Notice2023-15076
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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July 17, 2023
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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 88, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45421-45422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15076]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0920, OMB 3060-1039; FR ID 154747]
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 August 16,
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#35656774755356561b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d5d5f4c4d6b6e6e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d192b0a5b9a8ff86b8bdbdb8b0bca291b7b2b2ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd9ebca9b5a4f38ab4b1b1b4bcb0ae9dbbbebef3bab2ab">[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="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://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: 3060-0920.
Title: Form 2100, Schedule 318--Low Power FM Station Construction
Permit Application; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of
Low Power Radio Service; Sections 73.801, 73.807, 73.809, 73.810,
73.816, 73.827, 73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878,
73.318, 73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620,
73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii).
Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 318.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 24,606 respondents with
multiple responses; 31,324 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .0025-12 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Monthly reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 154(i), 303, 308 and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 52,889 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $1,229,370.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 318, Low Power FM (LPFM)
Station Construction Permit Application (Schedule 318), is used to: (1)
apply to construct a new Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcast station; (2)
make changes to an authorized LPFM broadcast station; (3) amend a
pending LPFM construction permit application; or (4) propose mandatory
time-sharing.
Schedule 318's Online Notice (third party disclosure) Requirement:
47 CFR 73.3580, as amended in the Commission's 2020 Public Notice
Second Report and Order, discussed below, requires local public notice
of the filing of all applications to construct a new LPFM broadcast
station. Notice is given by an applicant posting notice of the
application filing on its station website, its licensee website, its
parent entity website, or on a publicly accessible, locally targeted
website, for 30 consecutive days beginning within five business days of
acceptance of the application for filing. The online notice must link
to a copy of the application as filed in the Commission's LMS licensing
database. In the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, the
Commission also clarified LPFM stations' obligations to provide local
public notice, and amended section 73.801 of the rules to indicate that
the local public notice rule, 47 CFR 73.3580, applies to the LPFM
service.
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FCC staff uses the data to determine whether an applicant meets
basic statutory and regulatory requirements to become a Commission
licensee and to ensure that the public interest would be served by
grant of the application. In addition, the information contained within
this information collection ensures that (1) the integrity of the FM
spectrum is not compromised, (2) unacceptable interference will not be
caused to existing radio services, (3) statutory requirements are met,
and (4) the stations operate in the public interest.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1039.
Title: Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106
National Historic Preservation Act--Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-
128.
Form No.: FCC Form 620 and 621, TCNS E-filing.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 70,152 respondents and 70,152
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 303(q), 303(r), 309(a), 309(j) and 319 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303(q),
303(r), 309(a), 309(j) and 319, sections 101(d)(6) and 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, 16 U.S.C. 470a(d)(6)
and 470f, and section 800.14(b) of the rules of the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.14(b).
Total Annual Burden: 97,929 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $13,087,425.
Needs and Uses: FCC staff, State Historic Preservation Officers
(SHPO), Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO) and the Advisory
Council of Historic Preservation (ACHP) use the data to take such
action as may be necessary to ascertain whether a proposed action may
affect sites of cultural significance to tribal nations and historic
properties that are listed or eligible for listing on the National
Register as directed by section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) and the Commission's rules.
FCC Form 620, New Tower (NT) Submission Packet is to be completed
by or on behalf of applicants to construct new antenna support
structures by or for the use of licensees of the FCC. The form is to be
submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office (``SHPO'') or to
the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (``THPO''), as appropriate, and
the Commission before any construction or other installation activities
on the site begins. Failure to provide the form and complete the review
process under section 106 of the NHPA prior to beginning construction
may violate section 110(k) of the NHPA and the Commission's rules.
FCC Form 621, Collocation (CO) Submission Packet is to be completed
by or on behalf of applicants who wish to collocate an antenna or
antennas on an existing communications tower or non-tower structure by
or for the use of licensees of the FCC. The form is to be submitted to
the State historic Preservation Office (``SHPO'') or to the Tribal
Historic Preservation Office (``THPO''), as appropriate, and the
Commission before any construction or other installation activities on
the site begins. Failure to provide the form and complete the review
process under section 106 of the NHPA prior to beginning construction
or other installation activities may violate section 110(k) of the NHPA
and the Commission's rules.
The Tower Construction Notification System (TCNS) is used by or on
behalf of Applicants proposing to construct new antenna support
structures, and some collocations, to ensure that Tribal Nations have
the requisite opportunity to participate in review prior to
construction. To facilitate this coordination, Tribal Nations have
designated areas of geographic preference, and they receive automated
notifications based on the site coordinates provided in the filing.
Applicants complete TCNS before filing a 620 or 621 and all the
relevant data is pre-populated on the 620 and 621 when the forms are
filed electronically.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15076 Filed 7-14-23; 8:45 am]
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