82_FR_4884 82 FR 4874 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

82 FR 4874 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 10 (January 17, 2017)

Page Range4874-4874
FR Document2017-00883

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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 4874]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00883]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0881]


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) 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 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: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0881.
    Title: Section 95.861, Interference.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 175 respondents; 175 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement, and on occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and 157, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 175 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $43,700.
    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: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 Section 95.861(c) require that licensees in the 218-219 MHz 
service must provide a copy of its plan to every TV Channel 13 station 
whose Grade B predicted contour overlaps the licensed service area as 
required by Sec.  95.815(a) of the Commission's rules. This plan must 
include an analysis of the co- and adjacent channel interference 
potential of proposed systems in the 218-219 MHz service, identify 
methods being used to minimize interference, and show how the proposed 
systems will meet the service requirements set forth in Sec.  95.831 of 
the Commission's rules. This plan must be sent to the TV Channel 13 
licensee(s) within 10 days from the date the 218-219 MHz service 
licensee submits the plan to the Commission. Updates to this plan must 
be sent to the TV Channel 13 licensee(s) within 10 days from the date 
that such updates are filed with the Commission pursuant to Sec.  
95.815.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 Section 
95.861(e) require that each 218-219 MHz service licensee investigate 
and eliminate harmful interference to television broadcasting and 
reception, from its component cell transmitter stations (CTSs) and 
response transmitter units (RTUs) within 30 days of the time it is 
notified in writing, by either an affected television station, an 
affected viewer, or the Commission, of an interference complaint.
    This information will be used to monitor the co- and adjacent 
channel interference potential of proposed systems in the 218-219 MHz 
service, and to identify methods being used to minimize interference, 
as well as to show how the proposed systems will meet the service 
requirements set forth in Sec.  95.831 of the Commission's rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-00883 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am]
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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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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten 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.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation82 FR 4874 

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