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and WAPA received no comments on the 

proposed extension. 

DISCUSSION 

On September 30, 2018, the existing Rate 

Schedules PD–F7, PD–FCT7, PD–FT7, and 

PD–NFT7 were scheduled to expire. Under 

Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, Section 

1.5, WAPA’s Administrator approved rates 

for short-term sales that were the same as 

those in existing Rate Schedules PD–F7, PD– 

FCT7, PD–FT7, and PD–NFT7 to cover the 

period between October 1, 2018, and the date 

the final rate extension goes into effect or 

March 31, 2019, whichever occurs first. The 

existing firm electric and transmission 

service formula rates provide adequate 

revenue to pay all annual costs, including 

interest expense, and to repay required 

investment according to the cost recovery 

criteria set forth in DOE Order RA 6120.2. 

Rate Order No. WAPA–184, which extends 

the existing rate schedules through 

September 30, 2023, ensures adequate 

revenue to pay all annual costs for the period 

covered by this Order. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0057] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. No person shall 

be subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before January 17, 2019. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contacts listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 

PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the 

comments the OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the 

section of the web page called 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on 

the downward-pointing arrow in the 

‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the OMB 

control number of this ICR and then 

click on the ICR Reference Number. A 

copy of the FCC submission to OMB 

will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0057. 

Title: Application for Equipment 

Authorization. 

Form Number: FCC Form 731. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 11,291 respondents; 24,851 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8.11 

hours (rounded up). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and third-party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in the 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 301, 

302, 303(e), 303(f) and 303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 201,450 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: $50,110,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

in this information collection is covered 

by a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), 

Equipment Authorizations Records and 

Files Information System. It is posted at: 

https://www.fcc.gov/general/privacyact-information#pia. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Minimal exemption from the Freedom 

of Information Act (FOIA) under 5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and FCC rules under 47 

CFR 0.457(d) is granted for trade secrets 

which may be submitted as attachments 

to the application FCC Form 731. No 

other assurances of confidentiality are 

provided to respondents. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this revised information 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day 

comment period to obtain the three-year 

clearance. There is an increase in 

respondents/burden cost estimates to 

reflect the increased complexity of 

devices subject to the Commission rules 

and costs associated with testing by 

third-party test firms and review by 

Telecommunications Certification 

Bodies. At the same time the changes in 

system and consolidation of different 

information collection projects a 

reduction of burden hours. 

The Commission is seeking a revision 

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1The revised collection will include the 

information collection previously authorized under 

OMB 3060–0398 (Secs. 2.948, 2.949 except for 

Section 15.117(g)(2)). 

2See Section 2.803 (47 CFR 2.803). The kinds of 

equipment that are being marketed include devices 

such as cellular telephones, tablets, remote control 

devices and scanning devices. However, the types 

of equipment that are manufactured may change in 

response to changing technologies and new 

spectrum allocations made by the Commission. 

3The information collection for Suppliers 

Declaration for conformity is authorized under 

OMB 3060–0636. 

4 Information collection for FCC Registration 

Number is authorized under OMB 3060–0917. 

information collection because of a 

redesign of the electronic system that 

collects the information (Equipment 

Authorization System) that streamlines 

the processes for filing the information 

associated with applications for 

equipment Certification pursuant to 

subpart J of part 2 of the Commission 

rules. The new electronic system also 

allows the Commission to consolidate 

and combine information that is 

currently authorized separately.1 The 

system is designed to process all data 

collection electronically and will 

eliminate repetitive information 

collection within applications and will 

permit parties to reference previously 

submitted information at the time of 

equipment authorization application. 

The justification has been revised to 

represent the updated information 

collected from different parties, to note 

that previously submitted information 

can be referenced in individual 

applications and to project the updated 

costs associated with testing the more 

complex devices that predominate the 

current environment. 

The Commission rules require 

manufacturers of certain radio 

frequency (RF) equipment 2 to obtain 

equipment authorization approval prior 

to marketing their equipment. 

