[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 153 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47966-47967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17291]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 18-122, DA 20-827; FRS 16981]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Whether 
Proposed 3.7-4.2 GHz Band Relocation Coordinator Satisfies Selection 
Criteria

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
(Bureau) seeks comment on whether the proposed 3.7-4.2 GHz band 
Relocation Coordinator satisfies the selection criteria established by 
the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order.

DATES: Comments are due August 18, 2020 and reply comments are due 
August 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by GN Docket No. 18-122, 
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 18-122.
     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. 18-122, DA 20-827, released on 
August 3, 2020. The complete text of this document is available on the 
Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/wtb-seeks-comment-c-band-relocation-coordinator-selection or by using the search function 
for GN Docket No. 18-122 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 comments or reply 
comments on or before the dates 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).

Synopsis

    With this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
(the Bureau) seeks comment on whether the proposed 3.7-4.2 GHz band 
Relocation Coordinator satisfies the selection criteria established by 
the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order.
    On March 3, 2020, the Commission released the 3.7 GHz Band Report 
and

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Order, which adopted new rules to make available 280 megahertz of mid-
band spectrum 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 in to the upper 200 megahertz of the C-band.
    The 3.7 GHz Report and Order required eligible Fixed Satellite 
Service (FSS) space station operators to select, no later than July 31, 
2020, a Relocation Coordinator that will be responsible for managing 
the overall transition and coordinating relocation actions among 
eligible FSS space station operators, incumbent FSS earth station 
operators, and new 3.7 GHz Service overlay licensees. The 3.7 GHz 
Report and Order required that the Relocation Coordinator ``must be 
able to demonstrate that it has the requisite expertise to perform the 
duties required, which will include: (1) Coordinating the schedule for 
clearing the band; (2) performing engineering analysis, as necessary, 
to determine necessary earth station migration actions; (3) assigning 
obligations, as necessary, for earth station migrations and filtering; 
(4) coordinating with overlay licensees throughout the transition 
process; (5) assessing the completion of the transition in each PEA and 
determining overlay licensees' ability to commence operations; and (6) 
mediating scheduling disputes.''
    On July 31, 2020, eligible space station operators announced that 
they had selected RSM US LLP (RSM) to serve as the Relocation 
Coordinator. We seek comment on whether RSM satisfies the criteria 
established by the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order.
    As directed by the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, 
following the comment period, the Bureau will issue an order announcing 
whether the selection criteria have been satisfied. Should the Bureau 
be unable to find that the criteria have been satisfied, the 3.7 GHz 
Report and Order required that the selection process will start over 
and the search committee of eligible space station operators will 
submit a new proposed entity.

Federal Communications Commission
Amy Brett,
Chief of Staff, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division, 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-17291 Filed 8-6-20; 8:45 am]
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