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1This waiver request was submitted by Audi of 

America, Inc., Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Land 

Rover, the Utah Department of Transportation, the 

Virginia Department of Transportation, AAEON 

Technology Inc., Advantech Co., Ltd., Applied 

Information, Inc., Cohda Wireless Pty Ltd., 

Commsignia, Inc., Danlaw Inc., HARMAN 

International Industries, Inc., Kapsch TrafficCom 

USA Inc., and Panasonic Corporation of North 

America. 

2See Request for Waiver of 5.9 GHz Band Rules 

to Permit Initial Deployments of Cellular Vehicleto-Everything Technology, Ford Motor Company, et 

al., ET Docket No. 19–138, at 1 (filed Dec. 13, 2021) 

(C–V2X Joint Waiver Request): https://www.fcc.gov/ 

ecfs/file/download/DOC-5f6d7d2ef3400000- 

Continued 

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 August 29, 

2022. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0653. 

Title: Sections 64.703(b) and (c), 

Consumer Information—Posting by 

Aggregators. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 56,075 

respondents; 5,339,038 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .017 

hours (1 minute) to 3 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirements; Third party 

disclosure. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is found at section 226 [47 U.S.C. 226] 

Telephone Operator Services codified at 

47 CFR 64.703(b) Consumer 

Information. 

Total Annual Burden: 174,401 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,558,212. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements included under 

this OMB Control Number 3060–0653, 

requires aggregators (providers of 

telephones to the public or to transient 

users of their premises) under 47 U.S.C. 

226(c)(1)(A), 47 CFR 64.703(b) of the 

Commission’s rules, to post in writing, 

on or near such phones, information 

about the pre-subscribed operator 

services, rates, carrier access, and the 

FCC address to which consumers may 

direct complaints. 

Section 64.703(c) of the Commission’s 

rules requires the posted consumer 

information to be added when an 

aggregator has changed the presubscribed operator service provider 

(OSP) no later than 30 days following 

such change. Consumers will use this 

information to determine whether they 

wish to use the services of the identified 

OSP. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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[ET Docket No. 19–138; DA 22–611; FRS 

92669] 

The Federal Communications 

Commission: Seeks Comment on a 

Request for Nationwide Waiver of 

Intelligent Transportation System 

Rules To Use C–V2X Technology in the 

5.895–5.925 GHz Band 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission’s Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) and 

Public Safety and Homeland Security 

Bureau (PSHSB) issue this Public Notice 

seeking comment on a joint filing by 

certain automakers, state departments of 

transportation, and equipment 

manufacturers requesting a waiver of 

the Commission’s rules governing 

intelligent transportation system (ITS) 

operations to permit them to deploy 

Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C–V2X) 

technology immediately in the upper 30 

megahertz (5.895–5.925 GHz) portion of 

the 5.850–5.925 GHz Band (5.9 GHz 

Band). Importantly, the waiver seeks 

authority to deploy C–V2X technology 

before the Commission renders its final 

decision on the rules for the technical 

and logistical parameters of C–V2X that 

will ultimately govern ITS operations in 

the band. The Public Notice provides 

specific information about the waiver 

request as well as instructions on how 

to submit comments in the docket and 

the schedule for doing so. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

DATES: Issued on June 28, 2022. 

Comments are due July 28, 2022. Reply 

Comments are due August 29, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Reed, Attorney Advisor, 

Mobility Division, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau, at 

Thomas.Reed@fcc.gov or (202) 418– 

0531, or Roberto Mussenden, Senior 

Attorney, Policy and Licensing Division, 

Public Safety and Homeland Security 

Bureau, at Roberto.Mussenden@fcc.gov 

or (202) 418–1428. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of a public notice seeking 

comment on a request for waiver of the 

Federal Communication Commission’s 

rules governing intelligent 

transportation service operations in the 

5.895–5.925 GHz Band, ET Docket No. 

19–138, DA 22–611, on June 7, 2022. 

