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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 169 / Friday, September 3, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
were a total of 2,383 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this total, 2,346
firms had annual receipts of under $25
million. We anticipate that some of these Other Telecommunications firms, which are small entities, are earth station applicants/licensees that might be affected if our proposed rule changes are adopted.
We anticipate that our rule changes may have an impact on earth station and space station applicants and licensees.
Space station applicants and licensees, however, rarely qualify under the definition of a small entity. Generally, space stations cost hundreds of millions of dollars to construct, launch, and operate. Consequently, we do not anticipate that any space station operators are small entities that would be affected by our proposed actions.

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D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements for Small Entities The Report and Order makes several rule changes that would affect compliance requirements for earth station and space station operators.
Most proposed changes, however, are directed at space station applicants and licensees. As noted above, these parties rarely qualify as small entities.
For example, we allow additional use of certain frequencies within the 17.2
17.7 GHz band, subject to compliance with technical limits designed to protect other users of the bands.
We adopt modified rules for satellite system implementation to provide additional flexibility to operators. In total, the rules adopted in the Report and Order are designed to achieve the Commissions mandate to regulate in the public interest while imposing the lowest necessary burden on all affected parties, including small entities.
E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant, specifically small business, alternatives that it has considered in reaching its proposed approach, which may include the following four alternatives among others: 1 the establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to small entities; 2 the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements under the rules for such small entities;
3 the use of performance rather than design standards; and 4 an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for such small entities.

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The NPRM proposing the rules adopted in the Report and Order sought comment from all interested parties.
Specifically, small entities were encouraged to bring to the Commissions attention any specific concerns they may have with the proposals outlined in the NPRM. No commenter addressed the impact of the rules proposed in the NPRM and adopted in the Report and Order.
In this NPRM, the Commission sought comment on means to minimize negative economic impacts on applicants and licensees, including small entities, by permitting DBS space stations in orbital locations between the currently authorized orbital locations.
No commenter addressed means to minimize negative impacts on applicants and license, including small entities.
F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed Rules None.
Incorporation by Reference This final rule incorporates by reference two elements of the ITU Radio Regulations, Edition of 2012, into part 25 for specific purposes:
1 ITU Radio Regulations, Volume 2:
Appendices, Appendix 30, Provisions for all services and associated Plans and List for the broadcasting-satellite service in the frequency bands 11.712.2 GHz in Region 3, 11.712.5 GHz in Region 1 and 12.212.7 GHz in Region 2, Edition of 2012, http www.itu.int/pub/
R-REG-RR-2012. This Appendix establishes an international plan defining frequency assignments to space stations for each country operating in the broadcasting-satellite service in the 11.712.5 GHz Region 1, 12.212.7
GHz Region 2, and 11.712.2 GHz bands, including procedures to modify the plan to introduce new frequency assignments.
2 ITU Radio Regulations, Volume 2:
Appendices, Appendix 30A, Provisions and associated Plans and List for feeder links for the broadcastingsatellite service 11.712.5 GHz in Region 1, 12.212.7 GHz in Region 2
and 11.712.2 GHz in Region 3 in the frequency bands 14.514.8 GHz and 17.318.1 GHz in Regions 1 and 3, and 17.317.8 GHz in Region 2, Edition of 2012, http www.itu.int/pub/R-REG-RR2012. This Appendix establishes an international plan defining frequency assignments for feeder links to space stations for each country operating in the fixed-satellite service in 14.514.8
GHz and 17.318.1 GHz in Regions 1
and 3, and 17.317.8 GHz in Region 2

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bands, including procedures to modify the plan to introduce new frequency assignments.
3 The materials above are available for free download at http www.itu.int/
pub/R-REG-RR-2012. In addition, copies of all of the materials are available for purchase from the ITU through the contact information provided in revised 25.108, and are available for public inspection at the Commission address noted in the rule as well.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 25
Administrative practice and procedure, Earth stations, Incorporation by reference, Satellites.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.

The Federal Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 25, as follows:
PART 25SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 25
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302, 303, 307,309, 310, 319, 332,605, and 721 unless otherwise noted.
25.108

Amended
2. In 25.108:
a. In paragraph a, i. Remove the words this paragraph a and add, in their place, this section; and ii. Remove the phrase call 202741
6030 and add, in its place, email fr.inspection@nara.gov; and b. At the end of paragraph c5, remove the phrase 25.117h and 25.118e and add, in its place, 25.110b, 25.117h, and 25.118e.

25.108

Amended
3. Delayed indefinitely, in 25.108, at the end of paragraphs c5 and 6, remove the phrase 25.117h, and 25.118e and add, in its place, 25.117h, 25.118e, and 25.140b.
4. Amend 25.110 by revising paragraphs b3 introductory text and b3iii and adding paragraph b3iv to read as follows:

25.110 Filing of applications, fees, and number of copies.

b3 A license application for 17/24
GHz BSS space station operation, for GSO FSS space station operation, or for GSO space station operation subject to the provisions in Appendices 30 and 30A of the ITU Radio Regulations
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