81_FR_89337 81 FR 89100 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

81 FR 89100 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 237 (December 9, 2016)

Page Range89100-89101
FR Document2016-29565

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 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-29565]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1087]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
7, 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 to 
[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:
    Title: Section 15.615, General Administrative Requirements 
(Broadband Over Power Line (BPL).
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1087.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 100 respondents; 100 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 26 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting 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. 154(i), 301, 302, 303(e), 303(f) and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 2,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $60,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The FCC does not require any 
confidentiality in the information provided to the database. There are 
no proprietary or trade/technological standards to which these BPL 
entities wish to restrict access.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection after this 60 day comment period to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) to obtain the full three year clearance. 
Section 15.615 requires entities operating Access BPL systems shall 
supply to an industry-recognized entity, information on all existing 
Access BPL systems and all proposed Access BPL systems for inclusion 
into a publicly available database, within 30 days prior to 
installation of service. Such information should include the name of 
the Access BPL provider; the frequencies of the Access BPL operation; 
the postal ZIP codes served by the specific Access BPL operation; the 
manufacturer and type of Access BPL equipment and its associated FCC ID 
number, contact information; and proposed/or actual date of operation.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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                                                  403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454 of                  Innovation, Science and Economic                      advise the contact listed below as soon
                                                  the Communications Act of 1934.                         Development Canada (ISED) and reduce                  as possible.
                                                     Total Annual Burden: 5,642 hours.                    the risk of an inadvertent rejection by               ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                     Total Annual Cost: None.                             ISED.
                                                     Privacy Impact Assessment: No                                                                              Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@
                                                  impact(s).                                              Federal Communications Commission.                    fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
                                                     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                Gloria J. Miles,                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                  Applicants who include a description of                 Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the       additional information about the
                                                  how they intend to interoperate with                    Secretary.                                            information collection, contact Nicole
                                                  licensees from Canada need not include                  [FR Doc. 2016–29566 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]           Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
                                                  any confidential information with their                 BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  description. Nonetheless, there is a need                                                                        Title: Section 15.615, General
                                                  for confidentiality with respect to all                                                                       Administrative Requirements
                                                  applications filed with the Commission                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                                                                          COMMISSION                                            (Broadband Over Power Line (BPL).
                                                  through its Universal Licensing System
                                                                                                                                                                   OMB Control Number: 3060–1087.
                                                  (ULS). Although ULS stores all                          [OMB 3060–1087]
                                                  information pertaining to the individual                                                                         Form Number: N/A.
                                                  license via an FCC Registration Number                  Information Collection Being Reviewed                    Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                  (FRN), confidential information is                      by the Federal Communications                         currently approved collection.
                                                  accessible only by persons or entities                  Commission Under Delegated                               Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                  that hold the password for each account,                Authority                                             profit; not-for-profit institutions; and
                                                  and the Commission’s licensing staff.                                                                         State, local or Tribal Government.
                                                  Information on private land mobile                      AGENCY: Federal Communications                           Number of Respondents and
                                                  radio licensees is maintained in the                    Commission.                                           Responses: 100 respondents; 100
                                                  Commission’s system of records, FCC/                    ACTION: Notice and request for                        responses.
                                                  WTB–1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing                    comments.                                                Estimated Time per Response: 26
                                                  Records.’’ The licensee records will be                                                                       hours.
                                                  publicly available and routinely used in                SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort
                                                                                                          to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                      Frequency of Response: On occasion
                                                  accordance with subsection (b) of the                                                                         reporting requirement and third party
