[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 179 (Monday, September 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56873-56874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22446]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this
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opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before November
15, 2013. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0360.
Title: Section 80.409, Station Logs (Maritime Services).
Form No.: 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 and tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 19,919 respondents; 19,919 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 27.3-95 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151-
155 and 301-609.
Total Annual Burden: 561,188 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This collection does not address any
private matters of a sensitive nature.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this extension (no
change in the recordkeeping requirement) to the OMB after this 60 day
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The
information collection requirements are as follows:
Section 80.409(c), Public Coast Station Logs: This requirement
is necessary to document the operation and public correspondence of
public coast radio telegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations,
and Alaska public-fixed stations, including the logging of distress
and safety calls where applicable. Entries must be made giving
details of all work performed which may affect the proper operation
of the station. Logs must be retained by the licensee for a period
of two years from the date of entry, and, where applicable, for such
additional periods such as logs relating to a distress situation or
disaster must be retained for three years from the date of entry in
the log. If the Commission has notified the licensee of an
investigation, the related logs must be retained until the licensee
is specifically authorized in writing to destroy them. Logs relating
to any claim or complaint of which the station licensee has notice
must be retained until the claim or complaint has been satisfied or
barred by statute limiting the time for filing suits upon such
claims.
Section 80.409(d), Ship Radiotelegraph Logs: Logs of ship
stations which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelegraphy and
operating in the band 90 to 535 kHz must contain specific
information in log entries according to this subsection.
Section 80.409(e), Ship Radiotelephone Logs: Logs of ship
stations which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelephony must
contain specific information in applicable log entries and the time
of their occurrence.
The recordkeeping requirements contained in section 80.409 is
necessary to document the operation and public correspondence service
of public coast radiotelegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations
and Alaska-public fixed stations, ship radiotelegraph, ship
radiotelephone and applicable radiotelephone including the logging of
distress and safety calls where applicable.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-22446 Filed 9-13-13; 8:45 am]
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