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IV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act 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). 

The SIP is not approved to apply on 

any Indian reservation land or in any 

other area where EPA or an Indian tribe 

has demonstrated that a tribe has 

jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian 

country, the rule does not have tribal 

implications and will not impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Nitrogen dioxide, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Cathy Stepp, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, EPA is amending 40 CFR part 

52 as set forth below: 

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—AA Missouri 

■ 2. Amend § 52.1320 in the table in 

paragraph (e) by adding an entry for 

‘‘(64) Sections 110 (a)(1) and 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 2010 

Nitrogen Dioxide NAAQS’’ in numerical 

order to read as follows: 

§ 52.1320 Identification of plan. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

EPA-APPROVED MISSOURI NONREGULATORY SIP PROVISIONS

Name of non-regulatory SIP revision 

Applicable 

geographic or 

nonattainment 

area 

State 

submittal 

date 

EPA Approval 

date Explanation 

*******

(64) Sections 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2) 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2010 Nitrogen Dioxide NAAQS.

Statewide ............... 4/30/13 10/11/2017 [Insert 

Federal Register 

citation].

This action approves the following CAA 

elements: 110(a)(1) and 110(a)(2)(A), 

(B), (C), (D)(i)(I), (D)(i)(II)-prong 3, 

(D)(ii), (E), (F), (G), (H), (J), (K), (L), 

and (M). 110(a)(2)(I) is not applicable. [EPA–R07–OAR–2017–0268; 

FRL–XXXX—Region 7.] 

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47 CFR Part 2 and 27 

[GN Docket No. 12–268: DA 17–887] 

Expanding the Economic and 

Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum 

Through Incentive Auctions 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission modifies the Table of 

Frequency Allocations (Allocations 

Table) in of its rules, as well as 

modifying four of its rules, to conform 

them to the results of the broadcast 

television incentive auction. This action 

ensures that the Commission’s rules 

accurately reflect revisions that 

occurred because of that auction. 

DATES: Effective November 13, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Mooring, Office of Engineering and 


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Technology, 202–418–2450, 

Tom.Mooring@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order, 

GN Docket No. 12–268, DA 17–887, 

adopted September 11, 2017, and 

released September 13, 2017. The full 

text of this document is available for 

inspection and copying during normal 

business hours in the FCC Reference 

Center (Room CY–A257), 445 12th 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. The 

full text may also be downloaded at: 

http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/ 

Daily_Business/2017/db0714/FCC-17- 

95A1.pdf. 

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). 

Summary of Order 

1. In the Incentive Auction Report and 

Order (R&O) in this proceeding, 79 FR 

48442 (August 15, 2014), the 

Commission adopted rules to 

implement the incentive auction to 

allow spectrum that is used for 

broadcast television under a 

broadcasting service allocation to be 

repurposed for new services and 

applications under fixed and mobile 

services allocations. Under the auction 

design, the Commission provided that 

varying amounts of spectrum within the 

512–698 MHz range could potentially be 

repurposed for such use as a result of 

the incentive auction. As part of the 

Incentive Auction R&O, the Commission 

amended the Allocations Table to add 

entries for primary non-Federal fixed 

and mobile services in the 512–608 

MHz (UHF TV channels 2136) and 

614698 MHz (UHF TV channels 38–51) 

bands, as well as corresponding crossreferences to the Miscellaneous Wireless 

Communications Services, part 27, in 

the ‘‘FCC Rule Part(s)’’ column of the 

Allocations Table. Recognizing that the 

particular amount of television 

broadcast spectrum that would 

ultimately be repurposed would not be 

known until the incentive auction 

concluded, the Commission adopted 

specific 600 MHz band plan scenarios 

that would correspond to a range of 

different auction results. It further 

delegated authority to the Chief of the 

Office of Engineering and Technology to 

take such actions as are necessary to 

modify the Allocations Table to reflect 

the outcome of the incentive auction. As 

part of this pre-auction process, the 

Commission also modified certain of the 

part 27 rules to include generic 

references to the frequencies that could 

be assigned to new wireless services 

depending on the outcome of the 

incentive auction. 

