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OMB Control No:
3060-1211
ICR Reference No:
201610-3060-002
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201606-3060-010
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
WTB
Title:
Sections 96.17; 96.21; 96.23; 96.33; 96.35; 96.39; 96.41; 96.43; 96.45; 96.51; 96.57; 96.59; 96.61; 96.63; 96.67, Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band,
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
11/02/2016
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
10/25/2016
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
10/07/2016
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
04/30/2017
6 Months From Approved
11/30/2018
Responses
146,432
0
136,432
Time Burden (Hours)
52,977
0
37,977
Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,818,100
0
7,318,100
Abstract:
In the 3.5 GHz Order, the Commission adopted rules to protect existing licensees’ registered base stations in the 3650-3700 MHz band from harmful interference from Citizens Broadband Radio Service users for a fixed transition period. Pursuant to Section 96.21(a)(1) and (2) of the Commission’s rules, during the transition period, existing licensees will receive protection for operations that are within their Grandfathered Wireless Protection Zone, provided that: (1) the stations were registered in the Commission’s Universal Licensing System (ULS) on or before April 17, 2015; and (2) as of April 17, 2016 the stations were constructed, in service, and fully compliant with the relevant operating rules. The 3.5 GHz Order established rules for commercial use of 150 megahertz in the 3.5 GHz Band and created a new Citizens Broadband Radio Service. The rules create additional capacity for wireless broadband by adopting a new approach to spectrum management to facilitate more intensive spectrum sharing between commercial and federal users and among multiple tiers of commercial users. Freeing additional spectrum is one of the Commission’s core spectrum policy goals and the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology recommended that this band would be particularly well suited for spectrum sharing. Before the release of the 3.5 GHz Order, the band segment was currently reserved for use by Department of Defense (DoD) radar systems and commercial fixed satellite service (FSS) earth stations (in the 3600-3650 MHz portion of the band), as well as Grandfathered Wireless Broadband Radio Services. The 3.5 GHz Order established a roadmap for making the entirety of the 3.5 GHz band available for commercial use in a phased manner. This sharing arrangement is part of a broader three-tiered sharing framework enabled by a Spectrum Access System (SAS). The SAS incorporates a dynamic spectrum database and serves as an advanced, highly automated frequency coordinator across the band. Incumbent users represent the highest tier in this framework and receive interference protection from Citizens Broadband Radio Service users. Protected incumbents include the federal operations and FSS earth stations described above and, for a finite period, Grandfathered Wireless Broadband Licensees. Non-federal incumbents must register the parameters of their operations with the Commission and/or an SAS to receive protection from Citizens Broadband Radio Service users. On August 19, 2016, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) released a Public Notice adopting the final methodology for determining Grandfathered Wireless Protection Zones for existing licensees in the 3650-3700 MHz band, establishing a baseline contour used to protect these areas. The Public Notice reiterated that licensees are required to certify which of their base stations were constructed, in service, and in full compliance with the rules by April 17, 2016. At the same time that licensees certify to the above they must identify whether or not that base station has unregistered Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) and the distance to the furthest registered CPE for each sector. As stated in the Public Notice, the Commission is currently in the process of modernizing its Universal Licensing System (ULS) so that it will have the functionality to collect all the necessary data. When the mechanism is in place, WTB will communicate to the licensees the process by which they must submit this additional information. Then the existing registration data in ULS, along with the supplementary information provided by licensees, will determine the Grandfathered Wireless Protection Zone. The Grandfathered Wireless Protection Zones will then be communicated to the SASs. Implementing the Grandfathered Wireless Protection Zones will be a one-time event.
Emergency Justfication:
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to submit the revised information collection described herein under the “emergency processing” provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (5 C.F.R. § 1320.13). The Commission is requesting clearance for a revision to a currently approved information collection to implement new collection requirements resulting from the Commission’s adoption of new and modified rules for existing wireless broadband licensees in the 3650-3700 MHz band, authorized under Part 96, subpart Z of the Commission’s rules (Grandfathered Wireless Broadband Licensees), and, in order to receive interference protection for registered stations, these licensees must notify the Commission that these stations were constructed, in service, and fully compliant with the relevant operating rules as of April 17, 2016. We respectfully request OMB approval for this revised information collection no later than 26 days after it is received at OMB.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 155(c), 302(a), 303, 304
Name of Law: Communicatins Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 307(e), 316
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j),
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
3060-AK12
Final or interim final rulemaking
80 FR 36164
06/23/2015
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 69816
10/07/2016
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 69816
10/07/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band
Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
146,432
136,432
0
10,000
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
52,977
37,977
0
15,000
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
8,818,100
7,318,100
0
1,500,000
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
Revisions to the information collection requirements in the 3.5 GHz Order aim to further the Commission’s goal of promoting efficient spectrum sharing in its new tiered use regime. The following figures will be added to OMB’s inventory as a result of the information collection requirements contained in 3060-1211: 10,000 responses, 15,000 burden hours and $1,500,000 in annual cost.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,994,638
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Becky Schwartz 202 418-7178
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
10/07/2016
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