82 FR 57449 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 232 (December 5, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 232 (December 5, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-26161 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 57449-57450] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26161] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1133] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 February 5, 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: [email protected] and to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA, 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: 3060-1133. Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stations (FCC Form 308); 47 CFR Section 73.3545 and 73.3580. Form No.: FCC Form 308. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities. Number of Respondents/Responses: 26 respondents; 70 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 73 hours. [[Page 57450]] Annual Cost Burden: $26,451. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the establishment of a new information collection titled, ``Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stations (FCC Form 308).'' Applicants use the FCC Form 308 to apply, under Section 325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for authority to locate, use, or maintain a studio in the United States for the purpose of supplying program material to a foreign radio or TV broadcast station whose signals are consistently received in the United States, or for extension of existing authority. Currently, the FCC Form 308 is only available to the public in paper form. The Commission obtained OMB approval of a revised FCC Form 308, in Excel format, that will be made available to the public on the FCC Forms page of the FCC's Web site, www.fcc.gov. The form was revised to make it more user friendly and to include questions to obtain only the legal and technical information that is essential to grant authority to U.S. broadcasters to supply program material to a foreign radio or TV broadcast station whose signals are consistently received in the U.S. or to extend the current authority. After the applicant completes the form, it is mailed to the U.S. Bank along with the application fee. Then, it is forwarded to the International Bureau with the exception of fee exempt applications which are filed directly with the FCC Secretary's Office and then forwarded to the Bureau. FCC Form 308 applicants now have the option to file their applicants in the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) and make their payment of their application filing fees electronically in the FCC Fee Filer System. Please note that this method is optional rather than mandatory. We believe that the availability of this option will substantially decrease or eliminate paper filings of FCC Form 308's with the Commission. This option will save time for the applicant and Commission staff. There are no other changes to the information collection, including burden estimates. Without this collection of information, the Commission would not be able to ascertain whether the main studio owner in the U.S. meets various legal requirements or the foreign broadcast facility, which receives and retransmits programming from the main studio in the U.S., meets various technical requirements that prevent harmful interference to other broadcast stations or telecommunications facilities. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-26161 Filed 12-4-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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TRS compensation rates are determined of its intent to participate in the TRS number. No person shall be subject to
by weighted average of the states’ Fund 30 days prior to submitting its first any penalty for failing to comply with
intrastate compensation rates, and report of TRS interstate minutes of use. a collection of information subject to the
which includes for STS additional 47 CFR 64.604(c)(6) provides PRA that does not display a valid OMB
compensation approved by the procedures for consumers to file control number.
Commission for STS outreach; informal complaints alleging violations DATES: Written comments should be
(b) adopted a new cost recovery of the TRS rules, for TRS providers to submitted on or before February 5, 2018.
methodology for interstate captioned respond to these complaints, and for the If you anticipate that you will be
telephone service (CTS), as well as Commission to refer complaints submitting comments, but find it
Internet Protocol captioned telephone concerning intrastate TRS to the states. difficult to do so within the period of
service (IP CTS), based on the MARS 47 CFR 64.604(c)(7) requires that time allowed by this notice, you should
plan; contracts between state TRS advise the contacts below as soon as
(c) adopted a cost recovery administrators and the TRS vendor possible.
methodology for Internet Protocol (IP) provide for the transfer of TRS customer
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Relay based on price caps; profile data from the outgoing TRS
(d) adopted a cost recovery Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@
vendor to the incoming TRS vendor.
methodology for VRS that adopted fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Federal Communications Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
tiered rates based on call volume;
(e) clarified the nature and extent that Marlene H. Dortch, additional information about the
certain categories of costs are Secretary. information collection, contact Cathy
compensable from the Fund; and [FR Doc. 2017–26158 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918.
(f) addressed certain issues BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
concerning the management and its continuing effort to reduce
oversight of the Fund, including paperwork burdens, and as required by
prohibiting financial incentives offered FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, the FCC
to consumers to make relay calls and the COMMISSION invites the general public and other
role of the Interstate TRS Fund Advisory [OMB 3060–1133] Federal agencies to take this
Council. opportunity to comment on the
47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(D), mandatory Information Collection Being Reviewed following information collections.
minimum standards adopted in the by the Federal Communications Comments are requested concerning:
2007 Cost Recovery Order, requires that Commission Under Delegated Whether the proposed collection of
TRS providers submit to the TRS Fund Authority information is necessary for the proper
administrator information reasonably performance of the functions of the
requested by the administrator, AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission, including whether the
including the following for intrastate Commission. information shall have practical utility;
traditional TRS, STS, and CTS: ACTION: Notice and request for the accuracy of the Commission’s
(a) The per-minute compensation comments. burden estimate; ways to enhance the
rate(s); quality, utility, and clarity of the
(b) whether the rate applies to session SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
information collected; ways to minimize
minutes or conversation minutes; to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
the burden of the collection of
(c) the number of intrastate session required by the Paperwork Reduction
information on the respondents,
minutes; and Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
including the use of automated
(d) the number of intrastate Communications Commission (FCC or
collection techniques or other forms of
conversation minutes. Commission) invites the general public
information technology; and ways to
47 CFR 64.604(a)(7) requires that in and other Federal agencies to take this
further reduce the information
order for VRS providers to be opportunity to comment on the
collection burden on small business
compensated from the TRS Fund for following information collections.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
U.S. residents making VRS calls from Comments are requested concerning:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1133.
international points to the U.S., the Whether the proposed collection of Title: Application for Permit to
providers must pre-register the users information is necessary for the proper Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast
before they leave the country for the performance of the functions of the Stations (FCC Form 308); 47 CFR
purpose of making VRS calls from Commission, including whether the Section 73.3545 and 73.3580.
international points for up to a information shall have practical utility; Form No.: FCC Form 308.
maximum period of 4 weeks. the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: Extension of a
47 CFR 64.604(c)(1) requires each burden estimate; ways to enhance the currently approved information
state and interstate TRS provider to quality, utility, and clarity of the collection.
maintain a log of consumer complaints information collected; ways to minimize Respondents: Business or other for-
and annually file a summary of the the burden of the collection of profit entities.
complaint log with the Commission. information on the respondents, Number of Respondents/Responses:
47 CFR 64.604(c)(2) requires each including the use of automated 26 respondents; 70 responses.
state and interstate TRS provider to collection techniques or other forms of Estimated Time per Response: 1–2
information technology; and ways to
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submit contact information to the hours.
