82 FR 8520 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-01728 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 8520-8521] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01728] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0767] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission 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 (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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 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 FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 27, 2017. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the Title as shown in the Supplementary Information section below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0767. Title: Sections 1.2110, 1.2111 and 1.2112, Auction and Licensing Disclosures--Ownership and Designated Entity Status. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents: 310 respondents; 310 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours to 2 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Third party disclosure requirement, and Recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for both the currently approved information collection and the revised information collection is contained in sections 154(i) and 309(j) of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i) and 309(j)(5). Total Annual Burden: 470 hours. Total Annual Costs: $31,500. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the Commission as part of this information collection. However, to the extent a respondent wishes to request confidential treatment of information submitted in response to this collection, it may do so in accordance with section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60- day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from OMB. In FCC 15-80, Updating Part 1 Report and Order, the Commission updated many of its Part 1 competitive bidding rules. Among other things, the Commission amended its definition of ``designated entities'' to include ``eligible rural service providers,'' and established a new designated entity benefit/bidding credit for eligible rural service providers. The Commission is reporting program changes/ increases of 10 potential new designated entity respondents/responses 20 total annual hours, and $1,500 in annual cost due to the inclusion of eligible rural service providers among the potential respondents from which the Commission may collect information under this collection. While there may be as many as 10 new designated entity respondents/responses under this collection, the estimated time per response is unchanged because the type of information that must be provided by the new designated entity respondents is comparable to that required by designated entities under the currently-approved collection and is expected to take the same estimated amount of time to prepare. Beginning first on May 5, 1997, OMB approved under OMB Control No. 3060-0767, the Commission's collections of information pursuant to sections 1.2110, 1.2111, and 1.2112 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2110, 1.2111, and 1.2112, and their predecessors, regarding ownership and designated entity status of parties involved with Commission licenses. The Commission collects this information in several contexts, including when determining the eligibility of applicants to participate in Commission auctions (including eligibility to claim designated entity benefits), the eligibility of parties to hold a Commission license/authorization (including eligibility for designated entity benefits), the eligibility of parties to whom licenses/authorizations are being assigned or transferred, and the repayment by license/ authorization holders of the amount of bidding credits received in Commission auctions to avoid unjust enrichment. Applicants and licensees/authorization holders claiming eligibility for designated entity status are subject to audits and a record-keeping requirement regarding FCC-licensed service concerning such claims of eligibility, to confirm that their representations are, and remain, accurate. The collection of this information will enable the Commission to determine whether applicants are qualified to bid on and hold Commission licenses/authorizations and, if applicable, to receive designated entity benefits, and is designed to ensure the fairness of the auction, licensing, and license/authorization assignment and transfer processes. The information collected will be reviewed and, if warranted, referred to the Commission's Enforcement Bureau for possible investigation and administrative action. The Commission may also refer allegations of anticompetitive auction conduct to the Department of Justice for investigation. OMB has approved separately the routine collections of information pursuant to these Commission rules in [[Page 8521]] applications to participate in Commission auctions, FCC Form 175, OMB Control No. 3060-0600, and in Commission licensing applications, FCC Form 601, OMB Control No. 3060-0798, and assignment/transfer of control applications, FCC Form 603, OMB Control No. 3060-0800. On occasion, the Commission may collect information from auction applicants and license/ authorization holders pursuant to these rules under this information collection to clarify information provided in these forms or in circumstances to which the standard forms may not directly apply. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-01728 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Dated: January 23, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For providers among the potential
Dale L. Aultman, additional information about the respondents from which the
Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance information collection, contact Cathy Commission may collect information
Corporation Board. Williams at (202) 418–2918. under this collection. While there may
[FR Doc. 2017–01761 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: be as many as 10 new designated entity
BILLING CODE 6710–01–P OMB Control Number: 3060–0767. respondents/responses under this
Title: Sections 1.2110, 1.2111 and collection, the estimated time per
1.2112, Auction and Licensing response is unchanged because the type
Disclosures—Ownership and of information that must be provided by
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS the new designated entity respondents
COMMISSION Designated Entity Status.
Form Number: N/A. is comparable to that required by
[OMB 3060–0767] Type of Review: Revision of a designated entities under the currently-
currently approved collection. approved collection and is expected to
Information Collection Being Reviewed Respondents: Business or other for take the same estimated amount of time
by the Federal Communications profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and to prepare.
