Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 1066-1068 [2012-73]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1066-1068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-73]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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 burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). Comments are requested 
concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; (d) 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 (e) 
ways to further reduce the information burden for 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 OMB control number. No person 
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection 
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does 
not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before March 9, 2012. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should

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advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via the Internet at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B.Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. 
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
    Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety Homeland Security Bureau.
    Form Number: FCC Form 601, Schedules D, I and M.
    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 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 253,120 respondents; 253,120 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and every 10 years reporting 
requirements, third party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151, 152, 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 and 535 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 221,780 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $55,140,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. On a case-by-case basis, the Commission may be 
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the 
location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including 
traditional religious sites.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for a 
revision of this information collection in order to obtain the full 3-
year approval from OMB. There is no change to the Commission's previous 
burden estimates.
    FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part application form, or 
``long form'', that is used for general market-based licensing and 
site-by-site licensing for wireless telecommunications and public 
safety services filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing 
System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains the 
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing 
technical and other information. 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 the FCC Form 601 include 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 those entities filing with the Commission to use a FRN.
    Additionally, the FCC Form 601 is used for auctionable services as 
they are implemented: FCC Form 601 is used to apply for a new 
authorization, or to amend a pending application for an authorization 
to operate a license wireless radio services. This includes Public 
Mobile Services, Personal Communications Services, General Wireless 
Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Broadcast 
Auxiliary Services, Fixed Microwave Services, Instructional Television 
Fixed Service (ITFS) and the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS), 
Maritime Services (excluding ships), and Aviation Services (excluding 
aircraft). It may also be used to modify or renew an existing license, 
cancel a license, withdraw a pending application, obtain a duplicate 
license, submit required notifications, request an extension of time to 
satisfy construction requirements, or request an administrative update 
to an existing license (such as mailing address change, request a 
Special Temporary Authority (STA) or a Developmental License.
    The Commission is now seeking OMB approval for a revision of the 
FCC Form 601, Schedules D, I and M to allow respondents the option to 
provide a pending File Number for an Antenna Structure Registration 
(ASR). Previously ULS would only accept a granted ASR registration 
number. This change is being made to allow applicants to file a FCC 
Form 601 application while the ASR application is going through the new 
environmental notice process as required by the Migratory Bird Order on 
Remand, WTB Docket Nos. 08-61 and 03-187, FCC 11-181. The entries for 
structure type are changing as a result of the Order as well.

    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 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500 respondents; 47,500 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours to 60 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping 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(q), 303(r), and 309(j) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303(q), 303(r), 
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: 21,345 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $975,725.
    Privacy 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 
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

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old; electronic records will be backed up and deleted twelve (12) years 
after the registration is no longer valid.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for a 
revision of this information collection in order to obtain the full 
three year approval from OMB. There is no change to the Commission's 
previous burden estimates.
    The purpose of the FCC Form 854 is to register antenna structures 
(radio towers) that are used for wire or radio communication services 
which are regulated by the Commission; to make changes to existing 
registered antenna structures 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, Sections 1.923, 1.1307, 
1.1311, 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.57 and 17.58.
    On December 9, 2011, the Commission adopted and released the 
Migratory Bird Order on Remand (Remand Order), WTB Docket Nos. 08-61 
and 03-187, FCC 11-181, in response to the decision of the Court of 
Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in American Bird 
Conservancy v. FCC, 516 F.3d 1027 (D.C. Cir. 2008). The Court held that 
the Commission's current Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) 
procedures do not offer members of the public a meaningful opportunity 
to request an Environmental Assessment for proposed towers the 
Commission considers categorically excluded from review under the 
National Environment Policy Act (NEPA). To address the court's holding, 
the Remand Order adds a pre-application notification process to the ASR 
procedures so that members of the public will have a meaningful 
opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of proposed antenna 
structures that require registration with the Commission. The Remand 
Order also adopts an interim requirement to prepare Environmental 
Assessments for antenna structures that are over 450 feet in height.
    The Commission is revising the FCC Form 854 to comply with the 
Remand Order by adding questions that will facilitate the pre-
application notification process. In addition, FCC Form 854 is being 
revised to include several administrative-related questions that will 
enable the Commission to more efficiently process antenna structure 
registration. The additional questions relate to replacement towers; 
requirements to post local and national notice so that the public may 
have a meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects 
of a proposed structure that requires registration; determining if the 
structure is located on Federal land; allowing the applicant to select 
the type of painting and/or lighting it will utilize on the structure 
being registered; and collecting additional administrative information 
such as the type of entity that owns the structure, fax number, and 
count and ZIP code in which the structure is located.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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