Manufacturers may then market their RF 

equipment based on a showing of 

compliance with the applicable 

technical standards. The Commission 

typically adopts or modifies its 

technical standards in response to new 

technologies and in conjunction with 

changes to spectrum allocations. Under 

the equipment authorization rules there 

are two types of authorization processes: 

Certification and Suppliers Declaration 

of Conformity. The technical rules for 

the services in which the equipment is 

proposed to operate will specify which 

type of equipment authorization must 

be obtained before the equipment can be 

marketed. This information collection is 

specific for equipment subject to 

Certification. Appendix A of this 

statement provides the current list of 

rules that require Certification. 

Applications for Certification are 

submitted on FCC Form 731.3

Accordingly, this information 

collection applies to RF equipment that: 

(a) Is currently manufactured, or may 

be manufactured in the future, and 

(b) operates under varying technical 

standards. 

A party (e.g. an RF equipment 

manufacturer) seeking device 

Certification pursuant to § 2.911 must 

first obtain a grantee code. This is a onetime application, as the party may use 

the same grantee code in all of its 

subsequent equipment authorization 

applications. The party provides its 

contact information and the FCC 

Registration Number (FRN) to obtain the 

grantee code on the Grantee Code 

Application web page of FCC Form 

731.4 A grantee code is assigned 

pursuant to § 2.926(c) of the 

Commission rules, and any information 

changes (as described in § 2.929) must 

be updated on the electronic system. 

A party seeking device Certification is 

required to submit its application to an 

FCC-recognized Telecommunications 

Certification Body (TCB). The FCC 

recognizes TCBs pursuant to §§ 2.960 

and 2.962. TCBs must be designated by 

appropriate designating authorities in 

the United States or through a mutual 

recognition agreement (MRA) for foreign 

countries where an MRA is in place, 

pursuant to § 2.960. A TCB’s 

designation is only recognized when it 

is supported by an accrediting 

organization meeting the requirements 

specified in § 2.960(c). Information 

about the TCBs including their scope of 

responsibilities pursuant to § 2.962, the 

TCB accrediting body (TCBA) and the 

TCB designating authority (TDA) is 

submitted by the parties on the specific 

web pages of FCC Form 731. The 

information about a TCB, TCBA or TDA 

is only collected when a new entity is 

added or there is a change in the scope 

of the entity responsibilities. The 

information is used for verification and 

validation when a TCB submits 

information indicating approval of the 

application for grant of Certification. 

TCBs have flexibility in the format 

they use to collect information for 

application for equipment 

Certification—e.g., they may require 

applicants to submit the required 

information in a format that mirrors FCC 

Form 731, or they may opt to use a 

customized format. In all cases, the 

information required is governed by the 

procedural rules in part 2 and a showing 

of compliance with the FCC technical 

standards for the specific type of 

equipment that is the subject of the 

application. 

TCBs process application as follows: 

(i) The TCB receives and reviews the 

information submitted by the party 

seeking Certification of an RF device. 

(ii) The TCB enters the information on 

the appropriate FCC Form 731 web 

page. The TCB submits the final 

recommendation on the disposal of the 

application. If the recommendation is to 

authorize the grant, a grant of 

certification is published through the 

system. If the recommendation is not to 

approve, this decision is noted in the 

system. 

All applications for Certification 

require the product to be tested for rules 

compliance by measurement test firms 

(TF) accredited by test firm 

accreditation bodies (TFAB) that have 

been recognized by the FCC (see 

§§ 2.948 and 2.949, respectively). TF 

and TFAB information is submitted 

through FCC Form 731 web pages for 

such information for verification and 

validation when the TCB reviews the 

application. The information collection 

for TF and TFAB is currently approved 

under OMB 3060–0398, but is being 

included in this revision. 

An application for Certification must 

contain the following data, as is 

specified in § 2.1033: 

• Information about the Grantee or 

their agents submitting the application 

on the Grantee’s behalf. 

• Information specific to the 

equipment including FCC Identifier, 

equipment class, technical 

specifications, etc. 

