80_FR_22595 80 FR 22518 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

80 FR 22518 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 77 (April 22, 2015)

Page Range22518-22519
FR Document2015-09306

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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22518-22519]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09306]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0441 and 3060-0297]


Information Collections 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 June 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 
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0441.
    Title: Section 90.621, Selection and Assignment of Frequencies and 
Section 90.693, Grandfathering Provisions for Incumbent Licensees.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 36 respondents; 36 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 154(i) and 309(j).
    Total Annual Burden: 54 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,500.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.621(b)(4) allows stations to be licensed 
at distances less than those prescribed in the Short-Spacing Separation 
Table where applicants ``secure a waiver.'' Applicants seeking a waiver 
in these circumstances are still required to submit with their 
application an interference analysis, based upon any of the generally-
accepted terrain-based propagation models, demonstrating that co-
channel stations would receive the same or greater interference 
protection than provided in the Short-Spacing Separation Table.
    Section 90.621(b)(5) permits stations to be located closer than the 
required separation, so long as the applicant provides letters of 
concurrence indicating that the applicant and each co-channel licensee 
within the specified separation agree to accept any interference 
resulting from the reduced separation between systems. Applicants are 
still required to file such concurrence letters with the Commission. 
Additionally, the Commission did not eliminate filings required by 
provisions such as international agreements, its environmental 
(National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)) rules, its antenna 
structure registration rules, or quiet zone notification/filing 
procedures.
    Section 90.693 requires that 800 MHz incumbent Specialized Mobile 
Radio (SMR) service licensees ``notify the Commission within 30 days of 
any changes in technical parameters or additional stations constructed 
that fall within the short-spacing criteria.'' It has been standard 
practice for incumbents to notify the Commission of all changes and 
additional stations constructed in cases where such stations are in 
fact located less than the required 70 mile distance separation, and 
are therefore technically ``short-spaced,'' but are in fact fully 
compliant with the parameters of the Commission's Short-Spacing 
Separation Table.
    The Commission uses this information to determine whether to grant 
licenses to applicants making ``minor modifications'' to their systems 
which do not satisfy mileage separation requirements pursuant to the 
Short-Spacing Separation Table.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0297.
    Title: Section 80.503, Cooperative Use of Facilities.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 100 respondents; 100 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Occasion reporting requirement and 
Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151-

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155, 301-609 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; and 3 UST 
3450, 3 UST 4726, 12 UST 2377.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 80.503 requires that a licensee of a 
private coast station or marine utility station on shore may install 
ship radio stations on board United States commercial transport vessels 
of other persons. In each case these persons must enter into a written 
agreement verifying that the ship station licensee has the sole right 
of control of the ship stations, that the vessel operators must use the 
ship stations subject to the orders and instructions of the coast 
station or marine utility station on shore, and that the ship station 
licensee will have sufficient control of the ship station to enable it 
to carry out its responsibilities under the ship station license. A 
copy of the contract/written agreement must be kept with the station 
records and made available for inspection by Commission 
representatives.
    The information is used by FCC personnel during inspection and 
investigations to insure compliance with applicable rules. If this 
information was not available, enforcement efforts could be hindered; 
frequency congestion in certain bands could increase; and the financial 
viability of some public coast radiotelephone stations could be 
threatened.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-09306 Filed 4-21-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P

