[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24833-24834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07551]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1215; FR ID 213397]


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 collection(s). 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 10, 2024. 
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 contacts 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: 478 respondents; 1,846 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement; upon commencement of service, 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: 2,574 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $533,500.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is activating sections 30.104 and 
30.107, because existing 28 GHz licensees shall be required to make a 
performance requirement showing pursuant to section 30.104 by June 16, 
2024, and after that date, the obligation to report discontinuance 
pursuant to section 30.107 will apply. The activation of the rules will 
change the number of respondents, the annual number of responses, 
annual burden hours and annual costs under this collection. The other 
rule sections previously approved under OMB Control Number 3060-1215 
have not changed.

Sec.  30.104, Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Construction 
Requirements

    (a) UMFUS (Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service) licensees must 
make a buildout showing as part of their renewal applications. 
Licensees relying on mobile or point-to-multipoint service must show 
that they are providing reliable signal coverage and service to at 
least 40 percent of the population within the service area of the 
licensee, and that they are using facilities to provide service in that 
area either to customers or for internal use. Licensees relying on 
point-to-point service must demonstrate that they have four links 
operating and providing service, either to customers or for internal 
use, if the population within the license area is equal to or less than 
268,000. If the population within the license area is greater than 
268,000, a licensee relying on point-to-point service must demonstrate 
it has at least one link in operation and is providing service for each 
67,000 population within the license area.
    (b) Existing 39 GHz licensees shall not be required to make a 
showing pursuant to this rule and shall be governed by the provisions 
of Sec.  101.17 of this chapter if the expiration date of their license 
is prior to March 1, 2021. Showings that rely on a combination of 
multiple types of service will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
    (c) If a licensee in this service is also a Fixed-Satellite Service 
(FSS) licensee and uses the spectrum covered under its UMFUS license in 
connection with a satellite earth station, it can demonstrate 
compliance with the requirements of this section by demonstrating that 
the earth station in question is in service, operational, and using the 
spectrum associated with the license. This provision can only be used 
to demonstrate compliance for the county in which the earth station is 
located.
    (d) Failure to meet this requirement will result in automatic 
cancellation of the license. In bands licensed on a Partial Economic 
Area basis, licensees will have the option of partitioning a license on 
a county basis in order to reduce the population within the license 
area to a level where the licensee's buildout would meet one of the 
applicable performance metrics.
    (e) Existing 28 GHz and 39 GHz licensees shall be required to make 
a showing pursuant to this rule by June 1, 2024.

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Sec.  30.107, Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Discontinuance of 
Service

    An Upper Microwave Flexible Use License authorization will 
automatically terminate, without specific Commission action, if the 
licensee permanently discontinues service after the initial license 
term.
    (a) For licensees with common carrier regulatory status, permanent 
discontinuance of service is defined as 180 consecutive days during 
which a licensee does not provide service to at least one subscriber 
that is not affiliated with, controlled by, or related to the licensee 
in the individual license area. For licensees with non-common carrier 
status, permanent discontinuance of service is defined as 180 
consecutive days during which a licensee does not operate.
    (b) A licensee that permanently discontinues service as defined in 
this section must notify the Commission of the discontinuance within 10 
days by filing FCC Form 601 or 605 requesting license cancellation. An 
authorization will automatically terminate, without specific Commission 
action, if service is permanently discontinued as defined in this 
section, even if a licensee fails to file the required form requesting 
license cancellation.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07551 Filed 4-8-24; 8:45 am]
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