83 FR 37809 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 149 (August 2, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 149 (August 2, 2018)
| Page Range | 37809-37810 | |
| FR Document | 2018-16514 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 37809-37810] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16514] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1103] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper [[Page 37810]] 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 October 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 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: 3060-1103. Title: Section 76.41 Franchise Application Process. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Form Number: N/A. Respondents: State, local or tribal government, Business or other for profit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 22 respondents and 40 responses. Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 4 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement. Total Annual Burden: 90 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 157nt, 201, 531, 541 and 542. Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality required with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements are as follows: 47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a competitive franchise applicant to include the following information in writing in its franchise application, in addition to any information required by applicable state and local laws: (1) The applicant's name; (2) The names of the applicant's officers and directors; (3) The business address of the applicant; (4) The name and contact information of a designated contact for the applicant; (5) A description of the geographic area that the applicant proposes to serve; (6) The PEG channel capacity and capital support proposed by the applicant; (7) The term of the agreement proposed by the applicant; (8) Whether the applicant holds an existing authorization to access the public rights-of-way in the subject franchise service area; (9) The amount of the franchise fee the applicant offers to pay; and (10) Any additional information required by applicable state or local laws. The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 76.41(d) states when a competitive franchise applicant files a franchise application with a franchising authority and the applicant has existing authority to access public rights-of-way in the geographic area that the applicant proposes to serve, the franchising authority grant or deny the application within 90 days of the date the application is received by the franchising authority. If a competitive franchise applicant does not have existing authority to access public rights-of-way in the geographic area that the applicant proposes to serve, the franchising authority must perform grant or deny the application within 180 days of the date the application is received by the franchising authority. A franchising authority and a competitive franchise applicant may agree in writing to extend the 90-day or 180- day deadline, whichever is applicable. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-16514 Filed 8-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the Total Annual Cost: $95,700. disability accessibility requirements.
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The online form is part of an
when the list of FCC ICRs currently As required by OMB Memorandum M– information collection reflected in OMB
under review appears, look for the OMB 03–22 (September 26, 2003), the FC control number 3060–0874.
control number of this ICR and then completed a Privacy Impact Assessment The Twenty-First Century
click on the ICR Reference Number. A (PIA) on June 28, 2007, that gives a full Communications and Video
copy of the FCC submission to OMB and complete explanation of how the Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA)
will be displayed. FCC collects, stores, maintains, directed the Commission to revise its
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of safeguards, and destroys the PII covered regulations to mandate closed
its continuing effort to reduce by these information collection captioning on IP-delivered video
paperwork burdens, and as required by requirements. The PIA may be reviewed programming that was published or
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/ exhibited on television with captions
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. after the effective date of the
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: regulations. Accordingly, the
Communications Commission (FCC or
Some assurances of confidentiality are Commission requires video
the Commission) invites the general
being provided to the respondents. programming owners (VPOs) to send
public and other Federal agencies to
Parties filing petitions for exemption program files to video programming
take this opportunity to comment on the
based on economic burden, requests for distributors and providers (hereinafter
following information collection.
Commission determinations of technical VPDs) with required captions, and it
Comments are requested concerning:
feasibility and achievability, requests for requires VPDs to enable the rendering or
Whether the proposed collection of
purpose-based waivers, or responses to pass through of all required captions to
information is necessary for the proper complaints alleging violations of the
performance of the functions of the the end user. The CVAA also directed
Commission’s rules may seek the Commission to revise its regulations
Commission, including whether the confidential treatment of information
information shall have practical utility; to mandate that all apparatus designed
they provide pursuant to the to receive, play back, or record video
the accuracy of the Commission’s Commission’s existing confidentiality
burden estimate; ways to enhance the programming be equipped with built-in
rules. closed caption decoder circuitry or
quality, utility, and clarity of the The Commission is not requesting
information collected; ways to minimize capability designed to display closed-
that individuals who file complaints
the burden of the collection of captioned video programming, except
alleging violations of our rules
information on the respondents, that apparatus that use a picture screen
(complainants) submit confidential
including the use of automated that is 13 inches or smaller and
information (e.g., credit card numbers,
collection techniques or other forms of recording devices must comply only if
social security numbers, or personal
information technology; and ways to doing so is achievable. These rules are
financial information) to us. We request
further reduce the information codified at 47 CFR 79.4 and 79.100–
that complainants submit their names,
collection burden on small business 79.104.
addresses, and other contact
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. information, which enables us to Federal Communications Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1162. process complaints. Any use of this Marlene Dortch,
Title: Closed Captioning of Video information is covered under the Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Programming Delivered Using internet routine uses listed in the Commission’s [FR Doc. 2018–16511 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am]
Protocol, and Apparatus Closed Caption SORN, FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Requirements. Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for
Form Number: N/A. Dispute Assistance.’’ The PIA that the
Type of Review: Revision of a FCC completed on June 28, 2007 gives FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
currently approved collection. a full and complete explanation of how COMMISSION
Respondents: Individuals or the FCC collects, stores, maintains,
Household, Businesses or other for- safeguards, and destroys PII, as required [OMB 3060–1103]
profit, Not-for-profit institutions. by OMB regulations and the Privacy Information Collection Being Reviewed
Number of Respondents and Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. The PIA may be by the Federal Communications
Responses: 1,172 respondents; 3,341 viewed at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/ Commission Under Delegated
responses. privacyact/Privacy_Impact_
Authority
Estimated Time per Response: 0.084– Assessment.html. The Commission will
10 hours. update the PIA to cover the PII collected AGENCY: Federal Communications
Frequency of Response: One time and related to this information collection to Commission.
