81 FR 30538 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 95 (May 17, 2016)

Page Range		30538-30540
FR Document		2016-11583

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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0207]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 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 July 18, 
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: 3060-0207.
    Title: Part 11--Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order, FCC 16-32.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 63,080 respondents; 3,596,546 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour (EAS Participants); 20 hours 
(SECCs).
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Obligatory for all entities required to 
participate in

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EAS. Statutory authority for this collection of information is 
contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 606 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 110,476 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains rules and regulations addressing 
the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS). The EAS provides the 
President with the capability to provide immediate communications and 
information to the general public at the national, state and local area 
level during periods of national emergency. The EAS also provides state 
and local governments and the National Weather Service with the 
capability to provide immediate communications and information to the 
general public concerning emergency situations posing a threat to life 
and property. State and local use of the EAS is required to be 
described in State EAS Plans that are administered by State Emergency 
Communications Committees (SECC) and submitted to the FCC for approval.
    In the Third Report and Order in EB Docket No. 04-296, FCC 11-12, 
the Commission adopted rules establishing a regulatory structure for a 
national test of the EAS. In order for the Commission to determine the 
extent to which the test, and by extension the EAS, was successful, the 
FCC adopted rules requiring EAS Participants, within forty five (45) 
days of the date of the first national EAS test, to record and submit 
to the Commission the following test-related diagnostic information for 
each alert received from each message source monitored at the time of 
the national test:
     Whether they received the alert message during the 
designated test;
     whether they retransmitted the alert;
     if they were not able to receive and/or transmit the 
alert, their `best effort' diagnostic analysis regarding the cause(s) 
for such failure;
     a description of their station identification and level of 
designation (PEP, LP-1, etc.);
     the date/time of receipt of the EAN message by all 
stations; the date/time of PEP station acknowledgement of receipt of 
the EAN message to FOC;
     the date/time of initiation of actual broadcast of the 
Presidential message;
     the date/time of receipt of the EAT message by all 
stations;
     who they were monitoring at the time of the test, and the 
make and
     model number of the EAS equipment that they utilized.
    The Third Report and Order indicates that the national tests of 
EAS, and related information collections will likely be carried out on 
an annual basis. On March 10, 2010, OMB approved the collection as 
indicated by the related Notice of Office of Management and Budget 
Action notification.
    The FCC is submitting this information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision of the previously approved 
information collection that established the mandatory Electronic Test 
Reporting System (ETRS) that EAS Participants must utilize to file 
identifying and test result data as part of their participation in 
nationwide EAS testing. Specifically, the Order adopted in EB Docket 
No. 04-296, FCC 16-32, amends the State EAS Plan filing requirements 
