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Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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 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 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 31,
2022. 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 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:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0325.
Title: Section 80.605, U.S. Coast
Guard Coordination.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 10 respondents and 10
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.1
hours.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections 4,
303, 307(e), 309, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066,
as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e),
309, and 332, unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 11 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in
Section 80.605 are necessary because
applicants are required to obtain written
permission from the Coast Guard in the
area where radio-navigation/radiolocation devices are located. This rule
insures that no hazard to marine
navigation will result from the grant of
applications for non-selectable
transponders and shore based radionavigation aids. The Coast Guard is
responsible for making this
determination under 14 U.S.C. 18.
Section 308(b) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
308(b) mandates that the Commission
have such facts before it to determine
whether an application should be
granted or denied. The potential hazard
to navigation is a critical factor in
determining whether this type of radio
device should be authorized.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0357.
Title: Recognized Private Operating
Agency (RPOA), 47 CFR 63.701.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 5
respondents; 5 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 154(j), 201, 214 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 19 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $8,725.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as an extension after the
60-day comment period to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in order
to obtain the full three-year clearance.
The Commission requests this
information in order to make
recommendations to the U.S.
Department of State for granting
recognized private operating agency
(RPOA) status to requesting entities. The
Commission does not require entities to
request RPOA status. Rather, this is a
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voluntary application process for use by
companies that believe that obtaining
RPOA status will be beneficial in
persuading foreign governments to
allow them to conduct business abroad.
RPOA status also permits companies to
join the International
Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s)
Telecommunications Sector, which is
the standards-setting body of the ITU.
The information furnished in RPOA
requests is collected pursuant to 47 CFR
63.701 of the Commission’s rules.
Entities submit these applications on a
voluntary basis. The collection of
information is a one-time collection for
each respondent. Without this
information collection, the
Commission’s policies and objectives
for assisting unregulated providers of
enhanced services to enter the market
for international enhanced services
would be thwarted.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0768.
Title: 28 GHz Band Segmentation Plan
Amending the Commission’s Rules to
Redesignate the 27.5–29.5 GHz
Frequency Band, to Reallocate the 29.5
to 30.0 GHz Frequency Band and to
Establish Rules and Policies.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
17 respondents; 17 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303.
Total Annual Burden: 34 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $4,950.
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is requesting an
extension of the information collection
titled, ‘‘28 GHz Band’’ under OMB
Control No. 3060–0768 from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB).
The information collection
requirements contained in this
collection require are as follows: (1)
Local Multipoint Distribution Systems
(LMDS) licensees to serve copies of their
applications on all Non-Geostationary
Mobile Satellite Service (NGSO/MSS)
applicants (Section 101.147) and (2)
NGSO/MSS feeder link earth stations
must specify a set of geographic
coordinates for location of these earth
stations, 15 days after the release of a
public notice announcing
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commencement of LMDS auctions
(Section 101.147).
The information is used by the
Commission and other applicants and/
or licensees in the 28 GHz band to
facilitate technical coordination of
systems among applicants and/or
licensees in the 28 GHz band. Without
such information, the Commission
could not implement the Commission’s
band plan. Affected applicants and
licensees are required to provide the
requested information to the
Commission and other third parties
whenever they seek authority to provide
service in the 28 GHz band. The
frequency of filing is, in general,
determined by the applicant or
licensees. If this information is
compiled less frequently or not filed in
conjunction with our rules, applicants
and licensees will not obtain the
authorization necessary to provide
telecommunications services.
Furthermore, the Commission would
not be able to carry out its mandate as
required by statute and applicants and
licensees would not be able to provide
service effectively.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0994.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of
Communications by Mobile Satellite
Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band,
the L Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Band.
Form No: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 126
respondents; 126 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50–
50 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one time and annual reporting
requirements, third-party disclosure and
recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 4(i), 7, 302, 303(c), 303(e),
303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f)
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $488,360.
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 purposes of this collection are to
obtain information necessary for
licensing operators of Mobile-Satellite
Service (MSS) networks to provide
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ancillary services in the U.S. via
terrestrial base stations (Ancillary
Terrestrial Components, or ATCs);
obtain the legal and technical
information required to facilitate the
integration of ATCs into MSS networks
in the L-Band and the 1.6/2.4 GHz
Bands; and to ensure that ATC licensees
meet the Commission’s legal and
technical requirements to develop and
maintain their MSS networks and
operate their ATC systems without
causing harmful interference to other
radio systems.
This information collection is used by
the Commission to license commercial
ATC radio communication services in
the United States, including low-power
ATC. The revised collection is to be
used by the Commission to regulate
equipment manufacturers and licensees
of low-power ATC networks. Without
the collection of information that would
result from these final rules, the
Commission would not have the
necessary information to grant entities
the authority to operate commercial
ATC stations and provide
telecommunications services to
consumers.
