Notice2024-08306
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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April 18, 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 76 (Thursday, April 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27760-27763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08306]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0645, 3060-1189; FR ID 214554]
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 May 20, 2024.
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#d686849796b0b5b5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9e9ebf8f9dfdada97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#753614011d0c5b221c19191c141806351316165b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d695b7a2beaff881bfbababfb7bba596b0b5b5f8b1b9a0">[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
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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: 3060-0645.
Title: Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, Antenna Structure
Registration Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
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: 16,300 respondents; 70,543 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .1-.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third-party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 4, 303, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.
Total Annual Burden: 10,326 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $56,230.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
in order to obtain the full three-year approval. The Commission has
adjusted its burden and cost estimates in order to update the
collection burdens necessary to implement a uniform registration
process as well as safe and effective lighting procedures for owners of
antenna structures.
Section 17.4 includes third party disclosure requirements.
Specifically, section 17.4 requires the owner of any proposed or
existing antenna structure that requires notice of proposed
construction to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to register
the structure with the Commission. This includes those structures used
as part of the stations licensed by the Commission for the transmission
of radio energy, or to be used as part of a cable television head-end
system. An antenna structure must be registered with the Commission if
the antenna structure is taller than 200 feet above ground level or may
interfere with the flight path of a nearby airport or heliport. Section
17.4(f) provides that antenna structure owners shall immediately
provide to all tenant licensees and permittees notification that the
structure has been registered. This may be done by providing either a
copy of Form 854 or a link to the FCC antenna structure registration
website. This notification may be done electronically or via paper
mail.
Section 17.4(g) requires antenna structure owners to display the
Antenna Structure Registration Number in a conspicuous place that is
readily visible near the base of the antenna. This rule specifically
requires that the Antenna Structure Number be displayed so that it is
conspicuously visible and legible from the publicly accessible area
nearest the base of the antenna structure along the publicly accessible
roadway or path. Where an antenna structure is surrounded by a
perimeter fence, or where the point of access includes an access gate,
the Antenna Structure Registration Number should be posted on the
perimeter fence or access gate. Where multiple antenna structures
having separate Antenna Structure Registration Numbers are located
within a single fenced area, the Antenna Structure Registration Numbers
must be posted both on the perimeter fence or access gate and near the
base of each antenna structure. If the base of the antenna structure
has more than one point of access, the rule requires that the Antenna
Structure Registration Number be posted so that it is visible at the
publicly accessible area nearest each such point of access. The
registration number is issued to identify antenna structure owners in
order to enforce the Congressionally mandated provisions related to the
owners.
Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Section 17.48(a) requires that antenna structure owners
immediately report outages of top steady burning lights or flashing
antenna structure lights to the FAA, if not corrected within 30
minutes. Upon receipt of the outage notification, the FAA will issue a
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), which notifies aircraft of the outage.
Consistent with FAA requirements, if a lighting outage cannot be
repaired within the FAA's original NOTAM period, section 17.48(a)
further requires the antenna structure owner to notify the FAA of that
fact and provide any needed updates to its estimated return-to-service
date. The rule also requires antenna structure owners to continue to
provide these updates to the FAA every NOTAM period until its lights
are repaired.
Section 17.49 requires antenna structure owners to maintain a
record of observed or otherwise known extinguishments or improper
functioning of structure lights for two years and provide the records
to the Commission upon request.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1189.
Title: Signal Boosters, Sections 1.1307(b)(1), 20.3, 20.21(a)(2),
20.21(a)(5), 20.21(e)(2), 20.21(e)(8)(I)(G), 20.21(e)(9)(I)(H),
20.21(f), 20.21(h), 22.9, 24.9, 27.9. 90.203, 90.219(b)(l)(I),
90.219(d)(5), and 90.219(e)(5).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not for profit
institutions and individuals or household.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 632,534 respondents and
635,214 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours-40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, On occasion
reporting 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 47
U.S.C. 154(i), 303(g), 303(r) and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 324,465 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking approval from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a three-year time period
for this information collection requirements approved under this
collection. The following information collection requirements are
approved under this collection: Labeling Requirements: Sections
20.21(a)(5), 20.21(f), 90.219(e)(5)--In order to avoid consumer
confusion and provide consumers with needed information, the Commission
adopted labeling requirements for Consumer and Industrial Signal
Boosters. Consumer Signal Boosters must be labeled to identify the
device as a ``consumer'' device and make the consumer aware that the
device must be registered; may only be operated with the consent of the
consumer's wireless provider; may only be operated with approved
antennas and cables; and that E911
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communications may be affected for calls served by using the device.
Industrial Signal Boosters must include a label stating that the device
is not a consumer device, is designed for installation by FCC licensees
or a qualified installer, and the operator must have a FCC license or
consent of a FCC licensee to operate the device. Accordingly, all
signal boosters marketed on or after March 1, 2014, must include the
advisories (1) in on-line point-of-sale marketing materials; (2) in any
print or on-line owner's manual and installation instructions; (3) on
the outside packaging of the device; and (4) on a label affixed to the
device. Part 90 signal boosters marketed or sold on or after March 1,
2014, must include a label stating that the device is not a consumer
device; the operator must have a FCC license or consent of a FCC
licensee to operate the device; the operator must register Class B
signal boosters; and unauthorized use may result in significant
forfeitures.
