83_FR_28345 83 FR 28228 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

83 FR 28228 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 117 (June 18, 2018)

Page Range28228-28231
FR Document2018-13022

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 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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0207, OMB 3060-0233]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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.

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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 August 17, 
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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

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 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0207.
    Title: Part 11--Emergency Alert System (EAS), Order, FCC 16-32.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 63,084 respondents; 3,588,240 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 hours-100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, annual 
reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third-party 
disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 606 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 140,606 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: State EAS Plan data and any 
aggregation of such data will have the same level of confidentiality as 
data filed in the ETRS, i.e., the Commission will share individual and 
aggregated data on a confidential basis with other federal agencies and 
state governmental emergency management agencies that have 
confidentiality protection at least equal to that provided by the 
Freedom of Information Act.
    Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains rules and regulations addressing 
the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS). The Emergency Alert System 
(EAS) provides the President with the capability to provide immediate 
communications and information to the general public during periods of 
national emergency over broadcast television and radio, cable, direct 
broadcast radio and other EAS Participants, as defined in Section 
11.11(a) of the Commission's rules. The EAS also provides state and 
local governments and the National Weather Service with the capability 
to provide immediate communications and information to the public 
concerning emergency situations posing a threat to life and property. 
The manner in which the EAS delivers alerts to the public is set forth 
in State EAS Plans, which are drafted by State Emergency Communications 
Committees (SECCs), the entities required to submit State EAS Plans to 
the Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) 
under Section 11.21 of the Commission's rules.
    In this Order, the Commission adopts a rule obligating SECCs to 
file State EAS Plans electronically through the new Alert Reporting 
System (ARS), rather than in paper-based filings, the method currently 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for this 
collection. For the required electronic filing, the Commission has 
developed a proposed reporting template, attached as Appendix D to the 
April 10, 2018 Order, and seeks Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of the proposed template as a modification of a previously 
approved information collection. The proposed template will decrease 
the paperwork burden associated with this collection over time, and 
there is no change to any other reporting obligation in this 
collection. The information sought in this collection is necessary and 
vital to the effective electronic filing of State EAS Plans in the ARS, 
which will replace paper-based filing requirements, minimize the 
burdens on SECCs, and allow the Commission, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency (FEMA), and other authorized entities to better 
access and use up-to-date information about the EAS, thus increasing 
its value as a tool to protect life and property for all Americans.
    The following information collections contained in Part 11 may be 
impacted by this rule amendment: To establish a mandatory electronic 
test reporting system that EAS participants must utilize to file 
identifying and test result data as part of their participation in the 
national EAS test. The Commission noted that this electronic submission 
system would impose a lesser burden on EAS test participants because 
they could input electronically (via a web-based interface) the same 
information into a confidential database that the Commission would use 
to monitor and assess the test. This information would include 
identifying information such as station call letters, license 
identification number, geographic coordinates, EAS designation (Local 
Primary, National Primary, etc), EAS monitoring assignment, as well as 
a 24/7 emergency contact for the EAS Participant. The only difference, 
other than the electronic nature of the filing, would be the timing of 
the collections. Test participants would submit the identifying data.
    These rules may impact currently existing paperwork collection 
requirements as discussed below.
    Section 11.15 requires a copy of the EAS operating handbook to be 
located at normal duty positions or EAS

