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[GN Docket No. 18–122; GN Docket No. 21– 

320; DA 21–957; FRS 42245] 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 

Opens a New Docket and Establishes 

the Process for C-Band Space Station 

Operator Phase I Certification of 

Accelerated Relocation 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 

(WTB or Bureau) prescribes the form by 

which eligible C-band space station 

operators should submit Phase I 

Certifications of Accelerated Relocation 

(Certifications) and establishes the 

process by which stakeholders can file 

related challenges to those 

Certifications. Expanding Flexible Use 

of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band Report and 

Order, GN Docket No. 18–122, Report 

and Order and Order of Proposed 

Modification, FCC 20–22 (Mar. 3, 2020) 

(3.7 GHz Report and Order), required 

that, in order to be eligible for an 

Accelerated Relocation Payment (ARP), 

an eligible space station operator must 

file a Certification ‘‘demonstrating, in 

good faith, that it has completed the 

necessary clearing actions to satisfy 

each deadline.’’ An eligible space 

station operator is required to complete 

its obligations and then file a 

Certification by the applicable 

Accelerated Relocation Deadline, which 

for Phase I is December 5, 2021. 

Certifications should be filed both in GN 

Docket No. 18–122 and in GN Docket 

No. 21–320; stakeholders should file 

any related challenges in GN Docket No. 

21–320. 

DATES: Phase I Accelerated Relocation 

Certifications due December 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

Certification, identified by GN Docket 

No. 18–122 and GN Docket No. 21–320, 

by any of the following methods: 

D Electronic Filers: Elections may be 

filed electronically using the internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ 

ecfs/ in docket number GN 18–122 and 

GN 21–320. 

D Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. 

D Filings can be sent 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 Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 

20701.U.S. 

D Postal Service first-class, Express, 

and Priority mail must be addressed to 

45 L ST NE, Washington, DC 20554. 

D Effective March 19, 2020, and until 

further notice, the Commission no 

longer accepts any hand or messenger 

delivered filings. This is a temporary 

measure taken to help protect the health 

and safety of individuals, and to 

mitigate the transmission of COVID–19. 

See FCC Announces Closure of FCC 

Headquarters Open Window and 

Change in Hand-Delivery Policy, Public 

Notice, DA 20–304 (March 19, 2020). 

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcccloses-headquarters-open-window-andchanges-hand-delivery-policy 

D During the time the Commission’s 

building is closed to the general public 

and until further notice, if more than 

one docket or rulemaking number 

appears in the caption of a proceeding, 

paper filers need not submit two 

additional copies for each additional 

docket or rulemaking number; an 

original and one copy are sufficient. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Mort, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau, at 

Susan.Mort@fcc.gov or 202–418–2429. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Public Notice, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau Opens A 

New Docket And Establishes The 

Process For C-Band Space Station 

Operator Phase I Certification Of 

Accelerated Relocation, GN Docket No. 

18–122; GN Docket No. 21–320; DA 21– 

957 (Public Notice), released on August 

4, 2021. The complete text of the Public 

Notice, is available on the Commission’s 

website at https://www.fcc.gov/ 

document/wtb-sets-c-band-phase-iaccelerated-relocation-certificationprocess or by using the search function 

for GN Docket No. 18–122 or GN Docket 

No. 21–320 on the Commission’s ECFS 

web page at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. 

Pursuant to §§ 1.415 and 1.419 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415 and 

1.419, interested parties may file 

elections on or before the date indicated 

on the first page of this document. 

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). 

Ex Parte Rules: 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 

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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 presenters 

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 § 1.1206(b) 

of the Commission’s rules. In 

proceedings governed by § 1.49(f) of the 

rules 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. 

Synopsis: With this Public Notice, the 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 

(WTB or Bureau) prescribes the form by 

which eligible C-band space station 

operators should submit Phase I 

Certifications of Accelerated Relocation 

(Certifications) and establishes the 

process by which stakeholders can file 

related challenges to those 

Certifications. The 3.7 GHz Report and 

Order required that, in order to be 

eligible for an Accelerated Relocation 

Payment (ARP), an eligible space station 

operator must file a Certification 

‘‘demonstrating, in good faith, that it has 

completed the necessary clearing 

actions to satisfy each deadline.’’ An 

eligible space station operator is 

required to complete its obligations and 

then file a Certification by the 

applicable Accelerated Relocation 

Deadline, which for Phase I is December 

5, 2021. Certifications should be filed 

both in GN Docket No. 18–122 and in 

the new docket the Bureau opens here, 

GN Docket No. 21–320; stakeholders 

should file any related challenges in GN 

Docket No. 21–320. 

