82 FR 25799 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
| Page Range | 25799-25800 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11522 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 25799-25800] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11522] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0798; OMB 3060-0508] Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 August 4, 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the FCC 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. 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 governments. 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. Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part application [[Page 25800]] 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 November 7, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 14-181) in WT Docket No. 12-40 to reform its rules governing the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone (Cellular) Service. Subsequently, on March 24, 2017, the Commission released a Second Report and Order (FCC 17-27) in that same proceeding, revising certain technical and licensing rules applicable to the Cellular Service (Cellular Second R&O). In addition to rule revisions that do not affect this information collection, in the Cellular Second R&O, the Commission adopted revised radiated power rules, giving Cellular licensees the option to comply with effective radiated power limits based on power spectral density (PSD), and it made conforming changes to related technical provisions to accommodate PSD. The Commission retained, as an option, the existing radiated power limits (non-PSD) and related technical requirements for Cellular licensees that either cannot or choose not to use a PSD model. The Commission also revised the definition and filing requirements for permanent discontinuance of operations, consistent with transitioning the Cellular Service from a site-based regime to one that is geographic-based. The Commission now seeks approval for revisions to its currently approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798 to permit the collection of PSD-related technical information (in lieu of certain non-PSD technical information) for Cellular Service licensees that opt to use a PSD model for their systems, pursuant to the Cellular Second R&O. We are revising Schedule F of Form 601 accordingly to allow licensees to request modifications to their licenses based on PSD operations. We do not anticipate that this revision will have any impact on the burden to complete the form/ Schedule F. The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved information collection on FCC Form 601 to revise FCC Form 601 accordingly. OMB Control Number: 3060-0508. Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements. Form Number: Not applicable. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or households, and State, Local or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,465 respondents; 16,183 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 hours-10 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion, quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332. Total Annual Burden: 4,406 hours. Annual Cost Burden: $19,138,350. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. The information to be collected will be made available for public inspection. Applicants may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be given confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. Needs and Uses: Part 22 contains the technical and legal requirements for radio stations operating in the Public Mobile Services. The information collected is used to determine on a case-by- case basis, whether or not to grant licenses authorizing construction and operation of wireless telecommunications facilities to common carriers. Further, this information is used to develop statistics about the demand for various wireless licenses and/or the licensing process itself, and occasionally for rule enforcement purposes. This revised information collection reflects changes in rules applicable to Part 22 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone (``Cellular'') Service licensees and applicants, as adopted by the Commission in a Second Report and Order in WT Docket No. 12-40 and a companion Report and Order in WT Docket No. 10-112 concerning the Wireless Radio Services (WRS), which include the Cellular Service among others (WRS R&O) (FCC 17-27). The Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O revised or eliminated certain licensing rules and modernized outdated technical rules applicable to the Cellular Service. Specifically, in addition to rule revisions that do not affect this information collection, in the Cellular Second R&O, the Commission revised the Cellular radiated power rules, giving licensees the option to comply with effective radiated power limits based on power spectral density (PSD), and giving licensees the additional option to operate at PSD limits above a specified threshold (Higher PSD Limits) so long as certain conditions are met. One of these conditions, set forth in a new provision of the Cellular rules, is a requirement for written advance notification to public safety entities within a specified radius of the cell sites to be deployed at the Higher PSD Limits. This third-party disclosure requirement is an important component of the Commission's approach to protecting public safety entities from increased potential for unacceptable interference to their communications. Also in the Cellular Second R&O and of relevance to this information collection, the Commission eliminated the requirement for filings for certain changes to cell sites in a Cellular system. In the WRS R&O, the Commission deleted the Part 22 Cellular comparative hearing/license renewal rules, resulting in discontinued information collections for the following rule sections: 22.935, 22.936, 22.939, and 22.940. The Commission is now seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') for a revision of this information collection. Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-11522 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Federal Communications Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Total Annual Burden: 43,267 hours. Katura Jackson, additional information about the
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the information collection, contact Cathy
Total Annual Costs: No Cost. Secretary. Williams at (202) 418–2918.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: [FR Doc. 2017–11536 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
Responses to feedback instruments will BILLING CODE 6712–01–P its continuing effort to reduce
be confidential. paperwork burdens, and as required by
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: There the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, the FCC
is no Privacy Act impact as personally FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS invites the general public and other
identifiable information (PII) will not be COMMISSION Federal agencies to take this
collected. [OMB 3060–0798; OMB 3060–0508] opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Needs and Uses: The information
Information Collections Being Comments are requested concerning:
collection activity will garner
Reviewed by the Federal Whether the proposed collection of
qualitative customer and stakeholder
Communications Commission information is necessary for the proper
feedback in an efficient, timely manner, performance of the functions of the
in accordance with the Administration’s AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, including whether the
commitment to improving service Commission. information shall have practical utility;
delivery. By qualitative feedback we ACTION: Notice and request for the accuracy of the Commission’s
mean information that provides useful comments. burden estimate; ways to enhance the
insights on perceptions and opinions, quality, utility, and clarity of the
but are not statistical surveys that yield SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort information collected; ways to minimize
quantitative results that can be to reduce paperwork burdens, and as the burden of the collection of
generalized to the population of study. required by the Paperwork Reduction information on the respondents,
This feedback will provide insights into Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal including the use of automated
customer or stakeholder perceptions, Communications Commission (FCC or collection techniques or other forms of
experiences and expectations, provide Commission) invites the general public information technology; and ways to
an early warning of issues with service, and other Federal agencies to take this further reduce the information
or focus attention on areas where opportunity to comment on the collection burden on small business
communication, training or change in following information collections. concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
operations might improve delivery of Comments are requested concerning: OMB Control Number: 3060–0798.