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equipment locations when an operator is required to be on duty. The 
handbook must be immediately available to staff responsible for 
authenticating messages and initiating actions. Copies of the handbook 
are posted on the Commission's website and can be obtained at https://www.fcc.gov/general/emergency-alert-system-eas.
    Section 11.21 requires that state and local EAS plans be reviewed 
and approved by the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security, prior 
to implementation to ensure that they are consistent with national 
plans, FCC regulations, and EAS operation.
    Section 11.34 requires manufacturers to include instructions and 
information on how to install, operate and program an EAS Encoder, EAS 
Decoder, or combined unit and a list of all State and county FIPS 
numbers with each unit sold or marketed in the U.S. This requirement 
would be done in the normal course of doing business.
    All EAS Participants are responsible for ensuring that EAS 
Encoders/Decoders and Attention Signal generating and receiving 
equipment used as part of the EAS are installed so that the monitoring 
and transmitting functions are available during the times the stations/
systems are in operation. EAS Participants must determine the cause of 
any failure to receive the required tests or activations. When the EAS 
is not operating properly, section 11.35 requires appropriate entries 
be made in the station/system logs indicating why any tests were not 
received for all broadcast streams and cable systems. All other EAS 
Participants must also keep record indicating reasons why any tests 
were not received and these records must be retained for two years, 
maintained at the EAS Participant's headquarters, and made available 
for public inspection upon reasonable request.
    Section 11.35 also requires that entries be made in the station/
system logs, and records of other EAS Participants, when the EAS 
Encoder/Decoder becomes defective showing the date and time the 
equipment was removed and restored to service. If replacement of 
defective equipment is not completed within 60 days, an informal 
request shall be submitted to the District Director of the FCC field 
office. For DBS and SDARS providers, this informal request shall be 
submitted to the District Director of the FCC field office serving the 
area where their headquarters is located. This request must explain 
what steps have been taken to repair or replace the defective 
equipment, the alternative procedures being used while the defective 
equipment is out of service and when the defective equipment will be 
repaired or replaced.
    Section 11.41 allows all EAS Participants to submit a written 
request to the FCC asking to be a Non-Participating National source. In 
addition, a Non-Participating National source that wants to become a 
Participating National source must submit a written request to the FCC.
    Section 11.42 allows a communications common carrier to participate 
in the national level EAS, without charge. A communications common 
carrier rendering free service is required to file with the FCC, on or 
before July 31st and January 31st of each year, reports covering the 
six months ending on June 30th and December 31st respectively. These 
reports shall state what free service was rendered under this rule and 
the charges in dollars which would have accrued to the carrier for this 
service if charges had been collected at the published tariff rates if 
such carriers are required to file tariffs.
    Section 11.43 allows entities to voluntarily participate in the 
national level EAS after submission of a written request to the Chief, 
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
    Section 11.51 requires that EAS equipment be operational, ready to 
monitor, transmit and receive EAS electronic signals. Cable and 
wireless cable systems, both analog and digital, can elect not to 
interrupt EAS messages from broadcast stations based upon a written 
agreement between all concerned. Furthermore, cable and wireless cable 
systems, both analog and digital, can elect not to interrupt the 
programming of a broadcast station carrying news or weather-related 
emergency information with state and local EAS messages based upon a 
written agreement between all concerned. These written agreements are 
contained in state and local franchise agreements.
    Section 11.51 also requires all actions to be logged when manual 
interruption of programming and transmission of EAS messages is used. 
Estimates for testing are included in the estimate for section 11.61.
    Section 11.52 requires all EAS Participants to monitor two EAS 
sources. If the required EAS sources cannot be received, alternate 
arrangements or a waiver may be obtained by written request to the 
FCC's EAS office. In an emergency, a waiver may be issued over the 
telephone with a follow-up letter to confirm temporary or permanent 
reassignment. In addition, EAS Participants are required to interrupt 
normal programming either automatically or manually when they receive 
an EAS message in which the header code contains the event codes for 
emergency action notification, emergency action termination and 
required monthly test for their state or state/county location.
    Section 11.54 requires EAS Participants to enter into their logs/
