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section unless authorized by the Captain 

of the Port Sector Ohio Valley (COTP) 

or the COTP’s designated representative. 

A designated representative is a 

commissioned, warrant, or petty officer 

of the U.S. Coast Guard assigned to 

units under the operational control of 

USCG Sector Ohio Valley. 

(2) Vessels requiring entry into this 

safety zone must request permission 

from the COTP or a designated 

representative. To seek entry into the 

safety zone, contact the COTP or the 

COTP’s representative by telephone at 

502–779–5422 or on VHF–FM channel 

16. 

(3) Persons and vessels permitted to 

enter this safety zone must transit at 

their slowest safe speed and comply 

with all lawful directions issued by the 

COTP or the designated representative. 

(d) Informational broadcasts. The 

COTP or a designated representative 

will inform the public through 

Broadcast Notices to Mariners (BNMs), 

Local Notices to Mariners (LNMs), and 

Marine Safety Information Bulletins 

(MSIBs) about this safety zone, 

enforcement period, as well as any 

changes in the dates and times of 

enforcement. 

Dated: April 4, 2022. 

A.M. Beach, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector Ohio Valley. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2021–0727; FRL–9552–02– 

R3] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; District 

of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; 

2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories 

for the Washington, DC-MD-VA 

Nonattainment Area for the 2015 

Ozone National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving state 

implementation plan (SIP) revisions 

submitted by the District of Columbia 

(DC), State of Maryland (MD), and 

Commonwealth of Virginia (VA) 

(collectively, the States). The revisions 

consist of the base year inventory for the 

Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment 

area (the DC Area) for the 2015 ozone 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS). This action is being taken 

under the Clean Air Act (CAA). 

DATES: This final rule is effective May 

13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R03–OAR–2021–0727. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the https://www.regulations.gov 

website. Although listed in the index, 

some information is not publicly 

available, e.g., confidential business 

information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain other material, such as 

copyrighted material, is not placed on 

the internet and will be publicly 

available only in hard copy form. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available through https://

www.regulations.gov, or please contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section for 

additional availability information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael O’Shea, Planning & 

Implementation Branch (3AD30), Air & 

Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103. The telephone number is (215) 

814–2064. Dr. O’Shea can also be 

reached via electronic mail at 

OShea.Michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 7, 2020, the Maryland 

Department of the Environment (MDE) 

submitted a revision to the Maryland 

SIP entitled, ‘‘SIP–20–04 2017 Base Year 

Inventory for the Washington, DC–MD– 

VA 2015 Ozone NAAQS Nonattainment 

Area.’’ This revision is referred to as the 

‘‘MD submittal’’ in this rule. On 

November 4, 2020, the District of 

Columbia Department of Energy and 

Environment (DOEE), submitted a 

revision to the DC SIP entitled, ‘‘DC 

2015 Ozone NAAQS Attainment Plan 

Base Year Inventory.’’ This revision is 

referred to as the ‘‘DC submittal’’ in this 

rule. On December 11, 2020, the 

Virginia Department of Environmental 

Quality (VADEQ) submitted a revision 

to the Virginia SIP entitled, ‘‘8-Hour 

Ozone (2015 Standard)—Washington 

Attainment Plan ‘ VA_2017O3BYEI_

12112020.’ ’’ This revision is referred to 

as the ‘‘VA submittal’’ in this rule. The 

individual state SIP revisions, referred 

to collectively in this rule action as the 

‘‘DC Area base year inventory SIPs,’’ 

address the base year inventory 

requirement for the DC Area for the 

2015 ozone NAAQS. 

I. Background 

On February 24, 2022 (87 FR 10318), 

EPA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPRM) for the States. In the 

NPRM, EPA proposed approval of the 

DC Area base year inventory SIPs. The 

formal SIP revisions were submitted by 

MD on October 7, 2020, DC on 

November 4, 2020, and VA on December 

11, 2020. 

On October 1, 2015, EPA strengthened 

the 8-hour ozone NAAQS, lowering the 

level of the NAAQS from 0.075 ppm 

parts per million (ppm) to 0.070 ppm. 

80 FR 65292 (October 26, 2015). 

Effective August 3, 2018, EPA 

designated the following jurisdictions in 

the DC Area as marginal nonattainment 

for the 2015 ozone NAAQS: District of 

Columbia; Calvert, Charles, Frederick, 

Montgomery, and Prince George’s 

Counties in MD; and Arlington, Fairfax, 

Loudoun, and Prince William Counties 

and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, 

Manassas, and Manassas Park Cities in 

VA. 83 FR 25776 (June 4, 2018). CAA 

section 182(a)(1) requires ozone 

nonattainment areas classified as 

marginal or above to submit a 

comprehensive, accurate, current 

inventory of actual emissions from all 

emissions sources in the nonattainment 

area, known as a ‘‘base year inventory.’’ 

