80_FR_63424 80 FR 63223 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

80 FR 63223 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 201 (October 19, 2015)

Page Range63223-63224
FR Document2015-26403

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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0316, 3060-0419 and 3060-0692]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), 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. 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 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 Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
18, 2015. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0316.
    Title: 47 CFR 76.1700, Records to be maintained locally by Cable 
System Operators; 76.1702, Equal Employment Opportunity; 76.1703, 
Commercial Records on Children's Programs; 76.170, Leased Access; 
76.1711, Emergency Alert System (EAS) Tests and Activation.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,000 respondents and 3,000 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 75,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 4(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not 
required with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 76.1700 requires cable television systems 
having 1,000 or more subscribers to maintain a public inspection file 
of certain records. Section 76.1702 requires that EEO program annual 
reports and equal employment opportunity program information be 
maintained in the public files of employers; Section 1703 requires that 
cable operators airing children's programming must maintain records 
sufficient to verify compliance with Section 76.225 and make records 
available to the public. Section 76.1707 requires that if a cable 
operator adopts and enforces a written policy regarding indecent leased 
access programming pursuant to Section 76.701, the policy must be 
published in the operator's public inspection file; Section 76.1711, 
requires records to be kept for each test and activation of the 
Emergency Alert System (EAS) procedures pursuant to requirement of Part 
11 and the EAS Operating Handbook.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0419.
    Title: Network Non-duplication Protection and Syndication 
Exclusivity: Sections 76.94, Notification; 76.95, Exceptions; 76.105, 
Notifications; 76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and 
76.1609, Non-Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,555 respondents; 199,304 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-2.0 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One time 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.

