[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13597-13598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04969]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person
is required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control number. Comments concerning the
accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the
burden should be directed to the person listed as the contact.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Brian Marenco at (202) 418-0838, or
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1226.
OMB Approval Date: January 17, 2017.
OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2020.
Title: Receiving Written Consent for Communication with Base
Stations in Canada; Issuing Written Consent to Licensees from Canada
for Communication with Base Stations in the U.S.; Description of
Interoperable Communications with Licensees from Canada.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,224 respondents; 3,224
responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 5,642 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Obligation to Respond: Written consent from the licensee of a base
station repeater is required before first responders from the other
country can begin communicating with that base stations repeater.
Applicants are advised to include a description of how they intend to
interoperate with licensees from Canada when filing applications to
operate under any of the scenarios described in Public Notice DA 16-739
in order to ensure that the application is not inadvertently rejected
by Canada. Statutory authority for these collections are contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 325(b),
332, 336(f), 338, 339, 340, 399b, 403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454
of the Communications Act of 1934.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Applicants who include a
description of how they intend to interoperate with licensees from
Canada need not include any confidential information with their
description. Nonetheless, there is a need for confidentiality with
respect to all applications filed with the Commission through its
Universal Licensing System (ULS). Although ULS stores all information
pertaining to the individual license via an FCC Registration Number
(FRN), confidential information is accessible only by persons or
entities that hold the password for each account, and the Commission's
licensing staff. Information on private land mobile radio licensees is
maintained in the Commission's system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless
Services Licensing Records.'' The licensee records will be publicly
available and routinely used in accordance with subsection (b) of the
Privacy Act. TIN Numbers and material which is afforded confidential
treatment pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 will not be
available for Public inspection. Any personally identifiable
information (PII) that individual applicants provide is covered by a
system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records,''
and these and all other records may be disclosed pursuant to the
Routine Uses as stated in this system of records notice.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of requiring an agency to issue written
consent before allowing first responders from the other country to
communicate with its base station repeater ensures to that the licensee
of that base stations repeater (host licensee) maintains control and is
responsible for its operation at all times. The host licensee can use
the written consent to ensure that first responders from the other
country understand the proper procedures and protocols before they
begin communicating with its base station repeater. Furthermore, when
reviewing applications filed by border area licensees, Commission staff
will use any description of how an applicant intends to interoperate
with licensees from Canada, including copies of any written agreements,
in order to coordinate the application with Innovation, Science and
Economic Development Canada (ISED) and reduce the risk of an
inadvertent rejection by ISED.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-04969 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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