[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 58 (Monday, March 29, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16360-16361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06334]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1282; FRS 17590]


Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the 
burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be 
directed to the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kerry Murray, Satellite Division, 
International Bureau, at (202) 418-0734, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1282.
    OMB Approval Date: March 16, 2021.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2024.
    Title: Telemetry, Tracking and Command Earth Station Operators.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 4 respondents; 4 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and Third-
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has statutory authority for the information collection 
requirements under 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 201, 
302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309, and 316.
    Total Annual Burden: 48 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,200.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements 
in this collection.
    Needs and Uses: On March 3, 2020, the Commission released a Report 
and Order and Order of Proposed Modification titled, ``In the Matter of 
Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2

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GHz,'' GN Docket Number 18-122 (FCC 20-22). This rulemaking, which is 
under the purview of the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, is hereinafter referred to as the 3.7 GHz Report and Order.
    The Commission believes that C-band spectrum for terrestrial 
wireless uses will play a significant role in bringing next-generation 
services like 5G to the American public and assuring American 
leadership in the 5G ecosystem. The agency took action to make this 
valuable spectrum resource available for new terrestrial wireless uses 
as quickly as possible, while also preserving the continued operation 
of existing Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) available during and after 
the transition.
    In the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, the Commission concluded that a 
public auction of the lower 280 megahertz of the C-band will best carry 
out our goals, and the agency will add a mobile allocation to the 3.7-
4.0 GHz band so that next-generation services such as 5G can use the 
band. Relying on the Emerging Technologies framework, the Commission 
adopted a process to relocate FSS operations into the upper 200 
megahertz of the band, while fully reimbursing existing operators for 
the costs of this relocation and offering accelerated relocation 
payments to encourage a speedy transition. The Commission also adopted 
service and technical rules for overlay licensees in the 280 megahertz 
of spectrum designated for transition to flexible use.
    Among other information collection requirements in the 3.7 GHz 
Report and Order, the Commission has adopted several requirements, 
described in the text, related to the protection of TT&C earth stations 
and coordination with 3.7 GHz Service licensees. In a section of the 
3.7 GHz Report and Order titled ``Adjacent Channel Protection 
Criteria'' the Commission sets out the following requirements:
    Pursuant to paragraph 388 of the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, the 
Commission requires that the TT&C operators make available certain 
pertinent technical information about their systems upon request by 
licensees in the 3.7 GHz Service to ensure the protection of TT&C 
operations. In addition, paragraph 389 of the 3.7 GHz Report and Order 
includes the requirement that, in the event of a claim by a TT&C earth 
station operating in 4.0-4.2 GHz of harmful interference by a 3.7 GHZ 
operator, the earth station operator must demonstrate that that have 
installed a filter that complies with the mask requirement prescribed 
by the Commission. This requirement will facilitate an efficient and 
safe transition by requiring earth station operators to demonstrate 
their compliance with the mask requirements, thereby minimizing the 
risk of interference.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-06334 Filed 3-26-21; 8:45 am]
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