81 FR 70678 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 198 (October 13, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-24725 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 198 (Thursday, October 13, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 70678-70679] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-24725] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0110] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Communication 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 comments should be submitted on or before November 14, 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 contacts below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the [[Page 70679]] information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0110. Title: Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License, FCC Form 303-S; Section 73.3555(d), Daily Newspaper Cross-Ownership. Form Number: FCC Form 303-S. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments. Number of Respondent and Responses: 3,821 respondents, 3,821 responses. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Estimated Time per Response: 1.25-12 hours. Frequency of Response: Every eight year reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Total Annual Burden: 10,403 hours. Total Annual Costs: $3,886,358. Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for the collection is contained Sections 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this information collection. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: FCC Form 303-S is used in applying for renewal of license for commercial or noncommercial AM, FM, TV, FM translator, TV translator, Class A TV, or Low Power TV, and Low Power FM broadcast station licenses. Licensees of broadcast stations must apply for renewal of their licenses every eight years. This collection also includes the third party disclosure requirement of 47 CFR Section 73.3580. This rule requires local public notice of the filing of the renewal application. For AM, FM, Class A TV and TV stations, these announcements are made on-the-air. For FM/TV Translators and AM/FM/TV stations that are silent, the local public notice is accomplished through publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the community or area being served. 47 CFR Section 73.3555 is also included in this information collection. Section 73.3555 states that in order to overcome the negative presumption set forth in 47 CFR Section 73.3555(d)(4) with respect to the combination of a major newspaper and television station, the applicant must show by clear and convincing evidence that the co- owned major newspaper and station will increase the diversity of independent news outlets and increase competition among independent news sources in the market, and the factors set forth in 47 CFR Section 73.3555(d)(5) will inform this decision. (OMB approval was previously received for the information collection requirements contained in this rule section (waiver showings/filings)). Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-24725 Filed 10-12-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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For a period of 30 days following the contained in a public comment, will not FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
date of publication of this notice, the be placed in EPA’s electronic public COMMISSION
Agency will receive written comments docket but will be available only in
[OMB 3060–0110]
relating to the proposed settlement printed, paper form in the official public
agreement from persons who were not docket. Although not all docket Information Collection Being
named as parties or intervenors to the materials may be available Submitted for Review and Approval to
litigation in question. EPA or the electronically, you may still access any the Office of Management and Budget
Department of Justice may withdraw or of the publicly available docket
withhold consent to the proposed materials through the EPA Docket AGENCY: Federal Communications
settlement agreement if the comments Center. Commission.
disclose facts or considerations that ACTION: Notice and request for
B. How and to whom do I submit
indicate that such consent is comments.
comments?
inappropriate, improper, inadequate, or
You may submit comments as SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
inconsistent with the requirements of
provided in the ADDRESSES section. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
the Act. Unless EPA or the Department
Please ensure that your comments are required by the Paperwork Reduction
of Justice determines that consent to the
submitted within the specified comment Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
agreement should be withdrawn, the
period. Comments received after the 3520), the Federal Communication
terms of the agreement will be affirmed.
close of the comment period will be Commission (FCC or Commission)
II. Additional Information About marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to invites the general public and other
Commenting on the Proposed consider these late comments. Federal agencies to take this
Settlement Agreement If you submit an electronic comment, opportunity to comment on the
EPA recommends that you include your following information collections.
