[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2103-2104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00480]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[3060-0636]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 the
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. 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 March 16,
2015. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Benish Shah, Federal
[[Page 2104]]
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected]. To
submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benish Shah, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-7866.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0636.
Title: Sections 2.906, 2.909, 2.1071, 2.1075, 2.1077 and 15.37,
Equipment Authorizations--Declaration of Conformity.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 6,000 respondents; 12,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 9.5 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C.s 154(i), 301, 302, 303(e), 303(r), 304 and 307.
Total Annual Burden: 114,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $24,000,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No assurances of
confidentiality are provided to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day
comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from
them. The Commission is requesting an extension, there is no change in
the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure
requirements. The Commission is reporting an adjustment to reflect an
increase to the total number of respondents/responses, the total annual
hourly burden, and the total annual cost to respondents from the
previous estimates, in order to reflect an increase in the number of
devices authorized under the DOC program.
In 1996, the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) procedure was
established in a Report and Order, FCC 96-208, In the Matter of
Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the Commission's Rules to Deregulate the
Equipment Authorization Requirements for Digital Devices.
(a) The Declaration of Conformity equipment authorization
procedure, 47 CFR 2.1071, requires that a manufacturers or equipment
supplier test a product to ensure compliance with technical standards
that limit radio frequency emissions.
(b) Additionally, the manufacturer or supplier must also include a
DoC (with the standards) in the literature furnished with the
equipment, and the equipment manufacturer or supplier must also make
this statement of conformity and supporting technical data available to
the FCC, at the Commission's request.
(c) The DoC procedure represents a simplified filing and reporting
procedure for authorizing equipment for marketing.
(d) Finally, testing and documentation of compliance are needed to
control potential interference to radio communications. The data
gathering are necessary for investigating complaints of harmful
interference or for verifying the manufacturer's compliance with the
Commission's rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-00480 Filed 1-14-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P