82 FR 4877 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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 | 2017-00884 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 4877-4879] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-00884] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1203 and 3060-0874] 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 (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 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 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 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: OMB Control No.: 3060-1203. Title: Section 79.107 User Interfaces Provided by Digital Apparatus; Section [[Page 4878]] 79.108 Video Programming Guides and Menus Provided by Navigation Devices; Section 79.110 Complaint Procedures for User Interfaces, Menus and Guides, and Activating Accessibility Features on Digital Apparatus and Navigation Devices. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for- profit entities; Not for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,175 respondents and 516,982 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167 hours to 10 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), Public Law 111-260, 124 Stat. 2751, and sections 4(i), 4(j), 303(r), 303(u), 303(aa), 303(bb), and 716(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303(r), 303(u), 303(aa), 303(bb), and 617(g). Total Annual Burden: 24,043 hours. Annual Cost Burden: $70,500. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue to the extent that individuals and households provide personally identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's updated system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/ CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance,'' in the Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on September 24, 2014. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The FCC completed a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy-Impact-Assessment.html. The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of revisions to the SORN. Needs and Uses: On October 29, 2013, in document FCC 13-138, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the User Interfaces Accessibility Order), MB Docket Nos. 12-108, 12-107, published at 78 FR 77210, December 20, 2013, the Commission adopted rules implementing sections 204 and 205 of the CVAA related to making accessible the user interfaces, text menus and guides of digital apparatus designed to receive or play back video programming and navigation devices for the display or selection of multichannel video programming. On November 20, 2015, in document FCC 15-156, the Commission released a Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Second User Interfaces Accessibility Order), MB Docket No. 12-108, published at 81 FR 5921, February 14, 2016, adopting additional rules to ensure that consumers are able to find out about what accessible devices and features are available from covered manufacturers and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) and how to use such devices and features. Collectively, these rules are codified at 47 CFR 79.107-79.110. Covered entities are required to comply with the rules and information collection requirements contained in the User Interfaces Accessibility Order and in the Second User Interfaces Accessibility Order beginning December 20, 2016. The Commission is submitting this revised information collection to transfer certain information collection burdens associated with this OMB Control Number 3060-1203 to OMB Control Number 3060-0874. This transfer is being made because the Commission's online consumer complaint portal, which is part of the information collection contained in OMB Control Number 3060-0874, is being revised to enable consumers to file complaints related to the Commission's user interfaces accessibility requirements through the Commission's online complaint portal. OMB Control Number: 3060-0874. Title: Consumer Complaint Portal: General Complaints, Obscenity or Indecency Complaints, Complaints under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Slamming Complaints, RDAs and Communications Accessibility Complaints. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for- profit entities; Not for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 335,979 respondents; 335,979 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes (.25 hours) to 30 minutes (.50 hours). Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 208 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). Total Annual Burden: 84,006 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue to the extent that individuals and households provide personally identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's updated system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries and Requests for Dispute Assistance.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/ CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance,'' in the Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on September 24, 2014. Privacy Impact Assessment: The FCC completed a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy-Impact-Assessment.html. The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of revisions to the SORN. Needs and Uses: The Commission consolidated all of the FCC informal consumer complaint intake into an online consumer complaint portal, which allows the Commission to better manage the collection of informal consumer complaints. Informal consumer complaints consist of informal consumer complaints, inquiries and comments. This revised information collection requests OMB approval for the addition of a layer of consumer reported complaint information related to the FCC's disability accessibility requirements for video programming digital apparatus and navigation device user interfaces (e.g., TV and set-top box controls, menus, and program guides). The information collection burdens associated with these complaints is being transferred from OMB Control Number 3060-1203 to OMB Control Number 3060-0874 to enable consumers to file complaints related to the Commission's user interfaces accessibility requirements through the Commission's online complaint portal. [[Page 4879]] Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-00884 Filed 1-13-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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On September 21, 2004, the On August 11, 2016, the Commission FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Commission released the Safe Harbor released a Report and Order in CG COMMISSION
Order establishing a limited safe harbor Docket No. 02–278, FCC 16–99,
[OMB 3060–1203 and 3060–0874]
in which callers will not be liable for adopting rules to implement the TCPA
placing autodialed and prerecorded amendments Congress enacted in Information Collections Being
message calls to numbers ported from a Section 301 of the Bipartisan Budget Act Reviewed by the Federal
wireline service to a wireless service of 2015. The Commission adopted rules Communications Commission
within the previous 15 days. The implementing the law’s exception from
Commission also amended its existing AGENCY: Federal Communications
the prior express consent requirement
National Do-Not-Call Registry safe Commission.
