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authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $36,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an
extension following the 60-day
comment period in order to obtain the
full three-year clearance from OMB.
The Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) plans to
implement and release to the public an
‘‘Application for Renewal of an
International Broadcast Station License
(FCC Form 422–IB).’’ The form has not
been implemented yet due to a lack of
budget resources and technical staff.
After the FCC Form 422–IB has been
implemented and the Commission
receives final approval from OMB,
applicants will complete the FCC Form
422–IB in lieu of the ‘‘Application for
Renewal of an International or
Experimental Broadcast Station
License,’’ (FCC Form 311). In the
interim, applicants will continue to file
the FCC Form 311 with the
Commission. (Note: The OMB approved
the FCC Form 311 under OMB Control
No. 3060–1035).
The Commission stated previously
that the FCC Form 422–IB will be
available to applicants in the
International Bureau Filing System
(‘‘IBFS’’) after it is implemented.
However, the Commission plans to
develop a new licensing system within
the next five years that will replace
IBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 422–IB
will be made available to the public in
CLS instead of IBFS.
The information collected pursuant to
the rules set forth in 47 CFR part 73,
subpart F, is used by the Commission to
assign frequencies for use by
international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to
determine if interference or adverse
propagation conditions exist that may
impact the operation of such stations. If
the Commission did not collect this
information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate
spectrum for international broadcasters
or to act for entities in times of
frequency interference or adverse
propagation conditions. The orderly
nature of the provision of international
broadcast service would be in jeopardy
without the Commission’s involvement.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
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, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
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 Commission 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 January 11, 2018.
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 listed 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
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fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the web page ,
(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: 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 (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
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: 3060–0329.
Title: Section 2.955, Equipment
Authorization—Verification (Retention
of Records).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 8,000 respondents; 8,000
responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 18
hours (average).
Frequency of Response: One-time and
on occasion reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirement; and thirdparty disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 4(i),
302, 303(g), and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 302 and
303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 144,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,600,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Commission rules require equipment
testing to determine performance and
compliance with FCC standards. This
testing is typically done by either the
manufacturer’s testing laboratory or an
independent testing laboratory.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as an extension after this
60-day comment period to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in order
to obtain the full three-year clearance.
Section 2.955 describes for each
equipment device subject to
verification, the responsible party, as
shown in 47 CFR 2.909 shall maintain
the records listed as follows:
(1) A record of the original design
drawings and specifications and all
changes that have been made that may
affect compliance with the requirements
of § 2.953.
(2) A record of the procedures used
for production inspection and testing (if
tests were performed) to insure the
conformance required by § 2.953.
(Statistical production line emission
testing is not required.)
(3) A record of the measurements
made on an appropriate test site that
demonstrates compliance with the
applicable regulations in this chapter.
The record shall:
(i) Indicate the actual date all testing
was performed;
(ii) State the name of the test
laboratory, company, or individual
performing the verification testing. The
Commission may request additional
information regarding the test site, the
test equipment or the qualifications of
the company or individual performing
the verification tests;
(iii) Contain a description of how the
device was actually tested, identifying
the measurement procedure and test
equipment that was used;
(iv) Contain a description of the
equipment under test (EUT) and support
equipment connected to, or installed
within, the EUT;
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(v) Identify the EUT and support
equipment by trade name and model
number and, if appropriate, by FCC
Identifier and serial number;
(vi) Indicate the types and lengths of
connecting cables used and how they
were arranged or moved during testing;
(vii) Contain at least two drawings or
photographs showing the test set-up for
the highest line conducted emission and
showing the test set-up for the highest
radiated emission. These drawings or
photographs must show enough detail
to confirm other information contained
in the test report. Any photographs used
must be focused originals without glare
or dark spots and must clearly show the
test configuration used;
(viii) List all modifications, if any,
made to the EUT by the testing company
or individual to achieve compliance
with the regulations in this chapter;
(ix) Include all of the data required to
show compliance with the appropriate
regulations in this chapter; and
(x) Contain, on the test report, the
signature of the individual responsible
for testing the product along with the
name and signature of an official of the
responsible party, as designated in
§ 2.909.
(4) For equipment subject to the
provisions in part 15 of this chapter, the
records shall indicate if the equipment
was verified pursuant to the transition
provisions contained in § 15.37 of this
chapter.
(b) The records listed in paragraph (a)
of this section shall be retained for two
years after the manufacture of said
equipment item has been permanently
discontinued, or until the conclusion of
an investigation or a proceeding if the
manufacturer or importer is officially
notified that an investigation or any
other administrative proceeding
involving his equipment has been
instituted.
The Commission needs and requires
the information under FCC Rules at 47
CFR parts 15 and 18, that RF equipment
manufacturers (respondents) ‘selfdetermine’’ their responsibility for
adherence to these rules, as guided by
the following criteria:
(a) Whether the RF equipment device
that is being marketed complies with
the applicable Commission Rules; and
(b) If the operation of the equipment
is consistent with the initially
documented test results, as reported to
the Commission.
