81 FR 80054 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 220 (November 15, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-27332

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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX]


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, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general

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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 January 
17, 2017. 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-XXXX.
    Title: Improving Reporting for Submarine Cables and Enhanced 
Submarine Outage Data.
    Form Number: FCC Form 5623.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 63 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recurring reporting requirement if reporting 
thresholds are met, we estimate each respondent will file 0.79 reports 
per year.
    Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(j), 4(o), 34-39, 
151, 154(i)-(j), 3 U.S.C. 301, and Executive Order No. 10530.
    Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Outage reports filed with the 
Commission pursuant to part 4 are presumed confidential. The 
information in those filings may be shared with the Department of 
Homeland Security only under appropriate confidential disclosure 
protections. Other persons seeking disclosure must follow the 
procedures delineated in 47 CFR 0.457 and 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules for requests for and disclosure of information. The information 
collection discussed here does not affect the confidential treatment of 
information provided to the FCC through NORS reports.
    Needs and Uses: Section 151 of the Communications Act of 1934 
(Act), as amended, requires the Commission to promote the safety of 
life and property through the use of wire and radio communications. 
Additionally, the Cable Landing License Act, Cable Landing License Act 
(47 U.S.C. 34-39), and Executive Order 10530, provide the Commission 
with authority to grant, withhold, condition and revoke submarine cable 
landing licenses. In concert, the Cable Landing License Act and 
Executive Order provide that the Commission may place conditions on the 
grant of a submarine cable landing license in order to assure just and 
reasonable rates and service in the operation and use of cables so 
licensed. ``Just and reasonable service'' entails assurance that the 
cable infrastructure will be reasonably available. Availability of 
submarine cables is also critically important for national security, 
and the economy, because submarine cables carry approximately 95 
percent of international communications traffic, and are the primary 
means of connectivity for numerous U.S. states and territories. The 
data collection requires all submarine cable licensees to report 
outages through the network outage reporting system (NORS). The general 
purpose of NORS reporting is to gather sufficient information regarding 
disruptions to telecommunications to facilitate FCC monitoring, 
analysis, and investigation of the reliability and security of 
networks, and to identify and act on potential threats to our Nation's 
telecommunications infrastructure. The FCC uses this information 
collection to identify the duration, magnitude, root causes, 
contributing factors, and preventive measures taken with respect to 
significant outages, and to take swift remedial action as required in 
appropriate circumstances. The Commission also maintains an ongoing 
dialogue with reporting entities, as well as with the industry at 
large, generally regarding lessons learned from the information 
collection in order to foster better understanding of the root causes 
of significant outages, and to explore preventive measures in the 
future so as to mitigate the potential impact of such outages on the 
Nation and the American public.
    The data will provide the Commission with greater visibility into 
the availability and health of these networks, allowing it to better 
track and analyze submarine cable resiliency, and suggest or take 
appropriate actions when the data so indicate, i.e. before there is a 
significant problem. Thus, the data will ensure that submarine cable 
service is just and reasonable, and that critical communications 
carried across submarine cables continue to promote the safety of life 
and property, fulfilling the aforementioned statutory obligations.
    The NORS information collection (OMB Control No. 3060-0484) is 
administered by the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 
(PSHSB), which maintains an Internet portal for the electronic 
submission of NORS reports. This electronic filing requirement entails 
entering the required information using Commission-approved Web-based 
outage report templates that are available online at the NORS Internet 
Web portal. The completion of these online templates results in the 
information being electronically entered into the Commission's NORS 
reporting data base in real-time.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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the New Mexico Public Regulation Notice and request for
ACTION: Estimated Time per Response: 5–40
Commission to remedy its alleged comments. minutes (.0833 hours to .667 hours).
improper implementation of PURPA, all Frequency of Response: On occasion
as more fully explained in the petition. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort reporting requirement and third party
Any person desiring to intervene or to to reduce paperwork burdens, and as disclosure requirement.
protest this filing must file in required by the Paperwork Reduction Obligation to Respond: Required to
accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and 3520), the Federal Communications authority for this information collection
Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Commission (FCC or Commission) is contained 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 303(f),
Protests will be considered by the invites the general public and other 303(r), and 309(j)(13).
Commission in determining the Federal agencies to take this Total Annual Burden: 602 hours.
appropriate action to be taken, but will opportunity to comment on the Total Annual Cost: No cost.
not serve to make protestants parties to following information collections. Privacy Impact Assessment: No
the proceeding. Any person wishing to Comments are requested concerning: impact(s).
become a party must file a notice of Whether the proposed collection of Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
intervention or motion to intervene, as information is necessary for the proper There is no need for confidentiality.
appropriate. Such notices, motions, or performance of the functions of the Needs and Uses: The Commission
protests must be filed on or before the Commission, including whether the will submit this expiring information
comment date. On or before the information shall have practical utility; collection to the Office of Management
comment date, it is not necessary to the accuracy of the Commission’s and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day
serve motions to intervene or protests burden estimate; ways to enhance the comment period to obtain the three-year
on persons other than the Petitioner. quality, utility, and clarity of the clearance from them.
The Commission encourages information collected; ways to minimize On October 15, 1997, the FCC
electronic submission of protests and the burden of the collection of released a Report and Order, ET Docket
interventions in lieu of paper using the information on the respondents, No. 96–2, RM–8165, FCC 97–347, that
‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. including the use of automated established a Coordination Zone for new
Persons unable to file electronically collection techniques or other forms of and modified radio facilities in various
should submit an original and 5 copies information technology; and ways to communications services that cover the
of the protest or intervention to the further reduce the information islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, collection burden on small business Vieques, and Culebra within the
888 First Street NE., Washington, DC concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The
20426. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a coordination zone and notification
This filing is accessible on-line at collection of information unless it procedures enable the Arecibo Radio
http://www.ferc.gov, using the displays a currently valid OMB control Astronomy Observatory to receive
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for number. No person shall be subject to information needed to assess whether
electronic review in the Commission’s any penalty for failing to comply with an applicant’s proposed operations will
Public Reference Room in Washington, a collection of information subject to the cause harmful interference to the
DC. There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on PRA that does not display a valid OMB Arecibo Observatory’s operations,
the Web site that enables subscribers to control number. which also promotes efficient resolution
receive email notification when a DATES: Written PRA comments should of coordination problems between the
document is added to a subscribed be submitted on or before January 17, applicants and the Arecibo Observatory.
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 2017. If you anticipate that you will be Federal Communications Commission.
Online service, please email submitting comments, but find it
Gloria J. Miles,
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Secretary.
(202) 502–8659. advise the contact listed below as soon
[FR Doc. 2016–27331 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am]
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern as possible.
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Time on November 28, 2016. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Dated: November 7, 2016. Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@
Kimberly D. Bose, fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Secretary. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For COMMISSION
[FR Doc. 2016–27380 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am]
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole [OMB 3060–XXXX]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
Information Collection Being Reviewed
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: by the Federal Communications
OMB Approval Number: 3060–0698. Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Title: Section 25.203(i) and
COMMISSION 73.1030(a)(2), Radio Astronomy AGENCY: Federal Communications
Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico. Commission.
Form No: N/A. ACTION: Notice and request for
[OMB 3060–0698]
Type of Review: Extension of a
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comments.
Information Collection Being Reviewed currently approved collection.
by the Federal Communications Respondents: Business or other for- SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Commission Under Delegated profit, not-for-profit institutions, and to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
Authority State, local, or tribal Government. required by the Paperwork Reduction
Number of Respondents and Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
AGENCY:Federal Communications Responses: 450 respondents, 4,000 Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission. responses. the Commission) invites the general

