81 FR 39640 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 117 (June 17, 2016)

Page Range		39640-39641
FR Document		2016-14334

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 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-14334]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0951]


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 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 16, 
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 to 
[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: 3060-0951.
    Title: Sections 1.204(b) Note and 1.1206(a) Note 1, Service of 
Petitions for Preemption.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 125 respondents; 125 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.28 hours (17 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, and 303.
    Total Annual Burden: 35 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission requests respondents to submit 
information which respondents

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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.
    The FCC has a system of records, FCC/OGC-5, ``Pending Civil 
Cases,'' to cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and 
disposal of the personally identifiable information (PII) that 
individuals may submit with their petitions for preemption that they 
file with the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: These provisions supplement the procedures for 
filing petitions seeking Commission preemption of state and local 
government regulation of telecommunications services. They require that 
such petitions, whether in the form of a petition for rulemaking or a 
petition for declaratory ruling, be served on all state and local 
governments. The actions for which are cited as a basis for requesting 
preemption. Thus, in accordance with these provisions, persons seeking 
preemption must serve their petitions not only on the state or local 
governments whose authority would be preempted, but also on other state 
or local governments whose actions are cited in the petition.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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performance of the functions of the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Commission, including whether the There is no need for confidentiality with quality, utility, and clarity of the
information shall have practical utility; this collection of information. information collected; ways to minimize
the accuracy of the Commission’s Needs and Uses: The Federal the burden of the collection of
burden estimate; ways to enhance the Communications Commission is information on the respondents,
quality, utility, and clarity of the requesting that the Office of including the use of automated
information collected; ways to minimize Management and Budget (OMB) collection techniques or other forms of
the burden of the collection of approve for a period of three years an information technology; and ways to
information on the respondents, extension for the information collection further reduce the information
including the use of automated requirements contained in this collection burden on small business
collection techniques or other forms of collection. concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
information technology; and ways to The information collection The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
further reduce the information requirements that are approved under a collection of information unless it
collection burden on small business this information collection are displays a currently valid OMB control
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. contained in 47 CFR 95.1225(b) and (c), number. No person shall be subject to
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 95.1217(a)(3) and (c), 95.1223 and any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information unless it 95.1225 which relate to the Medical a collection of information subject to the
displays a currently valid OMB control Device Radiocommunication Service PRA that does not display a valid OMB
number. No person shall be subject to (MedRadio). control number.
any penalty for failing to comply with The information is necessary to allow DATES: Written PRA comments should
a collection of information subject to the the coordinator and parties using the be submitted on or before August 16,
PRA that does not display a valid OMB database to contact other users to verify 2016. If you anticipate that you will be
control number. information and resolve potential submitting comments, but find it
DATES: Written PRA comments should conflicts. Each user is responsible for difficult to do so within the period of
be submitted on or before August 16, determining in advance whether new time allowed by this notice, you should
2016. If you anticipate that you will be devices are likely to cause or be advise the contact listed below as soon
submitting comments, but find it susceptible to interference from devices as possible.
difficult to do so within the period of already registered in the coordination ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
time allowed by this notice, you should database. Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@
advise the contact listed below as soon Federal Communications Commission. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
as possible. Gloria J. Miles, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the additional information about the
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@ Secretary. information collection, contact Nicole
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. [FR Doc. 2016–14402 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am] Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
additional information about the OMB Control Number: 3060–0951.
information collection, contact Cathy Title: Sections 1.204(b) Note and
Williams at (202) 418–2918. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1.1206(a) Note 1, Service of Petitions for
COMMISSION Preemption.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[OMB 3060–0951] Form Number: N/A.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0936.
Type of Review: Extension of a
Title: Sections 95.1215, 95.1217,
Information Collection Being Reviewed currently approved collection.
95.1223 and 95.1225, Medical Device Respondents: Business or other for-
Radiocommunications Service by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated profit entities, Individuals or
(MedRadio). households; Not-for-profit institutions;
Form No.: N/A. Authority
and State, local or Tribal Government.
Type of Review: Extension of a AGENCY: Federal Communications Number of Respondents and
currently approved collection. Commission. Responses: 125 respondents; 125
Respondents: Business or other for- ACTION: Notice and request for responses.
profit and not-for-profit institutions. comments. Estimated Time per Response: 0.28
Number of Respondents: 3,120 hours (17 minutes).
respondents; 3,120 responses. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Frequency of Response: On occasion
Estimated Time per Response: 1–3 to reduce paperwork burdens, and as reporting requirements and third party
hours. required by the Paperwork Reduction disclosure requirement.
Frequency of Response: On occasion Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Obligation to Respond: Required to
reporting requirement, third party 3520), the Federal Communications obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
disclosure requirement and Commission (FCC or Commission) authority for this information collection
recordkeeping requirement. invites the general public and other is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, and
Obligation to Respond: Required to Federal agencies to take this 303.
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory opportunity to comment on the Total Annual Burden: 35 hours.
authority for this information collection following information collections. Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
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is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151 and 303 Comments are requested concerning: Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
of the Communications Act of 1934, as Whether the proposed collection of Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
amended. information is necessary for the proper The Commission is not requesting
Total Annual Burden: 9,120 hours. performance of the functions of the respondents to submit confidential
Total Annual Cost: No cost. Commission, including whether the information to the Commission. If the
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No information shall have practical utility; Commission requests respondents to
impact(s). the accuracy of the Commission’s submit information which respondents

