82_FR_22520 82 FR 22427 - 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review

82 FR 22427 - 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)

Page Range22427-22428
FR Document2017-09889

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collection requirements associated with the Commission's Second Report and Order, 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review, FCC 16-107. This document is consistent with the Second Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of changes to the forms.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22427-22428]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09889]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket Nos. 14-50, 09-182, 07-294, 04-256; FCC 16-107]


2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved the information collection requirements associated with 
the Commission's Second Report and Order, 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory 
Review, FCC 16-107. This document is consistent with the Second Report 
and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in 
the Federal Register announcing

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OMB approval and the effective date of changes to the forms.

DATES: Changes to FCC Form 301, FCC Form 314, and FCC Form 315, 
published at 81 FR 76220-01, Nov. 1, 2016, are effective on May 16, 
2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams by email at 
[email protected] and telephone at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that on January 11, 
2017, OMB approved the information collection requirements, OMB Control 
Numbers 3060-0027 and 3060-0031, for the non-substantive changes to the 
forms associated with the Commission's Second Report and Order, FCC 16-
107, published at 81 FR 76220-01, Nov. 1, 2016. The Commission 
publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of 
those information collection requirements.

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that on January 11, 2017, OMB 
approved non-substantive changes to FCC Form 301, FCC Form 314, and FCC 
Form 315. In doing so, OMB approved non-substantive changes to the pre-
approved information collection requirements of OMB Control Numbers 
3060-0027 and 3060-0031. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
current, valid 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 that does not display a current, valid 
OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Numbers are 3060-0027 and 3060-
0031.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0027.
    OMB Approval Date: January 11, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2019.
    Title: FCC Form 301, Application for Construction Permit for 
Commercial Broadcast Station; FCC Form 2100, Application for Media 
Bureau Audio and Video Service Authorization, Schedule A; 47 CFR 
73.3700(b)(1) and (2), Post Auction Licensing.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 301 and FCC Form 2100, Schedule A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,080 respondents; 6,516 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 6.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; On occasion 
reporting 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), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 15,287 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $62,775,788.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 301 and the applicable exhibits/
explanations are required to be filed when applying for authority to 
construct a new commercial broadcast station or to modify a licensed 
facility, construction permit, or application. The revised information 
collection requirements associated with FCC Form 301 contain non-
substantive changes related to the Second Report and Order.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0031.
    OMB Approval Date: January 11, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2018.
    Title: Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station 
Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for Consent 
to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction 
Permit or License, FCC Form 315; Section 73.3580, Local Public Notice 
of Filing of Broadcast Applications.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 314 and 315.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,840 respondents; 12,880 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.084 to 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303(b) and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 18,670 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $52,519,656.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 314 and the applicable exhibits/
explanations are required to be filed when applying for consent for 
assignment of an AM, FM, Low Power FM (LPFM) or TV broadcast station 
construction permit or license. In addition, the applicant must notify 
the Commission when an approved assignment of a broadcast station 
construction permit or license has been consummated.
    FCC Form 315 and applicable exhibits/explanations are required to 
be filed when applying for transfer of control of an entity holding an 
AM, FM, LPFM or TV broadcast station construction permit or license. In 
addition, the applicant must notify the Commission when an approved 
transfer of control of a broadcast station construction permit or 
license has been consummated. Due to the similarities in the 
information collected by these two forms, OMB has assigned both forms 
OMB Control Number 3060-0031.
    The revised information collection requirements associated with FCC 
Forms 314 and 315 contain non-substantive changes related to the Second 
