The Commission is seeking approval for
three years from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the
information collection requirements contained in paragraph (n) of
Section 1.9020, Spectrum manager leasing arrangements, paragraph
(m) of Section 1.9030, Long-term de facto transfer leasing
arrangements, paragraph (o) of Section 1.9035, Short-term de facto
transfer leasing arrangements, Section 20.18(r), Contraband
Interdiction System (CIS) requirement, and Section 20.23(a),
Contraband wireless devices in correctional facilities, good faith
negotiations. On March 24, 2017, the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, Promoting Technological Solutions to Combat
Contraband Wireless Devices in Correctional Facilities, GN Docket
No. 13-111, FCC 17-25 (Report and Order and Further Notice), in
which the Commission took important steps to help law enforcement
combat the serious threats posed by the illegal use of contraband
wireless devices by inmates. Across the country, inmates have used
contraband devices to order hits, run drug operations, operate
phone scams, and otherwise engage in criminal activity that
endangers prison employees, other inmates, and innocent members of
the public. In the Report and Order, the Commission streamlined the
process of deploying contraband wireless device interdiction
systems – systems that use radio communications signals requiring
Commission authorization – in correctional facilities. The action
will reduce the cost of deploying solutions and ensure that they
can be deployed more quickly and efficiently. In particular, the
Commission waived certain filing requirements and provided for
immediate approval of the spectrum lease applications needed to
operate these systems.
These are new information
collections which adds the following program changes to OMB’s
inventory: 26 respondents, 28 annual responses and 325 annual
burden hours as a result of the information collection requirements
adopted in FCC 17-25.
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.