[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66448-66449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20972]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0584; FR ID 173363]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 (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. 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 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 Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before November 
27, 2023. 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: 3060-0584.
    Title: Administration of U.S. Certified Accounting Authorities in 
Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Radio Services, FCC Forms 
44 and 45.
    Form Number(s): FCC Form 44 and FCC Form 45.
    Type of Review: Extension a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 10 respondents and 22 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-3 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annually and semi-annually 
reporting requirements; annual recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 161, 
201-205, and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 24 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $250,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from them.
    The FCC has standards for accounting authorities in the maritime 
mobile and maritime-satellite radio services. The Commission will use 
the information to determine eligibility of applicants for 
certification as an accounting authority, to monitor activity, to 
ensure compliance, and to identify accounting authorities to the 
International Telecommunications Union. Respondents are entities 
seeking certification or those already certified to be accounting 
authorities.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-20972 Filed 9-26-23; 8:45 am]
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