[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61356-61357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25460]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not
display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on the respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information
collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 3,
2011. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax
202-395-5167, or via e-mail [email protected]; and to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via e-mail [email protected]/mailto: [email protected] and to
[email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number
as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1097.
Title: Service Rules and Policies for the Broadcasting Satellite
Service (BSS).
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 8 respondents; 48 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours--36 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory authority for the information collection
requirements under Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 7(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f),
303(g), 303(r), 303(y) and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 157(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f),
303(g), 303(r), 303(y), and 308.
Total Annual Burden: 848 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $43,200 annual costs.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality pertaining to the information collection
requirements in this collection.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission
(``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve a new information collection titled, ``Establishment of
Policies and Service Rules for the Broadcasting-Satellite Service at
the 17.3-17.7 GHz Frequency Band and at the 17.7-17.8 GHz Frequency
Band Internationally, and at the 24.75-25.25 GHz Frequency Band for
Fixed Satellite Services Providing Feeder Links to the Broadcasting-
Satellite Service and for the Satellite Services Operating Bi-
directionally in the 17.3-17.8 GHz Frequency Band (17/24 GHz BSS).'' On
June 14, 2011, the Commission released a Second Report and Order
(Order) titled, ``In the Matter of The Establishment of Policies and
Service Rules for the Broadcasting-Satellite Service at the 17.3-17.7
GHz Frequency Band and at the 17.7-17.8 Frequency Band Internationally,
and at the 24.75-25.25 GHz Frequency Band for Fixed Satellite Services
Providing Feeder Links to the Broadcasting-Satellite Service and for
the Satellite Services Operating Bi-directionally in the 17.3-17.8 GHz
Frequency Band'' IB Docket No. 06-123, FCC 11-93.
A total of 8 companies have applied to the Commission to provide
Broadcasting Satellite Service (BSS) or are currently authorized by the
Commission to provide Direct Broadcast Satellite Service (DBS).
This Order contains the following new information collection
requirements for which we seek OMB approval:
New Information Collection Requirements
47 CFR 25.114(d)(15) (iv)--Applicants filing for a space station
authorization must file the information required in Section 26.264(a)-
(b).
47 CFR 25.114(d)(18)--Applicants filing for a space station
authorization in the Direct Broadcast Satellite service or the 17/24
GHz broadcasting-satellite service, must provide maximum orbital
eccentricity calculations.
47 CFR 25.264(a)--Each applicant for a space station license in the
17/24 GHz broadcasting-satellite service (BSS) must provide a series of
tables or graphs with its application, that contain the predicted
transmitting antenna off-axis gain information for each transmitting
antenna in the 17.3-17.8 GHz frequency band. Using a Cartesian
coordinate system wherein the X-axis is defined as tangent to the
geostationary orbital arc with the positive direction pointing east,
i.e., in the direction of travel of the satellite; the Y-axis is
defined as parallel to a line passing through the geographic north and
south poles of the Earth, with the positive direction pointing south;
and the Z-axis is defined parallel to a line passing through the center
of the
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Earth, with the positive direction pointing toward the Earth, the
applicant must provide the predicted transmitting antenna off-axis
antenna gain information:
(1) In the X-Z plane, i.e., the plane of the geostationary orbit,
over a range of 30 Degrees from the positive and negative
X-axes in increments of 5 degrees or less.
(2) In planes rotated from the X-Z plane about the Z-axis, over a
range of up to 60 degrees relative to the equatorial plane,
in increments of 10 degrees or less.
(3) In both polarizations.
(4) At a minimum of three measurement frequencies determined with
respect to the entire portion of the 17.3-17.8 GHz frequency band over
which the space station is designed to transmit: 5 MHz above the lower
edge of the band; at the band center frequency; and 5 MHz below the
upper edge of the band.
(5) Over a greater angular measurement range, if necessary, to
account for any planned spacecraft orientation bias or change in
operating orientation relative to the reference coordinate system. The
applicant must also explain its reasons for doing so.
47 CFR 25.264(b)--Each applicant for a space station license in the
17/24 GHz BSS must provide power flux density (pfd) calculations with
its application that are based upon the predicted off-axis transmitting
antenna gain information submitted in accordance with paragraph (a) of
this section, as follows:
(1) The pfd calculations must be provided at the location of all
prior-filed U.S. DBS space stations where the applicant's pfd level
exceeds the coordination trigger of -117 dBW/m[FN2]/100 kHz in the
17.3-17.8 GHz band. In this rule, the term prior-filed U.S. DBS space
station refers to any Direct Broadcast Satellite service space station
application that was filed with the Commission (or authorization
granted by the Commission) prior to the filing of the 17/24 GHz BSS
application containing the predicted off-axis transmitting antenna gain
information. The term prior-filed U.S. DBS space station does not
include any applications (or authorizations) that have been denied,
dismissed, or are otherwise no longer valid. Prior-filed U.S. DBS space
stations may include foreign-licensed DBS space stations seeking
authority to serve the United States market, but do not include
foreign-licensed DBS space stations that have not filed applications
with the Commission for market access in the United States.
