82_FR_56064 82 FR 55839 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

82 FR 55839 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)

Page Range55839-55839
FR Document2017-25415

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 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.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1170]


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), 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 January 23, 
2018. 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 
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1170.
    Title: Improving Spectrum Efficiency Through Flexible Channel 
Spacing and Bandwidth Utilization for Economic Area-based 800 MHz 
Specialized Mobile Radio Licensees--Notice Requirement Section 90.209.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 24 respondents; 24 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is 47 U.S.C. 151, 
152, 154, 301, 302(a), 303, 307, and 308 unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $46,000.
    Privacy 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 CFR 90.209(b)(7) require EA-based 800 MHz SMR licensees 
authorized to exceed the standard channel spacing and authorized 
bandwidth under Section 90.209(b)(5) to provide at least 30 days 
written notice prior to initiating service in the 813.5-824/858.5-869 
MHz band to every 800 MHz public safety licensee with a base station in 
the affected National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee 
(NPSPAC) region, and every 800 MHz public safety licensee within 113 
kilometers (70 miles) of the affected region.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-25415 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                adjacent channel stations proposing                     any penalty for failing to comply with                is 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 301, 302(a),
                                                predicted interference caused in any                    a collection of information subject to the            303, 307, and 308 unless otherwise
                                                area where interference is not currently                PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 noted.
                                                predicted to be caused upon the                         control number.                                          Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
                                                licensee(s) of the affected short-spaced                DATES: Written comments should be                        Total Annual Cost: $46,000.
                                                station(s). Commission staff uses the                   submitted on or before January 23, 2018.                 Privacy Impact Assessment: No
                                                data to determine if the public interest                If you anticipate that you will be                    impact(s).
                                                will be served and that existing levels of              submitting comments, but find it                         Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                interference will not be increased to                   difficult to do so within the period of               There is no need for confidentiality with
                                                other licensed stations. Providing copies               time allowed by this notice, you should               this collection of information.
                                                of application(s) to affected licensee(s)               advise the contacts below as soon as                     Needs and Uses: The information
                                                will enable potentially affected parties                possible.                                             collection requirements contained in 47
                                                to examine the proposals and provide                                                                          CFR 90.209(b)(7) require EA-based 800
                                                                                                        ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                them an opportunity to file informal                                                                          MHz SMR licensees authorized to
                                                                                                        Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
                                                objections against such applications.                                                                         exceed the standard channel spacing
                                                                                                        fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                                Federal Communications Commission.                                                                            and authorized bandwidth under
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  Section 90.209(b)(5) to provide at least
                                                Marlene H. Dortch,                                      additional information about the                      30 days written notice prior to initiating
                                                Secretary, Office of the Secretary.                     information collection, contact Cathy                 service in the 813.5–824/858.5–869
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–25407 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]            Williams at (202) 418–2918.                           MHz band to every 800 MHz public
                                                BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of                 safety licensee with a base station in the
                                                                                                        its continuing effort to reduce                       affected National Public Safety Planning
                                                                                                        paperwork burdens, and as required by                 Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) region,
                                                FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),                and every 800 MHz public safety
                                                COMMISSION                                              the FCC invites the general public and                licensee within 113 kilometers (70
                                                [OMB 3060–1170]                                         other Federal agencies to take this                   miles) of the affected region.
                                                                                                        opportunity to comment on the
                                                                                                                                                              Federal Communications Commission.
                                                Information Collection Being Reviewed                   following information collections.
                                                                                                                                                              Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                by the Federal Communications                           Comments are requested concerning:
                                                Commission Under Delegated                              Whether the proposed collection of                    Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
                                                Authority                                               information is necessary for the proper               [FR Doc. 2017–25415 Filed 11–22–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        performance of the functions of the                   BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                AGENCY: Federal Communications                          Commission, including whether the
                                                Commission.                                             information shall have practical utility;
                                                ACTION: Notice and request for                          the accuracy of the Commission’s                      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                comments.                                               burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  COMMISSION
                                                                                                        quality, utility, and clarity of the                  [OMB 3060–0819]
                                                SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort
                                                                                                        information collected; ways to minimize
                                                to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                                                                                        the burden of the collection of                       Information Collection Being
                                                required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                                                                        information on the respondents,                       Submitted for Review and Approval to
                                                Act (PRA), the Federal Communications
                                                                                                        including the use of automated                        the Office of Management and Budget
                                                Commission (FCC or Commission)
                                                                                                        collection techniques or other forms of
                                                invites the general public and other                                                                          AGENCY: Federal Communications
                                                                                                        information technology; and ways to
                                                Federal agencies to take this                                                                                 Commission.
                                                                                                        further reduce the information
                                                opportunity to comment on the                                                                                 ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                        collection burden on small business
                                                following information collections.                                                                            comments.
                                                                                                        concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                                Comments are requested concerning:
                                                                                                           OMB Control Number: 3060–1170.
                                                whether the proposed collection of                         Title: Improving Spectrum Efficiency               SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort
                                                information is necessary for the proper                 Through Flexible Channel Spacing and                  to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                                performance of the functions of the                     Bandwidth Utilization for Economic                    required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                Commission, including whether the                       Area-based 800 MHz Specialized Mobile                 Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
                                                information shall have practical utility;               Radio Licensees—Notice Requirement                    Communications Commission (FCC or
                                                the accuracy of the Commission’s                        Section 90.209.                                       the Commission) invites the general
                                                burden estimate; ways to enhance the                       Form Number: N/A.                                  public and other Federal agencies to
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                       Type of Review: Extension of a                     take this opportunity to comment on the
                                                information collected; ways to minimize                 currently approved collection.                        following information collection.
                                                the burden of the collection of                            Respondents: Business or other for-                Comments are requested concerning:
                                                information on the respondents,                         profit entities.                                      Whether the proposed collection of
                                                including the use of automated                             Number of Respondents and                          information is necessary for the proper
                                                collection techniques or other forms of                 Responses: 24 respondents; 24                         performance of the functions of the
                                                information technology; and ways to                     responses.                                            Commission, including whether the
                                                further reduce the information                                                                                information shall have practical utility;
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                                                                                                           Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–4
                                                collection burden on small business                     hours.                                                the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                                concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                     Frequency of Response: On occasion                 burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                                  The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                    reporting requirement, third party                    quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                a collection of information unless it                   disclosure requirement.                               information collected; ways to minimize
                                                displays a currently valid Office of                       Obligation to Respond: Required to                 the burden of the collection of
                                                Management and Budget (OMB) control                     obtain or retain benefits. Statutory                  information on the respondents,
                                                number. No person shall be subject to                   authority for this information collection             including the use of automated


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted on or before January 23, 2018. 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.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation82 FR 55839 

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