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Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Total Annual Burden: 43,267 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Responses to feedback instruments will
be confidential.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: There
is no Privacy Act impact as personally
identifiable information (PII) will not be
collected.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or change in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods of assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–11536 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
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[OMB 3060–0798; OMB 3060–0508]
Information Collections 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 of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
Communications 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 Office of
Management and Budget (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 August 4, 2017.
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.
SUMMARY:
Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, the FCC
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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio
Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; Business or other for-profit
entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and
State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–
1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion
reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 152, 154, 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, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a
consolidated, multi-part application
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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form that is used for market-based and
site-based licensing for wireless
telecommunications services, including
public safety licenses, which are filed
through the Commission’s Universal
Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601
is composed of a main form that
contains administrative information and
a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This
form is used to apply for a new license,
to amend or withdraw a pending
application, to modify or renew an
existing license, cancel a license,
request 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 or Developmental License.
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
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
entities filing with the Commission use
an FRN.
On November 7, 2014, the Federal
Communications Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) released a Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 14–181) in WT Docket
No. 12–40 to reform its rules governing
the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone
(Cellular) Service. Subsequently, on
March 24, 2017, the Commission
released a Second Report and Order
(FCC 17–27) in that same proceeding,
revising certain technical and licensing
rules applicable to the Cellular Service
(Cellular Second R&O). In addition to
rule revisions that do not affect this
information collection, in the Cellular
Second R&O, the Commission adopted
revised radiated power rules, giving
Cellular licensees the option to comply
with effective radiated power limits
based on power spectral density (PSD),
and it made conforming changes to
related technical provisions to
accommodate PSD. The Commission
retained, as an option, the existing
radiated power limits (non-PSD) and
related technical requirements for
Cellular licensees that either cannot or
choose not to use a PSD model. The
Commission also revised the definition
and filing requirements for permanent
discontinuance of operations, consistent
with transitioning the Cellular Service
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from a site-based regime to one that is
geographic-based.
The Commission now seeks approval
for revisions to its currently approved
collection of information under OMB
Control Number 3060–0798 to permit
the collection of PSD-related technical
information (in lieu of certain non-PSD
technical information) for Cellular
Service licensees that opt to use a PSD
model for their systems, pursuant to the
Cellular Second R&O. We are revising
Schedule F of Form 601 accordingly to
allow licensees to request modifications
to their licenses based on PSD
operations. We do not anticipate that
this revision will have any impact on
the burden to complete the form/
Schedule F.
The Commission therefore seeks
approval for a revision to its currently
approved information collection on FCC
Form 601 to revise FCC Form 601
accordingly.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0508.
Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, Individuals or
households, and State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 15,465 respondents; 16,183
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017
hours–10 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion, quarterly, and semi-annual
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 4,406 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $19,138,350.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information. The
information to be collected will be made
available for public inspection.
Applicants may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be given confidential
treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Part 22 contains the
technical and legal requirements for
radio stations operating in the Public
Mobile Services. The information
collected is used to determine on a caseby-case basis, whether or not to grant
licenses authorizing construction and
operation of wireless
telecommunications facilities to
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common carriers. Further, this
information is used to develop statistics
about the demand for various wireless
licenses and/or the licensing process
itself, and occasionally for rule
enforcement purposes.
This revised information collection
reflects changes in rules applicable to
Part 22 800 MHz Cellular
Radiotelephone (‘‘Cellular’’) Service
licensees and applicants, as adopted by
the Commission in a Second Report and
Order in WT Docket No. 12–40 and a
companion Report and Order in WT
Docket No. 10–112 concerning the
Wireless Radio Services (WRS), which
include the Cellular Service among
others (WRS R&O) (FCC 17–27). The
Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O
revised or eliminated certain licensing
rules and modernized outdated
technical rules applicable to the Cellular
Service. Specifically, in addition to rule
revisions that do not affect this
information collection, in the Cellular
Second R&O, the Commission revised
the Cellular radiated power rules, giving
licensees the option to comply with
effective radiated power limits based on
power spectral density (PSD), and
giving licensees the additional option to
operate at PSD limits above a specified
threshold (Higher PSD Limits) so long as
certain conditions are met. One of these
conditions, set forth in a new provision
of the Cellular rules, is a requirement for
written advance notification to public
safety entities within a specified radius
of the cell sites to be deployed at the
Higher PSD Limits. This third-party
disclosure requirement is an important
component of the Commission’s
approach to protecting public safety
entities from increased potential for
unacceptable interference to their
communications. Also in the Cellular
Second R&O and of relevance to this
information collection, the Commission
eliminated the requirement for filings
for certain changes to cell sites in a
Cellular system. In the WRS R&O, the
Commission deleted the Part 22 Cellular
comparative hearing/license renewal
rules, resulting in discontinued
information collections for the following
rule sections: 22.935, 22.936, 22.939,
and 22.940.
