[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26857-26858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12117]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 96

[GN Docket No. 12-354; FCC 16-55]


Amendment of the Commission's Rules With Regard to 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 Second Report and Order, 
GN Docket No. 12-354, FCC 16-55. This document is consistent with the 
Second 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.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 96.25(c)(1)(i), published at 81 FR 
49023, July 26, 2016, are effective on July 3, 2017.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 11, 
2017, OMB approved the revised information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's Second Report and Order, FCC 16-55, 
published at 81 FR 49023, July 26, 2016. 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)

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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 
May 11, 2017, for the revised information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 96.25. 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: May 11, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2020.
    Title: Sections 96.17; 96.21; 96.23; 96.25; 96.33; 96.35; 96.39; 
96.41; 96.43; 96.45; 96.51; 96.57; 96.59; 96.61; 96.63; 96.67, 
Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, state, local, 
or tribal government and not for profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 110,782 respondents; 226,099 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-1 hour.
    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: 64,561 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $13,213,975.
    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 FCC adopted an Order on Reconsideration and 
Second Report and Order, FCC 16-55, that amends rules established in 
the First Report and Order, FCC 15-47, for commercial use of 150 
megahertz in the 3550-3700 MHz (3.5 GHz) band and a new Citizens 
Broadband Radio Service, on April 28, 2016, published at 81 FR 49023 
(July 26, 2016). The rule changes information requirements contained in 
the First Report and Order are also approved under this Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number and have not changed since 
they were last approved by OMB.
    The Commission received approval from OMB for the information 
collection requirements contained in FCC 16-55. The amendments 
contained in the Second Report and Order create additional capacity for 
wireless broadband by adopting a new approach to spectrum management to 
facilitate more intensive spectrum sharing between commercial and 
federal users and among multiple tiers of commercial users. The 
Spectrum Access System (SAS) will use the information to authorize and 
coordinate spectrum use for Citizen Broadband Radio Service Devices 
(CBSDs). The Commission will use the information to coordinate among 
the spectrum tiers and determine Protection Areas for Priority Access 
Licensees (PALs).
    The following is a description of the information collection 
requirements for which the Commission received OMB approval:
    Section 96.25(c)(1)(i) requires PALs to inform the SAS if a CBSD is 
no longer in use.
    Section 96.25(c)(2)(i) creates a default protection contour for any 
CBSD at the outer limit of the PAL Protection Area, but allows a PAL to 
self-report a contour smaller than that established by the SAS.
    These rules which contain information collection requirements are 
designed to provide for flexible use of this spectrum, while managing 
three tiers of users in the band, and create a low-cost entry point for 
a wide array of users. The rules will encourage innovation and 
investment in mobile broadband use in this spectrum while protecting 
incumbent users. Without this information, the Commission would not be 
able to carry out its statutory responsibilities.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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