[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44299-44300]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15850]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FRS 16938]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
Office of Management and Budget

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, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general 
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before August 21, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission 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, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks 
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information 
collection burden for 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.

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    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, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-15850 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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