Notice2025-03452
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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March 4, 2025
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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 90, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 4, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11171-11172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03452]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0500, OMB 3060-0537; FR ID 282137]
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 April 3, 2025.
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
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information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9999b8889afaaaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d6d6f7c7d5b5e5e135a524b">[email protected]</span></a>
and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e5d7f6a76673049777272777f736d5e787d7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9ba988d9180d7ae9095959098948ab99f9a9ad79e968f">[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: 3060-0500.
Title: Section 76.1713, Resolution of Complaints.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,750 respondents and 21,500
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1-17 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure
requirements; annual reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 193,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 4(i),
303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 76.1713 state cable system operators shall establish a
process for resolving complaints from subscribers about the quality of
the television signal delivered. Commission and franchising
authorities, upon request. These records shall be maintained for at
least a one-year period. Prior to being referred to the Commission,
complaints from subscribers about the quality of the television signal
delivered must be referred to the local franchising authority and the
cable system operator.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0537.
Title: Sections 13.9(c), 13.13(c), 13.17(b), 13.211(e) and 13.217,
Commercial Operator License Examination Managers (COLEM) Records.
Form No.: 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 and Responses: 3,742 respondents and 3,742
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.44 hours to 30 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303 of the
Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 19,132 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection after this comment period to obtain the full,
three-year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting approval for a three-year extension. The
rule sections approved under this collection are 47 CFR 13.9, 13.13,
13.17, 13.211, and 13.217. If this information collection requirement
was not kept or fulfilled, it is conceivable that examinees could be
overcharged, and that fraud and deceit could be used for unjust
enrichment of the examiners.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-03452 Filed 3-3-25; 8:45 am]
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