Notice2023-05399
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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March 16, 2023
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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 88, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16253-16255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05399]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0686, OMB 3060-0944 and OMB 3060-1163; FR ID 131013]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 May 15,
2023. 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#c393918283a5a0a0eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fdadafbcbd9b9e9ed39a928b">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3f7c5e4b57461168565353565e524c7f595c5c11585049"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b694819d8cdba29c99999c949886b5939696db929a83">[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.: 3060-0686.
Title: International Section 214 Authorizations, 47 CFR 63.10-
63.25, 1.40001, 1.40003.
Form No.: ITC-214--International Section 214 Authorization
Application (revising form); ITC-ASG/TC--International Section 214
Authorization Assignment or Transfer of Control of Authorization
(revising form); ITC-FCN--International Section 214 Authorization
Foreign Carrier Notification (revising form); ITC-STA--International
Section 214 Authorization Special Temporary Authority (revising form);
ITC-AMD--International Section 214 Authorization Amendment (new form);
ITC-MOD--International Section 214 Authorization Modification (new
form); ITC-RPT--International Section 214 Authorization Dominant
Carrier Quarterly Reports (new form); ITC-WAV--International Section
214 Authorization Waiver Request (new form); and, ITC-DSC--
International Section 214 Authorization Discontinuance of Service (new
form).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 228 respondents; 648 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting
requirements, third party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for Part 1 of this information collection is
contained in 47 U.S.C 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309, and
325(e). The statutory authority for part 63 of this information
collection is contained in sections 1, 4(j), 10, 11, 201-205, 214, 218,
403, and 651 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,709 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $992,830.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a
revision of OMB Control No. 3060-0686 to incorporate changes from three
Commission orders: the Mandatory Electronic Filing Order, FCC 21-87,
the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order, FCC 20-122 and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order, FCC 21-104. The Commission
also seeks approval for online electronic forms that are currently
under development as part of the Commission's modernization of its
online, web-based electronic filing system--the International Bureau
Filing System (IBFS). To improve the Commission's collection of
information related to international section 214 authorizations
(international 214s) and to incorporate the new requirements, the
Commission revised current application forms and added new forms.
First, the Mandatory Electronic Filing Order requires that any
remaining applications and reports administered by the International
Bureau that are filed on paper or through an alternative filing process
should filed electronically once forms become available in IBFS. The
Order sought to reduce costs and administrative burdens, and therefore
to
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result in greater efficiencies, facilitate faster and efficient
communications, and overall improve transparency to the public.
Second, the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order create new requirements
associated with certain applications, including international 214
applications, with reportable foreign ownership that will be reviewed
by the relevant Executive Branch agencies for national security, law
enforcement, foreign policy and trade policy issues as well as other
changes. In the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order, the Commission
adopted rules and procedures to facilitate a more streamlined and
transparent review process for coordinating applications with the
Executive Branch agencies. The Commission also established firm time
frames for the Executive Branch agencies to complete their review
consistent with Executive Order 13913, which established the Committee
for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States
Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee). Specifically, under
the new rules, the Committee has 120 days for initial review, plus an
additional 90 days for secondary assessment if the Committee determines
that the risk to national security or law enforcement interests cannot
be mitigated with standard mitigation measures. The Commission also
adopted and codified five categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and comprehensive information to the
Committee.
In the 2021 Executive Branch Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard Questions--a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions covering the five categories of
information described above. The responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that applicants currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis. The Standard Questions consist of
six separate questionnaires (based on subject matter) and a supplement
for the provision of personally identifiable information (PII). Two of
these questionnaires and the PII supplement are applicable to
international 214s. International 214 applicants with reportable
foreign ownership will be required to answer the questions, and file
their responses, as well as a copy of the FCC application, directly
with the Committee.
Finally, the Commission is in the process of modernizing IBFS (IBFS
Modernization). This includes developing new and revised international
214 application forms to improve the Commission's information
collection and comply with the new requirements. Until the electronic
forms are approved, international 214 applicants are required to
provide the information required by 2020 Executive Branch Review Order
and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order by filing
current applications and filing separate documents into IBFS to comply
with the rules. We estimate that the projected completion date for the
modernized IBFS, including all international 214 application forms,
will be September, 2023.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0944.
Title: Cable Landing License Act, 47 CFR 1.767, 1.768, 1.40001,
1.40003, Executive Order 10530.
Form Number: SCL-LIC--Submarine Cable Landing License Application
(revising form); SCL-STA--Submarine Cable Landing License Special
Temporary Authority (revising form); SCL-FCN--Submarine Cable Landing
License Foreign Carrier Affiliation (revising form); SCL-ASG/TC--
Submarine Cable Landing License Assignment or Transfer of Control of
License (new form); SCL-LPN--Submarine Cable Landing License Landing
Point Notification (new form); SCl_MOD--Submarine Cable Landing License
Modification (new form); SCL-RPT--Submarine Cable Landing License
Quarterly Report (new form); SCL-RWL--Submarine Cable Landing License
Renewal (new form); and, SCL-WAV--Submarine Cable Landing License
Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 46 respondents; 146 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Quarterly
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping requirement and third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the
Submarine Cable Landing License Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34-39, Executive
Order 10530, Executive Order 13913, section 5(a), and the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i)-(j),
155, 303(r), 309, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 855 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $307,355.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve
revisions to OMB Control No. 3060-0944 to incorporate the new
requirements adopted by the Commission in the 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order, FCC 20-133 and in the 2021 Executive Branch Standard
Questions Order, FCC 21-104. The Commission also seeks approval for
online electronic forms that are currently under development as part of
the Commission's modernization of its International Bureau Filing
System (IBFS). To improve the Commission's collection of information
related to submarine cable applications and to incorporate the new
requirements, the Commission revised current submarine cable
application forms and added new forms.
