Notice2021-18077
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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Published
August 23, 2021
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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.
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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 [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#50000211103633337e373f26"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a1f1f3e0e1c7c2c28fc6ced7">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e7a486938f9ec9b08e8b8b8e868a94a7818484c9808891"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470426332f3e69102e2b2b2e262a340721242469202831">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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