[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 11824-11825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03752]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 80 and 95

[WT Docket No. 14-36; FCC 16-119]


Marine Radio Equipment and Related Matters

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, information collection 
requirements adopted in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 16-119. 
This document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated 
that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rules.

DATES: The rule amendments to 47 CFR 80.233, 80.1061, 95.1402 and 
95.1403, published at 81 FR 90739, December 15, 2016, are effective on 
February 27, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams by email at 
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on February 
13, 2017, OMB approved information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 16-119, published at 81 FR 
90739. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1227. The Commission publishes 
this notice as an announcement of the effective date of those 
information collection requirements.

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
February 13, 2017, for the information collection requirements 
contained in 47 CFR 80.233, 80.1061, 95.1402, 95.1403, as amended in 
the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 16-119. Under 5 CFR part 1320, 
an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless 
it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 
display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number is 
3060-1227.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1227.
    OMB Approval Date: February 13, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: February 29, 2020.
    Title: Sections 80.233, Technical Requirements for Automatic 
Identification System Search and Rescue Transmitter (AIS-SART) 
Equipment, 80.1061, Special requirements for 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB 
Stations, 95.1402, Special Requirements for 406 MHz PLBs and 95.1403, 
Special Requirements for Maritime Survivor Locating Devices.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 80 respondents; 80 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure 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. 154, 303 unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The information collections contained in these rule 
sections require manufacturers of certain emergency radio beacons to 
include supplemental information with their equipment certification 
application which are due to the information collection requirements 
which were adopted by the Federal Communications Commission in FCC 16-
119 on August 30, 2016. Manufacturers of Automatic Identification 
System Search and Rescue Transmitters (AIS-SARTS), 406 MHz Emergency 
Position Indicating RadioBeacons (EPIRBs), and Maritime Survivor 
Locating Device (MSLDs) must provide a copy of letter from the U.S. 
Coast Guard stating their device satisfies technical requirements 
specified in the IEC 61097-17 technical standard for AIS-SARTs, or 
Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) Standard 11000 
for 406 MHz EPIRBs, or RTCM Standard 11901 for MSLDs. They must also 
provide a copy or the technical test data, and the instruction 
manual(s). For 406 MHz PLBs manufacturers must include documentation 
from COSPAS/SARSAT recognized test facility that the PLB satisfies the 
technical requirements specified in COSPAS-SARSAT Standard C/S T.001 
and COSPAS-SARSAT Standard C/S T.007 standards and documentation from 
an independent test facility stating that the PLB complies RTCM 
Standard 11010.2. The information is used by Telecommunications 
Certification Bodies (TCBs) to determine if the devices meets the 
necessary international technical standards and insure compliance with 
applicable rules. If this information were not available, operation of 
marine safety equipment could be hindered threatening the ability of 
rescue personnel to locate vessels in distress.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-03752 Filed 2-24-17; 8:45 am]
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