83 FR 1577 - Service Rules Governing Narrowband Operations in the 769-775/799-805 MHz Bands

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 9 (January 12, 2018)

Page Range		1577-1578
FR Document		2018-00454

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 the Service Rules Governing Narrowband Operations in the 769-775/799-805 MHz Bands, FCC 14-172. 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 rules.

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47 CFR Part 90

[PS Docket No. 13-87; PS Docket No. 06- 229, WT Docket No. 96-86, RM-
11433 and RM-11577, FCC 14-172]


Service Rules Governing Narrowband Operations in the 769-775/799-
805 MHz Bands

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 the Service Rules Governing 
Narrowband Operations in the 769-775/799-805 MHz Bands, FCC 14-172. 
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 rules.

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DATES: Amendments to 47 CFR 90.531(b)(2) and (7), published at 79 FR 
71321, December 2, 2014, are effective January 12, 2018.

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 700 MHz Report and Order 
was published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2014, 79 FR 71321. 
The 700 MHz Report and Order adopted technical rules for the 700 MHz 
narrowband. The summary stated that with the exception of certain rules 
requiring OMB approval, the rules adopted in the 700 MHz Report and 
Order would become effective January 2, 2015. 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]90.531(b)(2) and (b)(7) were approved by OMB under OMB Control 
No. 3060-1198. With publication of the instant document in the Federal 
Register, the rule changes to 47 CFR 90.531(b)(2) and (b)(7) adopted in 
the 700 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-A620, 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 [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 April 20, 2015, for the information collection requirements 
contained in the modifications to 47 CFR 90.531(b)(2) and (b)(7).
    Under 5 CFR 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: April 20, 2015.
    OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2018.
    Title: Section 90.525, Administration of Interoperability Channels; 
Section 90.529, State Licenses; and Section 90.531, Band Plan.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and state, 
local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,283 respondents; 2,283 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1--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. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in sections 
4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c) (7) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7), 
unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,336 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.531(b)(2) of the Commission's rules 
provides that narrowband reserve channels are designated for General 
Use subject to Commission approved regional planning committee regional 
plans and technical rules applicable to General Use channels. T-Band 
incumbents shall enjoy priority access to these channels in certain 
markets provided that such incumbent commits to return to the 
Commission an equal amount of T-Band spectrum and obtains concurrence 
from the relevant regional planning committee(s). Section 90.531(b)(7) 
of the Commission's rules reserves certain narrowband channels for air-
ground communications to be used by low altitude aircraft and ground 
based stations subject to state administration (e.g. letter of 
concurrence).
    Commission staff will use the information to assign licenses for 
narrowband public safety channels. 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 narrowband public safety 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.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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account the resources available to small Report to Congress requested that calls purporting to
entities; (2) the clarification, 91. The Commission sent a copy of originate from that number be blocked
consolidation, or simplification of the Report and Order, including the because the number is used for inbound
compliance or reporting requirements FRFA, in a report to be sent to Congress calls only.
under the rule for small entities; (3) the and the Government Accountability (2) A provider may block a voice call
use of performance, rather than design, Office pursuant to the Congressional purporting to originate from any of the
standards; and (4) an exemption from Review Act. following:
coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, (i) A North American Numbering Plan
for small entities. Ordering Clauses number that is not valid;
89. The Commission considered 92. Pursuant to sections 201, 202, 222, (ii) A valid North American
feedback from the Advanced Methods 251(e), and 403 of the Communications Numbering Plan number that is not
NPRM and NOI in crafting the final allocated to a provider by the North
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201,
order. The Commission evaluated the American Numbering Plan
202, 222, 251(e), 403, the Report and
comments in light of balancing the goal Administrator or the Pooling
Order is adopted and that part 64 of the
Administrator; and
