[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 94 (Thursday, May 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28946-28947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10343]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0912; FRS 16752]


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 (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 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 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 July 13, 2020. 
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 
[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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: 3.7 GHz Band Relocation Coordinator and Relocation Payment 
Clearinghouse Real-Time Disclosure of Communications Required by 
Sections 27.1413(c)(6) and 27.1414(b)(4)(i).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 2 respondents; 12 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), and 309 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 
154(j), 155(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309.
    Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information collected 
under this collection will be made publicly available.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On February 28, 2020, in furtherance of the goal of 
releasing more mid-band spectrum into the market to support and enable 
next-generation wireless networks, the Commission adopted a Report and 
Order, FCC 20-22, (3.7 GHz Report and Order) in which it reformed the 
use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, also known as the C-Band. The 3.7-4.2 GHz 
band currently is allocated in the United States exclusively for non-
Federal use on a primary basis for Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) and 
Fixed Service. Domestically, space station operators use the 3.7-4.2 
GHz band to provide downlink signals of various bandwidths to licensed 
transmit-receive, registered receive-only, and unregistered receive-
only earth stations throughout the United States. The 3.7 GHz Report 
and Order calls for the relocation of existing FSS operations in the 
band into the upper 200 megahertz of the band (4.0-4.2 GHz) and making 
the lower 280 megahertz (3.7-3.98 GHz) available for flexible-use 
throughout the contiguous United States through a Commission-
administered public auction of overlay licenses in the 3.7 GHz Service 
that is scheduled to occur later this year, with the 20 megahertz from 
3.98-4.0 GHz reserved as a guard band. The Commission adopted a robust 
transition schedule to achieve an expeditious relocation of FSS 
operations and ensure that a significant amount of spectrum is made 
available quickly for next-generation wireless deployments, while also 
ensuring effective accommodation of relocated incumbent users. The 3.7 
GHz Report and Order establishes a deadline of December 5, 2025, for 
full relocation to ensure that all FSS operations are cleared in a 
timely manner, but provides an opportunity for accelerated clearing of 
the band by allowing incumbent space station operators, as defined in 
the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, to commit to voluntarily relocate on a 
two-phased accelerated schedule (with additional obligations and 
incentives for such operators), with a Phase I deadline of December 5, 
2021, and a Phase II deadline of December 5, 2023.
    The Commission concluded in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order that a 
neutral, independent third-party Relocation Payment Clearinghouse (RPC) 
should be established to administer the cost-related aspects of the 
transition in a fair, transparent manner, mitigate financial disputes 
among stakeholders, and collect and distribute payments in a timely 
manner to transition incumbent space station operators out of the 3.7-
3.98 GHz band. The Commission also concluded that a Relocation 
Coordinator (RC) should be appointed to ensure that all incumbent space 
station operators are relocating in a timely manner, and to be 
responsible for receiving notice from earth station operators or other 
satellite customers of any disputes related to comparability of 
facilities, workmanship, or preservation of service during the 
transition and notify the Commission of disputes and recommendations 
for resolution.
    To protect the fair and level playing field for applicants to 
participate in the Commission's auction for overlay licenses in the 3.7 
GHz Service, the RPC and the RC are each required to make real-time, 
public disclosures of the content and timing of and the parties to 
communications, if any, from or to such applicants, as applicants are 
defined by the Commission's rule prohibiting certain auction-related 
communications, 47 CFR 1.2105(c)(5)(i), whenever the prohibition in 47 
CFR 1.2105(c) applies to competitive bidding for licenses in the 3.7 
GHz Service. See 47 CFR 27.1413(c)(6), 27.1414(b)(4)(i) (as adopted in 
the 3.7 GHz Report and Order). The Commission is seeking approval for a 
new information collection to permit the RPC and the RC to make the 
required real-time, public disclosure of any such communications, as 
necessary.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-10343 Filed 5-13-20; 8:45 am]
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