81 FR 8714 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 34 (February 22, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 34 (February 22, 2016)
| Page Range | 8714-8715 | |
| FR Document | 2016-03504 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 8714-8715] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-03504] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0537] 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 (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 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 [[Page 8715]] 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 22, 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 Number: 3060-0537. Title: Sections 13.9(c), 13.13(c), 13.17(b), 13.211(e) and 13.217, Commercial Operator License Examination Managers (COLEM) Records. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities. Number of Respondents: 659 respondents; 659 responses. Estimated Time per Response: .44 hours to 30 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934. Total Annual Burden: 14,796 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy 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 expiring information collection after this comment period to obtain the full, three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission is requesting approval for a three year extension. The rule sections approved under this collections are 47 CFR sections 13.9, 13.13, 13.17 13.211 and 13.217. If the information collection requirements were not kept or fulfilled it is conceivable that examinees could be overcharged and that fraud and deceit could be used for unjust enrichment of the examiners. Federal Communications Commission. Gloria J. Miles, Federal Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-03504 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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The number of respondents: 1,000. any penalty for failing to comply with provided in the reports. Automating and
Estimated time per respondent: 10 a collection of information subject to the organizing data submitted to the
minutes. PRA that does not display a valid OMB Commission facilitate the timely and
The frequency of response: One time. control number. efficient analysis of revenue
Annual hour burden: 167 total hours. DATES: Written PRA comments should requirements, rates of return and price
Government Expenses be submitted on or before April 22, caps, and provide an improved basis for
Reviewing time per response: 5 2016. If you anticipate that you will be auditing and other oversight functions.
minutes. submitting comments, but find it Automated reporting also enhances the
Responses per year: 1,000. difficult to do so within the period of Commission’s ability to quantify the
Reviewing time per year: 83.3 hours. time allowed by this notice, you should effects of policy proposals. The
Average Wages per hour: $42.50. advise the contact listed below as soon Commission has granted all carriers
Average cost per year: (time * wages) as possible. forbearance from many of the
$3,541.67. requirements of ARMIS 43–08
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Benefits and overhead: 20%. conditioned on approval of a data
Total Government Cost: $4,250. Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. retention compliance plan and
Bonita Jones-McNeil, continued submission of certain ARMIS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Program Analyst, Records Management 43–08 data related to access lines in
additional information about the
Division. service to customers. Of the nine
information collection, contact Nicole
holding companies/affiliated carrier
[FR Doc. 2016–03582 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am] Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
groups currently subject to ARMIS 43–
BILLING CODE 6690–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 08, six have requested and received
OMB Control Number: 3060–0496. conditional forbearance. Of the
Title: ARMIS Operating Data Report. remaining three holding companies/
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Report Number: FCC Report 43–08.
affiliated carrier groups, one has
COMMISSION Type of Review: Extension of a
requested conditional forbearance, and
currently approved collection.
[OMB 3060–0496] we anticipate that the other two may do
Respondents: Business or other for-
so in the future.
Information Collection Being Reviewed profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Federal Communications Commission.
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated Responses: 53 respondents; 53 Gloria J. Miles,
Authority responses. Federal Liaison Officer, Office of the
Estimated Time per Response: 139 Secretary.
AGENCY: Federal Communications hours for those that have not applied for [FR Doc. 2016–03503 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
Commission. conditional forbearance; 35 hours for BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
ACTION: Notice and request for those that have received conditional
comments. forbearance.
Frequency of Response: Annual FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort reporting requirement. COMMISSION
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Obligation to Respond: Required to
required by the Paperwork Reduction [OMB 3060–0537]
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– authority for this information collection Information Collection Being Reviewed
3520), the Federal Communications is contained in 47 U.S.C. 219 and 220 by the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission) of the Communications Act of 1934, as Commission
invites the general public and other amended.
Federal agencies to take this Total Annual Burden: 2,271 hours. AGENCY: Federal Communications
opportunity to comment on the Total Annual Cost: No cost. Commission.
following information collections. Privacy Impact Assessment: No ACTION: Notice and request for
Comments are requested concerning: impact(s). comments.
