[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66901-66902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27628]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-0065]


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 burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 OMB 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 30, 
2015. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments 
the OMB control number as shown in the Supplementary Information 
section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the

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information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
    To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0065.
    Title: Applications for New Authorization or Modification of 
Existing Authorization Under Part 5 of the FCC Rules--Experimental 
Radio Service.
    Form Number: FCC Form 442.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Individuals or household.
    Number of Respondents: 495 respondents; 560 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; 
Recordkeeping requirements; and third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 4, 302, 303, 307 and 306 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,049 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $41,600.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality, except for personally identifiable information 
individuals may submit, which is covered by a system of records, FCC/
OET-1, ``Experimental Radio Station License Files,'' 71 FR 17234, April 
6, 2006.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in order to 
obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is 
requesting a revision (there has been a program change in the 
reporting, recordkeeping requirements and/or third party disclosure 
requirements, the number of respondents increased from 400 to 495, 
therefore, the annual burden hours increased from 2,240 to 3,049 and 
the cost has also increased from $32,400.00 to $41,600).
    On January 31, 2013, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, in 
ET Docket No. 10-236 and 06-155; FCC 13-15, which updates Part 5 of the 
CFR--``Experimental Radio Service'' (ERS). The Commission's recent 
Report and Order revises and streamlines rules under for the 
Experimental Radio Service (ERS).\1\ These rule changes update 
procedures used to obtain and use an experimental license.
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    \1\ See In the Matter of Promoting Expanded Opportunities for 
Radio Experimentation and Market Trials Under Part 5 of the 
Commission's Rules and Streamlining Other Related Rules, ET Docket 
No. 10-236; 2006 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations--
Part 2, Administered by the Office of Engineering and Technology 
(OET), ET Docket No. 06-155; 28 FCC Rcd 758 (2013), FCC 13-15.
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    The new rules provide additional license categories to potential 
licensees. The new license categories are:
     Program Experimental Radio License--This type of license 
is issued to qualified institutions to conduct an ongoing program of 
research and experimentation under a single experimental authorization. 
Program experimental radio licenses are available to colleges, 
universities, research laboratories, manufacturers of radio frequency 
equipment, manufacturers that integrate radio frequency equipment into 
their end products, and medical research institutions.
     Medical Program Experimental Radio License--This type of 
license is issued to hospitals and health care institutions that 
demonstrate expertise in testing and operation of experimental medical 
devices that use wireless telecommunications technology or 
communications functions in clinical trials for diagnosis, treatment, 
or patient monitoring.
     Compliance testing experimental radio license--This type 
of license will be issued to laboratories recognized by the FCC to 
perform:
    (i) Product testing of radio frequency equipment, and
    (ii) Testing of radio frequency equipment in an Open Area Test 
Site.
    To accomplish this transition, the Commission will updates the 
current ``Experimental Licensing Radio'' electronic filing system. The 
existing ELS Form 442 interface will require modification; and the ELS 
database will require modification to facilitate inter-operability with 
the new ELS notification Web site. There will are new screen shots for 
the Web site/licensees. Office of Engineering and Technology Web site 
http://www.fcc.gov/els.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-27628 Filed 10-29-15; 8:45 am]
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