81_FR_7569 81 FR 7540 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

81 FR 7540 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 29 (February 12, 2016)

Page Range7540-7541
FR Document2016-02902

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 29 (Friday, February 12, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-02902]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0743]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the 
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden 
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and 
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA 
that does not display a valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 12, 
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: 3060-0743.
    Title: Implementation of the Pay Telephone Reclassification and 
Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC 
Docket No. 96-128.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and state, local 
and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,471 respondents; 10,071 
responses.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 11.730414 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly and monthly reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 276 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 118,137 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the FCC. 
If the Commission requests respondents to submit information which 
respondents believe is confidential, they may request confidential 
treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 96-128, the Commission promulgated 
rules and requirements implementing Section 276 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996. Among other things, the rules (1) 
Establish fair compensation for every completed intrastate and 
interstate payphone call; (2) discontinue intrastate and interstate 
access charge payphone service elements and payments, and intrastate 
and interstate payphone subsidies from basic exchange services; and (3) 
adopt guidelines for use by the states in establishing public interest 
payphones to be located where there would otherwise not be a payphone. 
The information collected under LEC Provision of Emergency Numbers to 
Carrier-Payers would able used to ensure that interexchange carriers, 
payphone service providers (``PSP'') LECs, and the states, comply with 
their obligations under the 1996 Act.

Federal Communications Commission.

    Office of the Secretary.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-02902 Filed 2-11-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P

