83 FR 30935 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 127 (July 2, 2018)

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0519]


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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested 
concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees.
    The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject 
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 1, 
2018. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A

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copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following 
information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the 
information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection 
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0519.
    Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG Docket No. 02-278.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 22,503 respondents; 
140,186,983 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .004 hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, monthly, on occasion and one-time 
reporting requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirements are 
found in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), Public 
Law 102-243, December 20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, which added Section 227 
of the Communications Act of 1934, [47 U.S.C. 227] Restrictions on the 
Use of Telephone Equipment.
    Total Annual Burden: 606,838 hours. Total Annual Cost: $1,650,600.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and 
Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 
Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints, 
Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance'', in the Federal 
Register on August 15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on 
September 24, 2014. A system of records for the do-not-call registry 
was created by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the Privacy 
Act. The FTC originally published a notice in the Federal Register 
describing the system. See 68 FR 37494, June 24, 2003. The *18056 FTC 
updated its system of records for the do-not-call registry in 2009. See 
74 FR 17863, April 17, 2009.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting requirements included under this OMB 
Control Number 3060-0519 enable the Commission to gather information 
regarding violations of section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do-
Not-Call Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call Act), and the Commission's 
implementing rules. If the information collection was not conducted, 
the Commission would be unable to track and enforce violations of 
section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do-Not-Call Act, or the 
Commission's implementing rules. The Commission's implementing rules 
provide consumers with several options for avoiding most unwanted 
telephone solicitations.
    The national do-not-call registry supplements the company-specific 
do-not-call rules for those consumers who wish to continue requesting 
that particular companies not call them. Any company that is asked by a 
consumer, including an existing customer, not to call again must honor 
that request for five (5) years.
    A provision of the Commission's rules, however, allows consumers to 
give specific companies permission to call them through an express 
written agreement. Nonprofit organizations, companies with whom 
consumers have an established business relationship, and calls to 
persons with whom the telemarketer has a personal relationship are 
exempt from the ``do-not-call'' registry requirements.
    On September 21, 2004, the Commission released the Safe Harbor 
Order, published at 69 FR 60311, October 8, 2004, establishing a 
limited safe harbor in which persons will not be liable for placing 
autodialed and prerecorded message calls to numbers ported from a 
wireline service within the previous 15 days. The Commission also 
amended its existing National Do-Not-Call Registry safe harbor to 
require telemarketers to scrub their lists against the Registry every 
31 days.
    On December 4, 2007, the Commission released the DNC NPRM, 
published at 72 FR 71099, December 14, 2007, seeking comment on its 
tentative conclusion that registrations with the Registry should be 
honored indefinitely, unless a number is disconnected or reassigned or 
the consumer cancels his registration.
    On June 17, 2008, in accordance with the Do-Not-Call Improvement 
Act of 2007, the Commission revised its rules to minimize the 
inconvenience to consumers of having to re-register their preferences 
not to receive telemarketing calls and to further the underlying goal 
of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to protect consumer privacy 
rights. The Commission released a Report and Order in CG Docket No. 02-
278, FCC 08-147, published at 73 FR 40183, July 14, 2008, amending the 
Commission's rules under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) 
to require sellers and/or telemarketers to honor registrations with the 
National Do-Not-Call Registry so that registrations will not 
automatically expire based on the current five-year registration 
period. Specifically, the Commission modified Sec.  64.1200(c)(2) of 
its rules to require sellers and/or telemarketers to honor numbers 
registered on the Registry indefinitely or until the number is removed 
by the database administrator or the registration is cancelled by the 
consumer.
    On February 15, 2012, the Commission released a Report and Order in 
CG Docket No. 02-278, FCC 12-21, originally published at 77 FR 34233, 
June 11, 2012, and later corrected at 77 FR 66935, November 8, 2012, 
revising its rules to: (1) Require prior express written consent for 
all autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing calls to wireless numbers 
and for all prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential lines; (2) 
eliminate the established business relationship exception to the 
consent requirement for prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential 
lines; (3) require telemarketers to include an automated, interactive 
opt-out mechanism in all prerecorded telemarketing calls, to allow 
consumers more easily to opt out of future robocalls during a robocall 
itself; and (4) require telemarketers to comply with the 3% limit on 
abandoned calls during each calling campaign, in order to discourage 
intrusive calling campaigns.
    Finally, the Commission also exempted from the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act requirements

