Notice2023-10253
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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May 15, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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 88, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30969-30970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10253]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0865; FR ID 140616]
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 June 14, 2023.
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#2e7e7c6f6e484d4d00494158"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aafaf8ebeaccc9c984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2063415448590e77494c4c49414d53604643430e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c7e5f0ecfdaad3ede8e8ede5e9f7c4e2e7e7aae3ebf2">[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 No.: 3060-0865.
Title: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Universal Licensing
System Recordkeeping and Third Party Disclosure Requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or
households, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 84,048 respondents; 84,050
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .166 hours (10 minutes)--4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure
requirements; 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.
154(i) and 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 116,306 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension
after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full three-year
clearance from them.
The purpose of this information collection is to continually
streamline and simplify processes for wireless applicants and
licensees, who previously used a myriad of forms for various wireless
services and types of requests, in order to provide the Commission
information that has been collected in separate databases, each for a
different group of services. Such processes have resulted in unreliable
reporting, duplicate filings for the same
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licensees/applicants, and higher cost burdens to licensees/applicants.
By streamlining the Universal Licensing System (ULS), the Commission
eliminates the filing of duplicative applications for wireless
carriers; increases the accuracy and reliability of licensing
information; and enables all wireless applicants and licensees to file
all licensing-related applications and other filings electronically,
thus increasing the speed and efficiency of the application process.
The ULS also benefits wireless applicants/licensees by reducing the
cost of preparing applications, and speeds up the licensing process in
that the Commission can introduce new entrants more quickly into this
already competitive industry. Finally, ULS enhances the availability of
licensing information to the public, which has access to all publicly
available wireless licensing information on-line, including maps
depicting a licensee's geographic service area.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-10253 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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