7540 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices using www.regulations.gov (our The information collection includes SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort preferred method), by email to a-and- completion and submission of the MOU, to reduce paperwork burdens, and as rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA periodic information updates, and required by the Paperwork Reduction Docket Center, Environmental annual completion and submission of Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, basic information on landfill methane 3520), the Federal Communications 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., projects with which the organizations Commission (FCC or the Commission) Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via are involved as an effort to update the invites the general public and other email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. LMOP Landfill and Landfill Gas Energy Federal agencies to take this Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Project Database. The information opportunity to comment on the for EPA. collection is to be utilized to maintain following information collection. EPA’s policy is that all comments up-to-date data and information about Comments are requested concerning: received will be included in the public LMOP Partners and LFG energy projects whether the proposed collection of docket without change including any with which they are involved. The data information is necessary for the proper personal information provided, unless will also be used by the public to access performance of the functions of the the comment includes profanity, threats, LFG energy project development Commission, including whether the information claimed to be Confidential opportunities in the United States. In information shall have practical utility; Business Information (CBI) or other addition, the information collection will the accuracy of the Commission’s information whose disclosure is assist LMOP in evaluating the reduction burden estimate; ways to enhance the restricted by statute. of methane emissions from landfills. quality, utility, and clarity of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Form Numbers: 5900–157, 5900–158, information collected; ways to minimize Swarupa Ganguli, Climate Change 5900–159, 5900–160, 5900–161, and the burden of the collection of Division, Office of Atmospheric 5900–162. information on the respondents, Respondents/affected entities: Private including the use of automated Programs, 6207A, Environmental companies and municipalities that own collection techniques or other forms of Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania or operate landfills; manufacturers and information technology; and ways to Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; suppliers of equipment/knowledge to further reduce the information telephone number: (202) 343–9732; fax capture and utilize LFG; utility collection burden on small business number: (202) 343–2342; email address: companies; end-users of energy from concerns with fewer than 25 employees. ganguli.swarupa@epa.gov. landfills; developers of LFG energy The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: projects; State agencies; and other LFG Supporting documents which explain in collection of information unless it energy stakeholders. displays a currently valid control detail the information that the EPA will Respondent’s obligation to respond: be collecting are available in the public number. No person shall be subject to Voluntary. docket for this ICR. The docket can be Estimated number of respondents: any penalty for failing to comply with viewed online at www.regulations.gov 1,135. a collection of information subject to the or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Frequency of response: On occasion. PRA that does not display a valid Office WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Total estimated burden: 2,522 hours of Management and Budget (OMB) Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR control number. DC. The telephone number for the 1320.03(b). DATES: Written PRA comments should Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For Total estimated cost: $196,272 (per be submitted on or before April 12, additional information about EPA’s year), includes $0 annualized capital or 2016. If you anticipate that you will be public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ operation & maintenance costs. submitting comments, but find it dockets. Changes in the Estimates: There is a difficult to do so within the period of Abstract: The Landfill Methane decrease of 1,694 hours in the total time allowed by this notice, you should Outreach Program (LMOP), created by estimated respondent burden compared advise the contact listed below as soon EPA as part of the United States’ with the ICR currently approved by as possible. commitment to reduce greenhouse gas OMB. This decrease is due to revised ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to emissions under the United Nations estimates of respondent participation Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ Framework Convention on Climate and attrition. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Change, is a voluntary program Courtney Kerwin, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For designed to encourage and facilitate the additional information about the Acting Director, Collection Strategies development of environmentally and Division. information collection, contact Nicole economically sound landfill gas (LFG) Ongele at (202) 418–2991. [FR Doc. 2016–02920 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] energy projects across the United States SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 6560–50–P to reduce methane emissions from OMB Control Number: 3060–0743. landfills. LMOP meets these objectives Title: Implementation of the Pay by educating local governments and Telephone Reclassification and communities about the benefits of LFG FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Compensation Provisions of the recovery and use; building partnerships Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC between state agencies, industry, energy [OMB 3060–0743] Docket No. 96–128. asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 service providers, local communities, Form Number: N/A. and other stakeholders interested in Information Collection Being Reviewed Type of Review: Extension of a developing this valuable resources in by the Federal Communications currently approved collection. their community; and providing tools to Commission Respondents: Business or other for- evaluate LFG energy potential. LMOP AGENCY: Federal Communications profit entities and state, local and tribal signed voluntary Memoranda of Commission. government. Understanding (MOUs) with these Number of Respondents and ACTION: Notice and request for organizations to enlist their support in Responses: 4,471 respondents; 10,071 comments. promoting cost-effective LFG utilization. responses. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 29 / Friday, February 12, 2016 / Notices 7541 Estimated Time per Response: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Title: Section 97.303, Frequency 11.730414 hours. COMMISSION Sharing Requirements. Frequency of Response: On occasion, Form Number: N/A. quarterly and monthly reporting [OMB 3060–1050] Type of Review: Extension of a requirements, recordkeeping Information Collection Being Reviewed currently approved collection. requirement and third party disclosure by the Federal Communications Respondents: Individuals or requirement. Commission Under Delegated households. Obligation to Respond: Required to Authority Number of Respondents: 5,000 obtain or retain benefits. Statutory AGENCY: Federal Communications respondents; 5,000 responses. authority for this information collection Commission. Estimated Time per Response: 20 is contained in 47 U.S.C. 276 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as ACTION: Notice and request for minutes (.33 hours). amended. comments. Frequency of Response: Total Annual Burden: 118,137 hours. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Recordkeeping requirement. Total Annual Cost: No cost. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Obligation to Respond: Required to required by the Paperwork Reduction obtain or retain benefits. Statutory Privacy Impact Assessment: No Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– authority for this information collection impact(s). 3520), the Federal Communications is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Commission (FCC or the Commission) 302(a) and 303(c), and (f) of the The Commission is not requesting that invites the general public and other Communications Act of 1934, as respondents submit confidential federal agencies to take this opportunity amended. information to the FCC. If the to comment on the following information collection. Comments are Total Annual Burden: 1,650 hours. Commission requests respondents to submit information which respondents requested concerning: Whether the Total Annual Cost: No cost. believe is confidential, they may request collection of information is necessary Privacy Impact Assessment: No confidential treatment of such for the proper performance of the impact(s). information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Commission’s rules. There is no need for confidentiality with practical utility; the accuracy of the Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. Commission’s burden estimate; ways to this collection. 96–128, the Commission promulgated enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Needs and Uses: The Commission rules and requirements implementing of the information collected; ways to established a recordkeeping procedure Section 276 of the Telecommunications minimize the burden of the collection of in section 97.303(s) that required that Act of 1996. Among other things, the information on the respondents, amateur operator licensees using other rules (1) Establish fair compensation for including the use of automated antennas must maintain in their station every completed intrastate and collection techniques or other forms of records either manufacturer data on the interstate payphone call; (2) discontinue information technology; and ways to antenna gain or calculations of the intrastate and interstate access charge further reduce the information antenna gain. payphone service elements and collection burden on small business payments, and intrastate and interstate concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The amateur radio service governed payphone subsidies from basic The FCC may not conduct or sponsor by 47 CFR part 97 of the Commission’s exchange services; and (3) adopt a collection of information unless it rules, provides spectrum for amateur guidelines for use by the states in displays a currently valid control radio service licensees to participate in establishing public interest payphones number. No person shall be subject to a voluntary noncommercial to be located where there would any penalty for failing to comply with communication service which provides otherwise not be a payphone. The a collection of information subject to the emergency communications and allows information collected under LEC PRA that does not display a valid Office experimentation with various radio Provision of Emergency Numbers to of Management and Budget (OMB) techniques and technologies to further Carrier-Payers would able used to control number. the understanding of radio use and the ensure that interexchange carriers, DATES: Written PRA comments should development of technologies. payphone service providers (‘‘PSP’’) be submitted on or before April 12, The information collection is used to LECs, and the states, comply with their 2016. If you anticipate that you will be calculate the effective radiated power obligations under the 1996 Act. submitting comments, but find it (ERP) that the station is transmitting to difficult to do so within the period of ensure that ERP does not exceed 100 W Federal Communications Commission. time allowed by this notice, you should PEP. Office of the Secretary. advise the contact listed below as soon Gloria J. Miles, as possible. Federal Communications Commission. Federal Register Liaison Officer. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Gloria J. Miles, asabaliauskas on DSK9F6TC42PROD with NOTICES2 [FR Doc. 2016–02902 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Secretary. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For [FR Doc. 2016–02901 Filed 2–11–16; 8:45 am] additional information about the BILLING CODE 6712–01–P information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–1050. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:38 Feb 11, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1


Document Created: 2016-02-12 01:23:53
Document Modified: 2016-02-12 01:23:53
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
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 April 12, 2016. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation81 FR 7540 
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