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the Chartered SAB will be kept and 

certified by the chair of those meetings. 

Andrew Wheeler, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26996 Filed 12–8–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–XXXX; FRS 17285] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 January 8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

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 www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Cathy 

Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

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 http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, (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 No.: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: 3.7 GHz Service Licensee and 

Earth Station Operator Agreements; 3.7 

GHz Service Licensee Engineering 

Analysis. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 30 Respondents and 30 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours–5 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; on 

occasion reporting requirement; 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: 120 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: No cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The information collected under this 

collection will be made publicly 

available. However, to the extent 

information submitted pursuant to this 

information collection is determined to 

be confidential, it will be protected by 

the Commission. If a respondent seeks 

to have information collected pursuant 

to this information collection withheld 

from public inspection, the respondent 

may request confidential treatment 

pursuant to section 0.459 of the 

Commission’s rules for such 

information. 

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. 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 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 concluded in the 3.7 

GHz Report and Order that, once this 

transition is complete, coordination 

measures are needed to protect 

incumbent C-band operations in the 

upper portion of the 3.7–4.2 GHz band. 

3.7 GHz Service licensees are required 

to comply with certain technical rules 

and coordination practices designed to 

reduce the risk of interference to 

incumbent operations. Specifically, 3.7 

GHz Service licensees are required to 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26984 Filed 12–8–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26985 Filed 12–8–20; 8:45 am] 

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