Information Collection Requirement Being Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Emergency Review and Approval
| Published date | 03 September 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 46009 |
| Record Number | 2019-18916 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Communications Commission |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46009-46010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18916]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1094]
Information Collection Requirement Being Submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget for Emergency Review and Approval
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 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.
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 3,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and
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to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] and to
[email protected]. Include in the comments the Title as shown in
the Supplementary Information section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB
processing of the information collection requirement(s) contained in
this notice and has requested OMB approval no later than 35 days after
the collection is received at OMB. 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1094.
Title: Transforming the 2.5 GHz Band.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision 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 and Responses: 26 respondents; 266 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hour-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: The statutory authority for the Commission
to carry out these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152,
153, 154, 155, 157, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, and 316.
Total Annual Burden: 221 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $72,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The collection is being revised because, the
Commission adopted service rules, Construction Requirements (47 CFR
27.14(u)), and a Tribal Priority Filing Window (47 CFR 27.1204). This
collection includes Part 27 rules that govern reporting, and third-
party disclosure requirements related to 2500-2690 MHz Band. The
following information collected for the service rules are: Section
27.14(u) requires Educational Broadband Service (EBS) licensees to file
construction notifications and certify that they have met the
applicable performance benchmarks; Section 27.1204 requires an EBS
applicant applying for a license in the Tribal Priority Filing Window
to demonstrate that they are: (1) A federally recognized American
Indian tribe or Alaska Native Village; or an entity that is owned and
controlled by a federally-recognized Tribe or a consortium of
federally-recognized Tribes; (2) requesting a license on Tribal land;
(3) requesting a license in a rural area; and (4) have a local presence
on the Tribal land for which they are applying; and Section 27.1221(f)
requires Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and EBS licensees to provide the
geographic coordinates, the height above ground level of the center of
radiation for each transmit and receive antenna, and the date
transmissions commenced if requested by a co-channel licensee.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-18916 Filed 8-30-19; 8:45 am]
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