83 FR 23678 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 99 (May 22, 2018)

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 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23678-23679]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10945]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0931]


Information Collection 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 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 21, 2018. 
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.

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    OMB Control Number: 3060-0931.
    Title: Section 80.103, Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Operating 
Procedures--Maritime Mobile Identity (MMSI).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 40,000 respondents; 40,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this Information collection is in 47 U.S.C. 
154, 303, 307(e), 309 and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. The reporting requirement is contained in international 
agreements and ITU-R M.541.9.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC maintains a system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing 
Records'' that covers the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, 
and disposal of the PII that marine VHF radio licensees maintain under 
47 CFR 80.103.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for 
confidentiality with respect to all owners of Marine VHF radios with 
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability in this collection. The 
licensee records will be publicly available and routinely used in 
accordance with subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974. FRN numbers 
and material which is afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a 
request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules will not be 
available for public inspection. Any personally identifiable 
information (PII) that individual applicants provide is covered by a 
system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records'', 
and these and all other records may be disclosed pursuant to the 
Routine Uses as stated in the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected is necessary to require 
owners of marine VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) 
capability to register information such as the name, address, type of 
vessel with a private entity issuing marine mobile service identities 
(MMSI). The information would be used by search and rescue personnel to 
identify vessels in distress and to select the proper rescue units and 
search methods.
    The requirement to collect this information is contained in 
international agreements with the U.S. Coast Guard and private sector 
entities that issue MMSI's.
    The information is used by private entities to maintain a database 
used to provide information about the vessel owner in distress using 
marine VHF radios with DSC capability. If the data were not collected, 
the U.S. Coast Guard would not have access to this information which 
would increase the time and effort needed to complete a search and 
rescue operation.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-10945 Filed 5-21-18; 8:45 am]
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