[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 84 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24485-24486]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10474]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
March 31, 2011.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501--3520. 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 estimate; (c) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; (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, and (e)
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 OMB control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does
not display a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before July 1, 2011. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B.
Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 or e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0508.
Title: Part 1 and Part 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 16,013 respondents; 16,013
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours-10 hours
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, and semi-annual
reporting requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 151(i), 154(j), 303, 308, 309 and 310.
Total Annual Burden: 5,974 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $518,800.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission has a System of
Records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Record,'' which
covers the personally-identifiable information (PII) that individual
applicants may include in their submissions for licenses or grants of
equipment authorization.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for
confidentiality with respect to filers who are individuals in this
collection. Pursuant to section 208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002,
44 U.S.C. 3501, in conformance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.
552(a), the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau)
instructs licensees to use the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS),
Antenna Structure Registration (ASR), Commission Registration System
(CORES), and related systems and subsystems to submit information.
CORES is used to obtain a FCC Registration Number (FRN) and password,
after which one must register all current call sign and ASR numbers
associated with a FRN within the Bureau's system of records (ULS
database). Although ULS stores all information pertaining to the
individual licensee via the FRN, confidential information is accessible
only by persons or entities that hold the password for each account and
the Bureau's licensing staff. Upon the request for a FRN, the
individual licensee is consenting to make publicly available, via the
ULS database, all information that is not confidential in nature.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting OMB approval for a
revision of this information collection (IC). The Commission has
significantly reduced the burden in this information collection because
we have streamlined and eliminated outdated rule sections; eliminated
rule requirements that are covered under other OMB control numbers, and
eliminated rule sections that were part of this collection but are not
information collections, but instead are policies the Commission
published in the public interest. Finally, any duplicate information
collections were also removed from this IC.
The information collected pursuant to rules in Part 22 of the
Commission's rules is primarily used by Commission staff to determine,
on a case-by-case basis, whether or not to grant licenses authorizing
construction and operation of wireless telecommunications facilities to
qualified applicants and licensees, who supply this information when
apply for such licenses.
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Additionally, the information is sometimes used by Commission staff
to develop statistics about the demand for various wireless
telecommunications licenses and about the performance of the licensing
process itself, and on occasion for rule enforcement purposes.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-10474 Filed 4-29-11; 8:45 am]
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