82 FR 25794 - Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 106 (June 5, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-11520 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 106 (Monday, June 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 25794-25796] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11520] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-xxxx and 3060-0029] Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget 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; [[Page 25795]] 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 Commission 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 5, 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 listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418- 2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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. OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx. Title: First Amendment to Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas. Form Number: Not applicable. Type of Review: New collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, and State, local, or Tribal governments. Number of Respondents and Responses: 71 respondents; 765 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-5 hours. Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 7, 301, 303, 309, and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 157, 301, 303, 309, 332, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, 54 U.S.C. 306108. Total Annual Burden: 2,869 hours. Total Annual Cost: $82,285. Privacy Impact Assessment: There are no impacts under the Privacy Act. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No known confidentiality between third parties. Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information collection for approval after the comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Commission is requesting OMB approval for new disclosure requirements pertaining to the First Amendment to Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas (First Amendment) to address the review of deployments of small wireless antennas and associated equipment under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 306108 (formerly codified at 16 U.S.C. 470f). The FCC, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (Council), and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) agreed to amend the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas (Collocation Agreement) to account for the limited potential of small wireless antennas and associated equipment, including Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) and small cell facilities, to affect historic properties. The Collocation Agreement addresses historic preservation review for collocations on existing towers, buildings, and other non- tower structures. Under the Collocation Agreement, most antenna collocations on existing structures are excluded from Section 106 historic preservation review, with a few exceptions defined to address potentially problematic situations. On August 3, 2016, the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, ACHP, and NCSHPO finalized and executed the First Amendment to the Collocation Agreement, to tailor the Section 106 process for small wireless deployments by excluding deployments that have minimal potential for adverse effects on historic properties. The following are the information collection requirements in connection with the amended provisions of Appendix B of Part 1 of the Commission's rules (47 CFR part 1, App. B): Stipulation VII.C of the amended Collocation Agreement provides that proposals to mount a small antenna on a traffic control structure (i.e., traffic light) or on a light pole, lamp post or other structure whose primary purpose is to provide public lighting, where the structure is located inside or within 250 feet of the boundary of a historic district, are generally subject to review through the Section 106 process. These proposed collocations will be excluded from such review on a case-by-case basis, if (1) the collocation licensee or the owner of the structure has not received written or electronic notification that the FCC is in receipt of a complaint from a member of the public, an Indian Tribe, a SHPO or the Council, that the collocation has an adverse effect on one or more historic properties; and (2) the structure is not historic (not a designated National Historic Landmark or a property listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places) or considered a contributing or compatible element within the historic district, under certain procedures. These [[Page 25796]] procedures require that applicant must request in writing that the SHPO concur with the applicant's determination that the structure is not a contributing or compatible element within the historic district, and the applicant's written request must specify the traffic control structure, light pole, or lamp post on which the applicant proposes to collocate and explain why the structure is not a contributing element based on the age and type of structure, as well as other relevant factors. The SHPO has thirty days from its receipt of such written notice to inform the applicant whether it disagrees with the applicant's determination that the structure is not a contributing or compatible element within the historic district. If within the thirty- day period, the SHPO informs the applicant that the structure is a contributing element or compatible element within the historic district or that the applicant has not provided sufficient information for a determination, the applicant may not deploy its facilities on that structure without completing the Section 106 review process. If, within the thirty day period, the SHPO either informs the applicant that the structure is not a contributing or compatible element within the historic district, or the SHPO fails to respond to the applicant within the thirty-day period, the applicant has no further Section 106 review obligations, provided that the collocation meets the certain volumetric and ground disturbance provisions. The First Amendment to the Collocation Agreement establishes new exclusions from the Section 106 review process for physically small deployments like DAS and small cells, fulfilling a directive in the Commission's Infrastructure Report and Order, 80 FR 1238, Jan. 8, 2015, to further streamline review of these installations. These new exclusions will reduce the cost, time, and burden associated with deploying small facilities in many settings, and provide opportunities to increase densification at low cost and with very little impact on historic properties. Facilitating these deployments thus directly advances efforts to roll out 5G service in communities across the country. OMB Control Number: 3060-0029. Title: Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station, FCC Form 340. Form Number: FCC Form 340. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not for profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,765 respondents; 2,765 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1-6 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 7,150 hours. Total Annual Cost: $29,079,700. 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: FCC Form 340 is used by licensees and permittees to apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (``NCE'') FM and DTV broadcast station (including a DTS facility), or to make changes in the existing facilities of such a station. FCC Form 340 is only used if the station will operate on a channel that is reserved exclusively for NCE use, or in the situation where applications for NCE stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only with one another. Also, FCC Form 340 is used by Native American Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (``Tribes''), tribal consortia, or entities owned or controlled by Tribes when qualifying for the ``Tribal Priority'' under 47 CFR 73.7000, 73.7002. FCC Form 340 also contains a third party disclosure requirement, pursuant to Section 73.3580. This rule requires a party applying for a new broadcast station, or making a major change to an existing station, to give local public notice of this filing in a newspaper of general circulation in the community in which the station is located. This local public notice must be completed within 30 days of tendering the application. This notice must be published at least twice a week for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. In addition, a copy of this notice must be placed in the station's public inspection file along with the application, pursuant to Section 73.3527. This recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB Control No. 3060-0214, which covers Section 73.3527. Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-11520 Filed 6-2-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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specific way that would require a ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION On March 28, 2017, the Utah