products or services. These collections Whether the proposed collection of Title: FCC Application for Radio
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and information is necessary for the proper Service Authorization; Wireless
actionable communications between the performance of the functions of the Telecommunications Bureau; Public
Agency and its customers and Commission, including whether the Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback information shall have practical utility; Form Number: FCC Form 601.
to contribute directly to the the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: Revision of a
improvement of program management. burden estimate; ways to enhance the currently approved collection.
Feedback collected under this generic quality, utility, and clarity of the Respondents: Individuals and
clearance will provide useful information collected; ways to minimize households; Business or other for-profit
information, but it will not yield data the burden of the collection of entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and
that can be generalized to the overall information on the respondents, State, local or tribal governments.
population. This type of generic including the use of automated Number of Respondents and
clearance for qualitative information collection techniques or other forms of Responses: 253,320 respondents and
will not be used for quantitative information technology; and ways to 253,320 responses.
information collections that are further reduce the information Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–
designed to yield reliably actionable collection burden on small business 1.25 hours.
results, such as monitoring trends over concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Frequency of Response:
time or documenting program The FCC may not conduct or sponsor Recordkeeping requirement, third party
performance. Such data uses require a collection of information unless it disclosure requirement, on occasion
displays a currently valid Office of reporting requirement and periodic
more rigorous designs that address: The
Management and Budget (OMB) control reporting requirement.
target population to which
number. No person shall be subject to Obligation to Respond: Required to
generalizations will be made, the
any penalty for failing to comply with obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
sampling frame, the sample design authority for this collection of
(including stratification and clustering), a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
the precision requirements or power 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201,
calculations that justify the proposed control number.
DATES: Written comments should be 202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308,
sample size, the expected response rate, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331,
methods of assessing potential submitted on or before August 4, 2017.
If you anticipate that you will be 332, 333, 336, 534, 535 and 554.
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
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submitting comments, but find it Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
collection, and any testing procedures Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
that were or will be undertaken prior difficult to do so within the period of
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
fielding the study. Depending on the time allowed by this notice, you should Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
degree of influence the results are likely advise the contacts below as soon as In general there is no need for
to have, such collections may still be possible. confidentiality with this collection of
eligible for submission for other generic ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to information.
mechanisms that are designed to yield Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@ Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a
quantitative results. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. consolidated, multi-part application
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form that is used for market-based and from a site-based regime to one that is common carriers. Further, this
site-based licensing for wireless geographic-based. information is used to develop statistics
telecommunications services, including The Commission now seeks approval about the demand for various wireless
public safety licenses, which are filed for revisions to its currently approved licenses and/or the licensing process
through the Commission’s Universal collection of information under OMB itself, and occasionally for rule
Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601 Control Number 3060–0798 to permit enforcement purposes.
