[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72885-72889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29000]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections 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 burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collections.
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 OMB 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before January 3,
2014. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax
202-395-5167, or via email [email protected]; and to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected]
[email protected] and to [email protected]. Include
in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the Supplementary
Information section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page
called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing
arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review''
heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list
of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB
control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number.
A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1089.
Title: Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech
Services for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities; E911
Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers; Internet-Based
Telecommunications Relay Service Numbering, CG Docket No. 03-123, WC
Docket No. 05-196, and WC Docket No. 10-191; FCC 08-151, FCC 08-275,
FCC 11-123.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or households; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8 respondents; 2,495,002
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping and third party disclosure requirements;
Quarterly reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the collection is contained in Sections 1,
4(i), 4(j), 225, 251(e), and 255 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 225, 251(e), and 255.
Total Annual Burden: 99,221 hours. Total Annual Cost: $4,269,135.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On August 4, 2011 the Commission released Report
and Order FCC 11-123, published at 76 FR 59551, September 27, 2011,
adopting final rules--containing information collection requirements--
designed to improve assignment of telephone numbers associated with
Internet-based Telecommunications Relay Service (iTRS). Specifically,
the final rules, described below are designed to promote the use of
geographically appropriate local numbers, while ensuring that the deaf
and hard-of-hearing community has access to toll free telephone numbers
that is equivalent to access enjoyed by the hearing community.
Below are the new and revised information collection requirements
contained in the Report and Order:
A. Provision of Routing Information
In addition to provisioning their registered users' routing
information to the TRS Numbering Directory and maintaining such
information in the database, the VRS and IP relay providers must ensure
that the toll free number of a user that is associated with a
geographically appropriate NANP
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number will be associated with the same Uniform Resource Identifier URI
as that geographically appropriate NANP telephone number.
B. User Notification
In addition to the information that the Commission previously
instructed VRS and IP Relay providers to include in the consumer
advisories, VRS and IP Relay providers must also include certain
additional information in their consumer advisories under the Report
and Order. Specifically, the consumer advisories must explain: (1) The
process by which a VRS or IP Relay user may acquire a toll free number
from a toll free service provider, or transfer control of a toll free
number from a VRS or IP Relay provider to the user; and (2) the process
by which persons holding a toll free number may have that number linked
to their ten-digit telephone number in the TRS Numbering Directory.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1121.
Title: Sections 1.30002, 1.30003, 1.30004, 73.875, 73.1657 and
73.1690, Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station Antenna Patterns.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and Not-for-
profit Institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,195 respondents and 1,195
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,960 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,078,200.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On August 14, 2013, the Commission adopted the
Third Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration in the
matter of An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding
AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification, MM
Docket No. 93-177, FCC 13-115. In the Third Report and Order in this
proceeding, the Commission harmonized and streamlined the Commission's
rules regarding tower construction near AM stations.
In AM radio, the tower itself functions as the antenna.
Consequently, a nearby tower may become an unintended part of the AM
antenna system, reradiating the AM signal and distorting the authorized
AM radiation pattern. Our old rules contained several sections
concerning tower construction near AM antennas that were intended to
protect AM stations from the effects of such tower construction,
specifically, Sections 73.1692, 22.371, and 27.63. These old rule
sections imposed differing requirements on the broadcast and wireless
entities, although the issue is the same regardless of the types of
antennas mounted on a tower. Other rule parts, such as Part 90 and Part
24, entirely lacked provisions for protecting AM stations from possible
effects of nearby tower construction. In the Third Report and Order the
Commission adopted a uniform set of rules applicable to all services,
thus establishing a single protection scheme regarding tower
construction near AM tower arrays. The Third Report and Order also
designates ``moment method'' computer modeling as the principal means
of determining whether a nearby tower affects an AM radiation pattern.
This serves to replace time-consuming direct measurement procedures
with a more efficient computer modeling methodology that is reflective
of current industry practice.
New Information Collection Requirements
47 CFR 1.30002(a) requires a proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a specified distance of a nondirectional
AM station, and also exceeding a specified height, to notify the AM
station at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of
construction. If the tower construction or modification would distort
the AM pattern, the proponent shall be responsible for the installation
and maintenance of detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(b) requires a proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a specified distance of a directional AM
station, and also exceeding a specified height, to notify the AM
station at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of
construction. If the tower construction or modification would distort
the AM pattern, the proponent shall be responsible for the installation
and maintenance of detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(c) states that proponents of tower construction or
alteration near an AM station shall use moment method modeling,
described in Sec. 73.151(c), to determine the effect of the
construction or alteration on an AM radiation pattern.
