83 FR 2636 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 12 (January 18, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 12 (Thursday, January 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2636-2637]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00761]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0441]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 19, 
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 contact listed 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: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0441.
    Title: Section 90.621, Selection and Assignment of Frequencies and 
Section 90.693, Grandfathering Provisions for Incumbent Licensees.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection

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is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i) and 309(j).
    Total Annual Burden: 75 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $6,250.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.621(b)(4) allows stations to be licensed 
at distances less than those prescribed in the Short-Spacing Separation 
Table where applicants ``secure a waiver.'' Applicants seeking a waiver 
in these circumstances are still required to submit with their 
application an interference analysis, based upon any of the generally-
accepted terrain-based propagation models, demonstrating that co-
channel stations would receive the same or greater interference 
protection than provided in the Short-Spacing Separation Table.
    Section 90.621(b)(5) permits stations to be located closer than the 
required separation, so long as the applicant provides letters of 
concurrence indicating that the applicant and each co-channel licensee 
within the specified separation agree to accept any interference 
resulting from the reduced separation between systems. Applicants are 
still required to file such concurrence letters with the Commission. 
Additionally, the Commission did not eliminate filings required by 
provisions such as international agreements, its environmental 
(National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)) rules, its antenna 
structure registration rules, or quiet zone notification/filing 
procedures.
    Section 90.693 requires that 800 MHz incumbent Specialized Mobile 
Radio (SMR) service licensees ``notify the Commission within 30 days of 
any changes in technical parameters or additional stations constructed 
that fall within the short-spacing criteria.'' It has been standard 
practice for incumbents to notify the Commission of all changes and 
additional stations constructed in cases where such stations are in 
fact located less than the required 70 mile distance separation, and 
are therefore technically ``short-spaced,'' but are in fact fully 
compliant with the parameters of the Commission's Short-Spacing 
Separation Table.
    The Commission uses this information to determine whether to grant 
licenses to applicants making ``minor modifications'' to their systems 
which do not satisfy mileage separation requirements pursuant to the 
Short-Spacing Separation Table.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-00761 Filed 1-17-18; 8:45 am]
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