records the time of receipt of an emergency alert notice and an 
emergency action termination messages during a national level 
emergency.
    Section 11.55 requires EAS participants to monitor their emergency 
alert system upon receipt of a state or local area EAS message. 
Stations/systems must also enter into their logs/records the time of 
receipt of an emergency alert message. If an SDARS licensee or DBS 
provider is unable to receive and transmit state and local EAS 
messages, it must inform its subscribers, on its website, and in 
writing on an annual basis of which channels are and are not capable of 
supplying state and local EAS messages.
    Section 11.61 requires EAS Participants to conduct periodic EAS 
tests. Tests of the EAS header codes, attention signal, test script and 
EOM code are required to be performed monthly. Tests of the EAS header 
codes and end of message codes are made at least once a week. National 
primary sources shall participate in tests as appropriate. DBS 
providers, Class D non-commercial educational FM stations and low power 
TV stations are not required to transmit this test but must log receipt 
of the test. The FCC may request a report of the tests of the national 
primary sources. In addition, entries must be made in stations/systems 
logs/records as previously stated.
    This information is used by FCC staff as part of routine 
inspections of EAS Participants. Accurate recordkeeping of this data is 
vital in determining the location and nature of possible equipment 
failure on the part of the transmitting or receiving entity. 
Furthermore, since the national level EAS is solely for the President's 
use, its proper operation must be assured.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0233.
    Title: Part 54--High-Cost Loop Support Reporting to National 
Exchange Carrier Association (NECA).
    Form Number(s): FCC Form 507, FCC Form 508 and FCC Form 509.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,095 respondents; 3,616 
responses.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 1-22 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151-154, 214, 218-220, 221(c), 254, and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 41,070 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 
impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No assurance of 
confidentiality has been given regarding the information. However, 
respondents may request materials or information submitted to the 
Commission be withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
FCC's rules.
    Needs and Uses: In order to determine which carriers are entitled 
to universal service support, all rate-of-return regulated (rate-of-
return) incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) must provide the 
National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) with the loop cost and 
loop count data required by section 54.1305 for each of its study areas 
and, if applicable, for each wire center as that term is defined in 47 
CFR part 54. See 47 CFR 54.1305 and 54.5. The loop cost and loop count 
information is to be filed annually with NECA by July 31st of each 
year, and may be updated occasionally pursuant to section 54.1306. See 
47 CFR 54.1306. Pursuant to section 54.1307, the information filed on 
July 31st of each year will be used to calculate universal service 
support for each study area and is filed by NECA with the Commission on 
October 1 of each year. See 47 CFR 54.1307. An incumbent LEC is defined 
as a carrier that meets the definition of ``incumbent local exchange 
carrier'' in section 51.5 of the Commission's rules. See 47 CFR 51.5.
    In March 2016, the Commission adopted the Rate-of-Return Reform 
Order to continue modernizing the universal service support mechanisms 
for rate-of-return carriers. Connect America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 
10-90 et al., Report and Order, Order and Order on Reconsideration and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC Rcd 3087 (2016) (Rate-of-
Return Reform Order and Further Notice). The Rate-of-Return Reform 
Order replaces the Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS) mechanism with 
the Connect America Fund--Broadband Loop Support (CAF-BLS) mechanism. 
While ICLS supported only lines used to provide traditional voice 
service (including voice service bundled with broadband service), CAF-
BLS also supports consumer broadband-only loops. FCC Forms 507, 508, 
and 509 include additional line counts, forecasted cost and revenues, 
and actual cost and revenue data associated with consumer broadband-
only loops necessary for the calculation of CAF-BLS. We propose to move 
the requirements associated with FCC Form 507, FCC Form 508, FCC Form 
509 under OMB Control Number 3060-0986 into this collection.
    The Commission therefore proposes to revise this information 
collection. Any increased burdens are associated with the moving of 
these requirements and forms into this information collection.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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                                                                                                                                       FERC–921
                                                                    [Ongoing electronic delivery of data from regional transmission organizations and independent system operators]

