[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 65 (Friday, April 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18961-18962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06932]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0865; FRS 16613]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for 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 and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before May 4, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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

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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 Title 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0865.
    Title: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Universal Licensing 
System Recordkeeping and Third-Party Disclosure Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 84,048 respondents; 84,050 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .166 hours (10 minutes)--4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure 
requirements; on occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
154(i) and 309(j).
    Total Annual Burden: 116,306 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This information collection 
contains personally identifiable information (PII). The FCC has a 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services 
Licensing Records,'' to cover the collection, maintenance, use(s), and 
destruction of this PII, which respondents may provide to the FCC as 
part of the information collection requirement(s). This SORN was 
published in the Federal Register on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17234).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension 
after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them.
    The purpose of this information collection is to continually 
streamline and simplify processes for wireless applicants and 
licensees, who previously used a myriad of forms for various wireless 
services and types of requests, in order to provide the Commission 
information that has been collected in separate databases, each for a 
different group of services. Such processes have resulted in unreliable 
reporting, duplicate filings for the same licensees/applicants, and 
higher cost burdens to licensees/applicants. By streamlining the 
Universal Licensing System (ULS), the Commission eliminates the filing 
of duplicative applications for wireless carriers; increases the 
accuracy and reliability of licensing information; and enables all 
wireless applicants and licensees to file all licensing-related 
applications and other filings electronically, thus increasing the 
speed and efficiency of the application process. The ULS also benefits 
wireless applicants/licensees by reducing the cost of preparing 
applications, and speeds up the licensing process in that the 
Commission can introduce new entrants more quickly into this already 
competitive industry. Finally, ULS enhances the availability of 
licensing information to the public, which has access to all publicly 
available wireless licensing information online, including maps 
depicting a licensee's geographic service area.

Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-06932 Filed 4-2-20; 8:45 am]
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