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OMB Control No: 3060-0998	ICR Reference No: 202111-3060-009
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201901-3060-018
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WTB/Mobility
Title: Section 87.109, Station Logs
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Delegated
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/19/2021
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/19/2021
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2024	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2022
Responses	17	0	5
Time Burden (Hours)	1,700	0	500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Section 87.109 of the Commission’s rules require that a station at a fixed location in the international aeronautical mobile service (IAMS) must maintain a log (written or automatic log) in accordance with the Annex 10 provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Convention. This log is necessary to document the quality of service provided by fixed stations and must contain the following information: 1) The name of the agency operating the station; 2) The identification of the station; 3) The date; 4) The time of opening and closing the station; 5) The frequencies being guarded and the type of watch (continuous or scheduled) being maintained on each frequency; 6) Except at intermediate mechanical relay stations where the provisions of this paragraph need not be complied with, a record of each communication showing text of communication, time communications completed, station(s) communicated with, and frequency used; 7) All distress communications and action thereon; 8) A brief description of communications conditions and difficulties, including harmful interference. Such entries should include, whenever practicable, the time at which interference was experienced, the character, radio frequency and identification of the interfering signal; 9) A brief description of interruption to communications due to equipment failure or other troubles, giving the duration of the interruption and action taken; 10) Such additional information as may be considered by the operator to be of value as part of the record of the stations operations; and Stations maintaining written logs must also enter the signature of each operator, with the time the operator assumes and relinquishes a watch. In short, the Commission is concerned with matters involving harmful interference, equipment failure, and logging of distress and safety calls where applicable.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 303 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 307(e) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 154 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 50353	09/08/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 50353	09/08/2021
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
Section 87.109, Station Logs

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	17	5	12
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,700	500	1,200
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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: The Commission reporting adjustments/increase to this collection represents and accurate accounting of the active number of stations at a fixed location in the international aeronautical mobile service that must maintain a log in accordance with Annex 10 of the ICAO Convention. Therefore, the adjustments are as follows: +12 to the number of respondents, +12 to the annual number of responses and +1,200 to the annual burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: Jeff Tobias 202 418-0680 jeff.tobias@fcc.gov

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