[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 153 (Friday, August 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47966-47967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17291]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[GN Docket No. 18-122, DA 20-827; FRS 16981]
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Whether
Proposed 3.7-4.2 GHz Band Relocation Coordinator Satisfies Selection
Criteria
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(Bureau) seeks comment on whether the proposed 3.7-4.2 GHz band
Relocation Coordinator satisfies the selection criteria established by
the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order.
DATES: Comments are due August 18, 2020 and reply comments are due
August 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by GN Docket No. 18-122,
by any of the following methods:
Electronic Filers: Elections may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/ in
docket number GN 18-122.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing.
Filings can be sent by commercial overnight courier, or by first-
class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive,
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington DC 20554.
Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the
Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings.
This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety
of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. See FCC
Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-
Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20-304 (March 19, 2020). https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-and-changes-hand-delivery-policy.
During the time the Commission's building is closed to the
general public and until further notice, if more than one docket or
rulemaking number appears in the caption of a proceeding, paper filers
need not submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number; an original and one copy are sufficient.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Mort, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at Susan.Mort@fcc.gov or 202-418-2429.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's
document (Public Notice), GN Docket No. 18-122, DA 20-827, released on
August 3, 2020. The complete text of this document is available on the
Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/document/wtb-seeks-comment-c-band-relocation-coordinator-selection or by using the search function
for GN Docket No. 18-122 on the Commission's ECFS web page at
www.fcc.gov/ecfs.
Pursuant to Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments or reply
comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this
document.
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).
Synopsis
With this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(the Bureau) seeks comment on whether the proposed 3.7-4.2 GHz band
Relocation Coordinator satisfies the selection criteria established by
the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order.
On March 3, 2020, the Commission released the 3.7 GHz Band Report
and
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Order, which adopted new rules to make available 280 megahertz of mid-
band spectrum for flexible use through a Commission-administered public
auction of overlay licenses, plus a 20 megahertz guard band, throughout
the contiguous United States by transitioning existing services out of
the lower portion and in to the upper 200 megahertz of the C-band.
The 3.7 GHz Report and Order required eligible Fixed Satellite
Service (FSS) space station operators to select, no later than July 31,
2020, a Relocation Coordinator that will be responsible for managing
the overall transition and coordinating relocation actions among
eligible FSS space station operators, incumbent FSS earth station
operators, and new 3.7 GHz Service overlay licensees. The 3.7 GHz
Report and Order required that the Relocation Coordinator ``must be
able to demonstrate that it has the requisite expertise to perform the
duties required, which will include: (1) Coordinating the schedule for
clearing the band; (2) performing engineering analysis, as necessary,
to determine necessary earth station migration actions; (3) assigning
obligations, as necessary, for earth station migrations and filtering;
(4) coordinating with overlay licensees throughout the transition
process; (5) assessing the completion of the transition in each PEA and
determining overlay licensees' ability to commence operations; and (6)
mediating scheduling disputes.''
On July 31, 2020, eligible space station operators announced that
they had selected RSM US LLP (RSM) to serve as the Relocation
Coordinator. We seek comment on whether RSM satisfies the criteria
established by the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order.
As directed by the Commission in the 3.7 GHz Report and Order,
following the comment period, the Bureau will issue an order announcing
whether the selection criteria have been satisfied. Should the Bureau
be unable to find that the criteria have been satisfied, the 3.7 GHz
Report and Order required that the selection process will start over
and the search committee of eligible space station operators will
submit a new proposed entity.
Federal Communications Commission
Amy Brett,
Chief of Staff, Competition and Infrastructure Policy Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2020-17291 Filed 8-6-20; 8:45 am]
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