A. How can I get a copy of the proposed
name, mailing address, and an email Comments are requested concerning:
settlement agreement?
address or other contact information in Whether the proposed collection of
The official public docket for this the body of your comment and with any information is necessary for the proper
action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– disk or CD–ROM you submit. This performance of the functions of the
OGC–2016–0582 contains a copy of the ensures that you can be identified as the Commission, including whether the
proposed settlement agreement. The submitter of the comment and allows information shall have practical utility;
official public docket is available for EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot the accuracy of the Commission’s
public viewing at the Office of read your comment due to technical burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket difficulties or needs further information quality, utility, and clarity of the
in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, on the substance of your comment. Any information collected; ways to minimize
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. identifying or contact information the burden of the collection of
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket provided in the body of a comment will information on the respondents,
Center Public Reading Room is open be included as part of the comment that including the use of automated
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday is placed in the official public docket, collection techniques or other forms of
through Friday, excluding legal and made available in EPA’s electronic information technology; and ways to
holidays. The telephone number for the public docket. If EPA cannot read your further reduce the information
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, comment due to technical difficulties collection burden on small business
and the telephone number for the OEI and cannot contact you for clarification, concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Docket is (202) 566–1752. EPA may not be able to consider your The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
An electronic version of the public comment. a collection of information unless it
docket is available through Use of the www.regulations.gov Web displays a currently valid OMB control
www.regulations.gov. You may use the site to submit comments to EPA number. No person shall be subject to
www.regulations.gov to submit or view electronically is EPA’s preferred method any penalty for failing to comply with
public comments, access the index for receiving comments. The electronic a collection of information subject to the
listing of the contents of the official public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous PRA that does not display a valid OMB
public docket, and to access those access’’ system, which means EPA will control number.
documents in the public docket that are not know your identity, email address, DATES: Written comments should be
available electronically. Once in the or other contact information unless you submitted on or before November 14,
system, key in the appropriate docket provide it in the body of your comment. 2016. If you anticipate that you will be
identification number then select In contrast to EPA’s electronic public submitting comments, but find it
‘‘search’’. docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) difficult to do so within the period of
It is important to note that EPA’s system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ time allowed by this notice, you should
policy is that public comments, whether system. If you send an email comment advise the contacts below as soon as
submitted electronically or in paper, directly to the Docket without going possible.
will be made available for public through www.regulations.gov, your
viewing online at www.regulations.gov ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
email address is automatically captured Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
without change, unless the comment and included as part of the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
that is placed in the official public to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
other information whose disclosure is docket, and made available in EPA’s fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
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restricted by statute. Information electronic public docket.
claimed as CBI and other information Include in the comments the OMB
whose disclosure is restricted by statute Dated: October 6, 2016. control number as shown in the
is not included in the official public Gautam Srinivasan, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
docket or in the electronic public Acting Associate General Counsel. below.
docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted [FR Doc. 2016–24782 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
material, including copyrighted material BILLING CODE 6560–50–P additional information or copies of the
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information collection, contact Cathy Power FM broadcast station licenses. governing permit-but-disclose
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a Licensees of broadcast stations must proceedings in 47 CFR 1.1206.
copy of this information collection apply for renewal of their licenses every TITLE: Expanding Consumers’ Video
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go eight years. Navigation Choices (MB Docket No. 16–
to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ This collection also includes the third 42); Commercial Availability of
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the party disclosure requirement of 47 CFR Navigation Devices (CS Docket No. 97–
section of the Web page called Section 73.3580. This rule requires local 80).
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on public notice of the filing of the renewal SUMMARY: The Commission will
the downward-pointing arrow in the application. For AM, FM, Class A TV consider a Report and Order that
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the and TV stations, these announcements modernizes the Commission’s rules to
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) are made on-the-air. For FM/TV allow consumers to use a device of their
select ‘‘Federal Communications Translators and AM/FM/TV stations choosing to access multichannel video
Commission’’ from the list of agencies that are silent, the local public notice is programming instead of leasing devices
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, accomplished through publication in a from their cable or satellite providers.
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the newspaper of general circulation in the
Federal Communications Commission.
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) community or area being served.
when the list of FCC ICRs currently Gloria J. Miles,
47 CFR Section 73.3555 is also
under review appears, look for the OMB included in this information collection. Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
control number of this ICR and then Secretary.
