Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 620 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128 Form and Instruction	Modified
Form FCC Form 620 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128 Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1039 (emergency 2014) (2).docx Supporting Statement A	2014-03-21
Emergency Justification Letter for 3060-1039 (2014).pdf Supplementary Document	2014-03-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
31650	Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128 Form and Instruction	Modified
181906	Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128 Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1039	ICR Reference No: 201403-3060-011
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-3060-004
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WTB
Title: Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/09/2014
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/09/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/21/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2014	6 Months From Approved	09/30/2014
Responses	13,500	0	12,000
Time Burden (Hours)	97,929	0	49,848
Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,087,425	0	10,038,600

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Abstract: FCC staff, State Historic Preservation Officers ("SHPO"), Tribal Historic Preservation Officers ("THPO"), and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ("ACHP") use the data to take such action as may be necessary to ascertain whether a proposed action may affect historic properties that are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register as directed by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the Commission's rules, including properties of Tribal significance.

Emergency Justfication: In accordance with OMB’s emergency processing rules, 5 C.F.R. § 1320(13), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) requests expedited review and approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), of a revision to OMB collection 3060-1039, “Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128.” We request emergency approval be granted on or before April 9, 2014 in order to allow us meet the requirements imposed on the Nation’s freight and commuter railroads by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA). In the Spring of 2013, the FCC received notice from the Nation’s freight railroads that they will need to construct more than 20,000 wayside poles and associated communications equipment in order to comply with the RSIA. The RSIA requires installation of positive train control (PTC) systems by December 31, 2015. PTC is a public-safety system that will enable a central station to stop or slow trains that exceed speed limits or that are approaching other trains where a collision may result. The FCC has determined that the construction of PTC transmission facilities and their supporting structures is a Federal undertaking under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. As such, the railroads are required to ascertain prior to construction the impacts of these facilities on historic properties under the relevant procedures set forth by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) and the FCC. To accommodate the PTC infrastructure deployment by the statutory deadline, the FCC is requesting approval of minor revisions to our E-106 System and Tower Construction Notification System (TCNS), which collect information on infrastructure projects to be shared with Tribal Nations and State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs) for the purposes of Section 106 compliance reviews.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 470f and a Name of Law: null
   US Code: 47 USC 151,154, 303, 309 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 47 USC 319 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 15745	03/21/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 15745	03/21/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128	FCC Form 621, FCC Form 620	FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau New Tower ("NT") Submission Packet ,   FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Collocation ("CO") Submission Packet
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 National Historic Preservation Act - Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-128	FCC Form 620, FCC Form 621	FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau New Tower ("NT") Submission Packet ,   FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Collocation ("CO") Submission Packet

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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	13,500	12,000	0	1,500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	97,929	49,848	0	10,581	37,500	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	13,087,425	10,038,600	0	3,048,825	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is a program change increase to allow for an estimated additional 1,500 PTC related filings. The additional respondents and the increased time results in 10,581 hour increase. The estimated cost increase is $3,048,825. The 37,500 burden hours associated with the third party disclosure responses are an adjustment in burden hours that were inadvertently removed from the previous filing.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,853

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: 03/21/2014

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