82_FR_12132 82 FR 12094 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

82 FR 12094 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 38 (February 28, 2017)

Page Range12094-12095
FR Document2017-03878

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-03878]


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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 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

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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 May 1, 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: 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Workplace Discrimination Complaints.
    Form Numbers: FCC Form 5621 and FCC Form 5622.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Individuals.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 26 respondents and 26 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for these 
collections are contained in 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 633a, 791, and 794a; 42 
U.S.C. 2000e-16 and 2000ff-6(f).
    Total Annual Burden: 91 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $15,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC is drafting a Privacy Impact 
Assessment to cover the personally identifiable information (PIA) that 
will be collected, used, and stored.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: FCC employees, former employees and applicants for 
employment who believe they were denied equal employment opportunity 
based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical 
or mental disability, genetic information and/or reprisal will complete 
FCC Form 5621 and FCC Form 5622.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-03878 Filed 2-27-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  and standards. The manufacturer or                      CableCARD installation but only for so                and visual equipment. These
                                                  importer shall maintain records                         long as such instructions are not                     manufacturers already have in place
                                                  indicating such compliance in                           furnished and the call center is not                  mechanisms for labeling equipment and
                                                  accordance with the verification                        offered.                                              including consumer disclosures in the
                                                  procedure requirements in part 2,                          The requirements contained in                      form of owners’ manuals and brochures
                                                  subpart J of this chapter. For each M–                  Section 76.1205 are intended to ensure                in equipment packaging. The
                                                  UDCP model, the manufacturer or                         that consumers are able to install                    Commission estimate that
                                                  importer shall further submit                           CableCARDs in the devices they                        manufacturers who voluntarily decide
                                                  documentation verifying compliance                      purchase because we have determined                   to label their equipment will need no
                                                  with M-Host UNI–DIR–PICS–IOI–                           this is essential to a functioning retail             more than 5 hours to develop a label or
                                                  061101 to the testing laboratory                        market.                                               to develop wording for a consumer
                                                  representing cable television system                       47 CFR 76.1205(b)(2) states effective              disclosure for owners’ manuals/
                                                  operators serving a majority of the cable               August 1, 2011, provide multi-stream                  brochures to be included with the
                                                  television subscribers in the United                    CableCARDs to subscribers, unless the                 device. Once developed, we do not
                                                  States.                                                 subscriber requests a single-stream                   anticipate any ongoing burden
                                                     47 CFR 76.1203 provides that a                       CableCARD. This requirement will                      associated with the revision/
                                                  multichannel video programming                          ensure that consumers have access to                  modification of the label, if used, or the
                                                  distributor may restrict the attachment                 CableCARDs that are compatible with                   disclosure.
                                                  or use of navigation devices with its                   their retail devices, and can request                   Status Reports—Periodic reports are
                                                  system in those circumstances where                     such devices from their cable operators.              required from large cable multiple
                                                  electronic or physical harm would be                       47 CFR 76.1205(b)(5) requires to                   system operators detailing CableCARD
                                                  caused by the attachment or operation                   separately disclose to consumers in a                 deployment/support for navigation
                                                  of such devices or such devices that                    conspicuous manner with written                       devices. (This requirement is specified
                                                  assist or are intended or designed to                   information provided to customers in                  in FCC 05–76, CS Docket No. 97–80).
                                                  assist in the unauthorized receipt of                   accordance with Section 76.1602, with
                                                                                                          written or oral information at consumer               Federal Communications Commission.
                                                  service. Such restrictions may be
                                                  accomplished by publishing and                          request, and on Web sites or billing                  Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                  providing to subscribers standards and                  inserts. This requirement is intended to              Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
                                                  descriptions of devices that may not be                 ensure that consumers understand that                 [FR Doc. 2017–03881 Filed 2–27–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  used with or attached to its system.                    retail options are available and that                 BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                  Such standards shall foreclose the                      cable operators are not subsidizing their
