82_FR_55585 82 FR 55362 - Temporary Lift of Filing Freeze on Full Power and Class A Minor Modification Applications That Expand a Station's Contour

82 FR 55362 - Temporary Lift of Filing Freeze on Full Power and Class A Minor Modification Applications That Expand a Station's Contour

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 223 (November 21, 2017)

Page Range55362-55363
FR Document2017-25170

This document announces that the Media Bureau is temporarily lifting the freeze on filing minor modification applications that expand the contour of full power and Class A stations, from Tuesday, November 28 through Thursday, December 7, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55362-55363]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25170]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 17-1086]


Temporary Lift of Filing Freeze on Full Power and Class A Minor 
Modification Applications That Expand a Station's Contour

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the Media Bureau is temporarily 
lifting the freeze on filing minor modification applications that 
expand

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the contour of full power and Class A stations, from Tuesday, November 
28 through Thursday, December 7, 2017.

DATES: November 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, 
[email protected], or Kevin Harding, [email protected], Video 
Division, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On April 5, 2013, in light of the then forthcoming broadcast 
incentive auction, the Media Bureau issued its April 2013 Freeze Public 
Notice announcing that it would not accept for filing minor 
modification applications for changes to existing television service 
areas that would increase a full power television station's noise-
limited contour or a Class A station's protected contour beyond the 
area resulting from the station's authorized facilities as of that 
date, and would not process pending applications at variance with these 
limitations. Auction 1000, which was conducted pursuant to Title VI of 
the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, was completed 
on April 13, 2017, and stations that were assigned new channels in 
connection with the auction have had an opportunity to file for 
alternate channels and/or expanded facilities.
    The Media Bureau is temporarily lifting the limitations imposed by 
the April 2013 Freeze Public Notice for full power and Class A stations 
that were not assigned a new channel, beginning on Tuesday, November 
28, 2017. The freeze will be reimposed at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, 
December 7, 2017. The Media Bureau will also process minor modification 
applications at variance with the freeze limitations that have been 
pending since April 5, 2013.
    Applications submitted during this time period will be processed on 
a first come/first served basis. Applications proposing to change a 
station's channel will not be accepted for filing.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2017-25170 Filed 11-20-17; 8:45 am]
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55362 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2017 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Support Division, (2821T), • Any collection is targeted to the AGENCY Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 solicitation of opinions from Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, respondents who have experience with [EPA–HQ–OEI–2017–0380; FRL—9971–06– OEI] DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– the program or may have experience 1669; email address: kerwin.courtney@ with the program in the near future. Information Collection Request epa.gov. • Personally identifiable information Submitted to OMB for Review and (PII) is collected only to the extent SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Approval; Comment Request; Generic necessary and is not retained. Supporting documents which explain in • Information gathered will be used Clearance for the Collection of detail the information that the EPA will Qualitative Feedback on Agency only internally for general service be collecting are available in the public improvement and program management Service Delivery (Renewal) docket for this ICR. The docket can be purposes and is not intended for release AGENCY: Environmental Protection viewed online at www.regulations.gov outside of the agency. Agency (EPA). or in person at the EPA Docket Center, • Information gathered will not be ACTION: Notice. WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 used for the purpose of substantially Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, informing influential policy decisions. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection DC. The telephone number for the • Information gathered will yield Agency has submitted an information Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For qualitative information; the collections collection request (ICR), Generic additional information about EPA’s will not be designed or expected to Clearance for the Collection of public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ yield statistically reliable results or used Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service dockets. as though the results are generalizable to Delivery (EPA ICR No. 2434.75, OMB Abstract: The proposed information the population of study. Control No. 2010–0042) to the Office of collection activity provides a means to Respondents/affected entities: Management and Budget (OMB) for garner qualitative customer and Individuals and Households; Businesses review and approval in accordance with stakeholder feedback in an efficient, and Organizations; State, Local or Tribal the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a timely manner, in accordance with the Government. proposed extension of the ICR, which is Agency’s commitment to improving Respondent’s obligation to respond: currently approved through November service delivery. Qualitative feedback Voluntary. 30, 2017. Public comments were includes information that provides Estimated number of respondents: previously requested via the Federal useful insights on perceptions and 120,000 (total). Register (82 FR 33908) on July 21, 2017 opinions, but are not statistical surveys Frequency of response: Once per during a 60-day comment period. This that yield quantitative results that can request. notice allows for an additional 30 days be generalized to the population of Total estimated burden: 30,000 hours for public comments. A fuller study. This feedback will provide (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR description of the ICR is given below, insights into customer or stakeholder 1320.03(b). including its estimated burden and cost perceptions, experiences and Total estimated cost: $0 (per year), to the public. An agency may not expectations, provide an early warning includes $0 annualized capital or conduct or sponsor and a person is not of issues with service, or focus attention operation & maintenance costs. required to respond to a collection of on areas where communication, training Changes in the estimates: There is information unless it displays a or changes in operations might improve increase of 10,000 hours in the total currently valid OMB control number. delivery of products or services. These estimated respondent burden compared DATES: Additional comments may be collections will allow for ongoing, with the ICR currently approved by submitted on or before December 21, collaborative and actionable OMB. This increase in hours is due to 2017. communications between the Agency the increase in the use of surveys by the and its customers and stakeholders. It Agency. