81_FR_3814 81 FR 3800 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

81 FR 3800 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 14 (January 22, 2016)

Page Range3800-3800
FR Document2016-01283

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 3060-0668]


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 (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 March 22, 
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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0668.
    Title: Section 76.936, Written Decisions.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; State or Local, 
or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 600 respondents; 600 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; On 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 4(i) of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of 
Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality required with 
this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.936 states that a franchising authority 
must issue a written decision in a rate-making proceeding whenever it 
disapproves an initial rate for the basic service tier or associated 
equipment in whole or in part, disapproves a request for a rate 
increase in whole or in part, or approves a request for an increase 
whole or in part over the objection of interested parties. Franchising 
authorities are required to issue a written decision in rate-making 
proceedings pursuant to Section 76.936 so that cable operators and the 
public are made aware of the proceeding.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01283 Filed 1-21-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P

3800 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 14 / Friday, January 22, 2016 / Notices Federal Communications Commission. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Marlene H. Dortch, Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ COMMISSION Secretary, Office of the Secretary. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. [OMB 3060–0016 and 3060–0027] [FR Doc. 2016–01183 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For BILLING CODE 6712–01–P additional information about the Information Collections Being information collection, contact Cathy Submitted for Review and Approval to Williams at (202) 418–2918. the Office of Management and Budget FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Federal Communications COMMISSION Commission. OMB Control Number: 3060–0668. ACTION: Notice and request for [OMB 3060–0668] Title: Section 76.936, Written comments. Information Collection Being Reviewed Decisions. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort by the Federal Communications Form Number: N/A. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Commission Under Delegated Type of Review: Extension of a required by the Paperwork Reduction Authority currently approved collection. Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Respondents: Business or other for 3520), the Federal Communications AGENCY:Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) Commission. profit entities; State or Local, or Tribal invites the general public and other government. Notice and request for ACTION: Federal agencies to take this comments. Number of Respondents and opportunity to comment on the Responses: 600 respondents; 600 following information collections. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort responses. Comments are requested concerning: to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Estimated Hours per Response: 1 Whether the proposed collection of required by the Paperwork Reduction hour. information is necessary for the proper Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– performance of the functions of the Frequency of Response: Third party Commission, including whether the 3520), the Federal Communications disclosure requirement; On occasion Commission (FCC or the Commission) information shall have practical utility; reporting requirement. the accuracy of the Commission’s invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this Total Annual Burden: 600 hours. burden estimate; ways to enhance the opportunity to comment on the Total Annual Cost: None. quality, utility, and clarity of the following information collection. information collected; ways to minimize Obligation to Respond: Required to the burden of the collection of Comments are requested concerning: obtain or retain benefits. The statutory whether the proposed collection of information on the respondents, authority for this collection is contained including the use of automated information is necessary for the proper in Section 4(i) of the Communications collection techniques or other forms of performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and information technology; and ways to information shall have practical utility; Extent of Confidentiality: There is no further reduce the information the accuracy of the Commission’s need for confidentiality required with collection burden on small business burden estimate; ways to enhance the this collection of information. concerns with fewer than 25 employees. quality, utility, and clarity of the Privacy Impact Assessment: No The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a information collected; ways to minimize impact(s). collection of information unless it the burden of the collection of displays a currently valid OMB control Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.936 states number. No person shall be subject to information on the respondents, that a franchising authority must issue including the use of automated any penalty for failing to comply with a written decision in a rate-making a collection of information subject to the collection techniques or other forms of proceeding whenever it disapproves an PRA that does not display a valid OMB information technology; and ways to initial rate for the basic service tier or control number. further reduce the information collection burden on small business associated equipment in whole or in DATES: Written comments should be concerns with fewer than 25 employees. part, disapproves a request for a rate submitted on or before February 22, The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a increase in whole or in part, or approves 2016. If you anticipate that you will be collection of information unless it a request for an increase whole or in submitting comments, but find it displays a currently valid control part over the objection of interested difficult to do so within the period of number. No person shall be subject to parties. Franchising authorities are time allowed by this notice, you should any penalty for failing to comply with required to issue a written decision in advise the contacts below as soon as a collection of information subject to the rate-making proceedings pursuant to possible. PRA that does not display a valid Office Section 76.936 so that cable operators ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to of Management and Budget (OMB) and the public are made aware of the Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email control number. proceeding. Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and Federal Communications Commission. to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 22, Gloria J. Miles, fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 2016. If you anticipate that you will be Include in the comments the OMB Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the submitting comments, but find it control number as shown in the Secretary. difficult to do so within the period of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section [FR Doc. 2016–01283 Filed 1–21–16; 8:45 am] time allowed by this notice, you should below. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P advise the contact listed below as soon FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For as possible. additional information or copies of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:59 Jan 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JAN1.SGM 22JAN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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 March 22, 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.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation81 FR 3800 
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