[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16031-16033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6542]
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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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s). 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 estimates; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; (d) ways to
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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 OMB control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 18, 2012. If you anticipate that you will
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
[email protected] and to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected].
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, FCC, at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0139.
Title: Application for Antenna Structure Registration.
Form Number: FCC Form 854.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 2,500 respondents; 47,500 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 303(q), 303(r), and 309(j) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303(q), 303(r),
and 309(j), Section 102(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(C), and Section 1506.6 of the
regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR 1506.6.
Total Annual Burden: 21,345 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $975,725.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. This information collection
contains personally identifiable information on individuals which is
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. Information on the FCC Form 854 is
maintained in the Commission's System of Records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless
Services Licensing Records''. These licensee records are publicly
available and routinely used in accordance of subsection b of the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), as amended. Taxpayer Identification
Numbers (TINs) and materials that are afforded confidential treatment
pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules
will not be available for public inspection.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request
materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
The Commission has in place the following policy and procedures for
records retention and disposal: Records will be actively maintained as
long as the entity remains a tower owner. Paper records will be
archived after being keyed or scanned into the Antenna Structure
Registration (ASR) database and destroyed when twelve (12) years old;
electronic records will be backed up and deleted twelve (12) years
after the registration is no longer valid.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for a
revision of this information collection in order to obtain the full
three year approval from OMB. There is no change to the Commission's
previous burden estimates.
The purpose of the FCC Form 854 is to register antenna structures
(radio towers) that are used for wire or radio communication services
which are regulated by the Commission; to make changes to existing
registered antenna structures or pending applications for registration;
or to notify the Commission of the completion of construction or
dismantlement of such structures, as required by Title 47 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), Chapter 1, Sec. Sec. 1.923, 1.1307,
1.1311, 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.57 and 17.58.
On December 9, 2011, the Commission adopted and released the
Migratory Bird Order on Remand (Remand Order), WTB Docket Nos. 08-61
and 03-187, FCC 11-181, in response to the decision of the Court of
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in American Bird
Conservancy v. FCC, 516 F.3d 1027 (DC Cir. 2008). The Court held that
the Commission's current Antenna Structure Registration (ASR)
procedures do not offer members of the public a meaningful opportunity
to request an Environmental Assessment for proposed towers the
Commission considers categorically excluded from review under the
National Environment Policy Act (NEPA). To address the court's holding,
the Remand Order adds a pre-application notification process to the ASR
procedures so that members of the public will have a meaningful
opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of proposed antenna
structures that require registration with the Commission. The Remand
Order also adopts an interim requirement to prepare Environmental
Assessments for antenna structures that are over 450 feet in height.
The Commission is revising the FCC Form 854 to comply with the
Remand Order by adding questions that will facilitate the pre-
application notification process. In addition, FCC Form 854 is being
revised to include several administrative-related questions that will
enable the Commission to more efficiently process antenna structure
registration. The additional questions relate to replacement towers;
requirements to post local and national notice so that the public may
have a meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects
of a proposed structure that requires registration; determining if the
structure is located on federal land; allowing the applicant to select
the type of painting and/or lighting it will utilize on the structure
being registered; and collecting additional administrative information
such as the type of entity that owns the structure, fax number, and
count and ZIP code in which the structure is located.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601, Schedules D, I and M.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 253,120 respondents; 253,120 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and every 10 years reporting
requirements, third party disclosure
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requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301, 302a,
303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 332, 333, 336,
534 and 535 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 221,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $55,140,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. On a case-by-case basis, the Commission may be
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the
location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including
traditional religious sites.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for a
revision of this information collection in order to obtain the full
three year approval from OMB. There is no change to the Commission's
previous burden estimates.
FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part application form, or
``long form'', that is used for general market-based licensing and
site-by-site licensing for wireless telecommunications and public
safety services filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing
System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains the
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. Respondents are encouraged to submit
FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do so when submitting
FCC Form 601 to apply for an authorization for which the applicant was
the winning bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on the FCC Form 601 include the FCC Registration
Number (FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an
entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
requires those entities filing with the Commission to use a FRN.
Additionally, the FCC Form 601 is used for auctionable services as
they are implemented: FCC Form 601 is used to apply for a new
authorization, or to amend a pending application for an authorization
to operate a license wireless radio services. This includes Public
Mobile Services, Personal Communications Services, General Wireless
Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Broadcast
Auxiliary Services, Fixed Microwave Services, Instructional Television
Fixed Service (ITFS) and the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS),
Maritime Services (excluding ships), and Aviation Services (excluding
aircraft). It may also be used to modify or renew an existing license,
cancel a license, withdraw a pending application, obtain a duplicate
license, submit required notifications, request an extension of time to
satisfy construction requirements, or request an administrative update
to an existing license (such as mailing address change, request a
Special Temporary Authority (STA) or a Developmental License.
The Commission is now seeking OMB approval for a revision of the
FCC Form 601, Schedules D, I and M to allow respondents the option to
provide a pending File Number for an Antenna Structure Registration
(ASR). Previously ULS would only accept a granted ASR registration
number. This change is being made to allow applicants to file a FCC
Form 601 application while the ASR application is going through the new
environmental notice process as required by the Migratory Bird Order on
Remand, WTB Docket Nos. 08-61 and 03-187. The entries for structure
type are changing as a result of the Order as well.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0645.
Title: Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, Antenna Structure
Registration Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 2,500 respondents; 268,700 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .1-.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 154 and 303.
Total Annual Burden: 29,155 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $53,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. However, respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for an
extension of this information collection in order to obtain the full
three year approval. The Commission has adjusted its burden and cost
estimates in order to update the collection burdens necessary to
implement a uniform registration process as well as safe and effective
lighting procedures for owners of antenna structures.
Section 17.4 requires the owner of any proposed or existing antenna
structure that requires notice of proposed construction to the Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) to register the structure with the
Commission. Section 17.4 also requires antenna structure owners to
provide their tenants with copies of the antenna structure
registration. This includes those structures used as part of the
stations licensed by the Commission for the transmission of radio
energy, or to be used as part of a cable television head-end system. If
a Federal Government antenna structure is to be used by a Commission
licensee, the structure must be registered with the Commission. A
registration number is issued to identify antenna structure owners in
order to enforce the Congressionally-mandated provisions related to the
owners.
Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Section 17.48 requires the notification of the FAA of any
extinguishment or improper functioning of antenna structure lighting,
and Sec. 17.49 requires the recording of antenna structure light
inspections in the owner's record.
The information collected is used by the Commission during
investigations related to air safety and if the information were not
collected, the Commission would not be able to adequately conduct these
investigations. The information is also used to protect air safety by
ensuring that pilots are adequately informed of lighting outages.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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