[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13595-13596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04968]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0850]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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), 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 Office of Management and Budget 
(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 May 15, 2017. 
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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520),

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the FCC 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.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0850.
    Title: Quick-Form Application for Authorization in the Ship, 
Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General 
Mobile Radio Services, FCC Form 605.
    Form No.: FCC Form 605.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 130,000 respondents; 130,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.17 hours-0.44 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement, recordkeeping and other (5 and 10 years).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 CFR 
1.913(a)(4).
    Total Annual Burden: 57,218 hours.
    Total Respondent Cost: $2,676,700.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality. The Commission is required to withhold from 
disclosure certain information about the individual such as date of 
birth or telephone number.
    FCC 605 application is a consolidated application form for Ship, 
Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Radio Operators, and 
General Mobile Radio Services and is used to collect licensing data for 
the Universal Licensing System. The Commission is requesting OMB 
approval for an extension (no change in the reporting, recordkeeping 
and/or third party disclosure requirements). The Commission is making 
minor clarifications to the instructions on the main form and schedule 
B as well as a clarification to Item 3 on the main form.
    The data collected on this form includes the Date of Birth for 
Commercial Operator licensees however this information will be redacted 
from public view.
    The FCC uses the information in FCC Form 605 to determine whether 
the applicant is legally, technically, and financially qualified to 
obtain a license. Without such information, the Commission cannot 
determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants that provide 
telecommunication services to the public, and therefore, to fulfill its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    The Commission is revising the basic qualifications section of the 
form to include a question regarding whether an application has been 
convicted of a felony in any state or federal court. Applicants, 
answering yes must provide an explanation. This item enables the FCC to 
determine whether an Applicant is eligible under Sec. Sec.  310(d) and 
308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to hold or have 
ownership interest in a station license.
    In addition we are seeking approval to change the ship application 
form require the applicant provide the official ship number. Coast 
Guard requests we change this question from optional to required. 
Obtaining the ship number is the only way to reliably link a license to 
a specific vessel.
    The Information provided on this form will also be used to update 
the database and to provide for proper use of the frequency spectrum as 
well as enforcement purposes.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-04968 Filed 3-13-17; 8:45 am]
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