[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66145-66146]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27841]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 22

[WT Docket Nos. 12-40 and 16-138; RM-11510, RM-11660; FCC 18-92]


Cellular Service, Including Changes in Licensing of Unserved Area

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection 
requirements associated with the Commission's Third Report and Order, 
WT Docket Nos. 12-40 and 16-138, RM Nos. 11510 and 11660, FCC 18-92. 
This notification is consistent with the Third Report and Order, which 
stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal 
Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the 
requirements.

DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 22.303, published at 83 FR 37760 (Aug. 
2, 2018), is effective on January 2, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Cathy Williams, [email protected], (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on November 
27, 2018, OMB approved the revised information collection requirements 
contained in the Commission's Third Report and Order, FCC 18-92, 
published at 83 FR 37760, Aug. 2, 2018. The OMB Control Number is 3060-
0508. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the 
effective date of the requirements. If you have any comments on the 
burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the 
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 
3060-0508, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your 
comments via email at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB 
approval on November 27, 2018, for the revised information collection 
requirements contained in the Commission's rule at 47 CFR 22.303. Under 
5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0508.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0508.

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    OMB Approval Date: November 27, 2018.
    OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 2021.
    Title: Parts 1 and 22 Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or 
households, and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,465 respondents; 16,183 
responses.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion, 
quarterly, and semi-annual reporting requirements. Third-party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 
222, 303, 309 and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,606 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $19,138,350.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information. The information to 
be collected will be made available for public inspection. Applicants 
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be 
given confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: Part 22 contains the technical and legal 
requirements for radio stations operating in the Public Mobile 
Services. The information collected is used to determine, on a case-by-
case basis, whether or not to grant licenses authorizing construction 
and operation of wireless telecommunications facilities to common 
carriers. Further, this information is used to develop statistics about 
the demand for various wireless licenses and/or the licensing process 
itself, and occasionally for rule enforcement purposes.
    The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) received 
approval for a revision of OMB Control No. 3060-0508 from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). The revised information collection 
reflects deletion of a rule applicable to all licensees and applicants 
governed by part 22 of the Commission's rules, as adopted by the 
Commission in a Third Report and Order on July 12, 2018 (WT Docket Nos. 
12-40 and 16-138; RM Nos. 11510 and 11660; FCC 19-82). The Third Report 
and Order deleted certain part 22 rules that either imposed 
administrative and recordkeeping burdens that are outdated and no 
longer serve the public interest, or that are largely duplicative of 
later-adopted rules and are thus no longer necessary. Among the rule 
deletions and of relevance to this information collection, the 
Commission deleted rule Sec.  22.303, resulting in discontinued 
information collection for that rule section.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-27841 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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