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chapter. See § 302(b) of the 

Communications Act (47 U.S.C. 

302a(b)). See also part 2, subpart I 

(§ 2.801 et seq.) of this chapter for rules 

governing marketing of radiofrequency 

devices; part 2, subpart K (§ 2.1201 et 

seq.) of this chapter for rules governing 

import conditions. 

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47 CFR Parts 5 and 97 

[IB Docket No. 18–313, FCC 20–54; FR ID 

48757] 

Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New 

Space Age 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, the 

information collections associated with 

certain rules adopted in the Report and 

Order, Mitigation of Orbital Debris in 

the New Space Age, which stated that 

the Commission would publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

announcing the effective date of those 

rules. 

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 

5.64(b) and 97.207(g)(1), published at 85 

FR 52422 on August 25, 2020, are 

effective October 20, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Merissa Velez, International Bureau, 

Satellite Division, at (202) 418–0751. 

For information regarding the PRA 

information collection requirements 

contained in the PRA, contact Cathy 

Williams, Office of Managing Director, 

at (202) 418–2918 or Cathy.Williams@

fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that OMB 

approved the information collection 

requirements in 47 CFR 5.64(b) and 

97.207(g)(1), on July 21, 2021. These 

rules were modified in the Report and 

Order in IB Docket No. 18–313, FCC 20– 

54, Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the 

New Space Age, published at 85 FR 

52422 on August 25, 2020. The 

Commission publishes this document as 

an announcement of the compliance 

date of the rules. The Report and Order 

also modified rules in part 25 and there 

is a separate PRA information collection 

review for the part 25 rules. Rule 

amendments adopted in the Report and 

Order which did not require OMB 

approval became effective on September 

24, 2020. 

If you have any comments on the 

burden estimates listed below, or how 

the Commission can improve the 

collections and reduce any burdens 

caused thereby, please contact Cathy 

Williams at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or 

Office of Managing Director, Federal 

Communications Commission, 45 L 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, 

regarding OMB Control Number 3060– 

1013. Please include the applicable 

OMB Control Number(s) in your 

correspondence. The Commission will 

also accept your comments via email at 

PRA@fcc.gov. 

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 and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the FCC is notifying the public that it 

received final OMB approval on July 21, 

2021, for the information collection 

requirements contained in 47 CFR 

5.64(b) and 97.207(g)(1). Under 5 CFR 

part 1320, an agency may not conduct 

or sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a current, valid OMB 

Control Number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a current, valid OMB Control 

Number. The OMB Control Number for 

the information collection requirements 

in these rules is 3060–1013. 

The foregoing notice is required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, 

and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 

The total annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1013. 

OMB Approval Date: July 21, 2021. 

OMB Expiration Date: July 31, 2024. 

Title: Mitigation of Orbital Debris. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 46 

respondents; 46 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 

301, 303, 307, 308, 309, and 310. 

Total Annual Burden: 368 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $88,550. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality with this collection of 

information. 

Needs and Uses: On April 24, 2020, 

the Commission released a Report and 

Order in IB Docket No. 18–313, FCC 20– 

54, Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the 

New Space Age, (Orbital Debris Report 

and Order). In this Orbital Debris Report 

and Order, the Commission updated its 

rules related to orbital debris mitigation, 

including application requirements. The 

new rules are designed to ensure that 

the Commission’s actions concerning 

radio communications, including 

licensing U.S. spacecraft and granting 

access to the U.S. market for non-U.S. 

spacecraft, mitigate the growth of orbital 

debris, while at the same time not 

creating undue regulatory obstacles to 

new satellite ventures. The action will 

help to ensure that Commission 

decisions are consistent with the public 

interest in space remaining viable for 

future satellites and systems and the 

many services that those systems 

provide to the public. The rule revisions 

also provide additional detail to 

applicants on what information is 

expected under the Commission’s rules, 

which can help to increase certainty in 

the application filing process. While 

this information collection represents an 

overall increase in the burden hours, the 

information collection serves the public 

interest by ensuring that the 

Commission and public have necessary 

information about satellite applicants’ 

plans for mitigation of orbital debris. 

Specifically, FCC 20–54 contains the 

new or modified information collection 

requirements listed below, applicable to 

applicants seeking experimental 

licenses for satellite operations under 

part 5 of the Commission’s rules, as well 

as to license grantees under part 97 

submitting notifications to the 

Commission prior to launch of a 

satellite amateur station: 

(1) Existing disclosure requirements 

have been revised to include specific 

metrics in several areas, including: 

Probability that the space stations will 

become a source of debris by collision 

with small debris and meteoroids that 

would cause loss of control and prevent 

disposal; probability of collision 

between any non-geostationary orbit 

(NGSO) space station and other large 

objects; and casualty risk associated 

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with any individual spacecraft that will 

be disposed by atmospheric re-entry. 

