83 FR 6559 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)

Page Range		6559-6560
FR Document		2018-03001

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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0174 and 3060-0580]


Information Collections 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 April 16, 
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 
[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: 3060-0174.
    Title: Sections 73.1212, 76.1615 and 76.1715, Sponsorship 
Identification.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 22,900 respondents and 
1,877,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0011 to .2011 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 249,043 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $34,623.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 4(i), 
317 and 507 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The FCC is preparing a system 
of records, FCC/MB-2, ``Broadcast Station Public Inspection Files,'' to 
cover the personally identifiable information (PII) that may be 
included in the broadcast station public inspection files. Respondents 
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be 
withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): The FCC is preparing a PIA.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements that are 
approved under this collection are as follows:
    47 CFR 73.1212 requires a broadcast station to identify at the time 
of broadcast the sponsor of any matter for which consideration is 
provided. For advertising commercial products or services, generally 
the mention of the name of the product or service constitutes 
sponsorship identification. In the case of television political 
advertisements concerning candidates for public office, the sponsor 
shall be identified with letters equal to or greater than four (4) 
percent of the vertical height of the television screen that airs for 
no less than four (4) seconds. In addition, when an entity rather than 
an individual sponsors the broadcast of matter that is of a political 
or controversial nature, licensee is required to retain a list of the 
executive officers, or board of directors, or executive committee, 
etc., of the organization paying for such matter. Sponsorship 
announcements are waived with respect to the broadcast of ``want ads'' 
sponsored by an individual but the licensee shall maintain a list 
showing the name, address and telephone

