83 FR 32288 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 134 (July 12, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 134 (July 12, 2018)
| Page Range | 32288-32289 | |
| FR Document | 2018-14858 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 134 (Thursday, July 12, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 32288-32289] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-14858] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0009, OMB 3060-0594, OMB 3060-0601 and OMB 3060-0609] Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 13, 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0009. Title: Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer of Control of Corporation Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 316. Form Number: FCC Form 316. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents, 750 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-4.5 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours. Total Annual Cost: $711,150. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not required with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: FCC Form 316 is required when applying for authority for assignment of a broadcast station construction permit or license, or for consent to transfer control of a corporation holding a broadcast station construction permit or license where there is little change in the relative interest or disposition of its interests; where transfer of interest is not a controlling one; there is no substantial change in the beneficial ownership of the corporation; where the assignment is less than a controlling interest in a partnership; where there is an appointment of an entity qualified to succeed to the interest of a deceased or legally incapacitated individual permittee, licensee or controlling stockholder; and, in the case of LPFM stations, where there is a voluntary transfer of a controlling interest in the licensee or permittee entity. In addition, the applicant must notify the Commission when an approved transfer of control of a broadcast station construction permit or license has been consummated. OMB Control Number: 3060-0594. Title: Cost of Service Filing for Regulated Cable Services, FCC Form 1220. Form Number: FCC Form 1220. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local, or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 10 responses. Estimated Hours per Response: 4-80 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement. Total Annual Burden: 1,220 hours. Total Annual Cost: $100,000. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained is Sections 154(i) and 623 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: The Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 required the Commission to prescribe rules and regulations for [[Page 32289]] determining reasonable rates for basic tier cable service and to establish criteria for identifying unreasonable rates for cable programming services and associated equipment. OMB Control Number: 3060-0601. Title: Setting Maximum Initiated Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable Services, FCC Form 1200. Form Number: FCC Form 1200. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local, or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 100 respondents; 50 responses. Estimated Hours per Response: 2-10 hours. Frequency of Response: One time and annual reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement. Total Annual Burden: 800 hours. Total Annual Cost: $62,500. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 623 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: Cable operators and local franchise authorities file FCC Form 1200 to justify the reasonableness of rates in effect on or after May 15, 1994. The FCC uses the data to evaluate cable rates the first time they are reviewed on or after May 15, 1994, so that maximum permitted rates for regulated cable service can be determined. OMB Control Number: 3060-0609. Title: Section 76.934(e), Petitions for Extension of Time. Form Number: Not applicable. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; and State, local, or tribal governments. Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 10 responses. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours. Total Annual Burden: 80 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority is contained in Sections 4(i) and 623 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained under 47 CFR 76.934(e) states that small cable systems may obtain an extension of time to establish compliance with rate regulations provided that they can demonstrate that timely compliance would result in severe economic hardship. Requests for the extension of time should be addressed to the local franchising authorities (``LFAs'') concerning rates for basic service tiers. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-14858 Filed 7-11-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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and Budget (OMB) for approval of an Commission, including whether the Privacy Impact Assessment: No
extension request. information shall have practical utility; impact(s).
Under 47 CFR 1.929(c)(1) of the the accuracy of the Commission’s Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Commission’s rules, any increase in the burden estimate; ways to enhance the Confidentiality is not required with this
composite interference contour (CIC) of quality, utility, and clarity of the collection of information.
