Notice2023-18351
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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August 25, 2023
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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 might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58266-58268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18351]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0027, 3060-0029, 3060-0850; FR ID 165823]
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
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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 might ``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 September 25,
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#92c2c0d3d2f4f1f1bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ccccedddcfaffffb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1152706579683f46787d7d78707c62517772723f767e67"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="96d5f7e2feefb8c1fffafafff7fbe5d6f0f5f5b8f1f9e0">[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: 3060-0027.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast
Station, FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A--Application for Media
Bureau Video Service Authorization; 47 Sections 73.3700(b)(1) and
(b)(2) and Section 73.3800, Post Auction Licensing; Form 2100, Schedule
301-FM--Commercial FM Station Construction Permit Application.
Form Number: FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A; and Form 2100,
Schedule 301-FM.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,092 respondents and 4,199
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.075 to 6.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One time
reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 12,435 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $62,308,388.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 301, used by AM broadcast stations, and
Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM, used by FM broadcast stations, are used to
apply for authority to construct a new commercial AM or FM broadcast
station and to make changes to the existing facilities of such a
station. They may be used to request a change of a station's community
of license by AM and non-reserved band FM permittees and licensees. In
addition, FM licensees or permittees may request, by filing an
application on FCC Form 301, upgrades on adjacent and co-channels,
modifications to adjacent channels of the same class, and downgrades to
adjacent channels.
Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM also accommodates commercial FM
applicants applying in a Threshold Qualifications Window (TQ Window) or
a Tribal Allotment. A commercial FM applicant applying in the TQ
Window, who was not the original proponent of the Tribal Allotment at
the rulemaking stage, must demonstrate that it would have qualified in
all respects to add that particular Tribal Allotment for which it is
applying. Additionally, a petitioner seeking to add a new Tribal
Allotment to the FM Table of Allotments must file Form 2100, Schedule
301-FM when submitting its Petition for Rulemaking. The collection also
accommodates applicants applying in a TQ Window for a Tribal Allotment
that had been added to the FM Table of Allotments using the Tribal
Priority under the ``threshold qualifications'' procedures.
Similarly, to receive authorization for commencement of Digital
Television (DTV) operations, commercial broadcast licensees must file
FCC Form 2100, Schedule A for a construction permit. The application
may be filed any time after receiving the initial DTV allotment and
before mid-point in the applicant's construction period. The Commission
will consider the application as a minor change in facilities.
Applicants do not have to provide full legal or financial
qualifications information.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340--Noncommercial Educational
Station for Reserved Channel Construction Permit Application.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,820 respondents; 2,820
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-6 hours.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 6,603 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $30,039,119.
Needs and Uses: Schedule 340 is used by licensees and permittees to
apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (NCE)
FM and DTV broadcast station (including a DTS facility), or to make
changes in the existing facilities of such a station. Schedule 340 is
only used if the station will operate on a channel that is reserved
exclusively for NCE use, or in the situation where applications for NCE
stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only with one
another. Also, Schedule 340 is used by Native American Tribes and
Alaska Native Villages (Tribes), tribal consortia, or entities owned or
controlled by Tribes when qualifying for the ``Tribal Priority'' under
47 CFR 73.7000, 73.7002. Additionally, Schedule 340 contains a third
party disclosure requirement, pursuant to section 73.3580. This rule
requires local public notice of the filing of all applications to
construct a new full-service NCE FM or DTV broadcast station. Notice is
given by an NCE applicant by posting notice of the application filing
on its station's website, its licensee's website, its parent entity's
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. Furthermore, the online notice must link to
a copy of the application as filed, either in the station's Online
Public Inspection File or in another Commission database. This
recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB
Control No. 3060-0214, which covers section 73.3527.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0850.
Title: Quick-Form Application for Authorization in the Ship,
Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General
Mobile Radio Services.
Form No.: FCC Form 605.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 130,000 respondents, 130,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.17 hours-0.44 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement, recordkeeping & other (5 & 10 yrs).
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 154, 301 sections 4 and 301.
Total Annual Burden: 57,218 hours.
Total Respondent Cost: $4,550,000.
Needs and Uses: FCC 605 application is a consolidated application
form for Ship, Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Radio
Operators, and General Mobile Radio Services and is used to collect
licensing data for the Universal Licensing System. The Commission is
requesting OMB approval for a minor revision to the reporting,
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements. The
Commission is removing Certification #3 for the General Mobile Radio
Service, as well as making minor clarifications to the general filing
instructions.
The data collected on this form includes the Date of Birth for
Commercial Operator licensees however this information will be redacted
from public view.
The FCC uses the information in FCC Form 605 to determine whether
the applicant is legally, technically, and financially qualified to
obtain a license. Without such information, the Commission cannot
determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants that provide
telecommunication services to the public, and therefore, to fulfill its
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of
1934, as amended. Information provided on this form will also be used
to update the database and to provide for proper use of the frequency
spectrum as well as enforcement purposes.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18351 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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