PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT

Authority:  The FCC is authorized to collect the information that is requested in this one-time collection pursuant to the authority contained in 47 U.S.C. 214, 307, 309, 310, 319, and 332, as well as 151, 152, 154(i)–(j) & (o), 155, 251(e)(3), 254, 257, 301, 303, 332, 402, 1302; and 5 U.S.C. 602(c) and 609(a)(3), as well as 47 CFR 1.10000–1.10018, 1.5000–1.5004, and 63.09–63.702.

Purpose:  The information collected in this One-Time Information Collection is utilized by the FCC to regulate and process applications and other filings involving, among others, International Section 214 Authorizations, as well as to enforce FCC regulations and the Communications Act of 1934. 

Routine Uses:  In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the FCC may disclose information provided in this collection, as is determined to be relevant and necessary, outside the FCC as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3), including: to the public, except for material that is afforded confidential treatment, in accordance with section 0.459 of the FCC’s rules; to an FCC Bureau or Office or another government agency, or representative thereof, for purposes of obtaining information so long as it is relevant to the regulation of a license, authorization, or permit or a pending transaction of an FCC-issued license, authorization, or permit; to the Department of Treasury, State government, or a debt collection agency to collect a claim owed to the FCC; for law enforcement and investigation; and to non-federal personnel, including contractors, who have been engaged to assist the FCC in the performance of a contract service, grant, cooperative agreement, or other activity related to this system of records and who need to have access to the records in order to perform their activity.

A full, detailed list of the routine uses is published in the system of records notices associated with this collection, IB–1, International Bureau Filing System, which is available at https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/sor-fcc-ib-1.pdf, and FCC-2, which is available at https://www.fcc.gov/sites/default/files/sor-fcc-2.pdf. 

Disclosure:  This information collection is mandatory.  The FCC’s Evolving Risks Order & NPRM (Review of International Section 214 Authorizations to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks; Amendment of the Schedule of Application Fees Set Forth in Sections 1.1102 Through 1.1109 of the Commission's Rules, No. FCC 23-28) requires all International Section 214 Authorization Holders to respond to a one-time collection to update the Commission's records regarding the foreign ownership of International Section 214 Authorization Holders.  The Commission is currently considering in this NPRM whether to cancel the authorizations of carriers that fail to timely respond to the One-Time Information Collection and to impose forfeitures or other measures where a carrier fails to respond in a timely or complete manner.