The full text of this document is 

available for public inspection at the 

following internet address: https://

www.fcc.gov/document/wtb-pshsb-seekcomment-its-rule-waiver-use-c-v2x59ghz-band. Alternative formats are 

available for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), by sending an email to 

FCC504@fcc.gov or calling the 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice) or 202– 

418–0432 (TTY). 

Synopsis: By this Public Notice (PN), 

the Wireless Telecommunications 

Bureau and the Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau (the 

Bureaus) seek comment on a joint filing 

by certain automakers, state 

departments of transportation (DOTs), 

and equipment manufacturers 

(collectively, the C–V2X Joint Waiver 

Parties),1 requesting a waiver of the 

Commission’s rules applicable to 

intelligent transportation system (ITS) 

operations in the upper 30 megahertz 

(5.895–5.925 GHz) portion of the 5.850– 

5.925 GHz Band (5.9 GHz Band) ‘‘to 

permit them to collectively deploy and 

facilitate deployment of Cellular 

Vehicle-to-Everything (‘C–V2X’) 

technology immediately.’’ 2 Specifically, 


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A.pdf?file_name=C-V2X%20Waiver%20Request

%2012%2013%202021.pdf. More recently, 

additional information on the request was 

submitted to the Commission. See Letter from the 

C–V2X Joint Waiver Parties to Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, FCC, ET Docket No. 19–138 (filed Apr. 

20, 2022) (C–V2X Joint Waiver Request 

Supplement): https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/

search-filings/results?q=

(proceedings.name:(%2219-138%22)+AND+date_

received:(2021-12-01%20TO%202022-05-23)). 

3 ‘‘In the band 5895–5925 MHz, the use of the 

non-federal mobile service is limited to operations 

in the Intelligent Transportation Systems radio 

service.’’ 47 CFR 2.106, NG160. 

4C–V2X Joint Waiver Request at 2; see also C– 

V2X Joint Waiver Request Supplement at 3–4. 

5See 47 CFR 90.375, 90.377, 90.379, 95.3159, 

95.3163, 95.3167, and 95.3189. 

6See C–V2X Joint Waiver Request at 2. 

7Use of the 5.850–5.925 GHz Band, ET Docket 

No. 19–138, First Report and Order, Further Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking, and Order of Proposed 

Modification, 35 FCC Rcd 13440, 13464–65, para. 

55 (2020) (5.9 GHz First Report and Order and 

Further Notice). The Commission has not yet 

rendered a decision on the rule changes proposed 

in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 

8 5.9 GHz First Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd at 

13464, para. 55. 

9See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and 

Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 

Provide Guidance for Waiver Process to Permit 

Intelligent Transportation System Licensees to Use 

C–V2X Technology in the 5.895–5.925 GHz Band, 

Public Notice, DA 21–962 (WTB, PSHSB Aug. 6, 

2021), at 2 (Guidance PN). 

10 Guidance PN at 2–3, n.10. 

11C–V2X Joint Waiver Request at 3–4. 

12C–V2X Joint Waiver Request Supplement at 4. 

13C–V2X Joint Waiver Request at 4–5. Utah DOT 

holds FCC license WQCE200. Virginia DOT holds 

FCC license WQCU200. 

14C–V2X Joint Waiver Request at 4–5. 

15 Id. at 5. 

16C–V2X Joint Waiver Request Supplement at 4, 

notes 15, 16. 

17C–V2X Joint Waiver Request Appendix 1 at 10– 

11; C–V2X Joint Waiver Request Supplement at 3. 

The C–V2X Joint Waiver Request Supplement did 

not change the technical parameters proposed in 

the C–V2X Joint Waiver Request. 