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prerecorded calls to residential lines made by health care-related 
entities governed by the Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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copy of the FCC submission to OMB information, which is covered under the Not-Call Registry safe harbor to require
will be displayed. FCC’s system of records notice (SORN), telemarketers to scrub their lists against
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and the Registry every 31 days.
its continuing effort to reduce Inquiries.’’ As required by the Privacy On December 4, 2007, the
paperwork burdens, and as required by Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also Commission released the DNC NPRM,
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1 published at 72 FR 71099, December 14,
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal ‘‘Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and 2007, seeking comment on its tentative
Communications Commission (FCC or Requests for Dispute Assistance’’, in the conclusion that registrations with the
the Commission) invites the general Federal Register on August 15, 2014 (79 Registry should be honored indefinitely,
public and other Federal agencies to FR 48152) which became effective on unless a number is disconnected or
take this opportunity to comment on the September 24, 2014. A system of records reassigned or the consumer cancels his
following information collection. for the do-not-call registry was created registration.
by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) On June 17, 2008, in accordance with
Comments are requested concerning:
under the Privacy Act. The FTC the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of
Whether the proposed collection of
originally published a notice in the 2007, the Commission revised its rules
information is necessary for the proper
Federal Register describing the system. to minimize the inconvenience to
performance of the functions of the
See 68 FR 37494, June 24, 2003. The consumers of having to re-register their
Commission, including whether the
*18056 FTC updated its system of preferences not to receive telemarketing
information shall have practical utility;
records for the do-not-call registry in calls and to further the underlying goal
the accuracy of the Commission’s
2009. See 74 FR 17863, April 17, 2009. of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. protect consumer privacy rights. The
quality, utility, and clarity of the Needs and Uses: The reporting Commission released a Report and
information collected; ways to minimize requirements included under this OMB Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC
the burden of the collection of Control Number 3060–0519 enable the 08–147, published at 73 FR 40183, July
information on the respondents, Commission to gather information 14, 2008, amending the Commission’s
including the use of automated regarding violations of section 227 of rules under the Telephone Consumer
collection techniques or other forms of the Communications Act, the Do-Not- Protection Act (TCPA) to require sellers
information technology; and ways to Call Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call and/or telemarketers to honor
further reduce the information Act), and the Commission’s registrations with the National Do-Not-
collection burden on small business implementing rules. If the information Call Registry so that registrations will
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. collection was not conducted, the not automatically expire based on the
OMB Control Number: 3060–0519. Commission would be unable to track current five-year registration period.
Title: Rules and Regulations and enforce violations of section 227 of Specifically, the Commission modified
Implementing the Telephone Consumer the Communications Act, the Do-Not- § 64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to require
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG Call Act, or the Commission’s sellers and/or telemarketers to honor
Docket No. 02–278. implementing rules. The Commission’s numbers registered on the Registry
Form Number: N/A. implementing rules provide consumers indefinitely or until the number is
Type of Review: Extension of a with several options for avoiding most removed by the database administrator
currently approved collection. unwanted telephone solicitations. or the registration is cancelled by the
Respondents: Business or other for- The national do-not-call registry consumer.
profit entities; Individuals or supplements the company-specific do- On February 15, 2012, the
households; Not-for-profit institutions. not-call rules for those consumers who Commission released a Report and
Number of Respondents and wish to continue requesting that Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC
Responses: 22,503 respondents; particular companies not call them. Any 12–21, originally published at 77 FR
140,186,983 responses. company that is asked by a consumer, 34233, June 11, 2012, and later
Estimated Time per Response: .004 including an existing customer, not to corrected at 77 FR 66935, November 8,
hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour. call again must honor that request for 2012, revising its rules to: (1) Require
Frequency of Response: Annual, five (5) years. prior express written consent for all
monthly, on occasion and one-time A provision of the Commission’s autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing
reporting requirements; Recordkeeping rules, however, allows consumers to calls to wireless numbers and for all
requirement; Third party disclosure give specific companies permission to prerecorded telemarketing calls to
requirement. call them through an express written residential lines; (2) eliminate the
Obligation To Respond: Required to agreement. Nonprofit organizations, established business relationship
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory companies with whom consumers have exception to the consent requirement for
authority for the information collection an established business relationship, prerecorded telemarketing calls to
requirements are found in the and calls to persons with whom the residential lines; (3) require
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of telemarketer has a personal relationship telemarketers to include an automated,
1991 (TCPA), Public Law 102–243, are exempt from the ‘‘do-not-call’’ interactive opt-out mechanism in all
December 20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, registry requirements. prerecorded telemarketing calls, to
which added Section 227 of the On September 21, 2004, the allow consumers more easily to opt out
Communications Act of 1934, [47 U.S.C. Commission released the Safe Harbor of future robocalls during a robocall
227] Restrictions on the Use of Order, published at 69 FR 60311, itself; and (4) require telemarketers to
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Telephone Equipment. October 8, 2004, establishing a limited comply with the 3% limit on abandoned
Total Annual Burden: 606,838 hours. safe harbor in which persons will not be calls during each calling campaign, in
Total Annual Cost: $1,650,600. liable for placing autodialed and order to discourage intrusive calling
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: prerecorded message calls to numbers campaigns.
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent ported from a wireline service within Finally, the Commission also
that individuals and households the previous 15 days. The Commission exempted from the Telephone
provide personally identifiable also amended its existing National Do- Consumer Protection Act requirements

