65212 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 212 / Monday, November 3, 2014 / Notices 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1124] 

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 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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 FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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 December 3, 

2014. 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 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 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: 

OMB Control No.: 3060–1124. 

Title: 80.231, Technical Requirements 

for Class B Automatic Identification 

System (AIS) Equipment. 

Form No.: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 20 

respondents; 50,020 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour 

per requirement. 

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 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 

307(e), 309 and 332 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 50,020 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $25,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Needs and Uses: On September 19, 

2008, the Commission adopted a Second 

Report and Order, FCC 08–208, which 

added a new section 80.231, which 

requires that manufacturers of Class B 

Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) 

transmitters for the Marine Radio 

Service include with each transmitting 

device a statement explaining how to 

enter static information accurately and a 

warning statement that entering 

inaccurate information is prohibited. 

The Commission is seeking to extend 

this collection in order to obtain the full 

three-year clearance from OMB. 

Specifically, the information collection 

requires that manufacturers of AIS 

transmitters label each transmitting 

device with the following statement: 

WARNING: It is a violation of the 

rules of the Federal Communications 

Commission to input an MMSI that has 

not been properly assigned to the end 

user, or to otherwise input any 

inaccurate data in this device. 

Additionally, prior to submitting a 

certification application (FCC Form 731, 

OMB Control Number 3060–0057) for a 

Class B AIS device, the following 

information must be submitted in 

duplicate to the Commandant (CG–521), 

U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001: (1) The 

name of the manufacturer or grantee and 

the model number of the AIS device; 

and (2) copies of the test report and test 

data obtained from the test facility 

showing that the device complies with 

the environmental and operational 

requirements identified in IEC 62287–1. 

After reviewing the information 

described in the certification 

application, the U.S. Coast Guard will 

issue a letter stating whether the AIS 

device satisfies all of the requirements 

specified in IEC 62287–1. A certification 

application for an AIS device submitted 

to the Commission must contain a copy 

of the U.S. Coast Guard letter stating 

that the device satisfies all of the 

requirements specified in IEC–62287–1, 

a copy of the technical test data and the 

instruction manual(s). 

These reporting and third party 

disclosure requirements aid the 

Commission monitoring advance marine 

vessel tracking and navigation 

information transmitted from Class B 

AIS devices to ensure that they are 

accurate and reliable, while promoting 

marine safety. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

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and Interoperability Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 

notice advises interested persons that 

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