[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 30744-30745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12353]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[WT Docket Nos: 02-381, 01-14, and 03-202; FCC 04-166]


Facilitating the Provision of Spectrum-Based Services to Rural 
Areas and Promoting Opportunities for Rural Telephone Companies To 
Provide Spectrum-Based Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection requirements associated with Facilitating 
the Provision of Spectrum-Based Services to Rural Areas and Promoting 
Opportunities for Rural Telephone Companies To Provide Spectrum-Based 
Services, FCC 04-166. With this document the Commission is announcing 
OMB approval and the effective date of the revised requirements.

DATES: The FCC Form 602 was approved by OMB on September 11, 2013 and 
is effective May 29, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Cathy Williams, [email protected], (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on September 
11, 2013, OMB approved the revised information collection requirements 
for Facilitating the Provision of Spectrum-Based Services to Rural 
Areas and Promoting Opportunities for Rural Telephone Companies To 
Provide Spectrum-Based Services, FCC 04-166, published at, 69 FR 75144, 
December 15, 2004, the OMB

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Control Number is 3060-0799. The Commission publishes this document as 
an announcement of the effective date of the revised information 
collection requirements, revised FCC Form 602. If you have any comments 
on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve 
the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact 
Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control 
Number, 3060-0799, in your correspondence. The Commission will also 
accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
September 11, 2013 for the revised information collection requirements 
contained in the information collection 3060-0799.
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, 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 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0799.
    The foregoing document is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0799.
    OMB Approval Date: September 11, 2013.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2016.
    Title: FCC Ownership Disclosure Information for the Wireless 
Telecommunications Services.
    Form No.: FCC Form 602.
    Respondents: Business or Other For-Profit Entities; Not-For-Profit 
Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,215 respondents; 5,215 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 303(g) and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 5,215 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $508,200.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request 
materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from 
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: There is no change in the Commission's previous 
burden estimates. The Commission revised FCC Form 602 by removing 
question 1b the reporting of Cellular cross Ownership Interests, which 
was sunset per 47 CFR 1.919(I)(3). The revised form is available via 
the Commission's Web site and the Universal Licensing System electronic 
form has been updated. The purpose of the FCC Form 602 is to obtain the 
identity of the filer and to elicit information required by 47 CFR 
1.2112 of the Commission's rules regarding: (1) Persons or entities 
holding a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest 
or any general partners in a general partnership holding a direct or 
indirect ownership interest in the applicant (``Disclosable Interest 
Holders''); and (2) All FCC-regulated entities in which the filer or 
any of its Disclosable Interest Holders owns a 10 percent or greater 
interest. The data collected on the FCC Form 602 includes the FCC 
Registration Number (FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all 
filings an entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act 
of 1996 requires that entities filing with the Commission use a FRN. 
The FCC Form 602 was designed for, and must be filed electronically by, 
all licensees that hold licenses in auctionable services. The 
information collected on the form is used by the FCC to determine 
whether the filer is legally, technically and financially qualified to 
be a licensee. Without such information, the Commission could not 
determine whether to issue licenses to applicants that provide 
telecommunications services to the public and fulfill its statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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