81_FR_488 81 FR 485 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

81 FR 485 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 3 (January 6, 2016)

Page Range485-486
FR Document2015-33238

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 Issue 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 485-486]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-33238]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1127]


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 March 7, 
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: 3060-1127.
    Title: First Responder Identification Information in the Uniform 
Licensing System (ULS).
    Form No.: FCC Form 601.
    Type of Review: Extension of a previously approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 133,095 respondents; 13,310 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 154(i) and 
0.191.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,327 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: To protect the identities and 
locations of key first responder communications personnel, the 
Commission will treat emergency contact information submitted into ULS 
pursuant to the Public Notice, DA-09-243, as confidential and will not 
make such information publicly available.\1\ The contact information 
submitted into ULS by public safety licensees and non-public safety 
licensees designated as emergency first responders will be available 
only to Commission staff. Interested licensees should file their 
operational point of contact information in ULS in the form of a 
confidential pleading.
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    Also, to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of 
the emergency contact information submitted pursuant to this 
collection, the Commission will ensure that the sensitive information 
is encrypted and properly stored.

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    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: As part of its Universal Licensing System (ULS), 
the Commission seeks additional information from licensees. 
Specifically, the Commission seeks to request the following information 
from licensees:

    (1) Whether the Public Safety or Commercial Licensee is 
identified by a state, county, and/or local emergency authority to 
provide ``first responder'' emergency services;
    (2) What type of first responder the Public Safety or Commercial 
Licensee is identified as;
    (3) The identity, by name and contact information, of the Public 
Safety or Commercial Licensee's designated point-of-contact; and
    (4) The identity, by name and contact information, of the 
relevant state, county, and/or local emergency authority that 
designated the Public Safety or Commercial Licensee as a ``first 
responder.''

    This information will assist the Commission in providing quality 
assistance to first responders in the event of an emergency. With this 
information, the Commission will be able to enhance its targeted 
assistance to first responders in the affected areas.

Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl D. Todd,
Deputy Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-33238 Filed 1-5-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2016 / Notices 485 based alternatives to ocean dumping; vessel general permits, which were not PRA that does not display a valid Office and the adverse effects of the dumping widely used at the time of the earlier of Management and Budget (OMB) on other uses of the ocean. The Ocean ICR. The estimated decrease in the total control number. Dumping Criteria are codified in 40 CFR estimated burden is due to the DATES: Written PRA comments should parts 227–228. To meet U.S. reporting implementation of the Ocean Dumping be submitted on or before March 7, obligation under the London Ban Act of 1988, which led to the 2016. If you anticipate that you will be Convention, EPA also reports some of cessation of the dumping of sewage submitting comments, but find it this information in the annual United sludge and industrial wastes. The difficult to do so within the period of States Ocean Dumping Report. respondent burden for these special time allowed by this notice, you should EPA uses ocean dumping information permits was high due the potentially advise the contact listed below as soon to make decisions regarding whether to significant impacts from dumping these as possible. issue or deny a permit. This information wastes, and the data required from the ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to is also used to develop the conditions in respondents to ensure permit Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ ocean dumping permits issued by EPA compliance. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. in order to ensure consistency with the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Ocean Dumping Criteria. EPA uses Benita Best-Wong, Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and additional information about the monitoring and reporting data from information collection, contact Nicole permittees to assess compliance with Watersheds. [FR Doc. 2015–33295 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am] Ongele at (202) 418–2991. ocean dumping permits, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: associated monitoring activities. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P OMB Control Number: 3060–1127. Form numbers: None. Title: First Responder Identification Respondents/affected entities: Information in the Uniform Licensing Respondents/affected entities may FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS System (ULS). include any private person or entity, or COMMISSION Form No.: FCC Form 601. State, local or foreign governments. Type of Review: Extension of a [OMB 3060–1127] Respondent’s obligation to respond: previously approved collection. Required to obtain or retain a benefit, Information Collection Being Reviewed Respondents: Business or other-for- specifically permit authorization and/or by the Federal Communications profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, compliance with permits required under Commission local, or Tribal Government. MPRSA sections 102 and 104, 33 U.S.C. Number of Respondents and 1402 & 1404, and implementing AGENCY: Federal Communications Responses: 133,095 respondents; 13,310 regulations at 40 CFR parts 220–229. Commission. responses. Estimated number of respondents: ACTION: Notice and request for Estimated Time per Response: .25 2,767 respondents per year. comments. hours. Frequency of response: The frequency Frequency of Response: One-time of response varies for application and SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort reporting requirement. reporting requirements for different to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. permits. Other than the general permit required by the Paperwork Reduction Statutory authority for this information for transportation and disposal of Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), vessels, response is required once for 3520), the Federal Communications 154(i) and 0.191. each permit application, whether a Commission (FCC or the Commission) Total Annual Burden: 3,327 hours. single notification to EPA or a permit invites the general public and other Total Annual Cost: None. application. Depending on the type of Federal agencies to take this Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: MPRSA permit, a permit application opportunity to comment on the To protect the identities and locations of would be required prior to expiration if following information collection. key first responder communications the permittee seeks re-issuance: General Comments are requested concerning: personnel, the Commission will treat permit (once every seven years); special whether the proposed collection of emergency contact information permit (once every three years), and information is necessary for the proper submitted into ULS pursuant to the research permit (once every 18 months). performance of the functions of the Public Notice, DA–09–243, as Total estimated burden: The public Commission, including whether the confidential and will not make such reporting and recordkeeping burdens for information shall have practical utility; information publicly available.1 The this collection of information are the accuracy of the Commission’s contact information submitted into ULS estimated to be 3,207 hours per year. burden estimate; ways to enhance the by public safety licensees and non- Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). quality, utility, and clarity of the public safety licensees designated as Total estimated cost: Annual labor information collected; ways to minimize emergency first responders will be costs are estimated to be $153,300 and the burden of the collection of available only to Commission staff. $195,857 for capital or operation & information on the respondents, Interested licensees should file their maintenance costs. including the use of automated operational point of contact information Changes in estimates: EPA estimates collection techniques or other forms of in ULS in the form of a confidential an increase in the number of information technology; and ways to pleading. respondents from 21 to 2,767 with a further reduce the information Also, to protect the confidentiality, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES corresponding decrease in total collection burden on small business integrity and availability of the estimated burden from 27,004 to 3,207 concerns with fewer than 25 employees. emergency contact information hours as compared to the most recently The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a submitted pursuant to this collection, approved ICR, which expired January collection of information unless it the Commission will ensure that the 31, 1992. The estimated increase in the displays a currently valid control sensitive information is encrypted and number of respondents is due to the number. No person shall be subject to properly stored. significant increase in the number of any penalty for failing to comply with entities using the burial at sea and a collection of information subject to the 1 47 CFR 0.457. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1

