83_FR_47331 83 FR 47150 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

83 FR 47150 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 181 (September 18, 2018)

Page Range47150-47151
FR Document2018-20252

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47150-47151]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20252]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0668]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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 comments should be submitted on or before November 19, 
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 below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: 
[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: 3060-0668.

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    Title: Section 76.936, Written Decisions.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; State or Local, 
or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 150 respondents; 150 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; On 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 4(i) of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contain in 
47 CFR 76.936 require that a franchising authority must issue a written 
decision in a rate-making proceeding whenever it disapproves an initial 
rate for the basic service tier or associated equipment in whole or in 
part, disapproves a request for a rate increase in whole or in part, or 
approves a request for an increase whole or in part over the objection 
of interested parties. Franchising authorities are required to issue a 
written decision in rate-making proceedings pursuant to Section 76.936 
so that cable operators and the public are made aware of the 
proceeding.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20252 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               47150                     Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 181 / Tuesday, September 18, 2018 / Notices

                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                     Title: Commission’s Initiative to                  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                               COMMISSION                                              Implement Enhanced 911 (E911)                         COMMISSION
                                                                                                       Emergency Services.
                                               [OMB 3060–1031]                                                                                               [OMB 3060–0668]
                                                                                                          Form No.: N/A.
                                               Information Collection Being Reviewed                      Type of Review: Extension of a                     Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                               by the Federal Communications                           currently approved collection.                        by the Federal Communications
                                               Commission Under Delegated                                 Respondents: Business or other for-                Commission Under Delegated
                                               Authority                                                                                                     Authority
                                                                                                       profit, and State, Local and Tribal
                                               AGENCY: Federal Communications                          government.                                           AGENCY: Federal Communications
                                               Commission.                                                Number of Respondents and                          Commission.
                                               ACTION: Notice and request for                          Responses: 22 respondents; 23                         ACTION: Notice and request for
                                               comments.                                               responses.                                            comments.
                                                                                                          Estimated Time per Response: 2–20                  SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort
                                               SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort
                                                                                                       hours.                                                to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                               to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                               required by the Paperwork Reduction                        Frequency of Response: On occasion,                required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                               Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal                          one-time reporting requirement, third                 Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
                                               Communications Commission (FCC or                       party disclosure requirement, and                     Communications Commission (FCC or
                                               the Commission) invites the general                     recordkeeping requirement.                            Commission) invites the general public
                                               public and other Federal agencies to                                                                          and other Federal agencies to take this
                                                                                                          Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
                                               take this opportunity to comment on the                                                                       opportunity to comment on the
                                                                                                       Statutory authority for this information
                                               following information collection.                                                                             following information collections.
                                                                                                       collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154,             Comments are requested concerning:
                                               Comments are requested concerning:                      160, 201, 251–254, 303, and 332 of the
                                               Whether the proposed collection of                                                                            Whether the proposed collection of
                                                                                                       Communications Act of 1934, as                        information is necessary for the proper
                                               information is necessary for the proper
                                                                                                       amended.                                              performance of the functions of the
                                               performance of the functions of the
                                               Commission, including whether the                          Total Annual Burden: 70 hours.                     Commission, including whether the
                                               information shall have practical utility;                  Total Annual Cost: No cost.                        information shall have practical utility;
