[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36177-36178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13610]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27, 80, 87, and 90
[WT Docket Nos. 08-61 and 03-187; FCC 11-181]
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance for Proposed Tower
Registrations; Effects of Communications Towers on Migratory Birds
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collections associated with the Commission's Migratory
Bird Order on Remand (Order). This document is consistent with the
Order, which stated that the rules will become effective upon
Commission publication of a document in the Federal Register announcing
their approval by OMB.
DATES: The rules amending 47 CFR Parts 1, 17, 22, 24, 25, 27, 80, 87,
and 90 published at 77 FR 3935, January 26, 2012, are effective June
18, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, at (202) 418-0214 or via the Internet at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on April 27,
2011, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the revised
information collections associated with the Commission's Order, FCC 11-
181, published at 77 FR 3935, January 26, 2012. The OMB Control Numbers
are 3060-0139 and 3060-0798. The Commission publishes this document as
an announcement of the effective date of the rules.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
April 27, 2012, for the revised information collections required by
modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR Parts 1, 17, 22, 24,
25, 27, 80, 87, and 90.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a current, 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 that
does not display a
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current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers for the
revised collections are 3060-0139 and 3060-0798. The foregoing notice
is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13,
October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0139.
OMB Approval Date: April 27, 2012.
OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2015.
Title: Application for Antenna Structure Registration, FCC Form
854.
Form Number: FCC Form 854. Respondents: Individuals or households;
Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State,
Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,500 respondents; 47,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .5 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 21,345.
Total Annual Cost: $975,725.
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.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of 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; and 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, Chapter 1, Part 17. The
Commission has revised Form 854 in accordance with the rule changes in
the Migratory Bird Order on Remand, WTB Dockets 08-61 and 03-187, by
adding questions that will facilitate the pre-application notification
process. In addition, Form 854 is being revised to include several
administrative questions that will enable the Commission to more
efficiently process antenna structure registrations. 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 county and zip code in
which the structure is to be located.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
OMB Approval Date: April 27, 2012.
OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2015.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and
PSHSB.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Number of Responses: 253,120.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third
party disclosure requirement, Record Keeping & Other--10 year.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 221,780.
Total Annual Cost: $55,410,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general 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: 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.
The Commission has revised FCC Form 601, Schedules D, I and M, to allow
respondents the option to provide a File Number for a pending Antenna
Structure Registration (ASR) application. Previously ULS would only
accept a granted ASR registration number. This change has been made to
allow applicants to file an 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 Dockets 08-61 and
03-187. The entries for structure type are changing as a result of the
Order as well. There is no change to the number of respondents, burden
or cost.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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