Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 44105-44106 [2015-18091]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 2015 / Notices PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 22, 2015. 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 PRA@ fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0139. Title: Application for Antenna Structure Registration. Form Number: FCC Form 854. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local, or Tribal governments. Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,400 respondents; 57,100 responses. Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours to 2.5 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 303, and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303, and 309(j), section 102(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4332(C), and section 1506.6 of the regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, 40 CFR 1506.6. Total Annual Burden: 25,682 hours. Total Annual Cost: $1,176,813. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. This information collection contains personally identifiable information on individuals which is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974. Information on the FCC Form 854 is maintained in the Commission’s System of Records, FCC/ WTB–1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records.’’ These licensee records are publicly available and routinely used in accordance of subsection b of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b), as amended. Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs) and materials that are afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:59 Jul 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 will not be available for public inspection. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules. The Commission has in place the following policy and procedures for records retention and disposal: Records will be actively maintained as long as the entity remains a tower owner. Paper records will be archived after being keyed or scanned into the Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) database and destroyed when twelve (12) years old. Needs and Uses: As discussed below, the Commission is revising the FCC Form 854 to implement measures adopted in a recent Report and Order, and is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for this information collection as revised. The Commission is also reporting a change in the annual burden and annual cost due to a small increase in the number of responses. After the comment period, the Commission will submit the revised information collection to OMB to obtain the full three year clearance. The purpose of the FCC Form 854 is to register antenna structures (radio towers) that are used for communication services regulated by the Commission; to make changes to existing antenna structure registrations or pending applications for registration; or to notify the Commission of the completion of construction or dismantlement of such structures, as required by Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), chapter 1. In addition, for proposed new antenna structures, the FCC Form 854 is used to facilitate a pre-application public notification process, including a required 30-day period of local and national notice to provide members of the public with a meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of proposed antenna structures that require registration with the Commission. The Commission is revising this current information collection due to the adoption of a Report and Order, FCC 14–117, which streamlined and eliminated outdated provisions of the Commission’s part 17 rules governing the construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures. The changes to this collection are necessary to implement two of the updates adopted in the Report and Order. The first change, to section 17.4(j), requires owners of certain antenna structures to file FCC Form 854 with the Commission if there is any change or correction in PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44105 the overall height of one foot or greater or in the coordinates of one second or greater in longitude or latitude of a registered antenna structure. The second change, to section 17.4(b), requires owners to note on FCC Form 854 that the registration is voluntary, if the antenna structure is otherwise not required to be registered under section 17.4. As a result, there will be a small increase in the number of FCC Form 854s filed each year, as well as an additional question added to the form itself which will permit qualified applicants to indicate that they are voluntarily registering their antenna structures. These changes will enable the Commission to further modernize its rules while adhering to its statutory responsibility to prevent antenna structures from being hazards to air navigation. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–18090 Filed 7–23–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0207] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24JYN1.SGM 24JYN1 asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 44106 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 142 / Friday, July 24, 2015 / Notices 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 22, 2015. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418–2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0207. Title: Part 11—Emergency Alert System (EAS), Sixth Report and Order, FCC 12–7. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents: 63,080 respondents; 3,569,028 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 43 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Obligatory for all entities required to participate in EAS. Total Annual Burden: 82,008 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Filings will be given the presumption of confidentiality. The Commission will allow test data and reports containing individual test data to be shared on a confidential basis with other Federal agencies and state governmental emergency management agencies that have confidentiality protection at least equal to that provided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). See 5 U.S.C. 552 (2006), amended by OPEN Government Act of 2007, Public Law 110–175, 121 Stat. 2524 (stating the FOIA confidentiality standard, along with relevant exemptions). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:59 Jul 23, 2015 Jkt 235001 Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains rules and regulations addressing the nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS provides the President with the capability to provide immediate communications and information to the general public at the national, state and local area level during periods of national emergency. The EAS also provides state and local governments and the National Weather Service with the capability to provide immediate communications and information to the general public concerning emergency situations posing a threat to life and property. The FCC is now submitting this information collection as a revision to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a mandatory Electronic Test Reporting System (ETRS) that EAS Participants must utilize to file identifying and test result data as part of their participation in the second nationwide EAS test. Although the ETRS adopted in this Sixth Report and Order in EB Docket No. 04–296, FCC 15–60, largely resembles the version used during the first nationwide EAS test, it also contains certain improvements, such as support for prepopulation of form data, and integration of form data into an EAS ‘‘Mapbook.’’ ETRS will continue to collect such identifying information as station call letters, license identification number, geographic coordinates, EAS designation (LP, NP, etc.), EAS monitoring assignment, and emergency contact information. EAS Participants will submit this identifying data prior to the test date. On the day of the test, EAS Participants will input test results into ETRS (e.g., whether the test message was received and processed successfully). They will input the remaining data called for by our reporting rules (e.g., more detailed test results) within 45 day of the test. The Commission believes that structuring ETRS in this fashion will allow EAS Participants to timely provide the Commission with test data in a minimally burdensome fashion. As the subsequent analysis indicates, this revised collection will cause no change in the burden estimates or reporting and record keeping requirements that the Commission submitted (and which OMB subsequently approved) for the 2011 system. The revised information collection requirements contained in this collection are as follows: Section 11.21(a) requires EAS Participants to provide the identifying information required by the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) no later than sixty days after the publication in the Federal Register of a notice announcing PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the approval by the Office of Management and Budget of the modified information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and an effective date of the rule amendment, or within sixty days of the launch of the ETRS, whichever is later, and shall renew this identifying information on a yearly basis or as required by any revision of the EAS Participant’s State EAS Plan filed pursuant to section 11.21 of this part, and consistent with the requirements of paragraph 11.61(a)(3)(iv) of this part, section 11.61(a)(3)(iv) requires Test results as required to be logged by all EAS Participants into the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) as determined by the Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, subject to the following requirements. EAS Participants shall provide the identifying information required by the ETRS initially no later than sixty days after the publication in the Federal Register of a notice announcing the approval by the Office of Management and Budget of the modified information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and an effective date of the rule amendment, or within sixty days of the launch of the ETRS, whichever is later, and shall renew this identifying information on a yearly basis or as required by any revision of the EAS Participant’s State EAS Plan filed pursuant to section 11.21 of this part. EAS Participants must also file ‘‘Day of test’’ data in the ETRS within 24 hours of any nationwide test or as otherwise required by the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44105-44106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18091]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0207]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 (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

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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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 
22, 2015. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0207.