Commission State, local or tribal government. Beginning first on May 5, 1997, OMB
Number of Respondents: 310 approved under OMB Control No. 3060–
AGENCY: Federal Communications 0767, the Commission’s collections of
respondents; 310 responses.
Commission. information pursuant to sections 1.2110,
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
ACTION: Notice and request for 1.2111, and 1.2112 of the Commission’s
hours to 2 hours.
comments. rules, 47 CFR 1.2110, 1.2111, and
Frequency of Response: On occasion
1.2112, and their predecessors,
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort reporting requirement, Third party
regarding ownership and designated
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as disclosure requirement, and
entity status of parties involved with
required by the Paperwork Reduction Recordkeeping requirement.
Commission licenses. The Commission
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Obligation to Respond: Required to
collects this information in several
3520), the Federal Communications obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
contexts, including when determining
Commission (FCC or Commission) authority for both the currently
the eligibility of applicants to
invites the general public and other approved information collection and the participate in Commission auctions
Federal agencies to take this revised information collection is (including eligibility to claim
opportunity to comment on the contained in sections 154(i) and 309(j) designated entity benefits), the
following information collection. of the Communications Act, as eligibility of parties to hold a
Comments are requested concerning: amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i) and 309(j)(5). Commission license/authorization
Whether the proposed collection of Total Annual Burden: 470 hours. (including eligibility for designated
information is necessary for the proper Total Annual Costs: $31,500. entity benefits), the eligibility of parties
performance of the functions of the Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: to whom licenses/authorizations are
Commission, including whether the The Commission is not requesting that being assigned or transferred, and the
information shall have practical utility; respondents submit confidential repayment by license/authorization
the accuracy of the Commission’s information to the Commission as part holders of the amount of bidding credits
burden estimate; ways to enhance the of this information collection. However, received in Commission auctions to
quality, utility, and clarity of the to the extent a respondent wishes to avoid unjust enrichment. Applicants
information collected; ways to minimize request confidential treatment of and licensees/authorization holders
the burden of the collection of information submitted in response to claiming eligibility for designated entity
information on the respondents, this collection, it may do so in status are subject to audits and a record-
including the use of automated accordance with section 0.459 of the keeping requirement regarding FCC-
collection techniques or other forms of Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459. licensed service concerning such claims
information technology; and ways to Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No of eligibility, to confirm that their
further reduce the information impact(s). representations are, and remain,
collection burden on small business Needs and Uses: The Commission accurate. The collection of this
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. will submit this revised information information will enable the Commission
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor collection to the Office of Management to determine whether applicants are
a collection of information unless it and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day qualified to bid on and hold
displays a currently valid control comment period in order to obtain the Commission licenses/authorizations
number. No person shall be subject to full three-year clearance from OMB. In and, if applicable, to receive designated
any penalty for failing to comply with FCC 15–80, Updating Part 1 Report and entity benefits, and is designed to
a collection of information subject to the Order, the Commission updated many ensure the fairness of the auction,
PRA that does not display a valid Office of its Part 1 competitive bidding rules. licensing, and license/authorization
of Management and Budget (OMB) Among other things, the Commission assignment and transfer processes. The
control number. amended its definition of ‘‘designated information collected will be reviewed
entities’’ to include ‘‘eligible rural and, if warranted, referred to the
DATES: Written PRA comments should
service providers,’’ and established a Commission’s Enforcement Bureau for
be submitted on or before March 27, new designated entity benefit/bidding
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possible investigation and
2017. credit for eligible rural service administrative action. The Commission
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to providers. The Commission is reporting may also refer allegations of
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ program changes/increases of 10 anticompetitive auction conduct to the
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. potential new designated entity Department of Justice for investigation.
Include in the comments the Title as respondents/responses 20 total annual OMB has approved separately the
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY hours, and $1,500 in annual cost due to routine collections of information
INFORMATION section below. the inclusion of eligible rural service pursuant to these Commission rules in
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applications to participate in (OMB) control number. No person shall authority for this information collection
Commission auctions, FCC Form 175, be subject to any penalty for failing to is contained in Section 4(i) and 340 of
OMB Control No. 3060–0600, and in comply with a collection of information the Communications Act of 1934, as
Commission licensing applications, FCC subject to the PRA that does not display amended.
