[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77151-77152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21472]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0228; FR ID 245832]


Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number, and no person is 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the 
burden estimates and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be 
directed to the person listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Curameng, Mobility Division, 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (571) 435-9424, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0228.
    OMB Approval Date: August 27, 2024.
    Expiration Date: August 31, 2027.
    Title: Section 80.59, Compulsory Ship Inspections and Ship 
Inspection Certificates, FCC Forms 806, 824, 827 and 829.
    Form No.: FCC Forms 806, 824, 827, and 829.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, local, or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 15,175 respondents; 15,175 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: The actual inspection will take 
approximately 4 hours to complete. Each ship inspection certificate 
will take approximately 0.083 hours (5 minutes) to complete. Providing 
a summary in the ship's log will take approximately 0.25 hours (15 
minutes) to complete. These estimates are based on FCC staff's 
knowledge and familiarity with the availability of the data required.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, and every five-year 
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required for regulatory or compliance. The 
statutory authority for this collection 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307(e), 309 
and 332, unless noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 23,229 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The requirements contained in section 80.59 are 
necessary to implement the provisions of section 362(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which require the Commission to 
inspect the radio installation of large cargo ships and certain 
passenger ships at least once a year to ensure that the radio 
installation is in compliance with the Communications Act.
    Additionally, section 385 of the Communications Act requires the 
inspection of small passenger ships at least once every five years, and 
subpart T of part 80 of the Commission's rules requires the inspection 
of certain vessels operating in the Great Lakes at least once every 48 
months.
    The Safety Convention--an international treaty (to which the United 
States (U.S.) is a signatory)--also requires an annual inspection. The 
Safety Convention permits an Administrator to entrust the inspections 
to either surveyors nominated for the purpose or to organizations 
recognized by it. Therefore, the U.S. can have other parties conduct 
the radio inspection of vessels for compliance with the Safety 
Convention.
    The Commission allows FCC-licensed technicians to conduct these 
inspections. FCC-licensed technicians not only certify that the ship 
passed an inspection, but also issue a safety certificate. These safety 
certificates (FCC Forms 806, 824, 827, and 829) indicate that the 
vessel complies with the Communications Act, the Commission's rules, 
and the Safety Convention. These technicians are required to provide a 
summary of the results of the inspection in the ship's log. In 
addition, the vessel's owner, operator, or ship's master must certify 
in the ship's log that the inspection was satisfactory. Inspection 
certificates issued in accordance with the Safety Convention must be 
posted in a prominent and accessible place on the ship.
    Further, section 80.59(d) states that the Commission may, upon a 
finding that the public interest would be served, grant a waiver of the 
annual inspection required by section 362(b) of the Communications Act, 
for a period of not

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more than 90 days for the sole purpose of enabling a U.S. vessel to 
complete its voyage and proceed to a port in the U.S. when an 
inspection can be held. An information application must be submitted by 
a ship's owner, operator, or authorized agent. The application must be 
electronically submitted to the FCC Headquarters (via email to 
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], 
and [email protected]) at least three days before the ship's 
arrival. The application must provide specific information that is 
contained in rule section 80.59. The forms to be completed are FCC 
Forms 806, 824, 827, and 829.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-21472 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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