    Title: Part 11--Emergency Alert System (EAS), Sixth Report and 
Order, FCC 12-7.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision 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: 63,080 respondents; 3,569,028 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 43 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Obligatory for all entities required to 
participate in EAS.
    Total Annual Burden: 82,008 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Filings will be given the 
presumption of confidentiality. The Commission will allow test data and 
reports containing individual test data to be shared on a confidential 
basis with other Federal agencies and state governmental emergency 
management agencies that have confidentiality protection at least equal 
to that provided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). See 5 U.S.C. 
552 (2006), amended by OPEN Government Act of 2007, Public Law 110-175, 
121 Stat. 2524 (stating the FOIA confidentiality standard, along with 
relevant exemptions).
    Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains rules and regulations addressing 
the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS provides the 
President with the capability to provide immediate communications and 
information to the general public at the national, state and local area 
level during periods of national emergency. The EAS also provides state 
and local governments and the National Weather Service with the 
capability to provide immediate communications and information to the 
general public concerning emergency situations posing a threat to life 
and property.
    The FCC is now submitting this information collection as a revision 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish a mandatory 
Electronic Test Reporting System (ETRS) that EAS Participants must 
utilize to file identifying and test result data as part of their 
participation in the second nationwide EAS test. Although the ETRS 
adopted in this Sixth Report and Order in EB Docket No. 04-296, FCC 15-
60, largely resembles the version used during the first nationwide EAS 
test, it also contains certain improvements, such as support for pre-
population of form data, and integration of form data into an EAS 
``Mapbook.'' ETRS will continue to collect such identifying information 
as station call letters, license identification number, geographic 
coordinates, EAS designation (LP, NP, etc.), EAS monitoring assignment, 
and emergency contact information. EAS Participants will submit this 
identifying data prior to the test date. On the day of the test, EAS 
Participants will input test results into ETRS (e.g., whether the test 
message was received and processed successfully). They will input the 
remaining data called for by our reporting rules (e.g., more detailed 
test results) within 45 day of the test. The Commission believes that 
structuring ETRS in this fashion will allow EAS Participants to timely 
provide the Commission with test data in a minimally burdensome 
fashion. As the subsequent analysis indicates, this revised collection 
will cause no change in the burden estimates or reporting and record 
keeping requirements that the Commission submitted (and which OMB 
subsequently approved) for the 2011 system. The revised information 
collection requirements contained in this collection are as follows:
    Section 11.21(a) requires EAS Participants to provide the 
identifying information required by the EAS Test Reporting System 
(ETRS) no later than sixty days after the publication in the Federal 
Register of a notice announcing the approval by the Office of 
Management and Budget of the modified information collection 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and an effective 
date of the rule amendment, or within sixty days of the launch of the 
ETRS, whichever is later, and shall renew this identifying information 
on a yearly basis or as required by any revision of the EAS 
Participant's State EAS Plan filed pursuant to section 11.21 of this 
part, and consistent with the requirements of paragraph 11.61(a)(3)(iv) 
of this part, section 11.61(a)(3)(iv) requires Test results as required 
to be logged by all EAS Participants into the EAS Test Reporting System 
(ETRS) as determined by the Commission's Public Safety and Homeland 
Security Bureau, subject to the following requirements. EAS 
Participants shall provide the identifying information required by the 
ETRS initially no later than sixty days after the publication in the 
Federal Register of a notice announcing the approval by the Office of 
Management and Budget of the modified information collection 
requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and an effective 
date of the rule amendment, or within sixty days of the launch of the 
ETRS, whichever is later, and shall renew this identifying information 
on a yearly basis or as required by any revision of the EAS 
Participant's State EAS Plan filed pursuant to section 11.21 of this 
part. EAS Participants must also file ``Day of test'' data in the ETRS 
within 24 hours of any nationwide test or as otherwise required by the 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-18091 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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