82 FR 56020 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 226 (November 27, 2017)

Page Range		56020-56021
FR Document		2017-25459

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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. 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 Commission 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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1139]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. 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 Commission 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 December 27, 
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 listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments 
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. 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: 3060-1139.
    Title: FCC Consumer Broadband Services Testing and Measurement.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit and individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 501,020 respondents and 
501,020 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-200 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Biennial reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in the Broadband Data Improvement 
Act of 2008, Public Law 110-385, Stat 4096, 103(c)(1).
    Total Annual Burden: 46,667 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: All participation in the 
Measuring Broadband America Program is voluntary and any participant 
can decline to participate at any time. No volunteers' personally 
identifying information (PII) such as name, phone number, or street 
addresses will be transmitted to the Commission from the contractor as 
a matter of vendor policy and agency privacy policy. SamKnows maintains 
a series of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to 
protect against the transmission of PII. At point of registration, 
individuals will be given full disclosure in a ``privacy statement'' 
highlighting what information will be collected. Fixed Broadband ISP 
Partners receive PII about volunteers to confirm the validity of the 
information against their subscription records, but will be bound by a 
non-disclosure agreement that will maintain various administrative, 
technical and physical safeguards to protect the information and limit 
its use. Mobile Broadband ISP Partners have access to five kinds of 
information, including location and time of data collection, device 
type and operating system version, cellular performance and 
characteristics, and download, upload speed and other broadband 
performance, also restricted by a non-disclosure agreement that will 
maintain various administrative, technical and physical safeguards to 
protect the information and limit its use. ISP Partners providing 
support to the testing program will likewise be bound to the same 
series of administrative, technical and physical safeguards developed 
by SamKnows. In addition all third parties supporting the program 
directly will be bound by a ``Code of Conduct'' to ensure all 
participate and act in good faith and with other legally enforceable 
documents such as non-disclosure agreements.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection effects 
individuals or households. However, personally identifiable information 
(PII) such as name, phone number, or street addresses is not being 
collected by, made available to or made accessible by the Commission 
but instead by third parties including SamKnows, a third party 
contractor, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) Partners.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring collection 
after this 60-day comment period to the Office of Management and Budget