for autodialed or prerecorded calls to
harbor to require telemarketers to scrub ACTION: Notice and request for
wireless numbers ‘‘solely to collect a
their lists against the Registry every 31 comments.
days. debt owed to or guaranteed by the
On June 17, 2008, in accordance with United States,’’ and placing limits on SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of the number and duration of autodialed to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
2007, the Commission revised its rules or prerecorded calls to wireless numbers required by the Paperwork Reduction
to minimize the inconvenience to ‘‘to collect a debt owed or guaranteed by Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
consumers of having to re-register their the United States.’’ Federal government Communications Commission (FCC or
preferences not to receive telemarketing callers and contractors making these Commission) invites the general public
calls and to further the underlying goal calls on behalf of the federal and other Federal agencies to take this
of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to government, without prior express opportunity to comment on the
protect consumer privacy rights. The consent of the called party, may call the following information collections.
Commission released a Report and person or persons responsible for paying Comments are requested concerning:
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC the debt at one of three phone numbers Whether the proposed collection of
08–147, amending the Commission’s specified in the rules, may call three information is necessary for the proper
rules under the TCPA to require sellers times during a 30-day period, may call performance of the functions of the
and/or telemarketers to honor between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. local Commission, including whether the
registrations with the National Do-Not- time at the debtor’s location, may not information shall have practical utility;
Call Registry so that registrations would call once the debtor requests that the the accuracy of the Commission’s
not automatically expire based on the burden estimate; ways to enhance the
calls cease, and must transfer the stop-
then-current five year registration quality, utility, and clarity of the
period. Specifically, the Commission call request to the new servicer if the
information collected; ways to minimize
modified § 64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to debt servicer changes. Callers must the burden of the collection of
require sellers and/or telemarketers to notify debtors of their right to request information on the respondents,
honor numbers registered on the that no further autodialed or including the use of automated
Registry indefinitely or until the number prerecorded calls be made to the debtor collection techniques or other forms of
is removed by the database for the life of the debt. Prerecorded calls information technology; and ways to
administrator or the registration is may not exceed 60 seconds, excluding further reduce the information
cancelled by the consumer. required disclosures and stop-calling collection burden on small business
On February 15, 2012, the instructions. Text messages are limited concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
Commission released a Report and to 160 characters, including required The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC disclosures, which may be sent in a a collection of information unless it
12–21, revising its rules to: (1) Require separate text message. Calls may be displays a currently valid Office of
prior express written consent for all made (1) once the debt is delinquent Management and Budget (OMB) control
autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing and, (2) if the debt is not yet delinquent, number. No person shall be subject to
calls to wireless numbers and for all then after one of the following events any penalty for failing to comply with
prerecorded telemarketing calls to and in the 30 days before one of the a collection of information subject to the
residential lines; (2) eliminate the following events: The end of a grace, PRA that does not display a valid OMB
established business relationship control number.
deferment, or forbearance period;
exception to the consent requirement for DATES: Written comments should be
expiration of an alternative payment
prerecorded telemarketing calls to submitted on or before March 20, 2017.
residential lines; (3) require arrangement; or occurrence of a similar
time-sensitive event or deadline If you anticipate that you will be
telemarketers to include an automated, submitting comments, but find it
interactive opt-out mechanism in all affecting the amount or timing of
payments due. difficult to do so within the period of
prerecorded telemarketing calls, to time allowed by this notice, you should
allow consumers more easily to opt out Federal Communications Commission. advise the contacts below as soon as
of future robocalls during a robocall Marlene H. Dortch, possible.
itself; and (4) require telemarketers to
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
comply with the 3% limit on abandoned
[FR Doc. 2017–00847 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
calls during each calling campaign, in
order to discourage intrusive calling BILLING CODE 6712–01–P fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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campaigns. Finally, the Commission
also exempted from the Telephone additional information about the
Consumer Protection Act requirements information collection, contact Cathy
prerecorded calls to residential lines Williams at (202) 418–2918.
made by health care-related entities SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
governed by the Health Insurance OMB Control No.: 3060–1203.
