80 FR 66901 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)

Page Range		66901-66902
FR Document		2015-27628

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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-0065]


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.

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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 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 November 30, 
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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. 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

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information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
    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 Number: 3060-0065.
    Title: Applications for New Authorization or Modification of 
Existing Authorization Under Part 5 of the FCC Rules--Experimental 
Radio Service.
    Form Number: FCC Form 442.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Individuals or household.
    Number of Respondents: 495 respondents; 560 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; 
Recordkeeping requirements; and third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 4, 302, 303, 307 and 306 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,049 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $41,600.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality, except for personally identifiable information 
individuals may submit, which is covered by a system of records, FCC/
OET-1, ``Experimental Radio Station License Files,'' 71 FR 17234, April 
6, 2006.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in order to 
obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is 
requesting a revision (there has been a program change in the 
reporting, recordkeeping requirements and/or third party disclosure 
requirements, the number of respondents increased from 400 to 495, 
therefore, the annual burden hours increased from 2,240 to 3,049 and 
the cost has also increased from $32,400.00 to $41,600).
    On January 31, 2013, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, in 
ET Docket No. 10-236 and 06-155; FCC 13-15, which updates Part 5 of the 
CFR--``Experimental Radio Service'' (ERS). The Commission's recent 
Report and Order revises and streamlines rules under for the 
Experimental Radio Service (ERS).\1\ These rule changes update 
procedures used to obtain and use an experimental license.
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    \1\ See In the Matter of Promoting Expanded Opportunities for 
Radio Experimentation and Market Trials Under Part 5 of the 
Commission's Rules and Streamlining Other Related Rules, ET Docket 
No. 10-236; 2006 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations--
Part 2, Administered by the Office of Engineering and Technology 
(OET), ET Docket No. 06-155; 28 FCC Rcd 758 (2013), FCC 13-15.
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    The new rules provide additional license categories to potential 
licensees. The new license categories are:
     Program Experimental Radio License--This type of license 
is issued to qualified institutions to conduct an ongoing program of 
research and experimentation under a single experimental authorization. 
Program experimental radio licenses are available to colleges, 
universities, research laboratories, manufacturers of radio frequency 
equipment, manufacturers that integrate radio frequency equipment into 
their end products, and medical research institutions.
     Medical Program Experimental Radio License--This type of 
license is issued to hospitals and health care institutions that 
demonstrate expertise in testing and operation of experimental medical 
devices that use wireless telecommunications technology or 
communications functions in clinical trials for diagnosis, treatment, 
or patient monitoring.
     Compliance testing experimental radio license--This type 
of license will be issued to laboratories recognized by the FCC to 
perform:
    (i) Product testing of radio frequency equipment, and
    (ii) Testing of radio frequency equipment in an Open Area Test 
Site.
    To accomplish this transition, the Commission will updates the 
current ``Experimental Licensing Radio'' electronic filing system. The 
existing ELS Form 442 interface will require modification; and the ELS 
database will require modification to facilitate inter-operability with 
the new ELS notification Web site. There will are new screen shots for 
the Web site/licensees. Office of Engineering and Technology Web site 
http://www.fcc.gov/els.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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the FCC submission to OMB will be shares of proceeds from the forward FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
displayed. auction; (2) a repacking of the broadcast COMMISSION
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. television bands; and (3) a forward
Title: Application to Participate in a [3060–0065]
auction of initial licenses for flexible
Reverse Incentive Auction, FCC Form use of the newly available spectrum. Information Collection Being
177. The information collection requirements Submitted for Review and Approval to
Form Number: FCC Form 177. reported under this new collection are the Office of Management and Budget
Type of Review: New information
the result of various Commission
collection. AGENCY: Federal Communications
Respondents: Business or other for- actions in which the Commission
Commission.
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, adopted general rules to govern the
ACTION: Notice and request for
and state, local or tribal governments. auction—including various application
comments.
Estimated Number of Respondents disclosures and certifications that must
