[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20916-20918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08019]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission, Comments Requested

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; 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 take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). 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 techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information 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 June 7, 2013. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected]. 
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Sections 1.1307(b)(1), 20.3, 20.21(a)(2), 20.21(a)(5), 
20.21(e)(2), 20.21(e)(8)(i)(G), 20.21(e)(9)(i)(H), 20.21(f), 20.21(h), 
90.203, 90.219(b)(1)(i), 90.219(d)(5) and 90.219(e)(5)--Signal 
Boosters.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, 
farms, and state, local or tribal government.

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    Number of Respondents: 634,595 respondents; 634,595 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes up to 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and every 10 reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154(i), 303(g), 303(r) and 332(a).
    Total Annual Burden: 4,167 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission has a system of 
records for this information collection, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services 
Licensing Records'', which covers the personally identifiable 
information (PII) that individual applicants may include in their 
submissions for licenses or grants of equipment authorization.
    At such time as the Commission revises this System of Records 
Notice (SORN), the Commission will conduct a Privacy Act Impact 
Assessment (PIA) and publish the revised SORN in the Federal Register. 
In addition, the Commission will post a copy of both the PIA and the 
SORN on the FCC's Privacy Web page.
    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 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.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection after this comment period to obtain the full, three year 
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The 
Commission is requesting approval for this new information collection.
    The Commission adopted a Report and Order (R&O) in FCC 13-21, which 
implements new technical, operational and registration requirements for 
signal boosters. The new rules create two classes of signal boosters--
consumer and industrial--with distinct regulatory requirements.
    Consumer Signal Boosters are designed to be used ``out of the box'' 
by individuals to improve their wireless coverage within a limited 
areas such as a home, car, boat, or recreational vehicle. Consumer 
Signal Boosters will be authorized under provider licenses subject to 
certain requirements. Specifically, subscribers must obtain some form 
of licensee consent to operate the booster; register the booster with 
their provider; use a booster that meets the Network Protection 
Standard and is FCC certificated; and operate the booster on a 
secondary, non-interference basis and shut it down if it causes harmful 
interference. Consumers may continue to use existing signal boosters 
provided they (1) have the consent of their provider; and (2) register 
the booster with that provider. The Commission will conduct consumer 
outreach to educate consumers, public safety entities, small 
businesses, and others about our new regulatory framework.
    Industrial Signal Boosters include a wide variety of devices that 
are designed for installation by licensees or qualified installers. 
These devices are typically designed to serve multiple users 
simultaneously and cover large areas such as stadiums, airports, office 
buildings, hospitals, tunnels and educational campuses. Industrial 
Signal Boosters require a FCC license or express licensee consent to 
operate, and must be appropriately labeled. The Report and Order also 
revises technical and operational requirements for duly licensed Part 
90 Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR), non-consumer signal boosters, and 
adopts a registration requirement for Part 90 Class B signal boosters.
    The Commission established a two-step transition process for 
equipment certification for both Consumer and Industrial Signal 
Boosters sold and marketed in the United States. First, as of the 
release date of the R&O, the Commission stopped accepting applications 
for equipment certifications of Consumer and Industrial Signal Boosters 
that do not comply with the new rules and ceased certification of 
devices that do not comply with the new rules. Second, on or after 
March 1, 2014, all Consumer and Industrial Signal Boosters sold and 
marketed in the United States must meet the new requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 87.287, Aeronautical Advisory Stations (Unicoms).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 200 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 303(r) and 309.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $28,750.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission has a system of 
records for this information collection, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services 
Licensing Records'', which covers the personally identifiable 
information (PII) that individual applicants may include in their 
submissions for licenses or grants of equipment authorization. At such 
time as the Commission revises this System of Records Notice (SORN), 
the Commission will conduct a Privacy Act Impact Assessment (PIA) and 
publish the revised SORN in the Federal Register. In addition, the 
Commission will post a copy of both the PIA and the SORN on the FCC's 
Privacy Web page.
    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 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.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection after this comment period to obtain the full, three year 
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The 
Commission is requesting OMB approval for a new collection.
    On March 1 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 
13-30, which amended its Part 87 rules to authorize new ground station 
technologies that will promote aviation safety, and allow use of 
frequency 1090 MHz by aeronautical utility mobile stations for airport 
surface detection equipment, commonly referred to as vehicle 
``squitters'', to help reduce collisions between aircraft and airport 
ground vehicles. ``Squitter'' refers to random output pulses from a 
transponder caused by ambient noise or by an intentional random 
triggering system, but not by the interrogation pulses. Further, the 
Commission establishes service rules for audio visual warning systems 
to help aircraft in flight

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avoid antenna structures and other obstacles, and adopts rules to 
permit ground testing of aviation data link test systems. However, in 
this R&O, the Commission declined to authorize remote monitoring of 
certain automated ground stations.
    Section 87.287(b) requires that before submitting an application 
for an aircraft data link land test station, an applicant must obtain 
written permission from the licensee of the aeronautical enroute 
stations serving the areas in which the aircraft data link land test 
station will operate on a co-channel basis. The Commission may request 
an applicant to provide documentation as to this fact.
    The written permission will aid the Commission in ensuring that 
licensees are complying with its policies and rules, while allowing the 
owners of antenna structures and other aviation obstacles to use Audio 
Visual Warning Systems (AVWS) stations, thereby helping aircraft avoid 
potential collisions and enhancing aviation safety, without causing 
harmful interference to other communications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-08019 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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