83 FR 55166 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 213 (November 2, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 213 (November 2, 2018)
| Page Range | 55166-55166 | |
| FR Document | 2018-24023 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 55166] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-24023] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 2, 2019. 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 [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-XXXX. Title: Broadcast Incubator Program. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: New information collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 20 respondents; 123 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 16 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; annual reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 154(i), 257, 303, 307-310, and 403. Total Annual Burden: 1,179 hours. Total Annual Cost: $326,700. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The need for confidentiality for this collection of information is not anticipated; however, when submitting an incubation proposal (including the underlying contract and certified statements), applicants may, upon request, redact confidential or proprietary terms. Needs and Uses: On August 3, 2018, the Commission released a Report and Order (Order), Rules and Policies to Promote New Entry and Ownership Diversity in the Broadcasting Services, FCC 18-114, in MB Docket No. 17-289, establishing the requirements that will govern the incubator program that the Commission previously decided to adopt to support the entry of new and diverse voices into the radio broadcast industry. The Commission recognized the need for more innovative approaches to encourage access to capital, as well as technical, operational, and management training for use by new entrants and small businesses, that without assistance, would not be able to own broadcast stations. The incubator program is designed for small businesses, struggling station owners, and new entrants that do not have any other means to access the financial assistance and operational support necessary for success in the broadcast industry. The goal is the pairing of these small aspiring, or struggling, broadcast station owners with established broadcasters. These incubation relationships will provide new entrants and struggling small broadcasters access to the financing, mentoring, and industry connections that are necessary for success in the industry, but to date have been unavailable to many. In return for successfully incubating a small aspiring, or struggling, broadcast station owner as part of the incubator program, an incumbent broadcaster will be eligible to receive a waiver of the Commission's Local Radio Ownership Rule following the conclusion of a successful qualifying incubation relationship. Commission staff will use the initial incubator applications, certification statements, contracts, and any responses to Commission requests for additional information to determine qualifications for participation in the incubator program. Commission staff will use the periodic reports to determine whether ongoing incubation relationships are proceeding in a manner consistent with the parties' initial filings and are likely to result in a successful incubation relationship. In the event the parties seek to extend the duration of their incubation relationship, the filing of a request for such an extension will enable Commission staff to gauge the types of problems incubating parties are experiencing. Information provided by the parties to the Commission no later than six months before the contract termination date will allow Commission staff to evaluate which option for station ownership the incubating parties plan to pursue at the conclusion of the relationship. Additionally, Commission staff will review documentation submitted to seek a reward waiver to assess whether the market where the reward waiver is sought is a comparable market to where the incubated station was located. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-24023 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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Dated: October 17, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For and struggling small broadcasters access
Stanley Barone, Jr., additional information about the to the financing, mentoring, and
Acting Director, Office of Science information collection, contact Cathy industry connections that are necessary
Coordination and Policy. Williams at (202) 418–2918. for success in the industry, but to date
[FR Doc. 2018–24035 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: have been unavailable to many. In
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. return for successfully incubating a
Title: Broadcast Incubator Program. small aspiring, or struggling, broadcast
Form Number: N/A. station owner as part of the incubator
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Type of Review: New information program, an incumbent broadcaster will
COMMISSION collection. be eligible to receive a waiver of the
Respondents: Business or other for- Commission’s Local Radio Ownership
[OMB 3060–XXXX] Rule following the conclusion of a
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
Tribal Governments. successful qualifying incubation
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Number of Respondents: 20 relationship. Commission staff will use
by the Federal Communications
respondents; 123 responses. the initial incubator applications,
Commission
Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 16 certification statements, contracts, and
AGENCY: Federal Communications hours. any responses to Commission requests
Commission. Frequency of Response: On occasion for additional information to determine
ACTION: Notice and request for reporting requirement; annual reporting qualifications for participation in the
comments. requirement. incubator program. Commission staff
Obligation to Respond: Required to will use the periodic reports to
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort obtain or retain benefits. Statutory determine whether ongoing incubation
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as authority for these collections are relationships are proceeding in a
required by the Paperwork Reduction contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), manner consistent with the parties’
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 154(i), 257, 303, 307–310, and 403. initial filings and are likely to result in
Communications Commission (FCC or Total Annual Burden: 1,179 hours. a successful incubation relationship. In
the Commission) invites the general Total Annual Cost: $326,700. the event the parties seek to extend the
public and other Federal agencies to Privacy Impact Assessment: No duration of their incubation
take this opportunity to comment on the impact(s). relationship, the filing of a request for
following information collection. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: such an extension will enable
Comments are requested concerning: The need for confidentiality for this Commission staff to gauge the types of
Whether the proposed collection of collection of information is not problems incubating parties are
information is necessary for the proper anticipated; however, when submitting experiencing. Information provided by
performance of the functions of the an incubation proposal (including the the parties to the Commission no later
Commission, including whether the underlying contract and certified than six months before the contract
information shall have practical utility; statements), applicants may, upon termination date will allow Commission
the accuracy of the Commission’s request, redact confidential or staff to evaluate which option for station
burden estimate; ways to enhance the proprietary terms. ownership the incubating parties plan to
quality, utility, and clarity of the Needs and Uses: On August 3, 2018, pursue at the conclusion of the
information collected; ways to minimize the Commission released a Report and relationship. Additionally, Commission
the burden of the collection of Order (Order), Rules and Policies to staff will review documentation
information on the respondents, Promote New Entry and Ownership submitted to seek a reward waiver to
including the use of automated Diversity in the Broadcasting Services, assess whether the market where the
collection techniques or other forms of FCC 18–114, in MB Docket No. 17–289, reward waiver is sought is a comparable
information technology; and ways to establishing the requirements that will market to where the incubated station
further reduce the information govern the incubator program that the was located.
collection burden on small business Commission previously decided to Federal Communications Commission.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. adopt to support the entry of new and Marlene Dortch,
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor diverse voices into the radio broadcast
a collection of information unless it Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
industry. The Commission recognized [FR Doc. 2018–24023 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am]
displays a currently valid control the need for more innovative
number. No person shall be subject to approaches to encourage access to
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
any penalty for failing to comply with capital, as well as technical, operational,
a collection of information subject to the and management training for use by
PRA that does not display a valid Office FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
new entrants and small businesses, that COMMISSION
of Management and Budget (OMB) without assistance, would not be able to
control number. own broadcast stations. The incubator [OMB 3060–0984]
DATES: Written PRA comments should program is designed for small
be submitted on or before January 2, businesses, struggling station owners, Information Collection Being Reviewed
2019. If you anticipate that you will be and new entrants that do not have any by the Federal Communications
submitting comments, but find it other means to access the financial Commission
difficult to do so within the period of assistance and operational support AGENCY: Federal Communications
time allowed by this notice, you should necessary for success in the broadcast Commission.
advise the contact listed below as soon industry. The goal is the pairing of these ACTION: Notice and request for
as possible. small aspiring, or struggling, broadcast comments.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to station owners with established
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ broadcasters. These incubation SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. relationships will provide new entrants to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
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| Dates | Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 2, 2019. 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 55166 |
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