[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 71 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19884-19885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07737]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1215; FRS 20901]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 of 1995 (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. 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

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PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 14, 
2021. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 
[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:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1215.
    Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio 
Services.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,670 respondents; 1,670 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement; upon commencement of service, or within 3 
years of effective date of rules; and at end of license term, or 2024 
for incumbent licensees.
    Obligation to Respond: Statutory authority for this collection are 
contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 
302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 
160, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 
332, 336, Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
    Total Annual Burden: 790 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $581,250.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On November 19, 2020, the Commission released a 
Report and Order, FCC 20-159, in IB Docket No. 18-314, titled, 
``Further Streamlining Part 25 Rules Governing Satellite Services.'' In 
this Report and Order, among other rule changes, the Commission adopted 
an optional, extended build-out period for earth station licensees. The 
optional build-out period increases the allowable time for an earth 
station to be brought into operation from within one year after 
licensing, to within: Up to five years and six months for earth 
stations operating with geostationary satellites; or, up to six years 
and six months for earth stations operating with non-geostationary 
satellites. As a companion provision to this new build-out period 
option, the Commission adopted a requirement for earth station 
licensees subject to 47 CFR 25.136 to re-coordinate with licensees of 
Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service (UMFUS) stations if the earth 
station is brought into operation later than one year after the date of 
the license grant. The earth station licensee must complete re-
coordination within one year before its commencement of operation. The 
re-coordination should account for any demographic or geographic 
changes as well as changes to the earth station equipment or 
configuration. A re-coordination notice must also be filed with the 
Commission before commencement of earth station operations.
    This information collection is used by UMFUS licensees to provide 
accurate information on the earth station operations notwithstanding 
the substantially longer earth station build-out period that was 
adopted. The collection also counterbalances the potential chilling of 
some UMFUS developments that might otherwise result from the extended 
earth station build-out periods, and thereby serves as an important 
check on potential warehousing. Without such information, the 
Commission would not be able to regulate the shared use of radio 
frequencies among earth stations and UMFUS stations in the public 
interest, in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-07737 Filed 4-14-21; 8:45 am]
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