FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHS Bureaus

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 603 FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Nonsubstantive change request for 0800 and 1058 (December 2014).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2014-12-26
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0800 (2013).doc Supporting Statement A	2013-12-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44156	FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB Form and Instruction	Unchanged
182849	FCC Application for Assignment of Authorizaiton or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB	Unchanged
182848	FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0800	ICR Reference No: 201412-3060-018
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201312-3060-008
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WTB
Title: FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHS Bureaus
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/13/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/26/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2017	01/31/2017	01/31/2017
Responses	2,447	0	2,447
Time Burden (Hours)	2,754	0	2,754
Cost Burden (Dollars)	366,975	0	366,975

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Abstract: On June 27, 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order (R&O), FCC 13-88, WT Docket No. 12-357, in which it established service rules and competitive bidding procedures for the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz bands. See Service Rules for the Advanced Wireless Services H Block-Implementing Section 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Related to the 1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz Bands, Report and Order, FCC 13-88, 28 FCC Rcd 9483 (2013). The R&O also implemented Section 6004 by requiring that a party seeking to participate in any auction conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act certify in its application, under penalty of perjury, the applicant and all of the related individuals and entities required to be disclosed on its application are not person(s) who have been, for reasons of national security, barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding on a contract, participating in an auction, or receiving a grant and thus statutorily prohibited from participating in such a Commission auction or being issued a license. In addition, the R&O determined that the National Security Certification required by Section 6004 extends to transfers, assignments, and other secondary market mechanisms involving licenses granted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act. See H Block R&O, 28 FCC Rcd at 9555 ¶ 187. The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its currently approved information collection on FCC Form 603 to include this additional certification. The revised collection will enable the Commission to determine whether an applicant's request for a license pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act is consistent with Section 6004. Additionally, the form 603 is being revised to update the Alien Ownership certifications pursuant to the Second Report and Order, FCC 13-50, IB Docket 11-133, 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. The addition of the National Security Certification and the revision to the Alien Ownership certification result in no change in burden for the revised collection. The Commission estimates that the additional certification will not measurably increase the estimated average amount of time for respondents to complete FCC Form 603 across the range of applicants or for Commission staff to review the applications. FCC Form 603 is used to identify the parties to propose assignment or transfers, establish the parties' eligibility and qualification, classify the filing and determine the nature of proposed service. Various schedules are required with the main form applicable to Auctioned Services, Partitioning and Disaggregation, Undefined Geographic Area Partitioning, Notification of Consummation or Request for Extension of Time for Consummation. This will also be used to notify the FCC of consummated assignments and transfers previously approved by the Commission or which did not require prior notification. This submission documents a non-substantive change request to an existing information collection pursuant to 44 U.S.C. § 3507. This submission seeks to make minor changes to FCC Forms 603 used by Wireless Licensees to file applications for Transfers and Assignments of licenses authorizations and Spectrum Leases.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 303(r) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 309(j) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 4(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 154(i) 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-AJ86	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 66287	11/05/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 63194	10/23/2013
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	78 FR 77676	12/24/2013
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB	FCC Form 603	FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB
FCC Application for Assignment of Authorizaiton or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB
FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB

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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	2,447	2,447	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,754	2,754	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	366,975	366,975	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $41,501

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: 12/26/2014

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