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OMB Control No:
3060-0798
ICR Reference No:
202501-3060-006
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202405-3060-025
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
WTB
Title:
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
01/15/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/10/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
09/30/2026
09/30/2026
09/30/2026
Responses
255,552
0
255,552
Time Burden (Hours)
225,808
0
225,808
Cost Burden (Dollars)
72,474,000
0
72,474,000
Abstract:
On January 18, 2023, the Commission adopted the 4.9 GHz Seventh Report and Order (FCC 23-3) where it concluded that collecting additional technical data on public safety operations in the 4.94-4.99 GHz band (4.9 GHz band) will improve interference protection and give public safety licensees more confidence in the band without adding a significant burden on licensees or applicants. The Commission also established a Band Manager to coordinate operations in the 4.9 GHz band. The Band Manager will use the more granular technical data collected on public safety operations in ULS via the FCC Form 601 to perform frequency coordination and will be empowered to work with public safety licensees to ensure efficient use of this spectrum and enable new, non-commercial operations on a secondary, preemptable basis. On July 18, 2022, the Commission released a Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Partitioning, Disaggregation, and Leasing of Spectrum, WT Docket No. 19-38, FCC 22-53, in which the Commission established the Enhanced Competition Incentive Program (ECIP) to establish incentives for wireless radio service licensees to make underutilized spectrum available to small carriers, Tribal Nations, and entities serving rural areas (ECIP Report and Order in WT Docket No. 19-38, FCC 22-53). In the Report and Order, the Commission adopted a program under which any covered geographic area licensee may offer spectrum to an unaffiliated eligible entity through a partition and/or disaggregation, and any covered geographic area licensee eligible to lease in an included service may offer spectrum to an unaffiliated eligible entity through a long-term leasing arrangement. If the FCC finds that approval of an ECIP eligible assignment or lease is in the public interest, the agency will consent to the transaction and confer benefits, including five-year license term extensions, one year construction extensions, and substituted alternative construction requirements for rural-focused transactions. The Commission also established rules to permit reaggregation of geographic licenses. Please see the non-substantive change request justification for the reason behind this change request submission to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 302a, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310,
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 332, 333, 336, 534, 535, 554
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c),
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301,
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331,
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-AJ37
Final or interim final rulemaking
88 FR 12637
02/28/2023
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 33882
05/25/2023
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
88 FR 48465
07/27/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
3
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB
FCC Form 601
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB
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
255,552
255,552
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
225,808
225,808
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
72,474,000
72,474,000
0
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:
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,454,250
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.
Yes
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.
Yes
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:
Dorothy Stifflemire 202 418-7349
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:
01/10/2025
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