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OMB Control No:
3060-0678
ICR Reference No:
201912-3060-009
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201905-3060-013
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
IB
Title:
Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage By, Commercial Earth Stations and Space Stations
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
02/27/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/30/2019
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
02/28/2023
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2022
Responses
6,573
0
6,561
Time Burden (Hours)
44,992
0
45,036
Cost Burden (Dollars)
16,612,586
0
17,105,203
Abstract:
On August 2, 2019, the Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 19-81, in IB Docket No. 18-86, titled “Streamlining Licensing Procedures for Small Satellites” (Small Satellite Report and Order). In this Report and Order, the Commission adopted a new alternative, optional licensing process for small satellites and spacecraft, called the “Part 25 streamlined small satellite process.” This new process allows qualifying applicants for small satellites and spacecraft to take advantage of an easier application process, a lower application fee, and a shorter timeline for review than currently exists for applicants under the Commission’s existing Part 25 satellite licensing rules. The Commission limited the regulatory burdens borne by applicants, while promoting orbital debris mitigation and efficient use of spectrum. The Commission’s action supports and encourages the increasing innovation in the small satellite sector and helps to preserve U.S. leadership in space-based services and operations. This information collection will provide the Commission and the public with necessary information about the operations of this growing area of satellite operations. While this information collection represents an overall increase in the burden hours, the increase is due to an anticipated overall increase in number of applications as a result of additional applications being filed under the streamlined process adopted in the Small Satellite Report and Order. This information collection represents a decrease in the paperwork burdens for individual operators of non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites who may now qualify for streamlined processing as small satellites, and serves the public interest by streamlining the collection of information and allowing the Commission to authorize small satellites and spacecraft under the new process established in the Report and Order.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 302, 303,307, 309, 721, 605
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 154, 332, 301, 310, 319
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:
3060-AK88
Final or interim final rulemaking
84 FR 71936
12/30/2019
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 57424
10/25/2019
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
84 FR 71936
12/30/2019
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
Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules: Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage By, Commercial Earth Stations and Space Stations
FCC Form 312 - Schedule A, FCC Form 312 - Main, FCC Form 312 - Schedule B, FCC Form 312-R, FCC Form 312-EZ
Application for Satellite Space Station Authorization; Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station Authorizations for Transfer of Control; FCC Application for Space and Earth Station: MOD or AM
,
Satellite Earth Station Authorizations
,
Satellite Earth Station Authorizations
,
Renewal of Radio License in Specified Services
,
Streamlined Authorization
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
6,573
6,561
0
8
4
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
44,992
45,036
0
148
-192
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
16,612,586
17,105,203
0
-311,895
-180,722
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The Commission has the following program changes to this collection as a result of the information collection requirements adopted in FCC 19-81: +8 to the number of respondents, +8 to the total annual responses and +148 to the annual burden hours, and -$311,895 to the annual cost. We estimate that there will be approximately 8 additional respondents as a result of the program changes adopted in FCC 19-81, and 8 corresponding additional responses. Although the overall annual burden hours have increased as a result of the additional number of responses, we expect that some respondents will experience a decrease in burden hours on an individualized basis from what they would have experienced prior to the program changes adopted in FCC 19-81. The program changes resulting in a change to the annual cost of -$311,895 include: (1) a change to the estimated cost of outside legal or engineering assistance of +$9,680 to reflect the increased number of overall estimated respondents and responses; and (2) a change to estimated application filing fees of -$321,575 to reflect the creation of a new application fee category which may result in some applicants paying a lower filing fee in this new application fee category than the applicants would have paid under the prior application fee schedule. This collection was also adjusted as follows: +4 to the number of respondents, +4 to the total annual responses, -192 to the annual burden hours, and -$180,722 to the annual cost. The adjustments to the number of respondents, responses, and burden hours are a result of corrections to the numbers specified in the existing information collection. The adjustments resulting in a change to the annual cost of -$180,722 include: (1) an adjustment of +$838,572 to reflect the application fee costs from the most current application fee filing schedule; and (2) an adjustment of -$1,019,295 to reflect a correction in the number of estimated application fee filers for FSS GSO and FSS NGSO initial space station licenses to reflect only applicants for U.S.-licenses, consistent with the description for the number of respondents in these categories.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,350,669
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Merissa Velez 202 418-0751
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/30/2019
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