Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 79027 [2016-27127]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 79027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27127]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0360]


Information Collection 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 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or 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.
    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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before December 12, 
2016. 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 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 section 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:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0360.
    Title: Section 80.409, Station Logs (Maritime Services).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 19,919 respondents; 19,919 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 27.3-95 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151-
155, 301-609.
    Total Annual Burden: 561,188 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this extension (no 
change in the recordkeeping requirement) to the OMB after this 60 day 
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The 
information collection requirements are as follows:
    Section 80.409(c), Public Coast Station Logs: This requirement is 
necessary to document the operation and public correspondence of public 
coast radio telegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations, and Alaska 
public-fixed stations, including the logging of distress and safety 
calls where applicable. Entries must be made giving details of all work 
performed which may affect the proper operation of the station. Logs 
must be retained by the licensee for a period of two years from the 
date of entry, and, where applicable, for such additional periods such 
as logs relating to a distress situation or disaster must be retained 
for three years from the date of entry in the log. If the Commission 
has notified the licensee of an investigation, the related logs must be 
retained until the licensee is specifically authorized in writing to 
destroy them. Logs relating to any claim or complaint of which the 
station licensee has notice must be retained until the claim or 
complaint has been satisfied or barred by statute limiting the time for 
filing suits upon such claims.
    Section 80.409(d), Ship Radiotelegraph Logs: Logs of ship stations 
which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelegraphy and operating in 
the band 90 to 535 kHz must contain specific information in log entries 
according to this subsection.
    Section 80.409(e), Ship Radiotelephone Logs: Logs of ship stations 
which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelephony must *62128 contain 
specific information in applicable log entries and the time of their 
occurrence.
    The recordkeeping requirements contained in section 80.409 is 
necessary to document the operation and public correspondence service 
of public coast radiotelegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations 
and Alaska-public fixed stations, ship radiotelegraph, ship 
radiotelephone and applicable radiotelephone including the logging of 
distress and safety calls where applicable.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-27127 Filed 11-9-16; 8:45 am]
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