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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 90 

[WP Docket No. 15–32; FCC 15–17] 

Creation of Interstitial 12.5 kHz 

Channels in the 800 MHz Band 

Between 809–817/854–862 MHz 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: This document seeks 

comment on proposals to amend the 

Commission’s rules to promote 

spectrum efficiency and flexibility in 

800 MHz Mid-Band (809–817 MHz/854– 

862 MHz). This document contains 

proposed new or modified information 

collection requirements. By this action, 

the Commission affords interested 

parties an opportunity to submit 

comments on these proposed rule 

changes and proposed new or modified 

information collections. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

May 11, 2015 and reply comments are 

due on or before May 26, 2015. Written 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requirements contained 

herein must be submitted by the public, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and other interested parties on 

or before May 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by WP Docket No. 15–32, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web site: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 

418–0432. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. In addition to 

filing comments with the Secretary, a 

copy of any PRA comments on the 

proposed collection requirements 

contained herein should be submitted to 

the Federal Communications 

Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov 

and to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, via email to 

nfraser@omb.eop.gov or via fax at 202– 

395–5167. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact John 

Evanoff, Esq., of the Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau, Policy and 

Licensing Division, at (202) 418–0848, 

or by email to john.evanoff@fcc.gov or 

Rodney Conway, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau, Mobility 

Division, at (202) 418–2904, or by email 

to rodney.conway@fcc.gov. For 

additional information concerning the 

information collection requirements 

contained in this document, send an 

email to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Benish 

Shah, Office of Managing Director, 

Performance Evaluation and Records 

Management, 202–418–7866, or by 

email to benish.shah@fcc.gov. To view 

or obtain a copy of this information 

collection request (ICR) submitted to 

OMB: (1) Go to this OMB/GSA 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 downwardpointing 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, and (6) when the list of 

FCC ICRs currently under review 

appears, look for the OMB control 

number of this ICR as shown in the 

Supplementary Information section 

below (or its title if there is no OMB 

control number) and then click on the 

ICR Reference Number. A copy of the 

FCC submission to OMB will be 

displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 15–17, 

released on February 9, 2015. The 

document is available for download at 

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs-public/. 

The complete text of this document is 

also available for inspection and 

copying during normal business hours 

in the FCC Reference Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to 

FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202– 

418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (TTY). 

In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM) in WP Docket No. 15–32, the 

Commission initiates a new proceeding 

to seek comment on proposals to amend 

the Commission’s rules governing 800 

MHz Mid-Band operations (809–817 

MHz/854–862 MHz). The Commission 

seeks comment on whether to create 

new, full-power 12.5 kilohertz 

interstitial channels in the 800 MHz 

Mid-Band. The Commission also seeks 

comment on appropriate interference 

protection criteria for interstitial 

channels, including a proposal from the 

Land Mobile Communications Council 

(LMCC) to amend the rules to adopt new 

‘‘Interstitial 800 MHz Coordination 

Procedures.’’ Finally, the Commission 

seeks comment on a number of licensing 

and eligibility issues, including whether 

to provide T-Band public safety 

incumbents priority access to new 

interstitial channels, as well as technical 

issues related to authorized bandwidth 

and emission mask requirements for 

new interstitial channels. 

Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 

1.419, interested parties may file 

comments and reply comments on or 

before the dates indicated on the first 

page of this document. Comments may 

be filed using the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS). See Electronic Filing of 

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 

63 FR 24121 (1998). 

D Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the Internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 

D Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. If more than one 

docket or rulemaking number appears in 

the caption of this proceeding, filers 

must submit two additional copies for 

each additional docket or rulemaking 

number. 

Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

D All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the 

Commission’s Secretary must be 

delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 

12th St. SW., Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 

are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand 

deliveries must be held together with 

rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes and boxes must be disposed 

of before entering the building. 

D Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 

East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, 

MD 20743. 

D U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

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People with Disabilities: To request 

materials in accessible formats for 

people with disabilities (braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), 

send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call 

the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 

418–0432 (tty). Commenters who file 

information that they believe should be 

withheld from public inspection may 

request confidential treatment pursuant 

to § 0.459 of the Commission’s rules. 

Commenters should file both their 

original comments for which they 

request confidentiality and redacted 

comments, along with their request for 

confidential treatment. Commenters 

should not file proprietary information 

electronically. See Examination of 

Current Policy Concerning the 

Treatment of Confidential Information 

Submitted to the Commission, Report 

and Order, 13 FCC Rcd 24816 (1998), 

Order on Reconsideration, 14 FCC Rcd 

20128 (1999). Even if the Commission 

grants confidential treatment, 

information that does not fall within a 

specific exemption pursuant to the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

must be publicly disclosed pursuant to 

an appropriate request. See 47 CFR 

0.461; 5 U.S.C. 552. We note that the 

Commission may grant requests for 

confidential treatment either 

conditionally or unconditionally. As 

such, we note that the Commission has 

the discretion to release information on 

public interest grounds that does fall 

within the scope of a FOIA exemption. 

This proceeding shall be treated as a 

‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in 

accordance with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. Persons making ex parte 

presentations must file a copy of any 

written presentation or a memorandum 

summarizing any oral presentation 

within two business days after the 

presentation (unless a different deadline 

applicable to the Sunshine period 

applies). Persons making oral ex parte 

presentations are reminded that 

memoranda summarizing the 

presentation must (1) list all persons 

attending or otherwise participating in 

the meeting at which the ex parte 

presentation was made, and (2) 

summarize all data presented and 

arguments made during the 

presentation. If the presentation 

consisted in whole or in part of the 

presentation of data or arguments 

already reflected in the presenter’s 

written comments, memoranda or other 

filings in the proceeding, the presenter 

may provide citations to such data or 

arguments in his or her prior comments, 

memoranda, or other filings (specifying 

the relevant page and/or paragraph 

numbers where such data or arguments 

can be found) in lieu of summarizing 

them in the memorandum. Documents 

shown or given to Commission staff 

during ex parte meetings are deemed to 

be written ex parte presentations and 

must be filed consistent with Section 

1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 

Section 1.49(f) or for which the 

Commission has made available a 

method of electronic filing, written ex 

parte presentations and memoranda 

summarizing oral ex parte 

presentations, and all attachments 

thereto, must be filed through the 

electronic comment filing system 

available for that proceeding, and must 

be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, 

.xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants 

in this proceeding should familiarize 

themselves with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. 

This document contains proposed 

information collection requirements. As 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burden and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal 

Communications Commission invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on the following 

information collection(s). Public and 

agency comments are due May 26, 2015. 

Comments should address: (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. In addition, 

pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), 

we seek specific comment on how we 

might ‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0798. 

Title: FCC Application for Radio 

Service Authorization Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau; Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. 

Form No.: FCC Form 601. 

Respondents: Individuals and 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

not-for-profit institutions; and state, 

local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 253,320 respondents and 

253,320 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5– 

1.25 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement, every ten year reporting 

requirement and third party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 

151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 

202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308, 

309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 

332, 333, 336, 534, 535 and 554. 

Total Annual Burden: 221,955 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general there is no need for 

confidentiality with this collection of 

information. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a 

consolidated, multi-part application 

form that is used for market-based and 

site-based licensing for wireless 

telecommunications services, including 

public safety licenses, which are filed 

through the Commission’s Universal 

Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601 

is composed of a main form that 

contains administrative information and 

a series of schedules used for filing 

technical and other information. This 

form is used to apply for a new license, 

to amend or withdraw a pending 

application, to modify or renew an 

existing license, cancel a license, 

request a duplicate license, submit 

required notifications, request an 

extension of time to satisfy construction 

requirements, or request an 

administrative update to an existing 

license (such as mailing address 

change), request a Special Temporary 

Authority or Developmental License. 

Respondents are encouraged to submit 

FCC Form 601 electronically and are 

required to do so when submitting FCC 

Form 601 to apply for an authorization 

for which the applicant was the winning 

bidder in a spectrum auction. 

The data collected on FCC Form 601 

includes the FCC Registration Number 

(FRN), which serves as a ‘‘common 

link’’ for all filings an entity has with 

the FCC. The Debt Collection 

Improvement Act of 1996 requires 

entities filing with the Commission use 

an FRN. This document seeks comment 

on proposals to amend the 

Commission’s rules to promote 

spectrum efficiency and flexibility in 

800 MHz Mid-Band (809–817 MHz/854– 

862 MHz). To accommodate these 

proposed changes, the Commission 

seeks comment on expanding the 

universe of respondents. 

