[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27168-27169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11431]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1056]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 13,
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: 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.: 3060-1056.
Title: Application for International Broadcast Station License.
Form No.: FCC Form 421-IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hour per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
section 325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $40,500.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension following the 60-day
comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from
OMB.
The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') plans to
implement and release to the public an ``Application for an
International Broadcast Station License'' (FCC Form 421-IB). The FCC
Form 421-IB will be used by applicants to request licenses to operate
international broadcast stations. The FCC Form 421-IB has not been
implemented yet due to a lack of budget resources and technical staff.
After the form has been implemented and the Commission has obtained
final approval from the OMB, applicants will file the FCC Form 421-IB
with the Commission in lieu of the ``Application for an International,
Experimental Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a Developmental
Broadcast Station,'' (FCC Form 310).
(Note: The Commission received approval from the OMB for the FCC
Form 310 under OMB Control No 3060-1035). In the interim, applicants
will continue to file the FCC Form 310 with the Commission.
The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 421-IB will be
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System
(``MyIBFS'') after its development. The Commission plans to develop a
new Consolidated Licensing System (CLS) that will replace MyIBFS.
Therefore, the FCC Form 421-IB will be made available to the public in
CLS instead of MyIBFS.
The information collected is used by the Commission to assign
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency
interference or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of
the provision of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy
without the Commission's involvement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-11431 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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