Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 26724-26725 [2021-10309]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 93 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26724-26725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10309]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1257; FRS 26891]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for 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 and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before June 16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, 
via email to [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)

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when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the 
Title 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1257.
    Title: New Procedure for Non-Federal Public Safety Entities to 
License Federal Government Interoperability Channels.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 45,947 respondents; 45,947 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Section 90.25 adopted in Order DA 18-282, 
requires any non-federal public safety entity seeking to license mobile 
and portable units on the Federal Interoperability Channels to obtain 
written concurrence from its Statewide Interoperability Coordinator 
(SWIC) or a state appointed official and include such written 
concurrence with its application for license. A non-federal public 
safety entity may communicate on designated Federal Interoperability 
Channels for joint federal/non-federal operations, provided it first 
obtains a license from the Commission authorizing use of the channels. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 154, 301, 303, and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,487 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Applicants who include 
written concurrence from their SWIC or state appointed official with 
their application to license mobile and portable units on the Federal 
Interoperability Channels need not include any confidential information 
with their application. Nonetheless, there is a need for 
confidentiality with respect to all applications filed with the 
Commission through its Universal Licensing System (ULS). Although ULS 
stores all information pertaining to the individual license via an FCC 
Registration Number (FRN), confidential information is accessible only 
by persons or entities that hold the password for each account, and the 
Commission's licensing staff. Information on private land mobile radio 
licensees is maintained in the Commission's system of records, FCC/WTB-
1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records.'' The licensee records will 
be publicly available and routinely used in accordance with subsection 
(b) of the Privacy Act. TIN Numbers and material which is afforded 
confidential treatment pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 
will not be available for Public inspection. Any personally 
identifiable information (PII) that individual applicants provide is 
covered by a system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services 
Licensing Records,'' and these and all other records may be disclosed 
pursuant to the Routine Uses as stated in this system of records 
notice.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
of a currently approved collection after this 60-day comment period to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full 
three-year clearance. The purpose of requiring a non-federal public 
safety entity to obtain written consent from its SWIC or state 
appointed official before communicating with federal government 
agencies on the Federal Interoperability Channels is to ensure that the 
non-federal public safety entity operates in accordance with the rules 
and procedures governing use of the federal interoperability channels 
and does not cause inadvertent interference during emergencies. 
Commission staff will use the written concurrence from the SWIC or 
state appointed official to determine if an applicant's proposed 
operation on the Federal Interoperability Channels conforms to the 
terms of an agreement signed by the SWIC or state appointed official 
with a federal user with a valid assignment from the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which has 
jurisdiction over the channels.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-10309 Filed 5-14-21; 8:45 am]
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