OMB Control No.: NONE. 

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Title: Section 90.175 Frequency 

Coordinator Requirements. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, and State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2,500 respondents; 2,500 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: One time 

reporting requirement, and third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 

and 332(c)(7). 

Total Annual Burden: 2,500 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: None. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). Nature and Extent of 

Confidentiality: There is no need for 

confidentiality with this collection of 

information. 

Needs and Uses: Frequency 

coordinators have been certified by the 

Commission to recommend the most 

appropriate frequencies for applicants 

in the designated Part 90 radio services. 

Section 90.175 requires coordinators to 

provide a statement recommending the 

most appropriate frequency. Section 

90.175 of the Commission’s rules 

require third party disclosures by 

applicants proposing to operate a land 

mobile radio station. This document 

seeks comment on proposals to amend 

the Commission’s rules to promote 

spectrum efficiency and flexibility in 

800 MHz Mid-Band (809–817 MHz/854– 

862 MHz). To accommodate these 

proposed changes, the Commission 

proposes to revise the frequency 

coordination process. This information 

will be used by Commission personnel 

in evaluating the applicant’s need for 

such frequencies and to minimize the 

interference potential to other stations 

operating on the proposed frequencies. 

OMB Control Number: NONE. 

Title: Section 90.621, Selection and 

Assignment of Frequencies. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit 

institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 20 

respondents; 20 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i) 

and 309(j). 

Total Annual Burden: 30 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $2,000. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: This document seeks 

comment on proposals to amend the 

Commission’s rules to promote 

spectrum efficiency and flexibility in 

800 MHz Mid-Band (809–817 MHz/854– 

862 MHz). To accommodate these 

proposed changes, the Commission 

seeks comment on adopting new 

interference criteria. As an alternative, 

the Commission seeks comment on 

permitting stations that do not meet the 

proposed interference criteria to obtain 

letters of concurrence from incumbent 

licensees and to file such letters of 

concurrence with the Commission when 

they file their FCC Form 601. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0057. 

Title: Application for Equipment 

Authorization, FCC Form 731. 

Form Number: FCC 731. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit entities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

280 (multiple responses annually). 

Estimated Time per Response: 25 

hours (average). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirements; Third party 

disclosure. 

Total Annual Burden: 200,000 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: $8,244,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not 

Applicable. 

Needs and Uses: This document seeks 

comment on proposals to amend the 

Commission’s rules to promote 

spectrum efficiency and flexibility in 

800 MHz Mid-Band (809–817 MHz/854– 

862 MHz). To accommodate these 

proposed changes, the Commission 

seeks comment on adopting new 

authorized bandwidth and emission 

mask specifications for equipment. If 

adopted, equipment manufacturers may 

be required to update their equipment 

certifications. We do not propose any 

substantive or material changes to the 

wording of this existing information 

collection. Instead, if we amend the 

emission mask and authorized 

bandwidth rules, which are important 

technical criteria, then the number of 

respondents subject to the existing 

information collections may increase. 

A. Initial Regulatory Flexibility 

Analysis 

As required by the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended 

(RFA), the Commission prepared this 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

(IRFA) of the possible significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities by the policies 

and rules proposed in this Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Written 

public comments are requested on this 

IRFA. Comments must be filed by the 

same dates as listed on the first page of 

the NPRM and must have a separate and 

distinct heading designating them as 

responses to this IRFA. The Commission 

will send a copy of the NPRM, including 

this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for 

Advocacy of the Small Business 

Administration (SBA). In addition, the 

NPRM and IRFA (or summaries thereof) 

will be published in the Federal 

Register. 

B. Need for, and Objectives of, the 

Proposed Rules 

The proposed changes to the 800 MHz 

band plan between 809–817 MHz/854– 

862 MHz (the 800 MHz ‘‘Mid-Band’’) 

provide flexibility in channel spacing 

and bandwidth limitation governing 800 

MHz Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) 

licensees. Specifically, we propose to 

modify the band plan to accommodate 

full power, interstitial 12.5 kHz ‘‘offset’’ 

channels in the 800 MHz Mid-Band, 

subject to certain protections designed 

to safeguard 800 MHz incumbents from 

interference. These proposed band plan 

changes provide licensees with the 

flexibility to deploy advanced PLMR 

technologies while also continuing to 

protect 800 MHz incumbents, including 

public safety licensees, from any 

potential interference. The proposed 

band plan changes allow 800 MHz 

PLMR licensees in the 809–817 MHz/

854–862 MHz band to reduce the 

channel spacing and bandwidth limits 

in Section 90.209 of the Commission’s 

rules, upon completion of 800 MHz 

reconfiguration. We believe these 

proposed band plan changes will reduce 

barriers to innovation and investment 

and allow 800 MHz PLMR licensees to 

deploy advanced technologies at 

reduced cost and to the benefit of safety 

of life, health, and property as well as 

small businesses. 

The NPRM seeks comment on the 

following implementation proposals. 

First, the NPRM seeks comment on 

licensing the proposed interstitial 

channels. The NPRM notes that 

licensing the interstitial channels would 

require frequency coordination (e.g. 

PLMR licensees would be required to 

submit a license application on Form 

601 demonstrating evidence of 

frequency coordination). The 

Commission also seeks comment on 

appropriate eligibility requirements to 

ensure the efficient use of the interstitial 

channels. 

The NPRM also seeks comment on 

adopting an adjacent channel 

interference analysis, which would 

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modify the existing frequency 

coordination process for the 800 MHz 

PLMR spectrum. Specifically, the NPRM 

seeks comments on adopting a contour 

overlap analysis, which would be 

different than the existing co-channel 

mileage separation rules (i.e. 47 CFR 

90.621) used in the selection and 

assignment of 800 MHz PLMR channels. 

The NPRM seeks comment on 

alternatives to the contour overlap 

analysis, including TSB–88, and 

whether such alternatives are more 

appropriate for protecting adjacent 

channel incumbents. 

Under the contour overlap analysis 

approach, the NPRM also seeks 

comment on whether PLMR applicants 

should be allowed to provide letters of 

concurrence indicating that the 

applicant and each adjacent-channel 

licensee agree to accept any interference 

resulting from the reduced adjacent 

channel separation between systems, an 

approach that would be similar to the 

consensual short-spacing approach (i.e. 

47 CFR 90.621(e)(5)) or the concurrence 

approach below 512 MHz. 

The NPRM seeks comment on 

whether or not the proposed band plan 

changes would require equipment 

manufacturers to update their 

equipment authorizations in order to 

comply with Emission Mask D and 12.5 

kHz/11.25 kHz channel spacing/

authorized bandwidth, important 

technical parameters that minimize 

adjacent channel interference. As a 

general matter, the Commission rules 

require that manufacturers of certain 

radio frequency (RF) equipment file FCC 

Form 731 to obtain approval prior to 

marketing their equipment. 

Manufacturers may then market their RF 

equipment based on a showing of 

compliance with technical standards 

established in the FCC Rules for each 

type of equipment or device operated 

under the applicable FCC Rule part. 

The primary beneficiaries of the 

proposed band plan changes are PLMR 

licensees, including small governmental 

jurisdictions and small business 

entities, as well as small equipment 

manufacturers and small business 

associations that are certified to 

coordinate PLMR frequencies in the 800 

MHz band. The FCC notes that the 

proposed band plan changes do not 

require existing PLMR licensees, 

equipment manufacturers or certified 

frequency coordinators to make any 

changes unless they choose to take 

advantage of the proposed interstitial 

channels to make more intensive use of 

the 800 MHz Mid-Band. Thus, 

incumbent licensees, including small 

businesses and small governmental 

jurisdictions, will not be required to 

modify their systems and may continue 

to operate on their licensed spectrum. 

PLMR entities seeking to apply for the 

proposed interstitial channels may be 

required to obtain frequency 

coordination and submit a license 

application on FCC Form 601 in order 

to license, construct and operate base, 

control and mobile stations on the 

interstitial channels. Additionally, 

frequency coordinators would be 

allowed to coordinate more PLMR 

spectrum provided they incorporate 

adjacent channel protection criteria in 

making frequency recommendations. 

