82 FR 25286 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 104 (June 1, 2017)
| Page Range | 25286-25287 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11334 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 104 (Thursday, June 1, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 25286-25287] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11334] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0906] 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 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 [[Page 25287]] 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: 3060-0906. Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplemental Services Report for DTV Stations, FCC Form 317; 47 CFR 73.624(g). Form Number: FCC Form 317. 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: 9,391 respondents, 18,782 responses. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, annual reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 336 and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours. Total Annual Burden: 56,346 hours. Total Annual Cost: $1,408,650. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality *41561 required with this collection of information. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: Each licensee/permittee of a digital television (DTV) station must file on an annual basis FCC Form 317. Specifically, required filers include the following (but we generally refer to all such entities herein as a ``DTV licensee/permittee''): A licensee of a digital commercial or noncommercial educational (NCE) full power television (TV) station, low power television (LPTV) station, TV translator or Class A TV station. A permittee operating pursuant to digital special temporary authority (STA) of a commercial or NCE full power TV station, LPTV station, TV translator or Class A TV station. Each DTV licensee/permittee must report whether they provided ancillary or supplementary services at any time during the reporting cycle. Each DTV licensee/permittee is required to retain the records supporting the calculation of the fees due for three years from the date of remittance of fees. Each NCE licensee/permittee must also retain for eight years documentation sufficient to show that its entire bitstream was used ``primarily'' for NCE broadcast services on a weekly basis. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-11334 Filed 5-31-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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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
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
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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information shall have practical utility; Form Number: FCC Form 317. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: Extension of a COMMISSION
burden estimate; ways to enhance the currently approved collection. [OMB 3060–0169]
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize Respondents: Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit Information Collection Being Reviewed
the burden of the collection of by the Federal Communications
information on the respondents, institutions.
Commission Under Delegated
including the use of automated Number of Respondents and Authority
collection techniques or other forms of Responses: 9,391 respondents, 18,782
information technology; and ways to responses. AGENCY: Federal Communications
further reduce the information Frequency of Response: Commission.
collection burden on small business Recordkeeping requirement, annual ACTION: Notice and request for
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. reporting requirement. comments.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it Obligation to Respond: Required to SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
displays a currently valid Office of obtain benefits—Statutory authority for to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
Management and Budget (OMB) control this collection of information is required by the Paperwork Reduction
number. No person shall be subject to contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 336 Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
any penalty for failing to comply with and 403 of the Communications Act of Communications Commission (FCC or
a collection of information subject to the 1934, as amended. the Commission) invites the general
PRA that does not display a valid OMB Estimated Time per Response: 2–4 public and other Federal agencies to
control number. hours. take this opportunity to comment on the
DATES: Written comments should be Total Annual Burden: 56,346 hours. following information collection.
submitted on or before July 31, 2017. If Comments are requested concerning:
you anticipate that you will be Total Annual Cost: $1,408,650. Whether the proposed collection of
submitting comments, but find it Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: information is necessary for the proper
difficult to do so within the period of There is no need for confidentiality performance of the functions of the
time allowed by this notice, you should *41561 required with this collection of Commission, including whether the
advise the contacts below as soon as information. information shall have practical utility;
possible. Privacy Impact Assessment: No the accuracy of the Commission’s
impact(s). burden estimate; ways to enhance the
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
quality, utility, and clarity of the
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@ Needs and Uses: Each licensee/ information collected; ways to minimize
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. permittee of a digital television (DTV) the burden of the collection of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For station must file on an annual basis FCC information on the respondents,
additional information about the Form 317. Specifically, required filers including the use of automated
information collection, contact Cathy include the following (but we generally collection techniques or other forms of
Williams at (202) 418–2918. refer to all such entities herein as a information technology; and ways to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of ‘‘DTV licensee/permittee’’): further reduce the information
its continuing effort to reduce A licensee of a digital commercial or collection burden on small business
paperwork burdens, and as required by noncommercial educational (NCE) full concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, the FCC power television (TV) station, low The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
invites the general public and other power television (LPTV) station, TV collection of information unless it
Federal agencies to take this translator or Class A TV station. displays a currently valid control
opportunity to comment on the number. No person shall be subject to
A permittee operating pursuant to
following information collections. any penalty for failing to comply with
digital special temporary authority
Comments are requested concerning: a collection of information subject to the
(STA) of a commercial or NCE full
Whether the proposed collection of PRA that does not display a valid Office
power TV station, LPTV station, TV
information is necessary for the proper of Management and Budget (OMB)
translator or Class A TV station.
performance of the functions of the control number.
Commission, including whether the Each DTV licensee/permittee must
DATES: Written PRA comments should
information shall have practical utility; report whether they provided ancillary
or supplementary services at any time be submitted on or before July 31, 2017.
the accuracy of the Commission’s If you anticipate that you will be
burden estimate; ways to enhance the during the reporting cycle.
submitting comments, but find it
quality, utility, and clarity of the Each DTV licensee/permittee is difficult to do so within the period of
information collected; ways to minimize required to retain the records supporting time allowed by this notice, you should
the burden of the collection of the calculation of the fees due for three advise the contact listed below as soon
information on the respondents, years from the date of remittance of fees. as possible.
including the use of automated Each NCE licensee/permittee must also ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
collection techniques or other forms of retain for eight years documentation
information technology; and ways to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
sufficient to show that its entire fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
further reduce the information
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bitstream was used ‘‘primarily’’ for NCE
collection burden on small business FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
broadcast services on a weekly basis.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. additional information about the
Federal Communications Commission. information collection, contact Nicole
OMB Control Number: 3060–0906.
Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/ Marlene H. Dortch, Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
Supplemental Services Report for DTV Secretary, Office of the Secretary. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
Stations, FCC Form 317; 47 CFR [FR Doc. 2017–11334 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am] its continuing effort to reduce
73.624(g). BILLING CODE 6712–01–P paperwork burdens, and as required by
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
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