[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63194-63196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-24758]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 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 Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
23, 2013. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but 
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this 
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to [email protected] and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0800.
    Title: FCC Application for Assignments of Authorization and 
Transfers of Control: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and/or Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
    Form No.: FCC Form 603.
    Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,447 respondents; 2,447 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.75 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 4(i), 154(i), 303(r) and 309(j).
    Total Annual Burden: 2,754 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $366,975.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality. On a case by case basis, the Commission may be 
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the 
location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including 
traditional religious sites.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 603 is a multi-purpose form used to apply 
for approval of assignment or transfer of control of licenses in the 
wireless services. The data collected on this form is used by the FCC 
to determine whether the public interest would be served by approval of 
the requested assignment or transfer. This form is also used to notify 
the Commission of consummated assignments and transfers of wireless 
and/or public safety licenses that have previously been consented to by 
the Commission or for which notification but not prior consent is 
required. This form is used by applicants/licensees in the Public 
Mobile Services, Personal Communications Services, General Wireless 
Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Broadcast 
Auxiliary Services, Broadband Radio Services, Educational Radio 
Services, Fixed Microwave Services, Maritime Services (excluding 
ships), and Aviation Services (excluding aircraft).
    The purpose of this form is to obtain information sufficient to 
identify the parties to the proposed assignment or transfer, establish 
the parties basic eligibility and qualifications, classify the filing, 
and determine the nature of the proposed service. Various technical 
schedules are required along with the main form applicable to Auctioned 
Services, Partitioning and Disaggregation, Undefined Geographical Area 
Partitioning, Notification of Consummation or Request for Extension of 
Time for Consummation.
    The form 603 is being revised to add a National Security 
Certification that is applicable to applicants for licenses issued as a 
result of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 
(2012 Spectrum Act). Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C. 
1404, prohibits a person who has been, for reasons of national 
security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding 
on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant from 
participating in any auction that is required or authorized to be 
conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act.
    On June 27, 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order (R&O), 
FCC

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13-88, WT Docket No. 12-357, in which it established service rules and 
competitive bidding procedures for the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz 
bands. See Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block-
Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz 
Bands, Report and Order, FCC 13-88, 28 FCC Rcd 9483 (2013). The R&O 
also implemented Section 6004 by requiring that a party seeking to 
participate in any auction conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act 
certify in its application, under penalty of perjury, the applicant and 
all of the related individuals and entities required to be disclosed on 
its application are not person(s) who have been, for reasons of 
national security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from 
bidding on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a 
grant and thus statutorily prohibited from participating in such a 
Commission auction or being issued a license. In addition, the R&O 
determined that the National Security Certification required by Section 
6004 extends to transfers, assignments, and other secondary market 
mechanisms involving licenses granted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum 
Act. See H Block R&O, 28 FCC Rcd at 9555 ] 187. The Commission 
therefore seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved 
information collection on FCC Form 603 to include this additional 
certification. The revised collection will enable the Commission to 
determine whether an applicant's request for a license pursuant to the 
2012 Spectrum Act is consistent with Section 6004.
    Additionally, the form 603 is being revised to update the Alien 
Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order, FCC 
13-50, IB Docket 11-133, Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for 
Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended.
    The addition of the National Security Certification and the 
revision to the Alien Ownership certification result in no change in 
burden for the revised collection. The Commission estimates that the 
additional certification will not measurably increase the estimated 
average amount of time for respondents to complete FCC Form 603 across 
the range of applicants or for Commission staff to review the 
applications.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1058.
    Title: FCC Application or Notification for Spectrum Leasing 
Arrangement: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and/or Public Safety 
and Homeland Security Bureau.
    Form No.: FCC Form 608.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 991 respondents; 991 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 158, 161, 301, 303(r), 308, 309, 
310, 332 and 503.
    Total Annual Burden: 991 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $1,282,075.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality. On a case by case basis, the Commission may be 
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the 
location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including 
traditional religious sites.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 608 is a multipurpose form. It is used to 
provide notification or request approval for any spectrum leasing 
arrangement (`Leases') entered into between an existing licensee 
(`Licensee') in certain wireless services and a spectrum lessee 
(`Lessee'). This form also is required to notify or request approval 
for any spectrum subleasing arrangement (`Sublease'). The data 
collected on the form is used by the FCC to determine whether the 
public interest would be served by the Lease or Sublease. The form is 
also used to provide notification for any Private Commons Arrangement 
entered into between a Licensee, Lessee, or Sublessee and a class of 
third-party users (as defined in Section 1.9080 of the Commission's 
Rules).
    The form 608 is being revised to add a National Security 
Certification that is applicable to applicants for licenses issued as a 
result of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 
(2012 Spectrum Act). Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C. 
1404, prohibits a person who has been, for reasons of national 
security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding 
on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant from 
participating in any auction that is required or authorized to be 
conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act.
    On June 27, 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order (R&O), 
FCC 13-88, WT Docket No. 12-357, in which it established service rules 
and competitive bidding procedures for the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 
MHz bands. See Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H 
Block-Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz 
Bands, Report and Order, FCC 13-88, 28 FCC Rcd 9483 (2013). The R&O 
also implemented Section 6004 by requiring that a party seeking to 
participate in any auction conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act 
certify in its application, under penalty of perjury, the applicant and 
all of the related individuals and entities required to be disclosed on 
its application are not person(s) who have been, for reasons of 
national security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from 
bidding on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a 
grant and thus statutorily prohibited from participating in such a 
Commission auction or being issued a license. In addition, the R&O 
determined that the National Security Certification required by Section 
6004 extends to transfers, assignments, and other secondary market 
mechanisms involving licenses granted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum 
Act. See H Block R&O, 28 FCC Rcd at 9555 ] 187. The Commission 
therefore seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved 
information collection on FCC Form 608 to include this additional 
certification. The revised collection will enable the Commission to 
determine whether an applicant's request for a license pursuant to the 
2012 Spectrum Act is consistent with Section 6004.
    Additionally, the form 608 is being revised to update the Alien 
Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order, FCC 
13-50, IB Docket 11-133, Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for 
Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended.
    The addition of the National Security Certification and the 
revision to the Alien Ownership certification result in no change in 
burden for the revised collection. The Commission estimates that the 
additional certification will not measurably increase the estimated 
average amount of time for respondents to complete FCC Form 608 across 
the range of applicants or for Commission staff to review the 
applications.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-24758 Filed 10-22-13; 8:45 am]
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