                                               the accuracy of the Commission’s                                                                              the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                                                                                          Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No                  burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                               burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                                                                                       Impact(s).                                            quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                               quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                               information collected; ways to minimize                    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:              information collected; ways to minimize
                                               the burden of the collection of                         Respondents are not required to submit                the burden of the collection of
                                               information on the respondents,                         proprietary trade secrets or other                    information on the respondents,
                                               including the use of automated                          confidential information. However,                    including the use of automated
                                               collection techniques or other forms of                 carriers that believe the only way to                 collection techniques or other forms of
                                               information technology; and ways to                     satisfy the requirements for information              information technology; and ways to
                                               further reduce the information                          is to submit what it considers to be                  further reduce the information
                                               collection burden on small business                     proprietary trade secrets or other                    collection burden on small business
                                               concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                  confidential information, carriers are                concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                               The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a                    free to request that materials or                       The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
                                               collection of information unless it                     information submitted to the                          a collection of information unless it
                                               displays a currently valid control                                                                            displays a currently valid Office of
                                                                                                       Commission be withheld from public
                                               number. No person shall be subject to                                                                         Management and Budget (OMB) control
                                                                                                       inspection and from the E911 website
                                               any penalty for failing to comply with                                                                        number. No person shall be subject to
                                                                                                       (see Section 0.459 of the Commission’s
                                               a collection of information subject to the                                                                    any penalty for failing to comply with
                                                                                                       rules).                                               a collection of information subject to the
                                               PRA that does not display a valid Office
                                               of Management and Budget (OMB)                             Needs and Uses: The Commission is                  PRA that does not display a valid OMB
                                               control number.                                         seeking an extension of this information              control number.
                                               DATES: Written PRA comments should
                                                                                                       collection from Office of Management                  DATES: Written comments should be
                                               be submitted on or before November 19,                  and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the               submitted on or before November 19,
                                               2018. If you anticipate that you will be                full three-year approval. The                         2018. If you anticipate that you will be
                                               submitting comments, but find it                        information collection requirements                   submitting comments but find it
                                               difficult to do so within the period of                 contained in this collection guarantee                difficult to do so within the period of
                                               time allowed by this notice, you should                 continued cooperation between wireless                time allowed by this notice, you should
                                               advise the contact listed below as soon                 carriers and Public Safety Answering                  advise the contacts below as soon as
                                               as possible.                                            Points (PSAPs) in complying with the                  possible.
                                               ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                   Commission’s E911 requirements.                       ADDRESSES:  Direct all PRA comments to
                                               Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                      Federal Communications Commission.                    Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@
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                                               fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.                   Katura Jackson,                                       fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                               additional information about the                        Secretary.                                            additional information about the
                                               information collection, contact Nicole                  [FR Doc. 2018–20241 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]           information collection, contact Cathy
                                               Ongele at (202) 418–2991.                               BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                                                                             Williams at (202) 418–2918.
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                 OMB Control Number: 3060–1031.                                                                                OMB Control Number: 3060–0668.


