[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 72985-72986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23390]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 27

[GN Docket No. 18-122; DA 23-958; FR ID 179691]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on the C-Band 
RPC's Final Claims Submission Deadline Proposal

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notification, request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB 
or Bureau) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks 
comment on the C-band Relocation Payment Clearinghouse's (RPC) proposal 
to set final claims submission deadlines as part of the ongoing 
transition of the 3.7 GHz band. WTB also seeks comment on any other 
steps that the Bureau should take pursuant to its delegated authority 
to facilitate the conclusion of the C-band transition reimbursement 
program and wind down of the RPC's operations in an efficient and 
timely manner and in keeping with its remit to prevent fraud,

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waste, and abuse, including proposals advanced in recent ex parte 
submissions by AT&T, Verizon, and SES.

DATES: Interested parties may file comments on or before November 8, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by GN Docket No. 18-122, 
by any of the following methods:
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
     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 courier or by the U.S. Postal 
Service. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
     Commercial deliveries (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 45 L Street NE, 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.
    People with Disabilities. To request materials in accessible 
formats (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format) for 
people with disabilities, send an email to [email protected] or call the 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530.

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 Commission's 
document (Public Notice), in GN Docket No. 18-122; DA 23-958, released 
on October 13, 2023. The full text of this document is available for 
public inspection online at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-958A1.pdf.
    With this Public Notice, WTB seeks comment on the RPC's proposal 
that the Bureau establish one or more final claims submission deadlines 
by which eligible incumbents would be required to submit any 
outstanding transition-related claims to the RPC for processing. 
Specifically, the RPC proposed the following final claims submission 
deadlines: February 5, 2024, for all reimbursement claims for costs 
incurred and paid by claimants as of December 31, 2023, including all 
lump sum election claims by incumbent earth station operators; and 
September 30, 2024, for all reimbursement claims for costs incurred and 
paid by claimants after December 31, 2023, with the exhortation that 
claims be submitted to the RPC on a rolling basis within 30 days of 
being incurred. The Bureau seeks comment on the RPC's final claims 
submission deadline request and the proposed deadlines, and on any 
other steps the Bureau can take pursuant to its delegated authority to 
facilitate the conclusion of the C-band transition reimbursement 
program and wind down the RPC's operations in an efficient and timely 
manner.

Federal Communications Commission.
Amy Brett,
Acting Chief of Staff, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-23390 Filed 10-23-23; 8:45 am]
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