81 FR 75054 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 209 (October 28, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 209 (October 28, 2016)
| Page Range | 75054-75055 | |
| FR Document | 2016-26052 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 75054-75055] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-26052] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0149] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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, 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 December 27, 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: 3060-0149. Title: Part 63, Application and Supplemental Information Requirements; Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, et al. Form Number(s): N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents and Responses: 65 respondents; 85 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 5.34 hours per response. Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and third party disclosure requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 214 and 402 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 2,075 hours. Annual Cost Burden: $27,900. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information filed in section 214 applications has generally been non-confidential. Requests from parties seeking confidential treatment are considered by Commission staff pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a currently approved collection. The Commission will submit this information collection after this 60 day comment period. Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, requires that a carrier must first obtain FCC authorization either to (1) construct, operate, or engage in transmission over a line of communications; or (2) discontinue, reduce or impair service over a line of communications. Part 63 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) implements Section 214. Part 63 also implements provisions of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 pertaining to video which was approved under this OMB Control Number 3060-0149. In 2009, the Commission modified Part 63 to extend to providers of interconnected Voice of Internet Protocol (VoIP) service the discontinuance obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant telecommunications carriers under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the Commission adopted improved administrative filing procedures for domestic transfers of control, domestic discontinuances and notices of network changes, and among other adjustments, modified Part 63 to require electronic [[Page 75055]] filing for applications for authorization to discontinue, reduce, or impair service under section 214(a) of the Act. In July 2016, the Commission concluded that applicants seeking to discontinue a legacy time division multiplexing (TDM)-based voice service as part of a transition to a new technology, whether Internet Protocol (IP), wireless, or another type (technology transition discontinuance application) must demonstrate that an adequate replacement for the legacy service exists in order to be eligible for streamlined treatment and revised part 63 accordingly. For any other domestic service for which a discontinuance application is filed, the existing framework governs automatic grant procedures. Unlike traditional applicants, technology transition discontinuance applicants seeking streamlined treatment will be required to submit with their application either a certification or a showing as to whether an ``adequate replacement'' exists in the service area. The Commission stressed that attempting to satisfy this ``adequate replacement'' test to establish eligibility for streamlined treatment is entirely voluntary for an applicant. Voice technology transition discontinuance applicants that decline to pursue this path are not eligible for streamlined treatment and will have their applications evaluated on a non-streamlined basis under the traditional five factor test. The Commission concluded that an applicant for a technology transition discontinuance may demonstrate that a service is an adequate replacement for a legacy voice service by certifying or showing that one or more replacement service(s) offers all of the following: (i) Substantially similar levels of network infrastructure and service quality as the applicant service; (ii) compliance with existing federal and/or industry standards required to ensure that critical applications such as 911, network security, and applications for individuals with disabilities remain available; and (iii) interoperability and compatibility with an enumerated list of applications and functionalities determined to be key to consumers and competitors. One replacement service must satisfy all the criteria to retain eligibility for automatic grant. To reduce burdens on carriers, the Commission adopted a more streamlined approach for discontinuances involving services that are substantially similar to those for which a Section 214 discontinuance has previously been approved and allowed Section 214 discontinuance applications to be eligible for automatic grant without any further showing if the applicant demonstrates that the service has zero customers in the relevant service area and no requests for service in the last six months. The Commission also concluded that consumer education materials should be required as part of any technology transition discontinuance because customers must be informed of their choices to ensure seamless transitions. The Commission determined that information about the price of the legacy service and the proposed replacement service should be provided as part of the application because any potential increased costs would implicate the Commission's commitment to ensuring that technology transitions do not unduly impact our most vulnerable citizens. To further reduce burdens on carriers, the Commission also decided to allow carriers to provide notice via email to offer additional options to customers and addressed a gap in the Commission's rules to make a competitive LEC's application for discontinuance deemed granted on the effective date of any comer retirement that made the discontinuance unavoidable. The Commission further concluded that applicants must provide notice of discontinuance applications to any federally-recognized Tribal Nations. The Commission estimates that there will be five respondents submitting 25 applications/responses related to these revisions. The Commission also estimates that these revisions will result in a total of 1,775 annual burden hours and a total annual cost of $27,900. The Commission estimates that the total annual burden and annual cost of the entire collection, as revised, is 2,075 and $27,900, respectively. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-26052 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Princeton, KY, To Providence, KY; Four FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Requirements; Technology Transitions,
R Broadcasting, Inc., Station NEW, COMMISSION GN Docket No. 13–5, et al.
Facility ID 191560, BMPH– Form Number(s): N/A.
[OMB 3060–0149] Type of Review: Revision of a
20160926AAF, From Christoval, TX, To
Stanton, TX; Genesee Media currently approved collection.
Information Collection Being Reviewed
Corporation, Station WOKR, Facility ID Respondents: Business or other for-
by the Federal Communications
15767, BP–20140124AME, From profit.
Commission Number of Respondents and
Brockport, NY, To Brighton, NY;
AGENCY: Federal Communications Responses: 65 respondents; 85
Genesis Communications I, Inc., Station responses.
