[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 212 (Thursday, November 1, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54926-54927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23853]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. 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 Commission 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 December 3, 
2018. 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 listed 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 below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the 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: 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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. 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 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; Not-for-profit 
institutions, Individuals or households, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 405 respondents; 655 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; 
Recordkeeping

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requirements; and Third party disclosure requirement.
    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 336 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,474 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $52,150.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection affects 
individuals or households. The Commission has a System of Records, FCC/
OET-1 ``Experimental Radio Station License Files'' which covers the 
personally identifiable information (PII) that individual applicants 
may include in their submissions for experimental radio authorizations. 
The system of records notice (SORN) was published in the Federal 
Register on April 5, 2006, see 71 FR 17234, 17241. The SORN may be 
viewed at https://www.fcc.gov/general/privacy-act-information.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Applicants may request that 
any information supplied be withheld from public inspection, e.g., 
granted confidentiality, pursuant to 47 CFR Section 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period to obtain the three-year clearance.
    On June 29, 2016, the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order, 
in ET Docket No. 10-236 and 06-155; FCC 16-86, which updates Part 5 of 
the CFR--``Experimental Radio Service'' (ERS).\1\ The Commission's 
recent Report and Order revises and streamlines the rule part under for 
the ERS. This rule change allows licensees operation under frequency 
bands mentioned in Section 5.303 and as state, within rule part 
15.205(a). 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; 31 FCC Rcd 7529 (2016), FCC 16-86.
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    Sec.  5.303 Frequencies.
    (a) Licensees may operate in any frequency band, including those 
above 38.6 GHz, except for frequency bands exclusively allocated to the 
passive services (including the radio astronomy service). In addition, 
licensees may not use any frequency or frequency band below 38.6 GHz 
that is listed in Sec.  15.205(a) of this chapter.
    (b) Exception: Licensees may use frequencies listed in Sec.  
15.205(a) of this chapter for testing medical devices (as defined in 
Sec.  5.402(b) of this chapter), if the device is designed to comply 
with all applicable service rules in Part 18, Industrial, Scientific, 
and Medical Equipment; Part 95, Personal Radio Services Subpart H--
Wireless Medical Telemetry Service; or Part 95, Subpart I--Medical 
Device Radiocommunication Service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-23853 Filed 10-31-18; 8:45 am]
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