81_FR_17769 81 FR 17708 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

81 FR 17708 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)

Page Range17708-17709
FR Document2016-07116

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 (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 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 Commission 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 Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1213]


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 (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 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 Commission 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 May 31, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the 
Title as shown in the Supplementary Information section below.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1213.
    Title: Application to Participate in a Reverse Incentive Auction, 
FCC Form 177.
    Form Number: FCC Form 177.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 600 respondents and 
600 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for the currently approved information collection 
is contained in sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the Communications 
Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections 1.2204 and 
73.3700(h)(4)(i), (h)(4)(ii), and (h)(6) of the Commission's rules, 47 
CFR 1.2204, 73.3700(h)(4)(i), (h)(4)(ii), and (h)(6).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 900 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Certain information collected 
on FCC Form 177 will be treated as confidential for various periods of 
time during the course of the broadcast incentive auction (BIA) 
pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 1452(a)(3) and section 1.2206(b) of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2206(b). To the extent necessary, 
respondents may request confidential treatment of information collected 
on FCC Form 177 that is not already being treated as confidential 
pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules. See 47 CFR 0.459.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: A request for approval of this information 
collection will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) after this 60-day comment period in order to obtain the full 
three year clearance from OMB. On February 22, 2012, the President 
signed the Spectrum Act, which, among other things, authorized the 
Commission to conduct incentive auctions, and directed that the 
Commission use this innovative tool for an incentive auction of 
broadcast television spectrum to help meet the Nation's growing 
spectrum needs. See

