81_FR_62301 81 FR 62127 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

81 FR 62127 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 174 (September 8, 2016)

Page Range62127-62128
FR Document2016-21560

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 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0360]


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 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 November 
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 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 No.: 3060-0360.
    Title: Section 80.409, Station Logs (Maritime Services).
    Form No.: N/A.
    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 government.
    Number of Respondents: 19,919 respondents; 19,919 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 27.3-95 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151-
155, 301-609.
    Total Annual Burden: 561,188 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this extension (no 
change in the recordkeeping requirement) to the OMB after this 60 day 
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The 
information collection requirements are as follows:
    Section 80.409(c), Public Coast Station Logs: This requirement is 
necessary to document the operation and public correspondence of public 
coast radio telegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations, and Alaska 
public-fixed stations, including the logging of distress and safety 
calls where applicable. Entries must be made giving details of all work 
performed which may affect the proper operation of the station. Logs 
must be retained by the licensee for a period of two years from the 
date of entry, and, where applicable, for such additional periods such 
as logs relating to a distress situation or disaster must be retained 
for three years from the date of entry in the log. If the Commission 
has notified the licensee of an investigation, the related logs must be 
retained until the licensee is specifically authorized in writing to 
destroy them. Logs relating to any claim or complaint of which the 
station licensee has notice must be retained until the claim or 
complaint has been satisfied or barred by statute limiting the time for 
filing suits upon such claims.
    Section 80.409(d), Ship Radiotelegraph Logs: Logs of ship stations 
which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelegraphy and operating in 
the band 90 to 535 kHz must contain specific information in log entries 
according to this subsection.
    Section 80.409(e), Ship Radiotelephone Logs: Logs of ship stations 
which are compulsorily equipped for radiotelephony must

