Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 39426-39427 [2017-17444]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39426-39427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17444]



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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.



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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 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 Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 

email PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 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 https://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 

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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.

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