[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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