In the 3.7 GHz Report and Order, the 

Commission adopted rules to make 280 

megahertz of mid-band spectrum 

available for flexible use (plus a 20 

megahertz guard band) throughout the 

contiguous United States by 

transitioning existing services out of the 

lower portion of the band and into the 

upper 200 megahertz of the C-band (i.e., 

4.0–4.2 GHz). The 3.7 GHz Report and 

Order established that new 3.7 GHz 

Service licensees would reimburse the 

reasonable, actual relocation costs of 

eligible FSS space station operators, 

incumbent FSS earth station operators, 

and incumbent Fixed Service licensees 

(collectively, incumbents) to transition 

out of the band. 

The 3.7 GHz Report and Order 

established a deadline of December 5, 

2025, by which incumbent space station 

operators were to complete the 

transition of their operations to the 

upper 200 megahertz of the band, but it 

also provided an opportunity for 

accelerated clearing of the band by 

allowing eligible space station operators 

to voluntarily commit to relocate on a 

two-phased accelerated schedule, with a 

Phase I deadline of December 5, 2021, 

and a Phase II deadline of December 5, 

2023. All five eligible space station 

operators elected accelerated relocation. 

By electing accelerated relocation, the 

eligible space station operators, among 

other things, have voluntarily 

committed to perform all the tasks 

necessary to enable any incumbent earth 

station that receives or sends C-band 

signals to a space station owned by that 

operator to maintain that functionality 

in the upper 200 megahertz of the band. 

The 3.7 GHz Report and Order stated 

that ‘‘[t]o the extent eligible space 

station operators can meet the Phase I 

and Phase II Accelerated Relocation 

Deadlines, they will be eligible to 

receive the accelerated relocation 

payments associated with those 

deadlines.’’ Once the eligible space 

station operator’s Certification is 

validated, the ARPs will be disbursed by 

the Relocation Payment Clearinghouse 

(Clearinghouse). 

The 3.7 GHz Report and Order 

specified that an ‘‘eligible space station 

operator’s satisfaction of the Accelerated 

Relocation Deadlines will be 

determined by the timely filing of a 

Certification of Accelerated Relocation 

demonstrating, in good faith, that it has 

completed the necessary clearing 

actions to satisfy each deadline’’ and 

directed WTB to prescribe the form of 

such Certifications. Further, ‘‘the 

Bureau, Clearinghouse, and relevant 

stakeholders will have the opportunity 

to review the Certification of 

Accelerated Relocation and identify 

potential deficiencies.’’ 

The 3.7 GHz Report and Order also 

directed that if ‘‘credible challenges as 

to the space station operator’s 

satisfaction of the relevant deadline are 

made, the Bureau will issue a public 

notice identifying such challenges and 

will render a final decision as to the 

validity of the certification no later than 

60 days from its filing.’’ Absent notice 

from WTB of deficiencies in the 

Certification within 30 days of its filing, 

the Certification will be deemed 

validated. Following validation, the 

Clearinghouse shall promptly notify 

overlay licensees, who must pay the 

ARP to the Clearinghouse within 60 

days of the notice. The Clearinghouse 

must disburse the ARP to the eligible 

space station operator within seven (7) 

days of receipt. Should an eligible space 

station operator miss the Phase I or 

Phase II deadline, it may still receive a 

reduced, but non-zero, ARP if it 

otherwise meets the Certification 

requirements within six months after 

the relevant Accelerated Relocation 

Deadline. 

The 3.7 GHz Report and Order 

directed WTB to: (1) ‘‘Prescribe the 

form’’ of Certifications and any 

challenges by relevant stakeholders; and 

(2) establish the process for how such 

challenges will impact the incremental 

decreases in the ARP. With this Public 

Notice, the Bureau establishes the 

requisite filing procedures and 

challenge process relating to the Phase 

I Accelerated Relocation Certification 

process. 

Filing Procedures. To claim an ARP, 

eligible space station operators must 

submit Certifications to the 

Clearinghouse via any of the 

communication methods established 

between those parties. In addition, these 

space station operators must file their 

Certifications with WTB, which may be 

done electronically with a submission to 

the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing 

System (ECFS). While Certifications 

must be filed in GN Docket No. 18–122, 

WTB hereby creates new docket, GN 

Docket No. 21–320, in which 

Certifications should also be filed. In 

addition, any related challenges from 

stakeholders must be filed in this new 

docket. If a stakeholder seeks to 

challenge multiple eligible space station 

operator Certifications, each challenge 

must be filed separately with respect to 

each Certification in GN Docket No. 21– 

320. 

