80 FR 76982 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 238 (December 11, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 238 (December 11, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-31292 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 76982-76983] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-31292] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1209] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 January 11, 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 contacts 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 section 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 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: 3060-1209. Title: Section 73.1216, Licensee-Conducted Contests. Form Number: None. (Complaints alleging violations of the Contest Rule generally are filed on via the Commission's Consumer Complaint Portal entitled General Complaints, Obscenity or Indecency Complaints, Complaints under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Slamming Complaints, Requests for Dispute Assistance and Communications Accessibility Complaints which is approved under OMB control number 3060-0874). Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents and Responses: 20,732 respondents; 20,732 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.1-9 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement: Third party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement. Total Annual Burden: 122,854 hours. Total Annual Costs: $6,219,300. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 1, [[Page 76983]] 4 and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s). Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the Contest Rule in 1976 to address concerns about the manner in which broadcast stations were conducting contests over the air. The Contest Rule generally requires stations to broadcast material contest terms fully and accurately the first time the audience is told how to participate in a contest, and periodically thereafter. In addition, stations must conduct contests substantially as announced. These information collection requirements are necessary to ensure that broadcast licensees conduct contests with due regard for the public interest. On September 17, 2015, by Report and Order, FCC 15-118, the Commission amended the Contest Rule to permit broadcasters to meet their obligation to disclose contest material terms on an Internet Web site in lieu of making broadcast announcements. Under the amended Contest Rule, broadcasters are required to (i) announce the relevant Internet Web site address on air the first time the audience is told about the contest and periodically thereafter; (ii) disclose the material contest terms fully and accurately on a publicly accessible Internet Web site, establishing a link or tab to such terms through a link or tab on the announced Web site's home page, and ensure that any material terms disclosed on such a Web site conform in all substantive respects to those mentioned over the air; (iii) maintain contest material terms online for at least thirty days after the contest has ended; and (v) announce on air that the material terms of a contest have changed (where that is the case) within 24 hours of the change in terms on a Web site, and periodically thereafter, and to direct consumers to the Web site to review the changes. Federal Communications Commission. Gloria J. Miles, Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the Secretary. 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Title: Request for Technical Support— Federal Communications Commission. Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
Help Request Form. Gloria J. Miles, to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
Form No.: N/A—Electronic only. Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Secretary. Include in the comments the OMB
Type of Review: Extension of [FR Doc. 2015–31291 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] control number as shown in the
currently approved collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
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Respondents: Individuals or below.
household; business or other for-profit; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
not-for-profit institutions; and state, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS additional information or copies of the
local or tribal government. COMMISSION information collection, contact Cathy
Number of Respondents and [OMB 3060–1209] Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
Responses: 36,300 respondents and copy of this information collection
36,300 responses. Information Collection Being request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
Estimated Time per Response: 8 Submitted for Review and Approval to to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/
minutes (0.14 hours). the Office of Management and Budget public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the Web page called
Frequency of Response: On occasion AGENCY: Federal Communications
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
reporting requirement and Commission.
the downward-pointing arrow in the
recordkeeping requirement. ACTION: Notice and request for ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
Obligation to Respond: Required to comments. ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
obtain or retain benefits. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort select ‘‘Federal Communications
Total Annual Burden: 5,082 hours. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Commission’’ from the list of agencies
required by the Paperwork Reduction presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
Total Annual Cost: $609,840. (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: 3520), the Federal Communications right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
Possible Impacts. Commission (FCC or Commission) when the list of FCC ICRs currently
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: invites the general public and other under review appears, look for the OMB
In general there is no need for Federal agencies to take this control number of this ICR and then
confidentiality. On a case by case basis, opportunity to comment on the click on the ICR Reference Number. A
the Commission may be required to following information collections. copy of the FCC submission to OMB
withhold from disclosure certain Comments are requested concerning: will be displayed.
information about the location, Whether the proposed collection of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
character, or ownership of a historic information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–1209.
property, including traditional religious performance of the functions of the Title: Section 73.1216, Licensee-
sites. Commission, including whether the Conducted Contests.
Needs and Uses: The Commission information shall have practical utility; Form Number: None. (Complaints
will submit this collection as an the accuracy of the Commission’s alleging violations of the Contest Rule
extension (no change in frequency of burden estimate; ways to enhance the generally are filed on via the
recordkeeping or reporting quality, utility, and clarity of the Commission’s Consumer Complaint
requirements) to the OMB after this 60 information collected; ways to minimize Portal entitled General Complaints,
day comment period to obtain the full the burden of the collection of Obscenity or Indecency Complaints,
three-year clearance from them. information on the respondents, Complaints under the Telephone
including the use of automated Consumer Protection Act, Slamming
The FCC’s maintains Internet software Complaints, Requests for Dispute
collection techniques or other forms of
used by the public to apply for licenses, Assistance and Communications
information technology; and ways to
participate in auctions for spectrum, Accessibility Complaints which is
further reduce the information
and maintain license information. In approved under OMB control number
collection burden on small business
this mission, FCC has a ‘help desk’ that 3060–0874).
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
answers questions related to these Type of Review: Revision of a
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
systems as well as resetting and/or currently approved collection.
collection of information unless it
issuing user passwords for access to Respondents: Business or other for-
displays a currently valid Office of
these systems. The form currently is profit entities; Not-for-profit
Management and Budget (OMB) control
available on the Web site https:// institutions.
number. No person shall be subject to
esupport.fcc.gov/request.htm under Number of Respondents and
any penalty for failing to comply with
OMB Control Number 3060–1042. This Responses: 20,732 respondents; 20,732
a collection of information subject to the
form will continue to substantially responses.
