82 FR 25285 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)

Page Range		25285-25286
FR Document		2017-11341

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0213, 3060-0331, 3060-0607]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 of 1995 (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 July 31, 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the 
FCC 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: 3060-0213.
    Title: Section 73.3525, Agreements for Removing Application 
Conflicts.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 38 respondents; 40 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 39 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $91,953.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 311 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 73.3525 states (a) except as provided in Sec.  73.3523 
regarding dismissal of applications in comparative renewal proceedings, 
whenever applicants for a construction permit for a broadcast station 
enter into an agreement to procure the removal of a conflict between 
applications pending before the FCC by withdrawal or amendment of an 
application or by its dismissal pursuant to Sec.  73.3568, all parties 
thereto shall, within 5 days after entering into the agreement, file 
with the FCC a joint request for approval of such agreement. The joint 
request shall be accompanied by a copy of the agreement, including any 
ancillary agreements, and an affidavit of each party to the agreement 
setting forth:
    (1) The reasons why it is considered that such agreement is in the 
public interest;
    (2) A statement that its application was not filed for the purpose 
of reaching or carrying out such agreement;
    (3) A certification that neither the applicant nor its principals 
has received any money or other consideration in excess of the 
legitimate and prudent expenses of the applicant; Provided That this 
provision shall not apply to bona fide merger agreements;
    (4) The exact nature and amount of any consideration paid or 
promised;
    (5) An itemized accounting of the expenses for which it seeks 
reimbursement; and
    (6) The terms of any oral agreement relating to the dismissal or 
withdrawal of its application.
    (b) Whenever two or more conflicting applications for construction 
permits for