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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-
96, sections 6402, 6403, 125 Stat. 156 (2012) (Spectrum Act). The 
Commission's broadcast incentive auction (BIA) will have three main 
components: (1) A reverse auction in which broadcast television 
licensees will submit bids to voluntarily relinquish their spectrum 
usage rights in exchange for defined shares of proceeds from the 
forward auction; (2) a repacking of the broadcast television bands; and 
(3) a forward auction of initial licenses for flexible use of the newly 
available spectrum. The information collection requirements reported 
under this new collection are the result of various Commission actions 
in which the Commission adopted general rules to govern the auction--
including various application disclosures and certifications that must 
be made by broadcast television licensees to establish their 
eligibility to participate in the reverse auction--in order to 
implement the new and novel incentive auction approach for use in the 
BIA.
    Under this information collection, the Commission will collect 
information that will be used to determine whether an applicant is 
legally qualified to participate in a reverse incentive auction. To aid 
in collecting this information, the Commission has created FCC Form 
177, which the public will use to participate in reverse incentive 
auctions, including the Commission's upcoming broadcast incentive 
reverse auction. The Commission's auction rules and related 
requirements are designed to ensure that the competitive bidding 
process is limited to serious qualified applicants, deter possible 
abuse of the bidding and licensing process, and enhance the use of 
competitive bidding to assign Commission licenses and permits in 
furtherance of the public interest. The information collected on FCC 
Form 177 will be used by the Commission to determine if an applicant is 
legally qualified to participate in the reverse auction. Commission 
staff will review the information collected on FCC Form 177 as part of 
the pre-auction process, prior to the start of the reverse auction. 
Staff will determine whether each applicant satisfies the Commission's 
requirements to participate in the reverse auction. Without the 
information collected on FCC Form 177, the Commission will not be able 
to determine if an applicant is legally qualified to participate in the 
reverse auction and has complied with the various applicable regulatory 
and statutory auction requirements for such participation.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07116 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                       A1: The rule uses the date that the                  when determining applicability under                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    engine commenced construction to                        Subpart DD for a particular facility.                 additional information about the
                                                    determine if the engine is existing or                    Dated: February 25, 2016.                           information collection, contact Cathy
                                                    new. The General Provisions to 40 CFR                   Betsy Smidinger,
                                                                                                                                                                  Williams at (202) 418–2918.
                                                    part 63 define both ‘‘construction’’ and                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            Acting Director, Office of Compliance.
                                                    ‘‘commenced’’ and those definitions are                                                                          OMB Control Number: 3060–1213.
                                                    applied to the subpart.                                 [FR Doc. 2016–07185 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                     Title: Application to Participate in a
                                                       Q2: Does NESHAP subpart ZZZZ                         BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                                  Reverse Incentive Auction, FCC Form
                                                    apply to an engine that has been rebuilt,                                                                     177.
                                                    specifically where the engine core is                                                                            Form Number: FCC Form 177.
                                                    reused, but components such as pistons,                 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                   Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                    rings and bearings are reconditioned or                 COMMISSION                                            currently approved collection.
                                                    replaced?                                                                                                        Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                       A2: A rebuilt engine would need to be                [OMB 3060–1213]
                                                                                                                                                                  profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
                                                    evaluated to determine if reconstruction                                                                      and state, local or tribal governments.
                                                                                                            Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                                    had occurred. The General Provisions to                                                                          Estimated Number of Respondents
                                                                                                            by the Federal Communications
                                                    part 63 defines ‘‘reconstruction.’’                                                                           and Responses: 600 respondents and
                                                                                                            Commission Under Delegated
                                                    Abstract for [Z150011]                                  Authority                                             600 responses.
                                                       Q: Are the emergency engines located                                                                          Estimated Time per Response: 90
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Federal Communications                        minutes.
                                                    at the NASA Langley Research Facility                   Commission.
                                                    in Hampton, VA subject to NESHAP                                                                                 Frequency of Response: One-time
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice and request for                        reporting requirement.
                                                    subpart ZZZZ for Reciprocating Internal
                                                                                                            comments.                                                Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                    Combustion Engines?
                                                       A: No. EPA determines that the                                                                             obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                                                                                            SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
                                                    emergency engines are located at a                                                                            authority for the currently approved
                                                                                                            to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                   information collection is contained in
                                                    facility that is an area source and                     required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                    classified as an ‘‘institutional’’ facility.                                                                  sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the
                                                                                                            Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                    Communications Act, as amended, 47
