83 FR 58565 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 224 (November 20, 2018)

Page Range		58565-58566
FR Document		2018-25319

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 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25319]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1044]


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 January 
22, 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 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: 3060-1044.
    Title: Review of the Section 251 Unbundling Obligations of 
Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket No. 01-338 and WC Docket 
No. 04-313, Order on Remand.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit 
institutions and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Reponses: 645 respondents; 645 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement and on occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,160 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit or disclose confidential information. 
However, in certain circumstances, respondents may voluntarily choose 
to submit confidential information pursuant to applicable 
confidentiality rules.
    Needs and Uses: In the Order on Remand, the Commission imposed 
unbundling obligations in a more targeted manner where requesting 
carriers have undertaken their own facilities-based investments and 
will be using UNEs (unbundled network

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elements) in conjunction with self-provisioned facilities. The 
Commission also eliminated the subdelegation of authority to state 
commissions adopted in the previous order. Prior to the issuance of the 
Order, the Commission sought comment on issues relating to combinations 
of UNEs, called ``enhanced extended links'' (EELs), in order to 
effectively tailor access to EELs to those carriers seeking to provide 
significant local usage to end users. In the Order, the Commission 
adopted three specific service eligibility criteria for access to EELs 
in accordance with Commission rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-25319 Filed 11-19-18; 8:45 am]
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DATES: Written comments should be For those stations that met the Management and Budget (OMB) control
submitted on or before January 22, 2019. certification deadline, the CBPA sets out number. No person shall be subject to
If you anticipate that you will be certain certification procedures, any penalty for failing to comply with
submitting comments but find it prescribes the criteria to maintain a a collection of information subject to the
difficult to do so within the period of Class A license, and outlines the PRA that does not display a valid OMB
time allowed by this notice, you should interference protection Class A stations control number.
advise the contacts below as soon as must provide to analog, digital, LPTV DATES: Written PRA comments should
possible. and TV translator stations. be submitted on or before January 22,
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to The CBPA directs that Class A 2019. If you anticipate that you will be
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@ stations must comply with the operating submitting comments, but find it
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. requirements for full-service television difficult to do so within the period of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For broadcast stations in order to maintain time allowed by this notice, you should
additional information about the Class A status. Therefore, beginning on advise the contact listed below as soon
information collection, contact Cathy the date of its application for a Class A as possible.
Williams at (202) 418–2918. license and thereafter, a station must be ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
‘‘in compliance’’ with the Commission’s Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0937. operating rules for full-service television fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
Title: Establishment of a Class A stations, contained in 47 CFR part 73.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Television Service, MM Docket No. 00– Federal Communications Commission. additional information about the
10. Cecilia Sigmund, information collection, contact Nicole
Form Number: Not applicable. Federal Register Liaison Officer. Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
Type of Review: Extension of a
[FR Doc. 2018–25322 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for- BILLING CODE 6712–01–P OMB Control Number: 3060–1044.
profit entities. Title: Review of the Section 251
Frequency of Response: Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Local Exchange Carriers, CC Docket No.
disclosure requirement; On occasion COMMISSION 01–338 and WC Docket No. 04–313,
and quarterly reporting requirements. [OMB 3060–1044] Order on Remand.
Number of Respondents and Form Number: N/A.
Responses: 380 respondents; 9,850 Information Collection Being Reviewed Type of Review: Extension of a
responses. by the Federal Communications currently approved collection.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 Commission Respondents: Business or other for-
hours–52 hours. profit entities, Not-for-profit institutions
Obligation To Respond: Required to AGENCY: Federal Communications and State, Local or Tribal Government.
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory Commission. Number of Respondents and
authority for this collection of ACTION: Notice and request for Reponses: 645 respondents; 645
information is contained in Sections comments. responses.
154(i), 307, 308, 309 and 319 of the Estimated Time per Response: 8
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort hours.
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Frequency of Response:
Total Annual Burden: 172,087 hours. required by the Paperwork Reduction Recordkeeping requirement, third party
Total Annual Cost: $1,851,000. Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal disclosure requirement and on occasion
Privacy Impact Assessment: No Communications Commission (FCC or reporting requirement.
impact(s). Commission) invites the general public Obligation to Respond: Required to
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: and other Federal agencies to take this obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
There is no need for confidentiality with opportunity to comment on the authority for this information collection
this collection of information. following information collections. is contained in 47 U.S.C. 251 of the
Needs and Uses: On November 29, Comments are requested concerning: Communications Act of 1934, as
1999, the Community Broadcasters Whether the proposed collection of amended.
Protection Act of 1999 (CBPA), Public information is necessary for the proper Total Annual Burden: 5,160 hours.
Law 106–113, 113 Stat. Appendix I at performance of the functions of the Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
pp. 1501A–594–1501A–598 (1999), Commission, including whether the Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
codified at 47 U.S.C. 336(f), was information shall have practical utility; impact(s).
enacted. That legislation provided that a the accuracy of the Commission’s Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
low power television (LPTV) licensee burden estimate; ways to enhance the The Commission is not requesting
should be permitted to convert the quality, utility, and clarity of the respondents to submit or disclose
secondary status of its station to the new information collected; ways to minimize confidential information. However, in
Class A status, provided it can satisfy the burden of the collection of certain circumstances, respondents may
certain statutorily-established criteria by information on the respondents, voluntarily choose to submit
January 28, 2000. The CBPA directs that including the use of automated confidential information pursuant to
Class A licensees be subject to the same collection techniques or other forms of applicable confidentiality rules.
license terms and renewal standards as information technology; and ways to Needs and Uses: In the Order on
full-power television licenses and that further reduce the information Remand, the Commission imposed
Class A licensees be accorded primary collection burden on small business unbundling obligations in a more
status as television broadcasters as long concerns with fewer than 25 employees. targeted manner where requesting
as they continue to meet the The FCC may not conduct or sponsor carriers have undertaken their own
requirements set forth in the statute for a collection of information unless it facilities-based investments and will be
a qualifying low power station. displays a currently valid Office of using UNEs (unbundled network