Further, equipment manufacturers may 

be allowed to exploit an expanded 

market for radio frequency equipment, 

provided they comply with the FCC’s 

technical and equipment certification 

rules to avoid interference. 

C. Legal Basis 

The proposed action is taken under 

Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 301, 302, 303, 

308, 309, 316, 324, and 332 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 

154(j), 301, 302a, 303, 308, 309, 316, 

324, and 332. 

D. Description and Estimate of the 

Number of Small Entities to Which the 

Proposed Rules Will Apply 

The RFA directs agencies to provide 

a description of and, where feasible, an 

estimate of the number of small entities 

that may be affected by the proposed 

rules, if adopted. The RFA generally 

defines the term ‘‘small entity’’ as 

having the same meaning as the terms 

‘‘small business,’’ ‘‘small organization,’’ 

and ‘‘small governmental jurisdiction.’’ 

In addition, the term ‘‘small business’’ 

has the same meaning as the term 

‘‘small business concern’’ under the 

Small Business Act. A small business 

concern is one which: (1) Is 

independently owned and operated; (2) 

is not dominant in its field of operation; 

and (3) satisfies any additional criteria 

established by the SBA. 

Private Land Mobile Radio Licensees. 

PLMR systems serve an essential role in 

a range of industrial, business, land 

transportation, and public safety 

activities. These radios are used by 

companies of all sizes operating in all 

U.S. business categories, and are often 

used in support of the licensee’s 

primary (non-telecommunications) 

business operations. For the purpose of 

determining whether a licensee of a 

PLMR system is a small business as 

defined by the SBA, we use the broad 

census category, Wireless 

Telecommunications Carriers (except 

Satellite), which comprises 

establishments engaged in operating and 

maintaining switching and transmission 

facilities to provide communications via 

the airwaves. Establishments in this 

industry have spectrum licenses and 

provide services using that spectrum, 

such as cellular phone services, paging 

services, wireless Internet access, and 

wireless video services. The appropriate 

size standard under SBA rules is for the 

category Wireless Telecommunications 

Carriers. The size standard for that 

category is that a business is small if it 

has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this 

category, census data for 2007 show that 

there were 11,163 establishments that 

operated for the entire year. Of this 

total, 10,791 establishments had 

employment of 999 or fewer employees 

and 372 had employment of 1000 

employees or more. Thus under this 

category and the associated small 

business size standard, the Commission 

estimates that the majority of wireless 

telecommunications carriers (except 

satellite) are small entities. 

Small Businesses, Small 

Organizations, and Small Governmental 

Jurisdictions. Our action may, over time, 

affect small entities that are not easily 

categorized at present. We therefore 

describe here, at the outset, three 

comprehensive, statutory small entity 

size standards that encompass entities 

that could be directly affected by the 

proposals under consideration. As of 

2009, small businesses represented 

99.9% of the 27.5 million businesses in 

the United States, according to the SBA. 

Additionally, a ‘‘small organization’’ is 

generally ‘‘any not-for-profit enterprise 

which is independently owned and 

operated and is not dominant in its 

field.’’ Nationwide, as of 2007, there 

were approximately 1,621,315 small 

organizations. Finally, the term ‘‘small 

governmental jurisdiction’’ is defined 

generally as ‘‘governments of cities, 

counties, towns, townships, villages, 

school districts, or special districts, with 

a population of less than fifty 

thousand.’’ Census Bureau data for 2007 

indicate that there were 89,527 

governmental jurisdictions in the 

United States. We estimate that, of this 

total, as many as 88,761 entities may 

qualify as ‘‘small governmental 

jurisdictions.’’ Thus, we estimate that 

most governmental jurisdictions are 

small. 

Radio and Television Broadcasting 

and Wireless Communications 

Equipment Manufacturing. The Census 

Bureau defines this category as follows: 

‘‘This industry comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in 

manufacturing radio and television 

broadcast and wireless communications 

equipment. Examples of products made 

by these establishments are: 

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1 5 U.S.C. 603(c)(1)–(4). 

Transmitting and receiving antennas, 

cable television equipment, GPS 

equipment, pagers, cellular phones, 

mobile communications equipment, and 

radio and television studio and 

broadcasting equipment.’’ The SBA has 

developed a small business size 

standard for Radio and Television 

Broadcasting and Wireless 

Communications Equipment 

Manufacturing, which is: All such firms 

having 750 or fewer employees. 

According to Census Bureau data for 

2007, there were a total of 939 

establishments in this category that 

operated for part or all of the entire year. 

Of this total, 912 had less than 500 

employees and 17 had more than 1000 

employees. Thus, under that size 

standard, the majority of firms can be 

considered small. 

Frequency Coordinators. Neither the 

Commission nor the SBA have 

developed a definition of small entities 

specifically applicable to frequency 

coordinators. Therefore, the 

Commission concluded that the closest 

applicable definition under SBA rules is 

Business Associations (NAICS Code 

813910). The SBA defines a small 

business association as an entity with $7 

million or less in annual receipts. There 

are 18 entities certified to perform 

frequency coordination functions under 

Part 90 of our Rules. However, the 

Commission is unable to ascertain how 

many of these frequency coordinators 

are classified as small entities under the 

SBA definition. The Census Bureau 

indicates that 97% of business 

associations have annual receipts of $7 

million or less and would be classified 

as small entities. The Census Bureau 

category is very broad, and does not 

include specific figures for firms that are 

engaged in frequency coordination. 

Therefore, for the purposes of this IRFA, 

the Commission estimates that almost 

all of the 18 FCC-certified frequency 

coordinators are small as defined by the 

SBA. 

E. Description of Projected Reporting, 

Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance 

Requirements 

The proposed rules provide regulatory 

flexibility to all 800 MHz PLMR 

licensees, including small governmental 

jurisdictions and small businesses. The 

proposed rules would minimize the 

filing burden and paperwork burden for 

all PLMR licensees seeking to license 

12.5 kHz full power channels, for which 

applicants would under the current 

rules have to request a waiver. PLMR 

entities seeking licenses in the 800 MHz 

band are required to obtain coordination 

from certain frequency coordinators as 

specified in Sections 90.20 and 90.35 of 

the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 90.20 

and 90.35. OMB has already approved 

the information collection requirements, 

including frequency coordination 

requirement associated with Form 601. 

See ICR Reference Number: 201311– 

3060–018, OMB Control No. 3060–0798. 

We do not propose any substantive or 

material changes to the wording of this 

existing information collection. Instead, 

if we amend to rules to allow PLMR 

licensees to license the proposed 

interstitial channels, then the number of 

respondents subject to the existing 

information collections would increase. 

Frequency coordinators have been 

certified by the Commission to 

recommend the most appropriate 

frequencies for applicants in the 

designated Part 90 radio services. 

Section 90.175 requires coordinators to 

provide a statement recommending the 

most appropriate frequency. In the 

below 512 MHz band, frequency 

coordinators are required to analyze 

adjacent channel interference. However, 

in the 800 MHz band, coordinators 

generally consider co-channel mileage 

separation requirements. If we amended 

the rules to permit frequency 

coordination of interstitial channels 

then the existing frequency coordination 

process for the 800 MHz PLMR 

spectrum would be modified. We 

anticipate that the burden and cost 

levels would be comparable to the 

existing contour overlap analysis in the 

below 512 MHz band, which OMB 

approved. See ICR Reference No: 

201311–3060–015, OMB Control No: 

3060–0984. 

Under the proposed contour overlap 

approach, PLMR applicants may be 

allowed to provide letters of 

concurrence indicating that the 

applicant and each adjacent-channel 

incumbent agree to accept any 

interference resulting from the reduced 

adjacent channel separation between 

systems, an approach that would be 

similar to the consensual short-spacing 

approach. Currently PLMR applicants 

may provide letters of concurrence 

indicating that the applicant and each 

co-channel licensee agree to accept any 

interference resulting from the reduced 

co-channel separation between systems 

(i.e. 47 CFR 90.621(e)(5)). We envision 

that the estimated burden and cost 

levels would be comparable to the 

existing consensual short spacing rules. 

See ICR Reference No: 201205–3060– 

017, OMB Control No: 3060–0441. 

If we amend to rules to allow 

manufacturers to comply with Emission 

Mask D and 12.5 kHz/11.25 kHz 

channel spacing/authorized bandwidth, 

then manufacturers may be required to 

update their equipment certifications. 

