83_FR_47334 83 FR 47153 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

83 FR 47153 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

Page Range47153-47153
FR Document2018-20270

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]
[Page 47153]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20270]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 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 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Intermediate Provider Registry, WC Docket No. 13-39.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 168 respondents; 168 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Third-party disclosure; one-time reporting 
requirement; on occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 1, 
4(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262.
    Total Annual Burden: 168 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability 
Act of 2017 (RCC Act), Public Law 115-129, requires the Commission 
establish a registry for intermediate providers and requires 
intermediate providers register with the Commission before offering to 
transmit covered voice communications. The information collected 
through this information collection will be used to implement 
Congress's direction to the Commission to establish an intermediate 
provider registry.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-20270 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               § 76.66(c) or (d)(2), identify each                     Federal Communications Commission.                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:       For
                                               affiliate of the same television network                Katura Jackson,                                       additional information about the
                                               that the carrier reserves the right to                  Federal Register Liaison Officer.                     information collection, contact Nicole
                                               retransmit into that station’s local                    [FR Doc. 2018–20250 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]           Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
                                               market during the next election cycle.                  BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(f)(3) states except as                                                                           OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
                                               provided in 76.66(d)(2), a satellite                                                                             Title: Intermediate Provider Registry,
                                               carrier providing local-into-local service              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                WC Docket No. 13–39.
                                               must notify local television stations of                COMMISSION                                               Form Number: N/A.
                                               the location of the receive facility by                                                                          Type of Review: New information
                                               June 1, 2001 for the first election cycle               [OMB 3060–XXXX]                                       collection.
                                               and at least 120 days prior to the                                                                               Respondents: Business or other for-
                                               commencement of all election cycles                     Information Collection Being Reviewed                 profit entities.
                                               thereafter.                                             by the Federal Communications                            Number of Respondents and
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(f)(4) states a satellite                Commission                                            Responses: 168 respondents; 168
                                               carrier may relocate its local receive                                                                        responses.
                                                                                                       AGENCY: Federal Communications                           Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
                                               facility at the commencement of each                    Commission.
                                               election cycle. A satellite carrier is also                                                                      Frequency of Response: Third-party
                                               permitted to relocate its local receive                 ACTION: Notice and request for                        disclosure; one-time reporting
                                               facility during the course of an election               comments.                                             requirement; on occasion reporting
                                               cycle, if it bears the signal delivery costs                                                                  requirement.
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort             Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                               of the television stations affected by                  to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                               such a move. A satellite carrier                                                                              obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                                                                                       required by the Paperwork Reduction                   authority for this collection is contained
                                               relocating its local receive facility must              Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
                                               provide 60 days notice to all local                                                                           in sections 1, 4(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217,
                                                                                                       Communications Commission (FCC or                     and 262 of the Communications Act of
                                               television stations carried in the affected             Commission) invites the general public
                                               television market.                                                                                            1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
                                                                                                       and other Federal agencies to take this               201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262.
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(h)(5) states a satellite                opportunity to comment on the
                                               carrier shall provide notice to its                                                                              Total Annual Burden: 168 hours.
                                                                                                       following information collections.                       Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
                                               subscribers, and to the affected                        Comments are requested concerning:
                                               television station, whenever it adds or                                                                          Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                                                                       Whether the proposed collection of                    impact(s).
                                               deletes a station’s signal in a particular              information is necessary for the proper
                                               local market pursuant to this paragraph.                                                                         Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                       performance of the functions of the                   The Commission is not requesting that
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a                 Commission, including whether the                     the respondents submit confidential
                                               local television broadcast station                      information shall have practical utility;             information to the FCC. Respondents
                                               believes that a satellite carrier has failed            the accuracy of the Commission’s                      may, however, request confidential
                                               to meet its obligations under this                      burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  treatment for information they believe to
                                               section, such station shall notify the                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
                                               carrier, in writing, of the alleged failure             information collected; ways to minimize               the Commission’s rules.
                                               and identify its reasons for believing                  the burden of the collection of                          Needs and Uses: The Improving Rural
                                               that the satellite carrier failed to comply             information on the respondents,                       Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
                                               with such obligations.                                  including the use of automated                        (RCC Act), Public Law 115–129,
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite              collection techniques or other forms of               requires the Commission establish a
                                               carrier shall, within 30 days after such                information technology; and ways to                   registry for intermediate providers and
                                               written notification, respond in writing                further reduce the information                        requires intermediate providers register
                                               to such notification and comply with                    collection burden on small business                   with the Commission before offering to
                                               such obligations or state its reasons for               concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                transmit covered voice communications.
                                               believing that it is in compliance with                   The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                  The information collected through this
                                               such obligations.                                       a collection of information unless it                 information collection will be used to
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local                    displays a currently valid Office of                  implement Congress’s direction to the
                                               television broadcast station that                       Management and Budget (OMB) control                   Commission to establish an
                                               disputes a response by a satellite carrier              number. No person shall be subject to                 intermediate provider registry.
                                               that it is in compliance with such                      any penalty for failing to comply with
                                                                                                       a collection of information subject to the            Federal Communications Commission.
                                               obligations may obtain review of such
                                                                                                       PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 Katura Jackson,
                                               denial or response by filing a complaint
                                                                                                       control number.                                       Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                               with the Commission, in accordance
                                                                                                                                                             Secretary.
                                               with § 76.7 of title 47, Code of Federal                DATES: Written PRA comments should
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–20270 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
                                               Regulations. Such complaint shall allege                be submitted on or before November 19,
                                                                                                       2018. If you anticipate that you will be              BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                               the manner in which such satellite
                                               carrier has failed to meet its obligations              submitting comments, but find it
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                                               and the basis for such allegations.                     difficult to do so within the period of
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite              time allowed by this notice, you should               FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
                                               carrier against which a complaint is                    advise the contact listed below as soon
                                                                                                       as possible.                                          Notice of Agreements Filed
                                               filed is permitted to present data and
                                               arguments to establish that there has                   ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                   The Commission hereby gives notice
                                               been no failure to meet its obligations                 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                    of the filing of the following agreements
                                               under this section.                                     fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.                 under the Shipping Act of 1984.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten PRA comments should be submitted on or before 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation83 FR 47153 

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