80 FR 72720 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 224 (November 20, 2015)

Page Range		72720-72721
FR Document		2015-29606

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

[OMB 3060-1103]


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 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 
19, 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 
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: 3060-1103.
    Title: Section 76.41 Franchise Application Process.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government, Business or other 
for profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 22 respondents and 40 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 90 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
152, 154(i), 157nt, 201, 531, 541 and 542.
    Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality required with 
this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements are as 
follows:
    47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a competitive franchise applicant to 
include the following information in writing in its franchise 
application, in addition to any information required by applicable 
state and local laws:
    (1) The applicant's name;
    (2) The names of the applicant's officers and directors;
    (3) The business address of the applicant;
    (4) The name and contact information of a designated contact for 
the applicant;
    (5) A description of the geographic area that the applicant 
proposes to serve;
    (6) The PEG channel capacity and capital support proposed by the 
applicant;
    (7) The term of the agreement proposed by the applicant;
    (8) Whether the applicant holds an existing authorization to access 
the public rights-of-way in the subject franchise service area;
    (9) The amount of the franchise fee the applicant offers to pay; 
and
    (10) Any additional information required by applicable state or 
local laws.
    47 CFR 76.41(d) states when a competitive franchise applicant files 
a franchise application with a franchising authority and the applicant 
has existing authority to access public rights-of-way in the geographic 
area that the applicant proposes to serve, the franchising authority 
grant or deny the application within 90 days of the date the 
application is received by the franchising authority. If a competitive 
franchise applicant does not have existing authority to access public 
rights-of-way in the geographic area that the applicant proposes to 
serve, the franchising authority must perform grant or deny the 
application within 180 days of the date the application is received by 
the franchising authority. A franchising authority and a competitive 
franchise applicant may agree in writing to extend the 90-day or 180-
day deadline, whichever is applicable.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-29606 Filed 11-19-15; 8:45 am]
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communications systems. On March 19, Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Privacy Impact Assessment: No
2015, the FCC, pursuant to the Federal 3520), the Federal Communications impact(s).
Advisory Committee Act, renewed the Commission (FCC or Commission) Nature of Response: Required to
charter for the CSRIC for a period of two invites the general public and other obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
years through March 18, 2017. The Federal agencies to take this authority for this collection is contained
meeting on December 3, 2015, will be opportunity to comment on the in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 157nt, 201,
the third meeting of the CSRIC under following information collections. 531, 541 and 542.
the current charter. The FCC will Comments are requested concerning: Confidentiality: There is no need for
attempt to accommodate as many Whether the proposed collection of confidentiality required with this
attendees as possible; however, information is necessary for the proper collection of information.
admittance will be limited to seating performance of the functions of the
availability. The Commission will Commission, including whether the Needs and Uses: The information
provide audio and/or video coverage of information shall have practical utility; collection requirements are as follows:
the meeting over the Internet from the the accuracy of the Commission’s 47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a
FCC’s Web page at http://www.fcc.gov/ burden estimate; ways to enhance the competitive franchise applicant to
live. The public may submit written quality, utility, and clarity of the include the following information in
comments before the meeting to Jeffery information collected; ways to minimize writing in its franchise application, in
Goldthorp, CSRIC Designated Federal the burden of the collection of addition to any information required by
Officer, by email to jeffery.goldthorp@ information on the respondents, applicable state and local laws:
fcc.gov or U.S. Postal Service Mail to including the use of automated (1) The applicant’s name;
Jeffery Goldthorp, Associate Bureau collection techniques or other forms of (2) The names of the applicant’s
Chief, Public Safety and Homeland information technology; and ways to officers and directors;
Security Bureau, Federal further reduce the information
(3) The business address of the
Communications Commission, 445 12th collection burden on small business
applicant;
Street, SW., Room 7–A325, Washington, concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DC 20554. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor (4) The name and contact information
Open captioning will be provided for a collection of information unless it of a designated contact for the applicant;
this event. Other reasonable displays a currently valid OMB control (5) A description of the geographic
accommodations for people with number. No person shall be subject to area that the applicant proposes to
disabilities are available upon request. any penalty for failing to comply with serve;
Requests for such accommodations a collection of information subject to the (6) The PEG channel capacity and
should be submitted via email to PRA that does not display a valid OMB capital support proposed by the
fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the control number. applicant;
Consumer & Governmental Affairs DATES: Written PRA comments should (7) The term of the agreement
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) be submitted on or before January 19, proposed by the applicant;
418–0432 (tty). Such requests should 2016. If you anticipate that you will be
include a detailed description of the (8) Whether the applicant holds an
submitting comments, but find it existing authorization to access the
accommodation needed. In addition, difficult to do so within the period of
please include a way the FCC can public rights-of-way in the subject
time allowed by this notice, you should franchise service area;
contact you if it needs more advise the contact listed below as soon
information. Please allow at least five as possible. (9) The amount of the franchise fee
days’ advance notice; last-minute the applicant offers to pay; and
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
requests will be accepted, but may be Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ (10) Any additional information
impossible to fill. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. required by applicable state or local
Federal Communications Commission. laws.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Marlene H. Dortch, additional information about the 47 CFR 76.41(d) states when a
Secretary. information collection, contact Cathy competitive franchise applicant files a
[FR Doc. 2015–29607 Filed 11–19–15; 8:45 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918. franchise application with a franchising
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
authority and the applicant has existing
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
OMB Control Number: 3060–1103. authority to access public rights-of-way
Title: Section 76.41 Franchise in the geographic area that the applicant
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Application Process. proposes to serve, the franchising
COMMISSION Type of Review: Extension of a authority grant or deny the application
currently approved collection. within 90 days of the date the
[OMB 3060–1103] application is received by the
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: State, local or tribal franchising authority. If a competitive
Information Collection Being Reviewed
government, Business or other for profit franchise applicant does not have
by the Federal Communications
entities. existing authority to access public
Commission Under Delegated
Number of Respondents and rights-of-way in the geographic area that
Authority
Responses: 22 respondents and 40 the applicant proposes to serve, the
AGENCY: Federal Communications responses. franchising authority must perform
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Commission. Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to grant or deny the application within 180
ACTION: Notice and request for 4 hours. days of the date the application is
comments. Frequency of Response: On occasion received by the franchising authority. A
reporting requirements; Third party franchising authority and a competitive
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort disclosure requirement. franchise applicant may agree in writing
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Total Annual Burden: 90 hours. to extend the 90-day or 180-day
required by the Paperwork Reduction Total Annual Cost: No cost. deadline, whichever is applicable.

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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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 19, 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.
Contact		For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation		80 FR 72720