Notice2021-23699
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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November 1, 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 208 (Monday, November 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60238-60239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23699]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0508; FR ID 55282]
Information Collection 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 December 1,
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#edbdbfacad8b8e8ec38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b1b190a0b2d2828652c243d">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f7c5e4b57461168565353565e524c7f595c5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4102203529386f16282d2d28202c32012722226f262e37">[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 burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-0508.
Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or
households, and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,448 respondents; 16,166
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.13 hours-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion,
quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements; Third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154,
222, 303, 309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 2,579 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $19,116,900.
Needs and Uses: On August 16, 2013, the Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) released a Third Report and Order (FCC 13-115)
in MM Docket No. 93-177 to harmonize and streamline its rules regarding
tower construction near AM stations. The reforms included establishing
a single protection scheme for tower construction and modification near
AM tower arrays. The Commission's rules previously contained several
sections in different rule parts that addressed tower construction near
AM antennas and were intended to protect AM stations from the effects
of such tower construction, including (among others not relevant here),
47 CFR 22.371. With adoption of this Order, 47 CFR 22.371 was removed
and was replaced by a new rule, 47 CFR 1.30002, which is not covered by
this Supporting Statement.
On November 10, 2014, the Commission released a Report and Order
and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 14-181) in WT Docket No.
12-40 to reform its rules governing the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone
(Cellular) Service. In the Report and Order (Cellular R&O), the
Commission changed the Cellular licensing model from site-based to
geographic-based. The revised Cellular Service licensing model entailed
eliminating several filing requirements that had outlived their
usefulness in this mature commercial wireless service that was launched
in the early 1980s; it also streamlined application content
requirements, and deleted obsolete provisions associated with the
legacy site-based regime.
Subsequently, on March 24, 2017, the Commission released a Second
Report and Order in that same docket (Cellular Second R&O), together
with a companion Report and Order in WT Docket No. 10-112 concerning
the Wireless Radio Services (WRS), which include the Cellular Service
among others (WRS R&O) (FCC 17-27). The Cellular Second R&O and WRS R&O
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revised or eliminated certain licensing rules and modernized outdated
radiated power and other technical rules applicable to the Cellular
Service. As part of FCC 17-27, the Commission also released a Second
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in which it sought comment on
deleting certain recordkeeping and administrative rules applicable to
the Public Mobile Services (including the Cellular Service), which are
governed by Part 22 of the Commission's rules.
On July 13, 2018, the Commission released a Third report and Order
in the Cellular Reform proceeding (Cellular 3d R&O) (FCC 18-92), in
which it deleted certain Part 22 rules that either imposed
administrative and recordkeeping burdens that are outdated and no
longer serve the public interest, or that are largely duplicative of
later-adopted rules and are thus no longer necessary. Among the rule
deletions and of relevance to this information collection, the
Commission deleted rule section 22.303, resulting in discontinued
information collection for that rule section.
The Commission is now seeking approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a revision of this information
collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-23699 Filed 10-29-21; 8:45 am]
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