82 FR 22998 - Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 96 (May 19, 2017)

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. 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 Commission 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 96 (Friday, May 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22998-23000]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10102]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0390 and 3060-0850]


Information Collections 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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. 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

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collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.
    The Commission 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 19, 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 listed 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 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 copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. 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: 3060-0390.
    Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report, FCC Form 395-B.
    Form Number: FCC 395-B.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 14,000 respondents, 14,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority of this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 334 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 395-B, the ``Broadcast Station Annual 
Employment Report,'' is a data collection device used by the Commission 
to assess industry employment trends and provide reports to Congress. 
By the form, broadcast licensees and permittees identify employees by 
gender and race/ethnicity in ten specified major job categories in the 
form.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0850.
    Title: Quick-Form Application for Authorization in the Ship, 
Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General 
Mobile Radio Services, FCC Form 605.
    Form No.: FCC Form 605.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 130,000 respondents; 130,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.17 hours-0.44 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement, recordkeeping and other (5 and 10 years).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 CFR 
1.913(a)(4).
    Total Annual Burden: 57,218 hours.
    Total Respondent Cost: $2,676,700.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality. The Commission is required to withhold from 
disclosure certain information about the individual such as date of 
birth or telephone number.
    Needs and Uses: FCC 605 application is a consolidated application 
form for Ship, Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Radio 
Operators, and General Mobile Radio Services and is used to collect 
licensing data for the Universal Licensing System. The Commission is 
requesting OMB approval for an extension (no change in the reporting, 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements). The 
Commission is making minor clarifications to the instructions on the 
main form and schedule B as well as a clarification to Item 3 on the 
main form. The data collected on this form includes the Date of Birth 
for Commercial Operator licensees however this information will be 
redacted from public view.
    The FCC uses the information in FCC Form 605 to determine whether 
the applicant is legally, technically, and financially qualified to 
obtain a license. Without such information, the Commission cannot 
determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants that provide 
telecommunication services to the public, and therefore, to fulfill its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    The Commission is revising the basic qualifications section of the 
form to include a question regarding whether an application has been 
convicted of a felony in any state or federal court. Applicants, 
answering yes must provide an explanation. This item enables the FCC to 
determine whether an Applicant is eligible under Sec. Sec.  310(d) and 
308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to hold or have 
ownership interest in a station license.
    In addition we are seeking approval to change the ship application 
form require the applicant provide the official ship number. Coast 
Guard requests we change this question from optional to required. 
Obtaining the ship number is the only way to reliably link a license to 
a specific vessel. The Information provided on this form will also be 
used

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to update the database and to provide for proper use of the frequency 
spectrum as well as enforcement purposes.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-10102 Filed 5-18-17; 8:45 am]
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