[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45566-45567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19150]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the 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 burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies 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 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 for 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 valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before August 29, 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the Internet at 
[email protected]; and to the Federal Communications 
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: [email protected].). Include in the 
e-mail the OMB control number of the collection as shown in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or if there is no OMB control 
number, include the Title as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section. If you are unable to submit your comments by e-mail, contact 
the person listed below to make alternate arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0508.
    Title: Parts 1 and 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: 16,013 respondent; 16,013 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours to 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly and semi-annual 
reporting requirements and recordkeeping requirements.
    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 Records,'' which 
covers the personally-identifiable information (PII) that individual 
applicants may include in their

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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 will submit this expiring 
information collection (IC) to the OMB during this comment period to 
obtain the three year clearance from them. The Commission is seeking 
OMB approval for a revision of this information collection.
    The Commission has significantly reduced the burden in this 
information collection (IC) 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 
they apply for such licenses.
    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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-19150 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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