of removing regulatory roadblocks and Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 64.1200, is (iii) A valid North American
giving industry the flexibility to block amended. Numbering Plan number that is
illegal calls with its commitment to 93. The Commission’s Consumer and
allocated to a provider by the North
protect the reliability of the nation’s Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
American Numbering Plan
communications network. Small Information Center, shall send a copy of
Administrator or Pooling Administrator,
businesses supported the proposal to the Report and Order to Congress and
but is unused, so long as the provider
make the call blocking rules permissive the Government Accountability Office
blocking the calls is the allocatee of the
rather than mandatory. While the pursuant to the Congressional Review number and confirms that the number is
Commission considered mandatory Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). unused or has obtained verification
rules, it both proposed and 94. The Commission’s Consumer and
from the allocatee that the number is
implemented permissive rules to Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference
unused at the time of the blocking.
address the concerns of voice service Information Center, shall send a copy of (3) A provider may not block a voice
providers, including small businesses, the Report and Order, including the call under paragraph (k)(1) or (2) of this
that the cost and burden of complying Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the section if the call is an emergency call
with mandatory rules could be Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small placed to 911.
significant and might require Business Administration. (4) For purposes of this subsection, a
implementation of new technology. The List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 64 provider may rely on Caller ID
Commission also took small business information to determine the purported
concerns into consideration in its Telecommunications, Telephone.
originating number without regard to
determination to not require a database Federal Communications Commission. whether the call in fact originated from
of unused numbers. While the Katura Jackson, that number.
Commission considered mandating the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the [FR Doc. 2018–00457 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
use of a database for providers that Secretary. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
choose to block unused numbers, such
a database could impose Final Rules
disproportionate costs on small For the reasons discussed in the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
businesses and would be challenging to preamble, the Federal Communications COMMISSION
create and maintain. Similarly, the Commission amends part 64 as follows:
Commission considered the needs of 47 CFR Part 90
small businesses in its guidance PART 64—MISCELLANEOUS RULES
RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS [PS Docket No. 13–87; PS Docket No. 06–
regarding removing blocks from valid 229, WT Docket No. 96–86, RM–11433 and
numbers. While the Commission RM–11577, FCC 14–172]
■1. The authority citation for part 64 is
considered requiring specific processes
amended to read as follows:
or dedicated resources, it does not Service Rules Governing Narrowband
mandate them at this time to allow Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 202, 225, 251(e), Operations in the 769–775/799–805
small providers to scale their efforts in 254(k), 403(b)(2)(B), (c), 616, 620, Pub. L. MHz Bands
104–104, 110 Stat. 56. Interpret or apply 47
accordance with their businesses and to
U.S.C. 201, 202, 218, 222, 225, 226, 227, 228, AGENCY: Federal Communications
develop a more robust record on the 251(e), 254(k), 616, 620, and the Middle Class Commission.
issue before the Commission addresses Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
this in a future proceeding. L. 112–96, unless otherwise noted.
effective date.
90. The Commission does not see a
■ 2. In § 64.1200, add reserved
need to establish a special timetable for SUMMARY: In this document, the
paragraphs (i) and (j) and paragraph (k)
small entities to reach compliance with Commission announces that the Office
to read as follows:
the modification to the rules. No small of Management and Budget (OMB) has
business has asked for a delay in § 64.1200 Delivery restrictions. approved, for a period of three years, the
implementing the rules. Small * * * * * information collection associated with
businesses may avoid compliance costs (i) [Reserved] the Service Rules Governing
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entirely by declining to block robocalls, (j) [Reserved] Narrowband Operations in the 769–775/
or may delay implementation of call (k) Voice service providers may block 799–805 MHz Bands, FCC 14–172. This
blocking indefinitely to allow for more calls so that they do not reach a called document is consistent with the Report
time to come into compliance with the party as follows: and Order, which stated that the
rules. Similarly, there are no design (1) A provider may block a voice call Commission would publish a document
standards or performance standards to when the subscriber to which the in the Federal Register announcing the
consider in this rulemaking. originating number is assigned has effective date of the rules.