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broadcast stations pending before the FCC involve a determination of 
fair, efficient and equitable distribution of service pursuant to 
section 307(b) of the Communications Act, and an agreement is made to 
procure the withdrawal (by amendment to specify a different community 
or by dismissal pursuant to Sec.  73.3568) of the only application or 
applications seeking the same facilities for one of the communities 
involved, all parties thereto shall file the joint request and 
affidavits specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (1) If upon examination of the proposed agreement the FCC finds 
that withdrawal of one of the applications would unduly impede 
achievement of a fair, efficient and equitable distribution of radio 
service among the several States and communities, then the FCC shall 
order that further opportunity be afforded for other persons to apply 
for the facilities specified in the application or applications to be 
withdrawn before acting upon the pending request for approval of the 
agreement.
    (2) Upon release of such order, any party proposing to withdraw its 
application shall cause to be published a notice of such proposed 
withdrawal at least twice a week for 2 consecutive weeks within the 3-
week period immediately following release of the FCC's order, in a 
daily newspaper of general circulation published in the community in 
which it was proposed to locate the station. However, if there is no 
such daily newspaper published in the community, the notice shall be 
published as follows:
    (i) If one or more weekly newspapers of general circulation are 
published in the community in which the station was proposed to be 
located, notice shall be published in such a weekly newspaper once a 
week for 3 consecutive weeks within the 4-week period immediately 
following the release of the FCC's order.
    (ii) If no weekly newspaper of general circulation is published in 
the community in which the station was proposed to be located, notice 
shall be published at least twice a week for 2 consecutive weeks within 
the 3-week period immediately following the release of the FCC's order 
in the daily newspaper having the greatest general circulation in the 
community in which the station was proposed to be located.
    (3) The notice shall state the name of the applicant; the location, 
frequency and power of the facilities proposed in the application; the 
location of the station or stations proposed in the applications with 
which it is in conflict; the fact that the applicant proposes to 
withdraw the application; and the date upon which the last day of 
publication shall take place.
    (4) Such notice shall additionally include a statement that new 
applications for a broadcast station on the same frequency, in the same 
community, with substantially the same engineering characteristics and 
proposing to serve substantially the same service area as the 
application sought to be withdrawn, timely filed pursuant to the FCC's 
rules, or filed, in any event, within 30 days from the last date of 
publication of the notice (notwithstanding any provisions normally 
requiring earlier filing of a competing application), will be entitled 
to comparative consideration with other pending mutually exclusive 
affidavits.
    (5) Within 7 days of the last day of publication of the notice, the 
applicant proposing to withdraw shall file a statement in triplicate 
with the FCC giving the dates on which the notice was published, the 
text of the notice and the name and location of the newspaper in which 
the notice was published.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0331.
    Title: Aeronautical Frequency Notification, FCC Form 321.
    Form Number: FCC Form 321.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,940 respondents; 1,940 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.67 hours (40 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $126,100.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 301, 303, 308, 309 and 621 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended.
    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 FCC Form 321 is the means by which multichannel 
video programming distributors obtain authority to commence operation 
of a system on frequencies used by aeronautical services. The 
information is used to protect aeronautical radio communications from 
interference.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0607.
    Title: Section 76.922, Rates for Basic Service Tiers and Cable 
Programming Services Tiers.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 25 respondents; 25 
respondents.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i) 
and 623 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need to 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 76.922(b)(5)(C) provides that an eligible small system that 
elects to use the streamlined rate reduction process must implement the 
required rate reductions and provide written notice of such reductions 
to local subscribers, the local franchising authority (``LFA''), and 
the Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Please send an email to VisitorRequest@ performance of the functions of the Form Number: N/A.
FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the Commission, including whether the Type of Review: Extension of a
meeting. In your email include: Name, information shall have practical utility; currently approved collection.
postal address, entity you are the accuracy of the Commission’s Respondents: Business or other for-
representing (if applicable), and burden estimate; ways to enhance the profit entities; Not for profit institutions.
telephone number. You will receive an quality, utility, and clarity of the Number of Respondents and
email confirmation from us. Please be information collected; ways to minimize Responses: 38 respondents; 40
prepared to show a photo identification the burden of the collection of responses.
when you arrive. If you need assistance information on the respondents, Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–1
for accessibility reasons, or if you have including the use of automated hour.
collection techniques or other forms of Frequency of Response: On occasion
any questions, contact Dale L. Aultman,
information technology; and ways to reporting requirement; Third party
Secretary to the Farm Credit
further reduce the information disclosure requirement.
Administration Board, at (703) 883– Total Annual Burden: 39 hours.
4009. The matters to be considered at collection burden on small business
Total Annual Cost: $91,953.
the meeting are: concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
Open Session There is no need for confidentiality with
a collection of information unless it
this collection of information.
A. Approval of Minutes displays a currently valid Office of Obligation to Respond: Required to
• May 11, 2017 Management and Budget (OMB) control obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
B. Reports number. No person shall be subject to authority for this collection of
• Annual Report on the Farm Credit any penalty for failing to comply with information is contained in Sections
System’s Young, Beginning, and a collection of information subject to the 154(i) and 311 of the Communications
Small Farmer Mission Performance: PRA that does not display a valid OMB Act of 1934, as amended.
2016 Results control number. Privacy Impact Assessment: No
• Quarterly Report on Economic DATES: Written comments should be impact(s).
Conditions and FCS Conditions submitted on or before July 31, 2017. If Needs and Uses: The information
• Semi-Annual Report on Office of you anticipate that you will be collection requirements contained in 47
Examination Operations submitting comments, but find it CFR 73.3525 states (a) except as
difficult to do so within the period of provided in § 73.3523 regarding
Closed Session * time allowed by this notice, you should dismissal of applications in comparative
• Office of Examination Quarterly advise the contacts below as soon as renewal proceedings, whenever
Report possible. applicants for a construction permit for
Dated: May 30, 2017. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to a broadcast station enter into an
Dale L. Aultman, Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@ agreement to procure the removal of a
Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. conflict between applications pending
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
before the FCC by withdrawal or
*Session Closed—Exempt pursuant to additional information about the amendment of an application or by its
5 U.S.C. Section 552b(c)(8) and (9). information collection, contact Cathy dismissal pursuant to § 73.3568, all
[FR Doc. 2017–11407 Filed 5–30–17; 11:15 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918. parties thereto shall, within 5 days after
BILLING CODE 6705–01–P entering into the agreement, file with
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
the FCC a joint request for approval of
its continuing effort to reduce such agreement. The joint request shall
paperwork burdens, and as required by be accompanied by a copy of the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, the FCC agreement, including any ancillary
COMMISSION invites the general public and other agreements, and an affidavit of each
Federal agencies to take this party to the agreement setting forth:
[OMB 3060–0213, 3060–0331, 3060–0607]
opportunity to comment on the (1) The reasons why it is considered
Information Collections Being following information collections. that such agreement is in the public
Reviewed by the Federal Comments are requested concerning: interest;
Communications Commission Under Whether the proposed collection of (2) A statement that its application
Delegated Authority information is necessary for the proper was not filed for the purpose of reaching
performance of the functions of the or carrying out such agreement;
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, including whether the (3) A certification that neither the
Commission. information shall have practical utility; applicant nor its principals has received
ACTION: Notice and request for the accuracy of the Commission’s any money or other consideration in
comments. burden estimate; ways to enhance the excess of the legitimate and prudent
quality, utility, and clarity of the expenses of the applicant; Provided
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort information collected; ways to minimize That this provision shall not apply to
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as the burden of the collection of bona fide merger agreements;
required by the Paperwork Reduction information on the respondents, (4) The exact nature and amount of
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal including the use of automated any consideration paid or promised;
Communications Commission (FCC or collection techniques or other forms of (5) An itemized accounting of the
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Commission) invites the general public information technology; and ways to expenses for which it seeks
and other Federal agencies to take this further reduce the information reimbursement; and
opportunity to comment on the collection burden on small business (6) The terms of any oral agreement
following information collections. concerns with fewer than 25 employees. relating to the dismissal or withdrawal
Comments are requested concerning: OMB Control Number: 3060–0213. of its application.
Whether the proposed collection of Title: Section 73.3525, Agreements for (b) Whenever two or more conflicting
information is necessary for the proper Removing Application Conflicts. applications for construction permits for