Commission.
WHOO, Facility ID 54573, BP– Estimated Time per Response: 5.34
ACTION: Notice and request for
20140721AAY, From Kissimmee, FL, To hours per response.
Winter Park, FL; Hopkins-Webster CBC, comments.
Frequency of Response: One-time
Inc., Station WWKY, Facility ID 67479, SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort reporting requirement and third party
BPH–20160916ABC, From Providence, to reduce paperwork burdens, and as disclosure requirements.
KY, To Sebree, KY; Radio 7 Media, LLC, required by the Paperwork Reduction Obligation to Respond: Required to
Station WLXA, Facility ID 53875, BPH– Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
20161012AAD, From Loretto, TN, To Communications Commission (FCC or authority for this collection of
Florence, AL; Rich Broadcasting Idaho the Commission) invites the general information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
LS, LLC, Station KLLP, Facility ID 8413, public and other Federal agencies to 214 and 402 of the Communications Act
BPH–20161011AEJ, From Chubbuck, ID, take this opportunity to comment on the of 1934, as amended.
To Blackfoot, ID; Rich Broadcasting following information collection. Total Annual Burden: 2,075 hours.
Idaho LS, LLC, Station KID–FM, Facility Comments are requested concerning: Annual Cost Burden: $27,900.
Whether the proposed collection of Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
ID 22195, BPH–20161011AFL, From
information is necessary for the proper impact(s).
Idaho Falls, ID, To Aberdeen, ID; Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Shamrock Communications, Inc., performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the Information filed in section 214
Station KNEZ, Facility ID 166018, BPH– applications has generally been non-
20160922ABD, From Fernley, NV, To information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s confidential. Requests from parties
Hazen, NV; The Montana Radio seeking confidential treatment are
Company, LLC, Station KZMO, Facility burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the considered by Commission staff
ID 183371, BPH–20161011ABH, From pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the
information collected; ways to minimize
Roundup, MT, To Klein, MT; University Commission’s rules.
the burden of the collection of
Of Wyoming, Station KAIW, Facility ID information on the respondents, Needs and Uses: The Commission is
93001, BPED–20160825ABH, From including the use of automated seeking Office of Management and
Laramie, WY, To Saratoga, WY. collection techniques or other forms of Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of
information technology; and ways to a currently approved collection. The
DATES:The agency must receive Commission will submit this
comments on or before December 27, further reduce the information
collection burden on small business information collection after this 60 day
2016. comment period. Section 214 of the
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
ADDRESSES:Federal Communications The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Communications Act of 1934, as
Commission, 445 Twelfth Street SW., collection of information unless it amended, requires that a carrier must
displays a currently valid control first obtain FCC authorization either to
Washington, DC 20554.
number. No person shall be subject to (1) construct, operate, or engage in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
any penalty for failing to comply with transmission over a line of
Tung Bui, 202–418–2700. a collection of information subject to the communications; or (2) discontinue,
PRA that does not display a valid Office reduce or impair service over a line of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The full
of Management and Budget (OMB) communications.
text of these applications is available for Part 63 of Title 47 of the Code of
inspection and copying during normal control number.
Federal Regulations (CFR) implements
business hours in the Commission’s DATES: Written PRA comments should Section 214. Part 63 also implements
Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., be submitted on or before December 27, provisions of the Cable Communications
Washington, DC 20554 or electronically 2016. If you anticipate that you will be Policy Act of 1984 pertaining to video
via the Media Bureau’s Consolidated submitting comments, but find it which was approved under this OMB
Data Base System, http:// difficult to do so within the period of Control Number 3060–0149. In 2009,
licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/ time allowed by this notice, you should the Commission modified Part 63 to
prod/cdbs_pa.htm. advise the contact listed below as soon extend to providers of interconnected
as possible. Voice of Internet Protocol (VoIP) service
Federal Communications Commission.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the discontinuance obligations that
James D. Bradshaw, Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ apply to domestic non-dominant
Deputy Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. telecommunications carriers under
[FR Doc. 2016–26110 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Section 214 of the Communications Act
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P additional information about the of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the
information collection, contact Nicole Commission adopted improved
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. administrative filing procedures for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: domestic transfers of control, domestic
OMB Control Number: 3060–0149. discontinuances and notices of network
Title: Part 63, Application and changes, and among other adjustments,
Supplemental Information modified Part 63 to require electronic
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filing for applications for authorization applicant demonstrates that the service Telecommunications Bureau announce
to discontinue, reduce, or impair service has zero customers in the relevant the spectrum clearing target of 108
under section 214(a) of the Act. service area and no requests for service megahertz and band plan for Stage 3 of
In July 2016, the Commission in the last six months. the incentive auction, and that bidding
concluded that applicants seeking to The Commission also concluded that in Stage 3 of the reverse auction is
discontinue a legacy time division consumer education materials should be scheduled to begin on November 1,
multiplexing (TDM)-based voice service required as part of any technology 2016. This document also announces
as part of a transition to a new transition discontinuance because details and dates regarding bidding and
technology, whether Internet Protocol customers must be informed of their the availability of educational and
(IP), wireless, or another type choices to ensure seamless transitions. informational materials for reverse and
(technology transition discontinuance The Commission determined that forward auction bidders eligible to
application) must demonstrate that an information about the price of the legacy participate in Stage 3; the availability of
adequate replacement for the legacy service and the proposed replacement Stage 3 bidding and timing information
service exists in order to be eligible for service should be provided as part of the in the Incentive Auction Public
streamlined treatment and revised part application because any potential Reporting System; and the importance
63 accordingly. For any other domestic increased costs would implicate the of bidder contingency plans. Finally,
service for which a discontinuance Commission’s commitment to ensuring this document reminds each reverse and
application is filed, the existing that technology transitions do not forward auction applicant of its
framework governs automatic grant unduly impact our most vulnerable continuing obligations under the FCC’s
procedures. Unlike traditional citizens. To further reduce burdens on rules.
