Notice2024-14480
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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July 1, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54458-54459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14480]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0678; FR ID 228594]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collections. Comments are
requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected;
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; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC 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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 30,
2024. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#42121003022421216c252d34"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="beeeecfffed8dddd90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e5d7f6a76673049777272777f736d5e787d7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aeedcfdac6d780f9c7c2c2c7cfc3ddeec8cdcd80c9c1d8">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth
Stations and Space Stations.
FCC Form Number: FCC Form 312 (Main Form and Schedules A, B, and
S), FCC Form 312-R.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,535 respondents and 3,587
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-80 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and annual reporting
requirements; third-party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection
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is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 157, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309,
and 310.
Total Annual Burden: 27,620 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $4,154,267.
Needs and Uses: The Commission requests that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve a revision of the information
collection titled ``Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's
Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial
Earth Stations and Space Stations'' under OMB Control No. 3060-0678 as
a result of a Report and Order (89 FR 34148) adopting a framework to
offer supplemental coverage from space (SCS). SCS is a crucial
component of the Commission's vision for a ``single network future,''
in which satellite and terrestrial networks work seamlessly together to
provide coverage that neither network can achieve on its own, and will
enable consumers in areas not covered by terrestrial networks to be
connected using their existing devices via satellite-based
communications. In order to ensure that prospective SCS operators will
be able to comply with the applicable rules, that the public interest
will be served by granting their applications, and that harmful
interference will be avoided to the greatest extent possible
thereafter, the Commission seeks approval to collect the following
information to confirm that satellite service operators who seek to
enter lease agreements with terrestrial service providers to offer
supplemental coverage from space (SCS) do so in compliance with the
rules that govern SCS operations.
Specifically, the Commission adopted requirements in its part 25
rules that parties who seek to provide SCS must submit a new or
modified FCC Form 312 with the following certifications: that they have
submitted a lease notification; that the space station licensee or
grantee of market access will provide SCS in the geographic area
covered by the licenses held by its terrestrial partner(s); and that
SCS earth stations will qualify as licensed by rule stations under the
Commission's part 25 rules. An applicants must also describe its SCS
proposal in detail in its FCC Form 312 (Main Form and Schedule S), with
a brief description of the coverage areas that will be served,
domestically and internationally, and include a list of the file and
identification numbers associated with the relevant leasing
notification(s) under the Commission's part 1 rules.
This revised information collection is designed to allow Commission
staff to carry out its statutory duties to regulate satellite
communications in the public interest; namely, to ensure that
prospective providers of SCS will operate in compliance with the
applicable regulatory framework. The Commission will use this
information to assess applicants' qualifications, and to conclude
whether, and under what conditions, grant of an authorization to
provide SCS will serve the public interest. This collection will
thereby enable the Commission to monitor and enforce the entry criteria
that SCS providers must satisfy, and which are designed to minimize the
possibility of harmful interference.
Finally, the collection will play a critical role in the
Commission's effort to review and track leasing arrangements that will
result in entities providing SCS.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14480 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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