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broadcast stations pending before the upon which the last day of publication Form Number: N/A.
FCC involve a determination of fair, shall take place. Type of Review: Extension of a
efficient and equitable distribution of (4) Such notice shall additionally currently approved collection.
service pursuant to section 307(b) of the include a statement that new Respondents: Business or other for-
Communications Act, and an agreement applications for a broadcast station on profit and State, Local or Tribal
is made to procure the withdrawal (by the same frequency, in the same Government.
amendment to specify a different community, with substantially the same Number of Respondents and
community or by dismissal pursuant to engineering characteristics and Responses: 25 respondents; 25
§ 73.3568) of the only application or proposing to serve substantially the respondents.
applications seeking the same facilities same service area as the application Estimated Time per Response: 12
for one of the communities involved, all sought to be withdrawn, timely filed hours.
parties thereto shall file the joint request pursuant to the FCC’s rules, or filed, in Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
and affidavits specified in paragraph (a) any event, within 30 days from the last Total Annual Cost: None.
of this section. date of publication of the notice Obligation to Respond: Required to
(1) If upon examination of the (notwithstanding any provisions obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
proposed agreement the FCC finds that normally requiring earlier filing of a authority for this collection is contained
withdrawal of one of the applications competing application), will be entitled in Sections 4(i) and 623 of the
would unduly impede achievement of a to comparative consideration with other Communications Act of 1934, as
fair, efficient and equitable distribution pending mutually exclusive affidavits. amended.
of radio service among the several States (5) Within 7 days of the last day of Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
and communities, then the FCC shall publication of the notice, the applicant There is no need to confidentiality with
order that further opportunity be proposing to withdraw shall file a this collection of information.
afforded for other persons to apply for statement in triplicate with the FCC Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
the facilities specified in the application giving the dates on which the notice impact(s).
or applications to be withdrawn before was published, the text of the notice and Needs and Uses: The information
acting upon the pending request for the name and location of the newspaper collection requirements contained in 47
approval of the agreement. in which the notice was published. CFR 76.922(b)(5)(C) provides that an
(2) Upon release of such order, any OMB Control Number: 3060–0331. eligible small system that elects to use
party proposing to withdraw its Title: Aeronautical Frequency the streamlined rate reduction process
application shall cause to be published Notification, FCC Form 321. must implement the required rate
a notice of such proposed withdrawal at Form Number: FCC Form 321. reductions and provide written notice of
least twice a week for 2 consecutive Type of Review: Extension of a such reductions to local subscribers, the
weeks within the 3-week period currently approved collection. local franchising authority (‘‘LFA’’), and
immediately following release of the Respondents: Business or other for- the Commission.
FCC’s order, in a daily newspaper of profit entities; not-for-profit institutions. Federal Communications Commission.
general circulation published in the Number of Respondents and Marlene H. Dortch,
community in which it was proposed to Responses: 1,940 respondents; 1,940 Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
locate the station. However, if there is responses.
[FR Doc. 2017–11341 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am]
no such daily newspaper published in Estimated Time per Response: 0.67
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the community, the notice shall be hours (40 minutes).
published as follows: Frequency of Response: One-time and
(i) If one or more weekly newspapers on occasion reporting requirements. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
of general circulation are published in Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours. COMMISSION
the community in which the station was Total Annual Cost: $126,100.
proposed to be located, notice shall be Obligation to Respond: Required to [OMB 3060–0906]
published in such a weekly newspaper obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
once a week for 3 consecutive weeks authority for this collection of Information Collections Being
within the 4-week period immediately information is contained in Sections Reviewed by the Federal
following the release of the FCC’s order. 154(i), 301, 303, 308, 309 and 621 of the Communications Commission
(ii) If no weekly newspaper of general Communications Act of 1934, as AGENCY: Federal Communications
circulation is published in the amended. Commission.
community in which the station was Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
ACTION: Notice and request for
proposed to be located, notice shall be There is no need for confidentiality with
comments.
published at least twice a week for 2 this collection of information.
consecutive weeks within the 3-week Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
period immediately following the impact(s). to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
release of the FCC’s order in the daily Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 321 required by the Paperwork Reduction
newspaper having the greatest general is the means by which multichannel Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
circulation in the community in which video programming distributors obtain Communications Commission (FCC or
the station was proposed to be located. authority to commence operation of a Commission) invites the general public
(3) The notice shall state the name of system on frequencies used by and other Federal agencies to take this
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the applicant; the location, frequency aeronautical services. The information opportunity to comment on the
and power of the facilities proposed in is used to protect aeronautical radio following information collections.
the application; the location of the communications from interference. Comments are requested concerning:
station or stations proposed in the OMB Control Number: 3060–0607. Whether the proposed collection of
applications with which it is in conflict; Title: Section 76.922, Rates for Basic information is necessary for the proper
the fact that the applicant proposes to Service Tiers and Cable Programming performance of the functions of the
withdraw the application; and the date Services Tiers. Commission, including whether the

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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 comments should be submitted on or before July 31, 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 25285