82 FR 22544 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 93 (May 16, 2017)
| Page Range | 22544-22545 | |
| FR Document | 2017-09894 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 22544-22545] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09894] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0004] Information Collection 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) 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. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 17, 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 [[Page 22545]] 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: 3060-0004. Title: Sections 1.1307 and 1.1311, Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Radiofrequency Exposure. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for- profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 284,332 Respondents; 284,332 Responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-5 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. Sections 154(i), 302, 303, 303(r), and 307. Total Annual Burden: 58,865 hours. Total Annual Costs: $5,449,750. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a minimal exemption from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), and 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules, that is granted for trade secrets, which may be submitted to the Commission as part of the documentation of test results. The exemption is normally granted for a short time (weeks to months) for requests relating to routine authorizations and for a longer time for requests relating to experimental authorizations. No other assurances of confidentiality are provided to respondents. Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. This information collection is a result of responsibility placed on the FCC by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. NEPA requires that each federal agency evaluate the impact of ``major actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.'' It is the FCC's opinion that this is the most efficient and reasonable method of complying with NEPA with regard to the environmental issue of radiofrequency radiation from FCC-regulated transmitters. The Commission requires applicants to submit limited information during the licensing and authorization process. In many services, the Commission simply requires licensees to provide reliable service to specific geographic areas, but does not require licensees to file site- specific information. It does not appear that the FCC's present licensing methods can provide public notification of site-specific information without imposing new and significant additional burden to the Commission's applicants. However, we note that applicants with the greatest potential to exceed the Commission's exposure limits are required to perform an environmental evaluation as part of the licensing and authorization process. The Commission advises concerned members of the public, seeking site-specific information, to contact the FCC for the name and telephone number of the service providers in the concerned party's area. The Commission encourages all service providers to provide site- specific, technical information and environmental evaluation documentation upon public request. In addition, we note alternative sources of information may be state and local governments, which may collect some site-specific information as part of the zoning process. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-09894 Filed 5-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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further reduce the information deployment data by spectrum band and FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
collection burden on small business some of the speed data associated with COMMISSION
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. their mobile broadband deployment
OMB Control Number: 3060–0816. [OMB 3060–0004]
coverage areas.
Title: Local Telephone Competition
Need and Uses: FCC Form 477 Information Collection Being Reviewed
and Broadband Reporting (Report and
provides an understanding of the extent by the Federal Communications
Order, WC Docket No. 11–10, FCC 13–
of broadband deployment, that Commission
87).
Form Number: FCC Form 477. facilitates the Commission’s AGENCY: Federal Communications
Type of Review: Extension of a development of appropriate broadband Commission.
currently approved collection. policies, and enables the Commission to
ACTION: Notice and request for
Respondents: Business or other for- carry out its obligation under section comments.
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and 706 of the Telecommunications Act of
State, local or tribal government. 1996, as amended, to ‘‘determine SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Number of Respondents and whether advanced telecommunications to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
Responses: 2,331 respondents; 4,662 capability is being deployed to all required by the Paperwork Reduction
responses. Americans in a reasonable and timely Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Estimated Time per Response: 355 fashion.’’ In addition, the information Communications Commission (FCC or
hours (average). collected in Form 477 enhances the the Commission) invites the general
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual Commission’s analysis and public and other Federal agencies to
reporting requirement. understanding of the extent of voice take this opportunity to comment on the
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. telephone services competition, which following information collection.
Statutory authority for this information in turn supports the Commission’s Comments are requested concerning:
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), efforts to open all telecommunications Whether the proposed collection of
201, 218–220, 251–252, 271, 303(r), 332, markets to competition and to promote information is necessary for the proper
and 403 of the Communications Act of innovation and investment by all performance of the functions of the
1934, as amended and section 706 of the participants, including new entrants, as Commission, including whether the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, as information shall have practical utility;
required by the Telecommunications
amended, codified in section 1302 of the accuracy of the Commission’s
Act of 1996.
the Broadband Data Improvement Act, burden estimate; ways to enhance the
47 U.S.C. 1302. The Commission staff uses the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Total Annual Burden: 1,655,010 information to advise the Commission information collected; ways to minimize
hours. about the efficacy of its rules and the burden of the collection of
Total Annual Cost: No Cost. policies adopted to implement the information on the respondents,
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Telecommunications Act of 1996. The including the use of automated
impact(s). data are necessary to evaluate the status collection techniques or other forms of
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: of local telecommunications information technology; and ways to
The Commission will continue to allow competition and broadband further reduce the information
respondents to certify on the submission deployment. The Commission uses the collection burden on small business
interface that some subscribership data data to prepare reports that help inform concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
contained in that submission are consumers and policy makers at the The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
privileged or confidential commercial or federal and state level on the collection of information unless it
financial information and that deployment and adoption of broadband displays a currently valid control
disclosure of such information would services, as well as on developments number. No person shall be subject to
likely cause substantial harm to the related to competition in the voice any penalty for failing to comply with
competitive position of the entity telephone services market. The a collection of information subject to the
making the submission. If the Commission also uses the data to PRA that does not display a valid Office
Commission receives a request for, or support its analyses in a variety of of Management and Budget (OMB)
proposes to disclose such information, rulemaking proceedings under the control number.
the respondent would be required to Communications Act, including those DATES: Written PRA comments should
show, pursuant to Commission rules for related to fulfilling its universal service
withholding from public inspection be submitted on or before July 17, 2017.