OMB has already approved the 

information collection requirements 

associated with updating equipment 

authorizations. OMB has already 

approved the information collection 

requirements associated with updating 

equipment authorizations. The 

estimated burden and cost levels for 

equipment certification are described in 

more detail in the supporting statement 

for ICR Reference No: 201404–3060– 

029, OMB Control No. 3060–0057. We 

do not propose any substantive or 

material changes to the wording of this 

existing information collection. Instead, 

if we amend to rules to allow 

manufacturers to comply with Emission 

Mask D and 12.5 kHz/11.25 kHz 

channel spacing/authorized bandwidth, 

then the number of respondents subject 

to the existing information collections 

may increase. 

The Commission believes that 

applying the proposed information 

collections will promote spectrum 

efficiency, development of new 

technologies and mitigate adjacent 

channel interference. The Commission 

does not believe that the costs and/or 

administrative burdens associated with 

the proposed rules will unduly burden 

small entities. The rule revisions the 

Commission proposes should benefit 

small governmental jurisdictions, small 

businesses, small equipment 

manufacturers and small business 

associations by giving them more 

flexibility, and more options for gaining 

access to PLMR spectrum. As noted 

above, the FCC invites comment on 

these new or modified information 

collection requirements. 

F. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant 

Economic Impact on Small Entities, and 

Significant Alternatives Considered 

The RFA requires an agency to 

describe any significant, specifically 

small business, alternatives that it has 

considered in reaching its proposed 

approach, which may include the 

following four alternatives (among 

others): (1) The establishment of 

differing compliance or reporting 

requirements or timetables that take into 

account the resources available to small 

entities; (2) the clarification, 

consolidation, or simplification of 

compliance and reporting requirements 

under the rule for small entities; (3) the 

use of performance rather than design 

standards; and (4) an exemption from 

coverage of the rule, or any part thereof 

for small entities.1

The NPRM seeks comment on a 

proposal to make more intensive use of 

the 800 MHz Mid-Band. Denying the 

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proposal would preclude PLMR 

licensees and applicants, including 

small governmental jurisdictions and 

small businesses from making more 

effective use of the band and thus 

potentially increase costs on those 

entities. The NPRM is deregulatory in 

nature and seeks comment on 

appropriate interference and eligibility 

requirements on all affected entities, 

including small entities. In recognition 

of the resources available to small 

entities, and in the interest of simplified 

compliance obligations, the NPRM does 

not mandate a transition to 12.5 kHz 

technology. Specifically, the NPRM 

proposes to allow 800 MHz PLMR 

licensees the flexibility to increase 

capacity by reducing channel size and 

bandwidth as long as they meet 

interference protection criteria and 

eligibility requirements. While we strive 

to provide flexibility to small entities, 

because we believe that protection of 

public safety licensees and PLMR 

entities is essential and in the public 

interest, we do not propose any 

exemption for small entities. We invite 

comment on less burdensome 

alternatives. 

G. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, 

Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed 

Rules 

None. 

Ordering Clauses 

Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant to 

Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 301, 302, 303, 

308, 309, 316, 324, and 332 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 

154(j), 301, 302a, 303, 308, 309, 324, 

316, and 332, that this Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking is hereby 

adopted. 

It is further ordered that pursuant to 

applicable procedures set forth in 

§§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, 

interested parties may file comments on 

the NPRM on or before May 11, 2015, 

and reply comments on or before May 

26, 2015. 

It is further ordered that the 

Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference 

Information Center, shall send a copy of 

this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

including the Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief 

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 90 

Radio. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

Proposed Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR 

part 90 as follows: 

PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE 

RADIO SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 90 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), 

and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 

303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7), and Title VI of 

the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation 

Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112–96, 126 Stat. 156. 

■ 2. Amend § 90.209 by adding an entry 

for ‘‘809–817/854–869’’ in numerical 

order and revising footnote 6 to the table 

in paragraph (b)(5) and adding 

paragraph (b)(8) to read as follows: 

§ 90.209 Bandwidth limitations. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(5) * * * 

STANDARD CHANNEL SPACING/

BANDWIDTH

Frequency band 

(MHz) 

Channel 

spacing 

(kHz) 

Authorized 

bandwidth 

(kHz) 

* * * * * 

809–817/854–869 ... 25/12.5 6 20/11.25 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

6Operations using equipment designed to 

operate with a 25 kHz channel bandwidth may 

be authorized up to a 22 kHz bandwidth if the 

equipment meets the Adjacent Channel Power 

limits of § 90.221. Operations using equipment 

designed to operate with a 12.5 kHz channel 

bandwidth will be authorized a 11.25 kHz 

bandwidth. 

* * * * * 

(8) Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) 

site-based licensees in frequencies 809– 

817/854–862 MHz may reduce the 

standard channel spacing and 

authorized bandwidth listed in 

paragraph (b)(5) of this section in any 

National Public Safety Planning 

Advisory Committee Region upon 

issuance of Public Notice announcing 

the availability of interstitial channels. 

Licensees authorized to reduce the 

standard channel spacing and 

authorized bandwidth under this 

paragraph must meet the applicable cochannel and adjacent channel 

interference criteria and eligibility 

requirements prior to initiating service 

in the 809–817/854–862 MHz. 

■ 3. Amend § 90.210 by revising the 

introductory paragraph to revise 

footnote 5 to the table to read as follows: 

§ 90.210 Emission masks. 

* * * * * 

APPLICABLE EMISSION MASKS

Frequency band 

(MHz) 

Mask for equipment 

with audio low 

pass filter 

Mask for equipment 

without audio low 

passfilter 

*******

******* 5Equipment designed to operate with a 25 kHz channel bandwidth may alternatively meet the Adjacent Channel Power limits of § 90.221. 

Equipment designed to operate with a 12.5 kHz channel bandwidth must meet the requirements of Emission Mask D. 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Amend the introductory paragraph 

of § 90.613 by adding the following 

entries in alpha-numeric order in the 

table titled ‘‘Table of 806–824/851–869 

MHz Channel Designations’’ to read as 

follows: 

§ 90.613 Frequencies available. 

* * * * * 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

231a ...................................... .0250 

* * * * * 

232a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

233a ...................................... .0750 

* * * * * 

234a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

235a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

236a ...................................... .1500 

* * * * * 

237a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

238a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

239a ...................................... .2250 

* * * * * 

240a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

241a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

242a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

243a ...................................... .3250 

* * * * * 

244a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

245a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

246a ...................................... .4000 

* * * * * 

247a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

248a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

249a ...................................... .4750 

* * * * * 

250a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

251a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

252a ...................................... .5500 

* * * * * 

253a ...................................... .5750 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

254a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

255a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

256a ...................................... .6500 

* * * * * 

257a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

258a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

259a ...................................... .7250 

* * * * * 

260a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

261a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

262a ...................................... .8000 

* * * * * 

263a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

264a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

265a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

266a ...................................... .9000 

* * * * * 

267a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

268a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

269a ...................................... .9750 

* * * * * 

270a ...................................... 855.0000 

**** .................................. .0125 

271a ...................................... .0250 

* * * * * 

272a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

273a ...................................... .0750 

* * * * * 

274a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

275a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

276a ...................................... .1500 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

277a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

278a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

279a ...................................... .2250 

* * * * * 

280a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

281a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

282a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

283a ...................................... .3250 

* * * * * 

284a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

285a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

286a ...................................... .4000 

* * * * * 

287a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

288a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

289a ...................................... .4750 

* * * * * 

290a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

291a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

292a ...................................... .5500 

* * * * * 

293a ...................................... .5750 

* * * * * 

294a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

295a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

296a ...................................... .6500 

* * * * * 

297a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

298a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

299a ...................................... .7250 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

300a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

301a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

302a ...................................... .8000 

* * * * * 

303a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

304a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

305a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

306a ...................................... .9000 

* * * * * 

307a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

308a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

309a ...................................... .9750 

* * * * * 

310a ...................................... 856.0000 

**** .................................. .0125 

311a ...................................... .0250 

* * * * * 

312a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

313a ...................................... .0750 

* * * * * 

314a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

315a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

316a ...................................... .1500 

* * * * * 

317a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

318a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

319a ...................................... .2250 

* * * * * 

320a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

321a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

322a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

323a ...................................... .3250 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

