Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 59024-59025 [2013-23235]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59024-59025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23235]


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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: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 November 
25, 2013. 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 mailto:PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov 
mailto: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 No.: 3060-0798.
    Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
    Form No.: FCC Form 601.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or Tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 253,120 respondents; 253,120 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement, Record Keeping & Other--10 year.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 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.
    Total Annual Burden: 221,780 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $55,410,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general 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: 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 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 that those entities filing with the Commission to use a FRN.
    FCC Form 601 is being 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

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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 form 601 is being revised to add a National Security 
Certification that is applicable to applicants for licenses issued as a 
result of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 
(2012 Spectrum Act). Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C 
1404, prohibits a person who has been, for reasons of national 
security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding 
on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant from 
participating in any auction that is required or authorized to be 
conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act.
    On June 27, 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order (R&O), 
FCC 13-88, WT Docket No. 12-357, in which it established service rules 
and competitive bidding procedures for the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 
MHz bands. See Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H 
Block-Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz 
Bands, Report and Order, FCC 13-88, 28 FCC Rcd 9483 (2013). The R&O 
also implemented Section 6004 by requiring that a party seeking to 
participate in any auction conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act 
certify in its application, under penalty of perjury, the applicant and 
all of the related individuals and entities required to be disclosed on 
its application are not person(s) who have been, for reasons of 
national security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from 
bidding on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a 
grant and thus statutorily prohibited from participating in such a 
Commission auction or being issued a license. The Commission therefore 
seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved information 
collection on FCC Form 601 to include this additional certification. 
The revised collection will enable the Commission to determine whether 
an applicant's request for a license pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act 
is consistent with Section 6004.
    Additionally, the form 601 is being revised to update the Alien 
Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order FCC 
13-50 IB Docket 11-133 Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Common 
Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as Amended.
    The addition of the National Security Certification and the 
revision to the Alien Ownership certification result in no change in 
burden for the revised collection. The Commission estimates that the 
additional certification will not measurably increase the estimated 
average amount of time for respondents to complete FCC Form 601 across 
the range of applicants or for Commission staff to review the 
applications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.*
[FR Doc. 2013-23235 Filed 9-24-13; 8:45 am]
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