Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 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 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 90, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 22, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34496-34497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13769]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0360; FR ID 303738]
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 (PRA) of 1995, 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 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 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 September
22, 2025. 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#ecbcbeadac8a8f8fc28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a6a687b7a5c5959145d554c">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#efac8e9b8796c1b8868383868e829caf898c8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="064567726e7f28516f6a6a6f676b754660656528616970">[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 No.: 3060-0360.
Title: Section 80.409, Station Logs (Maritime Services).
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 and tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 19,770 respondents; 19,770 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 27.3-95 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151-
155, 301-609.
Total Annual Burden: 557,120 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this extension (no
change in the recordkeeping requirement) to the OMB after this 60 day
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The
information collection requirements are as follows:
Section 80.409(c), Public Coast Station Logs: This requirement is
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necessary to document the operation and public correspondence of public
coast radio telegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations, and Alaska
public-fixed stations, including the logging of distress and safety
calls where applicable. Entries must be made giving details of all work
performed which may affect the proper operation of the station. Logs
must be retained by the licensee for a period of two years from the
date of entry, and, where applicable, for such additional periods such
as logs relating to a distress situation or disaster must be retained
for three years from the date of entry in the log. If the Commission
has notified the licensee of an investigation, the related logs must be
retained until the licensee is specifically authorized in writing to
destroy them. Logs relating to any claim or complaint of which the
station licensee has notice must be retained until the claim or
complaint has been satisfied or barred by statute limiting the time for
filing suits upon such claims.
Section 80.409(d), Ship Radiotelegraph Logs: Logs of ship stations
which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelegraphy and operating in
the band 90 to 535 kHz must contain specific information in log entries
according to this subsection.
Section 80.409(e), Ship Radiotelephone Logs: Logs of ship stations
which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelephony must contain
specific information in applicable log entries and the time of their
occurrence.
The recordkeeping requirements contained in section 80.409 is
necessary to document the operation and public correspondence service
of public coast radiotelegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations
and Alaska-public fixed stations, ship radiotelegraph, ship
radiotelephone and applicable radiotelephone including the logging of
distress and safety calls where applicable.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-13769 Filed 7-21-25; 8:45 am]
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