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
decrease public and staff burden since Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–9
control number.
all the information needed to facilitate hours.
a support request will be submitted in DATES: Written comments should be
Frequency of Response: On occasion
a standard format but be available to a submitted on or before January 11, 2016. reporting requirement: Third party
wider audience. This eliminates or at If you anticipate that you will be
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disclosure requirement and
least minimizes the need to follow-up submitting comments, but find it recordkeeping requirement.
with the customers to obtain all the difficult to do so within the period of Total Annual Burden: 122,854 hours.
information necessary to respond to time allowed by this notice, you should Total Annual Costs: $6,219,300.
their request. This form also helps advise the contacts below as soon as Obligation to Respond: Required to
presort requests into previously defined possible. obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
categories to all staff to respond more ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to authority for this collection of
quickly. Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email information is contained in Sections 1,
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4 and 303 of the Communications Act FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Title: Ownership Report for
of 1934, as amended. COMMISSION Commercial Broadcast Stations, FCC
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Form 323.
[OMB 3060–0010] Form Number: FCC Form 323.
There is no need for confidentiality with
Type of Review: Extension of a
this collection of information. Information Collection Being Reviewed
currently approved collection.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No by the Federal Communications Respondents: Business or other for
Commission profit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission AGENCY: Federal Communications State, Local or Tribal Governments.
adopted the Contest Rule in 1976 to Commission. Number of Respondents/Responses:
ACTION: Notice and request for 9,250 respondents; 9,250 responses.
address concerns about the manner in Estimated Time per Response: 2.5
which broadcast stations were comments.
hours to 4.5 hours.
conducting contests over the air. The SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Frequency of Response:
Contest Rule generally requires stations to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Recordkeeping requirement; on
to broadcast material contest terms fully required by the Paperwork Reduction occasion reporting requirement;
and accurately the first time the Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– biennially reporting requirement.
audience is told how to participate in a 3520), the Federal Communications Total Annual Burden: 38,125 hours.
contest, and periodically thereafter. In Commission (FCC or the Commission) Total Annual Costs: $26,940,000.
addition, stations must conduct contests invites the general public and other Nature of Response: Required to
substantially as announced. These Federal agencies to take this obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
information collection requirements are opportunity to comment on the authority for this collection of
necessary to ensure that broadcast following information collection. information is contained in Sections
licensees conduct contests with due Comments are requested concerning: 154(i), 303, 310 and 533 of the
regard for the public interest. Whether the proposed collection of Communications Act of 1934, as
information is necessary for the proper amended.
On September 17, 2015, by Report Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
and Order, FCC 15–118, the performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the Form 323 collects two types of
Commission amended the Contest Rule information from respondents: Personal
information shall have practical utility;
to permit broadcasters to meet their information in the form of names,
the accuracy of the Commission’s
obligation to disclose contest material burden estimate; ways to enhance the addresses, job titles and demographic
terms on an Internet Web site in lieu of quality, utility, and clarity of the information; and FCC Registration
making broadcast announcements. information collected; ways to minimize Numbers (FRNs).
Under the amended Contest Rule, the burden of the collection of The system of records notice (SORN),
broadcasters are required to (i) information on the respondents, FCC/MB–1, ‘‘Ownership Report for
announce the relevant Internet Web site including the use of automated Commercial Broadcast Stations,’’ which
address on air the first time the collection techniques or other forms of was approved on December 21, 2009 (74
audience is told about the contest and information technology; and ways to FR 59978) covers the collection,
periodically thereafter; (ii) disclose the further reduce the information purposes(s), storage, safeguards, and
material contest terms fully and collection burden on small business disposal of the PII that individual
accurately on a publicly accessible concerns with fewer than 25 employees. respondents may submit on FCC Form
Internet Web site, establishing a link or The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 323. FCC Form 323 is drafting a privacy
tab to such terms through a link or tab a collection of information unless it statement to inform applicants
displays a currently valid control (respondents) of the Commission’s need
on the announced Web site’s home
number. No person shall be subject to to obtain the information and the
page, and ensure that any material terms
any penalty for failing to comply with protections that the FCC has in place to
disclosed on such a Web site conform in
a collection of information subject to the protect the PII.
all substantive respects to those FRNs are assigned to applicants who
mentioned over the air; (iii) maintain PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) complete FCC Form 160 (OMB Control
contest material terms online for at least No. 3060–0917). Form 160 requires
thirty days after the contest has ended; control number.
applicants for FRNs to provide their
and (v) announce on air that the DATES: Written PRA comments should
Taxpayer Information Number (TIN)
material terms of a contest have changed be submitted on or before February 9,
and/or Social Security Number (SSN).
(where that is the case) within 24 hours 2016. If you anticipate that you will be
The FCC’s electronic CORES
of the change in terms on a Web site, submitting comments, but find it
Registration System then provides each
difficult to do so within the period of
and periodically thereafter, and to direct registrant with a FCC Registration
time allowed by this notice, you should
consumers to the Web site to review the Number (FRN), which identifies the
advise the contact listed below as soon
changes. registrant in his/her subsequent dealings
as possible.
Federal Communications Commission.
with the FCC. This is done to protect the
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
individual’s privacy. The Commission
Gloria J. Miles, Cathy Williams, FCC, via email maintains a SORN, FCC/OMD–9,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the PRA@fcc.gov and to ‘‘Commission Registration System
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Secretary. Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. (CORES)’’ to cover the collection,
[FR Doc. 2015–31292 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P additional information about the disposal of the PII that individual
information collection, contact Cathy respondents may submit on FCC Form
Williams at (202) 418–2918. 160. FCC Form 160 includes a privacy
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: statement to inform applicants
OMB Control Number: 3060–0010. (respondents) of the Commission’s need
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| 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 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. | |
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