[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39564-39565]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14091]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket Nos. 18-122, 20-173; DA 20-642; FRS 16888]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Establishes a New Docket and 
Describes the Process for Comment on Space Station Operator Transition 
Plans

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; solicitation of comments.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) 
establishes GN Docket No. 20-173, which is captioned ``Eligible 
Satellite Operator Transition Plans for the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band.'' This 
document also details the process for notice and comment on space 
station operators' Transition Plans. Stakeholder comments are on July 
13, 2020. Filers responding to the Transition Plans should submit 
comments in GN Docket No. 20-173.

DATES: Comments are due on or before July 13, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by GN Docket No. 20-173, 
by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Filers: Elections may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/ in 
docket number GN 20-173.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and one copy of each filing.
    Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by first-
class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be 
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 
Federal Communications Commission.
     Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
     U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority 
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554.
     Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the 
Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings. 
This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety 
of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. See FCC 
Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-
Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20-304 (March 19, 2020). https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy
     During the time the Commission's building is closed to the 
general public and until further notice, if more than one docket or 
rulemaking number appears in the caption of a proceeding, paper filers 
need not submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number; an original and one copy are sufficient.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Mort, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, at [email protected] or 202-418-2429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's 
document, (Public Notice), GN Docket No. 20-173, DA 20-642, released on 
June 18, 2020. The complete text of this document, is available on the 
Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/wtb-sets-new-docket-and-comment-process-c-band-transition-plans or by using the 
search function for GN Docket No. 18-122 or GN Docket No. 20-173 on the 
Commission's ECFS web page at www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
    Pursuant to Sec. Sec.  1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file elections on or before 
the date indicated on the first page of this document.
    People with Disabilities: 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 & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
    Ex Parte Rules: This proceeding shall be treated as a ``permit-but-
disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte 
rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any 
written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation 
within two business days after the presentation (unless a different 
deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making 
oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the 
presentation must: (1) List all persons attending or otherwise 
participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was 
made; and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during 
the presentation. If the presentation

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consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments 
already reflected in the presenters written comments, memoranda, or 
other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to 
such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or 
other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers 
where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them 
in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during 
ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and 
must be filed consistent with Sec.  1.1206(b) of the Commission's 
rules. In proceedings governed by Sec.  1.49(f) of the rules or for 
which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, 
written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte 
presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the 
electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and 
must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml., .ppt, 
searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize 
themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.

Synopsis

    With this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
(WTB) establishes GN Docket No. 20-173, which is captioned ``Eligible 
Satellite Operator Transition Plans for the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band.'' This 
Public Notice also details the process for notice and comment on space 
station operators' Transition Plans. On March 3, 2020, the Commission 
released the Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band Report 
and Order (85 FR 22804 (April 23, 2020)), which adopted new rules to 
make 280 megahertz of mid-band spectrum available for flexible use 
through a Commission-administered public auction of overlay licenses, 
plus a 20 megahertz guard band, throughout the contiguous United States 
by transitioning existing services out of the lower portion and into 
the upper 200 megahertz of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band (C-band).
    The 3.7 GHz Report and Order required that each eligible space 
station operator submit to the Commission, and make available for 
public review in GN Docket No. 18-122, a Transition Plan describing the 
necessary steps and estimated costs to transition all existing services 
out of the lower 300 megahertz of the C-band. The 3.7 GHz Report and 
Order directed WTB to issue a Public Notice detailing the process for 
incumbent earth station operators, programmers, and other C-band 
stakeholders to file comments on each Transition Plan. Stakeholder 
comments on the Transition Plans are due on July 13, 2020. Filers 
responding to the Transition Plans should submit comments in GN Docket 
No. 20-173.

Federal Communications Commission.
Amy Brett,
Senior Attorney Advisor, Competition and Infrastructure Policy 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-14091 Filed 6-30-20; 8:45 am]
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