On February 15, 2012, Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") adopted and released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") in WT Docket No. 12-40, FCC 12-20, to amend Parts 1 and 22 of the Commission's rules to change the licensing model for the 800 MHz Cellular Radiotelephone ("Cellular") Service from site-based to geographic-based, and to delete obsolete provisions associated with the legacy site-based regime. Subsequently, on November 7, 2014, the Commission adopted a Report and Order ("R&O") in that same proceeding (WT Docket No. 12-40; FCC 14-181). In addition to rule revisions that do not affect this information collection, in connection with changing to geographic-based licensing, the Commission adopted a revised rule Section 22.948(d), which governs Cellular Service providers that seek to lease all or a portion of their licensed area. Specifically, the revised rule adopted in the R&O requires the electronic submission of maps (in GIS format and PDF) when the Cellular applicant submits Form 608.
The Commission is now seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of the collection because the map requirement for Cellular licensees very slightly increases the total annual burden hours. FCC Form 608 itself is not being revised.
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47 USC 155, 158, 161
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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47 USC 301, 303(r), 308, 309, 310
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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47 USC 332
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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47 USC 151
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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47 USC 503
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
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47 USC 154(i), 154(j)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
There is a program change increase of 5 hours for the Cellular Service applicants to provide the required map submissions which was adopted in FCC 14-181.
$34,289
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Uncollected
Dorothy Stifflemire 202 418-7349
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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:
(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;
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.