81 FR 33252 - Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 101 (May 25, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33252-33253]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12276]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0016 and 3060-0874]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid 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 June 24, 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 No.: 3060-0016.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video 
Service Authorization, Schedule C (Former FCC Form 346); Sections 
74.793(d) and 74.787, LPTV Out-of-Core Digital Displacement 
Application; Section 73.3700(g)(1)-(3), Post-Incentive Auction 
Licensing and Operations; Section 74.800, Low Power Television and TV 
Translator Channel Sharing.
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule C.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.

    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,450 respondents and 4,450 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5-7 hours (total of 9.5 hours).
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; on occasion 
reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i), 
303, 307, 308 and 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 42,275 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $24,688,600.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On December 17, 2015, the Commission adopted the 
Third Report and Order and Fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the 
Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to 
Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television Translator, and 
Television Booster Stations and to Amend Rules for Digital Class A 
Television Stations, MB Docket No. 03-185, FCC 15-175 (``LPTV Digital 
Third Report and Order and Fourth Notice''). This document approved 
channel sharing between LPTV and TV translator stations as well as 
created a new digital-to-digital replacement translator.
    There are changes to FCC Form 2100, Schedule C to implement channel 
sharing between low power television (LPTV) and TV translator stations. 
There are also changes to the substance, burden hours, and costs for 
the collection.
    47 CFR 74.800 permits LPTV and TV translator stations to seek 
approval to

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share a single television channel. Stations interested in terminating 
operations and sharing another station's channel must submit FCC Form 
2100 Schedule C in order to have the channel sharing arrangement 
approved. If the sharing station is proposing to make changes to its 
facility to accommodate the channel sharing, it must also file FCC Form 
2100 Schedule C.
    47 CFR 74.787 permits full power television stations to obtain a 
digital-to-digital replacement translator to replace service areas lost 
as a result of the incentive auction and repacking processes. Stations 
submit FCC Form 2100 Schedule C to obtain a construction permit for the 
new replacement translator.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0874.
    Title: Consumer Complaint Portal: General Complaints, Obscenity or 
Indecency Complaints, Complaints under the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act, Slamming Complaints, RDAs and Communications 
Accessibility Complaints.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 335,909 respondents; 335,909 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (.25 hours) to 30 minutes 
(.50 hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 208 of the Communications Act of 
1934 (Act), as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Total Annual Burden: 83,988 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's updated 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, 
Inquiries and Requests for Dispute Assistance'', which became effective 
on September 24, 2014.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for 
Informal Complaints and Inquiries was completed on June 28, 2007. It 
may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy5FImpact5FAssessment.html. The Commission is in the process of 
updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of 
revisions to the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission consolidated all of the FCC informal 
consumer complaint intake into an online consumer complaint portal, 
which allows the Commission to better manage the collection of informal 
consumer complaints. Informal consumer complaints consist of informal 
consumer complaints, inquiries and comments. This revised information 
collection requests OMB approval for the addition of a layer of 
consumer reported complaint information. Consumers filing a complaint 
in the online portal are currently asked to choose a product, method 
and issue detailing their complaint. These revisions will allow 
consumers to choose from additional issues as well as multiple sub-
issues. This change will assist consumers in providing more granular 
information about their complaint, assist the Commission in the 
processing of the complaint and provide more detailed data to inform 
enforcement and policy efforts at the Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-12276 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
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