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comply with specific power flux density 

(PFD) limits to protect incumbent earth 

stations from out-of-band emissions and 

blocking and to coordinate frequency 

usage with incumbent Telemetry, 

Tracking, and Command (TT&C) earth 

stations. The 3.7 GHz Report and Order 

allows 3.7 GHz Service licensees and 

C-Band earth station operators to modify 

these PFD limits, but it requires a 3.7 

GHz Service licensee that is a party to 

such an agreement to maintain a copy 

of the agreement in its station files and 

disclose it, upon request, to prospective 

license assignees, transferees, or 

spectrum lessees, and to the 

Commission. The Commission also 

required any 3.7 GHz Service licensee 

with base stations located within the 

appropriate coordination distance to 

provide upon request an engineering 

analysis to the TT&C operator to 

demonstrate their ability to comply with 

the applicable ¥6 dB I/N criteria. 

The information that will be collected 

under this new information collection is 

designed to ensure that 3.7 GHz Service 

licensees operate in a manner that 

ensures incumbent C-band operations in 

the upper portion of the 3.7–4.2 GHz 

band and TT&C operations in the 3700– 

3980 MHz band are protected. By 

requiring 3.7 GHz Service licensees to 

provide a copy of any private agreement 

with 3.7 GHz earth station operators to 

prospective license assignees, 

transferees, or spectrum lessees, and to 

the Commission, the Commission 

ensures that such agreements continue 

to protect incumbent C-band operations 

in the event a 3.7 GHz service license 

is subsequently transferred to a new 

licensee. This collection promotes the 

safety of operations in the band and 

reduces the risk of harmful interference 

to incumbents. It also ensures that 

relevant stakeholders have access to 

coordination agreements between 3.7 

GHz Service licensees and entities 

operating earth stations or TT&C 

operations. 

The information provided by the 3.7 

GHz Service licensee to the TT&C 

operator ensures the protection of TT&C 

operations. The information collection 

will facilitate an efficient and safe 

transition by requiring 3.7 GHz Service 

licensees to demonstrate their ability to 

comply with the ¥6 dB I/N criteria, 

thereby minimizing the risk of 

interference. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0745; FRS 17292] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

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; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; 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; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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 Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before February 8, 

2021. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0745. 

Title: Implementation of the Local 

Exchange Carrier Tariff Streamlining 

Provisions in the Telecommunications 

Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96–187. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 50 respondents; 1,536 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–6 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement, and third-party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 1, 

4(i), and 204(a)(3) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), and 

204(a)(3). 

Total Annual Burden: 4,054 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $727,800. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission is not requesting that 

the respondents submit confidential 

information to the FCC. Respondents 

may, however, request confidential 

treatment for information they believe to 

be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted as an extension to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in order to obtain the full threeyear clearance. 

In CC Docket 96–187, the Commission 

adopted measures to streamline tariff 

filing requirements for local exchange 

carriers (LECs) pursuant to the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996. In 

order to achieve a streamlined and 

deregulatory environment for LEC tariff 

filings, LECs are required to file tariffs 

electronically. The information 

collected under the electronic filing 

program will facilitate access to tariffs 

and associated documents by the public, 

as well as by state and federal 

regulators. Ready electronic access to 

carrier tariffs will also facilitate the 

compilation of aggregate data for 

industry analysis purposes without 

imposing new reporting requirements 

on carriers. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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