Notice2024-05846
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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March 20, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
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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 might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees."
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19825-19826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05846]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1272; FR ID 209315]
Information Collection 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
might ``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 April 19, 2024.
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#42121003022421216c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="87d7d5c6c7e1e4e4a9e0e8f1">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aae9cbdec2d384fdc3c6c6c3cbc7d9eaccc9c984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521133263a2b7c053b3e3e3b333f21123431317c353d24">[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 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 Number: 3060-1272.
Title: 3.7 GHz Band Space Station Operator Accelerated Relocation
Elections and Transition Plans; 3.7 GHz Band Earth Station Lump Sum
Payment Elections.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,010 respondents
and 3,010 responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours per response for accelerated
relocation elections, 2,720 hours per response for transition plans,
and 32 hours per response for lump sum payment elections.
Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 5(c), 201, 302,
303, 304, 307(e), and 309 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.
Total Annual Burden: 109,680 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $900,000.
Needs and Uses: Under this information collection, the Commission
will collect information that will be used to determine when, how, and
at what cost existing operations in the lower portion of the 3.7-4.2
GHz band will be relocated to the upper portion of the band. This
collection will serve as the starting point for planning and managing
the process of efficiently and expeditiously clearing of the lower
portion of the band, so that this spectrum can be auctioned for
flexible-use service licenses.
The transition relocation process began in 2020. Initial Transition
Plans were filed on June 19, 2020 with final Transition Plans due
August 14, 2020. Throughout the relocation process, the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) opened limited windows to amend
their Transition Plans on several occasions. In addition to submitting
and modifying Transition Plans during these periods, eligible space
station operators were required to file quarterly status reports with
the Commission beginning on December 31, 2020 to demonstrate their
efforts to ensure a timely transition.
The 3.7 GHz band auction, Auction 107, took place from December 8,
2020 to February 17, 2021, and, on February 24, 2021, the Commission
announced the winning bidders of the C-band auction for all 5,684
licenses. In the same year, the Bureau directed eligible space station
operators to submit updates for their final Transition Plans during
limited windows opened for operators to provide these updates.
Later that year, on August 4, 2021, the Bureau issued a Public
Notice implementing filing procedures for Phase I Certifications.
Originally, Phase I's deadline was set for December 5, 2021, but the
deadline was met eleven days earlier than anticipated. On November 24,
2021, the Commission validated the certification of Phase I.
The C-band transition continued into 2023. On May 15, 2023, the
Bureau announced procedures for filing C-band Phase II Certifications
of Accelerated Relocation and implementation of the Commission's
incremental reduction plan for Phase II Accelerated Relocation Payments
as part of the ongoing transition. The C-Band Relocation Payment
Clearinghouse (RPC) is responsible for disbursing the Accelerated
Relocation Payments within a certain time period.
On June 1, 2023, all eligible space station operators were
permitted to submit their Phase II certifications. Also on June 1,
2023, the Bureau opened a limited, final window for eligible space
station operators to file modified Transition Plans to accurately
account for any updates since September 30, 2021.
Phase II's deadline to complete the transition of space station
operations to the upper 200 megahertz of the band was originally set
for December 5, 2023. Instead, on August 10, 2023, the last of the
Phase II Certifications was deemed granted. Even though Phases I and II
of the satellite transition are complete, the Commission continues to
work through the C-band relocation process. On October 13, 2023, the
Bureau released a Public Notice seeking comment on proposed deadlines
for claimants to submit reimbursement claims. The Public Notice stated
that the RPC's operations are currently scheduled to conclude on June
30, 2025, which is still more than a year and a half away. The
relocation of the fixed service licensees is also ongoing.
On December 5, 2023, the Commission issued a Public Notice adopting
two final reimbursement claims submission deadlines for eligible
incumbents and other eligible stakeholders to submit any outstanding
transition-related claims to the RPC for processing as part of this
ongoing transition. The two deadlines are: (1) February 5, 2024 as the
submission deadline to the RPC for all reimbursement claims for costs
incurred and paid by claimants as of December 31, 2023, and (2) July 1,
2024 as the submission deadline to the RPC for all reimbursement claims
for costs incurred and paid by claimants after December 31, 2023. In
the Public Notice, the Commission stated that these adopted dates are
important because they will aid in facilitating a timely conclusion of
the C-band reimbursement program. Furthermore, the Commission
highlighted the fact that all lump sum electees and many other eligible
claimants and eligible stakeholders have had ample time within which to
submit their claims to the RPC.
It is important to continue to collect information because it is
crucial to ensure that managing this process is efficiently and quickly
done, and that transition is still underway. Because this process
remains ongoing, this information collection should be renewed to
ensure that a complete set of information is maintained. If this
collection were to expire now, stakeholders would be missing ongoing
information about the transition process. Renewing this collection will
provide stakeholders with complete information instead of an
information collection that ends before the entire transition process
is officially accomplished in 2025.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-05846 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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