Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 47106-47107 [2021-18077]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 160 (Monday, August 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47106-47107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18077]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0625, 3060-1050; FR ID 43428]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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

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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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 
22, 2021. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0625.
    Title: Section 24.103, Construction requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
household, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 9 respondents and 20 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, On occasion 
reporting requirement, 5 and 10 year reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: To ensure that licensees timely construct 
systems that either provide coverage to minimum geographic portions of 
their licensed areas, that provide service to minimum percentages of 
the population of those areas, or that, in the alternative, provide 
service that is sound, favorable, and substantially above a level of 
mediocre service that would barely warrant renewal.
    Total Annual Burden: 23 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $12,375.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There are no requests of a 
sensitive nature considered, or those considered a private matter, 
being sought from the applicants on this collection.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in Section 24.103 require that certain narrowband PCS licensees notify 
Commission at specific benchmarks that they are in compliance with 
applicable construction requirements in order to ensure that these 
licensees quickly construct their systems and that, with those systems, 
they provide, within their respective licensed areas: Coverage to 
minimum geographic areas, service to minimum percentages of the 
population, or ``substantial service'' within ten years after license 
grant. The Commission is not currently collecting information from 
narrowband PCS licensees under Section 24.103 and does not expect to do 
so during the three year period for which it seeks extension of its 
current collection authority under that section. However, following the 
future auction of new narrowband PCS licenses, the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements under this section will be used to satisfy 
the Commission's rule that such licensees demonstrate compliance with 
these construction requirements by the 5 and 10-year benchmarks 
established upon the grant date of each license. Without this 
information, the Commission would not be able to carry out its 
statutory responsibilities.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1050.
    Title: Section 97.303, Frequency Sharing Requirements.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000 respondents; 5,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes (.33 hours).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 302(a) and 303(c), and (f) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,650 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission established a recordkeeping 
procedure in section 97.303(s) that required that amateur operator 
licensees using other antennas must maintain in their station records 
either manufacturer data on the antenna gain or calculations of the 
antenna gain.
    The amateur radio service governed by 47 CFR part 97 of the 
Commission's rules, provides spectrum for amateur radio service 
licensees to participate in a voluntary noncommercial communication 
service which provides emergency communications and allows 
experimentation with various radio techniques and technologies to 
further the understanding of radio use and the development of 
technologies. The information collection is used to calculate the 
effective radiated power (ERP) that the station is transmitting to 
ensure that ERP does not exceed 100 W PEP.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-18077 Filed 8-20-21; 8:45 am]
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