Report and Order.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-09889 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 16, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 22427 and other advantages; distributive analysis that follows, the Department participation is voluntary, and the costs impacts; and equity); believes that this regulatory action is imposed on applicants by the final (4) To the extent feasible, specify consistent with the principles in priorities, requirements, definitions, and performance objectives, rather than the Executive Order 13563. selection criteria are limited to behavior or manner of compliance a We also have determined that this paperwork burden related to preparing regulated entity must adopt; and final regulatory action does not unduly an application. The potential benefits of (5) Identify and assess available interfere with State, local, and tribal implementing the program using the alternatives to direct regulation, governments in the exercise of their final priorities, requirements, including economic incentives—such as governmental functions. definitions, and selection criteria are user fees or marketable permits—to In this regulatory impact analysis, we designed to outweigh any costs incurred encourage the desired behavior, or discuss the need for regulatory action, by applicants, and the costs of actually provide information that enables the the potential costs and benefits, net carrying out activities associated with public to make choices. budget impacts, assumptions, the application may be paid for with Executive Order 13563 also requires limitations, and data sources, as well as program funds. For these reasons, the an agency ‘‘to use the best available regulatory alternatives we considered. Department has determined that the techniques to quantify anticipated costs of implementation will not be an present and future benefits and costs as Need for Regulatory Action undue burden for eligible applicants, accurately as possible.’’ The Office of These final priorities, requirements, including small entities. Information and Regulatory Affairs of definitions, and selection criteria are OMB has emphasized that these Accounting Statement needed to implement the SRCL program techniques may include ‘‘identifying award process in the manner that the As required by OMB Circular A–4 changing future compliance costs that Department believes will best enable the (available at www.whitehouse.gov/sites/ might result from technological program to achieve its objectives of default/files/omb/assets/omb/circulars/ innovation or anticipated behavioral implementing effective literacy and pre- a004/a-4.pdf), in the following table we changes.’’ literacy interventions and practices, at have prepared an accounting statement We are issuing these final priorities, the local level, for disadvantaged showing the classification of the requirements, definitions, and selection children. expenditures associated with the criteria only on a reasoned provisions of this regulatory action. This determination that their benefits justify Potential Costs and Benefits table provides our best estimate of the their costs. In choosing among The Department believes that the final changes in annual monetized transfers alternative regulatory approaches, we priorities, requirements, definitions, and as a result of this regulatory action. selected those approaches that selection criteria will not impose Expenditures are classified as transfers maximize net benefits. Based on the significant costs on SEAs. Program from the Federal Government to SEAs. ACCOUNTING STATEMENT CLASSIFICATION OF ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES Category Transfers Annualized Monetized Transfers .............................................................. $357.2M. From Whom To Whom? ........................................................................... From Federal Government to SEAs. The SRCL program will provide Register. Free internet access to the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS approximately $357,200,000 in official edition of the Federal Register COMMISSION competitive grants to eligible SEAs. and the Code of Federal Regulations is Intergovernmental Review: This available via the Federal Digital System 47 CFR Part 73 program is subject to Executive Order at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you [MB Docket Nos. 14–50, 09–182, 07–294, 04– 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR can view this document, as well as all 256; FCC 16–107] part 79. One of the objectives of the other documents of this Department Executive order is to foster an published in the Federal Register, in 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review intergovernmental partnership and a text or Adobe Portable Document strengthened federalism. The Executive Format (PDF). To use PDF you must AGENCY: Federal Communications order relies on processes developed by have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is Commission. State and local governments for available free at the site. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of coordination and review of proposed You may also access documents of the effective date. Federal financial assistance. Department published in the Federal This document provides early Register by using the article search SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal notification of our specific plans and feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Communications Commission actions for this program. Specifically, through the advanced (Commission) announces that the Office Accessible Format: Individuals with search feature at this site, you can limit of Management and Budget (OMB) has disabilities can obtain this document in your search to documents published by approved the information collection an accessible format (e.g., braille, large the Department. requirements associated with the pmangrum on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES print, audiotape, or compact disc) on Commission’s Second Report and request to the contact person listed Dated: May 11, 2017. Order, 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Jason Botel, Review, FCC 16–107. This document is CONTACT. Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and consistent with the Second Report and Electronic Access to This Document: Secondary Education. 