Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/30/2019-11269/information-collections-being-submitted-for-review-and-approval-to-office-of-management-and-budget
Timestamp: 2019-07-18 02:31:43
Document Index: 692812381

Matched Legal Cases: ['arts 2', 'art 25', 'art 25', '§\u200925', '§\u200925', 'art 25']

84 FR 25050
OMB 3060-0678, OMB 3060-0975
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Form No: FCC Form 312, FCC Form 312-EZ, FCC Form 312-R and Schedules A, B and S.
Number of Respondents: 6,512 respondents; 6,561 responses.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The Commission has statutory authority for the information collection requirements under 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 332, 605, and 721.
Total Annual Burden: 45,036 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $17,105,204.
Needs and Uses: On September 27, 2018, the Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 18-138, in IB Docket No. 17-95, titled “Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Start Printed Page 25051Commission's Rules to Facilitate the Use of Earth Stations in Motion Communicating with Geostationary Orbit Space Stations in Frequency Bands Allocated to the Fixed Satellite Service” (ESIM GSO FSS Report and Order and FNPRM). In this Report and Order, the Commission simplifies its rules to facilitate the continued deployment of Earth Stations in Motion (ESIMs) and reduce the regulatory burdens on ESIMs. Specifically, the Commission reorganized and consolidated sections in Part 25 of the Commission's rules addressing ESIMs. The Commission also expanded the scope of operations of ESIMs to communicate in additional frequency bands with geostationary-satellite orbit (GSO) satellites operating in the fixed-satellite service (FSS). These actions will promote innovative and flexible use of satellite technology and provide new opportunities for a variety of uses. This information collection will provide the Commission and the public with necessary information about the operations of this growing area of satellite operations. This information collection represents a decrease in the overall paperwork burdens for operators of earth stations in motion, serving the public interest by streamlining the collection of information and allow the Commission to authorize routine licensing of ESIM operations in the Ka-band while protecting the interests of FSS operators.
Specifically, FCC 18-138 contains new or modified information collection requirements listed below:
(1) Earth Stations on Vessel (ESV), Vehicle-Mounted Earth Station (VMES) and Earth Station Aboard Aircraft (ESAA) requirements previously incorporated in 25.221, 25.222, 25.226 and 25.227 have been streamlined and are in the new ESIMs section 25.228.
(2) Minor discrepancies between the previous rules in 25.221, 25.222, 25.226 and 25.227 were harmonized in the new section 25.228.
(3) The antenna pointing accuracy requirement contained in the individual ESV, VMES, and ESAA rules in Sections 25.221, 25.222, 25.226, and 25.227 were eliminated.
(4) Cross references to the previous rules in 25.221, 25.222, 25.226 and 25.227 were eliminated from footnotes to the Table of Allocations, 47 CFR 2.106 and all other rule sections in Part 25.
(5) The off-axis equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) density provisions of Section 25.138 were merged into Section 25.218, thus extending the applicability of Section 25.218 to conventional Ka-band GSO FSS earth stations. This applies a single set of limits across all types of FSS earth station, including those on mobile platforms, and increases the number of applicants who are considered “two-degree-spacing compliant,” and the operators of their target space stations are not required to coordinate the operation of these earth stations with operators of nearby space stations.
(6) Sections 25.130 and 25.131 were merged into Section 25.115, eliminating duplication of rules and making use of the FCC Form 312 EZ permissive, not mandatory.
(7) The data logging requirements that were in paragraphs (a)(5) of Sections 25.221 and 25.222 for C- and Ku-band ESV operators and in paragraphs (a)(6) of Sections 25.226 and 25.227 for Ku-band VMES and ESAA operators were eliminated.
(8) The option to use the alternative licensing compliance demonstration of demonstrating that an earth station antenna gain pattern comports with the off-axis gain limits in Section 25.209, and that the antenna input power density comports with limits in Section 25.212, was extended to ESIM applications.
(9) The certification for a C-band ESV system in Section 25.221(b)(3)(v) regarding compliance with the power limits in Section 25.204(h) is eliminated as no longer necessary.
(10) Sections 25.115(l)-(n)(3)(i) requires all applicants to: “provide a certification that the ESIM system is capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions when an individual ESIM transmitter exceeds the relevant off-axis EIRP spectral density limits specified in § 25.218, or the limits provided to the target satellite operator for operation under § 25.220” in lieu of a demonstration.
This collection is used by the Commission's staff in carrying out its statutory duties to regulate satellite communications in the public interest, as generally provided under 47 U.S.C.154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 332, 605, and 721. This collection is also used by staff in carrying out United States treaty obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement. The information collected is used for the practical and necessary purposes of assessing the legal, technical, and other qualifications of applicants; determining compliance by applicants, licensees, and other grantees with Commission rules and the terms and conditions of their grants; and concluding whether, and under what conditions, grant of an authorization will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
As technology advances and new spectrum is allocated for satellite use, applicants for satellite service will continue to submit the information required in 47 CFR part 25 of the Commission's rules. Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to permit respondents to provide telecommunication services in the United States. Therefore, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the WTO Basic Telecom Agreement.
Title: Sections 68.105 and 1.4000, Promotion of Competitive Networks in *11092 Local Telecommunications Markets Multiple Tenant Environments (MTEs).
Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,570 respondents; 232,183 responses.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151 and the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law 104-104.
Total Annual Burden: 166,185 hours.
Needs and Uses: This information facilitates efficient interaction between premises owners and local exchange carriers (LECs) regarding the placement of the demarcation point, which marks the end of wiring under control of the LEC and the beginning of wiring under the control of the premises owner or subscriber. The demarcation point is a critical point of interconnection where competitive LECs can gain access to the inside wiring of the building to provide service to customers in the building. This collection also helps ensure that customer-end antennas used for telecommunications service comply with the Commission's limits on radiofrequency exposure and provides the Commission with information on Start Printed Page 25052the state of the market. In short, this collection helps foster competition in local telecommunications markets by ensuring that competing telecommunications providers can provide services to customers in multiple tenant environments.
[FR Doc. 2019-11269 Filed 5-29-19; 8:45 am]