82 FR 4873 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-00849 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 4873-4874] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00849] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0989] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority 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 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 20, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0989. Title: Sections 63.01, 63.03, 63.04, Procedures for Applicants Requiring Section 214 Authorization for Domestic Interstate Transmission Lines Acquired Through Corporate Control. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents of Responses: 92 respondents; 92 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-10 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 152, 154(i)-(j), 201, 214, and 303(r). Total Annual Burden: 861 hours. Annual Cost Burden: $98,175. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality. The FCC is not requiring applicants to submit confidential information to the Commission. If applicants want to request confidential treatment of the documents they submit to Commission, they may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. Needs and Uses: A Report and Order, FCC 02-78, adopted and released in March 2002 (Order), set forth the procedures for common carriers requiring authorization under section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to acquire domestic interstate transmission lines through a transfer of control. Under section 214 of the Act, carriers must obtain FCC approval before constructing, acquiring, or operating an interstate transmission line. Acquisitions involving interstate common carriers require affirmative action by the Commission before the acquisition can occur. This information collection contains filing procedures for domestic transfer of control applications under sections 63.03 and 63.04. The FCC filing fee amount for section 214 applications is currently $1,155 per application, which reflects an increase of the previous fee of $1,050 per application. (a) Sections 63.03 and 63.04 require domestic section 214 applications involving domestic transfers of control, at a minimum, should specify: (1) The name, address and telephone number of each applicant; (2) the government, state, or territory under the laws of which each corporate or partnership applicant is organized; (3) the name, title, post office address, and telephone number of the officer or contact point, such as legal counsel, to whom correspondence concerning the application is to be addressed; (4) the name, address, citizenship and principal business of any person or entity that directly or indirectly owns at least ten percent of the equity of the applicant, and the percentage of equity owned by each of those entities (to the nearest one percent); (5) certification pursuant to 47 CFR 1.2001 that no party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuant to section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; (6) a description of the transaction; (7) a description of the geographic areas in which the transferor and transferee (and their affiliates) offer domestic telecommunications services, and what services are provided in each area; (8) a statement as to how the application fits into one or more of the presumptive streamlined categories in section 63.03 or why it is otherwise appropriate for streamlined treatment; (9) identification of all other Commission applications related to the same transaction; (10) a statement of whether the applicants are requesting special consideration because either party to the transaction is facing imminent business failure; (11) identification of any separately filed waiver request being sought in conjunction with the transaction; and (12) a statement showing how grant of the application will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity, including any additional information that may be necessary to show the effect of the proposed transaction on competition in domestic markets. Where an applicant wishes to file a joint international section 214 transfer of control application and domestic section 214 transfer of control application, the applicant must submit information that satisfies the requirements of 47 CFR 63.18. In the attachment to the international application, the applicant must submit information described in 47 CFR 63.04(a)(6). When the Commission, acting through the Wireline Competition Bureau, determines that applicants have submitted a complete application qualifying for streamlined treatment, it shall issue a public notice commencing a 30-day review period to consider whether the transaction serves the public interest, convenience and necessity. Parties will have 14 days to [[Page 4874]] file any comments on the proposed transaction, and applicants will be given 7 days to respond. (b) Applicants are not required to file post- consummation notices of pro forma transactions, except that a post transaction notice must be filed with the Commission within 30 days of a pro forma transfer to a bankruptcy trustee or a debtor-in-possession. The notification can be in the form of a letter (in duplicate to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission). The letter or other form of notification must also contain the information listed in sections (a)(1). A single letter may be filed for more than one such transfer of control. The information will be used by the Commission to ensure that applicants comply with the requirements of 47 U.S.C. 214. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-00849 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Dated: January 9, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For applicant; (2) the government, state, or
Gina McCarthy, additional information about the territory under the laws of which each
Administrator. information collection, contact Nicole corporate or partnership applicant is
[FR Doc. 2017–00940 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] Ongele at (202) 418–2991. organized; (3) the name, title, post office
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: address, and telephone number of the
OMB Control Number: 3060–0989. officer or contact point, such as legal
Title: Sections 63.01, 63.03, 63.04, counsel, to whom correspondence
Procedures for Applicants Requiring concerning the application is to be
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS addressed; (4) the name, address,
Section 214 Authorization for Domestic