22518 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 77 / Wednesday, April 22, 2015 / Notices Respondents/affected entities: State, including the use of automated co-channel stations would receive the tribal, and territorial environmental collection techniques or other forms of same or greater interference protection government offices. information technology; and ways to than provided in the Short-Spacing Respondent’s obligation to respond: further reduce the information Separation Table. Mandatory (2 CFR part 200 and 2 CFR collection burden on small business Section 90.621(b)(5) permits stations part 1500). concerns with fewer than 25 employees. to be located closer than the required Estimated number of respondents: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor separation, so long as the applicant 200 (total). a collection of information unless it provides letters of concurrence Frequency of response: Twice per year displays a currently valid OMB control indicating that the applicant and each for the Semi-Annual Progress Report number. No person shall be subject to co-channel licensee within the specified Form; one time per grant for the Quality any penalty for failing to comply with separation agree to accept any Assurance Reporting Form. a collection of information subject to the interference resulting from the reduced Total estimated burden: 340 hours PRA that does not display a valid OMB separation between systems. Applicants (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR control number. are still required to file such 1320.03(b). DATES: Written PRA comments should concurrence letters with the Total estimated cost: $17,979 (per be submitted on or before June 22, 2015. Commission. Additionally, the year), includes $0 annualized capital or If you anticipate that you will be Commission did not eliminate filings operation & maintenance costs. submitting comments, but find it required by provisions such as Changes in the Estimates: There is a difficult to do so within the period of international agreements, its decrease of 5 hours in the total time allowed by this notice, you should environmental (National Environmental estimated respondent burden compared advise the contact listed below as soon Protection Act (NEPA)) rules, its with the ICR currently approved by as possible. antenna structure registration rules, or OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease quiet zone notification/filing ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to in the number of grants that are awarded procedures. Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ annually. Section 90.693 requires that 800 MHz fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Courtney Kerwin, incumbent Specialized Mobile Radio FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For (SMR) service licensees ‘‘notify the Acting Director, Collection Strategies additional information about the Division. Commission within 30 days of any information collection, contact Cathy changes in technical parameters or [FR Doc. 2015–09238 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918. additional stations constructed that fall BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: within the short-spacing criteria.’’ It has OMB Control Number: 3060–0441. been standard practice for incumbents Title: Section 90.621, Selection and to notify the Commission of all changes FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Assignment of Frequencies and Section and additional stations constructed in COMMISSION 90.693, Grandfathering Provisions for cases where such stations are in fact Incumbent Licensees. located less than the required 70 mile [OMB 3060–0441 and 3060–0297] Form Number: N/A. distance separation, and are therefore Information Collections Being Type of Review: Extension of a technically ‘‘short-spaced,’’ but are in Reviewed by the Federal currently approved collection. fact fully compliant with the parameters Communications Commission Under Respondents: Business or other for- of the Commission’s Short-Spacing Delegated Authority profit entities; Not-for-profit Separation Table. institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal The Commission uses this AGENCY: Federal Communications Government. information to determine whether to Commission. Number of Respondents: 36 grant licenses to applicants making ACTION: Notice and request for respondents; 36 responses. ‘‘minor modifications’’ to their systems comments. Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 which do not satisfy mileage separation hours. requirements pursuant to the Short- SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Frequency of Response: On occasion to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Spacing Separation Table. reporting requirement. OMB Control Number: 3060–0297. required by the Paperwork Reduction Obligation To Respond: Required to Title: Section 80.503, Cooperative Use Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– obtain or retain benefits. Statutory of Facilities. 3520), the Federal Communications authority for this information collection Form Number: N/A. Commission (FCC or Commission) is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i) Type of Review: Extension of a invites the general public and other and 309(j). currently approved collection. Federal agencies to take this Total Annual Burden: 54 hours. Respondents: Business or other for- opportunity to comment on the Total Annual Cost: $4,500. profit entities; Not-for-profit following information collections. Privacy Impact Assessment: No institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Comments are requested concerning: impact(s). Government. Whether the proposed collection of Needs and Uses: Section 90.621(b)(4) Number of Respondents: 100 information is necessary for the proper allows stations to be licensed at respondents; 100 responses. performance of the functions of the distances less than those prescribed in asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Estimated Time per Response: 16 Commission, including whether the the Short-Spacing Separation Table hours. information shall have practical utility; where applicants ‘‘secure a waiver.’’ Frequency of Response: Occasion the accuracy of the Commission’s Applicants seeking a waiver in these reporting requirement and burden estimate; ways to enhance the circumstances are still required to Recordkeeping requirement. quality, utility, and clarity of the submit with their application an Obligation to Respond: Required to information collected; ways to minimize interference analysis, based upon any of obtain or retain benefits. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 77 / Wednesday, April 22, 2015 / Notices 22519 155, 301–609 of the Communications opportunity to comment on the copy of the FCC submission to OMB Act of 1934, as amended; and 3 UST following information collections. will be displayed. 