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number of each such advertiser. These lists shall be made available for 
public inspection.
    47 CFR 73.1212(e) states that, when an entity rather than an 
individual sponsors the broadcast of matter that is of a political or 
controversial nature, the licensee is required to retain a list of the 
executive officers, or board of directors, or executive committee, 
etc., of the organization paying for such matter in its public file. 
Pursuant to the changes contained in 47 CFR 73.1212(e) and 47 CFR 
73.3526(e)(19), this list, which could contain personally identifiable 
information, would be located in a public inspection file to be located 
on the Commission's website instead of being maintained in the public 
file at the station. Burden estimates for this change are included in 
OMB Control Number 3060-0214.
    47 CFR 76.1615 states that, when a cable operator engaged in 
origination cablecasting presents any matter for which money, service 
or other valuable consideration is provided to such cable television 
system operator, the cable television system operator, at the time of 
the telecast, shall identify the sponsor. Under this rule section, when 
advertising commercial products or services, an announcement stating 
the sponsor's corporate or trade name, or the name of the sponsor's 
product is sufficient when it is clear that the mention of the name of 
the product constitutes a sponsorship identification. In the case of 
television political advertisements concerning candidates for public 
office, the sponsor shall be identified with letters equal to or 
greater than four (4) percent of the vertical height of the television 
screen that airs for no less than four (4) seconds.
    47 CFR 76.1715 state that, with respect to sponsorship 
announcements that are waived when the broadcast/origination cablecast 
of ``want ads'' sponsored by an individual, the licensee/operator shall 
maintain a list showing the name, address and telephone number of each 
such advertiser. These lists shall be made available for public 
inspection.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0580.
    Title: Section 76.1710, Operator Interests in Video Programming.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,500 respondents; 1,500 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 22,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality and respondents are not being asked to submit 
confidential information to the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 76.1710 require cable operators to maintain records in their 
public file for a period of three years regarding the nature and extent 
of their attributable interests in all video programming services. The 
records must be made available to members of the public, local 
franchising authorities and the Commission on reasonable notice and 
during regular business hours. The records will be reviewed by local 
franchising authorities and the Commission to monitor compliance with 
channel occupancy limits in respective local franchise areas.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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license applications for Interoperability FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Form Number: N/A.
channels in the 769–775 MHz and 799– COMMISSION Type of Review: Extension of a
805 MHz frequency bands by state-level currently approved collection.
[OMB 3060–0174 and 3060–0580] Respondents: Business or other for
agency or organization responsible for
administering emergency profit entities; Individuals or
Information Collections Being
communications. Section 90.529 of the households.
Reviewed by the Federal Number of Respondents and
Commission’s rules provides that each Communications Commission Responses: 22,900 respondents and
state license will be granted subject to
AGENCY: Federal Communications 1,877,000 responses.
the condition that the state certifies on Estimated Time per Response: .0011
Commission.
or before each applicable benchmark to .2011 hours.
date that it is providing or prepared to ACTION: Notice and request for
comments. Frequency of Response:
provide ‘‘substantial service.’’ Section Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
90.531 of the Commission’s rules sets SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort disclosure requirement; On occasion
forth the band plan for the 769–775 to reduce paperwork burdens, and as reporting requirement.
MHz and 799–805 MHz public safety required by the Paperwork Reduction Total Annual Burden: 249,043 hours.
bands. This section covers channel Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Total Annual Cost: $34,623.
designations for base and mobile use, Communications Commission (FCC or Obligation to Respond: Required to
narrowband segments, combined Commission) invites the general public obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
channels, channel pairing, internal and other Federal agencies to take this authority for this collection is contained
guard band, and broadband. opportunity to comment on the in sections 4(i), 317 and 507 of the
Narrowband general use channels, following information collections. Communications Act of 1934, as
including the former narrowband Comments are requested concerning: amended.
Whether the proposed collection of Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
reserve channels, and low power
information is necessary for the proper The FCC is preparing a system of
channels require regional planning
performance of the functions of the records, FCC/MB–2, ‘‘Broadcast Station
committee concurrence and narrowband Public Inspection Files,’’ to cover the
air-ground channels require state or Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; personally identifiable information (PII)
regional planning committee that may be included in the broadcast
concurrence. the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the station public inspection files.
Commission staff will use the quality, utility, and clarity of the Respondents may request materials or
information to assign licenses for information collected; ways to minimize information submitted to the
interoperability and General Use the burden of the collection of Commission be withheld from public
channels, as well as renewal of State information on the respondents, inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
licenses. The information will also be including the use of automated Commission’s rules.
used to determine whether prospective collection techniques or other forms of Privacy Impact Assessment(s): The
licensees operate in compliance with information technology; and ways to FCC is preparing a PIA.
the Commission’s rules. Without such Needs and Uses: The information
further reduce the information
collection requirements that are
information, the Commission could not collection burden on small business
approved under this collection are as
accommodate State interoperability or concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor follows:
regional planning requirements or 47 CFR 73.1212 requires a broadcast
provide for the efficient use of State a collection of information unless it
station to identify at the time of
frequencies. This information collection displays a currently valid Office of
broadcast the sponsor of any matter for
includes rules to govern the operation Management and Budget (OMB) control
which consideration is provided. For
and licensing of 700 MHz band systems number. No person shall be subject to
advertising commercial products or
to ensure that licensees continue to any penalty for failing to comply with
services, generally the mention of the
fulfill their statutory responsibilities in a collection of information subject to the
name of the product or service
accordance with the Communications PRA that does not display a valid OMB
constitutes sponsorship identification.
control number.
Act of 1934, as amended. Such In the case of television political
information will continue to be used to DATES: Written PRA comments should
advertisements concerning candidates
verify that applicants are legally and be submitted on or before April 16, for public office, the sponsor shall be
technically qualified to hold licenses, 2018. If you anticipate that you will be identified with letters equal to or greater
submitting comments, but find it than four (4) percent of the vertical
and to determine compliance with
difficult to do so within the period of height of the television screen that airs
Commission rules.
time allowed by this notice, you should for no less than four (4) seconds. In
Federal Communications Commission. advise the contact listed below as soon addition, when an entity rather than an
Marlene H. Dortch, as possible. individual sponsors the broadcast of
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to matter that is of a political or
[FR Doc. 2018–02999 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ controversial nature, licensee is
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fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. required to retain a list of the executive
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For officers, or board of directors, or
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additional information about the executive committee, etc., of the
information collection, contact Cathy organization paying for such matter.
Williams at (202) 418–2918. Sponsorship announcements are waived
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: with respect to the broadcast of ‘‘want
OMB Control Number: 3060–0174. ads’’ sponsored by an individual but the
Title: Sections 73.1212, 76.1615 and licensee shall maintain a list showing
76.1715, Sponsorship Identification. the name, address and telephone

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 April 16, 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 6559