                                                  attachment or use only of such devices                  own devices with service fees in
                                                  as raise reasonable and legitimate                      violation of Section 629 of the Act.                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                  concerns of electronic or physical harm                    47 CFR 76.1207 states that the                     COMMISSION
                                                  or theft of service.                                    Commission may waive a regulation
                                                                                                                                                                [OMB 3060–XXXX]
                                                     47 CFR 76.1205(a) states that                        related to Subpart P (‘‘Competitive
                                                  technical information concerning                        Availability of Navigation Devices’’) for             Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                                  interface parameters which are needed                   a limited time, upon an appropriate                   by the Federal Communications
                                                  to permit navigation devices to operate                 showing by a provider of multichannel                 Commission
                                                  with multichannel video programming                     video programming and other services
                                                  systems shall be provided by the system                 offered over multichannel video                       AGENCY: Federal Communications
                                                  operator upon request.                                  programming systems, or an equipment                  Commission.
                                                     47 CFR 76.1205(b)(1) states a                        provider that such a waiver is necessary              ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                  multichannel video programming                          to assist the development or                          comments.
                                                  provider that is subject to the                         introduction of a new or improved
                                                  requirements of Section 76.1204(a)(1)                   multichannel video programming or                     SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort
                                                  must provide the means to allow                         other service offered over multichannel               to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                                  subscribers to self-install the                         video programming systems,                            required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                  CableCARD in a CableCARD-reliant                        technology, or products. Such waiver                  Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
                                                  device purchased at retail and inform a                 requests are to be made pursuant to 47                Communications Commission (FCC or
                                                  subscriber of this option when the                      CFR 76.7.                                             the Commission) invites the general
                                                  subscriber requests a CableCARD. This                      47 CFR 76.1208 states that any                     public and other Federal agencies to
                                                  requirement shall be effective August 1,                interested party may file a petition to               take this opportunity to comment on the
                                                  2011, if the MVPD allows its subscribers                the Commission for a determination to                 following information collection.
                                                  to self-install any cable modems or                     provide for a sunset of the navigation                Comments are requested concerning:
                                                  operator-leased set-top boxes and                       devices regulations on the basis that (1)             Whether the proposed collection of
                                                  November 1, 2011 if the MVPD does not                   the market for multichannel video                     information is necessary for the proper
                                                  allow its subscribers to self-install any               distributors is fully competitive; (2) the            performance of the functions of the
                                                  cable modems or operator-leased set-top                 market for converter boxes, and                       Commission, including whether the
                                                  boxes.                                                  interactive communications equipment,                 information shall have practical utility;
                                                     47 CFR 76.1205(b)(1)(A) states that                  used in conjunction with that service is              the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                                  this requirement shall not apply to cases               fully competitive; and (3) elimination of             burden estimate; ways to enhance the
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                                                  in which neither the manufacturer nor                   the regulations would promote                         quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                  the vendor of the CableCARD-reliant                     competition and the public interest.                  information collected; ways to minimize
                                                  device furnishes to purchasers                             47 CFR 15.118(a) and 47 CFR 15.19(d)               the burden of the collection of
                                                  appropriate instructions for self-                      (label and information disclosure)—The                information on the respondents,
                                                  installation of a CableCARD, and a                      U.S. Bureau of the Census reports that,               including the use of automated
                                                  manned toll-free telephone number to                    at the end of 2002, there were 571 U.S.               collection techniques or other forms of
                                                  answer consumer questions regarding                     establishments that manufacture audio                 information technology; and ways to