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                                                 Title: Section 76.936, Written                        required by the Paperwork Reduction                   reporting requirement; Once every three
                                               Decisions.                                              Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal                        years reporting requirement;
                                                 Form Number: N/A.                                     Communications Commission (FCC or                     Recordkeeping requirement.
                                                 Type of Review: Extension of a                        Commission) invites the general public                   Obligation To Respond: Required to
                                               currently approved collection.                          and other Federal agencies to take this               obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
                                                 Respondents: Business or other for                    opportunity to comment on the                         authority for this collection is contained
                                               profit entities; State or Local, or Tribal              following information collections.                    in 47 U.S.C. 325, 338, 339 and 340.
                                               government.                                             Comments are requested concerning:                       Total Annual Burden: 12,186 hours.
                                                 Number of Respondents and                             Whether the proposed collection of                       Total Annual Cost: $24,000.
                                               Responses: 150 respondents; 150                         information is necessary for the proper                  Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                               responses.                                              performance of the functions of the                   impact(s).
                                                 Estimated Hours per Response: 1                                                                                Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                       Commission, including whether the
                                               hour.                                                                                                         There is no need for confidentiality with
                                                                                                       information shall have practical utility;
                                                 Frequency of Response: Third party                                                                          this collection of information.
                                                                                                       the accuracy of the Commission’s                         Needs and Uses: The following
                                               disclosure requirement; On occasion                     burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  information collection requirements are
                                               reporting requirement.                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  approved under this collection: 47 CFR
                                                 Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.                       information collected; ways to minimize               76.66(d)(6) addresses satellite carriage
                                                 Total Annual Cost: None.                              the burden of the collection of                       after a market modification is granted by
                                                 Obligation to Respond: Required to                    information on the respondents,                       the Commission. The rule states that
                                               obtain or retain benefits. The statutory                including the use of automated                        television broadcast stations that
                                               authority for this collection is contained              collection techniques or other forms of               become eligible for mandatory carriage
                                               in Section 4(i) of the Communications                   information technology; and ways to                   with respect to a satellite carrier
                                               Act of 1934, as amended.                                further reduce the information                        (pursuant to § 76.66) due to a change in
                                                 Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                 collection burden on small business                   the market definition (by operation of a
                                               There is no need for confidentiality                    concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                market modification pursuant to
                                               required with this collection of                          The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                  § 76.59) may, within 30 days of the
                                               information.                                            a collection of information unless it                 effective date of the new definition,
                                                 Privacy Impact Assessment: No                         displays a currently valid Office of                  elect retransmission consent or
                                               impact(s).                                              Management and Budget (OMB) control                   mandatory carriage with respect to such
                                                 Needs and Uses: The information                       number. No person shall be subject to                 carrier. A satellite carrier shall
                                               collection requirements contain in 47                   any penalty for failing to comply with                commence carriage within 90 days of
                                               CFR 76.936 require that a franchising                   a collection of information subject to the            receiving the carriage election from the
                                               authority must issue a written decision                 PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 television broadcast station. The
                                               in a rate-making proceeding whenever it                 control number.                                       election must be made in accordance
                                               disapproves an initial rate for the basic               DATES: Written comments should be                     with the requirements of 47 CFR
                                               service tier or associated equipment in                 submitted on or before November 19,                   76.66(d)(1).
                                               whole or in part, disapproves a request                 2018. If you anticipate that you will be                 47 CFR 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite
                                               for a rate increase in whole or in part,                submitting comments but find it                       carrier providing, under section 122 of
                                               or approves a request for an increase                   difficult to do so within the period of               title 17, United States Code, secondary
                                               whole or in part over the objection of                  time allowed by this notice, you should               transmissions to subscribers located
                                               interested parties. Franchising                         advise the contacts below as soon as                  within the local market of a television
                                               authorities are required to issue a                     possible.                                             broadcast station of a primary
                                               written decision in rate-making                                                                               transmission made by that station, shall
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                               proceedings pursuant to Section 76.936                                                                        carry upon request the signals of all
                                                                                                       Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@
                                               so that cable operators and the public                                                                        television broadcast stations located
                                                                                                       fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                               are made aware of the proceeding.                                                                             within that local market, subject to
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                               Federal Communications Commission.                      additional information about the                      section 325(b) of title 47, United States
                                               Katura Jackson,                                         information collection, contact Cathy                 Code, and other paragraphs in this
                                               Federal Register Liaison Officer.                       Williams at (202) 418–2918.                           section. Satellite carriers are required to
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–20252 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                             carry digital-only stations upon request
                                               BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                    OMB Control Number: 3060–0980.                      in markets in which the satellite carrier
                                                                                                         Title: Implementation of the Satellite              is providing any local-into-local service
                                                                                                       Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999:                  pursuant to the statutory copyright
                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues                license.
                                               COMMISSION                                              and Retransmission Consent Issues, 47                    47 CFR 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite
                                                                                                       CFR Section 76.66.                                    carrier that offers multichannel video
                                               [OMB 3060–0980]                                                                                               programming distribution service in the
                                                                                                         Form Number: Not applicable.
                                                                                                         Type of Review: Extension of a                      United States to more than 5,000,000
                                               Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                                                                                       currently approved collection.                        subscribers shall, no later than
                                               by the Federal Communications
                                                                                                         Respondents: Business or other for-                 December 8, 2005, carry upon request
                                               Commission
                                                                                                       profit entities.                                      the signal originating as an analog signal
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                                               AGENCY: Federal Communications                            Number of Respondents and                           of each television broadcast station that
                                               Commission.                                             Responses: 10,300 respondents; 11,978                 is located in a local market in Alaska or
                                               ACTION: Notice and request for                          responses.                                            Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8,
                                               comments.                                                 Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour                 2007, carry upon request the signals
                                                                                                       to 5 hours.                                           originating as digital signals of each
                                               SUMMARY:  As part of its continuing effort                Frequency of Response: Third party                  television broadcast station that is
                                               to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     disclosure requirement; On occasion                   located in a local market in Alaska or


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Document Created: 2018-09-18 01:18:21
Document Modified: 2018-09-18 01:18:21
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 comments should be submitted on or before November 19, 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 below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation83 FR 47150 

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