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released a Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in GN
Docket No. 23–65 and IB Docket No. 22–
271, FCC 24–28, which adds new
section 1.9047(d)(2) to the
Commission’s rules requiring the
spectrum lessee or sublessee seeking to
engage in spectrum leasing under this
section to provide certain information
within the Commission Form 608 when
seeking a leasing agreement to provide
SCS. Applicants will file Form 608 into
the Commission’s Universal Licensing
System (ULS) database.
The Commission anticipates that SCS
will enable consumers in areas not
covered by terrestrial networks to be
connected using their existing devices
via satellite-based communications. SCS
is a crucial component of the
Commission’s vision for a ‘‘single
network future,’’ in which satellite and
terrestrial networks work seamlessly
together to provide coverage that neither
network can achieve on its own. In
order to ensure that prospective SCS
operators will be able to comply with
the applicable rules, that the public
interest will be served by granting their
applications, and that harmful
interference will be avoided to the
greatest extent possible thereafter, the
Commission seeks approval to collect
the following information from
prospective SCS spectrum lessees.
The Commission has adopted new
requirements in its part 1 rules that
obligate lessees to provide the following
on FCC Form 608: a certification that
they are entering a leasing agreement in
order to provide SCS; a description of
the type of permitted arrangement the
parties will enter (e.g., is there a single
terrestrial licensee or multiple terrestrial
licensees that together hold the required
licenses); and, if there are multiple
terrestrial licensees, a further
description of the leasing arrangement
and explanation of how those licensees
together hold all of the relevant licenses
in a particular geographically dependent
area (GIA). Entities completing FCC
Form 608 for the purposes of providing
SCS must also indicate that the
application is for SCS by checking a box
on Form 608.
This information collection is
designed to allow Commission staff to
carry out its statutory duties to regulate
satellite communications in the public
interest; namely, to ensure that
prospective providers of SCS will
operate in compliance with the
applicable regulatory framework. This
process utilizes an existing Commission
form, which will remove confusion by
employing the procedures that are
already in place. The modifications for
Form 608 covered herein will enable the
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Commission to more accurately track
filings related to the provision of SCS,
a critical component of application
review given the interplay between part
1 lease filings and part 25 license
applications inherent in the SCS
framework. This is especially crucial
where multiple entities together hold all
co-channel licenses in a particular band
throughout a geographically
independent area (GIA) and wish to
deploy a leasing agreement with a
satellite operator to provide SCS. Such
arrangements are only permitted in the
circumstances described in section
1.9047(d)(1)(ii)(A)–(B); specifically, the
Commission must be able to confirm
that the multiple licensees in fact cover
the entirety of the GIA in question and
that, when reviewing related part 25
license applications, the entire area of
the proposed service is covered by the
associated leases. This collection will
thereby enable the Commission to
monitor and enforce the entry criteria
that SCS providers must satisfy, and
which are designed to minimize the
possibility of harmful interference.
Finally, the collection will play a
critical role in the Commission’s effort
to review and track leasing
arrangements that will result in entities
providing SCS.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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
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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 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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before November 18,
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 contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 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: 3060–1190.
Title: Section 87.287(b), Aeronautical
Advisory Stations (Unicoms)—
‘‘Squitters.’’
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not for profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 200 respondents; 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 85 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $28,750.
Obligation to Respond: Require to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157,
225, 303(r), and 309 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained
under Section 87.287(b) require that
before submitting an application for an
aircraft data link land test station, an
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applicant must obtain written
permission from the licensee of the
aeronautical enroute stations serving the
areas in which the aircraft data link land
test station will operate on a co-channel
basis. The Commission may request an
applicant to provide documentation as
to this fact.
The written permissions will aid the
Commission in ensuring that licensees
are complying with its policies and
rules, while allowing the owners of
antenna structures and other aviation
obstacles to use Audio Visual Warning
Systems (AVWS) stations, thereby
helping aircraft avoid potential
collisions and enhancing aviation
safety, without causing harmful
interference to other communications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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ID 245400]
Information Collections 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
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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.
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The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid 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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before November 18,
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 contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 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: 3060–0984.
Title: 90.175(b)(1), Frequency
Coordinator Requirements, Industrial/
Business Pool frequencies.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, and State, local, or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,700 respondents; 2,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting 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 4(i),
11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 301,
302(a), 303(g), 303(r), 309, 332(c)(7), 336
and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 2,700 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.175
requires third party disclosures by
applicants proposing to operate a land
mobile radio station. If they are
requesting a frequency that formerly
was coordinated exclusively by one
industry-specific frequency coordinator,
they are required to obtain written
concurrence of that frequency
coordinator.
On August 18, 2016, the Commission
adopted a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, FCC 16–110, in WP Docket
No. 16–261, RM–11719 and RM–11722
(2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking),
which proposed to amend Part 90 of the
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Commission’s Rules to expand access to
private land mobile radio (PLMR)
spectrum. Among the many actions
taken in the 2016 Spectrum Access
NPRM, the Commission proposed to
make certain frequencies that are
designated for central station alarm
operations available for other PLMR
uses.
Specifically, the Commission
proposed to modify section 95.35(c)(63)
to remove the use limitation in the
urbanized areas where the frequencies
designated for alarm use in urban areas
are not in use. The Commission
tentatively concluded that it would be
in the public interest to make these
frequencies available for other PLMR
operations in those areas and sought
comment on this proposal, including its
costs and benefits. The Commission also
sought comment on other ways to
expand PLMR users’ access to
frequencies that are designated, but no
longer needed, for central station
commercial protection services,
including by making available channels
in urbanized areas where some of the
urban frequencies are in use, including:
Related costs and benefits associated
with such proposals; current and
expected future need for central station
commercial protection service channels
in the 460–470 MHz band; and how to
protect incumbent central station
commercial protection service
operations from harmful interference if
eliminating the use restriction on any
frequency in any area where it currently
is in use.
On October 22, 2018, the Commission
issued a Report and Order and Order,
FCC 18–143, in WP Docket No. 15–32,
RM–11572, WP Docket No. 16–261,
RM–11719 and RM–11722 (800/PLMR
Access Order), in which it revised
certain rules to require applicants for
channels currently designated for
central station alarm use to obtain the
concurrence of the central station alarm
frequency coordinator in order to use
the channels for uses other than central
station alarm operations. This
requirement is similar to existing
requirements pertaining to certain other
channels. The Report and Order and
Order did not revise any of the
information collection requirements that
are contained in this collection but
rather added additional frequencies to
the list. Therefore, this essentially is
adding an additional 200 respondents to
this collection.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1000.
Title: Section 87.147, Authorization of
Equipment.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1190; FR ID 245424]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collections. 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before November
18, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
[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: 3060-1190.
Title: Section 87.287(b), Aeronautical Advisory Stations
(Unicoms)--``Squitters.''
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not for profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents; 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 85 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $28,750.
Obligation to Respond: Require to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 303(r), and 309 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
under Section 87.287(b) require that before submitting an application
for an aircraft data link land test station, an
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applicant must obtain written permission from the licensee of the
aeronautical enroute stations serving the areas in which the aircraft
data link land test station will operate on a co-channel basis. The
Commission may request an applicant to provide documentation as to this
fact.
The written permissions will aid the Commission in ensuring that
licensees are complying with its policies and rules, while allowing the
owners of antenna structures and other aviation obstacles to use Audio
Visual Warning Systems (AVWS) stations, thereby helping aircraft avoid
potential collisions and enhancing aviation safety, without causing
harmful interference to other communications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-21251 Filed 9-17-24; 8:45 am]
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