47 CFR 1.30002(f) states that, with respect to an AM station that
was authorized pursuant to a directional proof of performance based on
field strength measurements, the proponent of the tower construction or
modification may, in lieu of the study described in Sec. 1.30002 (c),
demonstrate through measurements taken before and after construction
that field strength values at the monitoring points do not exceed the
licensed values. In the event that the pre-construction monitoring
point values exceed the licensed values, the proponent may demonstrate
that post-construction monitoring point values do not exceed the pre-
construction values. Alternatively, the AM station may file for
authority to increase the relevant monitoring point value after
performing a partial proof of performance in accordance with Sec.
73.154 to establish that the licensed radiation limit on the applicable
radial is not exceeded.
47 CFR 1.30002(g) states that tower construction or modification
that falls outside the criteria described in paragraphs Sec.
1.30002(a) and (b) is presumed to have no significant effect on an AM
station. In some instances, however, an AM station may be affected by
tower construction notwithstanding the criteria set forth in paragraphs
Sec. 1.30002(a) and (b). In such cases, an AM station may submit a
showing that its operation has been affected by tower construction or
alteration. Such showing shall consist of either a moment method
analysis or field strength measurements. The showing shall be provided
to (i) the tower proponent if the showing relates to a tower that has
not yet been constructed or modified and otherwise to the current tower
owner, and (ii) to the Commission, within two years after the date of
completion of the tower construction or modification. If necessary, the
Commission shall direct the tower proponent to install and maintain any
detuning apparatus necessary to restore proper operation of the AM
antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(h) states that an AM station may submit a showing
that its operation has been affected by tower construction or
modification commenced or completed prior to or on the effective date
of the rules adopted in this Part pursuant to MM Docket No. 93-177.
Such a showing shall consist of either a moment method analysis or of
field strength measurements. The
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showing shall be provided to the current owner and the Commission
within one year of the effective date of the rules adopted in this
Part. If necessary, the Commission shall direct the tower owner, if the
tower owner holds a Commission authorization, to install and maintain
any detuning apparatus necessary to restore proper operation of the AM
antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(i) states that a Commission applicant may not
propose, and a Commission licensee or permittee may not locate, an
antenna on any tower or support structure, whether constructed before
or after the effective date of these rules, that is causing a
disturbance to the radiation pattern of the AM station, as defined in
paragraphs Sec. 1.30002(a) and (b), unless the applicant, licensee, or
tower owner completes the new study and notification process and takes
appropriate ameliorative action to correct any disturbance, such as
detuning the tower, either prior to construction or at any other time
prior to the proposal or antenna location.
47 CFR 1.30003(a) states that when antennas are installed on a
nondirectional AM tower the AM station shall determine operating power
by the indirect method (see Sec. 73.51). Upon the completion of the
installation, antenna impedance measurements on the AM antenna shall be
made. If the resistance of the AM antenna changes, an application on
FCC Form 302-AM (including a tower sketch of the installation) shall be
filed with the Commission for the AM station to return to direct power
measurement. The Form 302-AM shall be filed before or simultaneously
with any license application associated with the installation.
47 CFR 1.30003(b) requires that, before antennas are installed on a
tower in a directional AM array, the proponent shall notify the AM
station so that, if necessary, the AM station may determine operating
power by the indirect method (see Sec. 73.51) and request special
temporary authority pursuant to Sec. 73.1635 to operate with
parameters at variance. For AM stations licensed via field strength
measurements (see Sec. 73.151(a)), a partial proof of performance (as
defined by Sec. 73.154) shall be conducted both before and after
construction to establish that the AM array will not be and has not
been adversely affected. For AM stations licensed via a moment method
proof (see Sec. 73.151(c)), the proof procedures set forth in Sec.
73.151(c) shall be repeated. The results of either the partial proof of
performance or the moment method proof shall be filed with the
Commission on Form 302-AM before or simultaneously with any license
application associated with the installation.