324a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

325a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

326a ...................................... .4000 

* * * * * 

327a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

328a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

329a ...................................... .4750 

* * * * * 

330a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

331a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

332a ...................................... .5500 

* * * * * 

333a ...................................... .5750 

* * * * * 

334a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

335a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

336a ...................................... .6500 

* * * * * 

337a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

338a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

339a ...................................... .7250 

* * * * * 

340a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

341a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

342a ...................................... .8000 

* * * * * 

343a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

344a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

345a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

346a ...................................... .9000 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

347a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

348a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

349a ...................................... .9750 

* * * * * 

350a ...................................... 857.0000 

**** .................................. .01250 

351a ...................................... .02500 

* * * * * 

352a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

353a ...................................... .0750 

* * * * * 

354a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

355a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

356a ...................................... .1500 

* * * * * 

357a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

358a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

359a ...................................... .2250 

* * * * * 

360a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

361a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

362a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

363a ...................................... .3250 

* * * * * 

364a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

365a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

366a ...................................... .4000 

* * * * * 

367a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

368a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

369a ...................................... .4750 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

370a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

371a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

372a ...................................... .5500 

* * * * * 

373a ...................................... .5750 

* * * * * 

374a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

375a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

376a ...................................... .6500 

* * * * * 

377a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

378a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

379a ...................................... .7250 

* * * * * 

380a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

381a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

382a ...................................... .8000 

* * * * * 

383a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

384a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

385a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

386a ...................................... .9000 

* * * * * 

387a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

388a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

389a ...................................... .9750 

* * * * * 

390a ...................................... 858.0000 

**** .................................. .0125 

391a ...................................... .0250 

* * * * * 

392a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

393a ...................................... .0750 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

394a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

395a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

396a ...................................... .1500 

* * * * * 

397a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

398a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

399a ...................................... .2250 

* * * * * 

400a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

401a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

402a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

403a ...................................... .3250 

* * * * * 

404a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

405a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

406a ...................................... .4000 

* * * * * 

407a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

408a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

409a ...................................... .4750 

* * * * * 

410a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

411a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

412a ...................................... .5500 

* * * * * 

413a ...................................... .5750 

* * * * * 

414a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

415a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

416a ...................................... .6500 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

417a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

418a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

419a ...................................... .7250 

* * * * * 

420a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

421a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

422a ...................................... .8000 

* * * * * 

423a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

424a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

425a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

426a ...................................... .9000 

* * * * * 

427a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

428a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

429a ...................................... .9750 

* * * * * 

430a ...................................... 859.0000 

**** .................................. .0125 

431a ...................................... .0250 

* * * * * 

432a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

433a ...................................... .0750 

* * * * * 

434a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

435a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

436a ...................................... .1500 

* * * * * 

437a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

438a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

439a ...................................... .2250 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

440a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

441a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

442a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

443a ...................................... .3250 

* * * * * 

444a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

445a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

446a ...................................... .4000 

* * * * * 

447a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

448a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

449a ...................................... .4750 

* * * * * 

450a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

451a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

452a ...................................... .5500 

* * * * * 

453a ...................................... .5750 

* * * * * 

454a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

455a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

456a ...................................... .6500 

* * * * * 

457a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

458a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

459a ...................................... .7250 

* * * * * 

460a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

461a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

462a ...................................... .8000 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

463a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

464a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

465a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

466a ...................................... .9000 

* * * * * 

467a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

468a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

469a ...................................... .9750 

* * * * * 

470a ...................................... 860.0000 

**** .................................. .0125 

471a ...................................... .0250 

* * * * * 

472a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

473a ...................................... .0750 

* * * * * 

474a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

475a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

476a ...................................... .1500 

* * * * * 

477a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

478a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

479a ...................................... .2250 

* * * * * 

480a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

481a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

482a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

483a ...................................... .3250 

* * * * * 

484a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

485a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

486a ...................................... .4000 

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CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

487a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

488a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

489a ...................................... .4750 

* * * * * 

490a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

491a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

492a ...................................... .5500 

* * * * * 

493a ...................................... .5750 

* * * * * 

494a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

495a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

496a ...................................... .6500 

* * * * * 

497a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

498a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

499a ...................................... .7250 

* * * * * 

500a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

501a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

502a ...................................... .8000 

* * * * * 

503a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

504a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

505a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

506a ...................................... .9000 

* * * * * 

507a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

508a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

509a ...................................... .9750 

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TABLE OF 806–824/851–869 MHZ

CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

510a ...................................... 861.0000 

**** .................................. .0125 

511a ...................................... .0250 

* * * * * 

512a ...................................... .0500 

* * * * * 

513a ...................................... .0750 

* * * * * 

514a ...................................... .1000 

* * * * * 

515a ...................................... .1250 

* * * * * 

516a ...................................... .1500 

* * * * * 

517a ...................................... .1750 

* * * * * 

518a ...................................... .2000 

* * * * * 

519a ...................................... .2250 

* * * * * 

520a ...................................... .2500 

* * * * * 

521a ...................................... .2750 

* * * * * 

522a ...................................... .3000 

* * * * * 

523a ...................................... .3250 

* * * * * 

524a ...................................... .3500 

* * * * * 

525a ...................................... .3750 

* * * * * 

526a ...................................... .4000 

* * * * * 

527a ...................................... .4250 

* * * * * 

528a ...................................... .4500 

* * * * * 

529a ...................................... .4750 

* * * * * 

530a ...................................... .5000 

* * * * * 

531a ...................................... .5250 

* * * * * 

532a ...................................... .5500 

TABLE OF 806–824/851–869 MHZ

CHANNEL DESIGNATIONS—Continued 

Channel No. 

Base 

frequency 

(MHz) 

* * * * * 

533a ...................................... .5750 

* * * * * 

534a ...................................... .6000 

* * * * * 

535a ...................................... .6250 

* * * * * 

536a ...................................... .6500 

* * * * * 

537a ...................................... .6750 

* * * * * 

538a ...................................... .7000 

* * * * * 

539a ...................................... .7250 

* * * * * 

540a ...................................... .7500 

* * * * * 

541a ...................................... .7750 

* * * * * 

542a ...................................... .8000 

* * * * * 

543a ...................................... .8250 

* * * * * 

544a ...................................... .8500 

* * * * * 

545a ...................................... .8750 

* * * * * 

546a ...................................... .9000 

* * * * * 

547a ...................................... .9250 

* * * * * 

548a ...................................... .9500 

* * * * * 

549a ...................................... .9750 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Amend § 90.615 by revising the 

introductory paragraph, the 

introductory text to paragraphs (a) and 

(b), and paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 90.615 Individual channels available in 

the General Category in 806–824/851–869 

MHz band. 

The General Category will consist of 

channels 231–260a and 511–550 at 

locations farther than 110 km (68.4 

miles) from the U.S./Mexico border and 

140 km (87 miles) from the U.S./

Canadian border. All entities will be 

eligible for licensing on these channels 

except as described in paragraphs (a) 

and (b) of this section. 

(a) In a given 800 MHz NPSPAC 

region, any channel in the 231–260a 

range which is vacated by a licensee 

relocating to channels 551–830 and 

which remains vacant after band 

reconfiguration will be available as 

follows: 

* * * 

(b) In a given 800 MHz NPSPAC 

region, any channel in the 231–260a 

range which is vacated by a licensee 

relocating to channels 511–550 and 

remains vacant after band 

reconfiguration will be available as 

follows: 

* * * 

(c) Spectrum Block F1 consists of 

channels 236–260a. 