First, the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order create new requirements
associated with certain applications, including submarine cable
applications, with reportable foreign ownership that will be reviewed
by the relevant Executive Branch agencies for national security, law
enforcement, foreign policy and trade policy issues as well as other
changes. In the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order, the Commission
adopted rules and procedures to facilitate a more streamlined and
transparent review process for coordinating applications with the
Executive Branch agencies. The Commission also established firm time
frames for the Executive Branch agencies to complete their review
consistent with Executive Order 13913, which established the Committee
for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States
Telecommunications Services Sector (the Committee). Specifically, under
the new rules, the Committee has 120 days for initial review, plus an
additional 90 days for secondary assessment if the Committee determines
that the risk to national security or law enforcement interests cannot
be mitigated with standard mitigation measures. The Commission also
adopted and codified five categories of information for which
applicants must provide detailed and comprehensive information to the
Committee.
In the 2021 Executive Branch Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard Questions--a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions covering the five categories of
information described above. The responses to the Standard Questions
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will replace the information that applicants currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis. The Standard Questions consist of
six separate questionnaires (based on subject matter) and a supplement
for the provision of personally identifiable information (PII). Two of
these questionnaires and the PII supplement are applicable to submarine
cables. Submarine cable applicants with reportable foreign ownership
will be required to answer the questions and file their responses
directly with the Committee.
Second, the Commission is in the process of modernizing IBFS (IBFS
Modernization), including developing new and revised submarine cable
application forms to improve the Commission's information collection
and comply with the new requirements. Until the electronic forms are
approved, submarine cable applicants are required to provide the
information required by 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order by filing current
applications and filing separate documents into IBFS to comply with the
rules. We estimate that the projected completion date for the
modernized IBFS, including all cable landing license application forms,
will be September, 2023.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1163.
Title: 47 CFR 1.5001-1.5004 Regulations Applicable to Broadcast,
Common Carrier, and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Form Number: ISP-PDR--Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling (new form); ISP-AMD--Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling Amendment; and, ISP-WAV Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling Waiver Requet.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 21 respondents; 53 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 120 hours.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309, and 325(e).
Total Annual Burden: 1,304 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $435,825.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a
revision of OMB Control No. 3060-1163 to incorporate new requirements
adopted by the Commission in the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order,
FCC 20-133 and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order, FCC
21-104. The Commission also seeks approval for online electronic forms
that are currently under development as part of the Commission's
modernization of its online, web-based electronic filing system--the
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). The Commission has developed
new IBFS forms to improve the Commission's collection of information
related to foreign ownership petitions for declaratory ruling under
section 310(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act),
(section 310(b) petitions or petitions) related to common carrier
wireless, aeronautical en route and aeronautical fixed radio station
licenses (collectively, wireless common carrier licenses) and to
incorporate the new requirements.
First, the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the 2021
Executive Branch Standard Questions Order create new requirements
associated with certain applications, including section 310(b)
petitions that will be reviewed by the relevant Executive Branch
agencies for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy and
trade policy issues as well as other changes. In the 2020 Executive
Branch Review Order, the Commission adopted rules and procedures to
facilitate a more streamlined and transparent review process for
coordinating applications with the Executive Branch agencies. The
Commission also established firm time frames for the Executive Branch
agencies to complete their review consistent with Executive Order
13913, which established the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign
Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector
(the Committee). Specifically, under the new rules, the Committee has
120 days for initial review, plus an additional 90 days for secondary
assessment if the Committee determines that the risk to national
security or law enforcement interests cannot be mitigated with standard
mitigation measures. The Commission also adopted and codified five
categories of information for which applicants must provide detailed
and comprehensive information to the Committee.
Second, in the 2021 Executive Branch Standards Questions Order, the
Commission adopted the Standard Questions--a baseline set of national
security and law enforcement questions covering the five categories of
information described above. The responses to the Standard Questions
will replace the information that petitioners currently provide to the
Committee on an individualized basis. The Standard Questions consist of
six separate questionnaires (based on subject matter) and a supplement
for the provision of personally identifiable information (PII).
Petitioners will be required to submit their responses to the Standard
Questions and a copy of the section 310(b) petition, directly with the
Committee. Broadcast petitioners will be required to answer the
questions (PII supplement), and common carrier wireless petitioners
will be required to answer the questions.
Finally, the Commission is in the process of modernizing IBFS (IBFS
Modernization). Common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitions are
filed through IBFS while broadcast section 310(b) petitions are filed
through the Media Bureau's Licensing and Management System (LMS) when
submitted with a broadcast construction permit, assignment, or transfer
of control application. The IBFS Modernization includes developing
forms for the submission of petitions related to common carrier
wireless licenses to improve the Commission's information collection
and comply with the new requirements. Until the new IBFS forms are
approved, common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitioners will be
required to provide the information required by 2020 Executive Branch
Review Order and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order by
filing current petitions and filing separate documents into IBFS to
comply with the rules. We estimate that the projected completion date
for the modernized IBFS, including all forms related to common carrier
wireless section 310(b) petitions, will be September, 2023.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-05399 Filed 3-15-23; 8:45 am]
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