[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56238-56239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25677]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0678]


Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget

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 a revision of a 
currently approved public information collection pursuant to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 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: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The total annual reporting burdens and costs 
for the respondents are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0678.
    OMB Approval Date: November 7, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 2020.
    Title: FCC Form 312, Application for Satellite Space and Earth 
Station Authorizations, Exhibit.
    Form Number: FCC Form 312; Schedule A; Schedule B; Schedule S; FCC 
Form 312-EZ; FCC Form 312-R.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,924 respondents; 4,981 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours to 80 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time, and annual reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 332, 605 and 721.
    Total Annual Burden: 34,140 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 10,625,120.

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    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information. Certain 
information collected regarding international coordination of satellite 
systems is not routinely available for public inspection pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552(b) and 47 CFR 0.457(d)(vii).
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission received 
approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a revision 
of the information collection titled ``Part 25 of the Federal 
Communications Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing of, and 
Spectrum Usage By, Commercial Earth Stations and Space Stations'' under 
OMB Control No. 3060-0678, as a result of a recent rulemaking discussed 
below.
    On April 25, 2017, the Commission released a Third Report and Order 
in IB Docket No. 06-123, FCC 17-49, titled ``Establishment of Policies 
and Service Rules for the Broadcasting-Satellite Service at the 17.3-
17.7 GHz Frequency Band and at the 17.7-17.8 GHz Frequency Band 
Internationally, and at the 24.75-25.25 GHz Frequency Band for Fixed 
Satellite Services Providing Feeder Links to the Broadcasting-Satellite 
Service and for the Satellite Services Operating Bi-directionally in 
the 17.3-17.8 GHz Frequency Band.'' In the Report and Order, the 
Commission adopted rules requiring applicants for new licenses for 
Digital Broadcasting Satellite Service (DBS) feeder-link earth stations 
in the 17.3-17.8 GHz band to file with the Commission coordination 
agreements with affected Broadcasting-Satellite Service (BSS) licensees 
prior to licensing, and to provide technical information on their 
proposed feeder-link earth stations to a third-party coordinator to 
facilitate the coordination process (see 47 CFR 25.203(m)). The changes 
adopted in the Report and Order will result in a net annualized 
increase of 41 burden hours to applicants and licensees under Part 25. 
This submission amends the previous submission to the OMB of July 1, 
2014, to reflect these changes.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-25677 Filed 11-27-17; 8:45 am]
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