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(OMB) to obtain the full three-year clearance.
    This study's collection of information on actual speeds and 
performance of fixed and mobile broadband connections delivered to 
consumers by ISPs has been reported to be of great value to academic 
researchers, manufacturers and technology providers, broadband 
providers, public interest groups and other diverse stakeholders. 
Validation of fixed broadband subscribed speeds as opposed to actual 
speeds by participating ISPs remains unique to this program and 
provides a context for measured speeds. Mobile broadband performance 
information is measured using the FCC Speed Test app for Android and 
iPhone devices to test the upload and download speed, latency and 
packet loss, as well as the wireless performance characteristics of the 
broadband connection and the kind of handsets and versions of operating 
systems tested. Information the FCC Speed Test App (``Application'') 
collects is limited to information used to measure volunteers' mobile 
broadband service and no personally identifiable information, such as 
subscribers' name, phone number or unique identifiers associated with a 
device is collected. Software-based tools and online tools exist that 
can test consumer's broadband connections, including a set of consumer 
tools launched by the FCC in conjunction with the National Broadband 
Plan. However, these tools track speeds experienced by consumers, 
rather than speeds delivered directly to a consumer by an ISP. The 
distinction is important for supporting Agency broadband policy 
analysis, as ISPs advertise speeds and performance delivered rather 
than speeds experienced, which suffers from degradation outside of an 
ISP's control.
    No other dedicated panel of direct fixed and mobile broadband 
performance measurement using publicly documented methodologies using 
free and add-free technologies exists today in the country. The program 
will continue to support existing software-based tools and online tools 
but the focus of the program will remain the direct measurement of 
broadband performance delivered to the consumer. The collection effort 
also has specific elements focused on further network performance 
statistics, time of day parameters, and other elements affecting 
consumers' broadband experience that are not tracked elsewhere. The 
information to be confirmed by ISP Partners about their subscribers or 
technical and market data regarding the broadband services they provide 
is unavailable from other sources.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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(OMB) to obtain the full three-year broadband services they provide is FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
clearance. unavailable from other sources. CORPORATION
This study’s collection of information Federal Communications Commission.
on actual speeds and performance of Notice to All Interested Parties of
Marlene H. Dortch, Intent To Terminate the Receivership
fixed and mobile broadband
connections delivered to consumers by Secretary, Office of the Secretary. of 10176, Columbia River Bank, The
ISPs has been reported to be of great [FR Doc. 2017–25459 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am] Dalles, Oregon
value to academic researchers, BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Notice is hereby given that the
manufacturers and technology Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
providers, broadband providers, public (FDIC or Receiver) as Receiver for
interest groups and other diverse Columbia River Bank, The Dalles,
stakeholders. Validation of fixed FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
Oregon, intends to terminate its
broadband subscribed speeds as CORPORATION receivership for said institution. The
opposed to actual speeds by FDIC was appointed Receiver of
participating ISPs remains unique to Notice to All Interested Parties of
Columbia River Bank on January 22,
this program and provides a context for Intent To Terminate the Receivership
2010. The liquidation of the
measured speeds. Mobile broadband 10399, The RiverBank, Wyoming,
receivership assets has been completed.
performance information is measured Minnesota To the extent permitted by available
using the FCC Speed Test app for funds and in accordance with law, the
Android and iPhone devices to test the Notice is hereby given that the
Receiver will be making a final dividend
upload and download speed, latency Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
payment to proven creditors.
and packet loss, as well as the wireless (FDIC or Receiver) as Receiver for The Based upon the foregoing, the
performance characteristics of the RiverBank, Wyoming, Minnesota, Receiver has determined that the
broadband connection and the kind of intends to terminate its receivership for continued existence of the receivership
handsets and versions of operating said institution. The FDIC was will serve no useful purpose.
systems tested. Information the FCC appointed Receiver of The RiverBank on Consequently, notice is given that the
Speed Test App (‘‘Application’’) collects October 7, 2011. The liquidation of the receivership shall be terminated, to be
is limited to information used to receivership assets has been completed. effective no sooner than thirty days after
measure volunteers’ mobile broadband To the extent permitted by available the date of this notice. If any person
service and no personally identifiable funds and in accordance with law, the wishes to comment concerning the
information, such as subscribers’ name, Receiver will be making a final dividend termination of the receivership, such
phone number or unique identifiers payment to proven creditors. comment must be made in writing and
associated with a device is collected. sent within thirty days of the date of
Software-based tools and online tools Based upon the foregoing, the
Receiver has determined that the this notice to: Federal Deposit Insurance
exist that can test consumer’s broadband Corporation, Division of Resolutions
connections, including a set of continued existence of the receivership
will serve no useful purpose. and Receiverships, Attention:
consumer tools launched by the FCC in Receivership Oversight Department
conjunction with the National Consequently, notice is given that the
34.6, 1601 Bryan Street, Dallas, TX
Broadband Plan. However, these tools receivership shall be terminated, to be
75201.
track speeds experienced by consumers, effective no sooner than thirty days after
No comments concerning the
rather than speeds delivered directly to the date of this notice. If any person termination of this receivership will be
a consumer by an ISP. The distinction wishes to comment concerning the considered which are not sent within
is important for supporting Agency termination of the receivership, such this time frame.
broadband policy analysis, as ISPs comment must be made in writing and
advertise speeds and performance Dated: November 21, 2017.
sent within thirty days of the date of
delivered rather than speeds this notice to: Federal Deposit Insurance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
experienced, which suffers from Corporation, Division of Resolutions Robert E. Feldman,
degradation outside of an ISP’s control. and Receiverships, Attention: Executive Secretary.
No other dedicated panel of direct Receivership Oversight Department [FR Doc. 2017–25502 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am]
fixed and mobile broadband 34.6, 1601 Bryan Street, Dallas, TX BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
performance measurement using 75201.
publicly documented methodologies
using free and add-free technologies No comments concerning the
termination of this receivership will be FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
exists today in the country. The program
will continue to support existing considered which are not sent within
Agency information collection
software-based tools and online tools this time frame.
activities: Announcement of Board
but the focus of the program will remain Dated: November 21, 2017. approval under delegated authority
the direct measurement of broadband Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. and submission to OMB
performance delivered to the consumer.
Robert E. Feldman, AGENCY: Board of Governors of the
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The collection effort also has specific
elements focused on further network Executive Secretary. Federal Reserve System.
performance statistics, time of day [FR Doc. 2017–25503 Filed 11–24–17; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the
parameters, and other elements affecting BILLING CODE 6714–01–P Federal Reserve System (Board) is
consumers’ broadband experience that adopting a proposal to extend for three
are not tracked elsewhere. The years, without revision, the Application
information to be confirmed by ISP for Exemption from Prohibited Service
Partners about their subscribers or at Savings and Loan Holding Companies
technical and market data regarding the (FR LL–12, OMB No. 7100–0338).

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be submitted on or before December 27, 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 listed below as soon as possible.
Contact		For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
FR Citation		82 FR 56020