[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 126 (Monday, July 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54458-54459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14480]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0678; FR ID 228594]


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 of 1995 (PRA), the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collections. 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 30, 
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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0678.
    Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules 
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth 
Stations and Space Stations.
    FCC Form Number: FCC Form 312 (Main Form and Schedules A, B, and 
S), FCC Form 312-R.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,535 respondents and 3,587 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-80 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and annual reporting 
requirements; third-party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection

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is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 157, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 
and 310.
    Total Annual Burden: 27,620 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,154,267.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission requests that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approve a revision of the information 
collection titled ``Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's 
Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial 
Earth Stations and Space Stations'' under OMB Control No. 3060-0678 as 
a result of a Report and Order (89 FR 34148) adopting a framework to 
offer supplemental coverage from space (SCS). SCS is a crucial 
component of the Commission's vision for a ``single network future,'' 
in which satellite and terrestrial networks work seamlessly together to 
provide coverage that neither network can achieve on its own, and will 
enable consumers in areas not covered by terrestrial networks to be 
connected using their existing devices via satellite-based 
communications. In order to ensure that prospective SCS operators will 
be able to comply with the applicable rules, that the public interest 
will be served by granting their applications, and that harmful 
interference will be avoided to the greatest extent possible 
thereafter, the Commission seeks approval to collect the following 
information to confirm that satellite service operators who seek to 
enter lease agreements with terrestrial service providers to offer 
supplemental coverage from space (SCS) do so in compliance with the 
rules that govern SCS operations.
    Specifically, the Commission adopted requirements in its part 25 
rules that parties who seek to provide SCS must submit a new or 
modified FCC Form 312 with the following certifications: that they have 
submitted a lease notification; that the space station licensee or 
grantee of market access will provide SCS in the geographic area 
covered by the licenses held by its terrestrial partner(s); and that 
SCS earth stations will qualify as licensed by rule stations under the 
Commission's part 25 rules. An applicants must also describe its SCS 
proposal in detail in its FCC Form 312 (Main Form and Schedule S), with 
a brief description of the coverage areas that will be served, 
domestically and internationally, and include a list of the file and 
identification numbers associated with the relevant leasing 
notification(s) under the Commission's part 1 rules.
    This revised information collection is designed to allow Commission 
staff to carry out its statutory duties to regulate satellite 
communications in the public interest; namely, to ensure that 
prospective providers of SCS will operate in compliance with the 
applicable regulatory framework. The Commission will use this 
information to assess applicants' qualifications, and to conclude 
whether, and under what conditions, grant of an authorization to 
provide SCS will serve the public interest. This collection will 
thereby enable the Commission to monitor and enforce the entry criteria 
that SCS providers must satisfy, and which are designed to minimize the 
possibility of harmful interference.
    Finally, the collection will play a critical role in the 
Commission's effort to review and track leasing arrangements that will 
result in entities providing SCS.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-14480 Filed 6-28-24; 8:45 am]
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