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    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this Information collection is contained in 
Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 183,856.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    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: The Commission rules that are covered under this 
collection require television stations, broadcast television stations 
and program distributors to notify cable television system operators of 
non-duplication protection and exclusivity rights being sought within 
prescribed limitations and terms of contractual agreements. These 
various notification and disclosure requirements are to protect 
broadcasters who purchase the exclusive rights to transmit syndicated 
programming in their recognized markets.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0692.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Sections 76.802 and 76.804, Home Wiring Provisions; Section 
76.613, Interference from a Multi-channel Video Programming Distributor 
(MVPD).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 22,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.083-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement; Annual reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1, 4, 
224, 251, 303, 601, 623, 624 and 632 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 36,114 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    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: In the Cable Television Consumer Protection and 
Competition Act of 1992, Congress directed the FCC to adopt rules 
governing the disposition of home wiring owned by a cable operator when 
a subscriber terminates service. The rules at 76.800 et seq., implement 
that directive. The intention of the rules is to clarify the status and 
provide for the disposition of existing cable operator-owned wiring in 
single family homes and multiple dwelling units upon the termination of 
a contract for cable service by the home owner or MDU owner. Section 
76.613(d) requires that when Multichannel Video Programming 
Distributors (MVPDs) cause harmful signal interference MVPDs may be 
required by the District Director and/or Resident Agent to prepare and 
submit a report regarding the cause(s) of the interference, corrective 
measures planned or taken, and the efficacy of the remedial measures.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-26403 Filed 10-16-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    institutions; State, local or tribal                          Notice and request for
                                                                                                            ACTION:                                                  Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                    government.                                             comments.                                             profit entities.
                                                       Number of Respondents and                                                                                     Number of Respondents and
                                                    Responses: 750 respondents, 750                         SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort          Responses: 3,000 respondents and 3,000
                                                    responses.                                              to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                   responses.
                                                       Estimated Time per Response: 1.5–4.5                 required by the Paperwork Reduction                      Estimated Hours per Response: 25
                                                    hours.                                                  Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                    hours.
                                                       Frequency of Response: On occasion                   3520), the Federal Communications                        Frequency of Response:
                                                    reporting requirement.                                  Commission (FCC or the Commission)                    Recordkeeping requirement.
                                                       Obligation To Respond: Required to                   invites the general public and other                     Total Annual Burden: 75,000 hours.
                                                    obtain benefits. Statutory authority for                Federal agencies to take this                            Total Annual Cost: None.
                                                    this collection of information is                       opportunity to comment on the                            Obligation To Respond: Required to
                                                    contained in Sections 154(i) and 310(d)                 following information collection.                     obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
                                                    of the Communications Act of 1934, as                   Comments are requested concerning:                    authority for this collection of
                                                    amended.                                                Whether the proposed collection of                    information is contained in Sections
                                                       Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours.                    information is necessary for the proper               4(i), 303 and 308 of the
                                                       Total Annual Cost: $711,150.                         performance of the functions of the                   Communications Act of 1934, as
                                                       Privacy Impact Assessment: No                        Commission, including whether the                     amended.
                                                    impact(s).                                              information shall have practical utility;                Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                       Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                the accuracy of the Commission’s                      Confidentiality is not required with this
                                                    Confidentiality is not required with this               burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  collection of information.
                                                    collection of information.                              quality, utility, and clarity of the                     Privacy Impact Assessment: No
                                                       Needs and Uses: FCC Form 316 is                      information collected; ways to minimize               impact(s).
                                                    required when applying for authority for                the burden of the collection of                          Needs and Uses: Section 76.1700
                                                    assignment of a broadcast station                       information on the respondents,                       requires cable television systems having
                                                    construction permit or license, or for                  including the use of automated                        1,000 or more subscribers to maintain a
                                                    consent to transfer control of a                        collection techniques or other forms of               public inspection file of certain records.
                                                    corporation holding a broadcast station                 information technology; and ways to                   Section 76.1702 requires that EEO
                                                    construction permit or license where                    further reduce the information                        program annual reports and equal
                                                    there is little change in the relative                  collection burden on small business                   employment opportunity program
                                                    interest or disposition of its interests;               concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                information be maintained in the public
