Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
| Citation | 86 FR 17389 |
| Record Number | 2021-06860 |
| Published date | 02 April 2021 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Communications Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 62 (Friday, April 2, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 62 (Friday, April 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17389-17391]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06860]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0645; FRS 18764]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
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,
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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before May 3, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be
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submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a
copy of your comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy
Williams, FCC, via email to [email protected] and to [email protected].
Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission 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.
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.''
OMB Control Number: 3060-0645.
Title: Sections 17.4, 17.48 and 17.49, Antenna Structure
Registration Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 16,050 respondents; 69,716 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .1-.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third-party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 4, 303, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.
Total Annual Burden: 9,889 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $59,460.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. However, respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
in order to obtain the full three-year approval. The Commission has
adjusted its burden and cost estimates in order to update the
collection burdens necessary to implement a uniform registration
process as well as safe and effective lighting procedures for owners of
antenna structures.
Section 17.4 includes third party disclosure requirements.
Specifically, Section 17.4 requires the owner of any proposed or
existing antenna structure that requires notice of proposed
construction to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to register
the structure with the Commission. This includes those structures used
as part of the stations licensed by the Commission for the transmission
of radio energy, or to be used as part of a cable television head-end
system. If a Federal Government antenna structure is to be used by a
Commission licensee, the structure must be registered with the
Commission. Section 17.4(f) provides that antenna structure owners
shall immediately provide to all tenant licensees and permittees
notification that the structure has been registered. This may be done
by providing either a copy of Form 854 or a link to the FCC antenna
structure registration website. This notification may be done
electronically or via paper mail.
Section 17.4(g) requires antenna structure owners to display the
Antenna Structure Registration Number in a conspicuous place that is
readily visible near the base of the antenna. This rule specifically
requires that the Antenna Structure Number be displayed so that it is
conspicuously visible and legible from the publicly accessible area
nearest the base of the antenna structure along the publicly accessible
roadway or path. Where an antenna structure is surrounded by a
perimeter fence, or where the point of access includes an access gate,
the Antenna Structure Registration Number should be posted on the
perimeter fence or access gate. Where multiple antenna structures
having separate Antenna Structure Registration Numbers are located
within a single fenced area, the Antenna Structure Registration Numbers
must be posted both on the perimeter fence or access gate and near the
base of each antenna structure. If the base of the antenna structure
has more than one point of access, the rule requires that the Antenna
Structure Registration Number be posted so that it is visible at the
publicly accessible area nearest each such point of access. The
registration number is issued to identify antenna structure owners in
order to enforce the Congressionally mandated provisions related to the
owners.
Sections 17.48 and 17.49 contain reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Section 17.48(a) requires that antenna structure owners
immediately report outages of top steady burning lights or flashing
antenna structure lights to the FAA, if not corrected within 30
minutes. Upon receipt of the outage notification, the FAA will issue a
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), which notifies aircraft of the outage.
Consistent with FAA requirements, if a lighting outage cannot be
repaired within the FAA's original NOTAM period, Section 17.48(a)
further requires the antenna structure owner to notify the FAA of that
fact and provide any needed updates to its estimated return-to-service
date. The rule also requires antenna structure owners to continue to
provide these updates to the FAA every NOTAM period until its lights
are repaired.
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Section 17.49 requires antenna structure owners to maintain a
record of observed or otherwise known extinguishments or improper
functioning of structure lights for two years and provide the records
to the Commission upon request.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-06860 Filed 4-1-21; 8:45 am]
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