Application for Antenna Structure Registration, FCC Form 854

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FCC Form 854 Application for Antenna Structure Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0139 (FCC 14-153)(2014).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2015-01-28	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
42318	Application for Antenna Structure Registration	Form and Instruction	Modified
198733	Application for Antenna Structure Registration		Modified
198732	Application for Antenna Structure Registration		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0139	ICR Reference No: 201501-3060-028
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201201-3060-012
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WTB
Title: Application for Antenna Structure Registration, FCC Form 854
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/17/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/28/2015
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2015
Responses	57,000	0	47,500
Time Burden (Hours)	25,647	0	21,345
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,176,375	0	975,725

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Abstract: Data are collected from antenna structure owners to determine whether the antenna structure would be a hazard to air navigation, whether or not painting and/or lighting is required and to maintain an accurate database of antenna structure owners. In addition the data supports a notification process that provides members of the public with a meaningful opportunity to comment on the environmental effects of proposed antenna structures. The Commission is revising this IC due to adoption of FCC 14-153, Report and Order, which establishes a new exemption for certain temporary towers from this notification process. Specifically, FCC Form 854 is being revised to permit applicants to indicate that they are claiming the new exemption and to certify that they meet the relevant requirements, and also to request a waiver of its requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 151, 152,154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 303, 309(j) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 42 USC 4332(c) Name of Law: National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK22	Final or interim final rulemaking	80 FR 1238	01/08/2015

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 69472	11/21/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4565	01/28/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Antenna Structure Registration	FCC Form 854	Application for Antenna Structure Registration
Application for Antenna Structure Registration
Application for Antenna Structure Registration

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	57,000	47,500	0	0	9,500	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	25,647	21,345	0	0	4,302	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,176,375	975,725	0	0	200,650	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: The Commission has adjustments to this collection and they are as follows: decrease of 100 to the number of respondents (from 2,500 to 2,400), an increase of 9,500 to the annual number of responses (from 47,500 to 57,000), an increase of 4,302 in the annual burden hours (from 21,345 to 25,647) and an increase in the annual cost of $200,650 (from $975,725 to $1,176,375). These increases are due to an increase in the number of responses and minor increases in hourly wages, not to the new exemption. The increased burden is due only to an increase in the total number of responses, not the new exemption adopted in the Report and Order, FCC 14-153. The revisions to Form 854 to implement the new exemption for temporary towers from environmental notification process will actually lower the number of responses that would otherwise be submitted without these revisions. (In other words, the burden figures presented below are lower than they would be without the new exemption.) Further, the Commission does not estimate any increase in the average burden per response due to the revisions to Form 854.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $128,019

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: 01/28/2015

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