■ 6. Amend § 90.617 by revising Table 

1 in the introductory text of paragraph 

(a), Table 1A in paragraph (a)(2), and 

Table 1B in paragraph (a)(3); Table 2 in 

the introductory text of paragraph (b), 

Table 2A in paragraph (b)(1), and Table 

2B in paragraph (b)(2); Table 4B in the 

introductory text of paragraph (d), Table 

4C in paragraph (d)(1), and Table 4D in 

paragraph (d)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 90.617 Frequencies in the 809.750–824/

854.750–869 MHz, and 896–901/935–940 

MHz bands available for trunked, 

conventional or cellular system use in nonborder areas. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

TABLE 1—PUBLIC SAFETY POOL 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS

[140 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

269 ........... 269–289–311–399–439 

269a ......... 269a–289a–311a–399a–439a 

270 ........... 270–290–312–400–440 

270a ......... 270a–290a–312a–400a–440a 

279 ........... 279–299–319–339–359 

279a ......... 279a–299a–319a–339a–359a 

280 ........... 280–300–320–340–360 

280a ......... 280a–300a–320a–340a–360a 

309 ........... 309–329–349–369–389 

309a ......... 309a–329a–349a–369a–389a 

310 ........... 310–330–350–370–390 

310a ......... 310a–330a–350a–370a–390a 

313 ........... 313–353–393–441–461 

313a ......... 313a–353a–393a–441a–461a 

314 ........... 314–354–394–448–468 

314a ......... 314a–354a–394a–448a–468a 

321 ........... 321–341–361–381–419 

321a ......... 321a–341a–361a–381a–419a 

328 ........... 328–348–368–388–420 

328a ......... 328a–348a–368a–388a–420a 

351 ........... 351–379–409–429–449 

351a ......... 351a–379a–409a–429a–449a 

352 ........... 352–380–410–430–450 

352a ......... 352a–380a–410a–430a–450a 

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TABLE 1—PUBLIC SAFETY POOL 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS—Continued 

[140 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

Single 

Channels.

391, 391a, 392, 392a, 401, 

401a, 408, 408a, 421, 421a, 

428, 428a, 459, 459a, 460, 

460a, 469, 469a, 470, 470a 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

TABLE 1A—PUBLIC SAFETY POOL

806–816/851–861 MHZ BAND

CHANNELS FOR COUNTIES IN

SOUTHEASTERN U.S. 

[140 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

261 ........... 261–313–324–335–353 

261a ......... 261a–313a–324a–335a–353a 

262 ........... 262–314–325–336–354 

262a ......... 262a–314a–325a–336a–354a 

265 ........... 265–285–315–333–351 

265a ......... 265a–285a–315a–333a–351a 

266 ........... 266–286–316–334–352 

266a ......... 266a–286a–316a–334a–352a 

269 ........... 269–289–311–322–357 

269a ......... 269a–289a–311a–322a–357a 

270 ........... 270–290–312–323–355 

270a ......... 270a–290a–312a–323a–355a 

271 ........... 271–328–348–358–368 

271a ......... 271a–328a–348a–358a–368a 

279 ........... 279–299–317–339–359 

279a ......... 279a–299a–317a–339a–359a 

280 ........... 280–300–318–340–360 

280a ......... 280a–300a–318a–340a–360a 

309 ........... 309–319–329–349–369 

309a ......... 309a–319a–329a–349a–369a 

310 ........... 310–320–330–350–370 

310a ......... 310a–320a–330a–350a–370a 

321 ........... 321–331–341–361–372 

321a ......... 321a–331a–341a–361a–372a 

Single 

Channels.

326, 326a, 327, 327a, 332, 

332a, 337, 337a, 338, 338a, 

342, 342a, 343, 343a, 344, 

344a, 345, 345a, 356, 356a 

* * * * * 

(3) * * * 

TABLE 1B—PUBLIC SAFETY POOL

806–816/851–861 MHZ BAND

CHANNELS FOR ATLANTA, GA 

[140 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

261 ........... 261–313–324–335–353 

261a ......... 261a–313a–324a–335a–353a 

262 ........... 262–314–325–336–354 

262a ......... 262a–314a–325a–336a–354a 

269 ........... 269–289–311–322–357 

269a ......... 269a–289a–311a–322a–357a 

270 ........... 270–290–312–323–355 

270a ......... 270a–290a–312a–323a–355a 

279 ........... 279–299–319–339–359 

279a ......... 279a–299a–319a–339a–359a 

TABLE 1B—PUBLIC SAFETY POOL

806–816/851–861 MHZ BAND

CHANNELS FOR ATLANTA, GA— 

Continued 

[140 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

280 ........... 280–300–320–340–360 

280a ......... 280a–300a–320a–340a–360a 

285 ........... 285–315–333–351–379 

285a ......... 285a–315a–333a–351a–379a 

286 ........... 286–316–334–352–380 

286a ......... 286a–316a–334a–352a–380a 

309 ........... 309–329–349–369–389 

309a ......... 309a–329a–349a–369a–389a 

310 ........... 310–330–350–370–390 

310a ......... 310a–330a–350a–370a–390a 

321 ........... 321–331–341–361–381 

321a ......... 321a–331a–341a–361a–381a 

328 ........... 328–348–358–368–388 

328a ......... 328a–348a–358a–368a–388a 

Single 

Channels.

317, 317a, 318, 318a, 326, 

326a, 327, 327a, 332, 332a, 

337, 337a, 338, 338a, 356, 

356a, 371, 371a, 372, 372a 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

TABLE 2—BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL/LAND

TRANSPORTATION POOL 806–816/

851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS

[200 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

261 ........... 261–313–324–335–353 

261a ......... 261a–313a–324a–335a–353a 

262 ........... 262–314–325–336–354 

262a ......... 262a–314a–325a–336a–354a 

269 ........... 269–289–311–322–357 

269a ......... 269a–289a–311a–322a–357a 

270 ........... 270–290–312–323–355 

270a ......... 270a–290a–312a–323a–355a 

279 ........... 279–299–319–339–359 

279a ......... 279a–299a–319a–339a–359a 

280 ........... 280–300–320–340–360 

280a ......... 280a–300a–320a–340a–360a 

285 ........... 285–315–333–351–379 

285a ......... 285a–315a–333a–351a–379a 

286 ........... 286–316–334–352–380 

286a ......... 286a–316a–334a–352a–380a 

309 ........... 309–329–349–369–389 

309a ......... 309a–329a–349a–369a–389a 

310 ........... 310–330–350–370–390 

310a ......... 310a–330a–350a–370a–390a 

321 ........... 321–331–341–361–381 

321a ......... 321a–331a–341a–361a–381a 

328 ........... 328–348–358–368–388 

328a ......... 328a–348a–358a–368a–388a 

Single 

Channels.

317, 317a, 318, 318a, 326, 

326a, 327, 327a, 332, 332a, 

337, 337a, 338, 338a, 356, 

356a, 371, 371a, 372, 372a 

* * * * * 

(1) * * * 

TABLE 2A—BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL/

LAND TRANSPORTATION POOL 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND FOR

CHANNELS IN SOUTHEASTERN U.S. 

[138 channels] 

Channel Nos. 

Single 

Channels.

263, 263a, 264, 264a, 267, 

267a, 268, 268a, 272, 272a, 

273, 273a, 274, 274a, 275, 

275a, 276, 276a, 277, 277a, 

278, 278a, 281, 281a, 282, 

282a, 283, 283a, 284, 284a, 

287, 287a, 288, 288a, 291, 

291a, 292, 292a, 293, 293a, 

294, 294a, 295, 295a, 296, 

296a, 297, 297a, 298, 298a, 

301, 301a, 302, 302a, 303, 

303a, 304, 304a, 305, 305a, 

306, 306a, 307, 307a, 308, 

308a, 346, 346a, 347, 347a, 

362, 362a, 363, 363a, 364, 

364a, 365, 365a, 366, 366a, 

367, 367a, 379, 379a, 380, 

380a, 381, 381a, 382, 382a, 

383, 383a, 384, 384a, 385, 

385a, 386, 386a, 387, 387a, 

388, 388a, 389, 389a, 390, 

390a, 391, 391a, 392, 392a, 

393, 393a, 394, 394a, 399, 

399a, 400, 400a, 401, 401a, 

402, 402a, 403, 403a, 404, 

404a, 405, 405a, 406, 406a, 

407, 407a, 408, 408a, 409, 

409a, 410, 410a 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

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TABLE 2B—BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL/

LAND TRANSPORTATION POOL 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND FOR

CHANNELS IN ATLANTA, GA 

[138 channels] 

Channel Nos. 

Single 

Channels.

