency-shift keying, the frequency shift between mark and space must
not exceed 1 kHz.
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(i) * * *
Table 1 to Paragraph (f)(14)(i)--60 M Band Emission Requirements
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