84 FR 33941 - Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

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.

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33941-33943]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15109]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0010 and OMB 3060-0084]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 should be submitted on or before August 15, 
2019. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so with 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 [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. 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 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 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: 3060-0010.
    Title: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations, FCC Form 
323; Section 73.3615, Ownership Reports; Section 74.797, Biennial 
Ownership Reports.
    Form Number: FCC Form 323.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 4,340 respondents; 4,340 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; biennial 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 152(a), 154(i), 257, 303(r), 307, 309, and 310.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,620 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $10,125,160.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission is drafting a Privacy 
Impact

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Assessment (PIA) for the personally identifiable information (PII) that 
is covered by the system of records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-1, Ownership 
Reports for Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations. Upon 
completion of the PIA, it will be posted on the FCC's website, as 
required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum, M-03-
22 (September 22, 2003).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: FCC Form 323 collects two 
types of information from respondents: PII in the form of names, 
addresses, job titles and demographic information; and FCC Registration 
Numbers (FRNs).
    The FCC/MB-1 SORN, which was approved on November 28, 2016 (81 FR 
72047), covers the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and 
disposal of the PII that individual respondents may submit on FCC Form 
323, as required under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
552a). FCC Form 323 includes a privacy statement to inform applicants 
(respondents) of the Commission's need to obtain the information and 
the protections that the Commission has in place to protect the PII.
    FRNs are assigned to applicants who complete FCC Form 160 (OMB 
Control No. 3060-0917). Form 160 currently requires applicants for FRNs 
to provide their Taxpayer Information Number (TIN) and/or Social 
Security Number (SSN). The FCC's electronic Commission Registration 
System (CORES) then provides each registrant with a CORES FRN, which 
identifies the registrant in his/her subsequent dealings with the FCC. 
This is done to protect the individual's privacy.
    FCC Form 160 also enables applicants to obtain a Restricted Use 
FRN, which may be used on Form 323 to identify an individual reported 
as an attributable interest holder. Form 160 requires applicants for 
Restricted Use FRNs to provide an alternative set of identifying 
information that does not include the individual's full SSN: His/her 
full name, residential address, date of birth, and only the last four 
digits of his/her SSN. Restricted Use FRNs may be used in lieu of CORES 
FRNs only on broadcast ownership reports and only for individuals (not 
entities) reported as attributable interest holders.
    The Commission maintains a SORN, FCC/OMD-25, Financial Operations 
Information System (FOIS), to cover the collection, purpose(s), 
storage, safeguards, and disposal of the PII that individual 
respondents may submit on FCC Form 160. FCC Form 160 includes a privacy 
statement to inform applicants (respondents) of the Commission's need 
to obtain the information and the protections that the FCC has in place 
to protect the PII.
    Needs and Uses: Licensees of commercial AM, FM, and full power 
television broadcast stations, as well as licensees of Class A and Low 
Power Television broadcast stations, must file FCC Form 323 every two 
years. Biennial Ownership Reports shall provide information accurate as 
of October 1 of the year in which the Report is filed. Form 323 shall 
be filed by December 1 in all odd-numbered years.
    In addition, Licensees and Permittees of commercial AM, FM, and 
full power television broadcast stations must file Form 323 following 
the consummation of a transfer of control or an assignment of a 
commercial AM, FM, or full power television broadcast station license 
or construction permit; a Permittee of a new commercial AM, FM, or full 
power television broadcast station must file Form 323 within 30 days 
after the grant of the construction permit; and a Permittee of a new 
commercial AM, FM, or full power television broadcast station must file 
Form 323 to update the initial report or to certify the continuing 
accuracy and completeness of the previously filed report on the date 
that the Permittee applies for a license to cover the construction 
permit.
    In the case of organizational structures that include holding 
companies or other forms of indirect ownership, a separate Form 323 
must be filed for each entity in the organizational structure that has 
an attributable interest in the Licensee or Permittee.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0084.
    Title: Ownership Report for Noncommercial Educational Broadcast 
Stations, FCC Form 323-E; Section 73.3615, Ownership Reports.
    Form Number: FCC Form 323-E.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,636 respondents; 2,636 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; biennial 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 152(a), 154(i), 257, 303(r), 307, 308, 309, and 310.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,867 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,319,900.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission is drafting a Privacy 
Impact Assessment (PIA) for the personally identifiable information 
(PII) that is covered by the system of records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-1, 
Ownership Reports for Commercial and Noncommercial Broadcast Stations. 
Upon completion of the PIA, it will be posted on the FCC's website, as 
required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum, M-03-
22 (September 22, 2003).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: FCC Form 323-E collects two 
types of information from respondents: PII in the form of names, 
addresses, job titles and demographic information; and FCC Registration 
Numbers (FRNs).
    The FCC/MB-1 SORN, which was approved on November 28, 2016 (81 FR 
72047), covers the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and 
disposal of the PII that individual respondents may submit on FCC Form 
323-E, as required under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
552a). FCC Form 323-E includes a privacy statement to inform applicants 
(respondents) of the Commission's need to obtain the information and 
the protections that the Commission has in place to protect the PII.
    FRNs are assigned to applicants who complete FCC Form 160 (OMB 
Control No. 3060-0917). Form 160 currently requires applicants for FRNs 
to provide their Taxpayer Information Number (TIN) and/or Social 
Security Number (SSN). The FCC's electronic Commission Registration 
System (CORES) then provides each registrant with a CORES FRN, which 
identifies the registrant in his/her subsequent dealings with the FCC. 
This is done to protect the individual's privacy.
    FCC Form 160 also enables applicants to obtain a Restricted Use 
FRN, which may be used on Form 323-E to identify an individual reported 
as an attributable interest holder. Form 160 requires applicants for 
Restricted Use FRNs to provide an alternative set of identifying 
information that does not include the individual's full SSN: His/her 
full name, residential address, date of birth, and only the last four 
digits of his/her SSN. Restricted Use FRNs may be used in lieu of CORES 
FRNs only on broadcast ownership reports and only for individuals (not 
entities) reported as attributable interest holders.
    The Commission maintains a SORN, FCC/OMD-25, Financial Operations 
Information System (FOIS), to cover the collection, purpose(s), 
storage, safeguards, and disposal of the PII that individual 
respondents may submit on FCC Form 160. FCC Form 160 includes a privacy 
statement to inform applicants (respondents) of the Commission's need

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to obtain the information and the protections that the FCC has in place 
to protect the PII.
    Needs and Uses: Licensees of noncommercial educational AM, FM, and 
television broadcast stations must file FCC Form 323-E every two years. 
Biennial Ownership Reports shall provide information accurate as of 
October 1 of the year in which the Report is filed. Form 323-E shall be 
filed by December 1 in all odd-numbered years.
    In addition, Licensees and Permittees of noncommercial educational 
AM, FM, and television broadcast stations must file Form 323-E 
following the consummation of a transfer of control or an assignment of 
a noncommercial educational AM, FM, or television broadcast station 
license or construction permit; a Permittee of a new noncommercial 
educational AM, FM, or television broadcast station must file Form 323-
E within 30 days after the grant of the construction permit; and a 
Permittee of a new noncommercial educational AM, FM, or television 
broadcast station must file Form 323-E to update the initial report or 
to certify the continuing accuracy and completeness of the previously 
filed report on the date that the Permittee applies for a license to 
cover the construction permit.
    In the case of organizational structures that include holding 
companies or other forms of indirect ownership, a separate Form 323-E 
must be filed for each entity in the organizational structure that has 
an attributable interest in the Licensee or Permittee.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-15109 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am]
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