                                                  Privacy Act. TIN Numbers and material                   required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                                                                          Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                    disclosure requirement.
                                                  which is afforded confidential treatment                                                                         Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                  pursuant to a request made under 47                     3520), the Federal Communications
                                                                                                          Commission (FCC or Commission)                        obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                                  CFR 0.459 will not be available for                                                                           authority for this information collection
                                                  Public inspection. Any personally                       invites the general public and other
                                                                                                          Federal agencies to take this                         is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 301,
                                                  identifiable information (PII) that                                                                           302, 303(e), 303(f) and 303(r).
                                                  individual applicants provide is covered                opportunity to comment on the
                                                                                                          following information collections.                       Total Annual Burden: 2,600 hours.
                                                  by a system of records, FCC/WTB–1,
                                                  ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records,’’                Comments are requested concerning:                       Total Annual Cost: $60,000.
                                                  and these and all other records may be                  Whether the proposed collection of                       Privacy Impact Assessment: No
                                                  disclosed pursuant to the Routine Uses                  information is necessary for the proper               impact(s).
                                                  as stated in this system of records                     performance of the functions of the                      Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                  notice.                                                 Commission, including whether the                     The FCC does not require any
                                                     Needs and Uses: This collection will                 information shall have practical utility;             confidentiality in the information
                                                  be submitted as a new collection after                  the accuracy of the Commission’s                      provided to the database. There are no
                                                  this 60-day comment period to the                       burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  proprietary or trade/technological
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                         quality, utility, and clarity of the                  standards to which these BPL entities
                                                  (OMB) in order to obtain the full three-                information collected; ways to minimize               wish to restrict access.
                                                  year clearance. The purpose of requiring                the burden of the collection of                          Needs and Uses: The Commission
                                                  an agency to issue written consent                      information on the respondents,                       will submit this expiring information
                                                  before allowing first responders from                   including the use of automated                        collection after this 60 day comment
                                                  the other country to communicate with                   collection techniques or other forms of               period to the Office of Management and
                                                  its base station repeater ensures to that               information technology; and ways to                   Budget (OMB) to obtain the full three
                                                  the licensee of that base stations                      further reduce the information                        year clearance. Section 15.615 requires
                                                  repeater (host licensee) maintains                      collection burden on small business                   entities operating Access BPL systems
                                                  control and is responsible for its                      concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                shall supply to an industry-recognized
                                                  operation at all times. The host licensee               The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a                  entity, information on all existing
                                                  can use the written consent to ensure                   collection of information unless it                   Access BPL systems and all proposed
                                                  that first responders from the other                    displays a currently valid OMB control                Access BPL systems for inclusion into a
                                                  country understand the proper                           number. No person shall be subject to                 publicly available database, within 30
                                                  procedures and protocols before they                    any penalty for failing to comply with                days prior to installation of service.
                                                  begin communicating with its base                       a collection of information subject to the            Such information should include the
                                                  station repeater. Furthermore, when                     PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 name of the Access BPL provider; the
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                                                  reviewing applications filed by border                  control number.                                       frequencies of the Access BPL
                                                  area licensees, Commission staff will                   DATES: Written PRA comments should                    operation; the postal ZIP codes served
                                                  use any description of how an applicant                 be submitted on or before February 7,                 by the specific Access BPL operation;
                                                  intends to interoperate with licensees                  2017. If you anticipate that you will be              the manufacturer and type of Access
                                                  from Canada, including copies of any                    submitting comments, but find it                      BPL equipment and its associated FCC
                                                  written agreements, in order to                         difficult to do so within the period of               ID number, contact information; and
                                                  coordinate the application with                         time allowed by this notice, you should               proposed/or actual date of operation.