is composed of a main form that the collection of PSD-related technical This revised information collection
contains administrative information and information (in lieu of certain non-PSD reflects changes in rules applicable to
a series of schedules used for filing technical information) for Cellular Part 22 800 MHz Cellular
technical and other information. This Service licensees that opt to use a PSD Radiotelephone (‘‘Cellular’’) Service
form is used to apply for a new license, model for their systems, pursuant to the licensees and applicants, as adopted by
to amend or withdraw a pending Cellular Second R&O. We are revising the Commission in a Second Report and
application, to modify or renew an Schedule F of Form 601 accordingly to Order in WT Docket No. 12–40 and a
existing license, cancel a license, allow licensees to request modifications companion Report and Order in WT
request a duplicate license, submit to their licenses based on PSD Docket No. 10–112 concerning the
required notifications, request an operations. We do not anticipate that Wireless Radio Services (WRS), which
extension of time to satisfy construction this revision will have any impact on include the Cellular Service among
requirements, or request an the burden to complete the form/ others (WRS R&O) (FCC 17–27). The
administrative update to an existing Schedule F. Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O
license (such as mailing address The Commission therefore seeks revised or eliminated certain licensing
change), request a Special Temporary approval for a revision to its currently rules and modernized outdated
Authority or Developmental License. approved information collection on FCC technical rules applicable to the Cellular
Respondents are encouraged to submit Form 601 to revise FCC Form 601 Service. Specifically, in addition to rule
FCC Form 601 electronically and are accordingly. revisions that do not affect this
required to do so when submitting FCC OMB Control Number: 3060–0508. information collection, in the Cellular
Form 601 to apply for an authorization Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and
for which the applicant was the winning Second R&O, the Commission revised
Recordkeeping Requirements.
bidder in a spectrum auction. the Cellular radiated power rules, giving
Form Number: Not applicable.
The data collected on FCC Form 601 Type of Review: Revision of a licensees the option to comply with
includes the FCC Registration Number currently approved collection. effective radiated power limits based on
(FRN), which serves as a ‘‘common Respondents: Business or other for- power spectral density (PSD), and
link’’ for all filings an entity has with profit entities, Individuals or giving licensees the additional option to
the FCC. The Debt Collection households, and State, Local or Tribal operate at PSD limits above a specified
Improvement Act of 1996 requires Governments. threshold (Higher PSD Limits) so long as
entities filing with the Commission use Number of Respondents and certain conditions are met. One of these
an FRN. Responses: 15,465 respondents; 16,183 conditions, set forth in a new provision
On November 7, 2014, the Federal responses. of the Cellular rules, is a requirement for
Communications Commission Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 written advance notification to public
(‘‘Commission’’) released a Report and hours–10 hours. safety entities within a specified radius
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Frequency of Response: of the cell sites to be deployed at the
Rulemaking (FCC 14–181) in WT Docket Recordkeeping requirement; On Higher PSD Limits. This third-party
No. 12–40 to reform its rules governing occasion, quarterly, and semi-annual disclosure requirement is an important
the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone reporting requirements. component of the Commission’s
(Cellular) Service. Subsequently, on Obligation to Respond: Required to approach to protecting public safety
March 24, 2017, the Commission obtain or retain benefits. The statutory entities from increased potential for
released a Second Report and Order authority for this collection is contained unacceptable interference to their
(FCC 17–27) in that same proceeding, in 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332. communications. Also in the Cellular
revising certain technical and licensing Total Annual Burden: 4,406 hours. Second R&O and of relevance to this
rules applicable to the Cellular Service Annual Cost Burden: $19,138,350. information collection, the Commission
(Cellular Second R&O). In addition to Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. eliminated the requirement for filings
rule revisions that do not affect this Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: for certain changes to cell sites in a
information collection, in the Cellular There is no need for confidentiality with Cellular system. In the WRS R&O, the
Second R&O, the Commission adopted this collection of information. The Commission deleted the Part 22 Cellular
revised radiated power rules, giving information to be collected will be made comparative hearing/license renewal
Cellular licensees the option to comply available for public inspection. rules, resulting in discontinued
with effective radiated power limits Applicants may request materials or information collections for the following
based on power spectral density (PSD), information submitted to the rule sections: 22.935, 22.936, 22.939,
and it made conforming changes to Commission be given confidential and 22.940.
related technical provisions to treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the The Commission is now seeking
accommodate PSD. The Commission Commission’s rules. approval from the Office of Management
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retained, as an option, the existing Needs and Uses: Part 22 contains the and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for a revision of
radiated power limits (non-PSD) and technical and legal requirements for this information collection.
related technical requirements for radio stations operating in the Public
Cellular licensees that either cannot or Mobile Services. The information Federal Communications Commission.
choose not to use a PSD model. The collected is used to determine on a case- Katura Jackson,
Commission also revised the definition by-case basis, whether or not to grant Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
and filing requirements for permanent licenses authorizing construction and Secretary.
discontinuance of operations, consistent operation of wireless [FR Doc. 2017–11522 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am]
with transitioning the Cellular Service telecommunications facilities to BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
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