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Board’’). Mr. Patton’s second and final
five-year term begins on July 1, 2024,
and will conclude on June 30, 2029.
ADDRESSES: The news release is
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
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Washington, DC 20548, or call (202)
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Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3511(d); Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.
1001–1014.
Dated: April 3, 2024.
Monica R. Valentine,
Executive Director.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
Comments are requested concerning:
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
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number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before June 10, 2024. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contacts below as soon as
possible.
Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1215.
Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above
24 GHz for Mobile Radio Services.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and
state, local and tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 478
respondents; 1,846 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–10
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; third party
disclosure requirement; upon
commencement of service, at end of
license term, or 2024 for incumbent
licensees.
Obligation to Respond: Statutory
authority for this collection are
contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10,
201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304,
307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of
the Communications Act of 1934, 47
U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 160,
201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304,
307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, 336,
Section 706 of the Telecommunications
Act of 1996, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 2,574 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $533,500.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
activating sections 30.104 and 30.107,
because existing 28 GHz licensees shall
be required to make a performance
requirement showing pursuant to
section 30.104 by June 16, 2024, and
after that date, the obligation to report
discontinuance pursuant to section
30.107 will apply. The activation of the
rules will change the number of
respondents, the annual number of
responses, annual burden hours and
annual costs under this collection. The
other rule sections previously approved
ADDRESSES:
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under OMB Control Number 3060–1215
have not changed.
§ 30.104, Subpart B—Applications and
Licenses—Construction Requirements
(a) UMFUS (Upper Microwave
Flexible Use Service) licensees must
make a buildout showing as part of their
renewal applications. Licensees relying
on mobile or point-to-multipoint service
must show that they are providing
reliable signal coverage and service to at
least 40 percent of the population
within the service area of the licensee,
and that they are using facilities to
provide service in that area either to
customers or for internal use. Licensees
relying on point-to-point service must
demonstrate that they have four links
operating and providing service, either
to customers or for internal use, if the
population within the license area is
equal to or less than 268,000. If the
population within the license area is
greater than 268,000, a licensee relying
on point-to-point service must
demonstrate it has at least one link in
operation and is providing service for
each 67,000 population within the
license area.
(b) Existing 39 GHz licensees shall not
be required to make a showing pursuant
to this rule and shall be governed by the
provisions of § 101.17 of this chapter if
the expiration date of their license is
prior to March 1, 2021. Showings that
rely on a combination of multiple types
of service will be evaluated on a caseby-case basis.
(c) If a licensee in this service is also
a Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) licensee
and uses the spectrum covered under its
UMFUS license in connection with a
satellite earth station, it can demonstrate
compliance with the requirements of
this section by demonstrating that the
earth station in question is in service,
operational, and using the spectrum
associated with the license. This
provision can only be used to
demonstrate compliance for the county
in which the earth station is located.
(d) Failure to meet this requirement
will result in automatic cancellation of
the license. In bands licensed on a
Partial Economic Area basis, licensees
will have the option of partitioning a
license on a county basis in order to
reduce the population within the
license area to a level where the
licensee’s buildout would meet one of
the applicable performance metrics.
(e) Existing 28 GHz and 39 GHz
licensees shall be required to make a
showing pursuant to this rule by June 1,
2024.
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§ 30.107, Subpart B—Applications and
Licenses—Discontinuance of Service
An Upper Microwave Flexible Use
License authorization will automatically
terminate, without specific Commission
action, if the licensee permanently
discontinues service after the initial
license term.
(a) For licensees with common carrier
regulatory status, permanent
discontinuance of service is defined as
180 consecutive days during which a
licensee does not provide service to at
least one subscriber that is not affiliated
with, controlled by, or related to the
licensee in the individual license area.
For licensees with non-common carrier
status, permanent discontinuance of
service is defined as 180 consecutive
days during which a licensee does not
operate.
(b) A licensee that permanently
discontinues service as defined in this
section must notify the Commission of
the discontinuance within 10 days by
filing FCC Form 601 or 605 requesting
license cancellation. An authorization
will automatically terminate, without
specific Commission action, if service is
permanently discontinued as defined in
this section, even if a licensee fails to
file the required form requesting license
cancellation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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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 might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
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concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
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.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before May 9, 2024.
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 Nicole Ongele,
FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to
Nicole.Ongele@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 Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 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: 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
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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 Number: 3060–1147.
