Notice2021-20084
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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September 17, 2021
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Federal Communications Commission
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 178 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51886-51887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20084]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0139 and OMB 3060-0979; FR ID 48492]
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
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 October 18,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e6b6b4a7a6808585c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="075755464761646429606871">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81c2e0f5e9f8afd6e8edede8e0ecf2c1e7e2e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3172504559481f66585d5d58505c42715752521f565e47">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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
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burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-0139.
Title: Application for Antenna Structure Registration.
Form Number: FCC Form 854.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local, or
Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,400 respondents; 57,100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours to 2.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third-party disclosure reporting
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 303, and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303, and 309(j), section 102(C)
of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, 42 U.S.C.
4332(C), and section 1506.6 of the regulations of the Council on
Environmental Quality, 40 CFR 1506.6.
Total Annual Burden: 25,682 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,176,813.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of FCC Form 854 (Form 854) is to
register antenna structures that are used for radio communication
services which are regulated by the Commission; to make changes to
existing antenna structure registrations or pending applications for
registration; or to notify the Commission of the completion of
construction or dismantlement of such structures, as required by Title
47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Sections 1.923,
1.1307, 1.1311, 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.57 and 17.58.
Any person or entity proposing to construct or alter an antenna
structure that is more than 60.96 meters (200 feet) in height, or that
may interfere with the approach or departure space of a nearby airport
runway, must notify the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of
proposed construction. The FAA determines whether the antenna structure
constitutes a potential hazard and may recommend appropriate painting
and lighting for the structure. The Commission then uses the FAA's
recommendation to impose specific painting and/or lighting requirements
on radio tower owners and subject licensees. When an antenna structure
owner for one reason or another does not register its structure, it
then becomes the responsibility of the tenant licensees to ensure that
the structure is registered with the Commission.
Section 303(q) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, gives
the Commission authority to require painting and/or illumination of
radio towers in cases where there is a reasonable possibility that an
antenna structure may cause a hazard to air navigation. In 1992,
Congress amended Sections 303(q) and 503(b)(5) of the Communications
Act to make radio tower owners, as well as Commission licensees and
permittees responsible for the painting and lighting of radio tower
structures, and to provide that non-licensee radio tower owners may be
subject to forfeiture for violations of painting or lighting
requirements specified by the Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0979.
Title: License Audit Letter.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 25,000 respondents; 25,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50 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. 151, 152, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301, 302a,
303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 332, 333, 336,
534 and 535.
Total Annual Burden: 12,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for an
extension of this information collection in order to obtain their full
three-year approval. There is no change to the reporting requirement.
There is no change to the Commission's burden estimates. The Wireless
Telecommunications (WTB) and Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureaus (PSHSB) of the FCC periodically conduct audits of the
construction and/or operational status of various Wireless radio
stations in its licensing database that are subject to rule-based
construction and operational requirements. The Commission's rules for
these Wireless services require construction within a specified
timeframe and require a station to remain operational in order for the
license to remain valid. The information will be used by FCC personnel
to assure that licensees' stations are constructed and currently
operating in accordance with the parameters of the current FCC
authorization and rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-20084 Filed 9-16-21; 8:45 am]
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