[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44104-44105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18090]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0139]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 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 OMB control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the
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PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September
22, 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 Number: 3060-0139.
Title: Application for Antenna Structure Registration.
Form Number: FCC Form 854.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local, or
Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,400 respondents; 57,100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours to 2.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure reporting
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 303, and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303, and 309(j), section 102(C)
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
4332(C), and section 1506.6 of the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality, 40 CFR 1506.6.
Total Annual Burden: 25,682 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,176,813.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. This information collection
contains personally identifiable information on individuals which is
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. Information on the FCC Form 854 is
maintained in the Commission's System of Records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless
Services Licensing Records.'' These licensee records are publicly
available and routinely used in accordance of subsection b of the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), as amended. Taxpayer Identification
Numbers (TINs) and materials that are afforded confidential treatment
pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules
will not be available for public inspection.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request
materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
The Commission has in place the following policy and procedures for
records retention and disposal: Records will be actively maintained as
long as the entity remains a tower owner. Paper records will be
archived after being keyed or scanned into the Antenna Structure
Registration (ASR) database and destroyed when twelve (12) years old.
Needs and Uses: As discussed below, the Commission is revising the
FCC Form 854 to implement measures adopted in a recent Report and
Order, and is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval
for this information collection as revised. The Commission is also
reporting a change in the annual burden and annual cost due to a small
increase in the number of responses. After the comment period, the
Commission will submit the revised information collection to OMB to
obtain the full three year clearance.
The purpose of the FCC Form 854 is to register antenna structures
(radio towers) that are used for communication services regulated by
the Commission; to make changes to existing antenna structure
registrations or pending applications for registration; or to notify
the Commission of the completion of construction or dismantlement of
such structures, as required by Title 47 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), chapter 1. In addition, for proposed new antenna
structures, the FCC Form 854 is used to facilitate a pre-application
public notification process, including a required 30-day period of
local and national notice to provide members of the public with a
meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of
proposed antenna structures that require registration with the
Commission.
The Commission is revising this current information collection due
to the adoption of a Report and Order, FCC 14-117, which streamlined
and eliminated outdated provisions of the Commission's part 17 rules
governing the construction, marking, and lighting of antenna
structures. The changes to this collection are necessary to implement
two of the updates adopted in the Report and Order. The first change,
to section 17.4(j), requires owners of certain antenna structures to
file FCC Form 854 with the Commission if there is any change or
correction in the overall height of one foot or greater or in the
coordinates of one second or greater in longitude or latitude of a
registered antenna structure. The second change, to section 17.4(b),
requires owners to note on FCC Form 854 that the registration is
voluntary, if the antenna structure is otherwise not required to be
registered under section 17.4.
As a result, there will be a small increase in the number of FCC
Form 854s filed each year, as well as an additional question added to
the form itself which will permit qualified applicants to indicate that
they are voluntarily registering their antenna structures. These
changes will enable the Commission to further modernize its rules while
adhering to its statutory responsibility to prevent antenna structures
from being hazards to air navigation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-18090 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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