Notice2024-13822
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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June 25, 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 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53083-53084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13822]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0874, OMB 3060-1215; FR ID 227143]
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 July 25, 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#80d0d2c1c0e6e3e3aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="40101201002623236e272f36">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a8ebc9dcc0d186ffc1c4c4c1c9c5dbe8cecbcb86cfc7de"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="357654415d4c1b625c59595c545846755356561b525a43">[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: 3060-0874.
Title: Consumer Complaint Center: Informal Consumer Complaints.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 269,680 respondents; 269,680
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (.25 hour) to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 208 and 47 U.S.C. 1754(e).
Total Annual Burden: 68,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission consolidated all of the FCC informal
consumer complaint intake into an online consumer complaint portal,
which allows the Commission to better manage the collection of informal
consumer complaints. Informal consumer complaints consist of informal
consumer complaints, inquiries and comments. This revised information
collection requests OMB approval for the addition of a layer of
consumer reported complaint information related to digital
discrimination complaints. In addition, changes to certain complaint
forms to improve the clarity, ease of use and utility of the CCC.
This will allow the Commission to process consumer complaints more
efficiently and provide more detailed data to inform enforcement and
policy efforts.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1215.
Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio
Services.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 478 respondents; 1,846 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement; upon commencement of service, at end of
license term, or 2024 for incumbent licensees.
Obligation to Respond: Statutory authority for this collection are
contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302,
302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of the
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157,
160, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319,
332, 336, Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 2,574 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $533,500.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is activating sections 30.104 and
30.107, because existing 28 GHz licensees shall be required to make a
performance requirement showing pursuant to section 30.104 by June 16,
2024, and after that date, the obligation to report discontinuance
pursuant to section 30.107 will apply. The activation of the rules will
change the number of
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respondents, the annual number of responses, annual burden hours and
annual costs under this collection.
The other rule sections previously approved under OMB Control
Number 3060-1215 have not changed.
Sec. 30.104, Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Construction
Requirements
(a) UMFUS (Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service) licensees must
make a buildout showing as part of their renewal applications.
Licensees relying on mobile or point-to-multipoint service must show
that they are providing reliable signal coverage and service to at
least 40 percent of the population within the service area of the
licensee, and that they are using facilities to provide service in that
area either to customers or for internal use. Licensees relying on
point-to-point service must demonstrate that they have four links
operating and providing service, either to customers or for internal
use, if the population within the license area is equal to or less than
268,000. If the population within the license area is greater than
268,000, a licensee relying on point-to-point service must demonstrate
it has at least one link in operation and is providing service for each
67,000 population within the license area.
(b) Existing 39 GHz licensees shall not be required to make a
showing pursuant to this rule and shall be governed by the provisions
of Sec. 101.17 of this chapter if the expiration date of their license
is prior to March 1, 2021. Showings that rely on a combination of
multiple types of service will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
(c) If a licensee in this service is also a Fixed-Satellite Service
(FSS) licensee and uses the spectrum covered under its UMFUS license in
connection with a satellite earth station, it can demonstrate
compliance with the requirements of this section by demonstrating that
the earth station in question is in service, operational, and using the
spectrum associated with the license. This provision can only be used
to demonstrate compliance for the county in which the earth station is
located.
(d) Failure to meet this requirement will result in automatic
cancellation of the license. In bands licensed on a Partial Economic
Area basis, licensees will have the option of partitioning a license on
a county basis in order to reduce the population within the license
area to a level where the licensee's buildout would meet one of the
applicable performance metrics.
(e) Existing 28 GHz and 39 GHz licensees shall be required to make
a showing pursuant to this rule by June 1, 2024.
Sec. 30.107, Subpart B--Applications and Licenses--Discontinuance of
Service
An Upper Microwave Flexible Use License authorization will
automatically terminate, without specific Commission action, if the
licensee permanently discontinues service after the initial license
term.
(a) For licensees with common carrier regulatory status, permanent
discontinuance of service is defined as 180 consecutive days during
which a licensee does not provide service to at least one subscriber
that is not affiliated with, controlled by, or related to the licensee
in the individual license area. For licensees with non-common carrier
status, permanent discontinuance of service is defined as 180
consecutive days during which a licensee does not operate.
(b) A licensee that permanently discontinues service as defined in
this section must notify the Commission of the discontinuance within 10
days by filing FCC Form 601 or 605 requesting license cancellation. An
authorization will automatically terminate, without specific Commission
action, if service is permanently discontinued as defined in this
section, even if a licensee fails to file the required form requesting
license cancellation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-13822 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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