82 FR 20337 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 82 (May 1, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 82 (May 1, 2017)
| Page Range | 20337-20337 | |
| FR Document | 2017-08711 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 82 (Monday, May 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 20337] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08711] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0501 and 3060-0896] Information Collections 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), 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 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 30, 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 contacts 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: 3060-0501. Title: Section 73.1942 Candidates Rates; Section 76.206 Candidate Rates; Section 76.1611 Political Cable Rates and Classes of Time. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 17,561 respondents; 403,610 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours to 20 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion reporting requirement; Semi-annual requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i) and 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 927,269 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: Section 315 of the Communications Act directs broadcast stations and cable operators to charge political candidates the ``lowest unit charge of the station'' for the same class and amount of time for the same period, during the 45 days preceding a primary or runoff election and the 60 days preceding a general or special election. 47 CFR 73.1942 requires broadcast licensees and 47 CFR 76.206 requires cable television systems to disclose any station practices offered to commercial advertisers that enhance the value of advertising spots and different classes of time (immediately preemptible, preemptible with notice, fixed, fire sale, and make good). These rule sections also require licensees and cable TV systems to calculate the lowest unit charge. Broadcast stations and cable systems are also required to review their advertising records throughout the election period to determine whether compliance with these rule sections require that candidates receive rebates or credits. 47 CFR 76.1611 requires cable systems to disclose to candidates information about rates, terms, conditions and all value-enhancing discount privileges offered to commercial advertisers. OMB Approval Number: 3060-0896. Title: Broadcast Auction Form Exhibits. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other-for profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, State, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,000 respondents and 5,350 responses. Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 hours-2 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i) and 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Annual Hour Burden: 6,663 hours. Annual Cost Burden: $12,332,500. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s). Needs and Uses: The Commission's rules require that broadcast auction participants submit exhibits disclosing ownership, bidding agreements, bidding credit eligibility and engineering data. These data are used by Commission staff to ensure that applicants are qualified to participate in Commission auctions and to ensure that license winners are entitled to receive the new entrant bidding credit, if applicable. Exhibits regarding joint bidding agreements are designed to prevent collusion. Submission of engineering exhibits for non-table services enables the Commission to determine which applications are mutually exclusive. Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Offer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-08711 Filed 4-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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license, and/or to notify the DATES: Written comments should be charge. Broadcast stations and cable
Commission of certain changes in the submitted on or before June 30, 2017. If systems are also required to review their
licensed facilities of these stations. you anticipate that you will be advertising records throughout the
Additionally, when changes are made to submitting comments, but find it election period to determine whether
an AM station that alter the resistance difficult to do so within the period of compliance with these rule sections
of the antenna system, a licensee must time allowed by this notice, you should require that candidates receive rebates
initiate a determination of the operating advise the contacts below as soon as or credits.
power by the direct method. The results possible. 47 CFR 76.1611 requires cable
of this are reported to the Commission ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to systems to disclose to candidates
using the FCC 302–AM. Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ information about rates, terms,
Federal Communications Commission. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. conditions and all value-enhancing
Katura Jackson, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For discount privileges offered to
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the additional information about the commercial advertisers.
Secretary. information collection, contact Cathy OMB Approval Number: 3060–0896.
[FR Doc. 2017–08710 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918. Title: Broadcast Auction Form
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Exhibits.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0501. Form Number: N/A.
Title: Section 73.1942 Candidates Type of Review: Extension of a
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Rates; Section 76.206 Candidate Rates; currently approved collection.
COMMISSION Section 76.1611 Political Cable Rates
Respondents: Business or other-for
and Classes of Time.
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
[OMB 3060–0501 and 3060–0896] Type of Review: Extension of a
State, local or tribal government.
currently approved collection.
Information Collections Being Respondents: Business or other for- Number of Respondents and
Reviewed by the Federal profit entities. Responses: 2,000 respondents and 5,350
Communications Commission Number of Respondents and responses.
Responses: 17,561 respondents; 403,610 Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5
AGENCY: Federal Communications responses. hours–2 hours.
Commission. Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 Frequency of Response: On occasion
ACTION: Notice and request for hours to 20 hours. reporting requirement.
comments. Frequency of Response: Obligation to Respond: Required to
Recordkeeping requirement; On obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort occasion reporting requirement; Semi-
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as authority for this collection of
annual requirement; Third party information is contained in Sections
required by the Paperwork Reduction disclosure requirement.
Act (PRA), the Federal Communications 154(i) and 309 of the Communications
Obligation to Respond: Required to Act of 1934, as amended.
Commission (FCC or Commission) obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
invites the general public and other Annual Hour Burden: 6,663 hours.
authority for this collection of
Federal agencies to take this information is contained in Sections Annual Cost Burden: $12,332,500.
opportunity to comment on the 154(i) and 315 of the Communications Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
following information collections. Act of 1934, as amended. There is no need for confidentiality with
Comments are requested concerning: Total Annual Burden: 927,269 hours. this collection of information.
Whether the proposed collection of Total Annual Cost: None. Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
information is necessary for the proper Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
performance of the functions of the impact(s). Needs and Uses: The Commission’s
Commission, including whether the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: rules require that broadcast auction
information shall have practical utility; There is no need for confidentiality with participants submit exhibits disclosing
the accuracy of the Commission’s this collection of information. ownership, bidding agreements, bidding
burden estimate; ways to enhance the Needs and Uses: Section 315 of the credit eligibility and engineering data.
quality, utility, and clarity of the Communications Act directs broadcast These data are used by Commission staff
information collected; ways to minimize stations and cable operators to charge to ensure that applicants are qualified to
the burden of the collection of political candidates the ‘‘lowest unit participate in Commission auctions and
information on the respondents, charge of the station’’ for the same class to ensure that license winners are
including the use of automated and amount of time for the same period, entitled to receive the new entrant
collection techniques or other forms of during the 45 days preceding a primary bidding credit, if applicable. Exhibits
information technology; and ways to or runoff election and the 60 days regarding joint bidding agreements are
further reduce the information preceding a general or special election. designed to prevent collusion.
collection burden on small business 47 CFR 73.1942 requires broadcast Submission of engineering exhibits for
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. licensees and 47 CFR 76.206 requires non-table services enables the
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor cable television systems to disclose any Commission to determine which
a collection of information unless it station practices offered to commercial
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applications are mutually exclusive.
displays a currently valid Office of advertisers that enhance the value of
Management and Budget (OMB) control advertising spots and different classes of Federal Communications Commission.
number. No person shall be subject to time (immediately preemptible, Katura Jackson,
any penalty for failing to comply with preemptible with notice, fixed, fire sale, Federal Register Liaison Offer, Office of the
a collection of information subject to the and make good). These rule sections Secretary.
PRA that does not display a valid OMB also require licensees and cable TV [FR Doc. 2017–08711 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am]
control number. systems to calculate the lowest unit BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
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| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Written comments should be submitted on or before June 30, 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 contacts below as soon as possible. | |
| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 20337 |
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