[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 208 (Tuesday, October 28, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64126-64127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25650]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 90

[WT Docket No. 96-86; FCC 00-348 and FCC 01-10]


Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements 
for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency 
Communications Requirements Through the Year 2010

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces 
that a certain rule adopted in its Public Safety 700 MHz Narrowband 
proceeding (WT Docket No. 96-86; FCC 00-348 and FCC 01-10) between 2000 
and 2001, to the extent it contained an information collection 
requirement that required approval by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) was approved, and became effective August 21, 2014, 
following approval by OMB.

DATES: The information collections in 47 CFR 90.525, 90.529, 90.531 
published at 65 FR 66644, November 7, 2000 and 66 FR 10632, February 
16, 2001, are effective October 28, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Evanoff, Policy and Licensing 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-
0848, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb81848385c58e9d8a85848d8dab8d8888c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="610b0e090f4f0417000f0e0707210702024f060e17">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on August 21, 
2014, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to licensing 700 MHz Public Safety 
Narrowband channels contained in the Commission's Third Memorandum 
Opinion and Order, FCC 00-348, published at 65 FR 66644, November 7, 
2000 (re 47 CFR 90.529 and 90.531) and Fourth Report and Order, FCC 01-
10, published at 66 FR 10632, February 16, 2001 (re 47 CFR 90.525). The 
OMB Control Number is 3060-1198. The Commission publishes this notice 
as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. 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 Benish Shah, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-
A866, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB 
Control Number, 3060-1198, in your correspondence. The Commission will 
also accept your comments via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9acac8dbdafcf9f9b4fdf5ec"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d585879495b3b6b6fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>. To request 
materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, 
large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcbabfbfe9ece89cbabfbff2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2c4c1c1979296e2c4c1c18cc5cdd4">[email protected]</span></a> 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 August 21, 2014, for the information collection 
requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules 
in 47 CFR part 90. 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 is 3060-1198. 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: 3060-1198.
    OMB Approval Date: August 21, 2014.
    OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2017.
    Title: Administration of Interoperability Channels, State License, 
and Band Plan (47 CFR 90.525, 90.529, and 90.531).
    Form Number: N/A. Respondents: State, local or tribal government, 
regional planning committees, and non-governmental entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2155 respondents; 2155 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour (range of 1 hour to 2 hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and one-time reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits (47 
CFR 90.525, 90.529, 90.531).
    Total Annual Burden: 2,212 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Privacy Act: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.525 of the Commission's rules requires 
approval of license applications for Interoperability channels in the 
769-775 MHz and 799-805 MHz frequency bands by state-level agency or 
organization responsible for administering emergency communications. 
Section 90.529 of the Commission's rules provides that each state 
license will be granted subject to the condition that the state 
certifies on or before each applicable benchmark date that it is 
providing or prepared to provide ``substantial service.'' A licensee 
must demonstrate that it is providing or prepared to provide 
substantial service to one third of its geographic area or population 
by June 13, 2014 and two thirds by June 13, 2019. A licensee will be 
deemed to be prepared to provide substantial service if the licensee 
certifies that a radio system has been approved and funded for 
implementation by the deadline date. Substantial service refers to 
service which is sound, favorable, and substantially above a level of 
mediocre service which might minimally warrant renewal. If a state 
licensee fails to meet any condition of the grant the state license is 
modified automatically to the frequencies and geographic areas where 
the state certifies that it is providing substantial service. Any 
recovered state license spectrum will revert to General Use. However, 
spectrum licensed to a state under a state license remains unavailable 
for reassignment to other applicants until the Commission's database 
reflects the parameters of the modified state license. The Commission 
seeks information including the kind of public safety service that the 
licensee is providing with the system; which state channels are in use 
in the system; whether the licensee's has made its showing based on 
territory or population served; the percentage of territory/population 
served by the system footprint; and what signal level is being used to 
determine the system footprint. Section 90.531 of the Commission's 
rules sets forth the band plan for the 763-775 MHz and 793-805 MHz 
public safety bands. This section covers channel designations for base 
and mobile use, narrowband segments, combined channels, channel 
pairing, internal guard band, and broadband. Narrowband general use 
channels and low power channels require regional planning committee 
concurrence.
    Commission staff will use the information to assign licenses for 
interoperability and General Use channels, as well as renewal of State 
licenses. The information will also be used to determine whether 
prospective licensees operate in compliance with the Commission's 
rules. Without such information, the Commission could not accommodate 
State interoperability or regional planning requirements or provide for 
the efficient use of State

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frequencies. This information collection includes rules to govern the 
operation and licensing of 700 MHz band systems to ensure that 
licensees continue to fulfill their statutory responsibilities in 
accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Such 
information will continue to be used to verify that applicants are 
legally and technically qualified to hold licenses, and to determine 
compliance with Commission rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014-25650 Filed 10-27-14; 8:45 am]
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