(2) Where relevant, the disclosures 

must include the following: Use of 

separate deployment devices, distinct 

from the space station launch vehicle, 

that may become a source of orbital 

debris; potential release of liquids that 

will persist in droplet form; and any 

planned proximity operations and 

debris generation that will or may result 

from the proposed operations, including 

any planned release of debris, the risk 

of accidental explosions, the risk of 

accidental collision, and measures taken 

to mitigate those risks. 

(3) The existing disclosure 

requirement to analyze potential 

collision risk associated with space 

station(s) orbits has been modified to 

specify that the disclosure identify 

characteristics of the space station(s)’ 

orbits that may present a collision risk, 

including any planned and/or 

operational space stations in those 

orbits, and indicate what steps, if any, 

have been taken to coordinate with the 

other spacecraft or system, or what other 

measures the operator plans to use to 

avoid collision. 

(4) For NGSO space stations that will 

transit through the orbits used by any 

inhabitable spacecraft, including the 

International Space Station, the 

disclosure must include the design and 

operational strategies, if any, that will 

be used to minimize the risk of collision 

and avoid posing any operational 

constraints to the inhabitable spacecraft. 

(5) The disclosure must include a 

certification that upon receipt of a space 

situational awareness conjunction 

warning, the operator will review and 

take all possible steps to assess the 

collision risk, and will mitigate the 

collision risk if necessary. As 

appropriate, steps to assess and mitigate 

the collision risk should include, but are 

not limited to: Contacting the operator 

of any active spacecraft involved in 

such a warning; sharing ephemeris data 

and other appropriate operational 

information with any such operator; and 

modifying space station attitude and/or 

operations. 

(6) For NGSO space stations the 

disclosure must describe the extent of 

satellite maneuverability. 

(7) The disclosure must address 

trackability of the space station(s). For 

NGSO space stations the disclosure 

must also include: (a) How the operator 

plans to identify the space station(s) 

following deployment and whether the 

space station tracking will be active or 

passive; (b) whether, prior to 

deployment the space station(s) will be 

registered with the 18th Space Control 

Squadron or successor entity; and (c) 

the extent to which the space station 

operator plans to share information 

regarding initial deployment, 

ephemeris, and/or planned maneuvers 

with the 18th Space Control Squadron 

or successor entity, other entities that 

engage in space situational awareness or 

space traffic management functions, 

and/or other operators. 

(8) For NGSO space stations, 

additional disclosures must be provided 

regarding spacecraft disposal, including, 

for some space stations, a demonstration 

that the probability of success of the 

chosen disposal method is 0.9 or greater 

for any individual space station, and for 

multi-satellite systems, a demonstration 

including additional information 

regarding efforts to achieve a higher 

probability of success. 

These information collection 

requirements are contained in 47 CFR 

5.64 and 97.207. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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47 CFR Part 25 

[IB Docket No. 18–314; FCC 20–159; FR ID 

46198] 

Further Streamlining FCC Rules 

Governing Satellite Services 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved new information collection 

requirements associated with a new rule 

adopted in Further Streamlining FCC 

Rules Governing Satellite Services, FCC 

20–159, which stated that the 

Commission would publish a document 

in the Federal Register announcing the 

effective date of the new rule. 

DATES: The addition of 47 CFR 

25.136(h), published at 86 FR 11880 on 

March 1, 2021, is effective September 

20, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay 

DeCell, Clay.DeCell@fcc.gov, 202–418– 

0803. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that OMB 

approved the information collection 

requirements in 47 CFR 25.136(h) on 

August 26, 2021. This rule was adopted 

in Further Streamlining FCC Rules 

Governing Satellite Services, FCC 20– 

159. The Commission publishes this 

document as an announcement of the 

effective date for this new rule. The 

other rule amendments adopted in 

Further Streamlining FCC Rules 

Governing Satellite Services did not 

require OMB approval and became 

effective on March 31, 2021. See 86 FR 

11880 (Mar. 1, 2021). 

If you have any comments on the 

burden estimates listed below, or how 

the Commission can improve the 

collections and reduce any burdens 

caused thereby, please contact Cathy 

Williams, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 3.317, 45 L Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20554, regarding 

OMB Control Number 3060–1215. 

Please include the OMB Control 

Number in your correspondence. The 

Commission will also accept your 

comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. 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 and Governmental 

Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 

(voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received final OMB approval on 

August 26, 2021, for the information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 25.136(h). Under 5 CFR part 1320, 

an agency may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a current, valid OMB Control 

Number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a current, valid OMB Control 

Number. The OMB Control Number for 

the information collection requirements 

in 47 CFR 25.136(h) is 3060–1215. The 

foregoing notice is required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, 

and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 

The total annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1215. 

OMB Approval Date: August 26, 2021. 

OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 

2024. 

Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above 

24 GHz for Mobile Radio Services. 

Form Number: N/A.