OMB Control No.: 3060–1029.
Title: Data Network Identification
Code (DNIC).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 2
respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collections is
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j),
201–205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309
and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 5 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as an extension (no change
in reporting or recordkeeping
requirements) after this 60-day comment
period to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full
three-year clearance. A Data Network
Identification Code (DNIC) is a unique,
four-digit number designed to provide
discrete identification of individual
public data networks. The DNIC is
intended to identify and permit
automated switching of data traffic to
particular networks. The FCC grants the
DNICs to operators of public data
networks on an international protocol.
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The operators of public data networks
file an application for a DNIC on the
internet-based, International Bureau
Filing System (IBFS). The DNIC is
obtained free of charge on a one-time
only basis unless there is a change in
ownership or the owner chooses to
relinquish the code to the FCC. The
Commission’s lack of an assignment of
DNICs to operators of public data
networks would result in technical
problems that prevent the identification
and automated switching of data traffic
to particular networks.
OMB Control No.: 3060–1108.
Title: Consummation of Assignments
and Transfers of Control of
Authorization.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 163
respondents; 163 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this
information collection pursuant to 47
U.S.C. 154(i) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 163 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $48,900.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an
extension after this 60 day comment
period has ended in order to obtain the
full three-year clearance from OMB.
Without this collection of
information, the Commission would not
have critical information such as a
change in a controlling interest in the
ownership of the licensee. The
Commission would not be able to carry
out its duties under the
Communications Act and to determine
the qualifications of applicants to
provide international
telecommunications service, including
applicants that are affiliated with
foreign entities, and to determine
whether and under what conditions the
authorizations are in the public interest,
convenience, and necessity.
Furthermore, without this collection of
information, the Commission would not
be able to maintain effective oversight of
U.S. providers of international
telecommunications services that are
affiliated with, or involved in certain comarketing or similar arrangements with,
foreign entities that have market power.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl Todd,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
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 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 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 31,
2022. 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 PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
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OMB Control Number: 3060–0717.
Title: Billed Party Preference for
InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket No. 92–
77, 47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709,
64.710.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,418 respondents;
11,250,150 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
minute (.017 hours)—50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
on-occasion reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is found at 47 U.S.C. 226, Telephone
Operator Services, Public Law 101–435,
104 Stat. 986, codified at 47 CFR
64.703(a) Consumer Information, 64.709
Informational Tariffs, and 64.710
Operator Services for Prison Inmate
Phones.
Total Annual Burden: 205,023 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $139,500.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 64.703(a), Operator Service
Providers (OSPs) are required to
disclose, audibly and distinctly to the
consumer, at no charge and before
connecting any interstate call, how to
obtain rate quotations, including any
applicable surcharges. 47 CFR 64.710
imposes similar requirements on OSPs
to inmates at correctional institutions.
47 CFR 64.709 codifies the requirements
for OSPs to file informational tariffs
with the Commission. These rules help
to ensure that consumers receive
information necessary to determine
what the charges associated with an
OSP-assisted call will be, thereby
enhancing informed consumer choice in
the operator services marketplace.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl Todd,
Deputy Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
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, 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 September 29,
2022.
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 PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@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 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,
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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 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 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
31, 2022. 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.: 3060-0325.
Title: Section 80.605, U.S. Coast Guard Coordination.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 10 respondents and 10
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.1 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, 48 Stat. 1066, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332, unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 11 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in Section 80.605 are necessary because applicants are required to
obtain written permission from the Coast Guard in the area where radio-
navigation/radio-location devices are located. This rule insures that
no hazard to marine navigation will result from the grant of
applications for non-selectable transponders and shore based radio-
navigation aids. The Coast Guard is responsible for making this
determination under 14 U.S.C. 18. Section 308(b) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 308(b) mandates that the Commission
have such facts before it to determine whether an application should be
granted or denied. The potential hazard to navigation is a critical
factor in determining whether this type of radio device should be
authorized.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0357.
Title: Recognized Private Operating Agency (RPOA), 47 CFR 63.701.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 5 respondents; 5 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
154(j), 201, 214 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 19 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $8,725.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension
after the 60-day comment period to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in order to obtain the full three-year clearance.
The Commission requests this information in order to make
recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for granting recognized
private operating agency (RPOA) status to requesting entities. The
Commission does not require entities to request RPOA status. Rather,
this is a voluntary application process for use by companies that
believe that obtaining RPOA status will be beneficial in persuading
foreign governments to allow them to conduct business abroad. RPOA
status also permits companies to join the International
Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Telecommunications Sector, which is
the standards-setting body of the ITU.