                                                                                                                               Annual                                  Average                                  Annual cost
                                                                                                                               number                                                      Total annual
                                                                                                      Number of                                 Total number         burden and                                     per
                                                                Category                                                    of responses                                                   burden hours
                                                                                                     respondents                                of responses           cost per                                 respondent
                                                                                                                            per respond-                                                     and cost
                                                                                                                                                                      response                                      ($)
                                                                                                                                 ent

                                                                                                          (1)                    (2)            (1) * (2) = (3)          (4)               (3) * (4) = (5)        (5) ÷ (1)

                                              Ongoing electronic delivery of data                                    6                    1                  36   52 hrs.; $2,460 4    312 hrs.; $14,758                $2,460
                                              Changes to the delivered data                                          6                    1                  56   480 hrs.;            2,880 hrs.;                      37,848
                                                made by the RTO/ISO.                                                                                                $37,848 6.           $227,088.

                                                   Total .........................................                   6                    2                  12   532 hrs.; $40,308    3,192 hrs.;                      40,308
                                                                                                                                                                                         $241,846.



                                                                                                                   Description: Tariff filing per                         necessary to become a party to the
                                                Comments: Comments are invited on:                              284.123(b)(2)+(g): DIGCO Rate Petition                    proceeding.
                                              (1) Whether the collection of                                     to be effective 6/1/2018.                                    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
                                              information is necessary for the proper                              Filed Date: 6/1/18.                                    information relating to filing
                                              performance of the functions of the                                  Accession Number: 201806015072.                        requirements, interventions, protests,
                                              Commission, including whether the                                    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/22/18.                       service, and qualifying facilities filings
                                              information will have practical utility;                             284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET                     can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
                                              (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                         7/31/18.                                                  docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
                                              of the burden and cost of the collection                             Docket Number: PR18–57–000.                            other information, call (866) 208–3676
                                              of information, including the validity of                            Applicants: Targa Midland Gas                          (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
                                              the methodology and assumptions used;                             Pipeline LLC.                                               Dated: June 11, 2018.
                                              (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility                             Description: Tariff filing per
                                                                                                                                                                          Kimberly D. Bose,
                                              and clarity of the information collection;                        284.123(b),(e)/: Petition for NGPA
                                                                                                                Section 311 Rate Approval to be                           Secretary.
                                              and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
                                                                                                                effective 5/2/2018.                                       [FR Doc. 2018–12952 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]
                                              the collection of information on those
                                              who are to respond, including the use                                Filed Date: 6/1/18.                                    BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

