Notice2023-12484
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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June 12, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 112 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38050-38051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12484]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1275; FR ID 146432]
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to Office of Management and Budget
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,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before July 12, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#faaaa8bbba9c9999d49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eebebcafae888d8dc0898198">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#226143564a5b0c754b4e4e4b434f51624441410c454d54"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d695b7a2beaff881bfbababfb7bba596b0b5b5f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission 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.
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of
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information technology. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief
Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.''
OMB Control No.: 3060-1275.
Title: 3.7 GHz Band Relocation Payment Clearinghouse; 3.7 GHz Band
Relocation Coordinator; 3.7 GHz Band Space Station Operators.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,007 respondents and 9,362
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-600 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion,
weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reporting
requirements; third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309, and
316 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152,
154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 201, 302, 303, 304, 307(e), 309, and 316.
Total Annual Burden: 77,754 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $10,705,353.
Needs and Uses: On February 28, 2020, in furtherance of the goal of
releasing more mid-band spectrum into the market to support and
enabling next-generation wireless networks, the Commission adopted a
Report and Order, FCC 20-22, (3.7 GHz Report and Order), in which it
reformed the use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, also known as the C-band.
Currently, the 3.7-4.2 GHz band is allocated in the United States
exclusively for non-Federal use on a primary basis for Fixed Satellite
Service (FSS) and Fixed Service (FS). Domestically, space station
operators use the 3.7-4.2 GHz band to provide downlink signals of
various bandwidths to licensed transmit-receive, registered receive-
only, and unregistered receive-only earth stations throughout the
United States.
The 3.7 GHz Report and Order calls for the relocation of existing
FSS operations in the band into the upper 200 megahertz of the band
(4.0-4.2 GHz) and relocation of existing FS operations into other
bands, making the lower 280 megahertz (3.7-3.98 GHz) available for
flexible use throughout the contiguous United States through a
Commission-administered public auction of overlay licenses that is
scheduled to occur later this year. The Commission adopted a robust
transition schedule to achieve a prompt relocation of FSS and FS
operations so that a significant amount of spectrum could be made
available quickly for next-generation wireless deployments. At the same
time, the Commission sought to ensure the effective accommodation of
relocated incumbent users. To facilitate an efficient transition, the
Commission adopted a process for fully reimbursing existing operators
for the costs of this relocation and for offering accelerated
relocation payments to encourage a timely transition. Flexible-use
licensees will be required to pay any accelerated relocation payments,
if elected by eligible space station operators, and reimburse incumbent
operators for their actual relocation costs associated with clearing
the lower 300 megahertz of the band while ensuring continued operations
for their customers. The 3.7 GHZ Report and Order establishes a
Relocation Payment Clearinghouse to oversee the cost-related aspects of
the transition and establishes a Relocation Coordinator to establish a
timeline and take actions necessary to migrate and filter incumbent
earth stations to ensure continued, uninterrupted service during and
following the transition.
FCC staff will use this data to ensure that 3.7-4.2 GHz band
stakeholders adopt practices and standards in their operations to
ensure an effective, efficient, and streamlined transition. Status
reports and other information required in this collection will be used
to ensure that the process of clearing the lower portion of the band is
efficient and timely, so that the spectrum can be auctioned for
flexible-use service licenses and deployed for next-generation wireless
services, including 5G, as quickly as possible. The collection is also
necessary for the Commission to satisfy its oversight responsibilities
and/or agency specific/Government-wide reporting obligations.
The Commission concluded in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order that a
Relocation Payment Clearinghouse and Relocation Coordinator are
critical to ensuring that the reconfiguration is administered in a
fair, transparent manner and that the transition occurs as
expeditiously as possible. To accomplish these goals most effectively,
the Commission is seeking approval for a new information collection to
collect information from the Relocation Payment Clearinghouse, the
Relocation Coordinator, and incumbent space station operators and allow
the Relocation Payment Clearinghouse and Relocation Coordinator to
collection information to ensure that the band is transitioned
effectively.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-12484 Filed 6-9-23; 8:45 am]
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