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prerecorded calls to residential lines Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. banks and nonbanking companies
made by health care-related entities 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12 owned by the bank holding company,
governed by the Health Insurance CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to including the companies listed below.
Portability and Accountability Act of acquire or control voting securities or The applications listed below, as well
1996. assets of a company, including the as other related filings required by the
Federal Communications Commission. companies listed below, that engages Board, are available for immediate
Marlene Dortch, either directly or through a subsidiary or inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
other company, in a nonbanking activity indicated. The applications will also be
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y available for inspection at the offices of
[FR Doc. 2018–14153 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has the Board of Governors. Interested
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determined by Order to be closely persons may express their views in
related to banking and permissible for writing on the standards enumerated in
bank holding companies. Unless the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM otherwise noted, these activities will be proposal also involves the acquisition of
conducted throughout the United States. a nonbanking company, the review also
Change in Bank Control Notices; Each notice is available for inspection includes whether the acquisition of the
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.
Bank Holding Company nonbanking company complies with the
The notice also will be available for standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
The notificants listed below have inspection at the offices of the Board of (12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
applied under the Change in Bank Governors. Interested persons may noted, nonbanking activities will be
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and express their views in writing on the conducted throughout the United States.
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 question whether the proposal complies Unless otherwise noted, comments
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank with the standards of section 4 of the regarding each of these applications
or bank holding company. The factors BHC Act. must be received at the Reserve Bank
that are considered in acting on the Unless otherwise noted, comments indicated or the offices of the Board of
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of regarding the applications must be Governors not later than July 23, 2018.
the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). received at the Reserve Bank indicated A. Federal Reserve Bank of
The notices are available for or the offices of the Board of Governors Minneapolis (Mark A. Rauzi, Vice
immediate inspection at the Federal not later than July 17, 2018. President), 90 Hennepin Avenue,
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480–0291:
also will be available for inspection at (Prabal Chakrabarti, Senior Vice 1. Bryant Bancshares, Inc., Bryant,
the offices of the Board of Governors. President) 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, South Dakota; to acquire 100 percent of
Interested persons may express their Massachusetts 02210–2204. Comments the voting shares of Richland State
views in writing to the Reserve Bank can also be sent electronically to Bank, Bruce, South Dakota.
indicated for that notice or to the offices BOS.SRC.Applications.Comments@
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
of the Board of Governors. Comments bos.frb.org: System, June 26, 2018.
must be received not later than July 16, 1. Cape Cod Five Mutual Company,
Harwich Port, Massachusetts; to Ann Misback,
2018.
indirectly acquire voting shares of Secretary of the Board.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice Summit Technology Consulting Group, [FR Doc. 2018–14100 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am]
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas LLC, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and BILLING CODE P

City, Missouri 64198–0001: thereby engage in management
1. James Bradley Doran, Columbia, consulting and data processing activities
Missouri; to acquire voting shares of pursuant to section 225.28(b)(9) and GENERAL SERVICES
Green City Bancshares, Inc., Green City, 225.28(b)(14) of Regulation Y. ADMINISTRATION
Missouri, and thereby indirectly acquire Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve [Notice–MG–2018–02; Docket No. 2018–
Farmers Bank of Green City, Green City, System, June 27, 2018. 0002; Sequence 14]
Missouri. Ann Misback,
In addition, James Bradley Doran has Secretary of the Board. Office of Federal High-Performance
applied to become a member of the [FR Doc. 2018–14184 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am] Buildings; Green Building Advisory
Doran/Grotenhuis Family Group, which Committee; Request for Membership
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owns voting shares of Green City Nominations
Bancshares.
AGENCY: Office of Government-wide
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Policy, General Services Administration
System, June 26, 2018.
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and (GSA).
Ann Misback,
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies ACTION: Notice of request for
Secretary of the Board.
membership nominations.
[FR Doc. 2018–14101 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am] The companies listed in this notice
BILLING CODE P have applied to the Board for approval, SUMMARY: The Green Building Advisory
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Committee provides advice to GSA as a
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) mandatory federal advisory committee,
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part as specified in the Energy Independence
225), and all other applicable statutes and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) and in
Notice of Proposals To Engage in or
and regulations to become a bank accordance with the provisions of the
To Acquire Companies Engaged in
holding company and/or to acquire the Federal Advisory Committee Act
Permissible Nonbanking Activities
assets or the ownership of, control of, or (FACA). As the 2 to 4 year commitments
The companies listed in this notice the power to vote shares of a bank or of several members of the Committee are
have given notice under section 4 of the bank holding company and all of the expiring, this notice invites additional

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Dates		Written comments should be submitted on or before August 1, 2018. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible.
Contact		For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418- 2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
FR Citation		83 FR 30935