Commission. further reduce the information Obligation to Respond: Required to
47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(D)(3) requires collection burden on small business obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
providers to submit speed of answer concerns with fewer than 25 employees. authority for this collection is contained
data. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor in Section 325(c) of the
47 CFR 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(G) requires a collection of information unless it Communications Act of 1934, as
each new TRS provider to submit to the displays a currently valid Office of amended.
TRS Fund administrator a notification Management and Budget (OMB) control Total Annual Burden: 73 hours.
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Annual Cost Burden: $26,451. be able to ascertain whether the main DATES: Written PRA comments should
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No studio owner in the U.S. meets various be submitted on or before February 5,
impact(s). legal requirements or the foreign 2018. If you anticipate that you will be
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: broadcast facility, which receives and submitting comments, but find it
In general, there is no need for retransmits programming from the main difficult to do so within the period of
confidentiality with this collection of studio in the U.S., meets various time allowed by this notice, you should
information. technical requirements that prevent advise the contact listed below as soon
Needs and Uses: The Federal harmful interference to other broadcast as possible.
Communications Commission stations or telecommunications ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
(‘‘Commission’’) is requesting that the facilities. Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications Commission. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
(OMB) approve the establishment of a
new information collection titled, Marlene H. Dortch, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
‘‘Application for Permit to Deliver Secretary, Office of the Secretary. additional information about the
Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stations [FR Doc. 2017–26161 Filed 12–4–17; 8:45 am] information collection, contact Nicole
(FCC Form 308).’’ Applicants use the BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
FCC Form 308 to apply, under Section SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
325(c) of the Communications Act of its continuing effort to reduce
1934, as amended, for authority to FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS paperwork burdens, and as required by
locate, use, or maintain a studio in the COMMISSION the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
United States for the purpose of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
supplying program material to a foreign [OMB 3060–0859] Communications Commission (FCC or
radio or TV broadcast station whose Commission) invites the general public
signals are consistently received in the Information Collection Being Reviewed and other Federal agencies to take this
United States, or for extension of by the Federal Communications opportunity to comment on the
existing authority. Commission Under Delegated following information collections.
Currently, the FCC Form 308 is only Authority Comments are requested concerning:
available to the public in paper form. whether the proposed collection of
The Commission obtained OMB AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper
approval of a revised FCC Form 308, in Commission. performance of the functions of the
Excel format, that will be made ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the
available to the public on the FCC comments. information shall have practical utility;
Forms page of the FCC’s Web site, the accuracy of the Commission’s
www.fcc.gov. The form was revised to SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the
make it more user friendly and to to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the
include questions to obtain only the required by the Paperwork Reduction information collected; ways to minimize
legal and technical information that is Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of
essential to grant authority to U.S. Communications Commission (FCC or information on the respondents,
broadcasters to supply program material the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated
to a foreign radio or TV broadcast public and other Federal agencies to collection techniques or other forms of
station whose signals are consistently take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to
received in the U.S. or to extend the following information collection. further reduce the information
current authority. After the applicant Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business
completes the form, it is mailed to the Whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
U.S. Bank along with the application information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–0859.
fee. Then, it is forwarded to the performance of the functions of the Title: Suggested Guidelines for
International Bureau with the exception Commission, including whether the Petitions for Ruling Under Section 253
of fee exempt applications which are information shall have practical utility; of the Communications Act of 1934, as
filed directly with the FCC Secretary’s the accuracy of the Commission’s amended.
Office and then forwarded to the burden estimate; ways to enhance the Form Number: Not Applicable.
Bureau. quality, utility, and clarity of the Type of Review: Extension of a
FCC Form 308 applicants now have information collected; ways to minimize currently approved collection.
the option to file their applicants in the the burden of the collection of Respondents: Business or other for-
Electronic Comment Filing System information on the respondents, profit entities and State, Local, or Tribal
(ECFS) and make their payment of their including the use of automated Government.
application filing fees electronically in collection techniques or other forms of Number of Respondents and
the FCC Fee Filer System. Please note information technology; and ways to Responses: 24 respondents; 24
that this method is optional rather than further reduce the information responses.
mandatory. We believe that the collection burden on small business Estimated Time per Response: 63–125
availability of this option will concerns with fewer than 25 employees. hours.
substantially decrease or eliminate The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Frequency of Response: On occasion
collection of information unless it
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paper filings of FCC Form 308’s with the reporting requirement.
Commission. This option will save time displays a currently valid control Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
for the applicant and Commission staff. number. No person shall be subject to Statutory authority for this information
There are no other changes to the any penalty for failing to comply with collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
information collection, including a collection of information subject to the Section 253 of the Communications Act
burden estimates. PRA that does not display a valid Office of 1934, as amended.
Without this collection of of Management and Budget (OMB) Total Annual Burden: 1,698 hours.
information, the Commission would not control number. Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
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