263, 263a, 264, 264a, 265, 

265a, 266, 266a, 267, 267a, 

268, 268a, 271, 271a, 272, 

272a, 273, 273a, 274, 274a, 

275, 275a, 276, 276a, 277, 

277a, 278, 278a, 281, 281a, 

282, 282a, 283, 283a, 284, 

284a, 287, 287a, 288, 288a, 

291, 291a, 292, 292a, 293, 

293a, 294, 294a, 295, 295a, 

296, 296a, 297, 297a, 298, 

298a, 301, 301a, 302, 302a, 

303, 303a, 304, 304a, 305, 

305a, 306, 306a, 307, 307a, 

308, 308a, 342, 342a, 343, 

343a, 344, 344a, 345, 345a, 

346, 346a, 347, 347a, 362, 

362a, 363, 363a, 364, 364a, 

365, 365a, 366, 366a, 367, 

367a, 382, 382a, 383, 383a, 

384, 384a, 385, 385a, 386, 

386a, 387, 387a, 391, 391a, 

392, 392a, 393, 393a, 394, 

394a, 399, 399a, 400, 400a, 

401, 401a, 402, 402a, 403, 

403a, 404, 404a, 405, 405a, 

406, 406a, 407, 407a, 409, 

409a, 410, 410a 

* * * * * 

(d) * * * 

TABLE 4B—SMR CATEGORY 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS, AVAILABLE AFTER JANUARY

21, 2005, FOR SITE-BASED LICENSING

[160 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

315 ........... 315–355–395–435–475 

315a ......... 315a–355a–395a–435a–475a 

316 ........... 316–356–396–436–476 

316a ......... 316a–356a–396a–436a–476a 

317 ........... 317–357–397–437–477 

TABLE 4B—SMR CATEGORY 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS, AVAILABLE AFTER JANUARY

21, 2005, FOR SITE-BASED LICENSING—Continued 

[160 channels] 

Group No. Channel Nos. 

317a ......... 317a–357a–397a–437a–477a 

318 ........... 318–358–398–438–478 

318a ......... 318a–358a–398a–438a–478a 

331 ........... 331–371–411–451–491 

331a ......... 331a–371a–411a–451a–491a 

332 ........... 332–372–412–452–492 

332a ......... 332a–372a–412a–452a–492a 

333 ........... 333–373–413–453–493 

333a ......... 333a–373a–413a–453a–493a 

334 ........... 334–374–414–454–494 

334a ......... 334a–374a–414a–454a–494a 

335 ........... 335–375–415–455–495 

335a ......... 335a–375a–415a–455a–495a 

336 ........... 336–376–416–456–496 

336a ......... 336a–376a–416a–456a–496a 

337 ........... 337–377–417–457–497 

337a ......... 337a–377a–417a–457a–497a 

338 ........... 338–378–418–458–498 

338a ......... 338a–378a–418a–458a–498a 

Single 

Channels.

431, 431a, 432, 432a, 433, 

433a, 434, 434a, 471, 471a, 

472, 472a, 473, 473a, 474, 

474a, 479, 479a, 480, 480a, 

481, 481a, 488, 488a, 489, 

489a, 490, 490a, 499, 499a, 

500, 500a, 501, 501a, 508, 

508a, 509, 509a, 510, 510a 

* * * * * 

(1) * * * 

TABLE 4C—SMR CATEGORY 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS

AVAILABLE FOR SITE-BASED LICENSING IN SOUTHEASTERN U.S. AFTER

JANUARY 21, 2005 

[22 channels] 

Channel Nos. 

Single 

Channels.

371, 371a, 373, 373a, 374, 

374a, 375, 375a, 376, 376a, 

377, 377a, 378, 378a, 395, 

395a, 396, 396a, 397, 397a, 

398, 398a 

* * * * * 

(2) * * * 

TABLE 4D—SMR CATEGORY 806– 

816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS

AVAILABLE FOR SITE-BASED LICENSING IN ATLANTA, GA AFTER JANUARY

21, 2005 

[22 channels] 

Channel Nos. 

Single 

Channels.

373, 373a, 374, 374a, 375, 

375a, 376, 376a, 377, 377a, 

378, 378a, 395, 395a, 396, 

396a, 397, 397a, 398, 398a, 

408, 408a 

* * * * * 

■ 7. Amend § 90.619 by: 

■ a. Revising the entries for ‘‘Regions 1, 

4, 5, and 6,’’ ‘‘Region 3,’’ ‘‘Regions 7A 

and 8,’’ and ‘‘Region 7B’’ in Table C6 in 

paragraph (c)(6); 

■ b. Revising the entries for ‘‘Region 3’’ 

and ‘‘Regions 7A and 8’’ in Table C7 in 

paragraph (c)(7); 

■ c. Revising the entry for ‘‘Regions 7A, 

7B, and 8’’ in Table C8 in paragraph 

(c)(8); and 

■ d. Revising the entries for ‘‘Regions 

7A and 8’’ and ‘‘Region 7B’’ in Table C9 

in paragraph (c)(9). 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 90.619 Operations within the U.S./Mexico 

and U.S./Canada border areas. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(6) * * * 

TABLE C6—PUBLIC SAFETY POOL 806–816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS IN THE CANADA BORDER REGIONS

Canada border region Channel Nos. Total 

Regions 1, 4, 5, and 6 .............. 231–260a ..................................................................................................................................... 60 Channels. 

*******

Region 3 ................................... 231–320a, 501–508a ................................................................................................................... 180 Channels. 

Regions 7A and 8 ..................... 269, 269a, 289, 289a, 311, 311a, 399, 399a, 439, 439a, 270, 270a, 290, 290a, 312, 312a, 

400, 400a, 440, 440a, 279, 279a, 299, 299a, 319, 319a, 339, 339a, 359, 359a, 280, 280a, 

300, 300a, 320, 320a, 340, 340a, 360, 360a, 309, 309a, 329, 329a, 349, 349a, 369, 369a, 

389, 389a, 310, 310a, 330, 330a, 350, 350a, 370, 370a, 390, 390a, 313, 313a, 353, 353a, 

393, 393a, 441, 441a, 461, 461a, 314, 314a, 354, 354a, 394, 394a, 448, 448a, 468, 468a, 

321, 321a, 341, 341a, 361, 361a, 381, 381a, 419, 419a, 328, 328a, 348, 348a, 368, 368a, 

388, 388a, 420, 420a, 351, 351a, 379, 379a, 409, 409a, 429, 429a, 449, 449a, 352, 352a, 

380, 380a, 410, 410a, 430, 430a, 450, 450a, 391, 391a, 392, 392a, 401, 401a, 408, 408a, 

421, 421a, 428, 428a, 459, 459a, 460, 460a, 469, 469a, 470, 470a.

140 Channels. 

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Continued 

Canada border region Channel Nos. Total 

Region 7B ................................. 231–260a, 269, 269a, 289, 289a, 311, 311a, 399, 399a, 439, 439a, 270, 270a, 290, 290a, 

312, 312a, 400, 400a, 440, 440a, 279, 279a, 299, 299a, 319, 319a, 339, 339a, 359, 359a, 

280, 280a, 300, 300a, 320, 320a, 340, 340a, 360, 360a, 309, 309a, 329, 329a, 349, 349a, 

369, 369a, 389, 389a, 310, 310a, 330, 330a, 350, 350a, 370, 370a, 390, 390a, 313, 313a, 

353, 353a, 393, 393a, 441, 441a, 461, 461a, 314, 314a, 354, 354a, 394, 394a, 448, 448a, 

468, 468a, 315, 315a, 355, 355a, 395, 395a, 435, 435a, 475, 475a, 316, 316a, 356, 356a, 

396, 396a, 436, 436a, 476, 476a, 317, 317a, 357, 357a, 397, 397a, 437, 437a, 477, 477a, 

318, 318a, 358, 358a, 398, 398a, 438, 438a, 478, 478a, 321, 321a, 341, 341a, 361, 361a, 

381, 381a, 419, 419a, 328, 328a, 348, 348a, 368, 368a, 388, 388a, 420, 420a, 331, 331a, 

371, 371a, 411, 411a, 451, 451a, 491, 491a, 332, 332a, 372, 372a, 412, 412a, 452, 452a, 

492, 492a, 333, 333a, 373, 373a, 413, 413a, 453, 453a, 493, 493a, 334, 334a, 374, 374a, 

414, 414a, 454, 454a, 494, 494a, 335, 335a, 375, 375a, 415, 415a, 455, 455a, 495, 495a, 

336, 336a, 376, 376a, 416, 416a, 456, 456a, 496, 496a, 337, 337a, 377, 377a, 417, 417a, 

457, 457a, 497, 497a, 338, 338a, 378, 378a, 418, 418a, 458, 458a, 498, 498a, 351, 351a, 

379, 379a, 409, 409a, 429, 429a, 449, 449a, 352, 352a, 380, 380a, 410, 410a, 430, 430a, 

450, 450a, 391, 391a, 392, 392a, 401, 401a, 408, 408a, 421, 421a, 428, 428a, 459, 459a, 

460, 460a, 469, 469a, 470, 470a, 431, 431a, 432, 432a, 433, 433a, 434, 434a, 471, 471a, 

472, 472a, 473, 473a, 474, 474a, 479, 479a, 480, 480a.

