Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 39288 [2013-15582]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 39288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15582]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; 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. 
3502-3520), 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: 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 estimates; 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 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 July 31, 2013. 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 advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov mailto: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.mailto:PRA@fcc.gov.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0799.
    Title: FCC Ownership Disclosure Information for the Wireless 
Telecommunications Services.
    Form Number: FCC Form 602.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not for profit 
institutions and state, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,115 respondents; 5,215 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements and third 
party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 4(i), 154(i), 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,215 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $508,200.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    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.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this collection to the 
OMB for approval of a revision in order to obtain the three year 
clearance from them. There is no change in the Commission's previous 
burden estimates. The Commission is removing question 1b from the FCC 
Form 602. The form will be revised upon OMB approval and the 
availability of IT funds to update the electronic form.
    The purpose of the FCC Form 602 is to obtain the identity of the 
filer and to elicit information required by Section 1.2112 of the 
Commission's rules regarding:
    (1) Persons or entities holding a 10 percent or greater direct or 
indirect ownership interest or any general partners in a general 
partnership holding a direct or indirect ownership interest in the 
applicant (``Disclosable Interest Holders''); and
    (2) All FCC-regulated entities in which the filer or any of its 
Disclosable Interest Holders owns a 10 percent or greater interest.
    The data collected on the FCC Form 602 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 that entities filing with the Commission use a FRN. 
The FCC Form 602 was designed for, and must be filed electronically by, 
all licensees that hold licenses in auctionable services.
    The information collected on the form is used by the FCC to 
determine whether the filer is legally, technically and financially 
qualified to be a licensee. Without such information, the Commission 
could not determine whether to issue licenses to applicants that 
provide telecommunications services to the public and fulfill its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-15582 Filed 6-28-13; 8:45 am]
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