• Attachments that demonstrate 

compliance with FCC rules may include 

any combination of the following based 

on the applicable FCC rule parts for the 

equipment for which authorization is 

requested: 

Æ Identification of equipment 

(§ 2.925); 

Æ Attestation statements that may be 

required for specific equipment; 

Æ External photos; 

Æ Block diagram of the device; 

Æ Schematics; 

Æ Test Report; 

Æ Test Setup Photos; 

Æ User’s Manual; 

Æ Internal Photos; 

Æ Parts List/Tune Up Information; 

Æ RF Exposure Information; 

Æ Operational Description; 

Æ Cover Letters; 

Æ Software Defined Radio/Cognitive 

Radio Files; 

Æ Pre-approval guidance 

correspondence with TCB; and 

Æ Pre-approval inquiry 

correspondence with applicant 

Applications for devices subject to 

multiple rule parts or to different 


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5See 47 CFR Sections 2.1033(b)(9)–(14), 

2.1033(c)(13)–(21) and 2.1033(d). 

requirements within the same rule part 

can be included in a single submission 

that provides whatever additional 

relevant information is necessary to 

show compliance with additional 

requirements. Applications subject to 

pre-approval guidance pursuant to 

§ 2.964 must include the guidance 

correspondence. 

Applications for devices operating 

under certain service rules (as specified 

in § 2.1033) must also include 

information specified in the rule parts.5

This documentation, as well as any 

other information that demonstrates 

conformance with FCC Rules, may range 

from 100 to 1,000 pages, and is essential 

to control potential interference to radio 

communications. The FCC may use this 

information to investigate complaints of 

harmful interference. 

The decision on the grant of 

application is made on the Equipment 

Authorization System electronically 

pursuant to §§ 2.915, 2.917 or 2.919. A 

Certification is subject to the limitations 

under § 2.927 and the grantee is 

responsible for ongoing compliance 

including record retention pursuant to 

§§ 2.931, 2.937 and 2.938. 

The grantee is responsible to ensure 

that the device continues to comply 

with the rules. Device changes will 

require a new application for 

Certification pursuant to §§ 2.932 and 

2.933, unless they can be classified as 

permissive changes under the rules for 

Class II or III permissive changes, as 

specified in § 2.1043(b). For a 

permissive change, the grantee is 

required to file supplementary 

information explaining the changes and 

must provide updated test information 

to a TCB for review. The TCB will then 

submit the data on the FCC Form 731 

web pages for permissive changes. The 

only data required is that which 

supports the compliance of the changed 

functions. For changes which are 

considered Class I under §§ 2.1043(b) or 

2.924 no further submissions are 

necessary although the applicant is 

responsible for keeping records of the 

changes. 

Information on the procedures for 

equipment authorization applications 

can be obtained from the internet at: 

https://www.fcc.gov/engineeringtechnology/laboratory-division/general/ 

equipment-authorization. 

Appendix A 

RULE PARTS REFERENCING EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATION

Rule sections 

(47 CFR) Reference 

2.911, 2.1033 .......................................... Applications. 

11.34 ....................................................... EAS Equipment acceptability for filing. 

15.201 ..................................................... Equipment Authorization Requirements. 

18.203 ..................................................... Equipment Authorization. 

20.19(b) ................................................... HAC Requirements. 

20.21(e)(2) ............................................... Signal Boosters. 

22.377 ..................................................... Certification of transmitters. 

24.51 ....................................................... Equipment Authorization (including 24.52 RF Hazards). 

25.129 ..................................................... Equipment Authorization for portable earth-station transceivers. 

27.51 ....................................................... Equipment Authorization (including 27.52 RF Safety). 

30.201 ..................................................... Equipment Authorization (30.201(c) refers to verification). 

74.451 ..................................................... Certification of equipment—remote pickup. 

74.750 ..................................................... Low Power TV (type notified). 

74.851 ..................................................... Certification of equipment—LPAS. 

80.203 ..................................................... Authorization of transmitters—maritime services (special manual or other type approval requirements). 

87.147 ..................................................... Authorization of equipment—Aviation. 

90.203 ..................................................... Certification required—Private land mobile radio. 

95.335 ..................................................... Operation of non-certified transmitters prohibited—Personal Radio Service. 

95.361 ..................................................... Transmitter Certification—Personal Radio Service. 

95.561 ..................................................... FRS transmitter certification. 

95.761 ..................................................... RCRS transmitter certification. 

95.961 ..................................................... CBRS transmitter certification. 

95.1761 ................................................... GMRS transmitter certification. 

95.1951 ................................................... Certification—200 MHz. 

95.2161 ................................................... LPRS transmitter certification. 

95.2361 ................................................... WMTS transmitter certification. 