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contain specific information in applicable log entries and the time of 
their occurrence.
    The recordkeeping requirements contained in section 80.409 is 
necessary to document the operation and public correspondence service 
of public coast radiotelegraph, public coast radiotelephone stations 
and Alaska-public fixed stations, ship radiotelegraph, ship 
radiotelephone and applicable radiotelephone including the logging of 
distress and safety calls where applicable.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-21560 Filed 9-7-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                     The Agency burden to implement                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                   Form No.: N/A.
                                                  Phase I is 14,658 hours and, potentially,               COMMISSION                                               Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                  994 hours for Phase II. The estimated                                                                         currently approved collection.
                                                                                                          [OMB 3060–0360]                                          Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                  cumulative Agency burden to
                                                  administer this ICR (all phases) is                                                                           profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
                                                                                                          Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                                  15,652 hours.                                                                                                 and state, local and tribal government.
                                                                                                          by the Federal Communications
                                                                                                                                                                   Number of Respondents: 19,919
                                                     Total estimated cost: The estimated                  Commission
                                                                                                                                                                respondents; 19,919 responses.
                                                  costs for the PCWP industry for Phase                   AGENCY: Federal Communications                           Estimated Time per Response: 27.3–
                                                  I is $11,996,531, which includes $7,119                 Commission.                                           95 hours.
                                                  in operating and maintenance (O&M)                      ACTION: Notice and request for                           Frequency of Response:
                                                  costs to cover mailing hard copies of                   comments.                                             Recordkeeping requirement.
                                                  Phase I. The estimated Agency costs to                                                                           Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                  administer Phase I is $511,033, which                   SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort          obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
                                                  includes $7,353 in O&M costs to send                    to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                   authority for this collection is contained
                                                  certified CAA section 114 letters to all                required by the Paperwork Reduction                   in 47 U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609.
                                                  respondents selected for Phase I.                       Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                       Total Annual Burden: 561,188 hours.
                                                                                                          3520), the Federal Communications                        Annual Cost Burden: None.
                                                     Since the actions in Phase II are                                                                             Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                                                                          Commission (FCC or Commission)
                                                  contingent on the information collected                                                                       impact(s).
                                                                                                          invites the general public and other
                                                  in Phase I, the cost for Phase II could                 Federal agencies to take this                            Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                  range from zero to the amount needed                    opportunity to comment on the                         There is no need for confidentiality with
                                                  to conduct all the potential tests                      following information collections.                    this collection of information.
                                                  outlined in the test plan, the maximum                  Comments are requested concerning:                       Needs and Uses: The Commission
                                                  amount. The EPA can only estimate the                   Whether the proposed collection of                    will submit this extension (no change in
                                                  cost on the maximum amount at this                      information is necessary for the proper               the recordkeeping requirement) to the
                                                  time, however, since the Phase I                        performance of the functions of the                   OMB after this 60 day comment period
                                                  information has not been collected. The                 Commission, including whether the                     to obtain the full three-year clearance
                                                  estimated costs for the PCWP industry                   information shall have practical utility;             from them. The information collection
                                                  for Phase II, if implemented in whole,                  the accuracy of the Commission’s                      requirements are as follows:
                                                  is $7,774,530, which includes $637 in                   burden estimate; ways to enhance the                     Section 80.409(c), Public Coast
                                                  O&M costs to cover mailing hard copies                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  Station Logs: This requirement is
                                                                                                          information collected; ways to minimize               necessary to document the operation
                                                  of Phase II. The estimated Agency costs
                                                                                                          the burden of the collection of                       and public correspondence of public
                                                  to administer Phase II in whole is
                                                                                                          information on the respondents,                       coast radio telegraph, public coast
                                                  $34,872, which includes $706 in O&M
                                                                                                          including the use of automated                        radiotelephone stations, and Alaska
                                                  costs to send certified CAA section 114                                                                       public-fixed stations, including the
                                                  letters to all respondents selected for                 collection techniques or other forms of
                                                                                                          information technology; and ways to                   logging of distress and safety calls
                                                  Phase II surveys with electronic return                                                                       where applicable. Entries must be made
                                                  receipt.                                                further reduce the information
                                                                                                          collection burden on small business                   giving details of all work performed
                                                     The resulting maximum total industry                 concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                which may affect the proper operation
                                                  costs for all phases of this ICR is                       The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                  of the station. Logs must be retained by
                                                  estimated to be $19,778,180, which                      a collection of information unless it                 the licensee for a period of two years
                                                  includes $7,755 in O&M costs to cover                   displays a currently valid OMB control                from the date of entry, and, where
                                                  mailing hard copies of Phase I responses                number. No person shall be subject to                 applicable, for such additional periods
                                                  and Phase II. The estimated cumulative                  any penalty for failing to comply with                such as logs relating to a distress
                                                  Agency costs to administer this ICR (all                a collection of information subject to the            situation or disaster must be retained for
                                                  phases) is $545,905, which includes                     PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 three years from the date of entry in the
                                                  $8,059 in O&M costs to send certified                   control number.                                       log. If the Commission has notified the
                                                  CAA section 114 letters to all                                                                                licensee of an investigation, the related
                                                                                                          DATES: Written PRA comments should
                                                  respondents selected for Phase I and                                                                          logs must be retained until the licensee
                                                                                                          be submitted on or before November 7,
                                                                                                                                                                is specifically authorized in writing to
                                                  Phase II surveys with electronic return                 2016. If you anticipate that you will be
                                                                                                                                                                destroy them. Logs relating to any claim
                                                  receipt.                                                submitting comments, but find it
                                                                                                                                                                or complaint of which the station
                                                     Changes in Estimates: This is a new                  difficult to do so within the period of
                                                                                                                                                                licensee has notice must be retained
                                                  ICR, so this section does not apply.                    time allowed by this notice, you should
                                                                                                                                                                until the claim or complaint has been
                                                                                                          advise the contact listed below as soon
                                                  Peter Tsirigotis,
                                                                                                                                                                satisfied or barred by statute limiting the
                                                                                                          as possible.
                                                                                                                                                                time for filing suits upon such claims.
                                                  Director, Sector Policies and Programs                  ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                    Section 80.409(d), Ship
                                                  Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and            Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@                   Radiotelegraph Logs: Logs of ship
                                                  Standards.                                              fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.                stations which are compulsorily
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–21507 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am]              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  equipped for radiotelegraphy and
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                                                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  additional information about the                      operating in the band 90 to 535 kHz
                                                                                                          information collection, contact Cathy                 must contain specific information in log
                                                                                                          Williams at (202) 418–2918.                           entries according to this subsection.
                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               Section 80.409(e), Ship
                                                                                                            OMB Control No.: 3060–0360.                         Radiotelephone Logs: Logs of ship
                                                                                                            Title: Section 80.409, Station Logs                 stations which are compulsorily
                                                                                                          (Maritime Services).                                  equipped for radiotelephony must