                                              of automated collection techniques or                                Accession Number: 201806015089.
                                              other forms of information technology.                               Comments/Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
                                                                                                                6/22/18.                                                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                Dated: June 11, 2018.
                                                                                                                   Docket Numbers: RP18–888–000.                          COMMISSION
                                              Kimberly D. Bose,                                                    Applicants: Millennium Pipeline
                                              Secretary.                                                                                                                  [OMB 3060–0207, OMB 3060–0233]
                                                                                                                Company, LLC.
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–12942 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]                          Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:                       Information Collections Being
                                              BILLING CODE 6717–01–P                                            Negotiated Rate Service Agmt & Amd—                       Reviewed by the Federal
                                                                                                                BKV to be effective 7/1/2018.                             Communications Commission
                                                                                                                   Filed Date: 6/4/18.
                                              DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                                 Accession Number: 20180604–5079.                       AGENCY: Federal Communications
                                                                                                                   Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 6/18/18.                       Commission.
                                              Federal Energy Regulatory                                            The filings are accessible in the
                                              Commission                                                                                                                  ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                                Commission’s eLibrary system by                           comments.
                                              Combined Notice of Filings                                        clicking on the links or querying the
                                                                                                                docket number.                                            SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort
                                                Take notice that the Commission has                                Any person desiring to intervene or                    to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                              received the following Natural Gas                                protest in any of the above proceedings                   required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                              Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:                          must file in accordance with Rules 211                    Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
                                                                                                                and 214 of the Commission’s                               Communications Commission (FCC or
                                              Filings Instituting Proceedings                                   Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and                           the Commission) invites the general
                                                Docket Number: PR18–56–000.                                     385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern                   public and other Federal agencies to
                                                Applicants: Dow Intrastate Gas                                  time on the specified date(s). Protests                   take this opportunity to comment on the
                                              Company.                                                          may be considered, but intervention is                    following information collection.

                                              May 2016 (at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/                       5 Each RTO/ISO is estimated to make one and a           $143.68, and $96.68, respectively. We weighted the
                                              naics2_22.htm) and benefits information (for                      half changes yearly. To be consistent with the            hourly cost figure to account for the fraction of time
                                              December 2017, issued March 20, 2018, at https://                 formulation that the submissions over the course of       for each skill set per response, and used an estimate
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                                              www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm).                           a year constitute a single response and for the           of 3⁄4, 1⁄8, and 1⁄8 respectively. We used the
                                                3 Each RTO/ISO electronically submits data daily.               purpose of this calculation, we are assuming that         following formula for the weighted hourly cost
                                              To match with past filings, we are considering the                each response requires one and a half changes over        figure: $65.07 (0.75) + $143.68 (0.125) + $96.68
                                              collection of daily responses to be a single response             the course of the year and estimating burden              (0.125) = $78.85 (rounded).
                                              per respondent each year.                                         accordingly.                                                 We estimate the total time required per change to
                                                4 The ongoing electronic delivery of data requires                6 Changes to the delivered data require a database      be 320 hours. Because a response encompasses one
                                              a computer support specialist (code 15–1150), at an               administrator (code 15–1141), legal review (code          year where there are, on average, 1.5 changes, the
                                              hourly cost (wages plus benefits) of $47.30                       23–0000), and executive review (code 11–1000).            total time per response is 480 hours (1.5 * 320
                                              (rounded).                                                        The hourly costs (wages plus benefits) are $65.07,        hours).