The Commission is now seeking
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for a revision of
this information collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–11522 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0798; OMB 3060-0508]
Information Collections 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 burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Communications 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 Office of Management and Budget
(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 August 4,
2017. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email:
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the
FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local or
tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 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, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part
application
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form that is used for market-based and site-based licensing for
wireless telecommunications services, including public safety licenses,
which are filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing System
(ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This form is used to apply for a new
license, to amend or withdraw a pending application, to modify or renew
an existing license, cancel a license, request 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 or Developmental License. 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 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 entities filing with the Commission use an FRN.
On November 7, 2014, the Federal Communications Commission
(``Commission'') released a Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 14-181) in WT Docket No. 12-40 to reform its
rules governing the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone (Cellular) Service.
Subsequently, on March 24, 2017, the Commission released a Second
Report and Order (FCC 17-27) in that same proceeding, revising certain
technical and licensing rules applicable to the Cellular Service
(Cellular Second R&O). In addition to rule revisions that do not affect
this information collection, in the Cellular Second R&O, the Commission
adopted revised radiated power rules, giving Cellular licensees the
option to comply with effective radiated power limits based on power
spectral density (PSD), and it made conforming changes to related
technical provisions to accommodate PSD. The Commission retained, as an
option, the existing radiated power limits (non-PSD) and related
technical requirements for Cellular licensees that either cannot or
choose not to use a PSD model. The Commission also revised the
definition and filing requirements for permanent discontinuance of
operations, consistent with transitioning the Cellular Service from a
site-based regime to one that is geographic-based.
The Commission now seeks approval for revisions to its currently
approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798
to permit the collection of PSD-related technical information (in lieu
of certain non-PSD technical information) for Cellular Service
licensees that opt to use a PSD model for their systems, pursuant to
the Cellular Second R&O. We are revising Schedule F of Form 601
accordingly to allow licensees to request modifications to their
licenses based on PSD operations. We do not anticipate that this
revision will have any impact on the burden to complete the form/
Schedule F.
The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its
currently approved information collection on FCC Form 601 to revise FCC
Form 601 accordingly.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0508.
Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or
households, and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,465 respondents; 16,183
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 hours-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion,
quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154,
222, 303, 309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 4,406 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $19,138,350.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information. The information to
be collected will be made available for public inspection. Applicants
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be
given confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's
rules.
Needs and Uses: Part 22 contains the technical and legal
requirements for radio stations operating in the Public Mobile
Services. The information collected is used to determine on a case-by-
case basis, whether or not to grant licenses authorizing construction
and operation of wireless telecommunications facilities to common
carriers. Further, this information is used to develop statistics about
the demand for various wireless licenses and/or the licensing process
itself, and occasionally for rule enforcement purposes.
This revised information collection reflects changes in rules
applicable to Part 22 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone (``Cellular'')
Service licensees and applicants, as adopted by the Commission in a
Second Report and Order in WT Docket No. 12-40 and a companion Report
and Order in WT Docket No. 10-112 concerning the Wireless Radio
Services (WRS), which include the Cellular Service among others (WRS
R&O) (FCC 17-27). The Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O revised or
eliminated certain licensing rules and modernized outdated technical
rules applicable to the Cellular Service. Specifically, in addition to
rule revisions that do not affect this information collection, in the
Cellular Second R&O, the Commission revised the Cellular radiated power
rules, giving licensees the option to comply with effective radiated
power limits based on power spectral density (PSD), and giving
licensees the additional option to operate at PSD limits above a
specified threshold (Higher PSD Limits) so long as certain conditions
are met. One of these conditions, set forth in a new provision of the
Cellular rules, is a requirement for written advance notification to
public safety entities within a specified radius of the cell sites to
be deployed at the Higher PSD Limits. This third-party disclosure
requirement is an important component of the Commission's approach to
protecting public safety entities from increased potential for
unacceptable interference to their communications. Also in the Cellular
Second R&O and of relevance to this information collection, the
Commission eliminated the requirement for filings for certain changes
to cell sites in a Cellular system. In the WRS R&O, the Commission
deleted the Part 22 Cellular comparative hearing/license renewal rules,
resulting in discontinued information collections for the following
rule sections: 22.935, 22.936, 22.939, and 22.940.
The Commission is now seeking approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (``OMB'') for a revision of this information
collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-11522 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am]
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