Regulations Applicable to Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1163 Section 310(b)(4) (2013) v4.docx Supporting Statement A	2013-06-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
199740	Section 310(b)(4)	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1163	ICR Reference No: 201307-3060-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201306-3060-002
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: IB
Title: Regulations Applicable to Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/10/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/10/2013
Terms of Clearance: Pre-approval contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2016	36 Months From Approved
Responses	47	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	660	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	198,000	0	0

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Abstract: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) updates the above-referenced information collection, Regulations Applicable to Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended (the Act) which the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pre-approved on December 6, 2011 (OMB Control Number 3060-1163). On April 18, 2013, the Commission adopted final rules in Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended, IB Docket No. 11-133, Second Report and Order, FCC 13-50 (rel. Apr. 18, 2013) (Second Report and Order). The Commission did not adopt all of the requirements that were pre-approved, but the requirements that were adopted in the Second Report and Order were adopted as proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with some minor non-substantive changes. These changes and the agency's revised hour burden and cost estimates are explained below and in response to Questions 12-14. Therefore, the Commission is simply seeking OMB final approval for this collection. The purpose of this proceeding has been to reduce the information collection and other compliance burdens associated with the filing of petitions to obtain Commission approval for foreign ownership in common carrier and certain aeronautical radio station licensees. At the NPRM stage of this proceeding, the Commission estimated the hour burdens and costs likely to be associated with the proposals and other options raised in the NPRM, but based the estimates on the assumption that certain of the proposed streamlining steps might not be adopted. The Commission undertook in its submission to request further OMB approval for any changes that further reduced those hour burdens and costs once the agency promulgated the final rules.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 151, 152, 154, 211, 303, 309 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 310, 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AJ70	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 41314	07/10/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 65472	10/21/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 65472	10/21/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Section 310(b)(4)

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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	47	0	0	47	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	660	0	0	660	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	198,000	0	0	198,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new information collection. The final adopted requirements will add 47 respondents, 47 responses, 660 burden hours and costs of $198,000 to OMB's inventory.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $51,214

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]? 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? 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: 06/05/2013

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