2. The April 13, 2017 Closing and 

Channel Reassignment Public Notice in 

this proceeding announced the 

completion of the reverse and forward 

auctions and the channel reassignments 

and reallocations made in the repacking 

process, including the specific 600 MHz 

band plan effectuated by the auction 

and repacking process. Under this band 

plan (the 600 MHz Band Plan), TV 

broadcasting spectrum associated with 

Channels 38–51 (614–698 MHz) was 

repurposed to include 70 megahertz of 

licensed spectrum (seven paired five 

megahertz channel blocks) for 600 MHz 

service wireless licensees that will 

operate under part 27 of the rules. The 

600 MHz Band Plan is comprised of: (1) 

The 600 MHz band licensed for the 600 

MHz service wireless licensees (which 

includes a downlink (617–652 MHz) 

band and an uplink (UL, 663–698 MHz) 

band); (2) the 600 MHz duplex gap 

(652–663 MHz) between these bands; 

and (3) the 600 MHz guard band (614– 

617 MHz) between Channel 37 (608–614 

MHz), which is presently being used by 

the Wireless Medical Telemetry Service 

(WMTS) and the Radio Astronomy 

Service (RAS), and the 600 MHz band 

downlink band (617–652 MHz). The 

April 13, 2017 release date of the 

Closing and Channel Reassignment 

Public Notice also triggered the start of 

the 39-month post-auction transition 

period, which will end on July 13, 2020. 

3. Based on the results of the 

incentive auction, we hereby modify the 

Allocations Table. Specifically, we 

delete the primary fixed and mobile 

service allocations and part 27 cross 

reference from the 512–608 MHz band 

and return the band to its pre-auction 

allocation status. We also revise the 

entries for the 614–698 MHz band by 

deleting the primary broadcasting 

service allocation and removing the part 

73 cross reference to account for postauction fixed and mobile use by 600 

MHz service wireless licensees that will 

operate under part 27 of the rules and 

new footnote NG33. This change reflects 

use of these frequencies for broadcasting 

during and after the 39-month postauction transition period as discussed 

below. In addition, we revise the text of 

three non-Federal Government footnotes 

(NG5, NG14, and NG149) that provide 

for limited flexible use of the television 

broadcast bands, including the 614–698 

MHz band, by providing a cross 

reference to new footnote NG33. 

4. To fully account for the various 

licensed services and unlicensed 

devices that will operate in the 614–698 

MHz band during and after the 

transition, we add new footnote NG33 to 

the Allocations Table. Pursuant to the 

Commission’s direction, the footnote 

authorizes operations of: (1) Full power 

and Class A television stations on a 

primary basis in the 614–698 MHz band 

(i.e., TV channels 38–51) until such 

stations terminate operations on their 

preauction channels, (2) licensed low 

power television (LPTV) and TV 

translator station operations on a 

secondary basis in the 614–698 MHz 

band under part 74 Subpart G, (3) 

licensed fixed broadcast auxiliary 

service (BAS) operations (which include 

TV studio-transmitter link (STL), TV 

relay, and TV translator relay station 

operations) on a secondary basis in the 

614–698 MHz band under part 74 

Subpart F, (4) licensed wireless 

microphone and other low power 

auxiliary station (LPAS) operations and 

wireless assist video device (WAVD) 

operations on a secondary basis under 

part 74 Subpart H, (5) unlicensed 

wireless microphone operations under 

part 15 on a non-interference basis, on 

frequencies in the 614–698 MHz band, 

and (6) unlicensed white space device 

operations under part 15 on a noninterference basis on frequencies in the 

614–698 MHz band. 

5. Based on the results of the 

incentive auction, we also modify four 

rules in part 27. We revise section 

27.1(b)(14) to replace a generic reference 

to the 470–698 MHz UHF band with a 

specific reference to ‘‘617–652 MHz and 

663–698 MHz,’’ to follow the 600 MHz 

Band Plan and be consistent with the 

way the rule is structured. We also 

modify section 27.5, which lists 

available frequencies, channel blocks, 

and geographic areas of licensing, by 

revising paragraph (l) to state that the 

600 MHz Band (for the 600 MHz 

service) consists of seven pairs of 5 

megahertz channel blocks available for 

assignment on a Partial Economic Area 

basis, and to identify the frequencies 

associated with blocks A through G. 

Section 27.6 specifies the Partial 

Economic Areas for each of the 

frequency bands and channel blocks 

listed in section 27.5. We revise the text 

of 27.6(l) to reference additional details 

recently provided by the Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau about 

licensing in the 600 MHz band by 

Partial Economic Areas. Lastly, we 

revise section 27.11(k) to specify the 600 

MHz Band (i.e., the 617–652 MHz 

downlink band and 663–698 MHz 

uplink band) and to add a crossreference to the frequency blocks 

specified in Section 27.5(l). 


