[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44075-44076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15704]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1161; FRS 16926]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before September 21, 
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: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) control 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.
    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: 3060-1161.
    Title: Construction requirements; Interim reports--Sections 
27.14(g)-(l).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 168 respondents; 168 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for, these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
154, 301, 302(a), 303, 309, 332, 336, and 337 unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,265 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $214,950.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in this collection are as follows: a. 700 MHz Construction 
Notification--47 CFR 27.14(k). 47 CFR 27.14(k) requires certain 700 MHz 
licensees to file a construction notification with the Commission 
within 15 days of the expiration of the relevant benchmark in 
accordance with the provisions set forth in 47 CFR 1.946(d), 
demonstrating compliance with performance requirements or, if they have 
not met the performance requirements, a description and certification 
of the areas for which they are providing service. In the construction 
notification, a licensee must certify whether it has met the applicable 
performance requirement as set forth below. The licensee must file a 
description and certification of the areas for which it is providing 
service, using electronic coverage maps, supporting technical 
documentation and other information as the Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau may prescribe by Public Notice.
    47 CFR 27.14(g). 47 CFR 27.14(g) requires 700 MHz licensees holding 
EA authorizations for Block A in the 698-704/728-734 MHz bands (``Block 
A''),

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CMA authorizations for Block B in the 704-710/734-740 MHz bands 
(``Block B''), and EA authorizations for Block E in the 722-728 MHz 
band (``Block E''), where the results of the first auction in which 
licenses for such authorizations were offered satisfy the reserve price 
for the applicable block, to file construction notifications with the 
Commission within 15 days after:

    (1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary of initial license 
grant if the initial authorization in a market is granted after June 
12, 2009. In the construction notification, licensees must certify 
and demonstrate that they are providing signal coverage and offering 
service over at least 35 percent of the geographic area of each of 
their license authorizations.
    (2) The end of the applicable license term. In the construction 
notification, licensees must certify and demonstrate that they are 
providing such service over at least 70 percent of the geographic 
area of each of these authorizations.

    47 CFR 27.14(h). 700 MHz licensees holding REAG authorizations for 
Block C in the 746-757/776-787 MHz bands (``Block C''), as well as 700 
MHz licensees holding REAG authorizations for Block C2 in the 752-757/
782-787 MHz bands (C2), must file construction notifications with the 
Commission within 15 days after:

    (1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary of initial license 
grant if the initial authorization in a market is granted after June 
12, 2009. In the construction notification, licensees must certify 
and demonstrate that they are providing signal coverage and offering 
service over at least 40 percent of the population in each EA 
comprising the REAG license area.
    (2) The end of the applicable license term. In the construction 
notification, licensees must certify and demonstrate that they are 
providing such service over at least 75 percent of the population of 
each of these EAs.

    47 CFR 27.14(i). 700 MHz licensees holding EA authorizations for 
Block A, CMA authorizations for Block B, and EA authorizations for 
Block E where the results of the first auction in which licenses for 
such authorizations in Blocks A, B, and E were offered did not satisfy 
the reserve price for the applicable block, as well as EA 
authorizations for Block C1 in the 746-752/776-782 MHz bands (``Block 
C1'') must file construction notifications with the Commission within 
15 days after:

    (1) June 12, 2013, or the fourth anniversary of initial license 
grant if the initial authorization in a market is granted after June 
12, 2009. In the construction notification, licensees must certify 
and demonstrate that they are providing signal coverage and offering 
service over at least 40 percent of the population in each license 
area.
    (2) The end of the applicable license term. In the construction 
notification, licensees must certify and demonstrate that they are 
providing such service over at least 75 percent of the population of 
the areas.

    47 CFR 27.14(j). 47 CFR 27.14(j) provides that, in the event that a 
licensee's authority to operate in an area terminates automatically for 
failure to comply with the applicable construction requirements 
identified in 47 CFR 27.14(g), (h), or (i), the unserved area will 
become available for relicensing to third parties. A 700 MHz licensee 
holding an authorization granted pursuant to the unserved area 
licensing procedures set forth in 47 CFR 27.14(j) must file a 
construction notification with the Commission within 15 days after the 
one-year anniversary of initial license grant. In the construction 
notification, a licensee must certify and demonstrate that it is 
providing signal coverage and offering service over 100 percent of the 
geographic area of the new license area.
    700 MHz Interoperability Order. Pursuant to the 700 MHz 
Interoperability Order, the interim construction deadline for Block A 
and Block B licensees was extended to December 13, 2016. The 700 MHz 
Interoperability Order waived the interim construction requirement for 
certain Block A licensees due to technical issues arising from their 
proximity to Television Channel 51 stations. Further, the interim 
construction deadline for Block E was extended to March 7, 2017, and 
the final Block E construction deadline was moved to March 7, 2021.
    b. 700 MHz Interim Reporting Requirement--47 CFR 27.14(l). Pursuant 
to 47 CFR 27.14(l), 700 MHz licensees with authorizations in the 
spectrum blocks identified above (Blocks A, B, E, C, C1 and C2), 
excluding any licensee that obtained its license pursuant to the 
procedures set forth in 47 CFR 27.14(j), must file interim reports with 
the Commission that provide the Commission, at a minimum, with 
information concerning the status of their efforts to meet the 
performance requirements applicable to their authorizations in such 
spectrum blocks and the manner in which that spectrum is being 
utilized.
    Required Information. Licensees must identify the date the license 
term commenced, and provide a description of the steps the licensee has 
taken toward meeting its construction obligations in a timely manner, 
including the technology or technologies and service(s) being provided, 
as well as the areas within their license areas in which those services 
are available.
    Deadlines. Pursuant to 47 CFR 27.14(l), licensees were required to 
file their first interim report with the Commission no later than June 
12, 2011 and no sooner than 30 days prior to this date. Licensees that 
meet their interim construction benchmarks must file a second interim 
report with the Commission no later than June 12, 2016, and no sooner 
than 30 days prior to this date. Licensees that do not meet their 
interim construction benchmarks must file their second interim report 
no later than on June 12, 2015, and no sooner than 30 days prior to 
this date.
    However, the 700 MHz Interoperability Order waived the second 
interim report requirement for Lower 700 MHz band A and B Block 
licensees subject to the extended interim construction benchmark 
deadline. The 700 MHz Interoperability Order did not waive the 
reporting requirement for Lower 700 MHz band A Block licensees subject 
to a waiver of the interim construction benchmark deadline because of 
Channel 51 interference protection requirements. That order also 
extended the deadline until March 7, 2019, for Lower 700 MHz band E 
Block licensees to file a second status report regarding the licensees' 
efforts to meet their performance requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15704 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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