                                                    Therefore, under 40 CFR 63.6590(b)(3),                  3520), the Federal Communications
                                                    emergency engines at the facility are                                                                         U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections
                                                                                                            Commission (Commission) invites the                   1.2204 and 73.3700(h)(4)(i), (h)(4)(ii),
                                                    exempt from requirements under                          general public and other Federal
                                                    NESHAP subpart ZZZZ.                                                                                          and (h)(6) of the Commission’s rules, 47
                                                                                                            agencies to take this opportunity to                  CFR 1.2204, 73.3700(h)(4)(i), (h)(4)(ii),
                                                    Abstract for [1600004]                                  comment on the following information                  and (h)(6).
                                                                                                            collection. Comments are requested                       Estimated Total Annual Burden: 900
                                                       Q: Does EPA accept the industry
                                                                                                            concerning: Whether the collection of                 hours.
                                                    coalition request to rescind a November
                                                                                                            information is necessary for the proper                  Total Annual Costs: None.
                                                    21, 2007, letter to the National Grain
                                                                                                            performance of the functions of the                      Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                    and Feed Association in which EPA
                                                                                                            Commission, including whether the                     Certain information collected on FCC
                                                    stated that temporary storage facilities
                                                                                                            information shall have practical utility;             Form 177 will be treated as confidential
                                                    meet the definition of ‘‘permanent
                                                                                                            the accuracy of the Commission’s                      for various periods of time during the
                                                    storage capacity’’ under 40 CFR part 60,
                                                                                                            burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  course of the broadcast incentive
                                                    subpart DD, NSPS for Grain Elevators
                                                                                                            quality, utility, and clarity of the                  auction (BIA) pursuant to 47 U.S.C.
                                                    (Subpart DD), and required it be
                                                                                                            information collected; ways to minimize               1452(a)(3) and section 1.2206(b) of the
                                                    included when determining
                                                                                                            the burden of the collection of                       Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2206(b).
                                                    applicability of Subpart DD for a
                                                                                                            information on the respondents,                       To the extent necessary, respondents
                                                    particular facility?
                                                       A: Yes. The EPA is proposing                         including the use of automated                        may request confidential treatment of
                                                    revisions to Subpart DD and has also                    collection techniques or other forms of               information collected on FCC Form 177
                                                    decided to re-evaluate the rationale for                information technology; and ways to                   that is not already being treated as
                                                    the November 21, 2007 letter. While the                 further reduce the information                        confidential pursuant to section 0.459 of
                                                    definition of ‘‘permanent storage                       collection burden on small business                   the Commission’s rules. See 47 CFR
                                                    capacity’’ in Subpart DD is broad, we                   concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                0.459.
                                                    are now aware that temporary storage                      The Commission may not conduct or                      Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                    facilities (TSFs) generally handle the                  sponsor a collection of information                   impact(s).
                                                    grain less time throughout the year than                unless it displays a currently valid                     Needs and Uses: A request for
                                                    other types of permanent storage                        control number. No person shall be                    approval of this information collection
                                                    facilities and may require different                    subject to any penalty for failing to                 will be submitted to the Office of
                                                    treatment. Also, while not dispositive as               comply with a collection of information               Management and Budget (OMB) after
                                                    to the applicability of the rule to these               subject to the PRA that does not display              this 60-day comment period in order to
                                                    units, we note that TSFs did not exist                  a valid Office of Management and                      obtain the full three year clearance from
                                                    during the development of Subpart DD,                   Budget (OMB) control number.                          OMB. On February 22, 2012, the
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                                                    and their processes and handling                        DATES: Written PRA comments should                    President signed the Spectrum Act,
                                                    techniques were not specifically                        be submitted on or before May 31, 2016.               which, among other things, authorized
                                                    considered during the rulemaking                        ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                 the Commission to conduct incentive
                                                    process. For these reasons, EPA rescinds                Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@                   auctions, and directed that the
                                                    the November 21, 2007 letter. As a                      fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.                Commission use this innovative tool for
                                                    result, TSFs do not meet the definition                 Include in the comments the Title as                  an incentive auction of broadcast
                                                    of ‘‘permanent storage capacity’’ under                 shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY                            television spectrum to help meet the
                                                    Subpart DD and should not be included                   INFORMATION section below.                            Nation’s growing spectrum needs. See