a site-based licensee in the Paging and information collected; ways to minimize Needs and Uses: FCC Form 316 is
Radiotelephone Service, Rural the burden of the collection of required when applying for authority for
Radiotelephone Service, or 800 MHz information on the respondents, assignment of a broadcast station
Specialized Mobile Radio Service is a including the use of automated construction permit or license, or for
major modification of a license that collection techniques or other forms of consent to transfer control of a
requires prior Commission approval. information technology; and ways to corporation holding a broadcast station
However, in February 2005, the further reduce the information construction permit or license where
Commission adopted and released final collection burden on small business there is little change in the relative
rules which amended section 1.929(c)(1) concerns with fewer than 25 employees. interest or disposition of its interests;
to specify that expansion of a composite The FCC may not conduct or sponsor where transfer of interest is not a
interference contour (CIC) of a site- a collection of information unless it controlling one; there is no substantial
based licensee in the Paging and displays a currently valid Office of change in the beneficial ownership of
Radiotelephone Service—as well as the Management and Budget (OMB) control the corporation; where the assignment is
Rural Radiotelephone Service and 800 number. No person shall be subject to less than a controlling interest in a
MHz Specialized Mobile Radio any penalty for failing to comply with partnership; where there is an
Service—over water on a secondary, a collection of information subject to the appointment of an entity qualified to
non-interference basis should be PRA that does not display a valid OMB succeed to the interest of a deceased or
classified as a minor (rather than major) control number. legally incapacitated individual
modification of a license. Such DATES: Written PRA comments should permittee, licensee or controlling
reclassification has eliminated the filing be submitted on or before August 13, stockholder; and, in the case of LPFM
requirements associated with these 2018. If you anticipate that you will be stations, where there is a voluntary
license modifications, but requires site- submitting comments, but find it transfer of a controlling interest in the
based licensees to provide the difficult to do so within the period of licensee or permittee entity. In addition,
geographic area licensee (on the same time allowed by this notice, you should the applicant must notify the
frequency) with the technical and advise the contact listed below as soon Commission when an approved transfer
engineering information necessary to as possible. of control of a broadcast station
evaluate the site-based licensee’s ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to construction permit or license has been
operations over water. Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@ consummated.
Federal Communications Commission. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. OMB Control Number: 3060–0594.
Marlene Dortch, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Title: Cost of Service Filing for
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. additional information about the Regulated Cable Services, FCC Form
[FR Doc. 2018–14860 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am] information collection, contact Cathy 1220.
Williams at (202) 418–2918. Form Number: FCC Form 1220.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Review: Extension of a
OMB Control Number: 3060–0009. currently approved collection.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Title: Application for Consent to Respondents: Business or other for-
COMMISSION Assignment of Broadcast Station profit entities; State, Local, or Tribal
Construction Permit or License or Government.
[OMB 3060–0009, OMB 3060–0594, OMB Number of Respondents and
3060–0601 and OMB 3060–0609] Transfer of Control of Corporation
Holding Broadcast Station Construction Responses: 20 respondents; 10
Permit or License, FCC Form 316. responses.
Information Collections Being
Form Number: FCC Form 316. Estimated Hours per Response: 4–80
Reviewed by the Federal
Type of Review: Extension of a hours.
Communications Commission Under
currently approved collection. Frequency of Response: On occasion
Delegated Authority
Respondents: Business or other for- and annual reporting requirements;
AGENCY: Federal Communications profit entities; Not-for-profit Third party disclosure requirement.
Commission. institutions; State, local or tribal Total Annual Burden: 1,220 hours.
ACTION: Notice and request for government. Total Annual Cost: $100,000.
comments. Number of Respondents and Obligation to Respond: Required to
Responses: 750 respondents, 750 obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort responses. authority for this collection is contained
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Estimated Time per Response: 1.5–4.5 is Sections 154(i) and 623 of the
required by the Paperwork Reduction hours. Communications Act of 1934, as
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Frequency of Response: On occasion amended.
Communications Commission (FCC or reporting requirement. Nature and Extent Confidentiality:
Commission) invites the general public Obligation To Respond: Required to There is no need for confidentiality with
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and other Federal agencies to take this obtain benefits. Statutory authority for this collection of information.
opportunity to comment on the this collection of information is Privacy Impact Assessment: No
following information collections. contained in Sections 154(i) and 310(d) impact(s).
Comments are requested concerning: of the Communications Act of 1934, as Needs and Uses: The Cable Television
whether the proposed collection of amended. Consumer Protection and Competition
information is necessary for the proper Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours. Act of 1992 required the Commission to
performance of the functions of the Total Annual Cost: $711,150. prescribe rules and regulations for
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determining reasonable rates for basic 1200 to justify the reasonableness of Needs and Uses: The information
tier cable service and to establish rates in effect on or after May 15, 1994. collection requirements contained
criteria for identifying unreasonable The FCC uses the data to evaluate cable under 47 CFR 76.934(e) states that small
rates for cable programming services rates the first time they are reviewed on cable systems may obtain an extension
and associated equipment. or after May 15, 1994, so that maximum of time to establish compliance with
OMB Control Number: 3060–0601. permitted rates for regulated cable rate regulations provided that they can
Title: Setting Maximum Initiated service can be determined. demonstrate that timely compliance
Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable OMB Control Number: 3060–0609. would result in severe economic
Services, FCC Form 1200. Title: Section 76.934(e), Petitions for hardship. Requests for the extension of
Form Number: FCC Form 1200. Extension of Time. time should be addressed to the local
Type of Review: Extension of a Form Number: Not applicable.
currently approved collection. franchising authorities (‘‘LFAs’’)
Type of Review: Extension of a concerning rates for basic service tiers.
