[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3274-3275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01213]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 15

[GN Docket No. 12-268; FCC 15-140]


Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum 
Through Incentive Auctions

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is 
announcing that three final rules that appeared in the Federal Register 
as part of the Commission's rulemaking Expanding the Economic and 
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum do not need information collection 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and are 
effective immediately. This document is consistent with a Report and 
Order in which the Commission stated that it would publish a document 
in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date 
of these rules.

DATES: 47 CFR 15.713(b)(2)(iv), 15.713(j)(10) introductory text and 
15.715(n) published at 81 FR 4969, January 29, 2016, are effective on 
January 24, 2018.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Report and Order, GN Docket No. 12-268, 
FCC 15-140, published at 81 FR 4969, January 29, 2016, stated that 
modifications to section 15.713(b)(2)(iv), 15.713(j)(10) introductory 
text and section 15.715(n) would not become effective until after the 
Federal Register publication of the date that OMB approved the 
resulting modification of the information collections under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and the effective date of such 
modifications. Because subsequent review and consultation with OMB has 
revealed that there is no existing information

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collection that will be modified by these rules, OMB review is not 
necessary. Thus, these rules may become effective immediately.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01213 Filed 1-23-18; 8:45 am]
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