82 FR 16207 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 62 (April 3, 2017)

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16207-16208]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06486]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0798]


Information Collection 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 (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 June 2, 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: 
    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 government.
    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.

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    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part 
application 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 July 14, 2016, the Commission released a Report and Order in 
which it established the Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service 
authorizing mobile use in the 27.5-28.35 GHz, 37-38.6 GHz, and 38.6-40 
GHz (39 GHz) bands, See Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz For Mobile 
Radio Services, et al., Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, FCC 16-89, 31 FCC Rcd 8014 (2016). Of relevance to the 
information collection at issue here, the Commission established a 
process by which 39 GHz licensees can conduct a voluntary, pre-auction 
license swap or exchange which would give licensees the opportunity to 
consolidate their licensed blocks into larger tranches of contiguous 
spectrum thereby leaving more valuable empty contiguous channel blocks 
for the Commission to auction.
    The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its currently 
approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798 
to permit the collection of the additional information for Commission 
licenses and permits, pursuant to the information collection 
requirements adopted by the Commission in the Spectrum Frontiers R&O, 
including the provisions authorizing voluntary channel swaps. We are 
proposing to revise schedule E of form 601 to allow licensees to file a 
modification to indicate active licenses and leases they are requesting 
authorization to swap. We do not anticipate that this revision will 
have any impact on the burden to complete the form.
    The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its 
currently approved information collection on FCC Form 601 to revise FCC 
Form 601 accordingly.

Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl D. Todd,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-06486 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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