Notice2025-18511
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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September 24, 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." 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45938-45939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18511]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0360, OMB 3060-0674, 3060-0703; FR ID 314309]
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.'' 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.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before October 24,
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 Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#29797b68694f4a4a074e465f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95c5c7d4d5f3f6f6bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a54737975767f3455747d7f767f5a7c7979347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="024c6b616d6e672c4d6c65676e67426461612c656d74">[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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
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: 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 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.
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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
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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0674.
Title: Section 76.1618, Basic Tier Availability.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,139 respondents; 4,139
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Section 4(i) and Section 632 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 9,313 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 76.1618 state that a cable operator shall provide written
notification to subscribers of the availability of basic tier service
to new subscribers at the time of installation. This notification shall
include the following information: (a) That basic tier service is
available; (b) the cost per month for basic tier service; and (c) a
list of all services included in the basic service tier. These
notification requirements are to ensure the subscribers are made aware
of the availability of basic cable service at the time of installation.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0703.
Title: Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and
Installation, FCC Form 1205.
Form Number: FCC Form 1205.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 400 respondents; 600
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4-12 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Annual reporting
requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Section 301(j) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and 623(a)(7) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,800 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $360,000.
Needs and Uses: Information derived from FCC Form 1205 filings is
used to facilitate the review of equipment and installation rates. This
information is then reviewed by each cable system's respective local
franchising authority. Section 76.923 records are kept by cable
operators in order to demonstrate that charges for the sale and lease
of equipment for installation have been developed in accordance with
the Commission's rules. The Commission modified the language in 47 CFR
76.923 in 90 FR 31145 (July 14, 2025), FCC 25-33, to exclude from
regulation equipment that is used to receive tiers other than the basic
tier of service. Due to this exclusion, fewer FCC Form 1205 filings
will be filed with the Commission. Therefore, Commission is requesting
approval of this revision to the information collection that reduces
the paperwork burden.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-18511 Filed 9-23-25; 8:45 am]
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