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involve the use of ropes, cables,
climbing aids, webbing, or anchors, and
includes, but is not limited to, ziplining, high-lining, slack-lining,
traditional rock climbing, sport rock
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This supplementary rule does not
contain information collection
requirements that the Office of
Management and Budget must approve
under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44
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You must not participate in any roped
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to, the use of ropes, cables, climbing
aids, webbing, anchors, and similar
devices.
Exemptions
The Department of the Interior strives
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recognition of their right to selfgovernance and tribal sovereignty. We
have evaluated this rule under the
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no substantial direct effects on federally
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The principal author of this
supplementary rule is Christina Price,
Field Manager for the Moab Field
Office, Utah. For the reasons stated in
the preamble, and under the authority
for supplementary rules at 43 U.S.C.
1740 and 43 CFR 8365.1–6, the Utah
State Director, BLM, establishes a
supplementary rule for public lands
managed by the BLM in Utah, to read
as follows:
The following persons are exempt
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Federal, State, or local government
officer or employee in the scope of their
duties; members of any organized law
enforcement, rescue, or firefighting force
in performance of an official duty; and
any persons, agencies, municipalities or
companies whose activities are
authorized in writing by the BLM.
Penalties
Any person who violates this
supplementary rule may be tried before
a United States Magistrate and fined in
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571,
imprisoned no more than 12 months
under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR
8360.0–7, or both. In accordance with
43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local officials
may also impose penalties for violations
of Utah law.
Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
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[PS Docket No. 15–199; FCC 16–113]
Amendment of the Commission’s
Rules To Enable Railroad Police
Officers To Access Public Safety
Interoperability and Mutual Aid
Channels
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection associated with
the Commission’s Report and Order
(Order)’s rules enabling railroad police
access to public safety interoperability
channels. This document is consistent
with the Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing the
effective date of those rules.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR
90.20(a)(2)(xiv) published at 81 FR
66538, September 28, 2016, are effective
July 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
A. Evanoff, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, at (202) 418–0848, or
email: john.evanoff@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on June 8,
2017, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements relating to the public
safety pool eligibility rules contained in
the Commission’s Order, FCC 16–113,
published at 81 FR 66538, September
28, 2016. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1231. The Commission publishes
this document as an announcement of
the effective date of the rules. If you
have any comments on the burden
estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Nicole
Ongele, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–A620, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–1231, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via email at
PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
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Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
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(TTY).
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Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received final OMB approval on June 8,
2017, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
modifications to the Commission’s rules
in 47 CFR part 90.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, 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 that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–1231.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1231.
OMB Approval Date: June 8, 2017.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2020.
Title: Section 90.20 (xiv), Public
Safety Pool.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, and state, local, or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,526 respondents; 1,526
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time; on
occasion reporting requirement and
third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 301,
303, 316, and 337 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(j), 301, 303, 316, and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 1,526 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Act: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On August, 23, 2016,
the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and
Order, FCC 16–113, PS Docket No. 15–
199 (see attached) that modified part 90
of the Rules Private Land Mobile Radio
Services. The amended rule revises the
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part 90 eligibility rules to permit
railroad police officers to access the
interoperability. Specifically, the
Commission modified § 90.20(a)(2)(xiv)
to provide that:
1. Railroad police officers are a class
of users eligible to operate on the
nationwide interoperability and mutual
aid channels listed in § 90.20(i)
provided their employer holds a Private
Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) license of
any radio category, including Industrial/
Business (I/B). Eligible users include
full and part time railroad police
officers, Amtrak employees who qualify
as railroad police officers under this
subsection, Alaska Railroad employees
who qualify as railroad police officers
under this subsection, freight railroad
employees who qualify as railroad
police officers under this subsection,
and passenger transit lines police
officers who qualify as railroad police
officers under this subsection. Railroads
and railroad police departments may
obtain licenses for the nationwide
interoperability and mutual aid
channels on behalf of railroad police
officers in their employ. Employers of
railroad police officers must obtain
concurrence from the relevant state
interoperability coordinator or regional
planning committee before applying for
a license to the Federal
Communications Commission or
operating on the interoperability and
mutual aid channels.
• Railroad police officer means a
peace officer who is commissioned in
his or her state of legal residence or state
of primary employment and employed,
full or part time, by a railroad to enforce
state laws for the protection of railroad
property, personnel, passengers, and/or
cargo.
• Commissioned means that a state
official has certified or otherwise
designated a railroad employee as
qualified under the licensing
requirements of that state to act as a
railroad police officer in that state.
• Property means rights-of-way,
easements, appurtenant property,
equipment, cargo, facilities, and
buildings and other structures owned,
leased, operated, maintained, or
transported by a railroad.
• Railroad means each class of freight
railroad (i.e., Class I, II, III); Amtrak,
Alaska Railroad, commuter railroads
and passenger transit lines.
• The word state, as used herein,
encompasses states, territories and the
District of Columbia.
2. Eligibility for licensing on the 700
MHz narrowband interoperability
channels is restricted to entities that
have as their sole or principal purpose
the provision of public safety services.