COMMISSION citizenship and principal business of
Interstate Transmission Lines Acquired
[OMB 3060–0989] Through Corporate Control. any person or entity that directly or
Form Number: N/A. indirectly owns at least ten percent of
Information Collection Being Reviewed Type of Review: Extension of a the equity of the applicant, and the
by the Federal Communications currently approved collection. percentage of equity owned by each of
Commission Under Delegated Respondents: Business or other for- those entities (to the nearest one
Authority profit. percent); (5) certification pursuant to 47
Number of Respondents of Responses: CFR 1.2001 that no party to the
AGENCY: Federal Communications 92 respondents; 92 responses. application is subject to a denial of
Commission. Estimated Time per Response: 1.5–10 Federal benefits pursuant to section
ACTION: Notice and request for hours. 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
comments. Frequency of Response: On occasion 1988; (6) a description of the
reporting requirement. transaction; (7) a description of the
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. geographic areas in which the transferor
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Statutory authority for this collection is and transferee (and their affiliates) offer
required by the Paperwork Reduction contained in 47 U.S.C. 152, 154(i)–(j), domestic telecommunications services,
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 201, 214, and 303(r). and what services are provided in each
Communications Commission (FCC or Total Annual Burden: 861 hours. area; (8) a statement as to how the
Commission) invites the general public Annual Cost Burden: $98,175. application fits into one or more of the
and other Federal agencies to take this Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No presumptive streamlined categories in
opportunity to comment on the impact(s). section 63.03 or why it is otherwise
following information collections. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: appropriate for streamlined treatment;
Comments are requested concerning: There is no need for confidentiality. The (9) identification of all other
Whether the proposed collection of FCC is not requiring applicants to Commission applications related to the
information is necessary for the proper submit confidential information to the same transaction; (10) a statement of
performance of the functions of the Commission. If applicants want to whether the applicants are requesting
Commission, including whether the request confidential treatment of the special consideration because either
information shall have practical utility; documents they submit to Commission, party to the transaction is facing
the accuracy of the Commission’s they may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of imminent business failure; (11)
burden estimate; ways to enhance the the Commission’s rules. identification of any separately filed
quality, utility, and clarity of the Needs and Uses: A Report and Order, waiver request being sought in
information collected; ways to minimize FCC 02–78, adopted and released in conjunction with the transaction; and
the burden of the collection of March 2002 (Order), set forth the (12) a statement showing how grant of
information on the respondents, procedures for common carriers the application will serve the public
including the use of automated requiring authorization under section interest, convenience, and necessity,
collection techniques or other forms of 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, including any additional information
information technology; and ways to as amended, to acquire domestic that may be necessary to show the effect
further reduce the information interstate transmission lines through a of the proposed transaction on
collection burden on small business transfer of control. Under section 214 of competition in domestic markets. Where
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. the Act, carriers must obtain FCC an applicant wishes to file a joint
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor approval before constructing, acquiring, international section 214 transfer of
a collection of information unless it or operating an interstate transmission control application and domestic
displays a currently valid OMB control line. Acquisitions involving interstate section 214 transfer of control
number. No person shall be subject to common carriers require affirmative application, the applicant must submit
any penalty for failing to comply with action by the Commission before the information that satisfies the
a collection of information subject to the acquisition can occur. This information requirements of 47 CFR 63.18. In the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB collection contains filing procedures for attachment to the international
control number. domestic transfer of control applications application, the applicant must submit
DATES: Written PRA comments should under sections 63.03 and 63.04. The information described in 47 CFR
be submitted on or before March 20, FCC filing fee amount for section 214 63.04(a)(6). When the Commission,
2017. If you anticipate that you will be applications is currently $1,155 per acting through the Wireline Competition
submitting comments, but find it application, which reflects an increase Bureau, determines that applicants have
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difficult to do so within the period of of the previous fee of $1,050 per submitted a complete application
time allowed by this notice, you should application. (a) Sections 63.03 and 63.04 qualifying for streamlined treatment, it
advise the contact listed below as soon require domestic section 214 shall issue a public notice commencing
as possible. applications involving domestic a 30-day review period to consider
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to transfers of control, at a minimum, whether the transaction serves the
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@ should specify: (1) The name, address public interest, convenience and
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. and telephone number of each necessity. Parties will have 14 days to
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file any comments on the proposed collection burden on small business meet the service requirements set forth
transaction, and applicants will be given concerns with fewer than 25 employees. in § 95.831 of the Commission’s rules.