the C–V2X Joint Waiver Parties seek a 

waiver of 47 CFR 2.106, NG160 3 to 

allow nationwide use of the upper 30 

megahertz of the 5.9 GHz Band for C– 

V2X operating in the Intelligent 

Transportation System (ITS), 

conditioned on the technical parameters 

set forth in Appendix 1 of their 

submission.4 They also seek a waiver of 

certain part 90 and part 95 rules (47 CFR 

90.375, 90.377, 90.379, 95.3159, 

95.3163, 95.3167, and 95.3189) 5

governing the operation of roadside 

units (RSUs) and on-board units (OBUs) 

in the upper 30 megahertz of the 5.9 

GHz Band.6

In its 5.9 GHz First Report and Order 

and Further Notice, adopted on 

November 20, 2020, the Commission 

retained the upper 30 megahertz of the 

5.9 GHz Band for ITS operations, and it 

required that, following a transition 

period, ITS operations transition from 

Dedicated Short-Range Communication 

(DSRC) technology to C–V2X technology 

rules. In the Further Notice portion of 

its decision, the Commission sought 

comment on the rules for the technical 

and logistical parameters of C–V2X that 

ultimately would govern ITS operations 

in the band.7 While part 90 ITS 

licensees operating in the upper 30 

megahertz are authorized to operate ITS 

under DSRC-based rules pending 

adoption of final C–V2X rules, the 

Commission also recognized that 

licensees may wish to operate C–V2Xbased ITS prior to adoption of those 

final rules.8 Accordingly, the 

Commission directed the Bureaus to 

issue a public notice providing guidance 

for licensees that may wish to obtain 

waivers of the existing DSRC-based 

rules to operate C–V2X operations, 

either through a streamlined waiver 

request process (if requesters qualify), or 

through our normal section 1.925 

waiver process.9

Guidance PN. The Guidance PN, 

issued on August 6, 2021, provided the 

following guidance to waiver applicants 

who elect to use the normal section 

1.925 process: 

If an ITS waiver applicant that seeks 

authority to operate C–V2X-based roadside 

units or on-board units in the 5.895–5.925 

GHz band is unable to comply with the 

existing ITS technical rules found in 47 CFR 

90.371–90.383 or 47 CFR 95.3167–95.3189, 

respectively, they should include in their 

general waiver request the certifications from 

the streamlined waiver process outlined in 

this PN that they are unable to meet, the 

specific existing rules that they are unable to 

comply with, along with a specific proposal 

of the technical specifications they seek to 

use instead, and an explanation of why a 

waiver is warranted under Section 1.925. To 

facilitate granting of qualifying waiver 

requests, and in light of the alternate 

technical specifications proposed in their 

waiver, we would generally expect the ITS 

waiver applicant to include a demonstration 

showing that their requested waiver would 

not cause a greater potential for interference 

to other users operating in the 5.895–5.925 

GHz band than DSRC-based operations in 

this band, and otherwise to address how the 

public interest would be served by such a 

waiver under Section 1.925. Based on the 

proposed change in technical parameters, the 

waiver request should also address any 

conditions (e.g., coordination zone radius, 

per 47 CFR 90.371(b)) necessary to protect 

Federal Government Relocation Services.10

C–V2X Joint Waiver Request. In the C– 

V2X Joint Waiver Request, the 

automakers (Audi, Ford, and Jaguar 

Land Rover) seek a waiver in order to 

introduce C–V2X into their vehicle 

fleets throughout the United States as 

soon as possible.11 As noted in their 

request, the C–V2X Joint Waiver Parties 

further seek permission for nationwide 

C–V2X OBU operations.12 Specifically, 

they ask that the Commission waive its 

rules to the extent necessary to allow 

the Utah and Virginia DOTs to deploy 

C–V2X RSUs throughout their 

respective states, both RSUs and OBUs, 

under the FCC ITS licenses each 

currently holds,13 and allow each of the 

identified automakers to deploy C–V2Xbased OBUs in all of its cars sold in the 

United States.14 The C–V2X Joint 

Waiver Parties also request that the 

Commission waive its rules to the extent 

necessary to allow the identified 

equipment manufacturers to obtain the 

necessary equipment certifications for 

their C–V2X equipment.15 The C–V2X 

Joint Waiver Parties state that while the 

automakers and state departments of 

transportation will initially deploy C– 

V2X technology based on LTE 

technology (3GPP Releases 14 and 15), 

the parties request the flexibility to 

deploy 5G-based C–V2X (3GPP Release 

16), as well.16 If granted, the net effect 

of the waiver would be to allow C–V2X 

operations in Utah and Virginia and the 

equipping of vehicles nationwide with 

C–V2X OBUs. 

