Rule2022-18960
Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands
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Published
September 8, 2022
Effective
September 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Amendment of the Commission's Rules for Unlicensed White Space Operations in the Television Bands, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rules related to the information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 54901-54902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-18960]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 15
[ET Docket No. 20-36; FCC 20-156; FR ID 102319]
Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a
period of three years, the information collection associated with the
Commission's Amendment of the Commission's Rules for Unlicensed White
Space Operations in the Television Bands, Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. This document is consistent with the
Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the
rules related to the information collection.
DATES: Amendatory instruction 4.f. for Sec. 15.709(g)(1)(ii),
published at 86 FR 2278, January 12, 2021, is effective September 8,
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hugh Van Tuyl, Office of Engineering
and Technology, at (202) 418-7506, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e467b696620586f605a7b77624e686d6d20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0c44796b64225a6d62587975604c6a6f6f226b637a">[email protected]</span></a>.
For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act
information collection requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at (202)
418-2991 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90fef9f3fffcf5befffef7f5fcf5d0f6f3f3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b2dcdbd1ddded79cdddcd5d7ded7f2d4d1d19cd5ddc4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on July 25,
2022, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements relating to the White Space Database rules
contained in the Commission's Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission's
Rules for Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television
Bands, Report and Order, FCC 20-156 (86 FR 2278, January 12, 2021). The
OMB Control Number is 3060-1155. The Commission publishes this document
as an announcement of the effective date of the information
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collection requirements provided at instruction 4.f. for Sec.
15.709(g)(1)(ii).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB
approval on July 25, 2022, for the information collection requirements
contained in the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 15.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Number is 3060-1155.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1155.
OMB Approval Date: July 25, 2022.
OMB Expiration Date: July 31, 2025.
Title: Sections 15.709, 15.713, 15.714, 15.715 and 15.717, 27.1320,
TV White Space Broadcast Bands.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,510 respondents; 3,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion; recordkeeping and third-party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 201, 302a, and 303.
Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $151,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No information is requested
that would require assurance of confidentiality.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On October 28, 2020, the Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) released a Report and Order, 86 FR 2278,
January 21, 2021, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 86 FR
11490, February 25, 2021, Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in
the Television Bands, ET Docket No. 20-36, FCC 20-156. The Commission
increased the antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) limit from
250 meters to 500 meters for fixed white space devices operating in
``less congested'' areas, which are defined as those areas where at
least half the TV channels in a device's band of operation are vacant.
Parties planning to operate devices with an HAAT that exceeds 250
meters must notify all potentially affected TV stations at least four
days before commencing operation in accordance with the procedure set
forth in Sec. 15.709(g)(1)(ii). The Commission adopted this procedure
because white space devices operating at high HAAT have the potential
to interfere with TV reception at large distances.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl Todd,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-18960 Filed 9-7-22; 8:45 am]
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