80_FR_68751 80 FR 68537 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

80 FR 68537 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 214 (November 5, 2015)

Page Range68537-68538
FR Document2015-28137

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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68537-68538]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28137]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0562]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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

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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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 4, 
2016. 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 to 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0562.
    Title: Section 76.916, Petition for Recertification.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 10 respondents; 15 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 4(i) and 623 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    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: 47 CFR 76.916 provides that a franchising authority 
wishing to assume jurisdiction to regulate basic cable service and 
associated rates after its request for certification has been denied or 
revoked, may file a petition for recertification with the Commission. 
The petition must be served on the cable operator and on any interested 
party that participated in the proceeding denying or revoking the 
original certification. Oppositions to petitions may be filed within 15 
days after the petition is filed. Replies may be filed within seven 
days of filing of oppositions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28137 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 214 / Thursday, November 5, 2015 / Notices 68537 probabilistic survey of wetlands answer critical questions about the wadeable streams (2004), lakes (2007), conducted in the spring and summer of condition of waters in the United States. rivers and streams (2008–2009), and 2011 by EPA and its state and tribal The key goals of the NWCA are to (1) coastal waters (2010). The release of the partners. Results are based on ecological describe the ecological condition of the NWCA 2011 final report will complete data collected at over 1,000 sites using nation’s wetlands and stressors the first full cycle of NARS reports. EPA standardized protocols and include commonly associated with poor and our partners plan to continue to estimates of wetland area in ‘‘good,’’ condition; (2) collaborate with states assess each of these water body types on ‘‘fair,’’ and ‘‘poor’’ condition, nationally and tribes in developing complementary a five year rotating basis. and by ecoregion, for a biological monitoring tools, analytical approaches, This draft report has undergone indicator based on plants and key and data management technology to aid external peer review. States and other wetland stressors. The report also wetland protection and restoration stakeholders also reviewed and provides information on the design and programs; and (3) advance the science of commented on the draft report. The implementation of the scientific wetland monitoring and assessment to purpose of this action is to solicit public assessment, possible implications, and support wetland management needs. comment on the draft report before future actions. This report completes the EPA began planning activities for the finalizing it. EPA is seeking comment on first series of probability-based surveys NWCA in 2006 and engaged with a the information contained in the draft conducted under EPA’s National broad group of stakeholders including report, the reasonableness of the Aquatic Resource Surveys program. state environmental and natural conclusions, and the clarity with which DATES: Comments must be received on resource agencies, tribes, federal the information is presented. The draft or before December 7, 2015. agencies, academia, and other report and other supporting materials ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, organizations to help inform different may also be viewed and downloaded identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– aspects of the assessment. from EPA’s Web site at http:// OW–2015–0667, to the Federal Both tidal and nontidal wetlands were www2.epa.gov/national-aquatic- eRulemaking Portal: http:// targeted for sampling. To select wetland resource-surveys/national-wetland- www.regulations.gov. Follow the online sites for sampling, EPA used the same condition-assessment. instructions for submitting comments. digital map of wetland locations that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uses in Dated: October 28, 2015. Once submitted, comments cannot be Kenneth J. Kopocis, edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish their Wetland Status and Trends program. While not a comprehensive Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of any comment received to its public Water. docket. Do not submit electronically any map of all wetlands throughout the U.S., information you consider to be these mapped locations are used to [FR Doc. 2015–28266 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] Confidential Business Information (CBI) statistically represent the extent of BILLING CODE 6560–50–P or other information whose disclosure is wetlands nationally. Sampling sites for restricted by statute. Multimedia the NWCA were randomly selected from submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be this digital map and distributed based FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS on the prevalence of wetlands across the COMMISSION accompanied by a written comment. U.S. using a survey design that ensures The written comment is considered the [OMB 3060–0562] the results reflect the full range of official comment and should include wetlands in the target population. Each Information Collection Being Reviewed discussion of all points you wish to wetland site was sampled using by the Federal Communications make. EPA will generally not consider standardized field protocols to collect Commission Under Delegated comments or comment contents located ecological data on plants, soil, water Authority outside of the primary submission (i.e., chemistry, algae, and wetland stressors. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing AGENCY: Federal Communications The use of standardized field and system). For additional submission Commission. laboratory protocols is another key methods, the full EPA public comment feature of the NWCA and allows the ACTION: Notice and request for policy, information about CBI or data to be combined to produce a multimedia submissions, and general comments. nationally consistent assessment. The guidance on making effective results presented in the NWCA 2011 SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort comments, please visit http:// report are based on data from 1,138 to reduce paperwork burdens, and as www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting- wetland sites sampled during the spring required by the Paperwork Reduction epa-dockets. and summer of 2011 in the Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: conterminous U.S. (41 sites sampled in 3520), the Federal Communications Gregg Serenbetz, Wetlands Division, Alaska are not included in the national Commission (FCC or Commission) Office of Water (4502T), Environmental and regional results in the report). The invites the general public and other Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania NWCA 2011 report describes the Federal agencies to take this Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; ecological condition of wetlands opportunity to comment on the telephone number: 202–566–1253; nationally and in four ecoregions following information collections. email address: serenbetz.gregg@epa.gov. (Coastal Plains, Eastern Mountains and Comments are requested concerning: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Upper Midwest, Interior Plains, and Whether the proposed collection of National Wetland Condition Assessment West) using a biological indicator of information is necessary for the proper 2011: A Collaborative Survey of the performance of the functions of the jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES condition and several physical, Nation’s Wetlands is the first report chemical, and biological indicators of Commission, including whether the assessing the condition of the nation’s stress. information shall have practical utility; wetlands and the fifth report in a series This is the first time a national the accuracy of the Commission’s of National Aquatic Resource Surveys monitoring study of the ecological burden estimate; ways to enhance the (NARS), a national-scale monitoring condition of wetlands has been quality, utility, and clarity of the program designed to produce conducted. 