[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 65982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26362]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. 
Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any 
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing 
Director, at (202) 418-2918, or email: Cathy.Williams@ fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1190.
    OMB Approval Date: August 21, 2013.
    OMB Expiration Date: August 31, 2016.
    Title: Section 87.287(b), Aeronautical Advisory Stations 
(Unicoms)--``Squitters.''
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not for profit 
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents; 200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $28,750.
    Obligation to Respond: Require to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 303(r), and 309 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: In this proceeding, the Commission amends 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.
    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 permissions 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, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-26362 Filed 11-1-13; 8:45 am]
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