82 FR 31968 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 131 (July 11, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 131 (July 11, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-14463 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 31968-31969] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14463] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0161 and 3060-0685] 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 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 September 11, 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: 3060-0161. Title: Section 73.61, AM Directional Antenna Field Strength Measurements. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,268 respondents and 2,268 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 4-50 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement. Total Annual Burden: 36,020 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i) and 303 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: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.61 requires that each AM station using directional antennas to make field strength measurement as often as necessary to ensure proper directional antenna system operation. Stations not having approved sampling systems make field strength measurements every three months. Stations with approved sampling systems must take field strength measurements as often as necessary. Also, all AM stations using directional signals must take partial proofs of performance as often as necessary. The FCC staff used the data in field inspections/investigations. AM licensees with directional antennas use the data to ensure that adequate interference protection is maintained [[Page 31969]] between stations and to ensure proper operation of antennas. OMB Control Number: 3060-0685. Title: Updating Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Services and Equipment, FCC Form 1210; Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services, FCC Form 1240. Form Number: FCC Form 1210 and FCC Form 1240. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,400 respondents; 5,350 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 15 hours. Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; Quarterly reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in 4(i) and 623 of Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 44,800 hours. Total Annual Cost: $3,196,875. 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: Cable operators use FCC Form 1210 to file for adjustments in maximum permitted rates for regulated services to reflect external costs. Regulated cable operators submit this form to local franchising authorities. FCC Form 1240 is filed by cable operators seeking to adjust maximum permitted rates for regulated cable services to reflect changes in external costs. Cable operators submit Form 1240 to their respective local franchising authorities (``LFAs'') to justify rates for the basic service tier and related equipment or with the Commission (in situations where the Commission has assumed jurisdiction). Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-14463 Filed 7-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Order, Amendment of Parts 2, 15, 80, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS invites the general public and other
90, 97, and 101 of the Commission’s COMMISSION Federal agencies to take this
Rules Regarding Implementation of the opportunity to comment on the
[OMB 3060–0161 and 3060–0685]
Final Acts of the World following information collections.
Radiocommunication Conference Information Collections Being Comments are requested concerning:
(Geneva, 2012) (WRC–12), Other Reviewed by the Federal Whether the proposed collection of
Allocation Issues, and Related Rule Communications Commission information is necessary for the proper
Updates, ET Docket No. 15–99, FCC 17– performance of the functions of the
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, including whether the
33, which inter alia, amends the
Commission. information shall have practical utility;
Commission’s rules for the Amateur
ACTION: Notice and request for the accuracy of the Commission’s
Radio Service to provide for frequency
comments. burden estimate; ways to enhance the
sharing requirements in the 135.7–137.8
quality, utility, and clarity of the
kHz (2200 meter) and 472–479 kHz (630 SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort information collected; ways to minimize
meter) bands. These rules will ensure to reduce paperwork burdens, and as the burden of the collection of
the compatibility of amateur radio required by the Paperwork Reduction information on the respondents,
operations and Power Line Carrier (PLC) Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal including the use of automated
systems that operate in these bands, and Communications Commission (FCC or collection techniques or other forms of
will promote the shared use of these Commission) invites the general public information technology; and ways to
bands. As background, in the larger 9– and other Federal agencies to take this further reduce the information
490 kHz band, electric utilities operate opportunity to comment on the collection burden on small business
PLC systems on power transmission following information collections. concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
lines for communications important to Comments are requested concerning: OMB Control Number: 3060–0161.
the reliability and security of electric Whether the proposed collection of Title: Section 73.61, AM Directional
service to the public. The Commission information is necessary for the proper Antenna Field Strength Measurements.
found that the identification of performance of the functions of the Form Number: N/A.
transmission lines are not always Commission, including whether the Type of Review: Extension of a
information shall have practical utility; currently approved collection.
readily identifiable and that amateur
the accuracy of the Commission’s Respondents: Business and other for-
operators may not be able to determine
burden estimate; ways to enhance the profit entities.
whether PLC systems operate in the
quality, utility, and clarity of the Number of Respondents and
relevant bands on the subject information collected; ways to minimize Responses: 2,268 respondents and 2,268
transmission lines. For these reasons, the burden of the collection of responses.
the Commission adopted a notification information on the respondents, Estimated Time per Response: 4–50
process to ensure that amateur stations including the use of automated hours.
seeking to operate in these bands are collection techniques or other forms of Frequency of Response:
located outside of a minimum information technology; and ways to Recordkeeping requirement.
separation distance. further reduce the information Total Annual Burden: 36,020 hours.
Specifically, the information collection burden on small business Total Annual Cost: None.
collection requirements contained in concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Obligation to Respond: Required to
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
Section 97.303(g)(2) requires prior to
a collection of information unless it authority for this collection of
commencement of operations in these
displays a currently valid Office of information is contained in Sections
bands, amateur operators must notify 154(i) and 303 of the Communications
the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) of Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to Act of 1934, as amended.
their intent by submitting their call Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
any penalty for failing to comply with
signs, intended band or bands of There is no need for confidentiality with
a collection of information subject to the
operation, and the coordinates of their this collection of information.