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elements) in conjunction with self- number. No person shall be subject to information collection is used to
provisioned facilities. The Commission any penalty for failing to comply with calculate the effective radiated power
also eliminated the subdelegation of a collection of information subject to the (ERP) that the station is transmitting to
authority to state commissions adopted PRA that does not display a valid OMB ensure that ERP does not exceed 100 W
in the previous order. Prior to the control number. PEP.
issuance of the Order, the Commission DATES: Written comments should be Federal Communications Commission.
sought comment on issues relating to submitted on or before January 22, 2019. Cecilia Sigmund,
combinations of UNEs, called If you anticipate that you will be Federal Register Liaison Officer.
‘‘enhanced extended links’’ (EELs), in submitting comments but find it
[FR Doc. 2018–25320 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am]
order to effectively tailor access to EELs difficult to do so within the period of
to those carriers seeking to provide BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
time allowed by this notice, you should
significant local usage to end users. In advise the contacts below as soon as
the Order, the Commission adopted possible.
three specific service eligibility criteria FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to CORPORATION
for access to EELs in accordance with
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@
Commission rules.
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. RIN 3064–ZA04
Federal Communications Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Cecilia Sigmund, additional information about the Request for Information on Small-
Federal Register Liaison Officer. information collection, contact Cathy Dollar Lending
[FR Doc. 2018–25319 Filed 11–19–18; 8:45 am] Williams at (202) 418–2918. AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Corporation (FDIC).
OMB Control Number: 3060–1050. ACTION: Notice and request for
Title: Section 97.303, Frequency Information.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Sharing Requirements.
COMMISSION Form Number: N/A. SUMMARY: The FDIC is seeking
[OMB 3060–1050] Type of Review: Extension of a comments and information from
currently approved collection. interested parties on small-dollar
Information Collections Being Respondents: Individuals or lending, including steps that can be
Reviewed by the Federal households. taken to encourage FDIC-supervised
Communications Commission Under Number of Respondents: 5,000 financial institutions (banks) to offer
Delegated Authority respondents; 5,000 responses. small-dollar credit products that are
Estimated Time per Response: 20 responsive to customers’ needs and that
AGENCY: Federal Communications minutes (.33 hours). are underwritten and structured
Commission. Frequency of Response: prudently and responsibly.
ACTION: Notice and request for Recordkeeping requirement.
DATES: Comments must be received by
comments. Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory January 22, 2019.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort authority for this information collection ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, identified by RIN 3064–ZA04, by any of
required by the Paperwork Reduction 302(a) and 303(c), and (f) of the the following methods:
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Act of 1934, as • Agency website: https://
Communications Commission (FCC or amended. www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/.
Commission) invites the general public Total Annual Burden: 1,650 hours. Follow the instructions for submitting
and other Federal agencies to take this Total Annual Cost: No cost. comments on the Agency website.
opportunity to comment on the Privacy Impact Assessment: No • Email: Comments@fdic.gov. Include
following information collections. impact(s). the RIN 3064–ZA04 in the subject line
Comments are requested concerning: Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: of the message.
whether the proposed collection of There is no need for confidentiality with • Mail: Robert E. Feldman, Executive
information is necessary for the proper this collection. Secretary, Attention: Comments, Federal
performance of the functions of the Needs and Uses: The Commission Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th
Commission, including whether the established a recordkeeping procedure Street NW, Washington, DC 20429.
information shall have practical utility; in section 97.303(s) that required that • Hand Delivery: Comments may be
the accuracy of the Commission’s amateur operator licensees using other hand-delivered to the guard station at
burden estimate; ways to enhance the antennas must maintain in their station the rear of the 550 17th Street NW,
quality, utility, and clarity of the records either manufacturer data on the building (located on F Street) on
information collected; ways to minimize antenna gain or calculations of the business days between 7:00 a.m. and
the burden of the collection of antenna gain. 5:00 p.m.
information on the respondents, The amateur radio service governed Public Inspection: All comments
including the use of automated by 47 CFR part 97 of the Commission’s received must include the agency name
collection techniques or other forms of rules, provides spectrum for amateur and RIN for this rulemaking. All
information technology; and ways to radio service licensees to participate in comments received will be posted
further reduce the information a voluntary noncommercial without change to https://www.fdic.gov/
collection burden on small business communication service which provides regulations/laws/federal/—including
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. emergency communications and allows any personal information provided—for
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor experimentation with various radio public inspection. Paper copies of
a collection of information unless it techniques and technologies to further public comments may be ordered from
displays a currently valid Office of the understanding of radio use and the the FDIC Public Information Center,
Management and Budget (OMB) control development of technologies. The 3501 North Fairfax Drive, Room E–1002,

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 22, 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 Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation		83 FR 58565