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                                                    Middle Class Tax Relief and Job                         statutory auction requirements for such               ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                    Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112–                   participation.                                        Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
                                                    96, sections 6402, 6403, 125 Stat. 156                  Federal Communications Commission.                    fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
                                                    (2012) (Spectrum Act). The                              Marlene H. Dortch,                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                    Commission’s broadcast incentive                                                                              additional information about the
                                                                                                            Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
                                                    auction (BIA) will have three main                                                                            information collection, contact Nicole
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2016–07116 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    components: (1) A reverse auction in                                                                          Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
                                                    which broadcast television licensees                    BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    will submit bids to voluntarily                                                                                  OMB Control Number: 3060–1214.
                                                    relinquish their spectrum usage rights in                                                                        Title: Direct Access to Numbers
                                                                                                            FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                    exchange for defined shares of proceeds                                                                       Order, FCC 15–70, Conditions.
                                                                                                            COMMISSION
                                                    from the forward auction; (2) a                                                                                  Form Number: N/A
                                                    repacking of the broadcast television                                                                            Type of Review: Revision of currently
                                                    bands; and (3) a forward auction of                     [OMB 3060–1214]
                                                                                                                                                                  approved collection.
                                                    initial licenses for flexible use of the                                                                         Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                                                                            Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                                    newly available spectrum. The                                                                                 profit.
                                                                                                            by the Federal Communications
                                                    information collection requirements                                                                              Number of Respondents and
                                                                                                            Commission
                                                    reported under this new collection are                                                                        Responses: 13 respondents; 13
                                                    the result of various Commission                        AGENCY: Federal Communications                        responses.
                                                    actions in which the Commission                         Commission.                                              Estimated Time per Response: 10–20
                                                    adopted general rules to govern the                     ACTION: Notice and request for                        hours.
                                                    auction—including various application                   comments.                                                Frequency of Response: One-time
                                                    disclosures and certifications that must                                                                      application, on-going and bi-annual
                                                    be made by broadcast television                         SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort             reporting requirements.
                                                    licensees to establish their eligibility to             to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                      Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
                                                    participate in the reverse auction—in                   required by the Paperwork Reduction                   Statutory authority for this information
                                                    order to implement the new and novel                    Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                    collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
                                                    incentive auction approach for use in                   3520), the Federal Communications                     251(e)(1).
                                                    the BIA.                                                Commission (FCC or the Commission)                       Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
                                                       Under this information collection, the               invites the general public and other                     Total Annual Costs: No cost.
                                                    Commission will collect information                     Federal agencies to take this                            Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                    that will be used to determine whether                  opportunity to comment on the                         impact(s).
                                                    an applicant is legally qualified to                    following information collection.                        Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                    participate in a reverse incentive                      Comments are requested concerning:                    If respondents submit information
                                                    auction. To aid in collecting this                      Whether the proposed collection of                    which respondents believe is
                                                    information, the Commission has                         information is necessary for the proper               confidential, respondents may request
                                                    created FCC Form 177, which the public                  performance of the functions of the                   confidential treatment of such
                                                    will use to participate in reverse                      Commission, including whether the                     information pursuant to section 0.459 of
                                                    incentive auctions, including the                       information shall have practical utility;             the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
                                                    Commission’s upcoming broadcast                         the accuracy of the Commission’s                         Needs and Uses: In a June 2015
                                                    incentive reverse auction. The                          burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  Report and Order (FCC 15–70), the
                                                    Commission’s auction rules and related                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  Commission established the Numbering
                                                    requirements are designed to ensure that                information collected; ways to minimize               Authorization Application process,
                                                    the competitive bidding process is                      the burden of the collection of                       which allows interconnected VoIP
                                                    limited to serious qualified applicants,                information on the respondents,                       providers to apply for a blanket
                                                    deter possible abuse of the bidding and                 including the use of automated                        authorization from the FCC that, once
                                                    licensing process, and enhance the use                  collection techniques or other forms of               granted, will allow them to demonstrate
                                                    of competitive bidding to assign                        information technology; and ways to                   that they have the authority to provide
                                                    Commission licenses and permits in                      further reduce the information                        service in specific areas, thus enabling
                                                    furtherance of the public interest. The                 collection burden on small business                   them to request numbers directly from
                                                    information collected on FCC Form 177                   concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                the Numbering Administrators. This
                                                    will be used by the Commission to                       The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a                  collection covers the information and
                                                    determine if an applicant is legally                    collection of information unless it                   certifications that applicants must
                                                    qualified to participate in the reverse                 displays a currently valid control                    submit in order to comply with the
                                                    auction. Commission staff will review                   number. No person shall be subject to                 Numbering Authorization Application
                                                    the information collected on FCC Form                   any penalty for failing to comply with                process. The data, information, and
                                                    177 as part of the pre-auction process,                 a collection of information subject to the            documents acquired through this
                                                    prior to the start of the reverse auction.              PRA that does not display a valid Office              collection will allow interconnected
                                                    Staff will determine whether each                       of Management and Budget (OMB)                        VoIP providers to obtain numbers with
                                                    applicant satisfies the Commission’s                    control number.                                       minimal burden or delay while also
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                                                    requirements to participate in the                      DATES: Written PRA comments should                    preventing providers from obtaining
                                                    reverse auction. Without the                            be submitted on or before May 31, 2016.               numbers without first demonstrating
                                                    information collected on FCC Form 177,                  If you anticipate that you will be                    that they can deploy and properly
                                                    the Commission will not be able to                      submitting comments, but find it                      utilize such resources. This information
                                                    determine if an applicant is legally                    difficult to do so within the period of               will also help the Federal
                                                    qualified to participate in the reverse                 time allowed by this notice, you should               Communications Commission (FCC)
                                                    auction and has complied with the                       advise the contact listed below as soon               protect against number exhaust while
                                                    various applicable regulatory and                       as possible.                                          promoting competitive neutrality among


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Document Created: 2016-03-30 09:28:36
Document Modified: 2016-03-30 09:28:36
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 May 31, 2016.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation81 FR 17708 

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