December 26, 2014
Federal Communications Commission
Explanation of Non-Substantive Changes to OMB Control Numbers: 3060-0800 (FCC Form 603) and 3060-1058 (FCC Form 608):
Change request for FCC Form 603, FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and FCC Form 608, FCC Application or Notification for Spectrum Leasing Arrangement or Private Commons Arrangement: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
Purpose of this Submission: 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 and 608 used by Wireless Licensees to file applications for Transfers and Assignments of licenses authorizations and Spectrum Leases.
Summary of the change request to collections 3060-0800 and 1058:
FCC is enhancing the filing interface for the FCC forms 603 and 608 to allow applicants to submit geographic data associated with applications to partition, disaggregate or lease their license using a shapefile, KML or Geojson file format. Use of these file formats is optional, filers may continue to submit sets of coordinates to identify the geographic area. Additionally, license data can be downloaded as a shapefile, KML or Geojson file, which the applicant can modify and upload to simplify providing geographic information. This enhancement is being adopted improve customer experience and data quality.
The ULS license search maps are also improving. We are also adding updated technology to display maps in ULS license search using street, terrain and satellite views. Additionally, map backgrounds can be configured to display a market area of ones choosing (BTA, MTA, etc). This can be used to see how a licensed geography sits when compared to other market areas.
The burden hours and costs are not impacted by this change request submission.
| File Type | application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document |
| File Title | CHANGES TO FORM 499-A |
| Author | Erica Myers |
| File Modified | 0000-00-00 |
| File Created | 2021-01-25 |