62358 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 174 / Monday, September 11, 2023 / Notices 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0057; FR ID 170279] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

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, 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. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC 

seeks specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for 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 and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before October 11, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. Your comment must be 

submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Nicole Ongele, 

FCC, via email to 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 Title 

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, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited 

the general public and other Federal 

Agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following information 

collection. Comments are requested 

concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimates; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) 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. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), 

the FCC seeks specific comment on how 

it might ‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0057. 

Title: Application for Equipment 

Authorization, FCC Form 731. 

Form Number: FCC Form 731. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 11,305 respondents; 24,873 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–40 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and other ongoing reporting 

requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

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

302a, 303, 309(j), 312, 316, and the 

Secure Equipment Act of 2021, Public 

Law 117–55, 135 Stat. 423. 

Total Annual Burden: 206,863 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $50,155,140. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) after this 60-day comment period 

to obtain the three-year clearance. The 

information will be used by the 

Commission to fulfill its statutory 

mandate under the Secure Equipment 

Act of 2021, Public Law 117–55, 135 

Stat. 423 (2021) to implement 

prohibitions in its equipment 

authorization program that will protect 

the nation’s telecommunications 

systems from equipment that has been 

determined to pose an unacceptable risk 

to national security or the safety of U.S. 

persons. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19515 Filed 9–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, September 14, 

2023 at 10:30 a.m. 

PLACE: Hybrid meeting: 1050 First Street 

NE, Washington, DC (12th Floor) and 

Virtual. 

Note: For those attending the meeting 

in person, current COVID–19 safety 

protocols for visitors, which are based 

on the CDC COVID–19 hospital 

admission level in Washington, DC, will 

be updated on the Commission’s contact 

page by the Monday before the meeting. 

See the contact page at https:// 

www.fec.gov/contact/. If you would like 

to virtually access the meeting, see the 

instructions below. 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public, subject to the above-referenced 

guidance regarding the COVID–19 

hospital admission level and 

corresponding health and safety 

procedures. To access the meeting 

virtually, go to the Commission’s 

website www.fec.gov and click on the 

banner to be taken to the meeting page. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Proposed Directive Regarding 

Investigations Conducted by the 

Office of General Counsel 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on Citizens for Waters 

(A21–01) 

Management and Administrative 

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