Respondents: Business or other for- currently approved collection.
profit entities; State, Local, or Tribal Respondents: Business or other for- Federal Communications Commission.
Government. profit entities; and State, local, or tribal Marlene Dortch,
Number of Respondents and governments. Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Responses: 100 respondents; 50 Number of Respondents and
responses. [FR Doc. 2018–14858 Filed 7–11–18; 8:45 am]
Responses: 20 respondents; 10
Estimated Hours per Response: 2–10 BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
responses.
hours.
Frequency of Response: One time and Frequency of Response: On occasion
annual reporting requirements; Third reporting requirement; Third party FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
party disclosure requirement. disclosure requirement. COMMISSION
Total Annual Burden: 800 hours. Estimated Time per Response: 4
Total Annual Cost: $62,500. hours. Open Commission Meeting, Thursday,
Obligation to Respond: Required to Total Annual Burden: 80 hours. July 12, 2018
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory Total Annual Cost: None.
authority for this collection is contained Privacy Impact Assessment: No July 5, 2018.
in Section 623 of the Communications impact(s).
The Federal Communications
Act of 1934, as amended. Obligation to Respond: Required to
Commission will hold an Open Meeting
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority is contained in Sections 4(i) on the subjects listed below on
There is no need for confidentiality with
and 623 of the Communications Act of Thursday, July 12, 2018 which is
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No 1934, as amended. scheduled to commence at 10:30a.m. in
impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Room TW–C305, at 445 12th Street SW,
Needs and Uses: Cable operators and There is no need for confidentiality with Washington, DC.
local franchise authorities file FCC Form this collection of information.
Item No. Bureau Subject
1 ...................... WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS, Title: Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7 to 4.2 GHz Band (GN Docket No. 18–
INTERNATIONAL AND OFFICE OF 122); Expanding Flexible Use in Mid-Band Spectrum Between 3.7 and 24 GHz
ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY. (GN Docket No. 17–183); Petition for Rulemaking to Amend and Modernize
Parts 25 and 101 of the Commission’s Rules to Authorize and Facilitate the De-
ployment of Licensed Point-to-Multipoint Fixed Wireless Broadband Service in
the 3.7–4.2 GHz Band (RM–11791); Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition,
Inc., Request for Modified Coordination Procedures in Band Shared Between the
Fixed Service and the Fixed Satellite Service (RM–11778)
Summary: The Commission will consider an Order and Notice of Proposed Rule-
making that would continue the Commission’s efforts to make mid-band spec-
trum in the 3.7–4.2 GHz band available for expanded flexible use, primarily by
seeking comment on mechanisms for clearing for mobile use and whether to
allow point-to-multipoint use on a shared basis in portions of the band. To inform
the Commission’s decision-making on the future of the band, it would also col-
lect information about FSS earth stations and space stations to provide a clear
understanding of the operations of current users.
2 ...................... WIRELESS TELE-COMMUNICATIONS .. Title: Amendment of Parts 1 and 22 of the Commission’s Rules with Regard to the
Cellular Service, Including Changes in Licensing of Unserved Area (WT Docket
No. 12–40); Amendment of the Commission’s Rules with Regard to Relocation
of Part 24 to Part 27; Interim Restrictions and Procedures for Cellular Service
Applications (RM–11510); Amendment of Parts 0, 1, and 22 of the Commis-
sion’s Rules with Regard to Frequency Coordination for the Cellular Service;
Amendment of Part 22 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Certain Adminis-
trative and Filing Requirements; Amendment of the Commission’s Rules Gov-
erning Radiated Power Limits for the Cellular Service (RM–11660); Amendment
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of Parts 1, 22, 24, 27, 74, 80, 90, 95, and 101 to Establish Uniform License Re-
newal, Discontinuance of Operation, and Geographic Partitioning and Spectrum
Disaggregation Rules and Policies for Certain Wireless Radio Services (WT
Docket No. 10–112); 2016 Biennial Review of Telecommunications Regulations
(WT Docket No. 16–138)
Summary:The Commission will consider a Report and Order eliminating unneces-
sary rules that apply to cellular service and other licensees.
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
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