47 CFR 1.30004(a) requires proponents of proposed tower
construction or modification to an existing tower near an AM station
that are subject to the notification requirement in Sec. Sec. 1.30002-
1.30003 to provide notice of the proposed tower construction or
modification to the AM station at least 30 days prior to commencement
of the planned tower construction or modification. Notification to an
AM station and any responses may be oral or written. If such
notification and/or response is oral, the party providing such
notification or response must supply written documentation of the
communication and written documentation of the date of communication
upon request of the other party to the communication or the Commission.
Notification must include the relevant technical details of the
proposed tower construction or modification, and, at a minimum, also
include the following: Proponent's name and address; coordinates of the
tower to be constructed or modified; physical description of the
planned structure; and results of the analysis showing the predicted
effect on the AM pattern, if performed.
47 CFR 1.30004(b) requires that a response to a notification
indicating a potential disturbance of the AM radiation pattern must
specify the technical details and must be provided to the proponent
within 30 days.
47 CFR 1.30004(d) states that if an expedited notification period
(less than 30 days) is requested by the proponent, the notification
shall be identified as ``expedited,'' and the requested response date
shall be clearly indicated.
47 CFR 1.30004(e) states that in the event of an emergency
situation, if the proponent erects a temporary new tower or makes a
temporary significant modification to an existing tower without prior
notice, the proponent must provide written notice to potentially
affected AM stations within five days of the construction or
modification of the tower and cooperate with such AM stations to remedy
any pattern distortions that arise as a consequence of such
construction.
47 CFR 73.875(c) requires an LPFM applicant to submit an exhibit
demonstrating compliance with Sec. 1.30003 or Sec. 1.30002, as
applicable, with any modification of license application filed solely
pursuant to paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section, where the
installation is on or near an AM tower, as defined in Sec. 1.30002.
47 CFR 73.1675(c)(1) states that where an FM, TV, or Class A TV
licensee or permittee proposes to mount an auxiliary facility on an AM
tower, it must also demonstrate compliance with Sec. 1.30003 in the
license application.
47 CFR 73.1690(c) requires FM, TV, or Class A TV station applicants
to submit an exhibit demonstrating compliance with Sec. 1.30003 or
Sec. 1.30002, as applicable, with a modification of license
application, except for applications solely filed pursuant to
paragraphs (c)(6) or (c)(9) of this section, where the installation is
located on or near an AM tower, as defined in Sec. 1.30002.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form No.: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 253,120 respondents; 253,120
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third
party disclosure requirement, Recordkeeping & Other-10 year.
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.
Total Annual Burden: 221,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $55,410,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
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
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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 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 that those entities filing with the Commission to use a FRN.
FCC Form 601 is being 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 form 601 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. The Commission therefore
seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved information
collection on FCC Form 601 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 601 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 601 across
the range of applicants or for Commission staff to review the
applications
OMB Control Number: 3060-0686.
Title: International Section 214 Process and Tariff Requirements,
47 CFR 63.10, 63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.24, 63.25 and
1.1311.
Form No.: FCC Form 214.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,670 respondents; 10,264 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-16 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1,
4(i), 4(j)11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310 and 403 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
154(j), 161, 21, 201-205, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, and sections 34-
39.
Total Annual Burden: 34,376 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,625,390.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The collection of information is used by the
Commission staff in carrying out its duties under the Communications
Act. The information collections pertaining to Part 1 of the rules are
necessary to determine whether the Commission should grant a license
for proposed submarine cables landing in the United States. Pursuant to
Executive Order No. 10530, the Commission has been delegated the
President's authority under the Cable Landing License Act to grant
cable landing licenses, provided that the Commission obtains the
approval from the State Department and seeks advice from other
government agencies as appropriate. The information collections
pertaining to Part 63 are necessary largely to determine the
qualifications of applicants to provide common carrier international
telecommunications service, including applicants that are affiliated
with foreign carriers, and to determine whether and under what
conditions the authorizations are in the public interest, convenience,
and necessity.
If the collections are not conducted or are conducted less
frequently, applicants will not obtain the authorizations necessary to
provide telecommunications services, and the Commission will be unable
to carry out its mandate under the Communications Act of 1934 and the
Cable Landing License Act. In addition, without the information
collections, the United States would jeopardize its ability to fulfill
the U.S. obligations as negotiated under the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement because these collections are imperative
to detecting and deterring anticompetitive conduct. They are also
necessary to preserve the Executive Branch agencies' and the
Commission's ability to review foreign investments for national
security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade concerns.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
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