set forth at Section 11.21 of the Commission's rules to require EAS 
Participants (i.e., the broadcasters, cable systems, and other service 
providers subject to the FCC's EAS rules) to provide the following 
information to their respective SECC, who in turn will include such 
information in the State EAS Plan submitted to the Commission for 
approval:
     A description of any actions taken by the EAS Participant 
(acting individually, in conjunction with other EAS Participants in the 
geographic area, and/or in consultation with state and local emergency 
authorities), to make EAS alert content available in languages other 
than English to its non-English speaking audience(s);
     A description of any future actions planned by the EAS 
Participant, in consultation with state and local emergency 
authorities, to provide EAS alert content in languages other than 
English to its non-English speaking audience(s), along with an 
explanation for the EAS Participant's decision to plan or not plan such 
actions; and
     Any other relevant information that the EAS Participant 
may wish to provide.
    In addition, in the event that there is a material change to any of 
the information that EAS Participants are required to furnish their 
respective SECCs, EAS Participants must, within 60 days of the 
occurrence of such material change, submit aa letter to their 
respective SECCs, copying the Commission's Public Safety and Homeland 
Security Bureau (Bureau) that describe such change. The SECCs are 
required to incorporate the information in such letters as amendments 
to the State EAS Plans on file with the Bureau.
    This information will be used by FCC staff to gauge the 
effectiveness of the EAS's capacity to disseminate in-language EAS 
emergency alert content to persons who communicate in a language other 
than English or may have a limited understanding of the English 
language; to determine whether private and local efforts to disseminate 
EAS multilingual content might be incorporated into the overall 
national EAS structure; and to confirm that private and local EAS 
multilingual operations are consistent with national plans, FCC 
regulations, and EAS operation.
    The Commission expects that the costs to EAS Participants to comply 
with these reporting requirements will be minimal, and largely limited 
to internal administrative charges associated with drafting a brief 
statement, and submitting that statement, and any other relevant 
information that the EAS Participant may wish to provide to their SECC 
for inclusion into the State EAS Plan for the state in which the EAS 
Participant operates. The Commission further expects that the vast 
majority of EAS Participants are not engaged in multilingual EAS 
activities and therefore will need to submit nothing more than a very 
brief statement to their SECC explaining their decision to plan or not 
plan future actions to provide EAS alert content in languages other 
than English to their non-English speaking audience(s). For the 
presumably small percentage of EAS Participants that actually are 
engaged in multilingual EAS activities, the filing will merely require 
that they supply a summary of actions they already have taken in this 
regard. Accordingly, the FCC estimates that complying with the 
reporting requirement will take EAS Participants, on average, 
approximately one hour. The FCC estimates that compiling the EAS 
Participant summaries of multilingual EAS activities and incorporating 
such information into the State EAS Plan will take SECCs, on average, 
approximately 20 hours.
    The following information collection contained in part 11 may be 
impacted by these rule amendments: Section 11.21 requires that state 
and local EAS plans be reviewed and approved by the Chief, Public 
Safety and Homeland Security, prior to implementation to ensure that 
they are consistent with national plans, FCC regulations, and EAS 
operation.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11583 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P