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                                                  Federal Communications Commission.                      information collection, contact Cathy                 shall certify that written consent has
                                                  Gloria J. Miles,                                        Williams at (202) 418–2918.                           been obtained from the licensee of the
                                                  Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            station whose programs are
                                                  Secretary.                                                 OMB Control Number: 3060–0250.                     retransmitted.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–29565 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]                Title: Sections 73.1207, 74.784 and                   Lastly, the information collection
                                                  BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                  74.1284, Rebroadcasts.                                requirements contained in 47 CFR
                                                                                                             Form Number: Not applicable.                       74.1284 require that the licensee of a
                                                                                                             Type of Review: Extension of a                     FM translator station obtain prior
                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  currently approved collection.
                                                  COMMISSION                                                                                                    consent to rebroadcast programs of any
                                                                                                             Respondents: Business or other for-                broadcast station or other FM translator.
                                                  [OMB 3060–0250]                                         profit entities; Not-for-profit
                                                                                                                                                                The licensee of the FM translator station
                                                                                                          institutions; State, local or tribal
                                                                                                                                                                must notify the Commission of the call
                                                  Information Collection Being Reviewed                   government.
                                                                                                             Number of Respondents and                          letters of each station rebroadcast and
                                                  by the Federal Communications
                                                                                                          Responses: 6,462 respondents; 11,012                  must certify that written consent has
                                                  Commission
                                                                                                          responses.                                            been received from the licensee of that
                                                  AGENCY: Federal Communications                             Estimated Time per Response: 0.50                  station. Also, AM stations are allowed to
                                                  Commission.                                             hours.                                                use FM translator stations to rebroadcast
                                                  ACTION: Notice and request for                             Frequency of Response:                             the AM signal.
                                                  comments.                                               Recordkeeping requirement; on                         Federal Communications Commission.
                                                                                                          occasion reporting requirement; semi-                 Gloria J. Miles,
                                                  SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort
                                                                                                          annual reporting requirement; third
                                                  to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                                                                           Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                                                                                          party disclosure requirement.
                                                  required by the Paperwork Reduction                                                                           Secretary.
                                                                                                             Total Annual Burden: 5,506 hours.
                                                  Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal                                                                                [FR Doc. 2016–29567 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                             Total Annual Costs: None.
                                                  Communications Commission (FCC or                                                                             BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                             Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                  Commission) invites the general public
                                                                                                          obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
                                                  and other Federal agencies to take this
                                                                                                          authority for this information collection
                                                  opportunity to comment on the
                                                                                                          is contained in Sections 154(i) and
                                                  following information collections.                                                                            FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                                                                                                          325(a) of the Communications Act of
                                                  Comments are requested concerning:                                                                            CORPORATION
                                                                                                          1934, as amended.
                                                  Whether the proposed collection of
                                                                                                             Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                  information is necessary for the proper                                                                       Notice of Termination of the
                                                                                                          There is no need for confidentiality with
                                                  performance of the functions of the                                                                           Receivership of 10505, GreenChoice
                                                                                                          this information collection.
                                                  Commission, including whether the                                                                             Bank, FSB, Chicago, Illinois
                                                                                                             Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                  information shall have practical utility;
                                                                                                          impact(s).
                                                  the accuracy of the Commission’s                                                                                 The Federal Deposit Insurance
                                                                                                             Needs and Uses: The information
                                                  burden estimate; ways to enhance the                                                                          Corporation (‘‘FDIC’’), as Receiver for
                                                                                                          collection requirements contained in 47
                                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                                                                          10505, GreenChoice Bank, FSB,
                                                                                                          CFR 73.1207 require that licensees of
                                                  information collected; ways to minimize                                                                       Chicago, Illinois (‘‘Receiver’’) has been
                                                                                                          broadcast stations obtain written
                                                  the burden of the collection of                                                                               authorized to take all actions necessary
                                                                                                          permission from an originating station
                                                  information on the respondents,                                                                               to terminate the receivership estate of
                                                                                                          prior to retransmitting any program or
                                                  including the use of automated                                                                                GreenChoice Bank, FSB (‘‘Receivership
                                                                                                          any part thereof. A copy of the written
                                                  collection techniques or other forms of                                                                       Estate’’); the Receiver has made all
                                                                                                          consent must be kept in the station’s
                                                  information technology; and ways to                                                                           dividend distributions required by law.
                                                                                                          files and made available to the FCC
                                                  further reduce the information
                                                                                                          upon request. Section 73.1207 also                    The Receiver has further irrevocably
                                                  collection burden on small business
                                                                                                          specifies procedures that broadcast                   authorized and appointed FDIC-
                                                  with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC
                                                                                                          stations must follow when                             Corporate as its attorney-in-fact to
                                                  may not conduct or sponsor a collection
                                                                                                          rebroadcasting time signals, weather                  execute and file any and all documents
                                                  of information unless it displays a
                                                                                                          bulletins, or other material from non-                that may be required to be executed by
                                                  currently valid OMB control number.
                                                                                                          broadcast services.                                   the Receiver which FDIC-Corporate, in
                                                  No person shall be subject to any
                                                                                                             The information collection                         its sole discretion, deems necessary;
                                                  penalty for failing to comply with a
                                                                                                          requirements contained in 47 CFR                      including but not limited to releases,
                                                  collection of information subject to the
                                                                                                          74.784(b) require that a licensee of a low            discharges, satisfactions, endorsements,
                                                  PRA that does not display a valid OMB
                                                                                                          power television or TV translator station             assignments and deeds. Effective
                                                  control number.
                                                                                                          shall not rebroadcast the programs of                 December 1, 2016, the Receivership
                                                  DATES: Written PRA comments should                      any other TV broadcast station without
                                                  be submitted on or before February 7,                                                                         Estate has been terminated, the Receiver
                                                                                                          obtaining prior consent of the station
                                                  2017. If you anticipate that you will                                                                         discharged, and the Receivership Estate
                                                                                                          whose signals or programs are proposed
                                                  submit comments, but find it difficult to                                                                     has ceased to exist as a legal entity.
                                                                                                          to be retransmitted. Section 74.784(b)
                                                  do so within the period of time allowed                 requires licensees of low power                         Dated: December 6, 2016.
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                                                  by this notice, you should advise the                   television and TV translator stations to              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
                                                  contact listed below as soon as possible.               notify the Commission when                            Valerie J. Best,
                                                  ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                   rebroadcasting programs or signals of                 Assistant Executive Secretary.
                                                  Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@                     another station. This notification shall
                                                  fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.                                                                        [FR Doc. 2016–29532 Filed 12–8–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          include the call letters of each station
                                                                                                                                                                BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    rebroadcast. The licensee of the low
                                                  additional information about the                        power television or TV translator station


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Document Created: 2018-02-14 09:04:06
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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 February 7, 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.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation81 FR 89100 

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