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
antenna’s fixed location. control number. Privacy Impact Assessment: No
Amateur stations will be permitted to DATES: Written comments should be
impact(s).
commence operations after a 30-day submitted on or before September 11, Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.61
period unless UTC notifies the applicant 2017. If you anticipate that you will be requires that each AM station using
that its requested location is located submitting comments, but find it directional antennas to make field
within one kilometer of PLC systems difficult to do so within the period of strength measurement as often as
operating in the same or overlapping time allowed by this notice, you should necessary to ensure proper directional
advise the contacts below as soon as antenna system operation. Stations not
frequencies.
possible. having approved sampling systems
Federal Communications Commission. make field strength measurements every
Katura Jackson, ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to three months. Stations with approved
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@ sampling systems must take field
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. strength measurements as often as
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For necessary. Also, all AM stations using
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additional information about the directional signals must take partial
information collection, contact Cathy proofs of performance as often as
Williams at (202) 418–2918. necessary. The FCC staff used the data
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of in field inspections/investigations. AM
its continuing effort to reduce licensees with directional antennas use
paperwork burdens, and as required by the data to ensure that adequate
the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, the FCC interference protection is maintained
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between stations and to ensure proper FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
operation of antennas. COMMISSION Communications Commission (FCC or
OMB Control Number: 3060–0685. Commission) invites the general public
[OMB 3060–XXXX]
and other Federal agencies to take this
Title: Updating Maximum Permitted opportunity to comment on the
Rates for Regulated Services and Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications following information collections.
Equipment, FCC Form 1210; Annual Comments are requested concerning:
Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates Commission
Whether the proposed collection of
for Regulated Cable Services, FCC Form AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper
1240. Commission. performance of the functions of the
Form Number: FCC Form 1210 and ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the
FCC Form 1240. comments. information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
Type of Review: Extension of a SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the
currently approved collection. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the
Respondents: Business or other for- required by the Paperwork Reduction information collected; ways to minimize
profit entities; State, Local or Tribal Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of
Government. Communications Commission (FCC or information on the respondents,
the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated
Number of Respondents and public and other Federal agencies to
Responses: 3,400 respondents; 5,350 collection techniques or other forms of
take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to
responses. following information collection. further reduce the information
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business
to 15 hours. Whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Frequency of Response: Annual information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
reporting requirement; Quarterly performance of the functions of the Title: Part 32 Uniform System of
reporting requirement; Third party Commission, including whether the Accounts.
disclosure requirement. information shall have practical utility; Form Number: N/A.
the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: New collection.
Obligation To Respond: Required to burden estimate; ways to enhance the Respondents: Business or other for-
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory quality, utility, and clarity of the profit entities.
authority for this collection is contained information collected; ways to minimize Number of Respondents: 1,176
in 4(i) and 623 of Communications Act the burden of the collection of respondents; 2,458 responses.
of 1934, as amended. information on the respondents, Estimated Time per Response: 20–40
Total Annual Burden: 44,800 hours. including the use of automated hours.
collection techniques or other forms of Frequency of Response: One-time, on
Total Annual Cost: $3,196,875. occasion, and annual reporting
information technology; and ways to
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No further reduce the information requirements; recordkeeping
impact(s). collection burden on small business requirements.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Obligation to Respond: Required to
There is no need for confidentiality with The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
this collection of information. collection of information unless it authority for this information collection
displays a currently valid control is contained in 47 U.S.C. 10, 201, 219–
Needs and Uses: Cable operators use 220, 224, 254(k), 272(e)(3), and 403 of
number. No person shall be subject to
FCC Form 1210 to file for adjustments the Communications Act of 1934, as
any penalty for failing to comply with
in maximum permitted rates for a collection of information subject to the amended, 47 U.S.C. 160, 201, 219–220,
regulated services to reflect external PRA that does not display a valid Office 224, 254(k), 272(e)(3), and 403.
costs. Regulated cable operators submit of Management and Budget (OMB) Total Annual Burden: 103,240 hours.
this form to local franchising control number. Total Annual Cost: No cost.
authorities. Privacy Impact Assessment: No
DATES: Written PRA comments should
FCC Form 1240 is filed by cable impact(s).
be submitted on or before September 11,
operators seeking to adjust maximum Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
2017. If you anticipate that you will be
Respondents are not being asked to
permitted rates for regulated cable submitting comments, but find it
submit confidential information to the
services to reflect changes in external difficult to do so within the period of
Commission. If the Commission
costs. time allowed by this notice, you should
requests respondents to submit
Cable operators submit Form 1240 to advise the contact listed below as soon
information which respondents believe
their respective local franchising as possible.
is confidential, respondents may request
authorities (‘‘LFAs’’) to justify rates for ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to confidential treatment of such
the basic service tier and related Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
equipment or with the Commission (in fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Commission’s rules.
situations where the Commission has FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Needs and Uses: On February 24,
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assumed jurisdiction). additional information about the 2017, the Commission released the Part
information collection, contact Nicole 32 Order, WC Docket No. 14–130, CC
Federal Communications Commission.
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. Docket No. 80–286, FCC 17–15, which
Katura Jackson,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of minimized the compliance burdens
Federal Register Liaison Officer. its continuing effort to reduce imposed by the Uniform System of
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
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