30538 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 17, 2016 / Notices

On July 20, 2015, the Commission 29, 2016; Technical Formulas for Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
released the part 1 R&O in which it Competitive Bidding, Public Notice, 30 3520), the Federal Communications
updated many of its part 1 competitive FCC Rcd 11034, Appendix 3 (WTB Commission (FCC or the Commission)
bidding rules (See Updating Part 1 2015); Wireless Telecommunications invites the general public and other
Competitive Bidding Rules; Expanding Bureau Releases Updated List of Federal agencies to take this
the Economic and Innovation Reserve-Eligible Nationwide Service opportunity to comment on the
Opportunities of Spectrum Through Providers in each PEA for the Broadcast following information collection.
Incentive Auctions; Petition of Incentive Auction, Public Notice, AU Comments are requested concerning:
DIRECTV Group, Inc. and EchoStar LLC No. 14–252 (WTB 2016). Whether the proposed collection of
for Expedited Rulemaking to Amend The Commission seeks approval for information is necessary for the proper
Section 1.2105(a)(2)(xi) and 1.2106(a) of revisions to its previously approved performance of the functions of the
the Commission’s Rules and/or for collection of information under OMB Commission, including whether the
Interim Conditional Waiver; Control Number 3060–0798 to permit information shall have practical utility;
Implementation of the Commercial the collection of the additional the accuracy of the Commission’s
Spectrum Enhancement Act and information for Commission licenses burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Modernization of the Commission’s and permits, pursuant to the rules and quality, utility, and clarity of the
Competitive Bidding Rules and information collection requirements information collected; ways to minimize
Procedures, Report and Order, Order on adopted by the Commission in the Part the burden of the collection of
Reconsideration of the First Report and 1 R&O and the Mobile Spectrum information on the respondents,
Order, Third Order on Reconsideration Holdings R&O. As part of the collection, including the use of automated
of the Second Report and Order, and the Commission is seeking approval for collection techniques or other forms of
Third Report and Order, FCC 15–80, 30 the information collection and information technology; and ways to
FCC Rcd 7493 (2015), modified by recordkeeping requirements associated further reduce the information
Erratum, 30 FCC Rcd 8518 (2015) (Part with 47 CFR 1.2210(j), 1.2112(b)(2)(iii), collection burden on small business
1 R&O)). Of relevance to the information 1.2112(b)(2)(v), 1.2112(b)(2)(vii), and concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
collection at issue here, the 1.2112(b)(2)(viii). Also, in certain The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
Commission: (1) Implemented a new circumstances, the Commission requires a collection of information unless it
general prohibition on the filing of the applicant to provide copies of their displays a currently valid control
auction applications by entities agreements and/or submit exhibits. number. No person shall be subject to
controlled by the same individual or set In addition, the Commission seeks any penalty for failing to comply with
of individuals (but with a limited approval for various other, non- a collection of information subject to the
exception for qualifying rural wireless substantive editorial/consistency edits PRA that does not display a valid Office
partnerships); (2) modified the and updates to FCC Form 601 that of Management and Budget (OMB)
eligibility requirements for small correct inconsistent capitalization of control number.
business benefits, and updated the words and other typographical errors, DATES: Written PRA comments should
standardized schedule of small business and better align the text on the form be submitted on or before July 18, 2016.
sizes, including the gross revenues with the text in the Commission rules If you anticipate that you will be
thresholds used to determine eligibility; both generally and in connection with submitting comments, but find it
(3) established a new bidding credit for recent non-substantive, organizational difficult to do so within the period of
eligible rural service providers; (4) amendments to the Commission’s rules. time allowed by this notice, you should
adopted targeted attribution rules to The Commission therefore seeks advise the contact listed below as soon
prevent the unjust enrichment of approval for a revision to its currently as possible.
ineligible entities; and (5) adopted rules approved information collection on FCC ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
prohibiting joint bidding arrangements Form 601 to revise FCC Form 601 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
with limited exceptions. The updated accordingly. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Part 1 rules apply to applicants seeking FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Federal Communications Commission.
licenses and permits. additional information about the
Marlene H. Dortch,
Additionally, on June 2, 2014 the information collection, contact Nicole
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
Commission released the Mobile [FR Doc. 2016–11582 Filed 5–16–16; 8:45 am]
Spectrum Holdings R&O, in which the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commission updated its spectrum
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P OMB Control Number: 3060–0207.
screen and established rules for its Title: Part 11—Emergency Alert
upcoming auctions of low-band System (EAS), Order, FCC 16–32.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Form Number: N/A.
spectrum. Of relevance to the COMMISSION Type of Review: Revision of a
information collection at issue here, the currently approved collection.
Commission stated that it could reserve [OMB 3060–0207]
Respondents: Business or other for-
spectrum in order to ensure against profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
Information Collection Being Reviewed
excessive concentration in holdings of and state, local or tribal government.
by the Federal Communications
below-1–GHz spectrum (In the Matter of Number of Respondents and
Commission
Policies Regarding Mobile Spectrum Responses: 63,080 respondents;
Holdings, Expanding the Economic and
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AGENCY: Federal Communications 3,596,546 responses.
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Commission. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 14– ACTION: Notice and request for (EAS Participants); 20 hours (SECCs).
63, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6133, comments. Frequency of Response: One-time
90) 135 (2014) (Mobile Spectrum reporting requirement and
Holdings R&O). See also Application SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort recordkeeping requirement.
Procedures for Broadcast Incentive to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Obligation to Respond: Obligatory for
Auction Scheduled to Begin on March required by the Paperwork Reduction all entities required to participate in