Portability and Accountability Act of Title: Section 79.107 User Interfaces
1996. Provided by Digital Apparatus; Section
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Federal Communications Commission. to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ site. The Commission will revise
Marlene H. Dortch, fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. appropriate privacy requirements as
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. Include in the comments the OMB necessary to include any entities and
[FR Doc. 2017–00884 Filed 1–13–17; 8:45 am] control number as shown in the information added to the online public
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. file in this proceeding.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
additional information or copies of the Most of the documents comprising the
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS information collection, contact Cathy public file consist of materials that are
COMMISSION Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a not of a confidential nature.
copy of this information collection Respondents complying with the
[OMB 3060–0214] information collection requirements
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ may request that the information they
Information Collection Being submit be withheld from disclosure. If
Submitted for Review and Approval to public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the Web page called confidentiality is requested, such
the Office of Management and Budget requests will be processed in
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
AGENCY: Federal Communications the downward-pointing arrow in the accordance with the Commission’s
Commission. ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
ACTION: Notice and request for
In addition, the Commission has
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
adopted provisions that permit
comments. select ‘‘Federal Communications
respondents subject to the information
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort collection requirement for Shared
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Service Agreements to redact
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
required by the Paperwork Reduction confidential or proprietary information
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) from their disclosures.
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– when the list of FCC ICRs currently
3520), the Federal Communications Needs and Uses: The information
under review appears, look for the OMB collection requirements included under
Commission (FCC or the Commission) control number of this ICR and then
invites the general public and other this OMB Control Number 3060–0214,
click on the ICR Reference Number. A requires commercial broadcast stations
Federal agencies to take this copy of the FCC submission to OMB
opportunity to comment on the to maintain for public inspection a file
will be displayed. containing the material set forth in 47
following information collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFR 73.3526.
Comments are requested concerning:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0214. This collection is being revised to
Whether the proposed collection of
Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, reflect the burden associated with the
information is necessary for the proper
Local Public Inspection Files; Sections Shared Service Agreement disclosure
performance of the functions of the
73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political requirements adopted in the 2014
Commission, including whether the
Files. Quadrennial Regulatory Review (81 FR
information shall have practical utility;
Form Number: None. 76220, Nov. 1, 2016, FCC 16–107, rel.
the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: Revision of a Aug. 25, 2016). The collection requires
burden estimate; ways to enhance the currently approved collection. commercial television stations to place
quality, utility, and clarity of the Respondents: Business or other for in their online public inspection file a
information collected; ways to minimize profit entities; Not for profit institutions; copy of every Shared Service Agreement
the burden of the collection of State, Local or Tribal government; for the station (with the substance of
information on the respondents, Individuals or households. oral agreements reported in writing),
including the use of automated Number of Respondents and regardless of whether the agreement
collection techniques or other forms of Responses: 24,013 respondents; 63,364 involves commercial television stations
information technology; and ways to responses. in the same market or in different
further reduce the information Estimated Time per Response: 1–52 markets, with confidential or
collection burden on small business hours. proprietary information redacted where
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Frequency of Response: On occasion appropriate. For purposes of this
The Commission may not conduct or reporting requirement, Recordkeeping collection, a Shared Service Agreement
sponsor a collection of information requirement, Third party disclosure is any agreement or series of agreements
unless it displays a currently valid requirement. in which (1) a station provides any
Office of Management and Budget Obligation to Respond: Required to station-related services, including, but
(OMB) control number. No person shall obtain or retain benefits. The statutory not limited to, administrative, technical,
be subject to any penalty for failing to authority that covers this information sales, and/or programming support, to a
comply with a collection of information collection is contained in Sections 151, station that is not directly or indirectly
subject to the PRA that does not display 152, 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the under common de jure control
a valid OMB control number. Communications Act of 1934, as permitted under the Commission’s
DATES: Written comments should be amended. regulations; or (2) stations that are not
submitted on or before February 16, Total Annual Burden: 2,087,626 directly or indirectly under common de
2017. If you anticipate that you will be hours. jure control permitted under the
submitting comments, but find it Total Annual Cost: $27,363. Commission’s regulations collaborate to
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difficult to do so within the period of Privacy Impact Assessment: The provide or enable the provision of
time allowed by this notice, you should Commission prepared a system of station-related services, including, but
advise the contacts listed below as soon records notice (SORN), FCC/MB–2, not limited to, administrative, technical,
as possible. ‘‘Broadcast Station Public Inspection sales, and/or programming support, to
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Files,’’ that covers the PII contained in one or more of the collaborating
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email the broadcast station public inspection stations. For purposes of this collection,
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and files located on the Commission’s Web the term ‘‘station’’ includes the licensee,
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| Dates | Written 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 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 4877 |
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