82 FR 47735 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 197 (October 13, 2017)

Page Range		47735-47736
FR Document		2017-22185

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 3060-1242]


Information Collection 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 (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 December 12, 
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 of 1995 (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: 3060-1242.
    Title: Qualified 4G LTE Coverage Data Collection for Mobility Fund 
Phase II.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents and 
50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 64 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 154, 254, and 303(r) of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 4, 254, 303(r).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,200 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: To information collected 
under this collection is confidential and will not be made publicly 
available.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: A request for approval of this new information 
collection will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) after this 60-day comment period in order to obtain the full 
three-year clearance from OMB. In its November 2011 USF/ICC 
Transformation Order (FCC 11-161), the Commission established the 
Mobility Fund, which consists of two phases. Mobility Fund Phase I (MF-
I) provided one-time universal service support payments to immediately 
accelerate deployment of mobile broadband services. MF-II will use a 
reverse auction to provide ongoing universal service support payments 
to continue to advance deployment of such services. The Commission 
adopted the rules and framework for MF-I in the USF/ICC Transformation 
Order, and sought comment in an accompanying further notice of proposed 
rulemaking on the proposed framework for MF-II. In its February 2017 
Mobility Fund II Report and Order (MF-II Report and Order) (FCC 17-11), 
the FCC adopted the rules and framework for moving forward 
expeditiously with the MF-II auction. Among other things, the 
Commission stated in the MF-II Report