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                                              Comments are requested concerning:                      collection burden on small business                    (PSHSB) under Section 11.21 of the
                                              Whether the proposed collection of                      concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                 Commission’s rules.
                                              information is necessary for the proper                    OMB Control Number: 3060–0207.                         In this Order, the Commission adopts
                                              performance of the functions of the                        Title: Part 11—Emergency Alert                      a rule obligating SECCs to file State EAS
                                              Commission, including whether the                       System (EAS), Order, FCC 16–32.                        Plans electronically through the new
                                              information shall have practical utility;                  Form No.: N/A.                                      Alert Reporting System (ARS), rather
                                              the accuracy of the Commission’s                           Type of Review: Revision of currently               than in paper-based filings, the method
                                              burden estimate; ways to enhance the                    approved collection.                                   currently approved by the Office of
                                              quality, utility, and clarity of the                       Respondents: Business or other for-                 Management and Budget (OMB) for this
                                              information collected; ways to minimize                 profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State,            collection. For the required electronic
                                              the burden of the collection of                         Local, or Tribal Government.                           filing, the Commission has developed a
                                              information on the respondents,                            Number of Respondents and                           proposed reporting template, attached
                                              including the use of automated                          Responses: 63,084 respondents;                         as Appendix D to the April 10, 2018
                                              collection techniques or other forms of                 3,588,240 responses.                                   Order, and seeks Office of Management
                                              information technology; and ways to                        Estimated Time per Response: 0.017                  and Budget (OMB) approval of the
                                              further reduce the information                          hours–100 hours.                                       proposed template as a modification of
                                              collection burden on small business                        Frequency of Response: On occasion                  a previously approved information
                                              concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                  reporting requirement, annual reporting                collection. The proposed template will
                                              The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a                    requirement, recordkeeping requirement                 decrease the paperwork burden
                                              collection of information unless it                     and third-party disclosure requirements.               associated with this collection over
                                              displays a currently valid control                         Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.                   time, and there is no change to any
                                              number. No person shall be subject to                   Statutory authority for this information               other reporting obligation in this
                                              any penalty for failing to comply with                  collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.                   collection. The information sought in
                                              a collection of information subject to the                                                                     this collection is necessary and vital to
                                                                                                      154(i) and 606 of the Communications
                                              PRA that does not display a valid Office                                                                       the effective electronic filing of State
                                                                                                      Act of 1934, as amended.
                                              of Management and Budget (OMB)                                                                                 EAS Plans in the ARS, which will
                                                                                                         Total Annual Burden: 140,606 hours.
                                              control number.                                                                                                replace paper-based filing requirements,
                                                                                                         Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
                                              DATES: Written PRA comments should                                                                             minimize the burdens on SECCs, and
                                                                                                         Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                              be submitted on or before August 17,                                                                           allow the Commission, the Federal
                                                                                                      Impact(s).
                                              2018. If you anticipate that you will be                                                                       Emergency Management Agency
                                                                                                         Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:               (FEMA), and other authorized entities to
                                              submitting comments, but find it                        State EAS Plan data and any aggregation
                                              difficult to do so within the period of                                                                        better access and use up-to-date
                                                                                                      of such data will have the same level of               information about the EAS, thus
                                              time allowed by this notice, you should                 confidentiality as data filed in the ETRS,
                                              advise the contact listed below as soon                                                                        increasing its value as a tool to protect
                                                                                                      i.e., the Commission will share                        life and property for all Americans.
                                              as possible.                                            individual and aggregated data on a                       The following information collections
                                              ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                   confidential basis with other federal                  contained in Part 11 may be impacted
                                              Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                      agencies and state governmental                        by this rule amendment: To establish a
                                              fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.                   emergency management agencies that                     mandatory electronic test reporting
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    have confidentiality protection at least               system that EAS participants must
                                              additional information about the                        equal to that provided by the Freedom                  utilize to file identifying and test result
                                              information collection, contact Nicole                  of Information Act.                                    data as part of their participation in the
                                              Ongele at (202) 418–2991.                                  Needs and Uses: Part 11 contains                    national EAS test. The Commission
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of                   rules and regulations addressing the                   noted that this electronic submission
                                              its continuing effort to reduce                         nation’s Emergency Alert System (EAS).                 system would impose a lesser burden on
                                              paperwork burdens, and as required by                   The Emergency Alert System (EAS)                       EAS test participants because they
                                              the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                    provides the President with the                        could input electronically (via a web-
                                              1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal                 capability to provide immediate                        based interface) the same information
                                              Communications Commission (FCC or                       communications and information to the                  into a confidential database that the
                                              Commission) invites the general public                  general public during periods of                       Commission would use to monitor and
                                              and other Federal agencies to take this                 national emergency over broadcast                      assess the test. This information would
                                              opportunity to comment on the                           television and radio, cable, direct                    include identifying information such as
                                              following information collections.                      broadcast radio and other EAS                          station call letters, license identification
                                              Comments are requested concerning:                      Participants, as defined in Section                    number, geographic coordinates, EAS
                                              Whether the proposed collection of                      11.11(a) of the Commission’s rules. The                designation (Local Primary, National
                                              information is necessary for the proper                 EAS also provides state and local                      Primary, etc), EAS monitoring
                                              performance of the functions of the                     governments and the National Weather                   assignment, as well as a 24/7 emergency
                                              Commission, including whether the                       Service with the capability to provide                 contact for the EAS Participant. The
                                              information shall have practical utility;               immediate communications and                           only difference, other than the
                                              the accuracy of the Commission’s                        information to the public concerning                   electronic nature of the filing, would be
                                              burden estimate; ways to enhance the                    emergency situations posing a threat to                the timing of the collections. Test
                                              quality, utility, and clarity of the                    life and property. The manner in which                 participants would submit the
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                                              information collected; ways to minimize                 the EAS delivers alerts to the public is               identifying data.
                                              the burden of the collection of                         set forth in State EAS Plans, which are                   These rules may impact currently
                                              information on the respondents,                         drafted by State Emergency                             existing paperwork collection
                                              including the use of automated                          Communications Committees (SECCs),                     requirements as discussed below.
                                              collection techniques or other forms of                 the entities required to submit State                     Section 11.15 requires a copy of the
                                              information technology; and ways to                     EAS Plans to the Commission’s Public                   EAS operating handbook to be located at
                                              further reduce the information                          Safety and Homeland Security Bureau                    normal duty positions or EAS


