82 FR 39426 - Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 159 (August 18, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 159 (August 18, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-17444 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 39426-39427] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17444] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0798 and 3060-0508] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 September 18, 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: 3060-0798. 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 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 [[Page 39427]] 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. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-17444 Filed 8-17-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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speeds of 5 Mbps at the cell edge with collection burden on small business burden estimate; ways to enhance the
80 percent probability and a 30 percent concerns with fewer than 25 employees. quality, utility, and clarity of the
loading factor) will be required to The Commission may not conduct or information collected; ways to minimize
submit data under this new, one-time sponsor a collection of information the burden of the collection of
information collection. Such providers unless it displays a currently valid information on the respondents,
will be required to file propagation Office of Management and Budget including the use of automated
maps and model details with the (OMB) control number. No person shall collection techniques or other forms of
Commission indicating their current 4G be subject to any penalty for failing to information technology; and ways to
LTE coverage in accordance with a comply with a collection of information further reduce the information
public notice that will be issued in subject to the PRA that does not display collection burden on small business
advance of the start of period within a valid OMB control number. concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
which providers must make their filings DATES: Written comments should be OMB Control Number: 3060–0798.
that provides instructions for how to file submitted on or before September 18, Title: FCC Application for Radio
the data submission, including a data 2017. If you anticipate that you will be Service Authorization; Wireless
specification, formatting information, submitting comments, but find it Telecommunications Bureau; Public
and any other technical parameters that difficult to do so within the period of Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
may be necessary for such filings. The time allowed by this notice, you should Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Commission will use the new coverage advise the contacts listed below as soon Type of Review: Revision of a
data, in conjunction with subsidy data as possible. currently approved collection.
available from the Universal Service ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Respondents: Individuals and
Administrative Company (USAC), to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email households; Business or other for-profit
create the map of areas presumptively Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and
eligible for MF–II support. to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ State, local or tribal governments.
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Number of Respondents and
Federal Communications Commission. Responses: 253,320 respondents and
Marlene H. Dortch,
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the 253,320 responses.
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–
[FR Doc. 2017–17439 Filed 8–17–17; 8:45 am] 1.25 hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Frequency of Response:
additional information or copies of the Recordkeeping requirement, third party
information collection, contact Cathy disclosure requirement, on occasion
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a reporting requirement and periodic
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
copy of this information collection reporting requirement.
COMMISSION
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go Obligation To Respond: Required to
[OMB 3060–0798 and 3060–0508] to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the authority for this collection of
Information Collections Being section of the Web page called
Submitted for Review and Approval to information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201,
the Office of Management and Budget the downward-pointing arrow in the 202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308,
AGENCY: Federal Communications ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331,
Commission. ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 332, 333, 336, 534, 535 and 554.
ACTION: Notice and request for
select ‘‘Federal Communications Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
comments. Commission’’ from the list of agencies Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) In general there is no need for
required by the Paperwork Reduction when the list of FCC ICRs currently confidentiality with this collection of
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal under review appears, look for the OMB information.