Form 601, OMB Control No. 3060–0798, a valid OMB control number. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
and assignment/transfer of control DATES: Written comments should be There is no need for confidentiality with
applications, FCC Form 603, OMB submitted on or before February 27, this collection of information.
Control No. 3060–0800. On occasion, 2017. If you anticipate that you will be Privacy Impact Assessment: No
the Commission may collect submitting comments, but find it impact(s).
information from auction applicants and difficult to do so within the period of Needs and Uses: The information
license/authorization holders pursuant time allowed by this notice, you should collection requirements contained in 47
to these rules under this information advise the contacts listed below as soon CFR 76.54(b) states significant viewing
collection to clarify information as possible. in a cable television or satellite
provided in these forms or in ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to community for signals not shown as
circumstances to which the standard Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email significantly viewed under 47 CFR
forms may not directly apply. Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 76.54(a) or (d) may be demonstrated by
Federal Communications Commission. to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email an independent professional audience
Marlene H. Dortch, PRA@fcc.gov and to survey of over-the-air television homes
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the that covers at least two weekly periods
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
comments the OMB control number as separated by at least thirty days but no
[FR Doc. 2017–01728 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am]
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY more than one of which shall be a week
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
INFORMATION below. between the months of April and
September. If two surveys are taken,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
they shall include samples sufficient to
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS additional information or copies of the
assure that the combined surveys result
COMMISSION information collection, contact Cathy
in an average figure at least one
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
[OMB 3060–0311] standard error above the required
copy of this information collection
viewing level.
Information Collection Being request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
The information collection
Submitted for Review and Approval to to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/
requirements contained in 47 CFR
the Office of Management and Budget public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
76.54(c) are used to notify interested
section of the Web page called
AGENCY: Federal Communications parties, including licensees or
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
Commission. permittees of television broadcast
the downward-pointing arrow in the
stations, about audience surveys that are
ACTION: Notice and request for ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
being conducted by an organization to
comments. ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
demonstrate that a particular broadcast
select ‘‘Federal Communications
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort station is eligible for significantly
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as viewed status under the Commission’s
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
required by the Paperwork Reduction rules. The notifications provide
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– interested parties with an opportunity to
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
3520), the Federal Communications review survey methodologies and file
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
Commission (FCC or the Commission) objections.
under review appears, look for the OMB
invites the general public and other The information collection
control number of this ICR and then
Federal agencies to take this requirements contained in 47 CFR
click on the ICR Reference Number. A
opportunity to comment on the 76.54(e) and (f), are used to notify
copy of the FCC submission to OMB
following information collection. television broadcast stations about the
will be displayed.
Comments are requested concerning: retransmission of significantly viewed
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Whether the proposed collection of signals by a satellite carrier into these
OMB Control Number: 3060–0311. stations’ local market.
information is necessary for the proper Title: 47 CFR 76.54, Significantly
performance of the functions of the Viewed Signals; Method to be followed Federal Communications Commission.
Commission, including whether the for Special Showings. Marlene H. Dortch,
information shall have practical utility; Form Number: Not applicable. Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
the accuracy of the Commission’s Type of Review: Extension of a [FR Doc. 2017–01726 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am]
burden estimate; ways to enhance the currently approved collection. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
quality, utility, and clarity of the Respondents: Business or other for-
information collected; ways to minimize profit entities.
the burden of the collection of Number of Respondents and FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
information on the respondents, Responses: 500 respondents, 1,274 COMMISSION
including the use of automated responses.
collection techniques or other forms of Frequency of Response: On occasion [OMB 3060–1005]
information technology; and ways to
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reporting and third party disclosure
further reduce the information requirements. Information Collection Being Reviewed
collection burden on small business Estimated Time per Response: 1–15 by the Federal Communications
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. hours (average). Commission Under Delegated
The Commission may not conduct or Total Annual Burden: 20,610 hours. Authority
sponsor a collection of information Total Annual Cost: $200,000.
unless it displays a currently valid Nature of Response: Required to AGENCY:Federal Communications
Office of Management and Budget obtain or retain benefits. The statutory Commission.
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 8520 |
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