[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63194-63196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24758]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections 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 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 December
23, 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 the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected] and [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.: 3060-0800.
Title: FCC Application for Assignments of Authorization and
Transfers of Control: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and/or Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form No.: FCC Form 603.
Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,447 respondents; 2,447
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.75 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 4(i), 154(i), 303(r) and 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 2,754 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $366,975.
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.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 603 is a multi-purpose form used to apply
for approval of assignment or transfer of control of licenses in the
wireless services. The data collected on this form is used by the FCC
to determine whether the public interest would be served by approval of
the requested assignment or transfer. This form is also used to notify
the Commission of consummated assignments and transfers of wireless
and/or public safety licenses that have previously been consented to by
the Commission or for which notification but not prior consent is
required. This form is used by applicants/licensees in the Public
Mobile Services, Personal Communications Services, General Wireless
Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Broadcast
Auxiliary Services, Broadband Radio Services, Educational Radio
Services, Fixed Microwave Services, Maritime Services (excluding
ships), and Aviation Services (excluding aircraft).
The purpose of this form is to obtain information sufficient to
identify the parties to the proposed assignment or transfer, establish
the parties basic eligibility and qualifications, classify the filing,
and determine the nature of the proposed service. Various technical
schedules are required along with the main form applicable to Auctioned
Services, Partitioning and Disaggregation, Undefined Geographical Area
Partitioning, Notification of Consummation or Request for Extension of
Time for Consummation.
The form 603 is being revised to add a National Security
Certification that is applicable to applicants for licenses issued as a
result of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(2012 Spectrum Act). Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C.
1404, prohibits a person who has been, for reasons of national
security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding
on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant from
participating in any auction that is required or authorized to be
conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act.
On June 27, 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order (R&O),
FCC
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13-88, WT Docket No. 12-357, in which it established service rules and
competitive bidding procedures for the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz
bands. See Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block-
Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz
Bands, Report and Order, FCC 13-88, 28 FCC Rcd 9483 (2013). The R&O
also implemented Section 6004 by requiring that a party seeking to
participate in any auction conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act
certify in its application, under penalty of perjury, the applicant and
all of the related individuals and entities required to be disclosed on
its application are not person(s) who have been, for reasons of
national security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from
bidding on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a
grant and thus statutorily prohibited from participating in such a
Commission auction or being issued a license. In addition, the R&O
determined that the National Security Certification required by Section
6004 extends to transfers, assignments, and other secondary market
mechanisms involving licenses granted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum
Act. See H Block R&O, 28 FCC Rcd at 9555 ] 187. The Commission
therefore seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved
information collection on FCC Form 603 to include this additional
certification. The revised collection will enable the Commission to
determine whether an applicant's request for a license pursuant to the
2012 Spectrum Act is consistent with Section 6004.
Additionally, the form 603 is being revised to update the Alien
Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order, FCC
13-50, IB Docket 11-133, Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for
Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended.
The addition of the National Security Certification and the
revision to the Alien Ownership certification result in no change in
burden for the revised collection. The Commission estimates that the
additional certification will not measurably increase the estimated
average amount of time for respondents to complete FCC Form 603 across
the range of applicants or for Commission staff to review the
applications.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1058.
Title: FCC Application or Notification for Spectrum Leasing
Arrangement: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and/or Public Safety
and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form No.: FCC Form 608.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 991 respondents; 991
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 158, 161, 301, 303(r), 308, 309,
310, 332 and 503.
Total Annual Burden: 991 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $1,282,075.
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.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 608 is a multipurpose form. It is used to
provide notification or request approval for any spectrum leasing
arrangement (`Leases') entered into between an existing licensee
(`Licensee') in certain wireless services and a spectrum lessee
(`Lessee'). This form also is required to notify or request approval
for any spectrum subleasing arrangement (`Sublease'). The data
collected on the form is used by the FCC to determine whether the
public interest would be served by the Lease or Sublease. The form is
also used to provide notification for any Private Commons Arrangement
entered into between a Licensee, Lessee, or Sublessee and a class of
third-party users (as defined in Section 1.9080 of the Commission's
Rules).
The form 608 is being revised to add a National Security
Certification that is applicable to applicants for licenses issued as a
result of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(2012 Spectrum Act). Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C.
1404, prohibits a person who has been, for reasons of national
security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding
on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant from
participating in any auction that is required or authorized to be
conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act.
On June 27, 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order (R&O),
FCC 13-88, WT Docket No. 12-357, in which it established service rules
and competitive bidding procedures for the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000
MHz bands. See Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H
Block-Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz
Bands, Report and Order, FCC 13-88, 28 FCC Rcd 9483 (2013). The R&O
also implemented Section 6004 by requiring that a party seeking to
participate in any auction conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act
certify in its application, under penalty of perjury, the applicant and
all of the related individuals and entities required to be disclosed on
its application are not person(s) who have been, for reasons of
national security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from
bidding on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a
grant and thus statutorily prohibited from participating in such a
Commission auction or being issued a license. In addition, the R&O
determined that the National Security Certification required by Section
6004 extends to transfers, assignments, and other secondary market
mechanisms involving licenses granted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum
Act. See H Block R&O, 28 FCC Rcd at 9555 ] 187. The Commission
therefore seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved
information collection on FCC Form 608 to include this additional
certification. The revised collection will enable the Commission to
determine whether an applicant's request for a license pursuant to the
2012 Spectrum Act is consistent with Section 6004.
Additionally, the form 608 is being revised to update the Alien
Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order, FCC
13-50, IB Docket 11-133, Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for
Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended.
The addition of the National Security Certification and the
revision to the Alien Ownership certification result in no change in
burden for the revised collection. The Commission estimates that the
additional certification will not measurably increase the estimated
average amount of time for respondents to complete FCC Form 608 across
the range of applicants or for Commission staff to review the
applications.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-24758 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
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