Communications Commission (FCC or control number of this ICR and then Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a
the Commission) invites the general click on the ICR Reference Number. A consolidated, multi-part application
public and other Federal agencies to copy of the FCC submission to OMB form that is used for market-based and
take this opportunity to comment on the will be displayed. site-based licensing for wireless
following information collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of telecommunications services, including
Comments are requested concerning: its continuing effort to reduce public safety licenses, which are filed
Whether the proposed collection of paperwork burdens, and as required by through the Commission’s Universal
information is necessary for the proper the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601
performance of the functions of the 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal is composed of a main form that
Commission, including whether the Communications Commission (FCC or contains administrative information and
information shall have practical utility; the Commission) invites the general a series of schedules used for filing
the accuracy of the Commission’s public and other Federal agencies to technical and other information. This
burden estimate; ways to enhance the take this opportunity to comment on the form is used to apply for a new license,
quality, utility, and clarity of the following information collection. to amend or withdraw a pending
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information collected; ways to minimize Comments are requested concerning: application, to modify or renew an
the burden of the collection of Whether the proposed collection of existing license, cancel a license,
information on the respondents, information is necessary for the proper request a duplicate license, submit
including the use of automated performance of the functions of the required notifications, request an
collection techniques or other forms of Commission, including whether the extension of time to satisfy construction
information technology; and ways to information shall have practical utility; requirements, or request an
further reduce the information the accuracy of the Commission’s administrative update to an existing
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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 Second R&O, the Commission revised
for which the applicant was the winning Recordkeeping Requirements. the Cellular radiated power rules, giving
bidder in a spectrum auction. The data Form Number: Not applicable. licensees the option to comply with
collected on FCC Form 601 includes the Type of Review: Revision of a effective radiated power limits based on
FCC Registration Number (FRN), which currently approved collection. power spectral density (PSD), and
serves as a ‘‘common link’’ for all filings Respondents: Business or other for- giving licensees the additional option to
an entity has with the FCC. The Debt profit entities, Individuals or operate at PSD limits above a specified
Collection Improvement Act of 1996 households, and State, Local or Tribal threshold (Higher PSD Limits) so long as
requires entities filing with the Governments. certain conditions are met. One of these
Commission use an FRN. Number of Respondents and conditions, set forth in a new provision
Responses: 15,465 respondents; 16,183 of the Cellular rules, is a requirement for
On November 7, 2014, the Federal
responses. written advance notification to public
Communications Commission
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 safety entities within a specified radius
(‘‘Commission’’) released a Report and
hours–10 hours. of the cell sites to be deployed at the
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Frequency of Response:
Rulemaking (FCC 14–181) in WT Docket Higher PSD Limits. This third-party
Recordkeeping requirement; On disclosure requirement is an important
No. 12–40 to reform its rules governing occasion, quarterly, and semi-annual
the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone component of the Commission’s
reporting requirements. approach to protecting public safety
(Cellular) Service. Subsequently, on Obligation To Respond: Required to
March 24, 2017, the Commission entities from increased potential for
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
released a Second Report and Order unacceptable interference to their
authority for this collection is contained
(FCC 17–27) in that same proceeding, communications. Also in the Cellular
in 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332.
revising certain technical and licensing Second R&O and of relevance to this
Total Annual Burden: 4,406 hours.
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
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 Federal Communications Commission.
Cellular licensees that either cannot or Mobile Services. The information Marlene H. Dortch,
choose not to use a PSD model. The collected is used to determine on a case- Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
Commission also revised the definition by-case basis, whether or not to grant [FR Doc. 2017–17444 Filed 8–17–17; 8:45 am]
and filing requirements for permanent licenses authorizing construction and BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
discontinuance of operations, consistent operation of wireless
with transitioning the Cellular Service telecommunications facilities to
from a site-based regime to one that is common carriers. Further, this FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
geographic-based. information is used to develop statistics COMMISSION
The Commission now seeks approval about the demand for various wireless
for revisions to its currently approved licenses and/or the licensing process [OMB 3060–1201 and 3060–xxxx]
collection of information under OMB itself, and occasionally for rule
Information Collections Being
Control Number 3060–0798 to permit enforcement purposes.
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the collection of PSD-related technical This revised information collection
the Office of Management and Budget
information (in lieu of certain non-PSD reflects changes in rules applicable to
technical information) for Cellular Part 22 800 MHz Cellular AGENCY: Federal Communications
Service licensees that opt to use a PSD Radiotelephone (‘‘Cellular’’) Service Commission.
model for their systems, pursuant to the licensees and applicants, as adopted by ACTION: Notice and request for
Cellular Second R&O. We are revising the Commission in a Second Report and
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comments.
Schedule F of Form 601 accordingly to Order in WT Docket No. 12–40 and a
allow licensees to request modifications companion Report and Order in WT SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to their licenses based on PSD Docket No. 10–112 concerning the to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
operations. We do not anticipate that Wireless Radio Services (WRS), which required by the Paperwork Reduction
this revision will have any impact on include the Cellular Service among Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
the burden to complete the form/ others (WRS R&O) (FCC 17–27). The Communications Commission (FCC or
Schedule F. Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O the Commission) invites the general
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| 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. | |
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