on occasion reporting requirements; incorporate various revisions to it as a ACTION: Notice and request for
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party result of revisions to the SORN and as comments.
disclosure requirement. required by OMB’s Memorandum M–
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory; 03–22 (September 26, 2003) and by the SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
Required to obtain or retain benefits. Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
The statutory authority for this Needs and Uses: The Commission is required by the Paperwork Reduction
collection is contained in the Twenty- submitting this revised information Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
First Century Communications and collection to transfer certain information Communications Commission (FCC or
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Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Public collection burdens associated with this Commission) invites the general public
Law 111–260, 124 Stat. 2751, and OMB control number to another OMB and other Federal agencies to take this
Sections 4(i), 4(j), 303, 330(b), 713, and control number. This change is being opportunity to comment on the
716 of the Communications Act of 1934, made to reflect the development of an following information collections.
as amended (the Act), 47 U.S.C. 154(i), online form for use by consumers in Comments are requested concerning:
154(j), 303, 330(b), 613, and 617. filing complaints with the Commission whether the proposed collection of
Total Annual Burden: 9,197 hours. that allege violations of the FCC’s information is necessary for the proper
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performance of the functions of the Needs and Uses: The information FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Commission, including whether the collection requirements are as follows: COMMISSION
information shall have practical utility; 47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a [OMB 3060–0149]
the accuracy of the Commission’s competitive franchise applicant to
burden estimate; ways to enhance the Information Collection Being Reviewed
include the following information in
quality, utility, and clarity of the by the Federal Communications
writing in its franchise application, in
information collected; ways to minimize Commission
the burden of the collection of addition to any information required by
information on the respondents, applicable state and local laws: AGENCY: Federal Communications
including the use of automated (1) The applicant’s name; Commission.
collection techniques or other forms of (2) The names of the applicant’s ACTION: Notice and request for
information technology; and ways to officers and directors; comments.
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business (3) The business address of the SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. applicant; to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor (4) The name and contact information required by the Paperwork Reduction
a collection of information unless it of a designated contact for the applicant; Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
displays a currently valid Office of Communications Commission (FCC or
(5) A description of the geographic
Management and Budget (OMB) control the Commission) invites the general
area that the applicant proposes to public and other Federal agencies to
number. No person shall be subject to
serve; take this opportunity to comment on the
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the (6) The PEG channel capacity and following information collection.
PRA that does not display a valid OMB capital support proposed by the Comments are requested concerning:
control number. applicant; whether the proposed collection of
DATES: Written PRA comments should (7) The term of the agreement information is necessary for the proper
be submitted on or before October 1, proposed by the applicant; performance of the functions of the
2018. If you anticipate that you will be Commission, including whether the
(8) Whether the applicant holds an information shall have practical utility;
submitting comments, but find it
existing authorization to access the the accuracy of the Commission’s
difficult to do so within the period of
public rights-of-way in the subject burden estimate; ways to enhance the
time allowed by this notice, you should
franchise service area; quality, utility, and clarity of the
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible. (9) The amount of the franchise fee information collected; ways to minimize
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the applicant offers to pay; and the burden of the collection of
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@ (10) Any additional information information on the respondents,
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. required by applicable state or local including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For laws.
information technology; and ways to
additional information about the The information collection further reduce the information
information collection, contact Cathy requirements contained in 47 CFR collection burden on small business
Williams at (202) 418–2918. 76.41(d) states when a competitive concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: franchise applicant files a franchise The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
OMB Control Number: 3060–1103. application with a franchising authority
Title: Section 76.41 Franchise collection of information unless it
and the applicant has existing authority displays a currently valid control
Application Process.
Type of Review: Extension of a to access public rights-of-way in the number. No person shall be subject to
currently approved collection. geographic area that the applicant any penalty for failing to comply with
Form Number: N/A. proposes to serve, the franchising a collection of information subject to the
Respondents: State, local or tribal authority grant or deny the application PRA that does not display a valid Office
government, Business or other for profit within 90 days of the date the of Management and Budget (OMB)
entities. application is received by the control number.
Number of Respondents and franchising authority. If a competitive DATES: Written PRA comments should
Responses: 22 respondents and 40 franchise applicant does not have be submitted on or before October 1,
responses. existing authority to access public 2018. If you anticipate that you will be
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to rights-of-way in the geographic area that submitting comments, but find it
4 hours. the applicant proposes to serve, the difficult to do so within the period of
Frequency of Response: On occasion franchising authority must perform time allowed by this notice, you should
reporting requirements; Third party grant or deny the application within 180 advise the contact listed below as soon
disclosure requirement. days of the date the application is as possible.
Total Annual Burden: 90 hours. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Total Annual Cost: No cost. received by the franchising authority. A
Privacy Impact Assessment: No franchising authority and a competitive Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
impact(s). franchise applicant may agree in writing fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Nature of Response: Required to to extend the 90-day or 180-day FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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obtain or retain benefits. The statutory deadline, whichever is applicable. additional information about the
authority for this collection is contained information collection, contact Nicole
Federal Communications Commission.
in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 157nt, 201, Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
Marlene Dortch,
531, 541 and 542. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
Confidentiality: There is no need for Secretary, Office of the Secretary. its continuing effort to reduce
confidentiality required with this [FR Doc. 2018–16514 Filed 8–1–18; 8:45 am] paperwork burdens, and as required by
collection of information. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
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| Dates | Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 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 contact listed below as soon as possible. | |
| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 37809 |
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