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                                                  further reduce the information                             Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.                  information technology; and ways to
                                                  collection burden on small business                     Statutory authority for these collections             further reduce the information
                                                  concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                  are contained in 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 633a,              collection burden on small business
                                                  The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a                    791, and 794a; 42 U.S.C. 2000e–16 and                 concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                                  collection of information unless it                     2000ff–6(f).                                            The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
                                                  displays a currently valid control                         Total Annual Burden: 91 hours.                     a collection of information unless it
                                                  number. No person shall be subject to                      Total Annual Cost: $15,000.                        displays a currently valid Office of
                                                  any penalty for failing to comply with                     Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC                 Management and Budget (OMB) control
                                                  a collection of information subject to the              is drafting a Privacy Impact Assessment               number. No person shall be subject to
                                                  PRA that does not display a valid Office                to cover the personally identifiable                  any penalty for failing to comply with
                                                  of Management and Budget (OMB)                          information (PIA) that will be collected,             a collection of information subject to the
                                                  control number.                                         used, and stored.                                     PRA that does not display a valid OMB
                                                  DATES: Written PRA comments should                         Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:              control number.
                                                  be submitted on or May 1, 2017. If you                  There is no need for confidentiality with             DATES: Written comments should be
                                                  anticipate that you will be submitting                  this collection of information.                       submitted on or before May 1, 2017. If
                                                  comments, but find it difficult to do so                   Needs and Uses: FCC employees,                     you anticipate that you will be
                                                  within the period of time allowed by                    former employees and applicants for                   submitting comments, but find it
                                                  this notice, you should advise the                      employment who believe they were                      difficult to do so within the period of
                                                  contact listed below as soon as possible.               denied equal employment opportunity                   time allowed by this notice, you should
                                                  ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                   based on race, color, religion, gender,               advise the contacts below as soon as
                                                  Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                      national origin, age, physical or mental              possible.
                                                  fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.                   disability, genetic information and/or
                                                                                                          reprisal will complete FCC Form 5621                  ADDRESSES:    Direct all PRA comments to
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                                                                          Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
                                                                                                          and FCC Form 5622.
                                                  additional information about the                                                                              fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                                  information collection, contact Nicole                  Federal Communications Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                  Ongele at (202) 418–2991.                               Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                                                                                                                                additional information about the
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of                   Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
                                                                                                                                                                information collection, contact Cathy
                                                  its continuing effort to reduce                         [FR Doc. 2017–03878 Filed 2–27–17; 8:45 am]           Williams at (202) 418–2918.
                                                  paperwork burdens, and as required by                   BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
                                                  the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                                                                                                                                its continuing effort to reduce
                                                  1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
                                                                                                          FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                paperwork burdens, and as required by
                                                  Communications Commission (FCC or
                                                                                                          COMMISSION                                            the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
                                                  Commission) invites the general public
                                                                                                                                                                the FCC invites the general public and
                                                  and other Federal agencies to take this                 [OMB 3060–0347 and 3060–0882]                         other Federal agencies to take this
                                                  opportunity to comment on the
                                                                                                                                                                opportunity to comment on the
                                                  following information collections.                      Information Collections Being                         following information collections.
                                                  Comments are requested concerning:                      Reviewed by the Federal                               Comments are requested concerning:
                                                  Whether the proposed collection of                      Communications Commission Under                       Whether the proposed collection of
                                                  information is necessary for the proper                 Delegated Authority                                   information is necessary for the proper
                                                  performance of the functions of the
                                                                                                          AGENCY: Federal Communications                        performance of the functions of the
                                                  Commission, including whether the
                                                                                                          Commission.                                           Commission, including whether the
                                                  information shall have practical utility;
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                                                                                information shall have practical utility;
                                                  the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                                                                                          comments.                                             the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                                  burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                                                                                                                                                burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort           quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                  information collected; ways to minimize
                                                                                                          to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                   information collected; ways to minimize
                                                  the burden of the collection of
                                                                                                          required by the Paperwork Reduction                   the burden of the collection of
                                                  information on the respondents,
                                                                                                          Act (PRA), the Federal Communications                 information on the respondents,
                                                  including the use of automated
                                                                                                          Commission (FCC or Commission)                        including the use of automated
                                                  collection techniques or other forms of
                                                                                                          invites the general public and other                  collection techniques or other forms of
                                                  information technology; and ways to
                                                                                                          Federal agencies to take this                         information technology; and ways to
                                                  further reduce the information
                                                                                                          opportunity to comment on the                         further reduce the information
                                                  collection burden on small business
                                                                                                          following information collections.                    collection burden on small business
                                                  concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                                                                                          Comments are requested concerning:                    concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                                     OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
                                                     Title: Workplace Discrimination                      Whether the proposed collection of                       OMB Control No.: 3060–0347.
                                                  Complaints.                                             information is necessary for the proper                  Title: Section 97.311, Spread
                                                     Form Numbers: FCC Form 5621 and                      performance of the functions of the                   Spectrum (SS) Emission Types.
                                                  FCC Form 5622.                                          Commission, including whether the                        Form No.: Not applicable.
                                                     Type of Review: New collection.                      information shall have practical utility;                Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                                                                          the accuracy of the Commission’s                      currently approved collection.
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                                                     Respondents: Individuals.
                                                     Number of Respondents and                            burden estimate; ways to enhance the                     Respondents: Individuals or
                                                  Responses: 26 respondents and 26                        quality, utility, and clarity of the                  households.
                                                  responses.                                              information collected; ways to minimize                  Number of Respondents and
                                                     Estimated Time per Response: 3.5                     the burden of the collection of                       Responses: 10 respondents; 10
                                                  hours.                                                  information on the respondents,                       responses.
                                                     Frequency of Response: One-time                      including the use of automated                           Estimated Time per Response: .017
                                                  reporting requirement.                                  collection techniques or other forms of               hours (1 minute).


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Document Created: 2017-02-27 23:53:59
Document Modified: 2017-02-27 23:53:59
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 May 1, 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 Citation82 FR 12094 

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