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6. We conclude that there is good 

cause for not employing the prior notice 

and comment procedure specified in the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in 

this case. The rule modifications here 

implement the Commission’s prior 

rulemaking decisions issued following 

notice-and-comment procedures in the 

incentive auction proceeding with 

respect to the 600 MHz Band and the 

end date of the post-auction transition 

period. These specific frequency bands 

and dates were not known until the 

close of the incentive auction on April 

13, 2017 with the release of the Closing 

and Channel Reassignment Public 

Notice. In implementing these rule 

revisions, we have no discretion to 

deviate from the auction results and the 

Commission’s prior rulemaking 

decisions. Under these circumstances, 

we find that notice and comment under 

section 553 of the APA, 5 U.S.C. 553, 

would be unnecessary. 

7. We take this action to modify the 

Allocations Table and to make 

conforming amendments to the rules 

under authority expressly delegated by 

the Commission in the Incentive 

Auction R&O and the authority 

delegated in part 0 of the Commission’s 

rules. The specific edits to the 

Allocations Table and service rules 

described herein are contained in the 

Final Rules. 

8. Because this Order is being adopted 

without notice and comment, the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act does not 

apply. 

9. The rules contained herein have 

been analyzed with respect to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

found to contain no new or modified 

form, information collection, and/or 

recordkeeping, labeling, disclosure, or 

record retention requirements, and will 

not increase or decrease burden hours 

imposed on the public. In addition, 

therefore, this Order does not contain 

any new or modified ‘‘information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees,’’ pursuant to the Small 

Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. 

10. The Commission will send a copy 

of the Order in a report to Congress and 

the Government Accountability Office 

pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). 

11. Accordingly, it is ordered that 

parts 2 and 27 of the Commission’s 

Rules, 47 CFR parts 2 and 27, are 

amended as set forth in the Final Rules, 

effective 30 days after the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

This action is taken pursuant to 

authority found in sections 4(i) and 303 

of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 303; in 

section 553(b)(B) of the Administrative 

Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B); in 

Sections 0.31, 0.131, 0.241 and 0.331 of 

the Commission’s Rules, 47 CFR 0.31, 

0.131, 0.241 and 0.331; and in 

Expanding the Economic and 

Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum 

Through Incentive Auctions, GN Docket 

No. 12–268, Report and Order, 29 FCC 

Rcd 6567 (2014). 

List of Subjects 

47 CFR Part 2 

Telecommunications. 

47 CFR Part 27 

Communications equipment. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Ronald T. Repasi, 

Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and 

Technology. 

Final Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends parts 2 and 27 of 

Title 47 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations to read as follows: 

PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS 

AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; 

GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 2 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 

336, unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Section 2.106, the Table of 

Frequency Allocations, is amended as 

follows: 

■ a. Pages 29 and 30 are revised. 

■ b. In the list of Non-Federal 

Government (NG) Footnotes, footnotes 

NG5, NG14, and NG149 are revised and 

footnote NG33 is added. 

The revisions and additions read as 

follows: 

§ 2.106 Table of Frequency Allocations. 

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Table of Frequency Allocations 456-894 MHz (UHF) 

International Table United States Table 

Region 1 Table Region 2 Table Region 3 Table Federal Table Non-Federal Table 

456-459 456-459 456-460 

FIXED FIXED 

MOBILE 5.286AA LAND MOBILE 

5.271 5.287 5.288 5.287 US64 US288 

459-460 459-460 459-460 459-460 

FIXED FIXED FIXED 

MOBILE 5.286AA MOBILE 5.286AA MOBILE 5.286AA 

MOBILE-SATELLITE (Earth-to5.209 5.271 5.286A 5.286B space) 5.286A 5.286B 5.286C 5.209 5.271 5.286A 5.286B 5.287 US64 US288 NG32 NG11

