80 FR 57610 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 185 (September 24, 2015)

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 Communication 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, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57610-57611]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24209]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0139]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

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 Communication 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 comments should be submitted on or before October 26, 
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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the ``Supplementary 
Information'' section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A

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copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

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. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-24209 Filed 9-23-15; 8:45 am]
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