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                                              equipment locations when an operator                    equipment is out of service and when                   automatically or manually when they
                                              is required to be on duty. The handbook                 the defective equipment will be repaired               receive an EAS message in which the
                                              must be immediately available to staff                  or replaced.                                           header code contains the event codes for
                                              responsible for authenticating messages                    Section 11.41 allows all EAS                        emergency action notification,
                                              and initiating actions. Copies of the                   Participants to submit a written request               emergency action termination and
                                              handbook are posted on the                              to the FCC asking to be a Non-                         required monthly test for their state or
                                              Commission’s website and can be                         Participating National source. In                      state/county location.
                                              obtained at https://www.fcc.gov/general/                addition, a Non-Participating National                    Section 11.54 requires EAS
                                              emergency-alert-system-eas.                             source that wants to become a                          Participants to enter into their logs/
                                                 Section 11.21 requires that state and                Participating National source must                     records the time of receipt of an
                                              local EAS plans be reviewed and                         submit a written request to the FCC.                   emergency alert notice and an
                                              approved by the Chief, Public Safety                       Section 11.42 allows a                              emergency action termination messages
                                              and Homeland Security, prior to                         communications common carrier to                       during a national level emergency.
                                              implementation to ensure that they are                  participate in the national level EAS,                    Section 11.55 requires EAS
                                              consistent with national plans, FCC                     without charge. A communications                       participants to monitor their emergency
                                              regulations, and EAS operation.                         common carrier rendering free service is               alert system upon receipt of a state or
                                                 Section 11.34 requires manufacturers                 required to file with the FCC, on or                   local area EAS message. Stations/
                                              to include instructions and information                 before July 31st and January 31st of each              systems must also enter into their logs/
                                              on how to install, operate and program                  year, reports covering the six months                  records the time of receipt of an
                                              an EAS Encoder, EAS Decoder, or                         ending on June 30th and December 31st                  emergency alert message. If an SDARS
                                              combined unit and a list of all State and               respectively. These reports shall state                licensee or DBS provider is unable to
                                              county FIPS numbers with each unit                      what free service was rendered under                   receive and transmit state and local EAS
                                              sold or marketed in the U.S. This                       this rule and the charges in dollars                   messages, it must inform its subscribers,
                                              requirement would be done in the                        which would have accrued to the carrier                on its website, and in writing on an
                                              normal course of doing business.                        for this service if charges had been                   annual basis of which channels are and
                                                 All EAS Participants are responsible                 collected at the published tariff rates if             are not capable of supplying state and
                                              for ensuring that EAS Encoders/                         such carriers are required to file tariffs.            local EAS messages.
                                              Decoders and Attention Signal                              Section 11.43 allows entities to                       Section 11.61 requires EAS
                                              generating and receiving equipment                      voluntarily participate in the national                Participants to conduct periodic EAS
                                              used as part of the EAS are installed so                level EAS after submission of a written                tests. Tests of the EAS header codes,
                                              that the monitoring and transmitting                    request to the Chief, Public Safety and                attention signal, test script and EOM
                                              functions are available during the times                Homeland Security Bureau.                              code are required to be performed
                                              the stations/systems are in operation.                     Section 11.51 requires that EAS                     monthly. Tests of the EAS header codes
                                              EAS Participants must determine the                     equipment be operational, ready to                     and end of message codes are made at
                                              cause of any failure to receive the                     monitor, transmit and receive EAS                      least once a week. National primary
                                              required tests or activations. When the                 electronic signals. Cable and wireless                 sources shall participate in tests as
                                              EAS is not operating properly, section                  cable systems, both analog and digital,                appropriate. DBS providers, Class D
                                              11.35 requires appropriate entries be                   can elect not to interrupt EAS messages                non-commercial educational FM
                                              made in the station/system logs                         from broadcast stations based upon a                   stations and low power TV stations are
                                              indicating why any tests were not                       written agreement between all                          not required to transmit this test but
                                              received for all broadcast streams and                  concerned. Furthermore, cable and                      must log receipt of the test. The FCC
                                              cable systems. All other EAS                            wireless cable systems, both analog and                may request a report of the tests of the
                                              Participants must also keep record                      digital, can elect not to interrupt the                national primary sources. In addition,
                                              indicating reasons why any tests were                   programming of a broadcast station                     entries must be made in stations/
                                              not received and these records must be                  carrying news or weather-related                       systems logs/records as previously
                                              retained for two years, maintained at the               emergency information with state and                   stated.
                                              EAS Participant’s headquarters, and                     local EAS messages based upon a                           This information is used by FCC staff
                                              made available for public inspection                    written agreement between all                          as part of routine inspections of EAS
                                              upon reasonable request.                                concerned. These written agreements                    Participants. Accurate recordkeeping of
                                                 Section 11.35 also requires that                     are contained in state and local                       this data is vital in determining the
                                              entries be made in the station/system                   franchise agreements.                                  location and nature of possible
                                              logs, and records of other EAS                             Section 11.51 also requires all actions             equipment failure on the part of the
                                              Participants, when the EAS Encoder/                     to be logged when manual interruption                  transmitting or receiving entity.
                                              Decoder becomes defective showing the                   of programming and transmission of                     Furthermore, since the national level
                                              date and time the equipment was                         EAS messages is used. Estimates for                    EAS is solely for the President’s use, its
                                              removed and restored to service. If                     testing are included in the estimate for               proper operation must be assured.
                                              replacement of defective equipment is                   section 11.61.                                            OMB Control Number: 3060–0233.
                                              not completed within 60 days, an                           Section 11.52 requires all EAS                         Title: Part 54—High-Cost Loop
                                              informal request shall be submitted to                  Participants to monitor two EAS                        Support Reporting to National Exchange
                                              the District Director of the FCC field                  sources. If the required EAS sources                   Carrier Association (NECA).
                                              office. For DBS and SDARS providers,                    cannot be received, alternate                             Form Number(s): FCC Form 507, FCC
                                              this informal request shall be submitted                arrangements or a waiver may be                        Form 508 and FCC Form 509.
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                                              to the District Director of the FCC field               obtained by written request to the FCC’s                  Type of Review: Revision of a
                                              office serving the area where their                     EAS office. In an emergency, a waiver                  currently approved collection.
                                              headquarters is located. This request                   may be issued over the telephone with                     Respondents: Business or other for-
                                              must explain what steps have been                       a follow-up letter to confirm temporary                profit.
                                              taken to repair or replace the defective                or permanent reassignment. In addition,                   Number of Respondents and
                                              equipment, the alternative procedures                   EAS Participants are required to                       Responses: 1,095 respondents; 3,616
                                              being used while the defective                          interrupt normal programming either                    responses.