5.286C 5.286E 5.209 5.286C 5.286E NG124 NG148 

460-470 460-470 460-462.5375 

FIXED Meteorological-satellite FIXED 

MOBILE 5.286AA (space-to-Earth) LAND MOBILE 

Meteorological-satellite (space-to-Earth) US209 US289 NG124 

462.5375-462.7375 

LAND MOBILE 

US289 

462.7375-467.5375 

FIXED 

LAND MOBILE 

5.287 US73 US209 US288 US28

NG124 

467.5375-467.7375 

LAND MOBILE 

5.287 US288 US289 

467.7375-470 

FIXED 

5.287 US73 US209 US288 LAND MOBILE 

5.287 5.288 5.289 5.290 US289 US73 US288 US289 NG124 

470-790 470-512 470-585 470-608 470-512 

BROADCASTING BROADCASTING FIXED FIXED 

Fixed MOBILE LAND MOBILE 

Mobile BROADCASTING BROADCASTING 

5.292 5.293 NG5 NG14 NG66 NG115 NG149 512-608 5.291 5.298 512-608 

BROADCASTING 585-610 BROADCASTING 

FIXED 

MOBILE 

5.297 BROADCASTING NG5 NG14 NG115 NG149 

608-614 RADIONAVIGATION 608-614 

RADIO ASTRONOMY LAND MOBILE (medical telemetry and medical telecommand) Mobile-satellite except aeronautical 5.149 5.305 5.306 5.307 RADIO ASTRONOMY US74 

mobile-satellite (Earth-to-space) 610-890 

FIXED 

MOBILE 5.313A 5.317A BROADCASTING US246 

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614-698 614-698 614-698 

BROADCASTING FIXED 

Fixed MOBILE 

Mobile 

5.293 5.309 5.311A NG5 NG14 NG33 NG115 NG149 

698-806 698-758 698-758 

MOBILE 5.313B 5.317A FIXED 

BROADCASTING MOBILE 

Fixed BROADCASTING 

NG159 

758-775 758-775 

FIXED 

MOBILE 

NG34 NG159 

775-788 775-788 

FIXED 

5.149 5.291A 5.294 5.296 MOBILE 5.300 5.304 5.306 5.311A BROADCASTING 5.312 5.312A 

790-862 NG159 

FIXED 788-805 788-805 

MOBILE except aeronautical FIXED 

mobile 5.316B 5.317A MOBILE BROADCASTING 

NG34 NG159 

805-806 805-806 

FIXED 

MOBILE BROADCASTING 

5.293 5.309 5.311A NG159 806-890 806-809 806-809 

FIXED LAND MOBILE 

MOBILE 5.317A 809-851 809-849 

BROADCASTING FIXED 

LAND MOBILE 

849-851 

AERONAUTICAL MOBILE 

851-854 851-854 

5.312 5.314 5.315 5.316 LAND MOBILE 5.316A 5.319 854-890 854-894 

862-890 FIXED 

FIXED LAND MOBILE 

MOBILE except aeronautical 

mobile 5.317A 

BROADCASTING 5.322 

5.149 5.305 5.306 5.307 

5.319 5.323 5.317 5.318 5.311A 5.320 

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Non-Federal Government (NG) 

Footnotes 

* * * * * 

NG5 In the band 535–1705 kHz, AM 

broadcast licensees and permittees may 

use their AM carrier on a secondary 

basis to transmit signals intended for 

both broadcast and non-broadcast 

purposes. In the band 88–108 MHz, FM 

broadcast licensees and permittees are 

permitted to use subcarriers on a 

secondary basis to transmit signals 

intended for both broadcast and nonbroadcast purposes. In the bands 54–72, 

76–88, 174–216, 470–608, and 614–698 

MHz, TV broadcast licensees and 

permittees are permitted to use 

subcarriers on a secondary basis for both 

broadcast and non-broadcast purposes. 

Use of the band 614–698 MHz is subject 

to the provisions specified in NG33. 

* * * * * 

NG14 TV broadcast stations 

authorized to operate in the bands 54– 

72, 76–88, 174–216, 470–608, and 614– 

698 MHz may use a portion of the 

television vertical blanking interval for 

the transmission of telecommunications 

signals, on the condition that harmful 

interference will not be caused to the 

reception of primary services, and that 

such telecommunications services must 

accept any interference caused by 

primary services operating in these 

bands. Use of the band 614–698 MHz is 

subject to the provisions specified in 

NG33. 

* * * * * 

NG33 In the band 614–698 MHz, the 

following provisions shall apply: 

(a) Until July 13, 2020, stations in the 

broadcasting service and other 

authorized uses may operate as follows: 

(1) Full power and Class A television 

(TV) stations, i.e., broadcast TV stations, 

may operate on a co-equal, primary 

basis with stations in the fixed and 

mobile services until such stations 

terminate operations on their preauction television channels in 

accordance with § 73.3700(b)(4). 