The information collection is essential
to controlling potential interference to
radio communications.
(a) Companies that manufacture RF
equipment are the anticipated
respondents to this information
collection.
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(b) This respondent ‘‘public’’
generally remains the same, although
the types of equipment devices that they
manufacture may change in response to
changing technologies and to new
spectrum allocations made by the
Commission.
(c) In addition, the Commission may
establish new technical operating
standards in response to these changing
technologies and in allocation spectrum,
which these RF equipment
manufacturers must meet to receive
their equipment authorization from the
FCC.
(d) However, the process that RF
equipment manufacturers must follow
to verify their compliance, as mandated
by 47 CFR 2.955 of FCC Rules, will not
change despite new technical standards
established for specific equipment.
This information collection, therefore,
applies to a variety of equipment, which
is currently manufactured in the future,
and that operates under varying
technical standards.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1116.
Title: Submarine Cable Reporting.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 63 respondents; 63
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 190
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 303(r) and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 11,970 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Information provided pursuant to this
request will be viewed as presumptively
confidential upon submission because
the information would reflect reports on
weaknesses in or damage to national
communications infrastructure, and the
release of this sensitive information to
the public could potentially facilitate
terrorist targeting of critical
infrastructure and key resources. The
submissions also may contain internal
confidential information that constitutes
trade secrets and commercial/financial
information that the respondent does
not routinely make public and public
release of the submitted information
could cause competitive harm by
revealing information about the types
and deployment of cable equipment and
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the traffic that flows across the system.
For these reasons, the information
requested in (b) (Terrestrial Route Map)
and (c) (Undersea Location Spreadsheet)
above is presumptively exempt from
public disclosure under Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 3, 5
U.S.C. 552(b)(3), and section 4(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(j), as
implemented in 47 CFR 0.457(c)(1)(i)
(exempting disclosure of ‘‘maps
showing the exact location of submarine
cables’’). The information requested in
(a) (System Status and Restoration
Messages) and (d) (Restoration
Capability) described above will be
considered exempt under Exemption 4
of the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). If a FOIA
request is filed for information
submitted in response to this request,
the respondent whose records are the
subject of the request will be notified of
the FOIA request and given the
opportunity to oppose release of the
records. See 47 CFR 0.461(d)(3). We
note that the information provided in
response to this request will be shared
with the Department of Homeland
Security’s National Communications
System (NCS) and relevant Executive
Branch agencies on a confidential basis.
See 44 U.S.C. 3510.
Needs and Uses: This information is
needed in order to support Federal
government national security and
emergency preparedness
communications programs, for the
purposes of providing situational
awareness of submarine cable system
performance as well as a greater
understanding of potential physical
threats to the submarine cable systems.
This information will provide
situational awareness regarding the
operational status of submarine cable
systems to the Federal government, and
allow the Executive Branch to assess
potential risks and threats to these
critical communications systems in the
context of other available information.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0414]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
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 February 12,
2018. 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
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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 Number: 3060–0414.
Title: Terrain Shielding Policy.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 25 respondents; 25
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 Sections 154(i) and
303 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $56,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality and
respondents are not being asked to
submit confidential information to the
Commission.
Needs and Uses: The terrain shielding
policy requires respondents to submit
either a detailed terrain study, or to
submit letters of assent from all
potentially affected parties and graphic
depiction of the terrain when
intervening terrain prevents a low
power television applicant from
interfering with other low power
television or full-power television
stations. FCC staff uses the data to
determine if terrain shielding can
provide adequate interference
protection and if a waiver of 47 CFR
74.705 and 74.707 of the rules is
warranted.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0329, 3060-1116]
Information Collections 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, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. 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 Commission 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 January 11,
2018. 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 listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
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: 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
(FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following
information collection. 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: 3060-0329.
Title: Section 2.955, Equipment Authorization--Verification
(Retention of Records).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,000 respondents; 8,000
responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 18 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement; and third-party disclosure
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. Sections 4(i), 302, 303(g), and 303(r) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 302 and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 144,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,600,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Commission rules require
equipment testing to determine performance and compliance with FCC
standards. This testing is typically done by either the manufacturer's
testing laboratory or an independent testing laboratory.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension
after this 60-day comment period to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in order to obtain the full three-year clearance.
Section 2.955 describes for each equipment device subject to
verification, the responsible party, as shown in 47 CFR 2.909 shall
maintain the records listed as follows:
(1) A record of the original design drawings and specifications and
all changes that have been made that may affect compliance with the
requirements of Sec. 2.953.
(2) A record of the procedures used for production inspection and
testing (if tests were performed) to insure the conformance required by
Sec. 2.953. (Statistical production line emission testing is not
required.)