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To effectively implement the
provisions of the new Rule, no other
modifications to existing FCC rules are
required. The changes are intended to
simplify the licensing process for
railroad police officers and ensure
interoperable communications. The
modified rules provide a benefit to
public safety licensees by ensuring that
only railroad police officers with
appropriate governmental authorization
can operate on the interoperability and
mutual aid channels during
emergencies. This will provide the
additional benefit of promoting
interoperability with railroad police
officers by eliminating eligibility as a
gating factor when licensing spectrum.
The Report and Order reduces the
burden on railroad police by allowing
them to meet eligibility standard by
requiring employers of railroad police
officers to obtain concurrence from the
relevant state interoperability
coordinator or regional planning
committee before applying for a license
to the Federal Communications
Commission or operating on the
interoperability and mutual aid
channels. Compliance with this
requirement is already a requisite for
public safety eligibility to use the
interoperability and mutual aid
channels, consequently any new burden
imposed by this requirement would be
minimal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 90
[PS Docket No. 15-199; FCC 16-113]
Amendment of the Commission's Rules To Enable Railroad Police
Officers To Access Public Safety Interoperability and Mutual Aid
Channels
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection associated with the Commission's Report and
Order (Order)'s rules enabling railroad police access to public safety
interoperability channels. This document is consistent with the Order,
which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 90.20(a)(2)(xiv) published at 81 FR
66538, September 28, 2016, are effective July 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John A. Evanoff, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 418-
0848, or email: john.evanoff@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on June 8,
2017, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements relating to the public safety pool eligibility
rules contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 16-113, published at 81
FR 66538, September 28, 2016. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1231. The
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective
date of the rules. If you have any comments on the burden estimates
listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and
reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele,
Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1231,
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments
via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@
[[Page 31271]]
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB
approval on June 8, 2017, for the information collection requirements
contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part
90.
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, 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
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-1231.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1231.
OMB Approval Date: June 8, 2017.
OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2020.
Title: Section 90.20 (xiv), Public Safety Pool.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and state,
local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,526 respondents; 1,526
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time; on occasion reporting requirement
and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in sections 1,
2, 4(i), 4(j), 301, 303, 316, and 337 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 301, 303, 316,
and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 1,526 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Act: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On August, 23, 2016, the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 16-113, PS Docket No. 15-
199 (see attached) that modified part 90 of the Rules Private Land
Mobile Radio Services. The amended rule revises the part 90 eligibility
rules to permit railroad police officers to access the
interoperability. Specifically, the Commission modified Sec.
90.20(a)(2)(xiv) to provide that:
1. Railroad police officers are a class of users eligible to
operate on the nationwide interoperability and mutual aid channels
listed in Sec. 90.20(i) provided their employer holds a Private Land
Mobile Radio (PLMR) license of any radio category, including
Industrial/Business (I/B). Eligible users include full and part time
railroad police officers, Amtrak employees who qualify as railroad
police officers under this subsection, Alaska Railroad employees who
qualify as railroad police officers under this subsection, freight
railroad employees who qualify as railroad police officers under this
subsection, and passenger transit lines police officers who qualify as
railroad police officers under this subsection. Railroads and railroad
police departments may obtain licenses for the nationwide
interoperability and mutual aid channels on behalf of railroad police
officers in their employ. Employers of railroad police officers must
obtain concurrence from the relevant state interoperability coordinator
or regional planning committee before applying for a license to the
Federal Communications Commission or operating on the interoperability
and mutual aid channels.
Railroad police officer means a peace officer who is
commissioned in his or her state of legal residence or state of primary
employment and employed, full or part time, by a railroad to enforce
state laws for the protection of railroad property, personnel,
passengers, and/or cargo.
Commissioned means that a state official has certified or
otherwise designated a railroad employee as qualified under the
licensing requirements of that state to act as a railroad police
officer in that state.
Property means rights-of-way, easements, appurtenant
property, equipment, cargo, facilities, and buildings and other
structures owned, leased, operated, maintained, or transported by a
railroad.
Railroad means each class of freight railroad (i.e., Class
I, II, III); Amtrak, Alaska Railroad, commuter railroads and passenger
transit lines.
The word state, as used herein, encompasses states,
territories and the District of Columbia.
2. Eligibility for licensing on the 700 MHz narrowband
interoperability channels is restricted to entities that have as their
sole or principal purpose the provision of public safety services.
To effectively implement the provisions of the new Rule, no other
modifications to existing FCC rules are required. The changes are
intended to simplify the licensing process for railroad police officers
and ensure interoperable communications. The modified rules provide a
benefit to public safety licensees by ensuring that only railroad
police officers with appropriate governmental authorization can operate
on the interoperability and mutual aid channels during emergencies.
This will provide the additional benefit of promoting interoperability
with railroad police officers by eliminating eligibility as a gating
factor when licensing spectrum. The Report and Order reduces the burden
on railroad police by allowing them to meet eligibility standard by
requiring employers of railroad police officers to obtain concurrence
from the relevant state interoperability coordinator or regional
planning committee before applying for a license to the Federal
Communications Commission or operating on the interoperability and
mutual aid channels. Compliance with this requirement is already a
requisite for public safety eligibility to use the interoperability and
mutual aid channels, consequently any new burden imposed by this
requirement would be minimal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-14163 Filed 7-5-17; 8:45 am]
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