[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25799-25800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11522]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0798; OMB 3060-0508]
Information Collections 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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 Office of Management and Budget
(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 comments should be submitted on or before August 4,
2017. 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 contacts 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the
FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local or
tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion reporting requirement and periodic
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. 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301,
302a, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 332, 333,
336, 534, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part
application
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form that is used for market-based and site-based licensing for
wireless telecommunications services, including public safety licenses,
which are filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing System
(ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This form is used to apply for a new
license, to amend or withdraw a pending application, to modify or renew
an existing license, cancel a license, request a duplicate license,
submit required notifications, request an extension of time to satisfy
construction requirements, or request an administrative update to an
existing license (such as mailing address change), request a Special
Temporary Authority or Developmental License. Respondents are
encouraged to submit FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do
so when submitting FCC Form 601 to apply for an authorization for which
the applicant was the winning bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601 includes the FCC Registration
Number (FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an
entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
requires entities filing with the Commission use an FRN.
On November 7, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission
(``Commission'') released a Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 14-181) in WT Docket No. 12-40 to reform its
rules governing the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone (Cellular) Service.
Subsequently, on March 24, 2017, the Commission released a Second
Report and Order (FCC 17-27) in that same proceeding, revising certain
technical and licensing rules applicable to the Cellular Service
(Cellular Second R&O). In addition to rule revisions that do not affect
this information collection, in the Cellular Second R&O, the Commission
adopted revised radiated power rules, giving Cellular licensees the
option to comply with effective radiated power limits based on power
spectral density (PSD), and it made conforming changes to related
technical provisions to accommodate PSD. The Commission retained, as an
option, the existing radiated power limits (non-PSD) and related
technical requirements for Cellular licensees that either cannot or
choose not to use a PSD model. The Commission also revised the
definition and filing requirements for permanent discontinuance of
operations, consistent with transitioning the Cellular Service from a
site-based regime to one that is geographic-based.
The Commission now seeks approval for revisions to its currently
approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798
to permit the collection of PSD-related technical information (in lieu
of certain non-PSD technical information) for Cellular Service
licensees that opt to use a PSD model for their systems, pursuant to
the Cellular Second R&O. We are revising Schedule F of Form 601
accordingly to allow licensees to request modifications to their
licenses based on PSD operations. We do not anticipate that this
revision will have any impact on the burden to complete the form/
Schedule F.
The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its
currently approved information collection on FCC Form 601 to revise FCC
Form 601 accordingly.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0508.
Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or
households, and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,465 respondents; 16,183
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 hours-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion,
quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154,
222, 303, 309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 4,406 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $19,138,350.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information. The information to
be collected will be made available for public inspection. Applicants
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be
given confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's
rules.
Needs and Uses: Part 22 contains the technical and legal
requirements for radio stations operating in the Public Mobile
Services. The information collected is used to determine on a case-by-
case basis, whether or not to grant licenses authorizing construction
and operation of wireless telecommunications facilities to common
carriers. Further, this information is used to develop statistics about
the demand for various wireless licenses and/or the licensing process
itself, and occasionally for rule enforcement purposes.
This revised information collection reflects changes in rules
applicable to Part 22 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone (``Cellular'')
Service licensees and applicants, as adopted by the Commission in a
Second Report and Order in WT Docket No. 12-40 and a companion Report
and Order in WT Docket No. 10-112 concerning the Wireless Radio
Services (WRS), which include the Cellular Service among others (WRS
R&O) (FCC 17-27). The Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O revised or
eliminated certain licensing rules and modernized outdated technical
rules applicable to the Cellular Service. Specifically, in addition to
rule revisions that do not affect this information collection, in the
Cellular Second R&O, the Commission revised the Cellular radiated power
rules, giving licensees the option to comply with effective radiated
power limits based on power spectral density (PSD), and giving
licensees the additional option to operate at PSD limits above a
specified threshold (Higher PSD Limits) so long as certain conditions
are met. One of these conditions, set forth in a new provision of the
Cellular rules, is a requirement for written advance notification to
public safety entities within a specified radius of the cell sites to
be deployed at the Higher PSD Limits. This third-party disclosure
requirement is an important component of the Commission's approach to
protecting public safety entities from increased potential for
unacceptable interference to their communications. Also in the Cellular
Second R&O and of relevance to this information collection, the
Commission eliminated the requirement for filings for certain changes
to cell sites in a Cellular system. In the WRS R&O, the Commission
deleted the Part 22 Cellular comparative hearing/license renewal rules,
resulting in discontinued information collections for the following
rule sections: 22.935, 22.936, 22.939, and 22.940.
The Commission is now seeking approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB'') for a revision of this information
collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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