(2) Low power TV (LPTV) and TV 

translator stations may operate on a 

secondary basis to stations in the fixed 

and mobile services and to broadcast TV 

stations, and fixed TV broadcast 

auxiliary stations may operate on a 

secondary basis to LPTV and TV 

translator stations, unless such stations 

are required to terminate their 

operations earlier in accordance with 

§ 73.3700(g)(4) or § 74.602(h)(5)–(6). 

(3) Low power auxiliary stations 

(LPAS), including wireless assist video 

devices (WAVDs), may operate on a 

secondary basis to all other authorized 

stations in accordance with § 74.802(f) 

and § 74.870(i). 

(4) Unlicensed wireless microphones 

and white space devices (WSDs) may 

operate on a non-interference basis, 

unless such devices are required to 

terminate operations earlier in 

accordance with § 15.236(c)(2) or 

§ 15.707(a)(1)–(2), (5), respectively. 

(b) After July 13, 2020, only the 

following types of radiofrequency 

devices that are authorized in paragraph 

(a) may continue to operate: 

(1) LPTV and TV translator stations 

may operate on a secondary basis to 

stations in the fixed and mobile services 

in the sub-bands 617–652 MHz and 

663–698 MHz until required to 

terminate their operations in accordance 

with § 73.3700(g)(4). 

(2) LPAS may operate in the sub-band 

653–657 MHz and unlicensed wireless 

microphones may operate in the subbands 614–616 MHz and 657–663 MHz. 

(3) WSDs may operate in: (i) The subbands 617–652 MHz and 663–698 MHz, 

except in those areas where their use is 

prohibited in accordance with 

§§ 15.707(a)(5) and 15.713(b)(2)(iv), and 

(ii) the sub-band 657–663 MHz, in 

accordance with § 15.707(a)(4). 

* * * * * 

NG149 The bands 54–72, 76–88, 

174–216, 470–608, and 614–698 MHz 

are also allocated to the fixed service to 

permit subscription television 

operations in accordance with 47 CFR 

part 73. Use of the band 614–698 MHz 

is subject to the provisions specified in 

NG33. 

* * * * * 

PART 27—MISCELLANEOUS 

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 

SERVICES 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 27 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302a, 303, 

307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 1403, 1404, 1451, 

and 1452, unless otherwise noted. 

■ 4. Section 27.1 is amended by revising 

paragraph (b)(14) to read as follows: 

§ 27.1 Basis and purpose. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(14) 617–652 MHz and 663–698 MHz. 

* * * * * 

■ 5. Section 27.5 is amended by revising 

paragraph (l) to read as follows: 

§ 27.5 Frequencies. 

* * * * * 

(l) 600 MHz band. The 600 MHz band 

(617–652 MHz and 663–698 MHz) has 

seven pairs of 5 megahertz channel 

blocks available for assignment on a 

Partial Economic Area basis as follows: 

Block A: 617–622 MHz and 663–668 

MHz; 

Block B: 622–627 MHz and 668–673 

MHz; 

Block C: 627–632 MHz and 673–678 

MHz; 

Block D: 632–637 MHz and 678–683 

MHz; 

Block E: 637–642 MHz and 683–688 

MHz; 

Block F: 642–647 MHz and 688–693 

MHz; and 

Block G: 647–652 MHz and 693–698 

MHz. 

■ 6. Section 27.6 is amended by revising 

paragraph (l) to read as follows: 

§ 27.6 Service areas. 

* * * * * 

(l) 600 MHz band. Service areas for 

the 600 MHz band are based on Partial 

Economic Areas (PEAs) as defined by 

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 

Provides Details About Partial Economic 

Areas, Public Notice, 29 FCC Rcd 6491, 

App. B (2014). The service areas of 

PEAs that border the U.S. coastline of 

the Gulf of Mexico extend 12 nautical 

miles from the U.S. Gulf coastline. The 

service area of the Gulf of Mexico PEA 

(PEA 416) that comprises the water area 

of the Gulf of Mexico extends from 12 

nautical miles off the U.S. Gulf coast 

outward into the Gulf. 

■ 7. Section 27.11 is amended by 

revising paragraph (k) to read as follows: 

§ 27.11 Initial authorization. 

* * * * * 

(k) 600 MHz band. Initial 

authorizations for the 600 MHz band 

will be based on Partial Economic Areas 

(PEAs), as specified in § 27.6(1), and, 

shall be paired channels that each 

consist of a 5 megahertz channel block 

in the 600 MHz downlink band (617– 

652 MHz), paired with a 5 megahertz 

channel block in the 600 MHz uplink 

band (663–698 MHz), based on the 

frequency blocks specified in § 27.5(l). 

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