Proposed Rule2023-05601
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on C-Band Phase II Certification Procedures
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Published
March 21, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB or Bureau) seeks comment on its proposed procedures related to the filing of Phase II Certifications of Accelerated Relocation (Certifications) and on implementation of 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. Filers responding to this Public Notice should submit comments in GN Docket No. 23-97.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16932-16933]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05601]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 27
[GN Docket No. 18-122; GN Docket No. 23-97; DA 23-204; FR ID 131565]
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on C-Band Phase
II Certification Procedures
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notification.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB
or Bureau) seeks comment on its proposed procedures related to the
filing of Phase II Certifications of Accelerated Relocation
(Certifications) and on implementation of 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. Filers responding
to this Public Notice should submit comments in GN Docket No. 23-97.
DATES: Interested parties may file comments on or before April 20,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 45 L St NE, Washington,
DC 20554.
You may submit comments, identified by WP Docket No. 07-100, by any
of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: <a href="http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/">http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/</a>.
<bullet> Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing.
[cir] Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by
first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
[cir] Commercial overnight mail (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.
<bullet> 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). <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy">https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy</a>.
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Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this
proceeding, contact Susan Mort of the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, at (202) 418-2429 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ccfe9effdf2b2d1f3eee8dcfaffffb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ecbf999f8d82c2a1839e98ac8a8f8fc28b839a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Public Notice,
Wireless
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Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on C-Band Phase II
Certification of Accelerated Relocation Procedures and Implementation
of the Commission's Incremental Reduction Plan for Phase II Accelerated
Relocation Payments, released on March 13, 2023. The full text of this
document is available for public inspection online at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/wtb-seeks-comment-c-band-phase-ii-certification-procedures">https://www.fcc.gov/document/wtb-seeks-comment-c-band-phase-ii-certification-procedures</a>.
1. With this Public Notice, the Bureau proposes adopting filing
procedures 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 Phase II
migration of incumbent services in this band. The Bureau also seeks
comment on potential adjustments to the Phase I procedures that we
believe will create more transparency and efficiency in the Phase II
Certification review process such as requiring a specific level of
detail in incumbent earth station operator's Certifications and/or
requiring information be provided in a standardized format. The Bureau
also seeks comment on a potential threshold trigger before Phase II
Certifications may be submitted for validation. With relation to the
Phase II incremental reduction plan, the Bureau proposes adopting 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.
Federal Communications Commission.
Amy Brett,
Acting Chief of Staff, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-05601 Filed 3-20-23; 8:45 am]
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