81 FR 17709 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)
| Page Range | 17709-17710 | |
| FR Document | 2016-07115 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 17709-17710] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07115] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1214] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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 the 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 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 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. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email [email protected] and to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-1214. Title: Direct Access to Numbers Order, FCC 15-70, Conditions. Form Number: N/A Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents and Responses: 13 respondents; 13 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 10-20 hours. Frequency of Response: One-time application, on-going and bi-annual reporting requirements. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1). Total Annual Burden: 520 hours. Total Annual Costs: No cost. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: If respondents submit information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459. Needs and Uses: In a June 2015 Report and Order (FCC 15-70), the Commission established the Numbering Authorization Application process, which allows interconnected VoIP providers to apply for a blanket authorization from the FCC that, once granted, will allow them to demonstrate that they have the authority to provide service in specific areas, thus enabling them to request numbers directly from the Numbering Administrators. This collection covers the information and certifications that applicants must submit in order to comply with the Numbering Authorization Application process. The data, information, and documents acquired through this collection will allow interconnected VoIP providers to obtain numbers with minimal burden or delay while also preventing providers from obtaining numbers without first demonstrating that they can deploy and properly utilize such resources. This information will also help the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) protect against number exhaust while promoting competitive neutrality among [[Page 17710]] traditional telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP providers by allowing both entities to obtain numbers directly from the Numbering Administrators. It will further help the FCC to maintain efficient utilization of numbering resources and ensure that telephone numbers are not being stranded. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-07115 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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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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traditional telecommunications carriers ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to full three year clearance from OMB. On
and interconnected VoIP providers by Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ February 22, 2012, the President signed
allowing both entities to obtain numbers fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. the Spectrum Act, which, among other
directly from the Numbering Include in the comments the Title as things, authorized the Commission to
Administrators. It will further help the shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY conduct incentive auctions, and
FCC to maintain efficient utilization of INFORMATION section below. directed that the Commission use this
numbering resources and ensure that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For innovative tool for an incentive auction
telephone numbers are not being additional information about the of broadcast television spectrum to help
stranded. information collection, contact Cathy meet the Nation’s growing spectrum
Federal Communications Commission. Williams at (202) 418–2918. needs. See Middle Class Tax Relief and
Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112–
Marlene H. Dortch, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
96, sections 6402, 6403, 125 Stat. 156
Secretary. OMB Control Number: 3060–0600.
Title: Application to Participate in an (2012) (Spectrum Act). The
[FR Doc. 2016–07115 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] Commission’s broadcast incentive
FCC Auction, FCC Form 175.
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P auction (BIA) will have three main
Form Number: FCC Form 175.
components: (1) A reverse auction in
Type of Review: Extension of a
which broadcast television licensees
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS currently approved collection.
will submit bids to voluntarily
COMMISSION Respondents: Business or other for-
relinquish their spectrum usage rights in
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
[OMB 3060–0600 and 3060–0995] exchange for defined shares of proceeds
and state, local or tribal governments.
from the forward auction; (2) a
Estimated Number of Respondents
Information Collections Being repacking of the broadcast television
and Responses: 500 respondents and
Reviewed by the Federal bands; and (3) a forward auction of
500 responses.
Communications Commission Under initial licenses for flexible use of the
Estimated Time per Response: 90
Delegated Authority newly available spectrum.
minutes. The Commission is revising the
AGENCY: Federal Communications Frequency of Response: On occasion currently approved information
Commission. reporting requirement. collection on FCC Form 175 to
ACTION: Notice and request for Obligation to Respond: Required to implement new collection requirements
comments. obtain or retain benefits. Statutory that are the result of (1) various
authority for the currently approved Commission actions in which the
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort information collection is contained in Commission adopted general rules and
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the procedures to govern the BIA, including
required by the Paperwork Reduction Communications Act, as amended, 47 rules applicable to applicants seeking to
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections participate in the forward auction
3520), the Federal Communications 1.2105, 1.2110, 1.2112 of the component of the BIA and, (2) the
Commission invites the general public Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2105, Commission’s adoption of new and
and other Federal agencies to take this 1.2110, 1.2112. Statutory authority for modified competitive bidding rules and
opportunity to comment on the the revised information collection is requirements in the Updating Part 1
following information collection. contained in sections 154(i) and Report and Order, which will apply to
Comments are requested concerning: 309(j)(5) of the Communications Act of applicants seeking to participate in a
Whether the proposed collection of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), Commission auction, including the
information is necessary for the proper 309(j)(5), and sections 1.2105, 1.2110, forward auction component of the BIA.
performance of the functions of the 1.2112 of the Commission’s rules, as The Commission’s auction rules and
Commission, including whether the amended, 47 CFR 1.2105, 1.2110, related requirements are designed to
information shall have practical utility; 1.2112. ensure that the competitive bidding
the accuracy of the Commission’s Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750 process is limited to serious qualified
burden estimate; ways to enhance the hours. applicants, deter possible abuse of the
quality, utility, and clarity of the Total Annual Costs: None. bidding and licensing process, and
information collected; ways to minimize Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: enhance the use of competitive bidding
the burden of the collection of Information collected on FCC Form 175 to assign Commission licenses in
information on the respondents, is made available for public inspection, furtherance of the public interest. The
including the use of automated and the Commission is not requesting information collected on FCC Form 175
collection techniques or other forms of that respondents submit confidential is used by the Commission to determine
information technology; and ways to information on FCC Form 175. if an applicant is legally, technically,
further reduce the information Respondents seeking to have and financially qualified to participate
collection burden on small business information collected on FCC Form 175 in a Commission auction. Additionally,
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. withheld from public inspection may if an applicant applies for status as a
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor request confidential treatment of such particular type of auction participant
a collection of information unless it information pursuant to section 0.459 of pursuant to Commission rules, the
displays a currently valid control the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459. Commission uses information collected
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
number. No person shall be subject to Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No on FCC Form 175 to determine whether
any penalty for failing to comply with impact(s). the applicant is eligible for the status
a collection of information subject to the Needs and Uses: A request for requested. Commission staff reviews the
PRA that does not display a valid Office extension of this information collection information collected on FCC Form 175
of Management and Budget (OMB) (no change in requirements) will be for a particular auction as part of the
control number. submitted to the Office of Management pre-auction process, prior to the auction
DATES: Written PRA comments should and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day being held. Staff determines whether
be submitted on or before May 31, 2016. comment period in order to obtain the each applicant satisfies the
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| Dates | Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 31, 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 17709 |
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