and Responses: 600 respondents and be made by broadcast television SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
600 responses. licensees to establish their eligibility to to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
Estimated Time per Response: 90 participate in the reverse auction—in required by the Paperwork Reduction
minutes. order to implement the new and novel Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
Frequency of Response: One-time incentive auction approach for use in 3520), the Federal Communications
reporting requirement. the BIA. Commission (FCC or Commission)
Obligation to Respond: Required to invites the general public and other
Under this information collection, the
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory Federal agencies to take this
authority for the currently approved Commission will collect information opportunity to comment on the
information collection is contained in that will be used to determine whether following information collections.
sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the an applicant is legally qualified to Comments are requested concerning:
Communications Act, as amended, 47 participate in a reverse incentive Whether the proposed collection of
U.S.C.s 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections auction. To aid in collecting this information is necessary for the proper
1.2204 and 73.3700(h)(4)(i), (h)(4)(ii), information, the Commission has performance of the functions of the
and (h)(6) of the Commission’s rules, 47 created FCC Form 177, which the public Commission, including whether the
CFRs 1.2204, 73.3700(h)(4)(i), (h)(4)(ii), will use to participate in reverse information shall have practical utility;
and (h)(6). incentive auctions, including the the accuracy of the Commission’s
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 900 Commission’s upcoming broadcast burden estimate; ways to enhance the
hours. incentive reverse auction. The quality, utility, and clarity of the
Total Annual Costs: None. Commission’s auction rules and related information collected; ways to minimize
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: requirements are designed to ensure that the burden of the collection of
Certain information collected on FCC the competitive bidding process is information on the respondents,
Form 177 will be treated as confidential limited to serious qualified applicants, including the use of automated
for various periods of time during the deter possible abuse of the bidding and collection techniques or other forms of
course of the broadcast incentive licensing process, and enhance the use information technology; and ways to
auction (BIA) pursuant to 47 U.S.C. of competitive bidding to assign further reduce the information
1452(a)(3) and section 1.2206(b) of the Commission licenses and permits in collection burden on small business
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2206(b). furtherance of the public interest. The concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
To the extent necessary, respondents information collected on FCC Form 177 The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
may request confidential treatment of will be used by the Commission to collection of information unless it
information collected on FCC Form 177 determine if an applicant is legally displays a currently valid OMB control
that is not already being treated as number. No person shall be subject to
qualified to participate in the reverse
confidential pursuant to section 0.459 of any penalty for failing to comply with
auction. Commission staff will review
the Commission’s rules. See 47 CFR a collection of information subject to the
the information collected on FCC Form
0.459. PRA that does not display a valid OMB
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 177 as part of the pre-auction process,
prior to the start of the reverse auction. control number.
impact(s). DATES: Written comments should be
Needs and Uses: On February 22, Staff will determine whether each
applicant satisfies the Commission’s submitted on or before November 30,
2012, the President signed the Spectrum 2015. If you anticipate that you will be
Act, which, among other things, requirements to participate in the
reverse auction. Without the submitting comments, but find it
authorized the Commission to conduct difficult to do so within the period of
incentive auctions, and directed that the information collected on FCC Form 177,
time allowed by this notice, you should
Commission use this innovative tool for the Commission will not be able to
advise the contacts below as soon as
an incentive auction of broadcast determine if an applicant is legally
possible.
television spectrum to help meet the qualified to participate in the reverse
Nation’s growing spectrum needs. See auction and has complied with the ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job various applicable regulatory and Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112–96, statutory auction requirements for such Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
sections 6402, 6403, 125 Stat. 156 (2012) participation. to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
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(Spectrum Act). The Commission’s Federal Communications Commission.
broadcast incentive auction (BIA) will Include in the comments the OMB
have three main components: (1) A Gloria J. Miles, control number as shown in the
reverse auction in which broadcast Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
television licensees will submit bids to Secretary. below.
voluntarily relinquish their spectrum [FR Doc. 2015–27737 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted on or before November 30, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
Contact		For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation		80 FR 66901