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22428 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 16, 2017 / Rules and Regulations OMB approval and the effective date of Respondents: Business or other for- authority for this collection of changes to the forms. profit entities; Not-for-profit information is contained in Sections DATES: Changes to FCC Form 301, FCC institutions; State, Local or Tribal 154(i), 303(b) and 308 of the Form 314, and FCC Form 315, Government. Communications Act of 1934, as published at 81 FR 76220–01, Nov. 1, Number of Respondents and amended. 2016, are effective on May 16, 2017. Responses: 3,080 respondents; 6,516 Total Annual Burden: 18,670 hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: responses. Total Annual Cost: $52,519,656. Cathy Williams by email at Estimated Time per Response: 1 to Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov and telephone 6.25 hours. There is no need for confidentiality with at (202) 418–2918. Frequency of Response: One-time this collection of information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This reporting requirement; On occasion Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No document announces that on January reporting requirement; Third party impact(s). 11, 2017, OMB approved the disclosure requirement. Needs and Uses: FCC Form 314 and information collection requirements, Obligation to Respond: Required to the applicable exhibits/explanations are OMB Control Numbers 3060–0027 and obtain or retain benefits. The statutory required to be filed when applying for 3060–0031, for the non-substantive authority for this collection of consent for assignment of an AM, FM, changes to the forms associated with the information is contained in Sections Low Power FM (LPFM) or TV broadcast Commission’s Second Report and 154(i), 303 and 308 of the station construction permit or license. Order, FCC 16–107, published at 81 FR Communications Act of 1934, as In addition, the applicant must notify 76220–01, Nov. 1, 2016. The amended. the Commission when an approved Commission publishes this document as Total Annual Burden: 15,287 hours. assignment of a broadcast station an announcement of the effective date of Total Annual Cost: $62,775,788. construction permit or license has been those information collection Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: consummated. requirements. There is no need for confidentiality with FCC Form 315 and applicable this collection of information. exhibits/explanations are required to be Synopsis Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No filed when applying for transfer of As required by the Paperwork impact(s). control of an entity holding an AM, FM, Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), Needs and Uses: FCC Form 301 and LPFM or TV broadcast station the FCC is notifying the public that on the applicable exhibits/explanations are construction permit or license. In January 11, 2017, OMB approved non- required to be filed when applying for addition, the applicant must notify the substantive changes to FCC Form 301, authority to construct a new commercial Commission when an approved transfer FCC Form 314, and FCC Form 315. In broadcast station or to modify a licensed of control of a broadcast station doing so, OMB approved non- facility, construction permit, or construction permit or license has been substantive changes to the pre-approved application. The revised information consummated. Due to the similarities in information collection requirements of collection requirements associated with the information collected by these two OMB Control Numbers 3060–0027 and FCC Form 301 contain non-substantive forms, OMB has assigned both forms 3060–0031. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an changes related to the Second Report OMB Control Number 3060–0031. agency may not conduct or sponsor a and Order. The revised information collection collection of information unless it OMB Control Number: 3060–0031. requirements associated with FCC displays a current, valid OMB Control OMB Approval Date: January 11, Forms 314 and 315 contain non- Number. No person shall be subject to 2017. substantive changes related to the any penalty for failing to comply with OMB Expiration Date: September 30, Second Report and Order. a collection of information subject to the 2018. Federal Communications Commission. Paperwork Reduction Act that does not Title: Application for Consent to Marlene H. Dortch, display a current, valid OMB Control Assignment of Broadcast Station Secretary. Number. The OMB Control Numbers are Construction Permit or License, FCC [FR Doc. 2017–09889 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am] 3060–0027 and 3060–0031. Form 314; Application for Consent to BILLING CODE 6712–01–P The foregoing notice is required by Transfer Control of Entity Holding the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Broadcast Station Construction Permit Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995, or License, FCC Form 315; Section and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 73.3580, Local Public Notice of Filing of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The total annual reporting burdens Broadcast Applications. and costs for the respondents are as National Oceanic and Atmospheric Form Number: FCC Forms 314 and follows: Administration 315. OMB Control Number: 3060–0027. Respondents: Business or other for- 50 CFR Part 660 OMB Approval Date: January 11, profit entities; Not-for-profit 2017. institutions; State, Local or Tribal [Docket No. 160808696–7010–02] OMB Expiration Date: March 31, Government. Number of Respondents and RIN 0648–BG86 2019. 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Document Created: 2017-05-16 13:52:14
Document Modified: 2017-05-16 13:52:14
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; announcement of effective date.
DatesChanges to FCC Form 301, FCC Form 314, and FCC Form 315, published at 81 FR 76220-01, Nov. 1, 2016, are effective on May 16, 2017.
ContactCathy Williams by email at [email protected] and telephone at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation82 FR 22427 
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