[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 169 (Friday, September 1, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41612-41613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18621]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Emergency Beacon Registrations.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0295.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 301,231.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 75,307.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    An international system exists to use satellites to detect and 
locate ships, aircraft, and individuals in distress if they are 
equipped with an emergency radio beacon. Persons purchasing a digital 
distress beacon, operating in the frequency range of 406.000 to 406.100

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MHz, must register it with NOAA. These requirements are contained in 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061, 
47 CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402. The data provided by registration can 
assist in identifying who is in distress and in suppression of false 
alarms.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not for profit institutions; federal government; 
state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Biannually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: August 29, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-18621 Filed 8-31-17; 8:45 am]
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