340 Channels. 

* * * * * (7) * * * 

TABLE C7—GENERAL CATEGORY 806–821/851–866 MHZ BAND CHANNELS IN THE CANADA BORDER REGIONS

Canada border region 

General category 

channels where 

800 MHz high 

density cellular 

systems are 

prohibited 

General category 

channels where 

800 MHz high 

density cellular 

systems are 

permitted 

*******

Region 3 .................................................................................................................................................... 321–500a .............. 509–710. 

Regions 7A and 8 ..................................................................................................................................... 231–260a, 511– 

550.

None. 

* * * * * * * 

* * * * * (8) * * * 

TABLE C8—BUSINESS/INDUSTRIAL/LAND TRANSPORTATION POOL 806–816/851–861 MHZ BAND CHANNELS IN THE

CANADA BORDER REGIONS

Canada border region Channel Nos. Total 

*******

Regions 7A, 7B, and 8 ............. 261, 261a, 271, 271a, 281, 281a, 291, 291a, 301, 301a, 262, 262a, 272, 272a, 282, 282a, 

292, 292a, 302, 302a, 263, 263a, 273, 273a, 283, 283a, 293, 293a, 303, 303a, 264, 264a, 

274, 274a, 284, 284a, 294, 294a, 304, 304a, 265, 265a, 275, 275a, 285, 285a, 295, 295a, 

305, 305a, 266, 266a, 276, 276a, 286, 286a, 296, 296a, 306, 306a, 267, 267a, 277, 277a, 

287, 287a, 297, 297a, 307, 307a, 268, 268a, 278, 278a, 288, 288a, 298, 298a, 308, 308a, 

322, 322a, 362, 362a, 402, 402a, 442, 442a, 482, 482a, 323, 323a, 363, 363a, 403, 403a, 

443, 443a, 483, 483a, 324, 324a, 364, 364a, 404, 404a, 444, 444a, 484, 484a, 325, 325a, 

365, 365a, 405, 405a, 445, 445a, 485, 485a, 326, 326a, 366, 366a, 406, 406a, 446, 446a, 

486, 486a, 327, 327a, 367, 367a, 407, 407a, 447, 447a, 487, 487a, 342, 342a, 382, 382a, 

422, 422a, 462, 462a, 502, 502a, 343, 343a, 383, 383a, 423, 423a, 463, 463a, 503, 503a, 

344, 344a, 384, 384a, 424, 424a, 464, 464a, 504, 504a, 345, 345a, 385, 385a, 425, 425a, 

465, 465a, 505, 505a, 346, 346a, 386, 386a, 426, 426a, 466, 466a, 506, 506a, 347, 347a, 

387, 387a, 427, 427a, 467, 467a, 507, 507a.

200 Channels 

* * * * * (9) * * * 

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 57 / Wednesday, March 25, 2015 / Proposed Rules 15737 

TABLE C9—SMR CATEGORY 806–816/851–861 MHZ CHANNELS AVAILABLE FOR SITE-BASED LICENSING IN THE CANADA

BORDER REGIONS

Canada border region Channel Nos. Total 

*******

Regions 7A and 8 ..................... 315, 315a, 355, 355a, 395, 395a, 435, 435a, 475, 475a, 316, 316a, 356, 356a, 396, 396a, 

436, 436a, 476, 476a, 317, 317a, 357, 357a, 397, 397a, 437, 437a, 477, 477a, 318, 318a, 

358, 358a, 398, 398a, 438, 438a, 478, 478a, 331, 331a, 371, 371a, 411, 411a, 451, 451a, 

491, 491a, 332, 332a, 372, 372a, 412, 412a, 452, 452a, 492, 492a, 333, 333a, 373, 373a, 

413, 413a, 453, 453a, 493, 493a, 334, 334a, 374, 374a, 414, 414a, 454, 454a, 494, 494a, 

335, 335a, 375, 375a, 415, 415a, 455, 455a, 495, 495a, 336, 336a, 376, 376a, 416, 416a, 

456, 456a, 496, 496a, 337, 337a, 377, 377a, 417, 417a, 457, 457a, 497, 497a, 338, 338a, 

378, 378a, 418, 418a, 458, 458a, 498, 498a, 431, 431a, 432, 432a, 433, 433a, 434, 434a, 

471, 471a, 472, 472a, 473, 473a, 474, 474a, 479, 479a, 480, 480a, 481, 481a, 488, 488a, 

489, 489a, 490, 490a, 499, 499a, 500, 500a, 501, 501a, 508, 508a, 509, 509a, 510, 510a.

160 Channels. 

Region 7B ................................. * * * .............................................................................................................................................

481a, 488a, 489a, 490a, 499a, 500a, 501a, 508a, 509a, 510a ..................................................

20 Channels. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06069 Filed 3–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

48 CFR Parts 902, 909, 916, 917, 922, 

925, 931, 936, 942, 952, and 970 

RIN 1991–AC00 

Acquisition Regulation: Technical and 

Administrative Changes to Department 

of Energy Acquisition Regulation 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and 

Project Management, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is proposing to amend the 

Department of Energy Acquisition 

Regulation (DEAR) to make technical 

and administrative changes to the 

DEAR, including changes to conform to 

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 

(FAR), remove out-of-date coverage, 

update references, and correct minor 

errors and omissions. This proposed 

rule does not alter substantive rights or 

obligations under current law. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed rulemaking must be received 

on or before close of business April 24, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by: Technical and 

Administrative Changes to Department 

of Energy Acquisition Regulation and 

RIN 1991–AC00, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email to: DEARrulemaking@

hq.doe.gov Include DEAR: Small 

Business and other Socioeconomic 

Programs and RIN 1991–AC00 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mail to: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Acquisition and Project 

Management, MA–611, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Comments by 

email are encouraged. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lawrence Butler, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Acquisition and 

Project Management, MA–611, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 287–1945. Email: 

lawrence.butler@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Section-by-Section Analysis 

III. Procedural Requirements 

A. Review Under Executive Order 12866 

and 13563 

B. Review Under Executive Order 12988 

C. Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act 

D. Review Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act 

E. Review Under the National 

Environmental Policy Act 

F. Review Under Executive Order 13132 

G. Review Under the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995. 

H. Review Under the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 1999 

I. Review Under Executive Order 13211 

J. Review Under the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 2001 

K. Approval by the Office of the Secretary 

of Energy 

I. Background 

The DEAR has outdated citations and 

minor errors of a technical nature. The 

objective of this proposed rule is to 

update the outdated citations and 

correct the errors and omissions in the 

existing DEAR to conform to the FAR. 

None of these changes are substantive or 

of a nature to cause any significant 

expense for DOE or its contractors. 

II. Section-by-Section Analysis 

DOE proposes to amend the DEAR as 

follows: 

Part 902—DEFINITIONS OF WORDS 

AND TERMS 

1. Section 902.101, paragraph (2), is 

revised to change the title of the 

National Nuclear Security Agency 

(NNSA) Senior Procurement Executive 

(SPE). 

Part 909—CONTRACTOR 

QUALIFICATIONS 

2. Section 909.403, paragraphs (1) and 

(2), are revised to change the title of the 

NNSA SPE. 

Part 916—TYPES OF CONTRACTS 

3. Section 916.505, paragraph (b)(6)(i), 

is revised to change the title of the 

NNSA SPE. 

Part 917—SPECIAL CONTRACTING 

METHODS 

4. Section 917.602, paragraph (a), is 

revised to remove language that is no 

longer needed in the DEAR. 

Part 922—APPLICATION OF LABOR 

LAWS TO GOVERNMENT 

ACQUISITION 

5. Section 922.804 is no longer 

needed in the DEAR and is removed. 

Part 925—FOREIGN ACQUISITION 

6. Section 925.103, paragraph (a), is 

revised to correct the CFR reference. 

7. Section 925.1001, paragraph (b), is 

revised to change the title of the NNSA 

SPE. 

Part 931—CONTRACT COST 

PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES 

8. Section 931.205–18, paragraph 

(c)(2), is deleted in its entirety and 

replaced with a new paragraph (c). 

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