Title: Wireless E911 Phase II Location
Accuracy Requirements (Third Report
and Order in PS Docket No. 07–114).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, State, Local or Tribal
Government, and Federal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,104 respondents; 4,272
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
hour–8 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 301, 303(r), and
332 of the Communications Act, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 30,812 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection and will
submit this information collection after
this 60-day comment period.
The Commission’s Third Report and
Order in PS Docket No. 07–114 adopted
a rule providing that new CMRS
network providers meeting the
definition of covered CMRS providers in
Section 9.10 and deploying new standalone networks must meet the handsetbased location accuracy standard in
delivering emergency calls for Enhanced
911 service. The rule requires that new
stand-alone CMRS providers must
satisfy the handset-based location
accuracy standard at either a countybased or Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP)-based geographic level.
Additionally, in accordance with the
pre-existing requirements for CMRS
providers using handset-based location
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1215; FR ID 213397]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection(s). Comments are
requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 10, 2024.
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1215.
Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio
Services.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 478 respondents; 1,846 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement; upon commencement of service, at end of
license term, or 2024 for incumbent licensees.
Obligation to Respond: Statutory authority for this collection are
contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302,
302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of the
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157,
160, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319,
332, 336, Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 2,574 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $533,500.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is activating sections 30.104 and
30.107, because existing 28 GHz licensees shall be required to make a
performance requirement showing pursuant to section 30.104 by June 16,
2024, and after that date, the obligation to report discontinuance
pursuant to section 30.107 will apply. The activation of the rules will
change the number of respondents, the annual number of responses,
annual burden hours and annual costs under this collection. The other
rule sections previously approved under OMB Control Number 3060-1215
have not changed.
Sec. 30.104, Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Construction
Requirements
(a) UMFUS (Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service) licensees must
make a buildout showing as part of their renewal applications.
Licensees relying on mobile or point-to-multipoint service must show
that they are providing reliable signal coverage and service to at
least 40 percent of the population within the service area of the
licensee, and that they are using facilities to provide service in that
area either to customers or for internal use. Licensees relying on
point-to-point service must demonstrate that they have four links
operating and providing service, either to customers or for internal
use, if the population within the license area is equal to or less than
268,000. If the population within the license area is greater than
268,000, a licensee relying on point-to-point service must demonstrate
it has at least one link in operation and is providing service for each
67,000 population within the license area.
(b) Existing 39 GHz licensees shall not be required to make a
showing pursuant to this rule and shall be governed by the provisions
of Sec. 101.17 of this chapter if the expiration date of their license
is prior to March 1, 2021. Showings that rely on a combination of
multiple types of service will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
(c) If a licensee in this service is also a Fixed-Satellite Service
(FSS) licensee and uses the spectrum covered under its UMFUS license in
connection with a satellite earth station, it can demonstrate
compliance with the requirements of this section by demonstrating that
the earth station in question is in service, operational, and using the
spectrum associated with the license. This provision can only be used
to demonstrate compliance for the county in which the earth station is
located.
(d) Failure to meet this requirement will result in automatic
cancellation of the license. In bands licensed on a Partial Economic
Area basis, licensees will have the option of partitioning a license on
a county basis in order to reduce the population within the license
area to a level where the licensee's buildout would meet one of the
applicable performance metrics.
(e) Existing 28 GHz and 39 GHz licensees shall be required to make
a showing pursuant to this rule by June 1, 2024.
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Sec. 30.107, Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Discontinuance of
Service
An Upper Microwave Flexible Use License authorization will
automatically terminate, without specific Commission action, if the
licensee permanently discontinues service after the initial license
term.
(a) For licensees with common carrier regulatory status, permanent
discontinuance of service is defined as 180 consecutive days during
which a licensee does not provide service to at least one subscriber
that is not affiliated with, controlled by, or related to the licensee
in the individual license area. For licensees with non-common carrier
status, permanent discontinuance of service is defined as 180
consecutive days during which a licensee does not operate.
(b) A licensee that permanently discontinues service as defined in
this section must notify the Commission of the discontinuance within 10
days by filing FCC Form 601 or 605 requesting license cancellation. An
authorization will automatically terminate, without specific Commission
action, if service is permanently discontinued as defined in this
section, even if a licensee fails to file the required form requesting
license cancellation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07551 Filed 4-8-24; 8:45 am]
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