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its duties under the Communications
Act. The information collections
pertaining to Part 1 of the rules are
necessary to determine whether the
Commission should grant a license for
proposed submarine cables landing in
the United States. Pursuant to Executive
Order No. 10530, the Commission has
been delegated the President’s authority
under the Cable Landing License Act to
grant cable landing licenses, provided
that the Commission obtains the
approval from the State Department and
seeks advice from other government
agencies as appropriate. The
information collections pertaining to
Part 63 are necessary largely to
determine the qualifications of
applicants to provide common carrier
international telecommunications
service, including applicants that are
affiliated with foreign carriers, and to
determine whether and under what
conditions the authorizations are in the
public interest, convenience, and
necessity.
If the collections are not conducted or
are conducted less frequently,
applicants will not obtain the
authorizations necessary to provide
telecommunications services, and the
Commission will be unable to carry out
its mandate under the Communications
Act of 1934 and the Cable Landing
License Act. In addition, without the
information collections, the United
States would jeopardize its ability to
fulfill the U.S. obligations as negotiated
under the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement
because these collections are imperative
to detecting and deterring
anticompetitive conduct. They are also
necessary to preserve the Executive
Branch agencies’ and the Commission’s
ability to review foreign investments for
national security, law enforcement,
foreign policy, and trade concerns.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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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.
SUMMARY:
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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 siteby-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 BlockImplementing 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.
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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.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
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 invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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.
SUMMARY:
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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 Number: 3060–1053.
Title: Two-Line Captioned Telephone
Order, IP Captioned Telephone Service
Declaratory Ruling; and Internet
Protocol Captioned Telephone Service
Reform Order, CG Docket Nos. 13–24
and 03–123.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5 respondents; 216,080
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours (15 minutes) to 20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, every
five years, on-going, and one-time
reporting requirements; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for the information collection
requirement is found at Sec. 225 [47
U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications
Services for Hearing-Impaired
Individuals; The Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA), Public
Law 101–336, 104 Stat. 327, 366–69,
was enacted on July 26, 1990.
Total Annual Burden: 145,852 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $555,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
An assurance of confidentiality is not
offered because this information
collection does not require the
collection of personally identifiable
information from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
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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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