Section 73.3555 states that in order to
click on the ICR Reference Number. A [FR Doc. 2016–24781 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am]
overcome the negative presumption set
copy of the FCC submission to OMB forth in 47 CFR Section 73.3555(d)(4) BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
will be displayed. with respect to the combination of a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: major newspaper and television station,
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OMB Control Number: 3060–0110. the applicant must show by clear and
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Title: Application for Renewal of convincing evidence that the co-owned
Broadcast Station License, FCC Form major newspaper and station will [DA 16–1077]
303–S; Section 73.3555(d), Daily increase the diversity of independent
Newspaper Cross-Ownership. news outlets and increase competition Final Notice of Intent To Declare the
Form Number: FCC Form 303–S. among independent news sources in the International Section 214 Authorization
Type of Review: Extension of a market, and the factors set forth in 47 of IP To Go, LLC Terminated
currently approved collection. CFR Section 73.3555(d)(5) will inform
this decision. (OMB approval was AGENCY: Federal Communications
Respondents: Business or other for
previously received for the information Commission.
profit entities; Not for profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Governments. collection requirements contained in ACTION: Notice.
Number of Respondent and this rule section (waiver showings/
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Responses: 3,821 respondents, 3,821 filings)).
International Bureau (Bureau) affords IP
responses. Federal Communications Commission. To Go, LLC (IPTG) final notice and
Obligation to Respond: Required to Marlene H. Dortch, opportunity to respond to the April 11,
obtain benefits—Statutory authority for Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 2016 letter submitted by the Department
this collection of information is of Justice (DOJ) requesting that the FCC
[FR Doc. 2016–24725 Filed 10–12–16; 8:45 am]
contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 307 terminate, declare null and void and no
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
and 308 of the Communications Act of longer in effect, and/or revoke the
1934, as amended, and Section 204 of international section 214 authorization
the Telecommunications Act of 1996. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS issued to IPTG under file number ITC–
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25– COMMISSION 214–20090508–00208.
12 hours.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
Frequency of Response: Every eight Open Commission Meeting, Thursday,
year reporting requirement; Third party October 28, 2016.
September 29, 2016; Sunshine Period
disclosure requirement. ADDRESSES: The Bureau is serving a
Prohibition Lifted for Expanding
Total Annual Burden: 10,403 hours. Consumers’ Video Navigation Choices; copy of the Public Notice on IPTG by
Total Annual Costs: $3,886,358. Commercial Availability of Navigation certified mail, return receipt requested
Nature of Response: Required to Devices at the last addresses of record appearing
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory in Commission records. IPTG should
authority for the collection is contained October 6, 2016. send its response to Denise Coca, Chief,
Sections 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the The Federal Communications Telecommunications and Analysis
Communications Act of 1934, as Commission deleted the following Division, International Bureau via email
amended, and Section 204 of the agenda item from the list of items at Denise.Coca@fcc.gov and to Veronica
Telecommunications Act of 1996. scheduled for consideration at the Garcia-Ulloa, Attorney Advisor,
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Thursday, September 29, 2016, Open Telecommunications and Analysis
There is no need for confidentiality with Meeting (81 FR 66963, September 29, Division, International Bureau at
this information collection. 2016). Pursuant to 47 CFR 1.1200(a), the Veronica.Garcia-Ulloa@fcc.gov and file
item remained under the sunshine it in IBFS under File No. ITC–214–
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Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s). period prohibition in 47 CFR 1.1203 20090508–00208 via IBFS at http://
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 303–S is until further notice. licensing.fcc.gov/myibfs/pleading.do.
used in applying for renewal of license This public notice establishes that the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
for commercial or noncommercial AM, sunshine restrictions applicable to the Veronica Garcia-Ulloa, Attorney
FM, TV, FM translator, TV translator, item below are hereby lifted. The item Advisor, Telecommunications and
Class A TV, or Low Power TV, and Low remains subject to the ex parte rules Analysis Division, International Bureau,
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| Contact | For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. | |
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