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OMB Control No: 3060-1226	ICR Reference No: 202509-3060-010
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-3060-017
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: PSHSB
Title: Receiving Written Consent for Communication with Base Stations in Canada; Issuing Written Consent to Licensees from Canada for Communication with Base Stations in the U.S.; Description of Interoperabl
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/20/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2026
Responses	3,013	3,215
Time Burden (Hours)	5,272	5,626
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	3,013	3,215	-202
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,272	5,626	-354
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: From the last submission to OMB, there are adjustments to this information collection. The total number of licensees impacted by the information collection (i.e., public safety agencies who operate PLMR systems within 110 kilometers of the border with Canada) decreased since the last submission from 3,215 to 3,013 (-202). The decrease in the number of licensees impacted by the information collection resulted in a decrease in the total annual burden hours from 5,626 to 5,272 (-354). There are no program changes.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $41,481

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: Brian Marenco 202 418-0838 brian.marenco@fcc.gov