[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39287-39288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15581]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission, Comments Requested
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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.
3501--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: 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; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to
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 ways to further reduce the
information burden for 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 August 30, 2013. 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 questions to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission. To submit your PRA comments by email send
them to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0865.
Title: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Universal Licensing
System Recordkeeping and Third Party Disclosure Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension 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: 62,500 respondents; 62,500 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .166 hours to 5 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. sections 154(i) and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 88,940 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for
confidentiality with respect to all Private Land Mobile Radio service
filers in this collection. Pursuant to section 208(b) of the E-
Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. section 3501, in conformance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a), the Commission's Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau instructs licensees to use the FCC's
Universal Licensing System (ULS), Antenna Structure Registration (ASR),
Commission Registration System (CORES) and related systems and
subsystems to submit information.
Information on the private land mobile radio licensees is
maintained in the Commission's system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless
Services Licensing Records.'' The licensee records will be publicly
available and routinely used in accordance with subsection b of the
Privacy Act. TIN numbers and materials which is 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. Any
personally identifiable information (PII) that individual applicants
provide is covered by a system of records, and these and all other
records may be disclosed pursuant to the Routine Uses as stated in this
system of records notice (SORN).
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection after this comment period to obtain the full,
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is reporting no change in the recordkeeping, reporting
and/or third party disclosure requirements. There is a change in the
Commission's previous (2010) burdens. We are now reporting a 177 hour
burden reduction adjustment. This reduction is due to an adjustment in
the number of responses by licensees who operate within the various
service categories of this information collection gathered from our ULS
and CORES databases.
The purpose of this information collection is to continue to
streamline and simplify processes for wireless applicants and
licensees, who previously used a myriad of forms for various wireless
services and type of
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requests, in order to provide the Commission, information that has been
collected in separate databases, each for a different group of
services. Such processes have resulted in unreliable reporting,
duplicate filings for the same licensees/applicants, and high cost
burdens to licensees/applicants. By streamlining the ULS, the
Commission eliminates the filing of duplicative applications for
wireless carriers; increases the accuracy and reliability of licensing
information; and enables all wireless applicants and licensees to file
all licensing-related applications and other filings electronically,
thus increasing the speed and efficiency of the application process.
The ULS also benefits wireless applicants/licensees by reducing the
cost of preparing applications, and speeds up the licensing process in
that the Commission can introduce new entrants more quickly into this
already competitive industry. Finally, ULS enhances the availability of
licensing information to the public which has access to all publicly
available wireless information on-line, including maps depicting a
licensee's geographic service area.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-15581 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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