Notice2024-06958
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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April 2, 2024
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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 89, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22714-22717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06958]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0686, 3060-0944 and 3060-1163; FR ID 211755]
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
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 Thursday, May
2, 202.
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#3d6d6f7c7d5b5e5e135a524b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45151704052326266b222a33">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecaf8d988495c2bb858080858d819fac8a8f8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="074466736f7e29506e6b6b6e666a744761646429606871">[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, and (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
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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.: 3060-0686.
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); ITC-DSC--International
Section 214 Authorization Discontinuance of Service (new form); RTL-
NEW--List of Routes on which the Carrier has Direct Termination
Arrangements (new form); RTL-MOD--Modification to Route List (Addition
to or Removal from an Existing List of Routes) (new form); and RTL-
WAV--International Route List Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 192 respondents; 614 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: 2,393 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $874,045.
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 20-133; 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
Communications Filing System (ICFS). To improve the Commission's
collection of information related to international section 214
authorizations (international section 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 former
International Bureau (whose functions are now divided among the Office
of International Affairs and the Space Bureau) that are filed on paper
or through an alternative filing process should filed electronically
once forms become available in ICFS. The Order sought to reduce costs
and administrative burdens, and therefore to 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 section
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 section 214s. International section 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 ICFS (ICFS
Modernization). This includes developing new and revised international
section 214 application forms to improve the Commission's information
collection and comply with the new requirements. Until the electronic
forms are approved, international section 214 applicants are required
to provide the information required by the 2020 Executive Branch Review
Order and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order by filing
current applications and filing separate documents into ICFS to comply
with the rules. We estimate that the projected completion date for the
modernized ICFS, including all international section 214 application
forms, will be July 2024.
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
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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); SCL-AMD--Submarine Cable Landing License Amendment
(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: 41 respondents; 118 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: 960 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $340,255.
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 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 Communications
Filing System (ICFS). 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
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 as
well as a copy of the FCC application, directly with the Committee.
Second, the Commission is in the process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
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 the 2020 Executive Branch Review Order and the
2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions Order by filing current
applications and filing separate documents into ICFS to comply with the
rules. We estimate that the projected completion date for the
modernized ICFS, including all cable landing license application forms,
will be July 2024.
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; 47 Sec. Sec. 1.40001,
1.40003.
Form Number: ISP-PDR--Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling (new form); ISP-AMD--Section 310(b) Petition for Declaratory
Ruling Amendment (new form); and ISP-WAV Section 310(b) Petition for
Declaratory Ruling Waiver Request (new form).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 52 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 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).
Total Annual Burden: 1,219 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $407,000.
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 Communications Filing System (ICFS). The Commission has
developed new ICFS 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
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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 Standard
Questions specific to broadcast licensees and common carrier wireless
petitioners will be required to answer Standard Questions specific to
common carrier licenses as well as a general PII supplement applicable
to all respondents to the Standard Questions.
Finally, the Commission is in the process of modernizing ICFS (ICFS
Modernization). Common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitions are
filed through ICFS 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 ICFS 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 ICFS forms are
approved, common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitioners will be
required to provide the information required by the 2020 Executive
Branch Review Order and the 2021 Executive Branch Standard Questions
Order by filing current petitions and filing separate documents into
ICFS to comply with the rules. We estimate that the projected
completion date for the modernized ICFS, including all forms related to
common carrier wireless section 310(b) petitions, will be July 2024.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06958 Filed 4-1-24; 8:45 am]
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