81 FR 1899 - Radio Experimentation and Market Trials-Streamlining Rules

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 9 (January 14, 2016)

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Radio Experimentation and Market Trials, Report and Order (Order)'s streamlining rules. This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1899-1900]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33250]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 5

[ET Docket Nos. 10-236 and 06-155, FCC 13-15]


Radio Experimentation and Market Trials--Streamlining Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with the Commission's Radio 
Experimentation and Market Trials, Report and Order (Order)'s 
streamlining rules. This document is consistent with the Order, which 
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing the effective date of those rules.

DATES: Amendment of Sec. Sec.  5.59, 5.61, 5.63, 5.64, 5.65, 5.73, 
5.79, 5.81, 5.107, 5.115, 5.121, 5.123, 5.205, 5.207, 5.217(b), 5.307, 
5.308, 5.309, 5.311, 5.404, 5.405, 5.406, 5.504, and 5.602, published 
at 78 FR 25138, April 29, 2013, are effective January 14, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rodney Small, Office of Engineering 
and Technology Bureau, at (202) 418-2452, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 
17, 2015, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements relating to the streamlining rules contained in 
the Commission's Order, FCC 13-15, published at 78 FR 25138, April 29, 
2013. The OMB Control Number is 3060-0065. The Commission publishes 
this document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules. If 
you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the 
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused 
thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0065, in your 
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email 
at [email protected]. To request materials in accessible formats for people 
with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio 
format), send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 
(TTY).

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Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB 
approval on December 17, 2015, for the information collection 
requirements contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules 
in 47 CFR part 5. 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 3060-0065. 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: 3060-0065.
    OMB Approval Date: December 17, 2015.
    OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2018.
    Title: Radio Experimentation and Market Trials--Streamlining Rules.
    Form Number: FCC Form 442.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions, and individuals or household.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 495 respondents; 560 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirements; 
recordkeeping requirements; and third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 47 U.S.C. Sections 4, 302, 303, 306, and 307 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,049 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $41,600.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality, except for personally identifiable information 
individuals may submit, which is covered by a system of records, FCC/
OET-1, ``Experimental Radio Station License Files,'' 71 FR 17234, April 
6, 2006.
    Privacy Act: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On January 31, 2013, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order, in ET Docket No. 10-236 and 06-155; FCC 13-15, which 
updates part 5 of the CFR--``Experimental Radio Service'' (ERS). The 
Commission's recent Report and Order revises and streamlines rules for 
Experimental licenses. The new rules provide additional license 
categories to potential licensees. The new license categories are: (1) 
Program Experimental Radio License; (2) Medical Testing Experimental 
Radio License; and (3) Compliance Testing Experimental Radio License, 
including testing of radio frequency equipment in an Open Area Test 
Site.

Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl Todd,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33250 Filed 1-13-16; 8:45 am]
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