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believe is confidential, respondents may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: exemption (b)(8) of the Freedom of
request confidential treatment of such Federal Reserve Board Clearance Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8).
information pursuant to section 0.459 of Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of Abstract: The guidance provides that
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459. the Chief Data Officer, Board of state member banks, bank holding
The FCC has a system of records, Governors of the Federal Reserve companies, and U.S. branches and
FCC/OGC–5, ‘‘Pending Civil Cases,’’ to System, Washington, DC 20551, (202) agencies of foreign banks supervised by
cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, 452–3829. Telecommunications Device the Federal Reserve should establish
safeguards, and disposal of the for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact and maintain policies and procedures
personally identifiable information (PII) (202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of for identifying, evaluating, assessing,
that individuals may submit with their the Federal Reserve System, documenting, and controlling risks
petitions for preemption that they file Washington, DC 20551. associated with certain complex
with the Commission. OMB Desk Officer—Shagufta structured finance transactions (CSFTs).
Needs and Uses: These provisions Ahmed—Office of Information and A financial institution engaged in
supplement the procedures for filing Regulatory Affairs, Office of CSFTs should maintain a set of formal,
petitions seeking Commission Management and Budget, New firm-wide policies and procedures that
preemption of state and local Executive Office Building, Room 10235, are designed to allow the institution to
government regulation of 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC identify, evaluate, assess, document,
telecommunications services. They 20503. and control the full range of credit,
require that such petitions, whether in Final approval under OMB delegated market, operational, legal, and
the form of a petition for rulemaking or authority of the extension for three reputational risks associated with these
a petition for declaratory ruling, be years, without revision, of the following transactions. These policies may be
served on all state and local report: developed specifically for CSFTs or
governments. The actions for which are Report title: Recordkeeping included in the set of broader policies
cited as a basis for requesting Requirements Associated with the governing the institution generally. A
preemption. Thus, in accordance with Interagency Statement on Complex financial institution operating in foreign
these provisions, persons seeking Structured Finance Activities. jurisdictions may tailor its policies and
preemption must serve their petitions Agency form number: FR 4022. procedures as appropriate to account
not only on the state or local OMB control number: 7100–0311. for, and comply with, the applicable
governments whose authority would be Frequency: Annual. laws, regulations, and standards of those
preempted, but also on other state or Reporters: State member banks, bank jurisdictions.
local governments whose actions are holding companies, and U.S. branches A financial institution’s policies and
cited in the petition. and agencies of foreign banks. procedures should establish a clear
Estimated annual burden hours: 180 framework for the review and approval
Marlene H. Dortch, of individual CSFTs. These policies and
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
hours.
Estimated average hours per response: procedures should set forth the
[FR Doc. 2016–14334 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am]
10 hours. responsibilities of the personnel
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Number of respondents: 18 involved in the origination, structuring,
Respondents. trading, review, approval,
General description of report: documentation, verification, and
Sections 11(a), 11(i), 21, and 25 of the execution of CSFTs. A financial
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM institution should define what
Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a),
248(i), 483, and 602) authorize the constitutes a new complex structured
Agency Information Collection finance product and establish a control
Activities: Announcement of Board Board to issue the information
collection and recordkeeping guidance process for the approval of such new
Approval Under Delegated Authority product. An institution’s policies also
and Submission to OMB associated with the Interagency
Statement. In addition, section 5(c) of should provide for new complex
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the the Bank Holding Company Act (12 structured finance products to receive
Federal Reserve System. U.S.C 1844(c)), section 10(b) of the the approval of all relevant control areas
Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. that are independent of the profit center
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
1467a (b)(2)), and section 13(a) of the before the products are offered to
final approval of a proposed information
International Banking Act (12 U.S.C. customers.
collection by the Board of Governors of
Current Actions: On April 4, 2016, the
the Federal Reserve System (Board) 3108(a)) provide further authority for
Board published a notice in the Federal
under OMB delegated authority. Board- the Board to issue such rules and
Register (81 FR 19178) requesting
approved collections of information are guidance. As a guidance document, the
public comment for 60 days on the
incorporated into the official OMB Interagency Statement is voluntary,
proposal to extend for three years,
inventory of currently approved although conformance with the
without revision, the FR 4022. The
collections of information. Copies of the guidance may be the subject of review
comment period for this notice expired
Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, during examinations of institutions
on June 3, 2016. The Federal Reserve
supporting statements and approved engaged in CSFTs. No information is
did not receive any comments, and the
collection of information instrument(s) collected by the Board in connection
information collection will be extended
are placed into OMB’s public docket with the Interagency Statement, so the
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as proposed.
files. The Federal Reserve may not issue of confidentiality does not
conduct or sponsor, and the respondent ordinarily arise. Should an institution’s Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
is not required to respond to, an policies or procedures adopted pursuant System, June 13, 2016.
information collection that has been to the Interagency Statement be retained Robert deV. Frierson,
extended, revised, or implemented on or as part of the record of an institution’s Secretary of the Board.
after October 1, 1995, unless it displays examination, the records would be [FR Doc. 2016–14300 Filed 6–16–16; 8:45 am]
a currently valid OMB control number. exempt from disclosure under BILLING CODE 6210–01–P

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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 August 16, 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 39640