Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 71859-71861 [2023-22942]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71859-71861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22942]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0800, OMB 3060-1070; FR ID 178025]


Information Collections 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

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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 November 17, 
2023.

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: 3060-0800.
    Title: FCC Application for Assignments of Authorization and 
Transfers of Control: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
    Form Number: FCC Form 603.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,567 respondents; 2,567 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.05 hours-1.80 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, on occasion 
reporting requirement and periodic 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, 
155, 158, 161, 301, 303(r), 308, 309, 310 and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,957 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $532,728.
    Needs and Uses: On July 18, 2022, the Commission adopted the 
Partition, Disaggregation and Leasing of Spectrum Report and Order and 
Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that modifies 
partitioning, disaggregation, and leasing rules to provide specific 
incentives for small carriers and Tribal Nations, and entities in rural 
areas, to voluntarily participate in ECIP (ECIP Report and Order in WT 
Docket No. 19-38, FCC 22-53). The ECIP proceeding is in response to 
Congressional direction in the Making Opportunities for Broadband 
Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless 
Act (MOBILE NOW Act) to consider steps to increase the diversity of 
spectrum access and the availability of advanced telecommunications 
services in rural areas. The ECIP will promote greater competition in 
the provision of wireless services, facilitate increased availability 
of advanced wireless services in rural areas, facilitate new 
opportunities for small carriers and Tribal Nations to increase access 
to spectrum, and bring more advanced wireless service including 5G to 
underserved communities.
    The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its currently 
approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0800 
to permit the collection of the additional information and changes in 
connection with assignments of authorizations pursuant to the rules 
adopted by the Commission's ECIP Report and Order. Specifically, in the 
ECIP Report and Order, the Commission revised its rules to allow 
partition and/or disaggregation assignment applications pursuant to 
Sec.  1.950 or full assignments pursuant to Sec.  1.948, to designate a 
Qualifying Transaction identified in the application as seeking 
consideration under the ECIP. Respondents are also required to select 
the applicable ECIP prong to its Qualifying Transaction, pursuant to 
either Sec.  1.60003 or Sec.  1.60004.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1070.
    Title: Allocation and Service Rules for the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, 
and 92-95 GHz Bands.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 317 respondents; 8,205 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 to 5.35 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement, and third-party disclosure 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(i), 303(f) and (r), 309, 316, and 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,677 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $200,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking an extension of this 
information collection in order to obtain the full three-year approval 
from OMB. There are no program changes to the reporting, recordkeeping 
and/or third-party disclosure requirements, but we are revising 
estimates based on the reduction of database managers, and the

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increase of renewals of the nationwide licensees. The recordkeeping, 
reporting, and third-party disclosure requirements will be used by the 
Commission to verify licensee compliance with the Commission rules and 
regulations, and to ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934. The Commission's rules promote the private sector development and 
use of 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, and 92-95 GHz bands (70/80/90 GHz bands). 
Such information has been used in the past and will continue to be used 
to minimize interference, verify that applicants are legally and 
technically qualified to hold license, and to determine compliance with 
Commission rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22942 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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