(3) A record of the measurements made on an appropriate test site
that demonstrates compliance with the applicable regulations in this
chapter. The record shall:
(i) Indicate the actual date all testing was performed;
(ii) State the name of the test laboratory, company, or individual
performing the verification testing. The Commission may request
additional information regarding the test site, the test equipment or
the qualifications of the company or individual performing the
verification tests;
(iii) Contain a description of how the device was actually tested,
identifying the measurement procedure and test equipment that was used;
(iv) Contain a description of the equipment under test (EUT) and
support equipment connected to, or installed within, the EUT;
(v) Identify the EUT and support equipment by trade name and model
number and, if appropriate, by FCC Identifier and serial number;
(vi) Indicate the types and lengths of connecting cables used and
how they were arranged or moved during testing;
(vii) Contain at least two drawings or photographs showing the test
set-up for the highest line conducted emission and showing the test
set-up for the highest radiated emission. These drawings or photographs
must show enough detail to confirm other information contained in the
test report. Any photographs used must be focused originals without
glare or dark spots and must clearly show the test configuration used;
(viii) List all modifications, if any, made to the EUT by the
testing company or individual to achieve compliance with the
regulations in this chapter;
(ix) Include all of the data required to show compliance with the
appropriate regulations in this chapter; and
(x) Contain, on the test report, the signature of the individual
responsible for testing the product along with the name and signature
of an official of the responsible party, as designated in Sec. 2.909.
(4) For equipment subject to the provisions in part 15 of this
chapter, the records shall indicate if the equipment was verified
pursuant to the transition provisions contained in Sec. 15.37 of this
chapter.
(b) The records listed in paragraph (a) of this section shall be
retained for two years after the manufacture of said equipment item has
been permanently discontinued, or until the conclusion of an
investigation or a proceeding if the manufacturer or importer is
officially notified that an investigation or any other administrative
proceeding involving his equipment has been instituted.
The Commission needs and requires the information under FCC Rules
at 47 CFR parts 15 and 18, that RF equipment manufacturers
(respondents) `self-determine'' their responsibility for adherence to
these rules, as guided by the following criteria:
(a) Whether the RF equipment device that is being marketed complies
with the applicable Commission Rules; and
(b) If the operation of the equipment is consistent with the
initially documented test results, as reported to the Commission.
The information collection is essential to controlling potential
interference to radio communications.
(a) Companies that manufacture RF equipment are the anticipated
respondents to this information collection.
(b) This respondent ``public'' generally remains the same, although
the types of equipment devices that they manufacture may change in
response to changing technologies and to new spectrum allocations made
by the Commission.
(c) In addition, the Commission may establish new technical
operating standards in response to these changing technologies and in
allocation spectrum, which these RF equipment manufacturers must meet
to receive their equipment authorization from the FCC.
(d) However, the process that RF equipment manufacturers must
follow to verify their compliance, as mandated by 47 CFR 2.955 of FCC
Rules, will not change despite new technical standards established for
specific equipment.
This information collection, therefore, applies to a variety of
equipment, which is currently manufactured in the future, and that
operates under varying technical standards.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1116.
Title: Submarine Cable Reporting.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 63 respondents; 63 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 190 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303(r)
and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 11,970 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information provided pursuant
to this request will be viewed as presumptively confidential upon
submission because the information would reflect reports on weaknesses
in or damage to national communications infrastructure, and the release
of this sensitive information to the public could potentially
facilitate terrorist targeting of critical infrastructure and key
resources. The submissions also may contain internal confidential
information that constitutes trade secrets and commercial/financial
information that the respondent does not routinely make public and
public release of the submitted information could cause competitive
harm by revealing information about the types and deployment of cable
equipment and
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the traffic that flows across the system. For these reasons, the
information requested in (b) (Terrestrial Route Map) and (c) (Undersea
Location Spreadsheet) above is presumptively exempt from public
disclosure under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 3, 5
U.S.C. 552(b)(3), and section 4(j) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(j), as implemented in 47 CFR 0.457(c)(1)(i)
(exempting disclosure of ``maps showing the exact location of submarine
cables''). The information requested in (a) (System Status and
Restoration Messages) and (d) (Restoration Capability) described above
will be considered exempt under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). If a FOIA request is filed
for information submitted in response to this request, the respondent
whose records are the subject of the request will be notified of the
FOIA request and given the opportunity to oppose release of the
records. See 47 CFR 0.461(d)(3). We note that the information provided
in response to this request will be shared with the Department of
Homeland Security's National Communications System (NCS) and relevant
Executive Branch agencies on a confidential basis. See 44 U.S.C. 3510.
Needs and Uses: This information is needed in order to support
Federal government national security and emergency preparedness
communications programs, for the purposes of providing situational
awareness of submarine cable system performance as well as a greater
understanding of potential physical threats to the submarine cable
systems. This information will provide situational awareness regarding
the operational status of submarine cable systems to the Federal
government, and allow the Executive Branch to assess potential risks
and threats to these critical communications systems in the context of
other available information.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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