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8, 2014, FCC 14-117, that streamlined and eliminated outdated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
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.
Form FCC Form 854 Application for Antenna Structure Registration
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0139 (FCC 14-117) July 2015.doc
Application for Antenna Structure Registration