[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 50 (Monday, March 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12315-12316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-04264]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1227; FR ID 284877]
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), 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
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PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 16, 2025.
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the time period allowed by this notice, you
should advise the contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
[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: 3060-1227.
Title: Sections 80.233, Technical requirements for Automatic
Identification System Search and Rescue Transmitter (AIS-SART)
equipment, 80.1061 Special requirements for 406.0-406.1 MHz EPIRB
stations, 95.2987 Additional PLB and MSLD certification requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 80 respondents; 80 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement and on-
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 154,303 unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information collections contained in these rule
sections require manufacturers of certain emergency radio beacons to
include supplemental information with their equipment certification
application which are due to the information collection requirements.
Manufacturers of Automatic Identification System Search and Rescue
Transmitters (AIS-SARTS), 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacons (EPIRBs), and Maritime Survivor Locating Device (MSLDs) must
provide a copy of letter from the U.S. Coast Guard stating their device
satisfies technical requirements specified in the IEC 61097-17
technical standard for AIS-SARTs, or Radio Technical Commission for
Maritime Services (RTCM) Standard 11000 for 406 MHz EPIRBs, or RTCM
Standard 11901 for MSLDs. They must also provide a copy or the
technical test data, and the instruction manual(s). For 406 MHz PLBs
manufacturers must include documentation from COSPAS/SARSAT recognized
test facility that the PLB satisfies the technical requirements
specified in COSPAS-SARSAT Standard C/S T.001 and COSPAS-SARSAT
Standard C/S T.007 standards and documentation from an independent test
facility stating that the PLB complies RTCM Standard 11010.2. The
information is used by Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs)
to determine if the devices meets the necessary international technical
standards and insure compliance with applicable rules. If this
information were not available, operation of marine safety equipment
could be hindered threatening the ability of rescue personnel to locate
vessels in distress.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-04264 Filed 3-14-25; 8:45 am]
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