rulemaking regardless of the outcome of AGENCY Department of Environmental Quality
the negotiated rulemaking. On the (UT DEQ) submitted an application
[9961–58–OEI]
contrary, Congress specifically directed titled ‘‘NPDES e-Reporting Tool’’ for
that the final rule must result from the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: revisions/modifications to its EPA-
negotiated rulemaking, which will Authorized Program Revision approved programs under title 40 CFR
likely simplify the comment process Approval, State of Utah to allow new electronic reporting. EPA
enough to enable the agency to meet reviewed UT DEQ’s request to revise/
these relatively short deadlines. AGENCY: Environmental Protection modify its EPA-authorized programs
Agency (EPA). and, based on this review, EPA
By establishing the Committee in
ACTION: Notice. determined that the application met the
today’s Notice, EPA is fulfilling the
standards for approval of authorized
Lautenberg Act’s requirement to ‘‘enter SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s program revisions/modifications set out
into a negotiated rulemaking pursuant approval of the State of Utah’s request in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In
to’’ the NRA to develop and publish a to revise/modify certain of its EPA- accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this
proposed rule. 15 U.S.C. 2607(a)(6)(A). authorized programs to allow electronic notice of EPA’s decision to approve
When viewed under the lens of the reporting. Utah’s request to revise/modify its
statutory structure, any requirement for DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June following EPA-authorized programs to
EPA to actually ‘‘develop and publish’’ 5, 2017. allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR
a proposed rule must necessarily also FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: parts 122, 125, 403–471, 501, and 503,
result from consensus being reached by Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental is being published in the Federal
the Committee. Protection Agency, Office of Register:
For these reasons, EPA respectfully Environmental Information, Mail Stop Part 123—EPA Administered Permit
disagrees with the commenter. If 2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Programs: The National Pollutant
consensus cannot be reached, and there Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, Discharge Elimination System;
is no agreement upon which to base a seeh.karen@epa.gov. Part 403—General Pretreatment
proposal, then there is no further SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Regulations for Existing and New
statutory obligation to issue a proposal October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media Sources of Pollution; and
or a final rule. However, as noted in the Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) Part 501—State Sludge Management
December 15, 2016, Notice, EPA was published in the Federal Register Program Regulations.
UT DEQ was notified of EPA’s
commits to working in good faith to (70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
determination to approve its application
seek consensus on a proposal that is title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
with respect to the authorized programs
consistent with the legal mandate of establishes electronic reporting as an
listed above.
TSCA. acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes Matthew Leopard,
D. Definition of Consensus Should Not requirements to assure that electronic Director, Office of Information Management.
Require Unanimous Concurrence of the documents are as legally dependable as [FR Doc. 2017–11513 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am]
Committee their paper counterparts. Subpart D of BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
The commenter recommended that CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
the Committee use a definition of local government agencies that receive,
consensus that does not require or wish to begin receiving, electronic FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
unanimous concurrence among the reports under their EPA-authorized COMMISSION
programs must apply to EPA for a
Committee, citing the potential for one [OMB 3060–xxxx and 3060–0029]
revision or modification of those
Committee member’s veto to result in no
programs and obtain EPA approval.
agreement. The NRA defines consensus Information Collections Being
Subpart D provides standards for such
as unanimous concurrence, unless the Submitted for Review and Approval to
approvals based on consideration of the
Committee agrees otherwise. 5 U.S.C. the Office of Management and Budget
electronic document receiving systems
562. A unanimous concurrence that the state, tribe, or local government
definition is important in ensuring no AGENCY: Federal Communications
will use to implement the electronic Commission.
one interest or group of interests is able reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
to control the process. While EPA ACTION: Notice and request for
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D comments.
believes that unanimous concurrence is provides special procedures for program
not an unreasonably high bar, revisions and modifications to allow SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
particularly with the assistance of a electronic reporting, to be used at the to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
highly skilled neutral facilitator with option of the state, tribe or local required by the Paperwork Reduction
expertise in building consensus, the government in place of procedures Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Committee has the power under the available under existing program- Communications Commission (FCC or
NRA to agree to another definition of specific authorization regulations. An the Commission) invites the general
consensus.
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application submitted under the subpart public and other Federal agencies to
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. D procedures must show that the state, take this opportunity to comment on the
tribe or local government has sufficient following information collection.
Dated: May 24, 2017.
legal authority to implement the Comments are requested concerning:
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, electronic reporting components of the Whether the proposed collection of
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of programs covered by the application information is necessary for the proper
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. and will use electronic document performance of the functions of the
[FR Doc. 2017–11570 Filed 5–31–17; 4:15 pm] receiving systems that meet the Commission, including whether the
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P applicable subpart D requirements. information shall have practical utility;
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procedures require that applicant must Number of Respondents and FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
request in writing that the SHPO concur Responses: 2,765 respondents; 2,765 COMMISSION
with the applicant’s determination that responses.
