81 FR 47391 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 140 (July 21, 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 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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0010]


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 September 
19, 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: 3060-0010.
    Title: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations, FCC Form 
2100, Schedule 323 (formerly FCC Form 323); Section 73.3615, Ownership 
Reports; Section 74.797, Biennial Ownership Reports.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323 (formerly FCC Form 323).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 4,340 respondents; 4,340 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 to 2.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; biennial 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 152(a), 154(i), 257, 303(r), 307, 309, and 310.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,620 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $10,093,220.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission is drafting a Privacy 
Impact Assessment (PIA) for the personally identifiable information 
(PII) that is covered by the system of records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-1, 
Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations. Upon completion of 
the PIA, it will be posted on the FCC's Web site, as required by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum, M-03-22 (September 
22, 2003).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323 
(formerly FCC Form 323) collects two types of information from 
respondents: PII in the form of names, addresses, job titles and 
demographic information; and FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs).
    The FCC/MB-1 SORN, which was approved on December 21, 2009 (74 FR 
59978), covers the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and 
disposal of the PII that individual respondents may submit on Form 
2100, Schedule 323, as required under the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). The Commission is drafting a privacy statement 
to inform applicants (respondents) of the Commission's need to obtain 
the information and the protections that the Commission has in place to 
protect the PII.
    FRNs are assigned to applicants who complete FCC Form 160 (OMB 
Control No. 3060-0917). Form 160 currently requires applicants for FRNs 
to provide their Taxpayer Information Number (TIN) and/or Social 
Security Number (SSN). The FCC's electronic Commission Registration 
System (CORES) then provides each registrant with a CORES FRN, which 
identifies the registrant in his/her subsequent dealings with the FCC. 
This is done to protect the individual's privacy. The Commission 
maintains a SORN, FCC/OMD-9, Commission Registration System (CORES), to 
cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and disposal of 
the PII that individual respondents may submit on Form 160. Form 160 
includes a privacy statement to inform applicants (respondents) of the 
Commission's need to obtain the information and the protections that 
the FCC has in place to protect the PII.
    The Commission is revising Form 160 to enable applicants to obtain 
a Restricted Use FRN, which may be used on Form 2100, Schedule 323 to 
identify an individual reported as an attributable interest holder. The 
revised Form 160 will require applicants for Restricted Use FRNs to 
provide an alternative set of identifying information that does not 
include the individual's full SSN: His/her full name, residential 
address, date of birth, and only the last four digits of his/her SSN. 
Restricted Use FRNs may be used in lieu of CORES FRNs only on broadcast 
ownership reports and only for individuals (not entities) reported as 
attributable interest holders. The Commission is revising FCC/OMD-9 
SORN to cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and 
disposal of the PII that individual respondents may submit on the 
revised Form 160.
    Needs and Uses: On January 20, 2016, the Commission released a 
Report and Order, Second Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration 
in MB Docket Nos. 07-294, 10-103, and MD Docket No. 10-234 (Second 
Report and Order). The Second Report and Order refines the collection 
of data reported on FCC Form 323, Ownership Report for Commercial 
Broadcast Stations, and FCC Form 323-E, Ownership Report for 
Noncommercial Broadcast Stations. Specifically, the Second Report and 
Order implements a Restricted Use FRN (RUFRN) within the Commission's 
Registration System (CORES) that individuals may use solely for the 
purpose of broadcast ownership report filings; eliminates the 
availability of the Special Use FRN (SUFRN) for broadcast station 
ownership reports, except in very limited circumstances; prescribes 
revisions to Form 323-E that conform the reporting requirements for 
noncommercial educational (NCE) broadcast stations more closely to 
those for commercial stations; and makes a number of significant 
changes to the Commission's reporting requirements that reduce the 
filing burdens on

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broadcasters, streamline the process, and improve data quality. These 
enhancements will enable the Commission to obtain data reflecting a 
more useful, accurate, and thorough assessment of minority and female 
broadcast station ownership in the United States while reducing certain 
filing burdens.
    Licensees of commercial AM, FM, and full power television broadcast 
stations, as well as licensees of Class A and Low Power Television 
stations, must file FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323 (formerly FCC Form 323) 
every two years. Biennial Ownership Reports shall provide information 
accurate as of October 1 of the year in which the Report is filed. Form 
2100, Schedule 323 shall be filed by December 1 in all odd-numbered 
years.
    In addition, Licensees and Permittees of commercial AM, FM, and 
full power television stations must file Form 2100, Schedule 323 
following the consummation of a transfer of control or an assignment of 
a commercial AM, FM, or full power television station license or 
construction permit; a Permittee of a new commercial AM, FM, or full 
power television station must file Form 2100, Schedule 323 within 30 
days after the grant of the construction permit; and a Permittee of a 
new commercial AM, FM, or full power television broadcast station must 
file Form 2100, Schedule 323 to update the initial report or to certify 
the continuing accuracy and completeness of the previously filed report 
on the date that the Permittee applies for a license to cover the 
construction permit.
    In the case of organizational structures that include holding 
companies or other forms of indirect ownership, a separate Form 2100, 
Schedule 323 must be filed for each entity in the organizational 
structure that has an attributable interest in the Licensee or 
Permittee.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
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