FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 601 - Mai FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0798 (2017)(March) .docx Supporting Statement A	2017-06-01

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
31017	FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB Form and Instruction	Modified
194075	FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB	Unchanged
182602	FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0798	ICR Reference No: 201706-3060-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201612-3060-009
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WTB
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
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: 08/11/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/07/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2019
Responses	253,320	0	253,320
Time Burden (Hours)	222,055	0	222,055
Cost Burden (Dollars)	71,306,250	0	71,306,250

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Abstract: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part application form that is used for market-based and site-based licensing for wireless telecommunications services, including public safety, which are filed through the Commission’s Universal Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing technical and other information. This form is used to apply for a new license, to amend or withdraw a pending application, to modify or renew an existing license, cancel a license, request a duplicate license, submit required notifications, request an extension of time to satisfy construction requirements, request an administrative update to an existing license (such as mailing address change), or request a Special Temporary Authority or Developmental License. Respondents are encouraged to submit FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do so when applying for an authorization for which the applicant was the winning bidder in a spectrum auction. The data collected on FCC Form 601 includes the FCC Registration Number (FRN), which serves as a “common link” for all filings an entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires entities filing with the Commission to use an FRN. On July 14, 2016, the Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 16-89, in which it established the Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service authorizing mobile use in the 27.5-28.35 GHz, 37-38.6 GHz, and 38.6-40 GHz (39 GHz) bands. Of relevance to the information collection at issue here, the Commission established a process by which 39 GHz licensees can conduct a voluntary, pre-auction license swap or exchange which would give licensees the opportunity to consolidate their licensed blocks into larger tranches of contiguous spectrum thereby leaving more valuable empty contiguous channel blocks for the Commission to auction. The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its currently approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798 to permit the collection of the additional information for Commission licenses and permits, pursuant to the information collection requirements adopted by the Commission in the Spectrum Frontiers R&O, including the provisions authorizing voluntary channel swaps. We are revising schedule E of form 601 to allow licensees to file a modification to indicate active licenses and leases they are requesting authorization to swap. We do not anticipate that this revision will have any impact on the burden to complete the form.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 302a, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 332, 333, 336, 534, 535, 554 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK44	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 79894	11/14/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 16207	04/03/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 26482	06/07/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB
FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: WTB and PSHSB	FCC Form 601 - Main Form	FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless TelecommPublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureauunications Bureau

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	253,320	253,320	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	222,055	222,055	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	71,306,250	71,306,250	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,059,119

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: 06/07/2017

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