applicants, technology transition carriers, the Commission also decided to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
discontinuance applicants seeking allow carriers to provide notice via Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
streamlined treatment will be required email to offer additional options to Auctions and Spectrum Access Division:
to submit with their application either customers and addressed a gap in the For general auction questions, contact
a certification or a showing as to Commission’s rules to make a Linda Sanderson at (717) 338–2868. For
whether an ‘‘adequate replacement’’ competitive LEC’s application for reverse auction or forward auction legal
exists in the service area. The discontinuance deemed granted on the questions, refer to the contact
Commission stressed that attempting to effective date of any comer retirement information listed in the Incentive
satisfy this ‘‘adequate replacement’’ test that made the discontinuance Auction Stage 3 Clearing Target Public
to establish eligibility for streamlined unavoidable. The Commission further Notice.
treatment is entirely voluntary for an concluded that applicants must provide SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
applicant. Voice technology transition notice of discontinuance applications to summary of the Incentive Auction Stage
discontinuance applicants that decline any federally-recognized Tribal Nations. 3 Clearing Target Public Notice, GN
to pursue this path are not eligible for The Commission estimates that there Docket No. 12–268, AU Docket No. 14–
streamlined treatment and will have will be five respondents submitting 25 252, WT Docket No. 12–269, DA 16–
their applications evaluated on a non- applications/responses related to these 1213, released October 25, 2016. The
streamlined basis under the traditional revisions. The Commission also complete text of the Incentive Auction
five factor test. The Commission estimates that these revisions will result Stage 3 Clearing Target Public Notice is
concluded that an applicant for a in a total of 1,775 annual burden hours available for public inspection and
technology transition discontinuance and a total annual cost of $27,900. The copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
may demonstrate that a service is an Commission estimates that the total Eastern Time (ET) Monday through
adequate replacement for a legacy voice annual burden and annual cost of the Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
service by certifying or showing that one entire collection, as revised, is 2,075 ET on Fridays in the FCC Reference
or more replacement service(s) offers all and $27,900, respectively. Information Center, 445 12th Street SW.,
of the following: (i) Substantially similar Federal Communications Commission. Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
levels of network infrastructure and Marlene H. Dortch, The complete text is also available on
service quality as the applicant service; Secretary, Office of the Secretary. the Commission’s Web site at http://
(ii) compliance with existing federal [FR Doc. 2016–26052 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] wireless.fcc.gov, the Auction 1000 Web
and/or industry standards required to site at http://www.fcc.gov/auctions/
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
ensure that critical applications such as 1000, or by using the search function on
911, network security, and applications the ECFS Web page at http://
for individuals with disabilities remain FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Alternative
available; and (iii) interoperability and COMMISSION formats are available to persons with
compatibility with an enumerated list of disabilities by sending an email to
applications and functionalities [GN Docket No. 12–268; AU Docket No. 14– FCC504@fcc.gov or by calling the
determined to be key to consumers and 252; WT Docket No. 12–269; DA 16–1213] Consumer & Governmental Affairs
competitors. One replacement service Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
Clearing Target of 108 Megahertz Set
must satisfy all the criteria to retain 418–0432 (TTY).
for Stage 3 of the Broadcast Television
eligibility for automatic grant. To reduce 1. The Incentive Auction Task Force
Spectrum Incentive Auction; Stage 3
burdens on carriers, the Commission (Task Force) and the Wireless
Bidding in the Reverse Auction Will
adopted a more streamlined approach Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau)
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Start on November 1, 2016
for discontinuances involving services announce the 108 megahertz spectrum
that are substantially similar to those for AGENCY: Federal Communications clearing target that has been set by the
which a Section 214 discontinuance has Commission. Auction System’s optimization
previously been approved and allowed ACTION: Notice. procedure and the associated band plan
Section 214 discontinuance applications for Stage 3 of the incentive auction, as
to be eligible for automatic grant SUMMARY: The Incentive Auction Task well as the number of Category 1 and
without any further showing if the Force and Wireless Category 2 generic license blocks in
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. | |
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