Amendments to Rules for Direct Broadcast Satellite, Satellite Services, and 17 GHz; Updates to Forms 312 and 312-R for the International Communications Filing System; Corrections to 17 GHz Report and Order

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Geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) space station

Link to ePing

49.020 - Aircraft and space vehicles in general; 49.020 - Aircraft and space vehicles in general; 49.140 - Space systems and operations; 49.140 - Space systems and operations

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collections associated with the rules adopted in three rulemakings and with updates to the Form 312, including Schedules A, B, and S, and Form 312-R. Specifically, rules were adopted in: a Report and Order, FCC 19-93, in IB Docket No. 06-160 (DBS Licensing Report and Order); a Report and Order, FCC 20-159, in IB Docket No. 18-314 (Satellite Services Report and Order); and a Report and Order, FCC 22-63, in IB Docket Nos. 20-330 and 22-273, (17 GHz Report and Order). Each of those orders stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules which were delayed indefinitely. The FCC is announcing the effective date of those rules. In addition, this document is also correcting non-substantive typographical errors in the 17 GHz Report and Order. Finally, this document also announces the updates to FCC Form 312, including Schedules A, B, and S, and FCC Form 312-R.The following are effective 16 August 2024:    (1) The amendment to 47 CFR 25.136(h), published at 86 FR 11880 on 1 March 2021;    (2) The amendments to 47 CFR 25.108(c)(5) and (c)(6), 25.114(a)(3), and 25.140(b)(6), published at 86 FR 49484 on 3 September 2021;   (3) The amendments to 47 CFR 25.114(d)(7), (d)(15), and (d)(18), 25.115(e), (g) and (k), 25.117(d)(2)(v), 25.140(a)(2) and (a)(3), (b), and (d), 25.203 and 25.264, published at 87 FR 72388 on 25 November 2022;    (4) The corrections to Sec. Sec.  24.140 and 25.264;    (5) The revisions to Form 312 (including Schedules A, B, and C) and Form 312R, published at 88 FR 21424.89 Federal Register (FR) 58072, Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 25_x000D_ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-17/html/2024-15465.htm_x000D_ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-17/pdf/2024-15465.pdfhttps://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-24-271A1.pdfThis final rule; announcement of effective date and correcting amendments and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1698 are identified by IB Docket No. 20-330FCC 22-63. The Docket Folders are available on the FCC's Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS) by searching on the IB Docket No.  Comments posted on Docket 20-330 are accessible via the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) here

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