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                                                  contain specific information in                         PRA that does not display a valid Office              Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
                                                  applicable log entries and the time of                  of Management and Budget (OMB)                        PS Docket Nos. 15–80, 11–60, and ET
                                                  their occurrence.                                       control number.                                       Docket No. 04–35; FCC 16–63 (The
                                                    The recordkeeping requirements                        DATES: Written PRA comments should                    Report and Order and Order on
                                                  contained in section 80.409 is necessary                be submitted on or before November 7,                 Reconsideration) adopting final and
                                                  to document the operation and public                    2016. If you anticipate that you will be              proposed rules. The information to be
                                                  correspondence service of public coast                  submitting comments, but find it                      collected pertains to final rules
                                                  radiotelegraph, public coast                            difficult to do so within the period of               summarized and published in the
                                                  radiotelephone stations and Alaska-                     time allowed by this notice, you should               Federal Register on July 12, 2016, 81 FR
                                                  public fixed stations, ship                             advise the contact listed below as soon               45055.
                                                  radiotelegraph, ship radiotelephone and                 as possible.                                             The general purpose of the
                                                  applicable radiotelephone including the                 ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                 Commission’s Part 4 rules is to gather
                                                  logging of distress and safety calls                    Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                    sufficient information regarding
                                                  where applicable.                                       fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.                 disruptions to telecommunications to
                                                  Federal Communications Commission.                                                                            facilitate FCC monitoring, analysis, and
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                  Marlene H. Dortch,                                                                                            investigation of the reliability and
                                                                                                          additional information about the
                                                                                                                                                                security of voice, paging, and
                                                  Secretary, Office of the Secretary.                     information collection, contact Nicole
                                                                                                                                                                interconnected VoIP communications
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–21560 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am]              Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
                                                                                                                                                                services, and to identify and act on
                                                  BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            potential threats to our Nation’s
                                                                                                             OMB Control Number: 3060–0484.                     telecommunications infrastructure. The
                                                                                                             Title: Part 4 of the Commission’s                  Commission uses this information
                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  Rules Concerning Disruptions to                       collection to identify the duration,
                                                  COMMISSION                                              Communications.                                       magnitude, root causes, and
                                                                                                             Form Number: Not applicable.
                                                  [OMB 3060–0484]                                                                                               contributing factors with respect to
                                                                                                             Type of Review: Revision of a
                                                                                                                                                                significant outages, and to identify
                                                  Information Collection Being Reviewed                   currently approved collection.
                                                                                                                                                                outage trends; support service
                                                  by the Federal Communications                              Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                                                                                                                                restoration efforts; and help coordinate
                                                  Commission                                              profit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
                                                                                                             Number of Respondents and                          with public safety officials during times
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Communications                          Responses: 798 respondents; 13,012                    of crisis. The Commission also
                                                  Commission.                                             responses.                                            maintains an ongoing dialogue with
                                                                                                             Estimated Time per Response: 2                     reporting entities, as well as with the
                                                  ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                          hours.                                                communications industry at large,
                                                  comments.
                                                                                                             Frequency of Response: On occasion                 generally regarding lessons learned from
                                                  SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort             and annual reporting requirements,                    the information collection in order to a
                                                  to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     recordkeeping requirement and third                   foster better understanding of the root
                                                  required by the Paperwork Reduction                     party disclosure requirement.                         causes of significant outages, and to
                                                  Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                         Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.                  explore preventive measures in the
                                                  3520), the Federal Communications                       Statutory authority for this information              future so as to mitigate the potential
                                                  Commission (FCC or the Commission)                      collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,             scale and impact of such outages.
                                                  invites the general public and other                    154(i)–(j) & (o), 201(b), 214(d), 218,                Federal Communications Commission.
                                                  Federal agencies to take this                           251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r),               Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                  opportunity to comment on the                           307, 309(a), 316, 332, 403, 615a–1, and               Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
                                                  following information collection.                       615c.                                                 [FR Doc. 2016–21636 Filed 9–7–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Comments are requested concerning:                         Total Annual Burden: 25,006 hours.                 BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                  Whether the proposed collection of                         Total Annual Cost: No cost.
                                                  information is necessary for the proper                    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                  performance of the functions of the                     impact(s).
                                                  Commission, including whether the                          Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:              FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                                                  information shall have practical utility;               In accordance with 47 CFR 4.2, reports                CORPORATION
                                                  the accuracy of the Commission’s                        and information contained therein are                 Notice of Termination; 10310 Western
                                                  burden estimate; ways to enhance the                    presumed confidential. The filings are                Commercial Bank, Woodland Hills,
                                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                    shared with the Department of                         California
                                                  information collected; ways to minimize                 Homeland Security through a password-
                                                  the burden of the collection of                         protected real time access to NORS.                     The Federal Deposit Insurance
                                                  information on the respondents,                         Other persons seeking disclosure must                 Corporation (FDIC), as Receiver for
                                                  including the use of automated                          follow the procedures delineated in 47                10310 Western Commercial Bank,
                                                  collection techniques or other forms of                 CFR Sections 0.457 and 0.459 of the                   Woodland Hills, California (Receiver)
                                                  information technology; and ways to                     Commission’s rules for requests for and               has been authorized to take all actions
                                                  further reduce the information                          disclosure of information. The revisions              necessary to terminate the receivership
                                                  collection burden on small business                     noted in this information collection do               estate of Western Commercial Bank
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                                                  concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                  not affect the confidential treatment of              (Receivership Estate); the Receiver has
                                                  The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a                    information provided to the                           made all dividend distributions
                                                  collection of information unless it                     Commission through outage reports                     required by law.
                                                  displays a currently valid control                      filed in NORS.                                          The Receiver has further irrevocably
                                                  number. No person shall be subject to                      Needs and Uses: On May 26, 2016,                   authorized and appointed FDIC-
                                                  any penalty for failing to comply with                  the Commission released a Report and                  Corporate as its attorney-in-fact to
                                                  a collection of information subject to the              Order, Order on Reconsideration, and                  execute and file any and all documents


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 November 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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation81 FR 62127 

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