Space Innovation; Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the new information collection as a result of changes adopted in a Report and Order titled "Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age" (Orbital Debris Report and Order) and a Second Report and Order titled "Space Innovation; Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age" (Orbital Debris Second Report and Order), and affirmed and further clarified in an Order on Reconsideration titled "Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age" (Orbital Debris Reconsideration Order). This document announces the effective date of rules adopted in those orders that contained new or modified information collection requirements that required review and approval by OMB and that had not already been announced as effective. This document also summarizes and makes effective the rules adopted in the Orbital Debris Second Report and Order, which required space stations ending their mission in, or passing through, the low-Earth orbit region below 2000 km altitude and planning disposal through uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry to complete disposal as soon as practicable following end of mission, and no later than five years after the end of the mission.