7 days to respond. (b) Applicants are not The FCC may not conduct or sponsor This plan must be sent to the TV
required to file post-consummation a collection of information unless it Channel 13 licensee(s) within 10 days
notices of pro forma transactions, except displays a currently valid OMB control from the date the 218–219 MHz service
that a post transaction notice must be number. No person shall be subject to licensee submits the plan to the
filed with the Commission within 30 any penalty for failing to comply with Commission. Updates to this plan must
days of a pro forma transfer to a a collection of information subject to the be sent to the TV Channel 13 licensee(s)
bankruptcy trustee or a debtor-in- PRA that does not display a valid OMB within 10 days from the date that such
possession. The notification can be in control number. updates are filed with the Commission
the form of a letter (in duplicate to the DATES: Written PRA comments should pursuant to § 95.815.
Secretary, Federal Communications be submitted on or before March 20, The information collection
Commission). The letter or other form of 2017. If you anticipate that you will be requirements contained in 47 Section
notification must also contain the submitting comments, but find it 95.861(e) require that each 218–219
information listed in sections (a)(1). A difficult to do so within the period of MHz service licensee investigate and
single letter may be filed for more than time allowed by this notice, you should eliminate harmful interference to
one such transfer of control. The advise the contact listed below as soon television broadcasting and reception,
information will be used by the as possible. from its component cell transmitter
Commission to ensure that applicants ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to stations (CTSs) and response transmitter
comply with the requirements of 47 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ units (RTUs) within 30 days of the time
U.S.C. 214. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. it is notified in writing, by either an
Federal Communications Commission. affected television station, an affected
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
viewer, or the Commission, of an
Marlene H. Dortch, additional information about the
interference complaint.
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. information collection, contact Cathy
This information will be used to
[FR Doc. 2017–00849 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918.
monitor the co- and adjacent channel
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interference potential of proposed
OMB Control No.: 3060–0881. systems in the 218–219 MHz service,
Title: Section 95.861, Interference. and to identify methods being used to
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Form No.: N/A. minimize interference, as well as to
COMMISSION Type of Review: Extension of a
show how the proposed systems will
currently approved collection.
meet the service requirements set forth
[OMB 3060–0881] Respondents: Business or other for-
in § 95.831 of the Commission’s rules.
profit entities.
Information Collection Being Reviewed Number of Respondents and Federal Communications Commission.
by the Federal Communications Responses: 175 respondents; 175 Marlene H. Dortch,
Commission Under Delegated responses. Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Authority Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. [FR Doc. 2017–00883 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am]
Frequency of Response: BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
AGENCY: Federal Communications Recordkeeping requirement, third party
Commission. disclosure requirement, and on occasion
ACTION: Notice and request for reporting requirement. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
comments. Obligation to Respond: Required to COMMISSION
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort [3060–1126]
authority for this collection of
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as information is contained in 47 U.S.C. Information Collection Being
required by the Paperwork Reduction 151, 154(i) and 157, as amended. Submitted for Review and Approval to
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Total Annual Burden: 175 hours. the Office of Management and Budget
Communications Commission (FCC or Annual Cost Burden: $43,700.
Commission) invites the general public Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No AGENCY: Federal Communications
and other Federal agencies to take this impact(s). Commission.
opportunity to comment on the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: ACTION: Notice and request for
following information collections. There is no need for confidentiality with comments.
Comments are requested concerning: this collection of information.
Whether the proposed collection of Needs and Uses: The information SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
information is necessary for the proper collection requirements contained in 47 to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
performance of the functions of the Section 95.861(c) require that licensees required by the Paperwork Reduction
Commission, including whether the in the 218–219 MHz service must Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
information shall have practical utility; provide a copy of its plan to every TV Communications Commission (FCC or
the accuracy of the Commission’s Channel 13 station whose Grade B Commission) invites the general public
burden estimate; ways to enhance the predicted contour overlaps the licensed and other Federal agencies to take this
quality, utility, and clarity of the service area as required by § 95.815(a) of opportunity to comment on the
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information collected; ways to minimize the Commission’s rules. This plan must following information collections.
the burden of the collection of include an analysis of the co- and Comments are requested concerning:
information on the respondents, adjacent channel interference potential Whether the proposed collection of
including the use of automated of proposed systems in the 218–219 information is necessary for the proper
collection techniques or other forms of MHz service, identify methods being performance of the functions of the
information technology; and ways to used to minimize interference, and Commission, including whether the
further reduce the information show how the proposed systems will information shall have practical utility;
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| Dates | Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 20, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible. | |
| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 4873 |
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