Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 60238-60239 [2021-23699]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60238-60239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23699]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0508; FR ID 55282]


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 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before December 1, 
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 Cathy Williams, 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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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 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: 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.
    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: 3060-0508.
    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: 15,448 respondents; 16,166 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.13 hours-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion, 
quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements; Third-party 
disclosure requirement.
    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: 2,579 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $19,116,900.
    Needs and Uses: On August 16, 2013, the Federal Communications 
Commission (Commission) released a Third Report and Order (FCC 13-115) 
in MM Docket No. 93-177 to harmonize and streamline its rules regarding 
tower construction near AM stations. The reforms included establishing 
a single protection scheme for tower construction and modification near 
AM tower arrays. The Commission's rules previously contained several 
sections in different rule parts that addressed tower construction near 
AM antennas and were intended to protect AM stations from the effects 
of such tower construction, including (among others not relevant here), 
47 CFR 22.371. With adoption of this Order, 47 CFR 22.371 was removed 
and was replaced by a new rule, 47 CFR 1.30002, which is not covered by 
this Supporting Statement.
    On November 10, 2014, the 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. In the Report and Order (Cellular R&O), the 
Commission changed the Cellular licensing model from site-based to 
geographic-based. The revised Cellular Service licensing model entailed 
eliminating several filing requirements that had outlived their 
usefulness in this mature commercial wireless service that was launched 
in the early 1980s; it also streamlined application content 
requirements, and deleted obsolete provisions associated with the 
legacy site-based regime.
    Subsequently, on March 24, 2017, the Commission released a Second 
Report and Order in that same docket (Cellular Second R&O), together 
with 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

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revised or eliminated certain licensing rules and modernized outdated 
radiated power and other technical rules applicable to the Cellular 
Service. As part of FCC 17-27, the Commission also released a Second 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it sought comment on 
deleting certain recordkeeping and administrative rules applicable to 
the Public Mobile Services (including the Cellular Service), which are 
governed by Part 22 of the Commission's rules.
    On July 13, 2018, the Commission released a Third report and Order 
in the Cellular Reform proceeding (Cellular 3d R&O) (FCC 18-92), in 
which it deleted certain Part 22 rules that either imposed 
administrative and recordkeeping burdens that are outdated and no 
longer serve the public interest, or that are largely duplicative of 
later-adopted rules and are thus no longer necessary. Among the rule 
deletions and of relevance to this information collection, the 
Commission deleted rule section 22.303, resulting in discontinued 
information collection for that rule section.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2021-23699 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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