Notice2025-11053
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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June 16, 2025
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Federal Communications Commission
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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 90, Number 114 (Monday, June 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25264-25265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11053]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 299127]
Information Collection 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 16, 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 information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#38686a79785e5b5b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="79292b38391f1a1a571e160f">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c98aa8bda1b0e79ea0a5a5a0a8a4ba89afaaaae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="753614011d0c5b221c19191c141806351316165b121a03">[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-XXXX.
Title: Sections 88.27, 88.31, 88.33, 88.35, 88.135, 88.137, 88.141;
Uncrewed Aircraft Communications in the 5030-5091 MHz band.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 436 respondents and
8,326 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours to 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting
requirements, as-needed reporting requirements; 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 47
U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303, 307, and 310.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,219 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $3,000.
Needs and Uses: On August 21, 2024, the Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'' or ``FCC'') adopted a Report and Order,
Spectrum Rules and Policies for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft
Systems, FCC 24-91, in WT Docket No. 22-323 (Report and Order),
establishing rules for Non-networked Access (NNA) in the Uncrewed
Aircraft System Services (UASS), to enable uncrewed aircraft systems
(UAS) operators to obtain direct frequency assignments in a portion of
the 5030-5091 MHz band for protected wireless communications between
UAS operators on the ground and uncrewed aircraft (UA) for flight
control and telemetry. Under the new rules, incorporated in a new rule
part, part 88, operators' use of the spectrum designated for NNA (the
5040-5060 MHz portion of the 5030-5091 MHz band) will be authorized and
coordinated by one or more dynamic frequency management systems
(DFMSs). UAS operators must register with a Commission-approved DFMS,
and then may request short-term frequency assignments in the NNA
spectrum from the DFMS. UAS operators may transmit in the NNA spectrum
only using rule-compliant NNA stations and only pursuant to and
consistent with the terms of a frequency assignment from a DFMS.
The following is a description of information collection
requirements for which the Commission seeks OMB approval:
Under Section 88.27(c) and 88.135(a) and (b), all NNA users are
required to register once with a DFMS in order to submit requests to
that DFMS for a short term assignment of frequencies that authorize the
user to transmit in the NNA spectrum, with registrations including a
party's legal name and contact information, and any other information
required by the DFMS.
Under section 88.31(a), following registration, the NNA user may
submit a request to the DFMS for a temporary frequency assignment to
support UAS control communications, limited to the duration and
geographic coverage necessary to support a single submitted UAS flight.
Section 88.135(h) requires that, for each frequency assignment request,
the NNA user must certify that it has flight authorization from the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to cover the flight associated
with the frequency assignment request, and that
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any remote pilots that will be involved in the flight have all
necessary FAA remote pilot authorization, to the extent such
authorization is required.
Section 88.31(c) requires that the NNA user must comply with all
DFMS Administrator instructions, including those regarding registration
process and procedures, requests and other submissions to the DFMS.
Section 88.31(e) requires a UAS ground station using an NNA
assignment or proxy software acting on its behalf must be capable of
communicating with the assigning DFMS to communicate specified
confirmations and status information.
Section 88.33(a) requires that information submitted to a DFMS with
registration or assignment requests must be accurate, complete, and
made in good faith, and section 88.33(b) provides that parties must
keep registration information up to date, and must keep frequency
assignment request information up to date until the scheduled time of
the operation.
Sections 88.31(d) and 88.35 require that parties seeking
assignments in the National Radio Quiet Zone (NRQZ) must first notify
the NRQZ Administrator, unless an exception applies, and otherwise
follow certain submission requirements in filing their assignment
requests.
Section 88.135(p) requires a DFMS to retain information on
exclusion zones sufficient to protect Microwave Landing Systems in the
5030-5091 MHz band.
Section 88.135(q) requires a DFMS to maintain all records for at
least 60 months.
Section 88.135(x) requires a DFMS to immediately notify the
National Science Foundation when a request for frequency assignment is
approved that will support operation of a UAS within 25 miles of one of
sixteen specified radio astronomy sites.
Section 88.137(d) requires a DFMS administrator to securely
transfer all information in the DFMS to another approved entity in the
event it does not continue as the DFMS administrator at the end of its
term.
Protective DFMS administrators must apply to, and be approved by,
the Commission prior to commencing operation of the DFMS.
Sections 88.35(b) and 88.141(b) establish an Interim Access
Mechanism, under which NNA users may access the 5040-5060 MHz band
prior to the commencement of operation by the first DFMS administrator.
As part of this mechanism, NNA users seeking to transmit in the band
must first obtain concurrence from the Federal Aviation Administration
for the requested use, and then submit to the FCC an online
registration form making certain certifications. When a request for
concurrence is submitted to the FAA for operations within the NRQZ, the
request must state the date that notification to the NRQZ Administrator
was made or provide an approval from the NRQZ Administrator.
These information collection requirements are designed to enable
the implementation of the rules for NNA operations, including the
establishment and operation of the automated process of frequency
assignments through DFMSs. These direct frequency assignments will
support highly reliable control links, and thereby help to safely
integrate UAS flights into the National Airspace System (NAS) and
promote the development of a diverse range of beneficial public and
private uses of UAS technology. Without the required collections, the
Commission would not be able to make this spectrum available for
dynamic, short term assignments to support this important purpose.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-11053 Filed 6-13-25; 8:45 am]
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