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DATES: Amendments to 47 CFR 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 Total Annual Burden: 2,336 hours.
90.531(b)(2) and (7), published at 79 FR (TTY). Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
71321, December 2, 2014, are effective Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Synopsis
January 12, 2018. There is no need for confidentiality with
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
As required by the Paperwork this collection of information.
A. Evanoff, Policy and Licensing Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), Privacy Act: No impact(s).
Division, Public Safety and Homeland the FCC is notifying the public that it Needs and Uses: Section 90.531(b)(2)
Security Bureau at (202) 418–0848 or received final OMB approval on April of the Commission’s rules provides that
john.evanoff@fcc.gov. For additional 20, 2015, for the information collection narrowband reserve channels are
information concerning the Paperwork requirements contained in the designated for General Use subject to
Reduction Act information collection modifications to 47 CFR 90.531(b)(2) Commission approved regional
requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at and (b)(7). planning committee regional plans and
(202) 418–2991. Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not technical rules applicable to General
conduct or sponsor a collection of Use channels. T-Band incumbents shall
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A information unless it displays a current, enjoy priority access to these channels
summary of the 700 MHz Report and valid OMB Control Number. in certain markets provided that such
Order was published in the Federal No person shall be subject to any incumbent commits to return to the
Register on December 2, 2014, 79 FR penalty for failing to comply with a Commission an equal amount of T-Band
71321. The 700 MHz Report and Order collection of information subject to the spectrum and obtains concurrence from
adopted technical rules for the 700 MHz Paperwork Reduction Act that does not the relevant regional planning
narrowband. The summary stated that display a current, valid OMB Control committee(s). Section 90.531(b)(7) of the
with the exception of certain rules Number. The OMB Control Number is Commission’s rules reserves certain
requiring OMB approval, the rules 3060–1198. narrowband channels for air-ground
adopted in the 700 MHz Report and The foregoing notice is required by communications to be used by low
Order would become effective January the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, altitude aircraft and ground based
2, 2015. With regard to rules requiring Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, stations subject to state administration
OMB approval, the Commission stated it and 44 U.S.C. 3507. (e.g. letter of concurrence).
will publish a document in the Federal The total annual reporting burdens Commission staff will use the
Register announcing the effective date and costs for the respondents are as information to assign licenses for
of these rules. The information follows: narrowband public safety channels. The
collection requirements in OMB Control Number: 3060–1198. information will also be used to
§§ 90.531(b)(2) and (b)(7) were OMB Approval Date: April 20, 2015. determine whether prospective
approved by OMB under OMB Control OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2018. licensees operate in compliance with
No. 3060–1198. With publication of the Title: Section 90.525, Administration the Commission’s rules. Without such
instant document in the Federal of Interoperability Channels; Section information, the Commission could not
Register, the rule changes to 47 CFR 90.529, State Licenses; and Section accommodate State interoperability or
90.531(b)(2) and (b)(7) adopted in the 90.531, Band Plan. regional planning requirements or
700 MHz Report and Order are now Form Number: N/A. provide for the efficient use of
effective. Respondents: Business or other for- narrowband public safety frequencies.
If you have any comments on the profit entities, and state, local, or tribal This information collection includes
burden estimates listed below, or how government. rules to govern the operation and
the Commission can improve the Number of Respondents and licensing of 700 MHz band systems to
collections and reduce any burdens Responses: 2,283 respondents; 2,283 ensure that licensees continue to fulfill
caused thereby, please contact Nicole responses. their statutory responsibilities in
Ongele, Federal Communications Estimated Time per Response: 1—2 accordance with the Communications
Commission, Room 1–A620, 445 12th hours. Act of 1934, as amended. Such
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. Frequency of Response: On occasion information will continue to be used to
Please include the OMB Control reporting and one-time reporting verify that applicants are legally and
Number, 3060–1198, in your requirements; third party disclosure. technically qualified to hold licenses,
correspondence. The Commission will Obligation to Respond: Required to and to determine compliance with
also accept your comments via email at obtain or retain benefits. Statutory Commission rules.
PRA@fcc.gov. authority for these collections are
To request materials in accessible contained in sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), Federal Communications Commission.
formats for people with disabilities 303(r), and 332(c) (7) of the Katura Jackson,
(Braille, large print, electronic files, Communications Act of 1934, as Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
audio format), send an email to fcc504@ amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), Secretary.
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 303(r), 332(c)(7), unless otherwise [FR Doc. 2018–00454 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am]
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) noted. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule; announcement of effective date.
Dates		Amendments to 47 CFR 90.531(b)(2) and (7), published at 79 FR 71321, December 2, 2014, are effective January 12, 2018.
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.
FR Citation		83 FR 1577