On October 24, 2018, the Commission
released a Report and Order, FCC 18-149, in GN Docket No. 17-158,
adopting limited changes to the rules governing Priority Access
Licenses (PALs) in the 3550-3700 MHz (3.5 GHz) band, including
larger license areas, longer license terms, renewability, and
performance requirements. The Commission anticipated that the
targeted changes made in its 2018 Report and Order will spur
additional investment and broader deployment in the band, promote
robust and efficient spectrum use, and help ensure the rapid
deployment of advanced wireless technologies—including 5G—in the
United States. The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its
currently approved collection of information under OMB Control
Number 3060-0800 to permit the collection of the additional
information in connection with partial assignments of
authorizations for geographic partitioning, spectrum
disaggregation, or a combination of both, pursuant to the rules and
information collection requirements adopted by the Commission 2018
Report and Order. Specifically, in the 2018 Report and Order, the
Commission revised its rules to allow Priority Access Licensees to
partition their licenses or disaggregate their spectrum, and
partially assign or transfer their licenses, pursuant to §1.950 of
the Commission’s rules. Because of the additional Priority Access
Licensees, additional respondents may be filing FCC Form 603 for
assignments or transfers of control of licenses. Please see the
non-substantive change request justification for the reason behind
this submission to the Office of Management for review and
approval.
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USC 303(r) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as
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USC 332 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
The Commission has program
changes to this collection as a result of the information
collection requirements adopted in FCC 18-149 because a new radio
service will use Form 603 and add the new radio service to the Form
603. Therefore, the following increases occurred to this
collection: 100 to the number of respondents, 100 to the annual
number of responses, 113 to the annual burden hours and $15,000 to
the annual cost. There are no adjustments to this collection.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.