3450, 3 UST 4726, 12 UST 2377. Comments are requested concerning: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Total Annual Burden: 1,600 hours. Whether the proposed collection of OMB Control Number: 3060–0120. Total Annual Cost: No cost. information is necessary for the proper Type of Review: Extension of a Privacy Impact Assessment: No performance of the functions of the currently approved collection. impact(s). Commission, including whether the Title: Broadcast EEO Program Model Needs and Uses: Section 80.503 information shall have practical utility; Report, FCC Form 396–A. requires that a licensee of a private coast the accuracy of the Commission’s Form Number: FCC Form 396–A. station or marine utility station on shore burden estimate; ways to enhance the Respondents: Business or other for- may install ship radio stations on board quality, utility, and clarity of the profit entities; not-for-profit institutions. United States commercial transport information collected; ways to minimize Number of Respondents and vessels of other persons. In each case the burden of the collection of Responses: 5,000 respondents; 5,000 these persons must enter into a written information on the respondents, responses. agreement verifying that the ship station including the use of automated Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. licensee has the sole right of control of collection techniques or other forms of Frequency of Response: On occasion the ship stations, that the vessel information technology; and ways to reporting requirement. operators must use the ship stations further reduce the information Obligation to Respond: Required to subject to the orders and instructions of collection burden on small business obtain benefits. The statutory authority the coast station or marine utility station concerns with fewer than 25 employees. for this collection of information is on shore, and that the ship station The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a contained in Sections 154(i) and 303 of licensee will have sufficient control of collection of information unless it the Communications Act of 1934, as the ship station to enable it to carry out displays a currently valid OMB control amended. its responsibilities under the ship number. No person shall be subject to Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: station license. A copy of the contract/ any penalty for failing to comply with There is no need for confidentiality with written agreement must be kept with the a collection of information subject to the this collection of information. station records and made available for PRA that does not display a valid OMB Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours. inspection by Commission control number. Total Annual Cost: None. representatives. DATES: Written comments should be Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No The information is used by FCC submitted on or before May 22, 2015. If impact(s). personnel during inspection and you anticipate that you will be Needs and Uses: The Broadcast Equal investigations to insure compliance submitting comments, but find it Employment Opportunity (EEO) Model with applicable rules. If this information difficult to do so within the period of Program Report, FCC Form 396–A, is was not available, enforcement efforts time allowed by this notice, you should filed in conjunction with applicants could be hindered; frequency advise the contacts below as soon as seeking authority to construct a new congestion in certain bands could possible. broadcast station, to obtain assignment increase; and the financial viability of of construction permit or license and/or some public coast radiotelephone ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to seeking authority to acquire control of stations could be threatened. Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email an entity holding construction permit or Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and Federal Communications Commission. license. This program is designed to to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ Marlene H. Dortch, assist the applicant in establishing an fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Secretary. Office of Secretary, Office of the effective EEO program for its station. Include in the comments the OMB Managing Director. OMB Control Number: 3060–1146. control number as shown in the [FR Doc. 2015–09306 Filed 4–21–15; 8:45 am] Title: Implementation of the Twenty- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section first Century Communications and BILLING CODE 6712–01–P below. Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS additional information or copies of the Individuals, CG Docket No. 10–210. COMMISSION information collection, contact Cathy Form Number: N/A. Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a Type of Review: Extension of a [OMB 3060–0120 and 3060–1146] copy of this information collection currently approved collection. request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go Respondents: Individuals or Information Collections Being to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ households; Businesses or other for- Submitted for Review and Approval to public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the profit entities; Not-for-profit the Office of Management and Budget section of the Web page called Institutions; State, local or tribal AGENCY: Federal Communications ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on governments. Commission. the downward-pointing arrow in the Number of Respondents and ACTION: Notice and request for ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the Responses: 56 respondents; 2,493 comments. ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) responses. select ‘‘Federal Communications Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Commission’’ from the list of agencies 20 hours. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, Frequency of Response: Annual, required by the Paperwork Reduction (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the monthly, quarterly, and semi-annually Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) reporting requirements; Record keeping 3520), the Federal Communications when the list of FCC ICRs currently requirement; Third party disclosure Commission (FCC or Commission) under review appears, look for the OMB requirement. invites the general public and other control number of this ICR and then Obligation to Respond: Required to Federal agencies to take this click on the ICR Reference Number. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 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.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation80 FR 22518 
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