81 FR 93914 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Emergency Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 246 (December 22, 2016)

Page Range		93914-93915
FR Document		2016-30764

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection(s) of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection(s) of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information burden for 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid OMB Control Number.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 246 (Thursday, December 22, 2016)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-XXXX]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Emergency Review and 
Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communication Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC), as 
part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection(s), as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested 
concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection(s) of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection(s) of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
ways to further reduce the information burden for 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 Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number. No person shall be subject 
to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a 
valid OMB Control Number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before January 12, 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 FCC contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Kimberly Keravuori, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email at 
[email protected]. Also, please submit your PRA comments 
to the FCC by email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing 
Director, FCC at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting that OMB 
approve this revised information collection under the emergency 
processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR 1320.13.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Reverse Auction (Auction 1001) Incentive Payment 
Instructions from the Reverse Auction Winning Bidder.
    Form Number: FCC Form 1875.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents; 1,500 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the 
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-96 
(Spectrum Act) Sec.  6403(a)(1).
    Total Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information collection 
includes information identifying bank accounts and providing account 
and routing numbers to access those accounts. FCC considers that 
information to be records not routinely available for public inspection 
under 47 CFR 0.457, and exempt from disclosure under FOIA exemption 4 
(5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)).
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission seeks 
emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 5 CFR 
1320.13. The Commission is requesting OMB approval for this new 
information collection. The Spectrum Act mandates ``a reverse auction 
to determine the amount of compensation that each broadcast television 
licensee would accept in return for voluntarily relinquishing some or 
all of its broadcast television spectrum usage rights in order to make 
spectrum available for assignment through a system of competitive 
bidding''.\1\ The Commission conducted notice-and-comment rulemaking to 
implement the Spectrum Act, and ruled in the Incentive Auction Report 
and Order that:
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    \1\ Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public 
Law 112-96 (Spectrum Act) Sec.  6403(a)(1).

``we adopt the Commission's proposal to require successful bidders 
in the reverse auction to submit additional information to 
facilitate incentive payments As mentioned in the NPRM, we envision 
that the information would be submitted on standardized incentive 
payment forms similar to the Automated Clearing House (``ACH'') 
forms unsuccessful bidders in typical spectrum license auctions use 
to request refunds of their deposits and upfront payments. This 
information collection is necessary to facilitate incentive payments 
and should not be burdensome to successful bidders. Specifically, 
without further instruction and bank account information from 
successful bidders, the Commission would not know where to send the 
incentive payments.'' [footnotes omitted] \2\
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    \2\ Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of 
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, GN Docket No. 12-268, Report 
and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6567 (2014) (``Incentive Auction R&O'') at 
537.