The DC Area base year inventory SIPs 

address a base year inventory 

requirement for the DC Area. 

II. Summary of SIP Revision and EPA 

Analysis 

A. EPA’s Evaluation of the DC Area 

Base Year Inventory SIPs 

EPA’s review of the DC Area base year 

inventory SIPs indicate that they meet 

the base year inventory requirements for 

the 2015 ozone NAAQS. 

EPA prepared a technical support 

document (TSD) for each state’s 

submittal in support of this rule. In 

those TSDs, EPA reviewed the results, 

procedures, and methodologies for the 

SIP base year, and found them to be 

acceptable and developed in accordance 

with EPA’s technical guidance. EPA’s 

TSDs for the individual state SIPs are 

available online at http://

www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No. 

EPA–R03–OAR–2021–0727. 

B. Base Year Inventory Requirements 

In EPA’s December 6, 2018 rule, 

‘‘Implementation of the 2015 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone: Nonattainment Area State 

Implementation Plan Requirements,’’ 

known as the ‘‘SIP Requirements Rule,’’ 

EPA set out nonattainment area 

requirements for the 2015 ozone 

NAAQS. (83 FR 62998). The SIP 


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1On January 29, 2021, the Court of Appeals for 

the D.C. Circuit issued its decision regarding 

multiple challenges to EPA’s implementation rule 

for the 2015 ozone NAAQS which included, among 

other things, upholding this provision allowing 

states to use an alternative baseline year for RFP. 

Sierra Club v. EPA, No. 15–1465 (D.C. Cir.). The 

other provisions of EPA’s ozone implantation rule 

at issue in the case are not relevant for this rule. 

2The 2017 DC Area BYEI submitted by each 

individual state is found as follows: DC submittal— 

Appendix BY2017 _EI_Document_October_30_

2020_FINAL; MD submittal—Appendix 2. Wash 

Region 2015 NAAQS BY Inventory SIP; and VA 

submittal—Appendix NVA–INV–SIP–1. 

Requirements Rule established base year 

inventory requirements, which were 

codified at 40 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 51.1315. As required 

by 40 CFR 51.1315(a), each 2015 ozone 

nonattainment area must submit a base 

year inventory within 2 years of 

designation. 

Also, 40 CFR 51.1315(a) requires that 

the inventory year be selected consistent 

with the baseline year for the reasonable 

further progress (RFP) plan as required 

by 40 CFR 51.1310(b), which states that 

the baseline emissions inventory shall 

be the emissions inventory for the most 

recent calendar year for which a 

complete triennial inventory is required 

to be submitted to EPA under the 

provisions of subpart A of 40 CFR part 

51, Air Emissions Reporting 

Requirements, 40 CFR 51.1 through 50. 

The most recent triennial inventory year 

conducted for the National Emissions 

Inventory (NEI) pursuant to the Air 

Emissions Reporting Requirements 

(AERR) rule is 2017. 73 FR 76539 

(December 17, 2008). The States 

selected 2017 as their baseline 

emissions inventory year for RFP. This 

selection comports with EPA’s 

implementation regulations for the 2015 

ozone NAAQS because 2017 is the 

inventory year. 40 CFR 51.1310(b).1

Further, 40 CFR 51.1315(c) requires 

emissions values included in the base 

year inventory to be actual ozone season 

day emissions as defined by 40 CFR 

51.1300(q), which states: Ozone season 

day emissions means an average day’s 

emissions for a typical ozone season 

work weekday. The state shall select, 

subject to EPA approval, the particular 

month(s) in the ozone season and the 

day(s) in the work week to be 

represented, considering the conditions 

assumed in the development of RFP 

plans and/or emissions budgets for 

transportation conformity. The States 

included actual ozone season day 

emissions, pursuant to 40 CFR 

51.1315(c). 

C. DC Area Base Year Inventory SIPs 

The DC Area base year inventory SIPs, 

contain an explanation of each State’s 

2017 base year emissions inventory for 

stationary, non-point, non-road, and onroad anthropogenic sources, as well as 

biogenic sources, in the DC Area. The 

States estimated anthropogenic 

emissions for volatile organic 

compound (VOC), nitrogen oxide (NOx), 

and carbon monoxide (CO) for a typical 

ozone season work weekday. The DC 

Area base year inventory SIPs were 

developed collaboratively. As such, 

their 2017 base year emissions 

inventory (BYEI) are almost identical 

and, therefore, will be referred to 

collectively as the ‘‘2017 DC Area BYEI’’ 