The information furnished in RPOA requests is collected pursuant to
47 CFR 63.701 of the Commission's rules. Entities submit these
applications on a voluntary basis. The collection of information is a
one-time collection for each respondent. Without this information
collection, the Commission's policies and objectives for assisting
unregulated providers of enhanced services to enter the market for
international enhanced services would be thwarted.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0768.
Title: 28 GHz Band Segmentation Plan Amending the Commission's
Rules to Redesignate the 27.5-29.5 GHz Frequency Band, to Reallocate
the 29.5 to 30.0 GHz Frequency Band and to Establish Rules and
Policies.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 17 respondents; 17 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third-
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 154 and 303.
Total Annual Burden: 34 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $4,950.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission
(``Commission'') is requesting an extension of the information
collection titled, ``28 GHz Band'' under OMB Control No. 3060-0768 from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The information collection requirements contained in this
collection require are as follows: (1) Local Multipoint Distribution
Systems (LMDS) licensees to serve copies of their applications on all
Non-Geostationary Mobile Satellite Service (NGSO/MSS) applicants
(Section 101.147) and (2) NGSO/MSS feeder link earth stations must
specify a set of geographic coordinates for location of these earth
stations, 15 days after the release of a public notice announcing
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commencement of LMDS auctions (Section 101.147).
The information is used by the Commission and other applicants and/
or licensees in the 28 GHz band to facilitate technical coordination of
systems among applicants and/or licensees in the 28 GHz band. Without
such information, the Commission could not implement the Commission's
band plan. Affected applicants and licensees are required to provide
the requested information to the Commission and other third parties
whenever they seek authority to provide service in the 28 GHz band. The
frequency of filing is, in general, determined by the applicant or
licensees. If this information is compiled less frequently or not filed
in conjunction with our rules, applicants and licensees will not obtain
the authorization necessary to provide telecommunications services.
Furthermore, the Commission would not be able to carry out its mandate
as required by statute and applicants and licensees would not be able
to provide service effectively.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0994.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile
Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, the L Band, and the 1.6/
2.4 GHz Band.
Form No: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 126 respondents; 126 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-50 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and annual reporting
requirements, third-party disclosure and recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i),
7, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f)
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $488,360.
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 purposes of this collection are to obtain information necessary
for licensing operators of Mobile-Satellite Service (MSS) networks to
provide ancillary services in the U.S. via terrestrial base stations
(Ancillary Terrestrial Components, or ATCs); obtain the legal and
technical information required to facilitate the integration of ATCs
into MSS networks in the L-Band and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands; and to
ensure that ATC licensees meet the Commission's legal and technical
requirements to develop and maintain their MSS networks and operate
their ATC systems without causing harmful interference to other radio
systems.
This information collection is used by the Commission to license
commercial ATC radio communication services in the United States,
including low-power ATC. The revised collection is to be used by the
Commission to regulate equipment manufacturers and licensees of low-
power ATC networks. Without the collection of information that would
result from these final rules, the Commission would not have the
necessary information to grant entities the authority to operate
commercial ATC stations and provide telecommunications services to
consumers.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1029.
Title: Data Network Identification Code (DNIC).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collections is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i)-(j), 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 5 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension
(no change in reporting or recordkeeping requirements) after this 60-
day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to
obtain the full three-year clearance. A Data Network Identification
Code (DNIC) is a unique, four-digit number designed to provide discrete
identification of individual public data networks. The DNIC is intended
to identify and permit automated switching of data traffic to
particular networks. The FCC grants the DNICs to operators of public
data networks on an international protocol. The operators of public
data networks file an application for a DNIC on the internet-based,
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). The DNIC is obtained free of
charge on a one-time only basis unless there is a change in ownership
or the owner chooses to relinquish the code to the FCC. The
Commission's lack of an assignment of DNICs to operators of public data
networks would result in technical problems that prevent the
identification and automated switching of data traffic to particular
networks.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1108.
Title: Consummation of Assignments and Transfers of Control of
Authorization.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 163 respondents; 163 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to 47
U.S.C. 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 163 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $48,900.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension after this 60 day comment
period has ended in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from
OMB.
Without this collection of information, the Commission would not
have critical information such as a change in a controlling interest in
the ownership of the licensee. The Commission would not be able to
carry out its duties under the Communications Act and to determine the
qualifications of applicants to provide international
telecommunications service, including applicants that are affiliated
with foreign entities, and to determine whether and under what
conditions the authorizations are in the public interest, convenience,
and necessity. Furthermore, without this collection of information, the
Commission would not be able to maintain effective oversight of U.S.
providers of international telecommunications services that are
affiliated with, or involved in certain co-marketing or similar
arrangements with, foreign entities that have market power.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl Todd,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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