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OMB Control No: 3060-0057	ICR Reference No: 202303-3060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-3060-010
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: OET
Title: Application for Equipment Authorization
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/05/2023
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/06/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/22/2023
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2023	6 Months From Approved	06/30/2023
Responses	24,873	0	24,873
Time Burden (Hours)	206,863	0	206,863
Cost Burden (Dollars)	50,155,140	0	50,155,140

Abstract: The Commission requires applicants for equipment authorization to provide a written and signed certification that the subject radio frequency devices demonstrate compliance to specific technical and other requirements through testing and review of data by a certification body. The Commission adds new requirements to this collection: (1) that the applicant provide a written and signed certification that the equipment for which the applicant seeks equipment authorization through certification is not “covered” equipment on the Covered List established pursuant to section 1.50002 of the Commission’s rules, and that the applicant is not identified on the Covered List, along with the full name, mailing address and physical address (if different from mailing address), email address, and telephone number of the applicant for certification; (2) a written and signed certification designating an agent located in the United States for the purpose of accepting service of process on behalf of the applicant, along with the full name, mailing address and physical address (if different from mailing address), email address, and telephone number of the designated agent, and the applicant and agent’s acknowledgment of their consent obligation to receive service of process: and (3) each entity named on the Covered List as producing covered equipment, as defined in section 1.50002 of the Commission’s rules, provide to the Commission the following information: the full name, mailing address or physical address (if different from mailing address), e-mail address, and telephone number of each of that named entity’s associated entities (e.g., subsidiaries or affiliates) identified on the Covered List. These are ongoing requirements that apply to any changes to the reported information, any change in ownership in the applicant or grantee, and any modifications to the equipment. This information is published through the Commission’s revised electronic system. The increasing complexity of the devices requires streamlining of the collection procedures.

Emergency Justfication: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requests Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to submit the information collection described herein under the “emergency processing” provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 5 CFR § 1320.13. The Commission is requesting clearance for a revised information collection entitled: 3060-0057, Application for Equipment Authorization, FCC Form 731. We respectfully request OMB approval for this revised information collection no later than 10 business days after it is received at OMB.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 309(j), 312, 316 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   PL: Pub.L. 117 - 55 135, Stat. 423 Name of Law: Secure Equipment Act of 2021
   US Code: 47 USC 4(i), 154, 301, 302, 303 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Equipment Authorization

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	24,873	24,873
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	206,863	206,863
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	50,155,140	50,155,140

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,696,940

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Howard Griboff 202 418-0657 howard.griboff@fcc.gov

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