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– will also allow feedback to contribute Courtney Kerwin, HQ–OEI–2017–0380, to (1) EPA online directly to the improvement of program Director, Regulatory Support Division. using www.regulations.gov (our management. The solicitation of [FR Doc. 2017–25162 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] preferred method), or by mail to: EPA feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, of information, courtesy, efficiency of 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via COMMISSION email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. will be assessed to plan and inform Address comments to OMB Desk Officer efforts to improve or maintain the [DA 17–1086] for EPA. quality of service offered to the public. EPA’s policy is that all comments The Agency will only submit a Temporary Lift of Filing Freeze on Full received will be included in the public collection for approval under this Power and Class A Minor Modification docket without change including any generic clearance if it meets the Applications That Expand a Station’s personal information provided, unless following conditions. Contour asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES the comment includes profanity, threats, • The collections are voluntary. AGENCY: Federal Communications information claimed to be Confidential • The collections are low-burden for Commission. Business Information (CBI) or other respondents and are low-cost for both ACTION: Notice. information whose disclosure is the respondents and the Federal restricted by statute. Government. SUMMARY: This document announces FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • The collections are that the Media Bureau is temporarily Courtney Kerwin, Office of noncontroversial and do not raise issues lifting the freeze on filing minor Environmental Information, Regulatory of concern to other Federal agencies. modification applications that expand VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Nov 20, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 223 / Tuesday, November 21, 2017 / Notices 55363 the contour of full power and Class A FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of stations, from Tuesday, November 28 COMMISSION 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal through Thursday, December 7, 2017. Communications Commission (FCC or [OMB 3060–0790, 3060–0813] Commission) invites the general public DATES: November 21, 2017. and other Federal agencies to take this Information Collections Being FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reviewed by the Federal opportunity to comment on the Joyce Bernstein, Joyce.Bernstein@ Communications Commission Under following information collections. fcc.gov, or Kevin Harding, Delegated Authority Comments are requested concerning: Kevin.Harding@fcc.gov, Video Division, whether the proposed collection of Media Bureau, Federal Communications AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper Commission. performance of the functions of the Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments. information shall have practical utility; On April 5, 2013, in light of the then the accuracy of the Commission’s SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the forthcoming broadcast incentive to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the auction, the Media Bureau issued its required by the Paperwork Reduction April 2013 Freeze Public Notice information collected; ways to minimize Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of announcing that it would not accept for Communications Commission (FCC or filing minor modification applications information on the respondents, the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated for changes to existing television service public and other Federal agencies to areas that would increase a full power collection techniques or other forms of take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to television station’s noise-limited following information collection. further reduce the information contour or a Class A station’s protected Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business contour beyond the area resulting from Whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees. the station’s authorized facilities as of information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–0790. that date, and would not process performance of the functions of the Title: Section 68.110 (c), Availability pending applications at variance with Commission, including whether the of Inside Wiring Information. these limitations. Auction 1000, which information shall have practical utility; Form Number: N/A. was conducted pursuant to Title VI of the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: Extension of a the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job burden estimate; ways to enhance the currently approved collection. Creation Act of 2012, was completed on quality, utility, and clarity of the Respondents: Business or other for- April 13, 2017, and stations that were information collected; ways to minimize profit. assigned new channels in connection the burden of the collection of Number of Respondents and with the auction have had an information on the respondents, Responses: 200 respondents; 1,200 opportunity to file for alternate channels including the use of automated responses. collection techniques or other forms of Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. and/or expanded facilities. information technology; and ways to Frequency of Response: The Media Bureau is temporarily further reduce the information Recordkeeping requirement and third lifting the limitations imposed by the collection burden on small business party disclosure requirement. April 2013 Freeze Public Notice for full concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. power and Class A stations that were The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Providers of wireline not assigned a new channel, beginning collection of information unless it telecommunications services that on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. The displays a currently valid control willfully or repeatedly fail to comply freeze will be reimposed at 11:59 p.m. number. No person shall be subject to with this rule are subject to forfeitures EST on Thursday, December 7, 2017. any penalty for failing to comply with under 47 CFR 1.80. Statutory authority The Media Bureau will also process a collection of information subject to the for this collection of information is minor modification applications at PRA that does not display a valid Office contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201– variance with the freeze limitations that of Management and Budget (OMB) 205, 218, 220 and 405 of the have been pending since April 5, 2013. control number. Communications Act of 1934, as DATES: Written PRA comments should amended. Applications submitted during this Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours. time period will be processed on a first be submitted on or before January 22, 2018. If you anticipate that you will be Total Annual Cost: $5,000. come/first served basis. Applications Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No submitting comments, but find it proposing to change a station’s channel impact(s). difficult to do so within the period of will not be accepted for filing. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: time allowed by this notice, you should Federal Communications Commission. The Commission is not requesting that advise the contact listed below as soon respondents submit any confidential Barbara Kreisman, as possible. trade secrets or proprietary information Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to to the FCC. Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2017–25170 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] Needs and Uses: Section 68.110(c) fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. requires that any available technical BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning carrier-installed additional information about the wiring on the customer’s side of the information collection, contact Nicole demarcation point, including copies of Ongele at (202) 418–2991. existing schematic diagrams and service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of records, shall be provided by the its continuing effort to reduce telephone company upon request of the paperwork burdens, and as required by building owner or agent thereof. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:56 Nov 20, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1


Document Created: 2017-11-21 00:42:46
Document Modified: 2017-11-21 00:42:46
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesNovember 21, 2017.
ContactJoyce Bernstein, [email protected], or Kevin Harding, [email protected], Video Division, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.
FR Citation82 FR 55362 
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