[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78748-78749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25295]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0004; FR ID 184855]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 
16,

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2024. 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:  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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0004.
    Title: Sections 1.1307 and 1.1311, Guidelines for Evaluating the 
Environmental Effects of Radiofrequency Exposure.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 233,596 Respondents; 233,596 
Responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.0833 hours (5 minutes)-20 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 contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154, 302, 303, and 307.
    Total Annual Burden: 26,005 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $1,958,335.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revision of a 
currently approved 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.
    This information collection is a result of responsibility placed on 
the FCC by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. NEPA 
requires that each federal agency evaluate the impact of ``major 
actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.'' 
It is the FCC's opinion that this is the most efficient and reasonable 
method of complying with NEPA with regard to the environmental issue of 
radiofrequency radiation from FCC-regulated transmitters.
    To account for rule changes implemented by 2019 rulemaking item FCC 
19-126, ET Docket Nos. 03-137 and 13-184, the Commission had previously 
estimated the burden to respondents for the collection of information 
in two components: the recurring annual burden, and the one-time burden 
of transitioning to the rule changes for existing parties. The period 
for transition to those rule changes has now passed, and so the 
Commission has now revised its estimates to remove consideration of the 
one-time transition burden. To update burden estimates based on the 
most recently available data, the Commission has also adjusted the 
total number of respondents/responses, the total annual hourly burden, 
and the total annual costs from the previous estimates, based on 
licensing data for calendar year 2022.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-25295 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
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