Section 20.21(f)(1)(iv)(A)(2)--In order to ensure that consumers
are properly informed about which devices are suitable for their use
and how to comply with our rules, the Commission required that all
Consumer Signal Boosters certified for fixed, in-building operation
include a label directing consumers that the device may only be
operated in a fixed, in-building location. The Verizon Petitioners
state that this additional labeling requirement is necessary to inform
purchasers of fixed Consumer Signal Boosters that they may not lawfully
be installed and operated in a moving vehicle or outdoor location. We
recognize that our labeling requirement imposes additional costs on
entities that manufacture Consumer Signal Boosters; however, on
balance, we find that such costs are outweighed by the benefits of
ensuring that consumers purchase appropriate devices. Accordingly, all
fixed Consumer Signal Boosters, both Provider-Specific and Wideband,
manufactured or imported on or after one year from the effective date
of the rule change must include the following advisory (1) in on-line
point-of-sale marketing materials, (2) in any print or on-line owner's
manual and installation instructions, (3) on the outside packaging of
the device, and (4) on a label affixed to the device: ``This device may
be operated ONLY in a fixed location for in-building use.''
Section 1.1307(b)(1)--Radiofrequency (RF). This rule requires that
a label is affixed to the transmitting antenna that provides adequate
notice regarding potential RF safety hazards and references the
applicable FCC-adopted limits for RF exposure. Provider Reporting
Requirement: In order to facilitate review of wireless providers'
behavior regarding Consumer Signal Boosters, the R&O requires that on
March 1, 2015, and March 1, 2016, all nationwide wireless providers
publicly indicate their status regarding consent for each Consumer
Signal Booster that has received FCC certification as listed in a
Public Notice to be released by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
30 days prior to each reporting date. For each listed Consumer Signal
Booster, wireless providers should publicly indicate whether they (1)
consent to use of the device; (2) do not consent to use of the device;
or (3) are still considering whether or not they will consent to the
use of the device.
Registration Requirements: Section 20.21(a)(2)--The rules require
signal booster operators to register Consumer Signal Boosters, existing
and new, with their serving wireless providers prior to operation. This
is a mandatory requirement to continue or begin operation of a Consumer
Signal Booster. The registration requirement will aid in interference
resolution and facilitate provider control over Consumer Signal
Boosters. The information collection contained in section 20.21(a)(2)
affects individuals or households; thus, there are impacts under the
Privacy Act. However, the government is not directly collecting this
information and the R&O directs carriers to protect the information to
the extent it is considered Customer Proprietary Network Information
(CPNI).
Section 20.21(h)--By March 1, 2014, all providers who voluntarily
consent to the use of Consumer Signal Boosters on their networks must
establish a free registration system for their subscribers. At a
minimum, providers must collect (1) the name of the Consumer Signal
Booster owner and/or operator, if different individuals; (2) the make,
model, and serial number of the device; (3) the location of the device;
and (4) the date of initial operation. Otherwise, the Commission
permits providers to develop their own registration systems to
facilitate provider control and interference resolution, providers
should collect only such information that is reasonably related to
achieving these dual goals. Wireless providers may determine how to
collect such information and how to keep it up-to-date. Section
90.219(d)(5)--This rule requires operators of Part 90 Class B signal
boosters to register these devices in a searchable on-line database
that will be maintained and operated by the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau via delegated authority from the Commission. The Commission
believes this will be a valuable tool to resolve interference should it
occur.
Certification Requirements: Sections 20.3, 20.21(e)(2),
20.21(e)(8)(i)(G), 20.21(e)(9)(i)(H), 90.203--These rules, in
conjunction with the R&O, require that signal booster manufacturers
demonstrate that they meet the new technical specifications using the
existing and unchanged equipment authorization application, including
submitting a technical document with the application for FCC equipment
authorization that shows compliance of all antennas, cables and/or
coupling devices with the requirements of Sec. 20.21(e). The R&O
further provides that manufacturers must make certain certifications
when applying for device certification. Manufacturers must provide an
explanation of all measures taken to ensure that the technical
safeguards designed to inhibit harmful interference and protect
wireless networks cannot be deactivated by the user. The R&O requires
that manufacturers of Provider-Specific Consumer Signal Boosters may
only be certificated with the consent of the licensee so the
manufacturer must certify that it has obtained such consent as part of
the equipment certification process. The R&O also requires that if a
manufacturer claims that a device will not affect E911 communications,
the manufacturer must certify this claim during the equipment
certification process. Note: The ``application for equipment''
certification requirements are met under OMB Control Number 3060-0057,
FCC Form 731.
Antenna Kitting Documentation Requirement: Sections
20.21(e)(8)(i)(G), 20.21(e)(9)(i)(H)--The rules require that all
consumer boosters must be sold with user manuals specifying all
antennas and cables that meet the requirements of this section. Part 90
Licensee Consent Documentation Requirement: Section 90.219(b)(1)(i)--
This rule requires that non-licensees seeking to operate part 90 signal
boosters must obtain the express consent of the licensee(s) of the
frequencies for which the device or system is intended to amplify. The
rules further require that such consent must be maintained in a
recordable format that can be presented to a FCC representative or
other relevant licensee investigating interference.
Cross-reference to Other Rule Parts: Sections 22.9, 24.9, and
27.9--Operation of a consumer signal booster under parts 22, 24, and 27
of the Commission's rules must also comply with section 20.21 of the
Commission's rules, including all relevant information collections.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-08306 Filed 4-17-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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