82 FR 39123 - Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 158 (August 17, 2017)

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a currently approved public information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39123-39124]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17394]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0850]


Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a 
currently approved public information collection pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. 
Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any 
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing 
Director, at (202) 418-2918, or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The total annual reporting burdens and costs 
for the respondents are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0850.
    OMB Approval Date: July 18, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: July 31, 2020.
    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.
    Respondents: Individuals and Households, Business or Other For-
Profit Entities; Not-For-Profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 130,000 respondents and 
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 & other (5 & 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 Annual Cost: $ 2,676,700.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
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confidentiality. The Commission is required to withhold from disclosure 
certain information about the individual such as date of birth or 
telephone number. 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. 4 The data collected on this form includes the Date of Birth 
for Commercial Operator licensees however this information will be 
redacted from public view.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: 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 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. 2017-17394 Filed 8-16-17; 8:45 am]
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