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OMB Control No: 3060-1013	ICR Reference No: 202106-3060-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202001-3060-010
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: IB
Title: Mitigation of Orbital Debris
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: 07/21/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/07/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2023
Responses	46	0	10
Time Burden (Hours)	368	0	30
Cost Burden (Dollars)	88,550	0	19,250

Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a revision of the information collection titled “Mitigation of Orbital Debris,” under OMB Control No. 3060-1013, as a result of changes adopted in the Commission’s Report and Order, FCC 20-54, IB Docket No. 18-313, titled “Mitigation of Orbital Debris in the New Space Age” (Orbital Debris Report and Order), and released on April 24, 2020. In the Orbital Debris Report and Order, the Commission updated its rules related to orbital debris mitigation, including application requirements. The new rules are designed to ensure that the Commission’s actions concerning radio communications, including licensing U.S. spacecraft and granting access to the U.S. market for non-U.S. spacecraft, mitigate the growth of orbital debris, while at the same time not creating undue regulatory obstacles to new satellite ventures. The action will help to ensure that Commission decisions are consistent with the public interest in space remaining viable for future satellites and systems and the many services that those systems provide to the public. The rule revisions also provide additional detail to applicants on what information is expected under the Commission’s rules, which can help to increase certainty in the application filing process. While this information collection represents an overall increase in the burden hours, the information collection serves the public interest by ensuring that the Commission and public have necessary information about satellite applicants’ plans for mitigation of orbital debris.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 309, 310 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code: 47 USC 151, 154(i), 301, 303, 308 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-AK90	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 52422	08/25/2020

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 16722	03/31/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 30315	06/07/2021
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
Mitigation of Orbital Debris

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	46	10	36
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	368	30	338
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	88,550	19,250	69,300

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 made the following program changes to this collection as a result of the information collection requirements adopted or revised in FCC 20-54. Therefore, this collection reflects program changes resulting in +36 respondents, +36 responses, +338 burden hours, and + $69,300 total annual costs. There are no adjustments to this collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,316

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: Stephen Duall 202 418-1103 stephen.duall@fcc.gov

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