In their request, the C–V2X Joint 

Waiver Parties ask the Commission to 

permit C–V2X-based operations on 20 

megahertz (5905–5925 MHz) in the ITS 

band, pending adoption of final C–V2Xbased rules, which meet the technical 

parameters set forth in the tables 

below.17


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18See generally C–V2X Joint Waiver Request; C– 

V2X Joint Waiver Request Supplement. 

19See, e.g., C–V2X Joint Waiver Request 

Supplemental at 4. 

20 Id. at 4. 

C–V2X OBU AND RSU OPERATIONS UNDER C–V2X JOINT WAIVER REQUEST

Frequency range Channel 

bandwidth 

OBU transmitter 

output power/EIRP * 

limits 

RSU EIRP limit RSU antenna center line height above 

roadway bed surface 

5905–5925 MHz ........ 20 MHz ...................... 20 dBm/33 dBm ......... 33 dBm ...................... For heights of 8 meters or less. 

Or in the alternative, the RSU EIRP is reduced by a factor of 20 × log(height/8) for 

heights 15 meters or less (but greater than 

8 meters). 

* EIRP (equivalent isotropically radiated power). 

C–V2X JOINT WAIVER REQUEST OUTOF-BAND EMISSIONS (OOBE) LIMITS

Frequency 

offset 

(MHz from 

channel edge) 

OOBE power 

spectral density 

offset relative to 

33 dBm/20 MHz 

(or 10 dBm/100 

MHz) 

OOBE power 

spectral density 

for C–V2X 

transmissions 

(dBm/100 kHz) 

0.0 ................... ¥26.0 ¥16.0 

1.0 ................... ¥32.0 ¥22.0 

10.0 ................. ¥40.0 ¥30.0 

20.0 ................. ¥50.0 ¥40.0 

In their filings, the C–V2X Joint 

Waiver Parties provide additional 

discussion and explanation, asserting 

that the public interest would be served 

if the Commission were to permit C– 

V2X operations pending adoption of 

final C–V2X-based rules, and that these 

materials provide sufficient support for 

the Commission to grant waiver(s) of its 

rules to the extent necessary to permit 

the proposed C–V2X operations.18 They 

contend that their proposed technical 

parameters for C–V2X operations are 

generally consistent with DSRC 

parameters and unlikely to raise 

interference concerns to existing 

licensed services in the band.19 They 

also agree, as a condition of any waiver 

grant, they would be obligated to 

comply with any final rules that the 

Commission adopts for C–V2X 

operations.20

Public Comment on Waiver. Prior to 

evaluating the merits of the Joint C–V2X 

Waiver Request, and in order to assist in 

assessing the request, the Bureaus seek 

comment on this waiver request, 

including whether the request contains 

sufficient information for the 

Commission to grant their request or 

whether additional modifications or 

clarifications would be appropriate. 

Procedural Matters 

To develop a complete record on the 

issues presented by this request, the 

proceeding will be treated, for ex parte 

purposes, as a ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ 

proceeding in accordance with Section 

1.1200(a) of the Commission’s rules, 

subject to the requirements under 

Section 1.1206(b). Parties should file all 

comments and reply comments in ET 

Docket No. 19–138. 

Filing Requirements. Parties may file 

comments, identified by ET Docket No. 

19–138, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the internet by 

accessing the ECFS: https://

www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. 

• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. 

Filings can be sent by commercial 

courier or by the U.S. Postal Service. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• Commercial deliveries (other than 

U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and 

Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 

20701. 

• U.S. Postal Service First-Class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

• 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-andchangeshanddelivery-policy. 

• 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. 

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 & Government Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 

418–0432 (tty). 

By the Acting Chief, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau, and the 

Chief, Public Safety and Homeland 

Security Bureau. 

Amy Brett, 

Acting Chief of Staff, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau. 

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ANNOUNCEMENT: 87 FR 36325. 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

THE MEETING: 

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Hybrid Meeting: 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC (12th Floor) and virtual. 

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: 

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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Authority: Government in the 

Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

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