                                                    where transfer of interest is not a                       The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                  files of employers; Section 1703 requires
                                                    controlling one; there is no substantial                a collection of information unless it                 that cable operators airing children’s
                                                    change in the beneficial ownership of                   displays a currently valid control                    programming must maintain records
                                                    the corporation; where the assignment is                number. No person shall be subject to                 sufficient to verify compliance with
                                                    less than a controlling interest in a                   any penalty for failing to comply with                Section 76.225 and make records
                                                    partnership; where there is an                          a collection of information subject to the            available to the public. Section 76.1707
                                                    appointment of an entity qualified to                   PRA that does not display a valid Office              requires that if a cable operator adopts
                                                    succeed to the interest of a deceased or                of Management and Budget (OMB)                        and enforces a written policy regarding
                                                    legally incapacitated individual                        control number.                                       indecent leased access programming
                                                    permittee, licensee or controlling                                                                            pursuant to Section 76.701, the policy
                                                                                                            DATES: Written PRA comments should
                                                    stockholder; and, in the case of LPFM                                                                         must be published in the operator’s
                                                    stations, where there is a voluntary                    be submitted on or before December 18,
                                                                                                            2015. If you anticipate that you will be              public inspection file; Section 76.1711,
                                                    transfer of a controlling interest in the                                                                     requires records to be kept for each test
                                                    licensee or permittee entity. In addition,              submitting comments, but find it
                                                                                                            difficult to do so within the period of               and activation of the Emergency Alert
                                                    the applicant must notify the                                                                                 System (EAS) procedures pursuant to
                                                    Commission when an approved transfer                    time allowed by this notice, you should
                                                                                                            advise the contact listed below as soon               requirement of Part 11 and the EAS
                                                    of control of a broadcast station                                                                             Operating Handbook.
                                                    construction permit or license has been                 as possible.
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                                                                                                                                     OMB Control Number: 3060–0419.
                                                    consummated.                                                                                                     Title: Network Non-duplication
                                                                                                            Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
                                                    Federal Communications Commission.                                                                            Protection and Syndication Exclusivity:
                                                                                                            fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                                    Gloria J. Miles,                                                                                              Sections 76.94, Notification; 76.95,
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  Exceptions; 76.105, Notifications;
                                                    Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                                    Secretary.
                                                                                                            additional information about the                      76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity
                                                                                                            information collection, contact Cathy                 Contracts; and 76.1609, Non-
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–26404 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            Williams at (202) 418–2918.                           Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
                                                    BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                                                                              OMB Control Number: 3060–0316.                      currently approved collection.
                                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                    Title: 47 CFR 76.1700, Records to be                   Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                    COMMISSION                                              maintained locally by Cable System                    profit entities.
                                                                                                            Operators; 76.1702, Equal Employment
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                                                                                                                                                                     Number of Respondents and
                                                    [OMB 3060–0316, 3060–0419 and 3060–                     Opportunity; 76.1703, Commercial                      Responses: 5,555 respondents; 199,304
                                                    0692]                                                   Records on Children’s Programs; 76.170,               responses.
                                                    Information Collections Being                           Leased Access; 76.1711, Emergency                        Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–2.0
                                                    Reviewed by the Federal                                 Alert System (EAS) Tests and                          hours.
                                                                                                            Activation.                                              Frequency of Response: On occasion
                                                    Communications Commission
                                                                                                              Form Number: N/A.                                   reporting requirement; One time
                                                    AGENCY:Federal Communications                             Type of Review: Extension of a                      reporting requirement; Third party
                                                    Commission.                                             currently approved collection.                        disclosure requirement.


