[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 98 (Monday, May 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27850-27851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10806]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0931; FRS 28019]


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 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before June 23, 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 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 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: 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.
    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

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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: 3060-0931.
    Title: Section 80.103, Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Operating 
Procedures--Maritime Mobile Identity (MMSI).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 40,000 respondents; 40,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is in 47 U.S.C. 
154, 303, 307(e), 309 and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. The reporting requirement is contained in international 
agreements and ITU-R M.541.9.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC maintains a system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing 
Records'' that covers the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, 
and disposal of the PII that marine VHF radio licensees maintain under 
47 CFR 80.103.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for 
confidentiality with respect to all owners of Marine VHF radios with 
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability in this collection. The 
licensee records will be publicly available and routinely used in 
accordance with subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974. FRN numbers 
and material which is afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a 
request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules will not be 
available for public inspection. Any personally identifiable 
information (PII) that individual applicants provide is covered *14752 
by a system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing 
Records'', and these and all other records may be disclosed pursuant to 
the Routine Uses as stated in the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected is necessary to require 
owners of marine VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) 
capability to register information such as the name, address, type of 
vessel with a private entity issuing marine mobile service identities 
(MMSI). The information would be used by search and rescue personnel to 
identify vessels in distress and to select the proper rescue units and 
search methods.
    The requirement to collect this information is contained in 
international agreements with the U.S. Coast Guard and private sector 
entities that issue MMSI's.
    The information is used by private entities to maintain a database 
used to provide information about the vessel owner in distress using 
marine VHF radios with DSC capability. If the data were not collected, 
the U.S. Coast Guard would not have access to this information which 
would increase the time and effort needed to complete a search and 
rescue operation.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-10806 Filed 5-21-21; 8:45 am]
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