in the remainder of this rule, unless 

otherwise noted because individual 

distinctions are necessary.2

The States developed the 2017 DC 

Area BYEI with the following source 

categories of anthropogenic emissions 

sources: Point, quasi-point, non-point, 

non-road model, on-road, and 

commercial marine vessels, airport, and 

railroad (MAR) emissions sources, in 

addition to biogenic total sources. The 

2017 DC Area BYEI sets out the 

methodologies the States used to 

develop their base year inventory for 

each source listed. Those methodologies 

are explained in further depth within 

appendices A–D of each state’s 

submission. Data justifying the 

inventories are also provided within 

appendices A–D of each state’s 

submission. Note, however, that 

Virginia only included appendix items 

relevant to their own state but uploaded 

files jointly with DC for the full 

inventory development. Furthermore, 

the MD submittal was earliest and, as 

such, contains data, development, and 

guidance that precedes the widespread 

adoption of the 2017 NEI. This timing 

differential accounts for the differences 

in the MD submittal as compared to the 

DC and VA submittals. 

EPA’s review of the DC Area base year 

inventory SIPs indicates that they meet 

the base year inventory requirements for 

the 2015 ozone NAAQS. Other specific 

requirements of MDE’s October 7, 2020 

submittal, DOEE’s November 4, 2020 

submittal and VADEQ’s December 11, 

2020 submittal and the rationale for 

EPA’s proposed action, including 

further information on each source 

category, are explained in the NPRM 

and will not be restated here. No public 

comments were received on the NPRM. 

III. Final Action 

EPA’s review of this material 

indicates the DC area base year 

inventory SIPs meet the base year 

inventory requirement for the 2015 

ozone NAAQS for the DC Area. 

Therefore, EPA is approving the DC 

Area base year inventory SIPs, which 

were submitted on October 7, 2020 

(MD), November 4, 2020 (DC), and 

December 11, 2020 (VA). 

IV. General Information Pertaining to 

SIP Submittals From the 

Commonwealth of Virginia 

In 1995, Virginia adopted legislation 

that provides, subject to certain 

conditions, for an environmental 

assessment (audit) ‘‘privilege’’ for 

voluntary compliance evaluations 

performed by a regulated entity. The 

legislation further addresses the relative 

burden of proof for parties either 

asserting the privilege or seeking 

disclosure of documents for which the 

privilege is claimed. Virginia’s 

legislation also provides, subject to 

certain conditions, for a penalty waiver 

for violations of environmental laws 

when a regulated entity discovers such 

violations pursuant to a voluntary 

compliance evaluation and voluntarily 

discloses such violations to the 

Commonwealth and takes prompt and 

appropriate measures to remedy the 

violations. Virginia’s Voluntary 

Environmental Assessment Privilege 

Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1–1198, provides 

a privilege that protects from disclosure 

documents and information about the 

content of those documents that are the 

product of a voluntary environmental 

assessment. The Privilege Law does not 

extend to documents or information 

that: (1) Are generated or developed 

before the commencement of a 

voluntary environmental assessment; (2) 

are prepared independently of the 

assessment process; (3) demonstrate a 

clear, imminent and substantial danger 

to the public health or environment; or 

(4) are required by law. 

On January 12, 1998, the 

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the 

Attorney General provided a legal 

opinion that states that the Privilege 

law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1–1198, precludes 

granting a privilege to documents and 

information ‘‘required by law,’’ 

including documents and information 

‘‘required by Federal law to maintain 

program delegation, authorization or 

approval,’’ since Virginia must ‘‘enforce 

Federally authorized environmental 

programs in a manner that is no less 

stringent than their Federal counterparts 

. . . .’’ The opinion concludes that 

‘‘[r]egarding § 10.1–1198, therefore, 

documents or other information needed 

for civil or criminal enforcement under 

one of these programs could not be 

privileged because such documents and 

information are essential to pursuing 

enforcement in a manner required by 

Federal law to maintain program 

delegation, authorization or approval.’’ 


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Virginia’s Immunity law, Va. Code 

Sec. 10.1–1199, provides that ‘‘[t]o the 

extent consistent with requirements 

imposed by Federal law,’’ any person 

making a voluntary disclosure of 

information to a state agency regarding 

a violation of an environmental statute, 

regulation, permit, or administrative 

order is granted immunity from 

administrative or civil penalty. The 

Attorney General’s January 12, 1998 

opinion states that the quoted language 

renders this statute inapplicable to 

enforcement of any Federally authorized 

programs, since ‘‘no immunity could be 

afforded from administrative, civil, or 

criminal penalties because granting 

such immunity would not be consistent 

with Federal law, which is one of the 

criteria for immunity.’’ 

Therefore, EPA has determined that 

Virginia’s Privilege and Immunity 

statutes will not preclude the 

Commonwealth from enforcing its 

program consistent with the Federal 

requirements. In any event, because 

EPA has also determined that a state 

audit privilege and immunity law can 

affect only state enforcement and cannot 

have any impact on Federal 

enforcement authorities, EPA may at 

any time invoke its authority under the 

CAA, including, for example, sections 

113, 167, 205, 211 or 213, to enforce the 

requirements or prohibitions of the state 

plan, independently of any state 

enforcement effort. In addition, citizen 

enforcement under section 304 of the 

CAA is likewise unaffected by this, or 

any, state audit privilege or immunity 

law. 

V. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

A. General Requirements 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.); 

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• Does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• Does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• Does not provide EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because the SIP is 

not approved to apply in Indian country 

located in the State, and EPA notes that 

it will not impose substantial direct 

costs on tribal governments or preempt 

tribal law. 

B. Submission to Congress and the 

Comptroller General 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

C. Petitions for Judicial Review 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by June 13, 2022. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this action for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. 

This final rule approving the DC Area 

base year inventory SIPs may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2).) 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Carbon monoxide, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Volatile organic 

compounds. 

Dated: April 6, 2022. 

Diana Esher, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 

52 as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart J—District of Columbia 

■ 2. In § 52.470, the table in paragraph 

(e) is amended by adding an entry for 

‘‘2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories 

for the Washington, DC-MD-VA 

Nonattainment Area for the 2015 Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard’’ at the end of the table to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.470 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 


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Name of non-regulatory SIP 

revision Applicable geographic area State submittal date EPA approval date Additional explanation 

*******

2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories for the Washington, DC-MDVA Nonattainment Area for the 

2015 Ozone National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard.

The District of Columbia portion of 

the Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area for the 2015 

ozone NAAQS (i.e., the District of 

Columbia).

11/4/2020 4/13/2022, [INSERT 

Federal Register CITATION].

Docket 2022–03863. 

Subpart V—Maryland 

■ 3. In § 52.1070, the table in paragraph 

(e) is amended by adding an entry for 

‘‘2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories 

for the Washington, DC-MD-VA 

Nonattainment Area for the 2015 Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard’’ at the end of the table to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.1070 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

Name of non-regulatory SIP 

revision Applicable geographic area State submittal date EPA approval date Additional explanation 

*******

2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories for the Washington, DCMD-VA Nonattainment Area for 

the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

Maryland portion of the Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone 

NAAQS.

10/7/2020 4/13/2022, [INSERT 

Federal Register 

CITATION].

The Maryland portion consists 

of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, 

Montgomery, and Prince 

George’s counties. 

Subpart VV—Virginia 

■ 4. In § 52.2420, the table in paragraph 

(e)(1) is amended by adding an entry for 

‘‘2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories 

for the Washington, DC-MD-VA 

Nonattainment Area for the 2015 Ozone 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard’’ at the end of the table to read 

as follows: 

§ 52.2420 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(1) * * * 

Name of non-regulatory SIP 

revision Applicable geographic area State submittal date EPA approval date Additional explanation 

*******

2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories for the Washington, DCMD-VA Nonattainment Area for 

the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard.

The Virginia portion of the 

Washington, DC-MD-VA nonattainment area for the 2015 

ozone NAAQS (i.e., the District of Columbia).

12/11/2020 4/13/2022, [insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

The Virginia portion consists of 

Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, 

and Prince William counties 

and Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls 

Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park cities. 

* * * * * 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 1 and 27 

[AU Docket No. 20–429; FCC 22–24; FR ID 

81075] 

Auction of Flexible-Use Licenses in the 

2.5 GHz Band for Next-Generation 

Wireless Services; Notice and Filing 

Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, 

Upfront Payments, and Other 

Procedures for Auction 108; Bidding 

Scheduled To Begin July 29, 2022 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final action; requirements and 

procedures. 

SUMMARY: This document summarizes 

the procedures, deadlines, and upfront 

payment and minimum opening bid 

amounts for the upcoming auction of 

approximately 8,000 new flexible-use 

geographic overlay licenses in the 2.5 

GHz band (Auction 108). The Auction 

108 Procedures Public Notice 

summarized here provides details 

regarding the procedures, terms, 

conditions, dates, and deadlines 

governing participation in Auction 108 

bidding, as well as overview of the postauction application and payment 

process. The Auction 108 Procedures 

Public Notice released on March 21, 

2022, was corrected by an erratum 

released on April 1, 2022. The changes 

made by the erratum are included in 

this document. 

DATES: Applications to participate in 

Auction 108 must be submitted before 6 

p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on May 10, 

2022. Upfront payments for Auction 108 

must be received by 6 p.m. ET on June 

23, 2022. Bidding in Auction 108 is 

scheduled to start on July 29, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General Auction 108 Information: 

FCC Auctions Hotline at 888–225–5322, 

option two; or 717–338–2868. 

Auction 108 Legal Information: 

Lyndsey Grunewald, Daniel Habif or 

Scott Mackoul at (202) 418–0660. 

2.5 GHz Band Licensing Information: 

Madelaine Maior or Nadja SodosWallace at (202) 418–2487. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 


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