[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 73674-73675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29921]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 96

[GN Docket No. 12-354; FCC 15-47]


Shared Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection 
requirements associated with the Commission's Report and Order, GN 
Docket No. 12-354, FCC 15-47. This document is consistent with the 
Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a 
document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the 
effective date of the requirements.

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DATES: 47 CFR 96.17(d); 96.21(a)(3); 96.23(b); 96.33(b); 96.35(e); 
96.39(a), (c)-(g); 96.41(d)(1); 96.43(b); 96.45(b); 96.45(d), 96.51; 
96.57(a)-(c); 96.59(a); 96.61; 96.63; and 96.67(b)-(c), published at 80 
FR 36163, June 23, 2015, are effective on December 16, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, 
[email protected], (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on November 9, 
2015, OMB approved the revised information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 15-47, published at 
80 FR 36163, June 23, 2015. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1211. The 
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective 
date of the requirements. If you have any comments on the burden 
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the 
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control 
Number, 3060-1211 in your correspondence. The Commission will also 
accept your comments via email at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
November 9, 2015, for the revised information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 96.17; 96.21; 96.23; 
96.33; 96.35; 96.39; 96.41; 96.43; 96.45; 96.51; 96.57; 96.59; 96.61; 
96.63; and 96.67. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, valid 
OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Numbers is 3060-1211.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1211.
    OMB Approval Date: November 9, 2015.
    OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 2018.
    Title: Sections 96.17; 96.21; 96.23; 96.33; 96.35; 96.39; 96.41; 
96.43; 96.45; 96.51; 96.57; 96.59; 96.61; 96.63; and 96.67, Commercial 
Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not for profit 
institutions and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 110,782 respondents; 136,432 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0-.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting 
requirements; other reporting requirements--as needed basis for the 
equipment safety certifications, and consistently (likely daily) 
responses automated via the device.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
152, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 302(a), 303, 304, 307(e), and 316.
    Total Annual Burden: 37,977 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $7,318,100.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information. The information to 
be collected will be made available for public inspection. Applicants 
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be 
given confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) 
received approval for new OMB Control No. 3060-1211 from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). The purpose of this proposal was to obtain 
OMB approval of rules applicable to 3550-3700 MHz (3.5 GHz) users and 
licensees and applicants for database administrators, as adopted by the 
Commission in a Report and Order (Report and Order) on April 17, 2015 
(WT Docket No. 12-354; FCC 15-47). By the Report and Order, the 
Commission creates additional capacity for wireless broadband by 
adopting a new approach to spectrum management to facilitate spectrum 
sharing between commercial and federal users and among multiple tiers 
of commercial users. The order creates a Spectrum Access System (SAS), 
an online database that will manage and coordinate frequency use in the 
band through registration and other technical information. The SAS will 
use the information to assign frequencies, manage interference, and 
authorize spectrum use. The Commission will use the information to 
authorize the SAS Administrator(s) and ESC operator(s).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-29921 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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