(2) The pfd calculations must take into account the maximum
longitudinal station-keeping tolerance, orbital inclination and orbital
eccentricity of both the 17/24 GHz BSS and DBS space stations, and
must:
(i) Identify each prior-filed U.S. DBS space station at whose
location the coordination threshold pfd level of -117 dBW/m[FN2]/100
kHz is exceeded; and
(ii) Demonstrate the extent to which the applicant's transmissions
in the 17.3-17.8 GHz band exceed the threshold pfd level of -117 dBW/
m[FN2]/100 kHz at those prior-filed U.S. DBS space station locations.
(3) If the calculated pfd level is in excess of the threshold level
of -117 dBW/m[FN2]/100 kHz at the location of any prior-filed U.S. DBS
space station, the applicant must also provide with its application
certification that all affected DBS operators acknowledge and do not
object to the applicants higher off-axis pfd levels. No such
certification is required in cases where the DBS and 17/24 GHz BSS
assigned operating frequencies do not overlap.
47 CFR 25.264(c)--No later than nine months prior to launch, each
17/24 GHz BSS space station applicant or authorization holder must
confirm the predicted transmitting antenna off-axis gain information
provided in accordance with Sec. 25.114(d)(15)(iv) by submitting
measured transmitting antenna off-axis gain information over the
angular ranges, measurement frequencies and polarizations described in
paragraphs (a)(1)-(5) of this section. The transmitting antenna off-
axis gain information should be measured under conditions as close to
flight configuration as possible.
4.47 CFR 25.264(d)--No later than nine months prior to launch, each
17/24 GHz BSS space station applicant or authorization holder must
provide pfd calculations based upon the measured transmitting antenna
off-axis gain information that is submitted in accordance with
paragraph (c) of this section as follows:
(1) The pfd calculations must be provided:
(i) At the location of all prior-filed U.S. DBS space stations as
defined in paragraph (b)(1) of this section, where the applicant's pfd
level in the 17.3-17.8 GHz band exceeds the coordination trigger of -
117 dBW/m[FN2]/100 kHz; and
(ii) At the location of any subsequently-filed DBS U.S. DBS space
station where the applicant's pfd level in the 17.3-17.8 GHz band
exceeds the coordination trigger of -117 dBW/m[FN2]/100 kHz. In this
rule, the term subsequently-filed U.S. DBS space station refers to any
Direct Broadcast Satellite service space station application that was
filed with the Commission (or authorization granted by the Commission)
after the 17/24 GHz BSS operator submitted the predicted data required
by paragraphs (a)-(b) of this section, but prior to the time the 17/24
GHz BSS operator submitted the measured data required in this
paragraph. Subsequently-filed U.S. DBS space stations may include
foreign-licensed DBS space stations seeking authority to serve the
United States market. The term does not include any applications (or
authorizations) that have been denied, dismissed, or are otherwise no
longer valid, nor does it include foreign-licensed DBS space stations
that have not filed applications with the Commission for market access
in the United States.
(2) The pfd calculations must take into account the maximum
longitudinal station-keeping tolerance, orbital inclination and orbital
eccentricity of both the 17/24 GHz BSS and DBS space stations, and
must:
(i) Identify each prior-filed U.S. DBS space station at whose
location the coordination threshold pfd level of -117 dBW/m[FN2]/100
kHz is exceeded; and
(ii) Demonstrate the extent to which the applicant's or licensee's
transmissions in the 17.3-17.8 GHz band exceed the threshold pfd level
of -117 dBW/m[FN2]/100 kHz at those prior-filed U.S. DBS space station
locations.
47 CFR 25.264(f)--The 17/24 GHz BSS applicant or licensee must
modify its license, or amend its application, as appropriate, based
upon new information:
(1) If the pfd levels submitted in accordance with paragraph (d) of
this section, are in excess of those submitted in accordance with
paragraph (b) of this section at the location of any prior-filed or
subsequently-filed U.S. DBS space station as defined in paragraphs
(b)(1) and (d)(1) of this section, or
(2) If the 17/24 GHz BSS operator adjusts its operating parameters
in accordance with paragraphs (e)(1)(ii) or (e)(2)(ii) of this section.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-25460 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
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