Proposed Rule2023-23390
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on the C-Band RPC's Final Claims Submission Deadline Proposal
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Published
October 24, 2023
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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, waste, and abuse, including proposals advanced in recent ex parte submissions by AT&T, Verizon, and SES.
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[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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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:
<bullet> Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/">https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/</a>.
<bullet> 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.
<bullet> Commercial deliveries (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive,
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
<bullet> 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.
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#a0f3d5d3c1ce8eedcfd2d4e0c6c3c38ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d586a0a6b4bbfb98baa7a195b3b6b6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 <a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-958A1.pdf">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-958A1.pdf</a>.
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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