Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. section 159, the
FCC is required to collect annual regulatory fees from its
licensees and permittees. Licensees and permittees are permitted to
request waivers of the annual fees on grounds of financial
hardship. The subject orders lists the types of documents of
financial reports, which are ordinarily maintained as business
records or can be easily assembled, which may be submitted to
support claims of financial hardship.
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:
(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;
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.