[OMB 3060–0773, 3060–0805]
the structure is not a contributing or Estimated Time per Response: 1–6
compatible element within the historic hours. Information Collections Being
district, and the applicant’s written Frequency of Response: On occasion Submitted for Review and Approval to
request must specify the traffic control reporting requirement and Third party the Office of Management and Budget
structure, light pole, or lamp post on disclosure requirement.
which the applicant proposes to Obligation to Respond: Required to AGENCY: Federal Communications
collocate and explain why the structure obtain or retain benefits. The statutory Commission.
is not a contributing element based on authority for this collection is contained ACTION: Notice and request for
the age and type of structure, as well as in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the comments.
other relevant factors. The SHPO has Communications Act of 1934, as
thirty days from its receipt of such amended. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
written notice to inform the applicant Total Annual Burden: 7,150 hours. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
whether it disagrees with the applicant’s Total Annual Cost: $29,079,700. required by the Paperwork Reduction
determination that the structure is not a Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
contributing or compatible element impact(s). Communications Commission (FCC or
within the historic district. If within the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: the Commission) invites the general
thirty-day period, the SHPO informs the There is no need for confidentiality with public and other Federal agencies to
applicant that the structure is a this collection of information. take this opportunity to comment on the
contributing element or compatible Needs and Uses: FCC Form 340 is following information collection.
element within the historic district or used by licensees and permittees to Comments are requested concerning:
that the applicant has not provided apply for authority to construct a new Whether the proposed collection of
sufficient information for a noncommercial educational (‘‘NCE’’) information is necessary for the proper
determination, the applicant may not FM and DTV broadcast station performance of the functions of the
deploy its facilities on that structure (including a DTS facility), or to make Commission, including whether the
without completing the Section 106 changes in the existing facilities of such information shall have practical utility;
review process. If, within the thirty day a station. FCC Form 340 is only used if the accuracy of the Commission’s
period, the SHPO either informs the the station will operate on a channel burden estimate; ways to enhance the
applicant that the structure is not a that is reserved exclusively for NCE use, quality, utility, and clarity of the
contributing or compatible element or in the situation where applications information collected; ways to minimize
within the historic district, or the SHPO for NCE stations on non-reserved the burden of the collection of
fails to respond to the applicant within channels are mutually exclusive only information on the respondents,
the thirty-day period, the applicant has with one another. Also, FCC Form 340 including the use of automated
no further Section 106 review is used by Native American Tribes and collection techniques or other forms of
obligations, provided that the Alaska Native Villages (‘‘Tribes’’), tribal information technology; and ways to
collocation meets the certain volumetric consortia, or entities owned or further reduce the information
and ground disturbance provisions. controlled by Tribes when qualifying for collection burden on small business
The First Amendment to the the ‘‘Tribal Priority’’ under 47 CFR concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Collocation Agreement establishes new 73.7000, 73.7002. The Commission may not conduct or
exclusions from the Section 106 review FCC Form 340 also contains a third sponsor a collection of information
process for physically small party disclosure requirement, pursuant unless it displays a currently valid
deployments like DAS and small cells, to Section 73.3580. This rule requires a Office of Management and Budget
fulfilling a directive in the party applying for a new broadcast (OMB) control number. No person shall
Commission’s Infrastructure Report and station, or making a major change to an be subject to any penalty for failing to
Order, 80 FR 1238, Jan. 8, 2015, to existing station, to give local public comply with a collection of information
further streamline review of these notice of this filing in a newspaper of subject to the PRA that does not display
installations. These new exclusions will general circulation in the community in a valid OMB control number.
reduce the cost, time, and burden which the station is located. This local DATES: Written comments should be
associated with deploying small public notice must be completed within submitted on or before July 5, 2017. If
facilities in many settings, and provide 30 days of tendering the application. you anticipate that you will be
opportunities to increase densification This notice must be published at least submitting comments, but find it
at low cost and with very little impact twice a week for two consecutive weeks difficult to do so within the period of
on historic properties. Facilitating these in a three-week period. In addition, a time allowed by this notice, you should
deployments thus directly advances copy of this notice must be placed in the advise the contacts listed below as soon
efforts to roll out 5G service in station’s public inspection file along as possible.
communities across the country. with the application, pursuant to ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
OMB Control Number: 3060–0029. Section 73.3527. This recordkeeping
Title: Application for Construction Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
information collection requirement is Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
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Permit for Reserved Channel contained in OMB Control No. 3060–
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
0214, which covers Section 73.3527. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Station, FCC Form 340.
Federal Communications Commission. Include in the comments the OMB
Form Number: FCC Form 340.
Type of Review: Extension of a Katura Jackson, control number as shown in the
currently approved collection. Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
Respondents: Business or other for- Secretary. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
profit entities, not for profit institutions [FR Doc. 2017–11520 Filed 6–2–17; 8:45 am] additional information or copies of the
and State, local or Tribal Government. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P information collection, contact Nicole
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| Dates | Written comments should be submitted on or before July 5, 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 listed below as soon as possible. | |
| Contact | For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418- 2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <http://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain<ls-thn-eq>, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. | |
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