95.2561 ................................................... MedRadio transmitter certification. 

95.2761 ................................................... MURS transmitter certification. 

95.2961 ................................................... PLB and MSLD transmitter certification. 

95.3161 ................................................... OBU transmitter certification. 

95.3361 ................................................... Certification—76–81GHz Radar service. 

96.49 ....................................................... Equipment Authorization CBRS. 

97.315 ..................................................... Certification of external RF power amplifiers—Amateur Radio. 


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Federal Communications Commission. 

Cecilia Sigmund, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27272 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0198; Docket No. 

2018–0003; Sequence No. 20] 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Violations of Arms Control Treaties or 

Agreements With the United States 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division will be 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve an existing OMB 

emergency clearance notice regarding 

violations of arms control treaties or 

agreements with the United States. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

January 17, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for GSA, Room 10236, 

NEOB, Washington, DC 20503. 

Additionally submit a copy to GSA by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: This 

website provides the ability to type 

short comments directly into the 

comment field or attach a file for 

lengthier comments. Go to http://

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

instructions on the site. 

• Mail: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

Division (MVCB), 1800 F Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20405. ATTN: Ms. 

Mandell/IC 9000–0198, Violations of 

Arms Control Treaties or Agreements 

with the United States. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite Information Collection 

9000–0198, Violations of Arms Control 

Treaties or Agreements with the United 

States, in all correspondence related to 

this collection. Comments received 

generally will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal and/or business 

confidential information provided. To 

confirm receipt of your comment(s), 

please check www.regulations.gov, 

approximately two to three days after 

submission to verify posting (except 

allow 30 days for posting of comments 

submitted by mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cecelia L. Davis, Procurement Analyst, 

Federal Acquisition Policy Division, at 

202–219–0202 or email 

cecelia.davis@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

This is a requirement for an extension 

of OMB control number 9000–0198, 

Violations of Arms Control Treaties or 

Agreements with the United States. 

Section 1290 of Public Law 114–328 

(codified at 22 U.S.C. 2593e) went into 

effect on December 23, 2016. The 

implementation of this FAR case will 

protect against doing business with 

entities that engage in any activity that 

contributed to or is a significant factor 

in a country’s failure to comply with 

arms control treaties or agreements with 

the United States. This action is 

necessary because of statutory 

requirements relating to a national 

security function of the United States. 

A notice was published in the Federal 

Register at 83 FR 28145, on June 15, 

2018, as part of an interim rule under 

FAR Case 2017–018, Violations of Arms 

Control Treaties or Agreements with the 

United States. 

B. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice published in the 

Federal Register at 83 FR 29117 on June 

22, 2018. No comments were received. 

C. Annual Reporting Burden 

Number of Respondents: 11,634. 

Responses per Respondent: 8.6. 

Total Responses: 99,796. 

Average Burden Hours per Response: 

0.4 hours. 

Total Burden Hours: 40,478. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat Division (MVCB), 

1800 F Street NW, Washington, DC 

20405, telephone 202–501–4755. Please 

cite OMB Control No. 9000–0198, 

Violations of Arms Control Treaties or 

Agreements with the United States. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27365 Filed 12–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–EP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Agency for Healthcare Research and 

Quality 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Agency for Healthcare 

Research and Quality (AHRQ) to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approve the proposed 

information collection project: ‘‘Online 

Application Order Form for Products 

from the Healthcare Cost and 

Utilization Project (HCUP).’’ 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by February 19, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Doris Lefkowitz, 

Reports Clearance Officer, AHRQ, by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

Copies of the proposed collection 

plans, data collection instruments, and 

specific details on the estimated burden 

can be obtained from the AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doris Lefkowitz, AHRQ Reports 

Clearance Officer, (301) 427–1477, or by 

email at doris.lefkowitz@AHRQ.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Proposed Project 

Online Application Order Form for 

Products from the Healthcare Cost and 

Utilization Project (HCUP) 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, 

AHRQ invites the public to comment on 

this proposed information collection. 

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization 

Project (HCUP, pronounced ‘‘H-Cup’’) is 

a vital resource helping the Agency 

achieve its research agenda, thereby 

furthering its goal of improving the 

delivery of health care in the United 

States. HCUP is a family of health care 

databases and related software tools and 

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