Application for Antenna Structure Registration, FCC Form 854

ICR 201509-3060-014

OMB: 3060-0139

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
ICR Details
3060-0139 201509-3060-014
Historical Active 201501-3060-028
FCC WTB
Application for Antenna Structure Registration, FCC Form 854
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 11/09/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 09/24/2015
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
11/30/2018 36 Months From Approved 03/31/2018
57,100 0 57,000
25,682 0 25,647
1,176,813 0 1,176,375

The purpose of FCC Form 854 (Form 854) is to register antenna structures that are used for radio communication services which are regulated by the Commission; to make changes to existing antenna structure registrations or pending applications for registration; or to notify the Commission of the completion of construction or dismantlement of such structures, as required by Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1, Sections 1.923, 1.1307, 1.1311, 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.5, 17.6, 17.7, 17.57 and 17.58. Any person or entity proposing to construct or alter an antenna structure that is more than 60.96 meters (200 feet) in height, or that may interfere with the approach or departure space of a nearby airport runway, must notify the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of proposed construction. The FAA determines whether the antenna structure constitutes a potential hazard, and may recommend appropriate painting and lighting for the structure. The Commission then uses the FAA's recommendation to impose specific painting and/or lighting requirements on radio tower owners and subject licensees. When an antenna structure owner for one reason or another does not register its structure, it then becomes the responsibility of the tenant licensees to ensure that the structure is registered with the Commission. Section 303(q) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, gives the Commission authority to require painting and/or illumination of radio towers in cases where there is a reasonable possibility that an antenna structure may cause a hazard to air navigation. In 1992, Congress amended Sections 303(q) and 503(b)(5) of the Communications Act to make radio tower owners, as well as Commission licensees and permittees responsible for the painting and lighting of radio tower structures, and to provide that non-licensee radio tower owners may be subject to forfeiture for violations of painting or lighting requirements specified by the Commission. This current revision is in response to a Report and Order the Commission adopted on August 8, 2014, FCC 14-117, that streamlined and eliminated outdated provisions of the Commission's Part 17 rules governing the construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures. The changes to this collection are necessary to implement two of the updates adopted in the Report and Order. The first, 17.4(j), requires owners of certain antenna structures to file FCC Form 854 with the Commission if there is any change or correction in the overall height of one foot or greater or coordinates of one second or greater in longitude or latitude of a registered antenna structure. This change will increase the responses for this collection approximately 100 per annum. The second change, found in 17.4(b), requires owners to note on FCC Form 854 that the registration is voluntary if the antenna structure is otherwise not required to be registered under section 17.4. For this, an additional checkbox will be added to Form 854, but this revision will not increase the collection's average burden per response. These changes will enable the Commission to further modernize its rules while adhering to its statutory responsibility to prevent antenna structures from being hazards to air navigation.

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
   US Code: 47 USC 151, 152,154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  
None

3060-AJ50 Final or interim final rulemaking 79 FR 56968 07/24/2014

  80 FR 44104 07/24/2015
80 FR 57610 09/24/2015
No

  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 57,100 57,000 0 100 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 25,682 25,647 0 35 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 1,176,813 1,176,375 0 438 0 0
Yes
Changing Regulations
No
The Commission makes program changes to this collection and they are as follows: an increase of 100 to the annual number of responses (from 57,000 to 57,100), an increase of 35 in the annual burden hours (from 25,647 to 25,682) and an increase in the annual cost of $438 (from $1,176,375 to $1,176,813). These increases are due to an increase in the number of responses. The Commission does not estimate any increase in the average burden per response due to the revisions to Form 854. There are no adjustments to this collection.

$128,026
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Michael Smith 202 418-0584

  No

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.
09/24/2015


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