    The information collection for which we are requesting approval is 
the standardized incentive payment form referred to in the paragraph 
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above.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Management and Budget (OMB) Control Needs and Uses: The Federal Notice and request for
ACTION:
Number. No person shall be subject to Communications Commission seeks comments.
any penalty for failing to comply with emergency processing under the
a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 5 CFR SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 1320.13. The Commission is requesting to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
does not display a valid OMB Control OMB approval for this new information required by the Paperwork Reduction
Number. collection. The Spectrum Act mandates Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
‘‘a reverse auction to determine the Communications Commission (FCC or
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Commission) invites the general public
Act (PRA) comments should be amount of compensation that each
broadcast television licensee would and other Federal agencies to take this
submitted on or before January 12, 2017. opportunity to comment on the
If you anticipate that you will be accept in return for voluntarily
following information collections.
submitting comments, but find it relinquishing some or all of its
Comments are requested concerning:
difficult to do so within the period of broadcast television spectrum usage
whether the proposed collection of
time allowed by this notice, you should rights in order to make spectrum
information is necessary for the proper
advise the FCC contact listed below as available for assignment through a
performance of the functions of the
soon as possible. system of competitive bidding’’.1 The
Commission, including whether the
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Commission conducted notice-and-
information shall have practical utility;
Kimberly Keravuori, Office of comment rulemaking to implement the
the accuracy of the Commission’s
Management and Budget, via fax at 202– Spectrum Act, and ruled in the
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
395–5167 or via email at Kimberly_R_ Incentive Auction Report and Order
quality, utility, and clarity of the
Keravuori@omb.eop.gov. Also, please that: information collected; ways to minimize
submit your PRA comments to the FCC ‘‘we adopt the Commission’s proposal to the burden of the collection of
by email at PRA@fcc.gov. require successful bidders in the reverse information on the respondents,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: auction to submit additional information to including the use of automated
Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing facilitate incentive payments As mentioned
collection techniques or other forms of
Director, FCC at (202) 418–2991. in the NPRM, we envision that the
information would be submitted on
information technology; and ways to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The standardized incentive payment forms further reduce the information
Commission is requesting that OMB similar to the Automated Clearing House collection burden on small business
approve this revised information (‘‘ACH’’) forms unsuccessful bidders in concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
collection under the emergency typical spectrum license auctions use to The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR request refunds of their deposits and upfront a collection of information unless it
1320.13. payments. This information collection is displays a currently valid OMB control
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. necessary to facilitate incentive payments number. No person shall be subject to
Title: Reverse Auction (Auction 1001) and should not be burdensome to successful any penalty for failing to comply with
Incentive Payment Instructions from the bidders. Specifically, without further a collection of information subject to the
Reverse Auction Winning Bidder. instruction and bank account information
from successful bidders, the Commission
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
Form Number: FCC Form 1875. control number.
Type of Review: New collection. would not know where to send the incentive
payments.’’ [footnotes omitted] 2 DATES: Written PRA comments should
Respondents: Business or other for-
be submitted on or before February 21,
profit, not-for-profit institutions and The information collection for which
2017. If you anticipate that you will be
state, local or tribal government. we are requesting approval is the
Number of Respondents and submitting comments, but find it
standardized incentive payment form
Responses: 750 respondents; 1,500 difficult to do so within the period of
referred to in the paragraph above.
responses. time allowed by this notice, you should
Federal Communications Commission. advise the contact listed below as soon
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5
Marlene H. Dortch, as possible.
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time Secretary, Office of the Secretary. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
reporting requirement. [FR Doc. 2016–30764 Filed 12–21–16; 8:45 am] Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
Obligation to Respond: Required to BILLING CODE 6712–01–P fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
authority for this information collection additional information about the
is contained in the Middle Class Tax FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS information collection, contact Cathy
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, COMMISSION Williams at (202) 418–2918.
Pub. L. 112–96 (Spectrum Act) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[OMB 3060–0717]
§ 6403(a)(1). OMB Control Number: 3060–0717.
Total Annual Burden: 3,750 hours. Information Collection Being Reviewed Title: Billed Party Preference for
Total Annual Cost: No Cost. InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket No. 92–
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No by the Federal Communications
Commission 77, 47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709,
impact(s). 64.710.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: AGENCY:Federal Communications Form Number: N/A.
The information collection includes Commission. Type of Review: Extension of a
information identifying bank accounts
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currently approved collection.
and providing account and routing 1 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of Respondents: Business or other for-
numbers to access those accounts. FCC 2012, Public Law 112–96 (Spectrum Act) profit entities.
considers that information to be records § 6403(a)(1). Number of Respondents and
2 Expanding the Economic and Innovation
not routinely available for public Responses: 1,418 respondents;
Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive
inspection under 47 CFR 0.457, and Auctions, GN Docket No. 12–268, Report and Order, 11,250,150 responses.
exempt from disclosure under FOIA 29 FCC Rcd 6567 (2014) (‘‘Incentive Auction R&O’’) Estimated Time per Response: 1
exemption 4 (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)). at 537. minute (.017 hours)–50 hours.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before January 12, 2017.
Contact		Nicole Ongele, Office of the Managing Director, FCC at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation		81 FR 93914