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EAS. Statutory authority for this • model number of the EAS This information will be used by FCC
collection of information is contained in equipment that they utilized. staff to gauge the effectiveness of the
47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 606 of the The Third Report and Order indicates EAS’s capacity to disseminate in-
Communications Act of 1934, as that the national tests of EAS, and language EAS emergency alert content
amended. related information collections will to persons who communicate in a
Total Annual Burden: 110,476 hours. likely be carried out on an annual basis. language other than English or may have
Total Annual Cost: No cost. On March 10, 2010, OMB approved the a limited understanding of the English
Privacy Impact Assessment: No collection as indicated by the related language; to determine whether private
Impact(s). Notice of Office of Management and
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: and local efforts to disseminate EAS
Budget Action notification.
There is no need for confidentiality. The FCC is submitting this multilingual content might be
Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains information collection to the Office of incorporated into the overall national
rules and regulations addressing the Management and Budget (OMB) as a EAS structure; and to confirm that
nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS). revision of the previously approved private and local EAS multilingual
The EAS provides the President with information collection that established operations are consistent with national
the capability to provide immediate the mandatory Electronic Test Reporting plans, FCC regulations, and EAS
communications and information to the System (ETRS) that EAS Participants operation.
general public at the national, state and must utilize to file identifying and test The Commission expects that the
local area level during periods of result data as part of their participation costs to EAS Participants to comply
national emergency. The EAS also in nationwide EAS testing. Specifically, with these reporting requirements will
provides state and local governments the Order adopted in EB Docket No. 04– be minimal, and largely limited to
and the National Weather Service with 296, FCC 16–32, amends the State EAS internal administrative charges
the capability to provide immediate Plan filing requirements set forth at
associated with drafting a brief
communications and information to the Section 11.21 of the Commission’s rules
statement, and submitting that
general public concerning emergency to require EAS Participants (i.e., the
broadcasters, cable systems, and other statement, and any other relevant
situations posing a threat to life and
service providers subject to the FCC’s information that the EAS Participant
property. State and local use of the EAS
is required to be described in State EAS EAS rules) to provide the following may wish to provide to their SECC for
Plans that are administered by State information to their respective SECC, inclusion into the State EAS Plan for the
Emergency Communications who in turn will include such state in which the EAS Participant
Committees (SECC) and submitted to information in the State EAS Plan operates. The Commission further
the FCC for approval. submitted to the Commission for expects that the vast majority of EAS
In the Third Report and Order in EB approval: Participants are not engaged in
Docket No. 04–296, FCC 11–12, the • A description of any actions taken multilingual EAS activities and
Commission adopted rules establishing by the EAS Participant (acting therefore will need to submit nothing
a regulatory structure for a national test individually, in conjunction with other more than a very brief statement to their
of the EAS. In order for the Commission EAS Participants in the geographic area, SECC explaining their decision to plan
to determine the extent to which the and/or in consultation with state and or not plan future actions to provide
test, and by extension the EAS, was local emergency authorities), to make EAS alert content in languages other
successful, the FCC adopted rules EAS alert content available in languages than English to their non-English
requiring EAS Participants, within forty other than English to its non-English speaking audience(s). For the
five (45) days of the date of the first speaking audience(s); presumably small percentage of EAS
national EAS test, to record and submit • A description of any future actions
Participants that actually are engaged in
to the Commission the following test- planned by the EAS Participant, in
consultation with state and local multilingual EAS activities, the filing
related diagnostic information for each will merely require that they supply a
alert received from each message source emergency authorities, to provide EAS
alert content in languages other than summary of actions they already have
monitored at the time of the national taken in this regard. Accordingly, the
test: English to its non-English speaking
FCC estimates that complying with the
• Whether they received the alert audience(s), along with an explanation
message during the designated test; for the EAS Participant’s decision to reporting requirement will take EAS
• whether they retransmitted the plan or not plan such actions; and Participants, on average, approximately
alert; • Any other relevant information that one hour. The FCC estimates that
• if they were not able to receive and/ the EAS Participant may wish to compiling the EAS Participant
or transmit the alert, their ‘best effort’ provide. summaries of multilingual EAS
diagnostic analysis regarding the In addition, in the event that there is activities and incorporating such
cause(s) for such failure; a material change to any of the information into the State EAS Plan will
• a description of their station information that EAS Participants are take SECCs, on average, approximately
identification and level of designation required to furnish their respective 20 hours.
(PEP, LP–1, etc.); SECCs, EAS Participants must, within
The following information collection
• the date/time of receipt of the EAN 60 days of the occurrence of such
material change, submit aa letter to their contained in part 11 may be impacted
message by all stations; the date/time of
respective SECCs, copying the by these rule amendments: Section
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PEP station acknowledgement of receipt
Commission’s Public Safety and 11.21 requires that state and local EAS
of the EAN message to FOC;
• the date/time of initiation of actual Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) plans be reviewed and approved by the
broadcast of the Presidential message; that describe such change. The SECCs Chief, Public Safety and Homeland
• the date/time of receipt of the EAT are required to incorporate the Security, prior to implementation to
message by all stations; information in such letters as ensure that they are consistent with
• who they were monitoring at the amendments to the State EAS Plans on national plans, FCC regulations, and
time of the test, and the make and file with the Bureau. EAS operation.

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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 July 18, 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 30538