Certification Content. To satisfy the 

Phase I deadline, the Certification must 

describe in detail each action that was 

taken by the eligible space station 

operator, including the date of 

completion, in a similar format and 

content to that operator’s Transition 

Plan. This description should include 

(but is not limited to): The operations 

that were repacked to satisfy the Phase 

I deadline; The number of new 

satellites, if any, that the eligible space 

station operator launched, including the 


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dates of launch, reaching final orbit, and 

start of operations; A description of how 

services were migrated to the upper 

portion of the band, including the preand post-transition frequencies that 

each customer occupied and now 

occupies; Any necessary technology 

upgrades or other solutions, such as 

video compression or modulation, that 

the eligible space station operator 

implemented, described on a per 

antenna and/or feed basis, as 

appropriate; The number and location of 

antennas and feeds that were 

transitioned to satisfy the Phase I 

deadline, including the actions taken 

(e.g., retuning and repointing) for each; 

The date of completion of the above 

items; A description of the steps that the 

eligible space station operator has taken 

to identify all associated earth stations, 

antennas, and feeds, and to ensure that 

they are all are transitioned as of the 

date of Certification; Details relating to 

any variances from the eligible space 

station operator’s Transition Plan, such 

as antennas and feeds involving 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

eligible space station operator and 

therefore subject to a transition delay 

notice, and antennas and feeds that are 

otherwise pending removal from the 

most recent Incumbent Earth Station list 

or subject to an agreement regarding the 

transition between the eligible space 

station operator and the earth station 

operator. 

The eligible space station operator 

must certify that it attests to the 

truthfulness of the above information 

and is making the Certification in good 

faith. Eligible space stations operators 

are reminded that Certifications are 

subject to section 1.17 of the 

Commission’s rules and violators will 

be subject to potential enforcement 

action, including monetary penalties or 

actions affecting the eligible space 

station operator’s market access 

authorization or status as a licensee. The 

Bureau will determine that a 

Certification has been made in bad faith 

if, for example, the certifying party 

makes a statement that is false and if it 

finds the party did not use due diligence 

in providing information that is correct 

and not misleading to the Commission, 

including taking appropriate affirmative 

steps to determine the truthfulness of 

what is being submitted. In cases where 

it is found that the ARP was disbursed 

based on a Certification that the eligible 

space station operator had filed in bad 

faith, the operator may be subject to the 

additional consequence of having to 

return some or all of the ARP, 

depending on the circumstances. 

We note that subsequent to the filing 

of the Certification the Bureau may, 

based on the information filed by the 

eligible space station operator or 

contained in a challenge to that 

operator’s Certification, request 

additional information from the 

operator. Because such information may 

prove necessary to determine whether 

the eligible space station operator 

completed the relocation by the relevant 

accelerated deadline, eligible space 

station operators must respond to such 

requests for information in a prompt 

and complete manner. 

If, after the resolution of any credible 

challenges and the disbursement of the 

ARP, it is subsequently found, by the 

Relocation Coordinator, Clearinghouse, 

or WTB, that the eligible space station 

operator should have transitioned 

additional earth stations, antennas, or 

feeds that it did not account for in its 

Transition Plan and Certification(s), the 

eligible space station operator will be 

required to remediate such earth 

stations, antennas, or feeds in a prompt 

and effective manner. 

Challenges. Challenges to a 

Certification must be filed in GN Docket 

No. 21–320 within ten (10) days after 

the Certification is published in ECFS 

and the eligible space station operators’ 

replies must be filed in that docket 

within five (5) days. Pursuant to the 3.7 

GHz Report and Order, WTB will 

announce by Public Notice whether 

credible challenges have been made 

within 30 days of the Certification’s 

filing. After reviewing a Certification 

and any relevant challenges, WTB will 

issue one of two Public Notices. If there 

are no credible challenges, WTB will 

issue a Public Notice that lists the 

submitted challenges (if any), states that 

none constitutes a ‘‘credible challenge’’ 

to the validity of the Certification, and 

provides a brief explanation for the 

finding that said challenges are noncredible. If there is at least one credible 

challenge, WTB will issue a Public 

Notice announcing that one or more 

credible challenges have been made and 

instructing the Clearinghouse not to 

issue the ARP until WTB has made a 

final determination as to the validity of 

the challenge. WTB will issue a final 

determination on the challenge no later 

than sixty (60) days after the eligible 

space station operator files its 

Certification. If WTB ultimately finds 

the Certification was valid, 

disbursement of the Phase I ARP to the 

eligible space station operator will 

proceed as outlined above and in the 3.7 

GHz Report and Order. 

Amy Brett, 

Acting Chief of Staff, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau. 

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Information Collections 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 of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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 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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before October 12, 

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 

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