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and Order that, prior to the auction, it would establish a map of areas 
presumptively eligible for MF-II support based on the most recently 
available FCC Form 477 mobile wireless coverage data, and provide a 
limited timeframe for parties to challenge those initial determinations 
during the pre-auction process.
    The Commission received serval petitions for reconsideration of the 
MF-II Report and Order, including one asking it to reconsider the 
decision to use existing FCC Form 477 data as the basis for determining 
the map of areas presumptively eligible for MF-II support, and offering 
an industry consensus proposal asking the Commission to undertake a 
new, one-time data collection with specified data parameters tailored 
to MF-II to determine the areas in which there is deployment of 
qualified Long Term Evolution (LTE). On August 4, 2017, the Commission 
released an Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order (FCC 
17-102) in which it, among other things, reconsidered its earlier 
decision to use FCC Form 477 data to compile the map of areas 
presumptively eligible for MF-II support. The Commission decided it 
would instead conduct a new, one-time data collection of 4G LTE 
coverage data that will be used for this purpose, concluding that for 
purposes of implementing MF-II expeditiously, this approach will 
provide the Commission and interested parties with the best available 
starting point for the challenge process and should result in fewer and 
more narrowly-focused challenges regarding representations of coverage.
    Only those providers that have previously reported 4G LTE coverage 
in FCC Form 477 and have qualified 4G LTE coverage (defined by download 
speeds of 5 Mbps at the cell edge with 80 percent probability and a 30 
percent loading factor) will be required to submit data under this new, 
one-time information collection. Such providers will be required to 
file propagation maps and model details with the Commission indicating 
their current 4G LTE coverage in accordance with a public notice that 
will be issued in advance of the start of period within which providers 
must make their filings that provides instructions for how to file the 
data submission, including a data specification, formatting 
information, and any other technical parameters that may be necessary 
for such filings. The Commission will use the new coverage data, in 
conjunction with subsidy data available from the Universal Service 
Administrative Company (USAC), to create the map of areas presumptively 
eligible for MF-II support.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Total Annual Burden: 35 hours. Act (PRA), the Federal Communications including the use of automated
Annual Cost Burden: $18,800. Commission (FCC or Commission) collection techniques or other forms of
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No invites the general public and other information technology; and ways to
impact(s). Federal agencies to take this further reduce the information
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: opportunity to comment on the collection burden on small business
In general, there is no need for following information collections. concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
confidentiality with this collection of Comments are requested concerning: OMB Control Number: 3060–1242.
information. Whether the proposed collection of Title: Qualified 4G LTE Coverage Data
Needs and Uses: This collection will information is necessary for the proper Collection for Mobility Fund Phase II.
be submitted as an extension after the performance of the functions of the Form Number: N/A.
60-day comment period to the Office of Commission, including whether the Type of Review: Extension of a
Management and Budget (OMB) in order information shall have practical utility; currently approved information
to obtain the full three-year clearance. the accuracy of the Commission’s collection.
The Commission requests this burden estimate; ways to enhance the Respondents: Business or other for-
information in order to make quality, utility, and clarity of the profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
recommendations to the U.S. information collected; ways to minimize and state, local or tribal governments.
Department of State for granting the burden of the collection of Estimated Number of Respondents
recognized private operating agency information on the respondents, and Responses: 50 respondents and 50
(RPOA) status to requesting entities. The including the use of automated responses.
Commission does not require entities to collection techniques or other forms of Estimated Time per Response: 64
request RPOA status. Rather, this is a information technology; and ways to hours.
voluntary application process for use by further reduce the information Frequency of Response: One-time
companies that believe that obtaining collection burden on small business reporting requirement.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Obligation to Respond: Required to
RPOA status will be beneficial in
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
persuading foreign governments to
a collection of information unless it authority for this information collection
allow them to conduct business abroad.
displays a currently valid Office of is contained in sections 154, 254, and
RPOA status also permits companies to
Management and Budget (OMB) control 303(r) of the Communications Act, as
join the International
number. No person shall be subject to amended, 47 U.S.C. 4, 254, 303(r).
Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s)
any penalty for failing to comply with Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Telecommunications Sector, which is
a collection of information subject to the 3,200 hours.
the standards-setting body of the ITU. Total Annual Costs: None.
The information furnished in RPOA PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
requests is collected pursuant to 47 CFR To information collected under this
63.701 of the Commission’s rules. DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before December 12, collection is confidential and will not be
Entities submit these applications on a made publicly available.
voluntary basis. The collection of 2017. If you anticipate that you will be
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
information is a one-time collection for submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of impact(s).
each respondent. Without this Needs and Uses: A request for
information collection, the time allowed by this notice, you should
approval of this new information
Commission’s policies and objectives advise the contacts below as soon as
collection will be submitted to the
for assisting unregulated providers of possible.
Office of Management and Budget
enhanced services to enter the market ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to (OMB) after this 60-day comment period
for international enhanced services Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ in order to obtain the full three-year
would be thwarted. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. clearance from OMB. In its November
Federal Communications Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order
Marlene H. Dortch, additional information about the (FCC 11–161), the Commission
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. information collection, contact Cathy established the Mobility Fund, which
Williams at (202) 418–2918. consists of two phases. Mobility Fund
[FR Doc. 2017–22184 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of Phase I (MF–I) provided one-time
its continuing effort to reduce universal service support payments to
paperwork burdens, and as required by immediately accelerate deployment of
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), mobile broadband services. MF–II will
COMMISSION the FCC invites the general public and use a reverse auction to provide ongoing
other Federal agencies to take this universal service support payments to
[OMB 3060–1242] opportunity to comment on the continue to advance deployment of such
following information collections. services. The Commission adopted the
Information Collection Being Reviewed
Comments are requested concerning: rules and framework for MF–I in the
by the Federal Communications
Whether the proposed collection of USF/ICC Transformation Order, and
Commission Under Delegated
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performance of the functions of the further notice of proposed rulemaking
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, including whether the on the proposed framework for MF–II.
Commission. information shall have practical utility; In its February 2017 Mobility Fund II
ACTION: Notice and request for the accuracy of the Commission’s Report and Order (MF–II Report and
comments. burden estimate; ways to enhance the Order) (FCC 17–11), the FCC adopted
quality, utility, and clarity of the the rules and framework for moving
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort information collected; ways to minimize forward expeditiously with the MF–II
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as the burden of the collection of auction. Among other things, the
required by the Paperwork Reduction information on the respondents, Commission stated in the MF–II Report

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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 December 12, 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 47735