[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 31, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16723-16724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06547]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0298, OMB 3060-1198; FRS 18105]


Information Collections 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 April 30, 2021.

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 Nicole Ongele, 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 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 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 Number: 3060-0298.
    Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the Tariff Review Plan).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,925 respondents; 9,585 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial, and one-time 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (Act), as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 244,477 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,584,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents are not being 
asked to submit confidential information to the Commission. If the 
Commission requests respondents to submit

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information which respondents believe are confidential, respondents may 
request confidential treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: On October 9, 2020, the Commission released the 8YY 
(toll free) Access Charge Reform Order, FCC 20-143, that transitions 
intercarrier compensation for toll free services either to lower, 
uniform rate caps or to bill-and-keep over approximately three years as 
a means of curtailing abuse of the 8YY intercarrier compensation 
regime. The Order requires price cap and rate-of-return carriers to 
establish separate rate elements for certain interstate and intrastate 
toll free and non-toll free services. Carriers are also required to 
lower their 8YY database query charges over three years, and are 
prohibited from charging for more than one query per call. Competitive 
LECs assessing a tariffed intrastate or interstate Toll Free Database 
Query Charge must cap such charges and revise their tariffs to ensure 
that those charges do not exceed the rates charged by the competing 
incumbent LEC.
    The information collected through carriers' tariffs is used by the 
Commission and state commissions to determine whether services offered 
are just and reasonable, as the Act requires. The tariffs and any 
supporting documentation are examined in order to determine if the 
services are offered in a just and reasonable manner.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1198.
    Title: Section 90.525, Administration of Interoperability Channels; 
Section 90.529, State Licenses; and Section 90.531, Band Plan.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government, and Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,230 respondents; 2,230 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and one-time reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 
332(c)(7), unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,230 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.525 of the Commission's rules requires 
approval of license applications for Interoperability channels in the 
769-775 MHz and 799-805 MHz frequency bands by state-level agency or 
organization responsible for administering emergency communications. 
Section 90.529 of the Commission's rules provides that each state 
license will be granted subject to the condition that the state 
certifies on or before each applicable benchmark date that it is 
providing or prepared to provide ``substantial service.'' Section 
90.531 of the Commission's rules sets forth the band plan for the 769-
775 MHz and 799-805 MHz public safety bands. This section covers 
channel designations for base and mobile use, narrowband segments, 
combined channels, channel pairing, internal guard band, and broadband. 
Narrowband general use channels, including the former narrowband 
reserve channels, and low power channels require regional planning 
committee concurrence and narrowband air-ground channels require state 
or regional planning committee concurrence.
    Commission staff will use the information to assign licenses for 
interoperability and General Use channels, as well as renewal of State 
licenses. The information will also be used to determine whether 
prospective licensees operate in compliance with the Commission's 
rules. Without such information, the Commission could not accommodate 
State interoperability or regional planning requirements or provide for 
the efficient use of State frequencies. This information collection 
includes rules to govern the operation and licensing of 700 MHz band 
systems to ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. Such information will continue to be used to verify that 
applicants are legally and technically qualified to hold licenses, and 
to determine compliance with Commission rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-06547 Filed 3-30-21; 8:45 am]
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