82 FR 47400 - Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 196 (October 12, 2017)

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with Sec. 90.675. This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of the rule.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47400-47401]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22062]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 90

[WT Docket No. 02-55, FCC 04-168]


Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with Sec.  90.675. This document 
is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the 
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
the effective date of the rule.

DATES: 47 CFR 90.675, published at 69 FR 67823, Nov. 22, 2004, is 
effective October 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Evanoff, Policy and Licensing 
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau at (202) 418-0848 
or [email protected]. For additional information concerning the 
Paperwork Reduction Act information collection requirements, contact 
Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A summary of the 800 MHz Report and Order 
was published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2004, 69 FR 
67823. The 800 MHz Report and Order adopted rules designed to abate 
interference to public safety entities. The summary stated that with 
the exception of certain rules requiring OMB approval, the rules 
adopted in the 800 MHz Report and Order would become effective January 
21, 2005. With regard to rules requiring OMB approval, the Commission 
stated it will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
the effective date of these rules. The information collection 
requirements in Sec. Sec.  [thinsp]22.972, 22.973, 90.674, 90.675, 
90.676 and 90.677 were approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 3060-1080. 
In a separate document published in the Federal Register on February 8, 
2005, 70 FR 6762, the Commission announced that OMB approved the 
information collection requirements adopted in the 800 MHz Report and 
Order. On February 8, 2005, 70 FR 6761, the Commission announced the 
effective date of Sec. Sec.  22.972, 22.973, 90.674, 90.676 and 90.677. 
However, the announcement inadvertently omitted to announce the 
effective date for the information collection requirements in Sec.  
90.675. With publication of the instant document in the Federal 
Register, all rules adopted in the 800 MHz Report and Order are now 
effective. 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 Nicole Ongele, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1080, 
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments 
via email at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] 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 January 27, 2005, for the information collection 
requirements contained in the modifications to 47 CFR 90.675.
    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 3060-1080.
    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: 3060-1080.
    OMB Approval Date: January 27, 2005.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2017.
    Title: Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 428 respondents; 2,143 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-10 hours (4.5 hours 
average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 160, 251-254, 303, and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,411 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $7,200.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will work with 
respondents to ensure that their concerns regarding the confidentiality 
of any proprietary or public safety sensitive information are resolved 
in a manner consistent with the Commission's rules. See 47 CFR 0.459.
    Privacy Act: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The information sought under Sec. Sec.  
[thinsp]22.972, 22.973, 90.674,

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90.675, 90.676 and 90.677 will assist 800 MHz licensees in preventing 
or resolving interference and enable the Commission to implement its 
rebanding program. Under that program, certain licensees are being 
relocated to new frequencies in the 800 MHz band, with all rebanding 
costs paid by Sprint Nextel Corporation (Sprint). The Commission's 
overarching objective in this proceeding is to eliminate interference 
to public safety communications. The Commission's orders provided for 
the 800 MHz licensees in non-border areas to complete rebanding by June 
26, 2008. This completion date was not met and the Commission orders 
also provide for rebanding to be completed in the areas along the U.S. 
borders with Canada and Mexico.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22062 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am]
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