Notification of Commencement of Service or of Additional or Modified Facilities

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
29947	Notification of Commencement of Service or of Additional or Modified Facilities	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0318	ICR Reference No: 199710-3060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199410-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Notification of Commencement of Service or of Additional or Modified Facilities
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: 12/11/1997
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/09/1997
Terms of Clearance: The FCC has made little progress in adopting electronic filing for this information and still relies on microfiche. FCC move to the Universal Licensing system will use more electronic filing. The FCC should take steps to eliminate the need to file microfiche responses should this collection need to be extended beyond 2000.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2000	12/31/2000	01/31/1998
Responses	7,000	0	10,000
Time Burden (Hours)	8,960	0	36,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	857,000	0	0

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Abstract: Commercial mobile radio service carriers file the FCC-489 form to notify the Commission that they have commenced service to subscribers and/or added or made minor modifications to their facilities. The reporting requirement is necessary in order to ensure that the spectrum is effectively utilized and to maintain an accurate data base of spectrum assignments.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notification of Commencement of Service or of Additional or Modified Facilities	FCC-489

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	7,000	10,000	0	0	-3,000	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	8,960	36,200	0	0	-27,240	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	857,000	0	0	857,000	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 10/09/1997

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