Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 24476 [2024-07396]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 24476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07396]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0295, OMB 3060-0281; FR ID 212141]


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 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 June 7, 
2024. 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 Number: 3060-0295.
    Title: Section 90.607, Supplemental Information to be Furnished by 
Applicants for Facilities Under Subpart S.
    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 and Responses: 870 respondents; 870 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 308(b).
    Total Annual Burden: 218 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in Section 90.607 require the affected applicants to submit a list of 
any radio facilities they hold within 40 miles of the base station 
transmitter site being applied for.
    This information is used to determine if an applicant's proposed 
system is necessary in light of communications facilities it already 
owns. Such a determination helps the Commission to equitably distribute 
limited spectrum and prevents spectrum warehousing.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0281.
    Title: Section 90.651, Supplemental Reports Required of Licensees 
Authorized Under this Subpart.
    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 and Responses: 122 respondents; 203 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .166 hours (10 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7).
    Total Annual Burden: 34 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: In a Report and Order (FCC 99-9, released February 
19, 1999) in WT Docket 97-153, the Commission, under section 90.651, 
adopted a revised time frame for reporting the number of mobile units 
placed in operation from eight months to 12 months of the grant date of 
their license. The radio facilities addressed in this subpart of the 
rules are allocated on and governed by regulations designed to award 
facilities on a need basis determined by the number of mobile units 
served by each base station. This is necessary to avoid frequency 
hoarding by applicants. This rule section requires licensees to report 
the number of mobile units served via FCC Form 601. The Commission is 
extending this reporting requirement for a period of three years in the 
Office of the Management and Budget's (OMB) inventory.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07396 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
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