mandate. If you anticipate that you will be
information submitted to the
Commission, that the information in The Commission releases to the submitting comments, but find it
question is entitled to confidential public the broadband deployment and difficult to do so within the period of
treatment. We will retain our current mobile voice deployment data that it time allowed by this notice, you should
policies and procedures regarding the began collecting in 2014 as a result of advise the contact listed below as soon
protection of submitted FCC Form 477 the Order. This information is used by as possible.
data subject to confidential treatment, consumers, federal and state ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
including the use of only non-company government agencies, analysts, and Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
specific aggregates of subscribership others to determine broadband service fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
data in our published reports. Most of availability by provider, technology, and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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the broadband deployment data speed. additional information about the
collected on Form 477 is publicly information collection, contact Nicole
Federal Communications Commission.
available on the FCC’s Web site at Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
Marlene H. Dortch,
https://www.fcc.gov/general/broadband- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
deployment-data-fcc-form-477. Secretary, Office of the Secretary. its continuing effort to reduce
However, mobile providers can request [FR Doc. 2017–09893 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am] paperwork burdens, and as required by
confidential treatment of their BILLING CODE 6712–01–P the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
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1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal Needs and Uses: The Commission FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Commission (FCC or will submit this expiring information COMMISSION
Commission) invites the general public collection to the Office of Management
[OMB 3060–0704, 3060–1120]
and other Federal agencies to take this and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day
opportunity to comment on the comment period in order to obtain the Information Collections Being
following information collections. full three-year clearance from them. Reviewed by the Federal
Comments are requested concerning: Communications Commission Under
This information collection is a result
Whether the proposed collection of Delegated Authority
information is necessary for the proper of responsibility placed on the FCC by
performance of the functions of the the National Environmental Policy Act AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission, including whether the (NEPA) of 1969. NEPA requires that Commission.
information shall have practical utility; each federal agency evaluate the impact ACTION: Notice and request for
the accuracy of the Commission’s of ‘‘major actions significantly affecting comments.
burden estimate; ways to enhance the the quality of the human environment.’’
quality, utility, and clarity of the It is the FCC’s opinion that this is the SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
information collected; ways to minimize most efficient and reasonable method of to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
the burden of the collection of complying with NEPA with regard to required by the Paperwork Reduction
information on the respondents, the environmental issue of Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
including the use of automated radiofrequency radiation from FCC- Communications Commission (FCC or
collection techniques or other forms of regulated transmitters. the Commission) invites the general
information technology; and ways to public and other Federal agencies to
The Commission requires applicants take this opportunity to comment on the
further reduce the information to submit limited information during
collection burden on small business following information collection.
the licensing and authorization process. Comments are requested concerning:
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. In many services, the Commission
OMB Control Number: 3060–0004. Whether the proposed collection of
Title: Sections 1.1307 and 1.1311, simply requires licensees to provide information is necessary for the proper
Guidelines for Evaluating the reliable service to specific geographic performance of the functions of the
Environmental Effects of areas, but does not require licensees to Commission, including whether the
Radiofrequency Exposure. file site-specific information. It does not information shall have practical utility;
Form Number: N/A. appear that the FCC’s present licensing the accuracy of the Commission’s
Type of Review: Extension of a methods can provide public notification burden estimate; ways to enhance the
currently approved collection. of site-specific information without quality, utility, and clarity of the
Respondents: Individuals or imposing new and significant additional information collected; ways to minimize
households, Business or other for-profit, burden to the Commission’s applicants. the burden of the collection of
Not-for-profit institutions, and State, However, we note that applicants with information on the respondents,
Local or Tribal government. the greatest potential to exceed the including the use of automated
Number of Respondents and Commission’s exposure limits are collection techniques or other forms of
Responses: 284,332 Respondents; required to perform an environmental information technology; and ways to
284,332 Responses. evaluation as part of the licensing and further reduce the information
Estimated Time per Response: 1 collection burden on small business
authorization process.
hour–5 hours. concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Frequency of Response: On occasion The Commission advises concerned The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
reporting requirement and third party members of the public, seeking site- collection of information unless it
disclosure requirement. specific information, to contact the FCC displays a currently valid control
Obligation to Respond: Required to for the name and telephone number of number. No person shall be subject to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory the service providers in the concerned any penalty for failing to comply with
authority for this Information collection party’s area. The Commission a collection of information subject to the
is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections encourages all service providers to PRA that does not display a valid Office
154(i), 302, 303, 303(r), and 307. provide site-specific, technical of Management and Budget (OMB)
Total Annual Burden: 58,865 hours. information and environmental control number.
Total Annual Costs: $5,449,750. evaluation documentation upon public DATES: Written PRA comments should
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
request. In addition, we note alternative be submitted on or before July 17, 2017.
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: sources of information may be state and If you anticipate that you will be
There is a minimal exemption from the local governments, which may collect submitting comments, but find it
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 some site-specific information as part of difficult to do so within the period of
U.S.C. 552(b)(4), and 47 CFR 0.459 of the zoning process. time allowed by this notice, you should
the Commission’s rules, that is granted advise the contact listed below as soon
Federal Communications Commission.
for trade secrets, which may be as possible.
Marlene H. Dortch,
submitted to the Commission as part of ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
the documentation of test results. The
[FR Doc. 2017–09894 Filed 5–15–17; 8:45 am] fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
exemption is normally granted for a
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short time (weeks to months) for BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
requests relating to routine additional information about the
authorizations and for a longer time for information collection, contact Nicole
requests relating to experimental Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
authorizations. No other assurances of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
confidentiality are provided to its continuing effort to reduce
respondents. paperwork burdens, and as required by
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. | |
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