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68538 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 214 / Thursday, November 5, 2015 / Notices information on the respondents, revoked, may file a petition for Room 7–A224, 445 12th Street SW., including the use of automated recertification with the Commission. Washington, DC 20554). Open collection techniques or other forms of The petition must be served on the cable captioning will be provided for this information technology; and ways to operator and on any interested party event. Other reasonable further reduce the information that participated in the proceeding accommodations for people with collection burden on small business denying or revoking the original disabilities are available upon request. concerns with fewer than 25 employees. certification. Oppositions to petitions Requests for such accommodations The FCC may not conduct or sponsor may be filed within 15 days after the should be submitted via email to a collection of information unless it petition is filed. Replies may be filed fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the Office displays a currently valid OMB control within seven days of filing of of Engineering and Technology at 202– number. No person shall be subject to oppositions. 418–2470 (voice), (202) 418–1944 (fax). any penalty for failing to comply with Federal Communications Commission. Such requests should include a detailed a collection of information subject to the Marlene H. Dortch, description of the accommodation PRA that does not display a valid OMB Secretary, Office of the Secretary. control number. needed. In addition, please include your [FR Doc. 2015–28137 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] contact information. Please allow at DATES: Written PRA comments should BILLING CODE 6712–01–P least five days advance notice; last be submitted on or before January 4, minute requests will be accepted, but 2016. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it may not be possible to fill. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS difficult to do so within the period of COMMISSION Federal Communications Commission. time allowed by this notice, you should Julius P. Knapp, advise the contact listed below as soon [DA 15–1216] Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology. as possible. Federal Advisory Committee Act; [FR Doc. 2015–28247 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Technological Advisory Council BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to AGENCY: Federal Communications Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Commission. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE additional information about the SUMMARY: In accordance with the CORPORATION information collection, contact Cathy Federal Advisory Committee Act, this Williams at (202) 418–2918. notice advises interested persons that Notice of Termination; 10414 Polk SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Federal Communications County Bank, Johnston, IA OMB Control Number: 3060–0562. Commission’s (FCC) Technological Title: Section 76.916, Petition for Advisory Council will hold a meeting in The Federal Deposit Insurance Recertification. the Commission Meeting Room, from Corporation (FDIC), as Receiver for Form Number: Not applicable. 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Federal 10414 Polk County Bank, Johnston, IA Type of Review: Extension of a Communications Commission, 445 12 (Receiver) has been authorized to take currently approved collection. Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. all actions necessary to terminate the Respondents: Business or other for- DATES: Wednesday, December 9, 2015. receivership estate of Polk County Bank profit entities; State, local or tribal (Receivership Estate); The Receiver has FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: government. made all dividend distributions Number of Respondents and Walter Johnston, Chief, Electromagnetic Compatibility Division, 202–418–0807; required by law. Responses: 10 respondents; 15 responses. Walter.Johnston@FCC.gov. The Receiver has further irrevocably Estimated Time per Response: 10 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the authorized and appointed FDIC- hours. December 9th meeting, the FCC Corporate as its attorney-in-fact to Frequency of Response: On occasion Technological Advisory Council (TAC) execute and file any and all documents reporting requirement; Third party will discuss progress on and issues that may be required to be executed by disclosure requirement. involving its work program agreed to at the Receiver which FDIC-Corporate, in Obligation to Respond: Required to its initial meeting on April 1, 2015. In its sole discretion, deems necessary; obtain or retain benefits. The statutory addition, it is expected that final including but not limited to releases, authority for this information collection recommendations from current work discharges, satisfactions, endorsements, is contained in Sections 4(i) and 623 of groups will be presented to all TAC assignments and deeds. the Communications Act of 1934, as members. The FCC will attempt to accommodate as many people as Effective November 1, 2015 the amended. Total Annual Burden: 150 hours. possible. However, admittance will be Receivership Estate has been Total Annual Cost: None. limited to seating availability. Meetings terminated, the Receiver discharged, Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No are also broadcast live with open and the Receivership Estate has ceased impact(s). captioning over the Internet from the to exist as a legal entity. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: FCC Live Web page at http:// Dated: November 2, 2015. There is no need for confidentiality with www.fcc.gov/live/. The public may jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. this collection of information. submit written comments before the Robert E. Feldman, Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.916 meeting to: Walter Johnston, the FCC’s provides that a franchising authority Designated Federal Officer for Executive Secretary. wishing to assume jurisdiction to Technological Advisory Council by [FR Doc. 2015–28243 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] regulate basic cable service and email: Walter.Johnston@fcc.gov or U.S. BILLING CODE 6714–01–P associated rates after its request for Postal Service Mail (Walter Johnston, certification has been denied or Federal Communications Commission, VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:06 Nov 04, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1


Document Created: 2015-12-14 15:02:56
Document Modified: 2015-12-14 15:02:56
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 January 4, 2016. 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 68537 
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