486 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2016 / Notices Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No burden estimate; ways to enhance the Respondents: Business or other for- impact(s). quality, utility, and clarity of the profit entities. Needs and Uses: As part of its information collected; ways to minimize Number of Respondents and Universal Licensing System (ULS), the the burden of the collection of Responses: 5,357 respondents; 573,767 Commission seeks additional information on the respondents, responses. information from licensees. Specifically, including the use of automated Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–8 the Commission seeks to request the collection techniques or other forms of hours. following information from licensees: information technology; and ways to Frequency of Response: On occasion further reduce the information reporting requirements; recordkeeping; (1) Whether the Public Safety or collection burden on small business third party disclosure. Commercial Licensee is identified by a state, county, and/or local emergency authority to concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Total Annual Burden: 575,840 hours. provide ‘‘first responder’’ emergency The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Total Annual Cost: No cost. services; collection of information unless it Obligation to Respond: Required to (2) What type of first responder the Public displays a currently valid Office of obtain or retain benefits. Statutory Safety or Commercial Licensee is identified Management and Budget (OMB) control authority is contained in 47 U.S.C. 222 as; number. No person shall be subject to and 251. (3) The identity, by name and contact Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: any penalty for failing to comply with information, of the Public Safety or The Commission is not requesting that Commercial Licensee’s designated point-of- a collection of information subject to the the respondents submit confidential contact; and PRA that does not display a valid OMB information to the FCC. Respondents (4) The identity, by name and contact control number. may, however, request confidential information, of the relevant state, county, DATES: Written comments should be treatment for information they believe to and/or local emergency authority that submitted on or before February 5, 2016. designated the Public Safety or Commercial be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of If you anticipate that you will be the Commission’s rules. Licensee as a ‘‘first responder.’’ submitting comments, but find it Privacy Impact Assessment: No This information will assist the difficult to do so within the period of impact(s). Commission in providing quality time allowed by this notice, you should Needs and Uses: Section 251 of the assistance to first responders in the advise the contacts below as soon as Communications Act of 1934, as event of an emergency. With this possible. amended, 47 U.S.C. 251, is designed to information, the Commission will be ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to accelerate private sector development able to enhance its targeted assistance to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email and deployment of telecommunications first responders in the affected areas. Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and technologies and services by spurring Federal Communications Commission. to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email competition. Section 222(e) is also Sheryl D. Todd, PRA@fcc.gov and to designed to spur competition by Deputy Secretary. Office of the Secretary. Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the prescribing requirements for the sharing [FR Doc. 2015–33238 Filed 1–5–16; 8:45 am] comments the OMB control number as of subscriber list information. These shown in the ‘‘Supplementary OMB collections are designed to help BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Information’’ section below. implement certain provisions of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For sections 222(e) and 251, and to FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS additional information or copies of the eliminate operational barriers to COMMISSION information collection, contact Nicole competition in the telecommunications Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a services market. Specifically, these [OMB 3060–0741] OMB collections will be used to copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go implement (1) local exchange carriers’ Information Collections Being (‘‘LECs’’) obligations to provide their Submitted for Review and Approval to to the Web page <http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, competitors with dialing parity and the Office of Management and Budget non-discriminatory access to certain (2) look for the section of the Web page AGENCY: Federal Communications called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) services and functionalities; (2) Commission. click on the downward-pointing arrow incumbent local exchange carriers’ ACTION: Notice and request for in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the (‘‘ILECs’’) duty to make network comments. ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) information disclosures; and (3) select ‘‘Federal Communications numbering administration. The SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Commission’’ from the list of agencies Commission estimates that the total to reduce paperwork burdens, and as presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, annual burden of the entire collection, required by the Paperwork Reduction (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the as revised, is 575,840 hours. This Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) revision relates to a change in one of 3520), the Federal Communications when the list of FCC ICRs currently many components of the currently Commission (FCC or Commission) under review appears, look for the OMB approved collection—specifically, invites the general public and other control number of this ICR and then certain reporting, recordkeeping and/or Federal agencies to take this click on the ICR Reference Number. A third party disclosure requirements opportunity to comment on the copy of the FCC submission to OMB under section 251(c)(5). In August 2015, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES following information collections. will be displayed. the Commission adopted new rules Comments are requested concerning: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: concerning certain information Whether the proposed collection of OMB Control Number: 3060–0741. collection requirements implemented information is necessary for the proper Title: Technology Transitions, GN under section 251(c)(5) of the Act, performance of the functions of the Docket No. 13–5, et al. pertaining to network change Commission, including whether the Form Number: N/A. disclosures. The changes to those rules information shall have practical utility; Type of Review: Revision of currently apply specifically to a certain subset of the accuracy of the Commission’s approved collection. network change disclosures, namely VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Jan 05, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1


Document Created: 2016-01-06 04:02:16
Document Modified: 2016-01-06 04:02:16
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 7, 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation81 FR 485 
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