81 FR 58929 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 166 (August 26, 2016)

Page Range		58929-58930
FR Document		2016-20520

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 166 (Friday, August 26, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20520]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1092]


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 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

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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 October 
25, 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: 3060-1092.
    Title: Interim Procedures for Filing Applications Seeking Approval 
for Designated Entity Reportable Eligibility Events and Annual Reports.
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 609-T and 611-T.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for profit 
institutions; and State, Local and Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 1,100 respondents; 2,750 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours to 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 4(i), 308(b), 309(j)(3) and 309(j)(4).
    Total Annual Burden: 7,288 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,223,375.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality. On a case by case basis, the Commission may be 
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the 
location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including 
traditional religious sites.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this comment period to obtain the three year clearance from them. 
FCC Form 609-T is used by Designated Entities (DEs) to request prior 
Commission approval pursuant to Section 1.2114 of the Commission's 
rules for any reportable eligibility event. The data collected on the 
form is used by the FCC to determine whether the public interest would 
be served by the approval of the reportable eligibility event.
    FCC Form 611-T is used by DE licensees to file an annual report, 
pursuant to Section 1.2110(n) of the Commission's rules, related to 
eligibility for designated entity benefits.
    The information collected will be used to ensure that only 
legitimate small businesses reap the benefits of the Commission's 
designated entity program. Further, this information will assist the 
Commission in preventing companies from circumventing the objectives of 
the designated entity eligibility rules by allowing us to review: (1) 
The FCC 609-T applications seeking approval for ``reportable 
eligibility events'' and (2) the FCC Form 611-T annual reports to 
ensure that licensees receiving designated entity benefits are in 
compliance with the Commission's policies and rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary.
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Form No.: FCC Forms 309, 310 and occasion when the applicant is logs should be retained as long as
311. submitting an application for a new required by the Commission.
Type of Review: Extension of a international broadcast station. 47 CFR 73.759(d) states that the
currently approved collection. FCC Form 311—Application for licensee or permittee must keep records
Respondents: Business or other for- Renewal of an International or of the time and results of each auxiliary
profit entities. Experimental Broadcast Station transmitter test performed at least
Number of Respondents/Responses: License—The FCC Form 311 is filed by weekly.
225 respondents; 225 responses. applicants who are requesting renewal 47 CFR 73.762(b) requires that
Estimated Time per Response: 2–720 of their international broadcast station licensees notify the Commission in
hours. licenses. writing of any limitation or
Frequency of Response: 47 CFR 73.702(a) states that six discontinuance of operation of not more
Recordkeeping requirement; On months prior to the start of each season, than 10 days.
occasion, semi-annual, weekly and licensees and permittees shall by 47 CFR 73.762(c) states that the
annual reporting requirements. informal written request, submitted to licensee or permittee must request and
Obligation To Respond: Required to the Commission in triplicate, indicate receive specific authority from the
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory for the season the frequency or Commission to discontinue operations
authority for this information collection frequencies desired for transmission to for more than 10 days under extenuating
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307, each zone or area of reception specified circumstances.
334, 336 and 554. in the license or permit, the specific 47 CFR 1.1301–1.1319 cover
Total Annual Burden: 20,096 hours. hours during which it desires to certifications of compliance with the
Annual Cost Burden: $97,025. transmit to such zones or areas on each National Environmental Policy Act and
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No frequency, and the power, antenna gain, how the public will be protected from
impact(s). and antenna bearing it desires to use.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: radio frequency radiation hazards.
Requests will be honored to the extent
In general, there is no need for that interference and propagation Federal Communications Commission.
confidentiality with this collection of conditions permit and that they are Gloria J. Miles,
information. otherwise in accordance with the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Needs and Uses: The Federal provisions of section 47 CFR 73.702(a). Secretary.
Communications Commission 47 CFR 73.702(b) states that two [FR Doc. 2016–20516 Filed 8–25–16; 8:45 am]
(‘‘Commission’’) is requesting that the months before the start of each season, BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Office of Management and Budget the licensee or permittee must inform
(OMB) approve a three year extension of the Commission in writing as to
the information collection titled ‘‘Part whether it plans to operate in FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
73, Subpart F International Broadcast accordance with the Commission’s COMMISSION
Stations’’ under OMB Control No. 3060– authorization or operate in another [OMB 3060–1092]
1035. This information collection is manner.
used by the Commission to assign 47 CFR 73.702(c) permits entities to Information Collection Being Reviewed
frequencies for use by international file requests for changes to their original by the Federal Communications
broadcast stations, to grant authority to request for assignment and use of Commission
operate such stations and to determine frequencies if they are able to show
if interference or adverse propagation good cause. Because international AGENCY: Federal Communications
conditions exist that may impact the broadcasters are assigned frequencies on Commission.
operation of such stations. The a seasonal basis, as opposed to the full ACTION: Notice and request for
Commission collects this information term of their eight-year license comments.
pursuant to 47 CFR part 73, subpart F. authorization, requests for changes need
If the Commission did not collect this to be filed by entities on occasion. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
information, it would not be in a 47 CFR 73.702 (note) states that to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
position to effectively coordinate permittees who during the process of required by the Paperwork Reduction
spectrum for international broadcasters construction wish to engage in Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
or to act for entities in times of equipment tests shall by informal 3520), the Federal Communications
frequency interference or adverse written request, submitted to the Commission (FCC or Commission)
propagation conditions. Therefore, the Commission in triplicate not less than invites the general public and other
information collection requirements are 30 days before they desire to begin such Federal agencies to take this
as follows: testing, indicate the frequencies they opportunity to comment on the
FCC Form 309—Application for desire to use for testing and the hours following information collections.
Authority To Construct or Make they desire to use those frequencies. Comments are requested concerning:
Changes in an International, 47 CFR 73.702(e) states within 14 Whether the proposed collection of
Experimental Television, Experimental days after the end of each season, each information is necessary for the proper
Facsimile, or a Developmental licensee or permittee must file a report performance of the functions of the
Broadcast Station—The FCC Form 309 with the Commission stating whether Commission, including whether the
is filed on occasion when the applicant the licensee or permittee has operated information shall have practical utility;
is requesting authority to construct or the number of frequency hours the accuracy of the Commission’s
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make modifications to the international authorized by the seasonal schedule to burden estimate; ways to enhance the
broadcast station. each of the zones or areas of reception quality, utility, and clarity of the
FCC Form 310—Application for an specified in the schedule. information collected; ways to minimize
International, Experimental Television, 47 CFR 73.782 requires that licensees the burden of the collection of
Experimental Facsimile, or a retain logs of international broadcast information on the respondents,
Developmental Broadcast Station stations for two years. If it involves including the use of automated
License—The FCC Form 310 is filed on communications incident to a disaster, collection techniques or other forms of

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
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 October 25, 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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation		81 FR 58929