Whether the proposed collection of Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
information is necessary for the proper Ordinarily questions of a sensitive SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
performance of the functions of the nature are not involved in the ARMIS to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
Commission, including whether the Report 43–08. The Commission required by the Paperwork Reduction
information shall have practical utility; contends that areas in which detailed Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
the accuracy of the Commission’s information is required are fully subject 3520), the Federal Communications
burden estimate; ways to enhance the to regulation and the issue of data being Commission (FCC or the Commission)
quality, utility, and clarity of the regarded as sensitive will arise in invites the general public and other
information collected; ways to minimize special circumstances only. In such federal agencies to take this opportunity
the burden of the collection of circumstances, respondents may request to comment on the following
information on the respondents, materials or information submitted to information collection. Comments are
including the use of automated the Commission be withheld from requested concerning: Whether the
collection techniques or other forms of public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of collection of information is necessary
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information technology; and ways to the Commission’s rules. for the proper performance of the
further reduce the information Needs and Uses: The information functions of the Commission, including
collection burden on small business contained in FCC Report 43–08 has whether the information shall have
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. helped the Commission fulfill its practical utility; the accuracy of the
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor regulatory responsibilities. Automated Commission’s burden estimate; ways to
a collection of information unless it reporting of these data greatly enhances enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
displays a currently valid OMB control the Commission’s ability to process and of the information collected; ways to
number. No person shall be subject to analyze the extensive amounts of data minimize the burden of the collection of
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information on the respondents, approval for a three year extension. The DATES: Written PRA comments should
including the use of automated rule sections approved under this be submitted on or before April 22,
collection techniques or other forms of collections are 47 CFR sections 13.9, 2016. If you anticipate that you will be
information technology; and ways to 13.13, 13.17 13.211 and 13.217. If the submitting comments, but find it
further reduce the information information collection requirements difficult to do so within the period of
collection burden on small business were not kept or fulfilled it is time allowed by this notice, you should
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. conceivable that examinees could be advise the contact listed below as soon
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor overcharged and that fraud and deceit as possible.
a collection of information unless it could be used for unjust enrichment of ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
displays a currently valid control the examiners. Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
number. No person shall be subject to Federal Communications Commission. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
any penalty for failing to comply with Gloria J. Miles, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
a collection of information subject to the additional information about the
Federal Liaison Officer, Office of the
PRA that does not display a valid Office Secretary. information collection, contact Cathy
of Management and Budget (OMB) Williams at (202) 418–2918.
[FR Doc. 2016–03504 Filed 2–19–16; 8:45 am]
control number.
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES: Written PRA comments should
OMB Control Number: 3060–0950.
be submitted on or before April 22, Title: Bidding Credits for Tribal
2016. If you anticipate that you will be FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Lands.
submitting comments, but find it COMMISSION Form Number: N/A.
difficult to do so within the period of Type of Review: Extension of a
time allowed by this notice, you should [OMB 3060–0950]
currently approved collection.
advise the contact listed below as soon Respondents: Business or other for-
as possible. Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to and state, local or tribal government.
Commission Under Delegated
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ Authority Number of Respondents: 5
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. respondents; 5 responses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For AGENCY: Federal Communications Estimated Time per Response: 10
additional information about the Commission. hours.
information collection, contact Cathy ACTION: Notice and request for Frequency of Response: On occasion
Williams at (202) 418–2918. comments. reporting requirement and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recordkeeping requirement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0537. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Obligation to Respond: Required to
Title: Sections 13.9(c), 13.13(c), to reduce paperwork burdens, and as obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
13.17(b), 13.211(e) and 13.217, required by the Paperwork Reduction authority for this information collection
Commercial Operator License Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
Examination Managers (COLEM) 3520), the Federal Communications 303(r), and 303(j)(3) and (4) of the
Records. Commission (FCC or the Commission) Communications Act of 1934, as
Form Number: N/A. invites the general public and other amended.
Type of Review: Extension of a federal agencies to take this opportunity Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
currently approved collection. to comment on the following Total Annual Cost: $270,000.
Respondents: Business or other for- information collection. Comments are Privacy Impact Assessment: No
profit entities. requested concerning: Whether the impact(s).
Number of Respondents: 659 collection of information is necessary Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
respondents; 659 responses. for the proper performance of the There is no need for confidentiality with
Estimated Time per Response: .44 functions of the Commission, including this collection of information.
hours to 30 hours. whether the information shall have Needs and Uses: The Commission
Frequency of Response: practical utility; the accuracy of the will be submitting this expiring
Recordkeeping requirement and on Commission’s burden estimate; ways to information collection after this
occasion reporting requirement. enhance the quality, utility, and clarity comment period to the Office of
Obligation to Respond: Required to of the information collected; ways to Management and Budget (OMB) for
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory minimize the burden of the collection of approval of an extension request.
authority for this information collection information on the respondents, From June 2000 to August 2004, the
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303 including the use of automated Commission adopted various
of the Communications Act of 1934. collection techniques or other forms of rulemakings in which a winning bidder
Total Annual Burden: 14,796 hours. information technology; and ways to seeking a bidding credit to serve a
Total Annual Cost: No cost. further reduce the information qualifying tribal land within a particular
Privacy Impact Assessment: No collection burden on small business market must:
impact(s). concerns with fewer than 25 employees. • Indicate on the long-form
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor application (FCC Form 601) that it
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There is no need for confidentiality with a collection of information unless it intends to serve a qualifying tribal land
this collection of information. displays a currently valid control within that market;
Needs and Uses: The Commission number. No person shall be subject to • Within 180 days after the filing
will submit this expiring information any penalty for failing to comply with deadline for the long-form application,
collection after this comment period to a collection of information subject to the amend its long-form application to
obtain the full, three year clearance from PRA that does not display a valid Office identify the tribal land it intends to
the Office of Management and Budget of Management and Budget (OMB) serve and attach a certification from the
(OMB). The Commission is requesting control number. tribal government stating that:
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| Dates | Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 22, 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. | |
| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 8714 |
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