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                                                       Obligation To Respond: Required to                   rules at 76.800 et seq., implement that                 A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
                                                    obtain or retain benefits. The statutory                directive. The intention of the rules is              (Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice
                                                    authority for this Information collection               to clarify the status and provide for the             President) 701 East Byrd Street,
                                                    is contained in Section 4(i) of the                     disposition of existing cable operator-               Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528:
                                                    Communications Act of 1934, as                          owned wiring in single family homes
                                                                                                                                                                    1. BNC Bancorp, High Point, North
                                                    amended.                                                and multiple dwelling units upon the
                                                                                                                                                                  Carolina; to acquire 100 percent of the
                                                       Total Annual Burden: 183,856.                        termination of a contract for cable
                                                                                                                                                                  voting shares of Southcoast Financial
                                                       Total Annual Cost: None.                             service by the home owner or MDU
                                                                                                            owner. Section 76.613(d) requires that                Corporation, and thereby indirectly
                                                       Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                    impact(s).                                              when Multichannel Video Programming                   acquire voting shares of Southcoast
                                                       Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                Distributors (MVPDs) cause harmful                    Community Bank, both in Mount
                                                    There is no need for confidentiality with               signal interference MVPDs may be                      Pleasant, South Carolina.
                                                    this collection of information.                         required by the District Director and/or                Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
                                                       Needs and Uses: The Commission                       Resident Agent to prepare and submit a                System, October 14, 2015.
                                                    rules that are covered under this                       report regarding the cause(s) of the                  Michael J. Lewandowski,
                                                    collection require television stations,                 interference, corrective measures                     Associate Secretary of the Board.
                                                    broadcast television stations and                       planned or taken, and the efficacy of the
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–26464 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    program distributors to notify cable                    remedial measures.
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
                                                    television system operators of non-                     Federal Communications Commission.
                                                    duplication protection and exclusivity                  Gloria J. Miles,
                                                    rights being sought within prescribed                   Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                                    limitations and terms of contractual                    Secretary.
                                                    agreements. These various notification                                                                        FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–26403 Filed 10–16–15; 8:45 am]          INVESTMENT BOARD
                                                    and disclosure requirements are to                      BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                    protect broadcasters who purchase the
                                                                                                                                                                  Senior Executive Service Performance
                                                    exclusive rights to transmit syndicated
                                                                                                                                                                  Review Board
                                                    programming in their recognized
                                                                                                            FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
                                                    markets.                                                                                                      AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift
                                                       OMB Control Number: 3060–0692.                       Formations of, Acquisitions by, and                   Investment Board.
                                                       Type of Review: Extension of a                       Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
                                                    currently approved collection.                                                                                ACTION:   Notice.
                                                                                                              The companies listed in this notice
                                                       Title: Sections 76.802 and 76.804,                   have applied to the Board for approval,
                                                    Home Wiring Provisions; Section                                                                               SUMMARY:   This notice announces the
                                                                                                            pursuant to the Bank Holding Company                  appointment of the members of the
                                                    76.613, Interference from a Multi-                      Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
                                                    channel Video Programming Distributor                                                                         Senior Executive Service Performance
                                                                                                            (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part                  Review Boards for the Federal
                                                    (MVPD).                                                 225), and all other applicable statutes
                                                       Form Number: N/A.                                                                                          Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
                                                                                                            and regulations to become a bank
                                                       Respondents: Individuals or                                                                                The purpose of the Performance Review
                                                                                                            holding company and/or to acquire the
                                                    households; Business or other for-profit                                                                      Boards is to make written
                                                                                                            assets or the ownership of, control of, or
                                                    entities.                                               the power to vote shares of a bank or                 recommendations on annual summary
                                                       Number of Respondents: 22,000.                       bank holding company and all of the                   ratings and awards to the appointing
                                                       Estimated Time per Response: 0.083–                  banks and nonbanking companies                        authorities on the performance of senior
                                                    2 hours.                                                owned by the bank holding company,                    executives.
                                                       Frequency of Response: On occasion                   including the companies listed below.                 DATES: This notice is effective October
                                                    reporting requirement; Recordkeeping                      The applications listed below, as well              14, 2015.
                                                    requirement; Annual reporting                           as other related filings required by the
                                                    requirement; Third party disclosure                     Board, are available for immediate                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    requirement.                                            inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank                Kelly Powell, HR Specialist, at 202–
                                                       Obligation To Respond: Required to                   indicated. The applications will also be              942–1681.
                                                    obtain or retain benefits. The statutory                available for inspection at the offices of
                                                    authority for this collection is contained                                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    Title 5,
                                                                                                            the Board of Governors. Interested                    U.S. Code, 4314(c)(4), requires that the
                                                    in Sections 1, 4, 224, 251, 303, 601, 623,              persons may express their views in
                                                    624 and 632 of the Communications Act                                                                         appointment of Performance Review
                                                                                                            writing on the standards enumerated in
                                                    of 1934, as amended.                                                                                          Board members be published in the
                                                                                                            the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
                                                       Total Annual Burden: 36,114 hours.                                                                         Federal Register before Board service
                                                                                                            proposal also involves the acquisition of
                                                       Total Annual Cost: No cost.                          a nonbanking company, the review also                 commences. The following persons will
                                                       Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No                    includes whether the acquisition of the               serve on the Federal Retirement Thrift
                                                    impact(s).                                              nonbanking company complies with the                  Investment Board’s Performance Review
                                                       Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                standards in section 4 of the BHC Act                 Boards which will review initial
                                                    There is no need for confidentiality with                                                                     summary ratings to ensure the ratings
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                                                                                                            (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
                                                    this collection of information.                         noted, nonbanking activities will be                  are consistent with established
                                                       Needs and Uses: In the Cable                         conducted throughout the United States.               performance requirements, reflect
                                                    Television Consumer Protection and                        Unless otherwise noted, comments                    meaningful distinctions among senior
                                                    Competition Act of 1992, Congress                       regarding each of these applications                  executives based on their relative
                                                    directed the FCC to adopt rules                         must be received at the Reserve Bank                  performance and organizational results
                                                    governing the disposition of home                       indicated or the offices of the Board of              and provide recommendations for
                                                    wiring owned by a cable operator when                   Governors not later than November 13,                 ratings, awards, and pay adjustments in
                                                    a subscriber terminates service. The                    2015.                                                 a fair and equitable manner: Jay Ahuja,


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 08:35:44
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 08:35:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 18, 2015. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation80 FR 63223 

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