[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 47292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19405]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0398]
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 of 1995 (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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before November
8, 2019. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0398.
Title: Sections 15.117(g)(2), 15.201(a), 15.201(d), 15.211, 15.213
and 15.221(c))--Equipment Authorization Measurement Standards.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 250 respondents; 250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15.4 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion, and one-time reporting
requirements, recordkeeping requirement 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. 4(i), 302, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r), and 309(a).
Total Annual Burden: 3,850 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $50,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a minimal exemption
from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 47
CFR 0.459(d) of the Commission's rules that is granted for trade
secrets, which may be submitted to the Commission as part of the
documentation of the test results. No other assurances of
confidentiality are provided to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection after this 60 day comment period to obtain the full three
year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). There is
a change in the Commission's estimated respondents/responses and/or
total annual burden hours.
To ensure that technical standards are applied uniformly, the
Commission requires respondents to follow appropriate equipment
authorization procedures specified in subpart J of part 2 of the
Commission's rules. These requirements require manufacturers to comply
with certain information collection requirements common to all
equipment.\1\ In addition to these general requirements, the
responsible parties for certain types of equipment must maintain
special records as specified by the requirements for those devices.
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\1\ See OMB Information Collection 3060-0057, 3060-0329 and
3060-0636.
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(a) 47 CFR 15.117(g)(2) of the Commission's rules requires that the
responsible party (usually the manufacturer) for equipment insert in
its files a statement explaining the basis on which the manufacturer
relies to ensure that at least 97.5% of all production units of the
test sample that are manufactured have a noise figure of no greater
than 14 dB.
(b) 47 CFR 15.201(a) requires that devices operated under the
provisions of 47 CFR 15.211, 15.213 and 15.221 of the Commission's
rules comply with certain additional requirements.
(c) The Commission's rules permit the operation of field
disturbance sensors in the low VHF region of the spectrum, subject to
requirements in 47 CFR 15.201(d).
(1) Such systems have the potential for interfering with television
broadcasting and other radio communication signals.
(2) The Commission requires a unique procedure for on-site testing
and compliance verification of these systems to ensure that suitable
safeguards are in place for the operation of these devices in the VHF
range of the spectrum.
The Commission is seeking the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to revise the information collection requirements contained in
OMB Control No. 3060-0387 and consolidate them into this collection.
After OMB approval is received, the FCC will discontinue OMB Control
No. 3060-0387 and have it removed from OMB's Active Inventory.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-19405 Filed 9-6-19; 8:45 am]
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