[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58266-58268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18351]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0027, 3060-0029, 3060-0850; FR ID 165823]


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

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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.''

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before September 25, 
2023.

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 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: 3060-0027.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast 
Station, FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A--Application for Media 
Bureau Video Service Authorization; 47 Sections 73.3700(b)(1) and 
(b)(2) and Section 73.3800, Post Auction Licensing; Form 2100, Schedule 
301-FM--Commercial FM Station Construction Permit Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A; and Form 2100, 
Schedule 301-FM.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,092 respondents and 4,199 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.075 to 6.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One time 
reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,435 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $62,308,388.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 301, used by AM broadcast stations, and 
Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM, used by FM broadcast stations, are used to 
apply for authority to construct a new commercial AM or FM broadcast 
station and to make changes to the existing facilities of such a 
station. They may be used to request a change of a station's community 
of license by AM and non-reserved band FM permittees and licensees. In 
addition, FM licensees or permittees may request, by filing an 
application on FCC Form 301, upgrades on adjacent and co-channels, 
modifications to adjacent channels of the same class, and downgrades to 
adjacent channels.
    Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM also accommodates commercial FM 
applicants applying in a Threshold Qualifications Window (TQ Window) or 
a Tribal Allotment. A commercial FM applicant applying in the TQ 
Window, who was not the original proponent of the Tribal Allotment at 
the rulemaking stage, must demonstrate that it would have qualified in 
all respects to add that particular Tribal Allotment for which it is 
applying. Additionally, a petitioner seeking to add a new Tribal 
Allotment to the FM Table of Allotments must file Form 2100, Schedule 
301-FM when submitting its Petition for Rulemaking. The collection also 
accommodates applicants applying in a TQ Window for a Tribal Allotment 
that had been added to the FM Table of Allotments using the Tribal 
Priority under the ``threshold qualifications'' procedures.
    Similarly, to receive authorization for commencement of Digital 
Television (DTV) operations, commercial broadcast licensees must file 
FCC Form 2100, Schedule A for a construction permit. The application 
may be filed any time after receiving the initial DTV allotment and 
before mid-point in the applicant's construction period. The Commission 
will consider the application as a minor change in facilities. 
Applicants do not have to provide full legal or financial 
qualifications information.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340--Noncommercial Educational 
Station for Reserved Channel Construction Permit Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions and State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,820 respondents; 2,820 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-6 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,603 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $30,039,119.
    Needs and Uses: Schedule 340 is used by licensees and permittees to 
apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (NCE) 
FM and DTV broadcast station (including a DTS facility), or to make 
changes in the existing facilities of such a station. Schedule 340 is 
only used if the station will operate on a channel that is reserved 
exclusively for NCE use, or in the situation where applications for NCE 
stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only with one 
another. Also, Schedule 340 is used by Native American Tribes and 
Alaska Native Villages (Tribes), tribal consortia, or entities owned or 
controlled by Tribes when qualifying for the ``Tribal Priority'' under 
47 CFR 73.7000, 73.7002. Additionally, Schedule 340 contains a third 
party disclosure requirement, pursuant to section 73.3580. This rule 
requires local public notice of the filing of all applications to 
construct a new full-service NCE FM or DTV broadcast station. Notice is 
given by an NCE applicant by posting notice of the application filing 
on its station's website, its licensee's website, its parent entity's 
website, or on a publicly accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 
consecutive days beginning within five business days of acceptance of 
the application for filing. Furthermore, the online notice must link to 
a copy of the application as filed, either in the station's Online 
Public Inspection File or in another Commission database. This 
recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB 
Control No. 3060-0214, which covers section 73.3527.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0850.
    Title: Quick-Form Application for Authorization in the Ship, 
Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General 
Mobile Radio Services.
    Form No.: FCC Form 605.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 130,000 respondents, 130,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.17 hours-0.44 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement, recordkeeping & other (5 & 10 yrs).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 154, 301 sections 4 and 301.
    Total Annual Burden: 57,218 hours.
    Total Respondent Cost: $4,550,000.
    Needs and Uses: FCC 605 application is a consolidated application 
form for Ship, Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Radio 
Operators, and General Mobile Radio Services and is used to collect 
licensing data for the Universal Licensing System. The Commission is 
requesting OMB approval for a minor revision to the reporting, 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements. The 
Commission is removing Certification #3 for the General Mobile Radio 
Service, as well as making minor clarifications to the general filing 
instructions.
    The data collected on this form includes the Date of Birth for 
Commercial Operator licensees however this information will be redacted 
from public view.
    The FCC uses the information in FCC Form 605 to determine whether 
the applicant is legally, technically, and financially qualified to 
obtain a license. Without such information, the Commission cannot 
determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants that provide 
telecommunication services to the public, and therefore, to fulfill its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended. Information provided on this form will also be used 
to update the database and to provide for proper use of the frequency 
spectrum as well as enforcement purposes.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-18351 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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