[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33550-33551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10807]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 27

[GN Docket No. 18-122; GN Docket No. 23-97; DA 23-408; FR ID 141458]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces C-Band Phase II 
Certification Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final action.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces the procedures related to the filing of Phase II 
Certifications of Accelerated Relocation (Certifications) and 
implements the Commission's incremental reduction plan for Phase II 
Accelerated Relocation Payments (ARPs) as part of the ongoing 
transition of the 3.7 GHz band.

DATES: Effective June 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L St. NE, Washington, 
DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this 
proceeding, contact Susan Mort of the Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, at (202) 418-2429 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the document, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau Announces Procedures for Filing of C-Band 
Phase II Certifications of Accelerated Relocation and Implementation of 
the Commission's Incremental Reduction Plan for Phase II Accelerated 
Relocation Payments, released on May 15, 2023. The full text of this 
document is available for public inspection online at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-408A1.pdf.
    1. With this document, the Bureau adopts filing procedures for the 
submission of Phase II Certifications, as proposed in C-Band Phase II 
Certification of Accelerated Relocation Procedures and Implementation 
of the Commission's Incremental Reduction Plan for Phase II Accelerated 
Relocation Public Notice (Phase II Certification Procedures and 
Incremental Reduction Comment PN), released in March 2023 in this 
proceeding (88 FR 16932, Mar. 21, 2023). These procedures are modeled 
after those previously adopted for Phase I to allow eligible space 
station operators to submit Certifications, and stakeholders to file 
related challenges, with respect to the

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Phase II migration of incumbent services in this band. The Bureau 
modified these requirements in response to the record in this 
proceeding, adopting a standardized Certification format proposed by 
the eligible space station operators in order to streamline the 
processing and review of the Certifications. The Bureau adopted June 1, 
2023 as the date on which Certifications may be filed. In order to 
ensure this timeline is satisfied, these rules will be effective on 
June 1, 2023, rather than 30 days after publication.
    2. With respect to the Phase II incremental reduction plan, the 
Bureau adopted an approach that parallels the Phase I process for 
calculating the incremental reduction of an eligible space station 
operator's ARP should it fail to meet the Phase II Accelerated 
Relocation Deadline, as proposed.

Federal Communications Commission.
Amy Brett,
Acting Chief of Staff, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-10807 Filed 5-23-23; 8:45 am]
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