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

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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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                                                    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
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                                                    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


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                                                                               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@
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                                                    [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


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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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