The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a revision to OMB Control No. 3060-1028 â International Signaling Point Code. The Commission is developing revised and new electronic forms for this collection as part of the Commissionâs modernization of its online, web-based electronic filing system â the International Communications filing system (ICFS). This Supporting Statement seeks approval for the new and revised applications forms to request an International Signaling Point Code (ISPC).
The changes in this revision are associated with revisions to the current form and new forms required for ISPC applicants that increase the burden hour estimates for this collection. There are four newly created ISPC applications (SPC-MOD, SPC-T/C, SPC-WAV, and SPC-AMD), a revised SPC-NEW application, and new application fees for all SPC forms (except that there is no application fee for SPC-AMD). Prior to 2020 there were no application fees for ISPC applications. We also revised our previous assessment that filers of ISPC applications do not rely on outside counsel for assistance. This information collection reflects an increase in annual costs from $0 to $13,300 due to the introduction of application fees and increase in burden hours for SPC-NEW, the costs and application fees associated with the SPC-MOD, SPC-T/C, and SPC-WAV applications, and the costs associated with the SPC-AMD application (no application fee). Therefore, the Commissionâs program changes for the collection are as follows: +6 to the number of respondents, +15 to the annual number of responses, +13 to the annual burden hours and +13,300 to the annual cost.
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.