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                                                 Estimated Time per Response: 1–22                    only loops. FCC Forms 507, 508, and                    DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                              hours.                                                  509 include additional line counts,                    HUMAN SERVICES
                                                 Frequency of Response: On occasion                   forecasted cost and revenues, and actual
                                              and annual reporting requirements,                      cost and revenue data associated with                  Centers for Disease Control and
                                              recordkeeping requirement.                              consumer broadband-only loops                          Prevention
                                                 Obligation to Respond: Required to                   necessary for the calculation of CAF–
                                              obtain or retain benefits. Statutory                    BLS. We propose to move the                            Advisory Committee on Breast Cancer
                                              authority for this information collection               requirements associated with FCC Form                  in Young Women (ACBCYW)
                                              is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 214,                 507, FCC Form 508, FCC Form 509                        AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
                                              218–220, 221(c), 254, and 303(r).                       under OMB Control Number 3060–0986
                                                 Total Annual Burden: 41,070 hours.                                                                          Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
                                                                                                      into this collection.                                  and Human Services (HHS).
                                                 Total Annual Cost: No Cost. Privacy                    The Commission therefore proposes
                                              Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).                                                                           ACTION: Notice of meeting.
                                                                                                      to revise this information collection.
                                                 Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                      Any increased burdens are associated                   SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                              No assurance of confidentiality has been
                                                                                                      with the moving of these requirements                  Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
                                              given regarding the information.
                                                                                                      and forms into this information                        CDC announces the following meeting
                                              However, respondents may request
                                                                                                      collection.                                            for the Advisory Committee on Breast
                                              materials or information submitted to
                                              the Commission be withheld from                         Federal Communications Commission.                     Cancer in Young Women (ACBCYW).
                                              public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of                 Katura Jackson,                                        This meeting is open to the public,
                                              the FCC’s rules.                                        Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the        limited only by audio phone lines (100
                                                 Needs and Uses: In order to determine                Secretary.                                             audio lines available and 100 web
                                              which carriers are entitled to universal                [FR Doc. 2018–13022 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]            conference lines available).
                                              service support, all rate-of-return                     BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                 DATES: The meeting will be held on
                                              regulated (rate-of-return) incumbent                                                                           August 6, 2018, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
                                              local exchange carriers (LECs) must                                                                            EDT. Registration must be submitted no
                                              provide the National Exchange Carrier                                                                          later than July 31, 2018 (See
                                              Association (NECA) with the loop cost                   FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for how to
                                              and loop count data required by section                                                                        register).
                                              54.1305 for each of its study areas and,                Change in Bank Control Notices;
                                                                                                                                                             ADDRESSES: The public is also welcome
                                              if applicable, for each wire center as that             Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
                                                                                                      Bank Holding Company                                   to listen to the meeting by accessing the
                                              term is defined in 47 CFR part 54. See                                                                         call-in number, 1–888–989–0726,
                                              47 CFR 54.1305 and 54.5. The loop cost                    The notificants listed below have                    passcode, 5698676 (100 lines are
                                              and loop count information is to be filed               applied under the Change in Bank                       available). The web conference access is
                                              annually with NECA by July 31st of                      Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and                    https://adobeconnect.cdc.gov/
                                              each year, and may be updated                           § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12               r1hixcynbai/. Online registration is
                                              occasionally pursuant to section                        CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank                required (See SUPPLEMENTARY
                                              54.1306. See 47 CFR 54.1306. Pursuant                   or bank holding company. The factors                   INFORMATION for how to register).
                                              to section 54.1307, the information filed               that are considered in acting on the                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              on July 31st of each year will be used                  notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of                Temeika L. Fairley, Ph.D., Designated
                                              to calculate universal service support                  the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).                        Federal Officer, National Center for
                                              for each study area and is filed by NECA                  The notices are available for                        Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
                                              with the Commission on October 1 of                     immediate inspection at the Federal                    Promotion, CDC, 5770 Buford Highway
                                              each year. See 47 CFR 54.1307. An                       Reserve Bank indicated. The notices                    NE, Mailstop K52, Atlanta, Georgia,
                                              incumbent LEC is defined as a carrier                   also will be available for inspection at               30341, Telephone (770) 488–4518, Fax
                                              that meets the definition of ‘‘incumbent                the offices of the Board of Governors.                 (770) 488–4760. Email: acbcyw@
                                              local exchange carrier’’ in section 51.5                Interested persons may express their                   cdc.gov.
                                              of the Commission’s rules. See 47 CFR                   views in writing to the Reserve Bank
                                              51.5.                                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                      indicated for that notice or to the offices
                                                 In March 2016, the Commission                        of the Board of Governors. Comments                      How to register for the meeting: All
                                              adopted the Rate-of-Return Reform                       must be received not later than July 6,                ACBCYW Meeting participants must
                                              Order to continue modernizing the                       2018.                                                  register online at least 7 business days
                                              universal service support mechanisms                      A. Federal Reserve Bank of                           in advance at https://www.cdc.gov/
                                              for rate-of-return carriers. Connect                    Minneapolis (Mark A. Rauzi, Vice                       cancer/breast/what_cdc_is_doing/
                                              America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10–                  President), 90 Hennepin Avenue,                        conference.htm. Please complete all the
                                              90 et al., Report and Order, Order and                  Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291:                     required fields before submitting your
                                              Order on Reconsideration and Further                      1. John H. Dammermann, Fort Myers,                   registration, and submit no later than
                                              Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 31 FCC                   Florida; to acquire voting shares of First             July 31, 2018.
                                              Rcd 3087 (2016) (Rate-of-Return Reform                  BancShares, Inc. and thereby indirectly                  Purpose: The committee provides
                                              Order and Further Notice). The Rate-of-                 acquire voting shares of Granite                       advice and guidance to the Secretary,
                                              Return Reform Order replaces the                        Community Bank, both of Cold Spring,                   HHS; the Assistant Secretary for Health;
                                              Interstate Common Line Support (ICLS)                                                                          and the Director, CDC, regarding the
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                                                                                                      Minnesota.
                                              mechanism with the Connect America                                                                             formative research, development,
                                              Fund—Broadband Loop Support (CAF–                         Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve            implementation and evaluation of
                                              BLS) mechanism. While ICLS supported                    System, June 13, 2018.                                 evidence-based activities designed to
                                              only lines used to provide traditional                  Ann Misback,                                           prevent breast cancer (particularly
                                              voice service (including voice service                  Secretary of the Board.                                among those at heightened risk) and
                                              bundled with broadband service), CAF–                   [FR Doc. 2018–12979 Filed 6–15–18; 8:45 am]            promote the early detection and support
                                              BLS also supports consumer broadband-                   BILLING CODE P                                         of young women who develop the


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Document Created: 2018-06-18 15:50:09
Document Modified: 2018-06-18 15:50:09
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 and request for comments.
DatesWritten PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 17, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation83 FR 28228 

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