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public and other Federal agencies to 4(j), 4(o), 34–39, 151, 154(i)–(j), 3 U.S.C. to significant outages, and to take swift
take this opportunity to comment on the 301, and Executive Order No. 10530. remedial action as required in
following information collection. Total Annual Burden: 100 hours. appropriate circumstances. The
Comments are requested concerning: Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Commission also maintains an ongoing
Whether the proposed collection of Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No dialogue with reporting entities, as well
information is necessary for the proper impact(s). as with the industry at large, generally
performance of the functions of the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: regarding lessons learned from the
Commission, including whether the Outage reports filed with the information collection in order to foster
information shall have practical utility; Commission pursuant to part 4 are better understanding of the root causes
the accuracy of the Commission’s presumed confidential. The information of significant outages, and to explore
burden estimate; ways to enhance the in those filings may be shared with the preventive measures in the future so as
quality, utility, and clarity of the Department of Homeland Security only to mitigate the potential impact of such
information collected; ways to minimize under appropriate confidential outages on the Nation and the American
the burden of the collection of disclosure protections. Other persons public.
information on the respondents, seeking disclosure must follow the The data will provide the Commission
including the use of automated procedures delineated in 47 CFR 0.457 with greater visibility into the
collection techniques or other forms of and 0.459 of the Commission’s rules for availability and health of these
requests for and disclosure of networks, allowing it to better track and
information technology; and ways to
information. The information collection analyze submarine cable resiliency, and
further reduce the information
discussed here does not affect the suggest or take appropriate actions
collection burden on small business
confidential treatment of information when the data so indicate, i.e. before
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
provided to the FCC through NORS there is a significant problem. Thus, the
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
reports. data will ensure that submarine cable
collection of information unless it Needs and Uses: Section 151 of the
displays a currently valid control service is just and reasonable, and that
Communications Act of 1934 (Act), as critical communications carried across
number. No person shall be subject to amended, requires the Commission to
any penalty for failing to comply with submarine cables continue to promote
promote the safety of life and property the safety of life and property, fulfilling
a collection of information subject to the through the use of wire and radio
PRA that does not display a valid Office the aforementioned statutory
communications. Additionally, the
of Management and Budget (OMB) obligations.
Cable Landing License Act, Cable The NORS information collection
control number. Landing License Act (47 U.S.C. 34–39), (OMB Control No. 3060–0484) is
DATES: Written PRA comments should and Executive Order 10530, provide the administered by the FCC’s Public Safety
be submitted on or before January 17, Commission with authority to grant, and Homeland Security Bureau
2017. If you anticipate that you will be withhold, condition and revoke (PSHSB), which maintains an Internet
submitting comments, but find it submarine cable landing licenses. In portal for the electronic submission of
difficult to do so within the period of concert, the Cable Landing License Act NORS reports. This electronic filing
time allowed by this notice, you should and Executive Order provide that the
requirement entails entering the
advise the contact listed below as soon Commission may place conditions on
required information using
as possible. the grant of a submarine cable landing
Commission-approved Web-based
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to license in order to assure just and
outage report templates that are
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ reasonable rates and service in the
available online at the NORS Internet
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. operation and use of cables so licensed.
Web portal. The completion of these
‘‘Just and reasonable service’’ entails
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For online templates results in the
assurance that the cable infrastructure
additional information about the information being electronically entered
will be reasonably available.
information collection, contact Nicole into the Commission’s NORS reporting
Availability of submarine cables is also
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. data base in real-time.
critically important for national
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: security, and the economy, because Federal Communications Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. submarine cables carry approximately Gloria J. Miles,
Title: Improving Reporting for 95 percent of international Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Submarine Cables and Enhanced communications traffic, and are the Secretary.
Submarine Outage Data. primary means of connectivity for [FR Doc. 2016–27332 Filed 11–14–16; 8:45 am]
Form Number: FCC Form 5623. numerous U.S. states and territories. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Type of Review: New collection. The data collection requires all
Respondents: Business or other for- submarine cable licensees to report
profit. outages through the network outage FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Number of Respondents and reporting system (NORS). The general
Responses: 63 respondents; 50 purpose of NORS reporting is to gather Sunshine Act Meeting
responses. sufficient information regarding
Estimated Time per Response: 2 disruptions to telecommunications to AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Federal
hours. facilitate FCC monitoring, analysis, and Maritime Commission.
Frequency of Response: Recurring investigation of the reliability and TIME AND DATE: November 17, 2016—10
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reporting requirement if reporting security of networks, and to identify and a.m.
thresholds are met, we estimate each act on potential threats to our Nation’s PLACE: 800 North Capitol Street NW.,
respondent will file 0.79 reports per telecommunications infrastructure. The First Floor Hearing Room, Washington,
year. FCC uses this information collection to DC.
Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. identify the duration, magnitude, root STATUS: The first portion of the meeting
Statutory authority for this information causes, contributing factors, and will be held in Open Session and will
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, preventive measures taken with respect be streamed live at

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 17, 2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
Contact		For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation		81 FR 80054