83_FR_9785 83 FR 9740 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

83 FR 9740 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 45 (March 7, 2018)

Page Range9740-9741
FR Document2018-04564

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0298]


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 (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 May 7, 
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 at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0298.
    Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the Tariff Review Plan).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,840 respondents; 5,543 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30-50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial and one-time 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 195,890 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,369,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents are not being 
asked to submit confidential information to the Commission. If the 
Commission requests respondents to submit information which respondents 
believe are confidential, respondents may request confidential 
treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.

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    Needs and Uses: On April 28, 2017, the Commission released the 
Business Data Services Order, WC Docket No. 16-143 et al., FCC 17-43, 
which establishes a new regulatory framework for business data 
services. Under this framework, price cap incumbent LECS are no longer 
subject to price cap regulation of their: (a) Packet-based business 
data services; (b) time-division multiplexing (TDM) transport business 
data services; (c) TDM business data services with bandwidth in excess 
of a DS3; and (d) DS1 and DS3 end user channel terminations, and other 
lower bandwidth TDM business data services, to the extent a price cap 
incumbent LEC provides them in counties deemed competitive under the 
Commission's competitive market test or in counties for which the price 
cap incumbent LEC had obtained Phase II pricing flexibility under the 
Commission's prior regulatory regime. The Business Data Services Order 
required that, within 36 months of its effective date (i.e., by August 
1, 2020), price cap incumbent LECs must remove all business data 
services that are no longer subject to price cap regulation from their 
interstate tariffs. The Order also required that, by that same 
deadline, competitive LECs must remove all business data services from 
their interstate tariffs.
    The information collected through the carriers' tariffs is used by 
the Commission and state commissions to determine whether services 
offered are just and reasonable as the Act requires. The tariffs and 
any supporting documentation are examined in order to determine if the 
services are offered in a just and reasonable manner.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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                                               offices who are responsible for                         Federal Communications Commission.                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:        For
                                               responding to such claims, and to the                   Marlene H. Dortch,                                    additional information about the
                                               Information Technology (IT) staff and                   Secretary.                                            information collection, contact Nicole
                                               contractors who maintain the FCC’s                      [FR Doc. 2018–04562 Filed 3–6–18; 8:45 am]            Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
                                               computer network. Other FCC                             BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
                                               employees and contractors may be                                                                              its continuing effort to reduce
                                               granted access on a ‘‘need-to-know’’                                                                          paperwork burdens, and as required by
                                               basis. The FCC’s computer network                       FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                               databases are protected by the FCC’s IT                 COMMISSION                                            1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
                                               privacy safeguards, a comprehensive                                                                           Communications Commission (FCC or
                                               and dynamic set of IT safety and                        [OMB 3060–0298]                                       Commission) invites the general public
                                               security protocols and features that are                                                                      and other Federal agencies to take this
                                               designed to meet all Federal IT privacy                 Information Collection Being Reviewed                 opportunity to comment on the
                                               standards, including those required by                  by the Federal Communications                         following information collections.
                                               the National Institute of Standards and                 Commission                                            Comments are requested concerning:
                                               Technology (NIST) and the Federal                                                                             Whether the proposed collection of
                                               Information Security Modernization Act                  AGENCY: Federal Communications                        information is necessary for the proper
                                               of 2014 (FISMA).                                        Commission.                                           performance of the functions of the
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice and request for                        Commission, including whether the
                                               NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:                                 comments.                                             information shall have practical utility;
                                                  Individuals wishing to determine                                                                           the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                               whether this system of records contains                 SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort          burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                               information about them may do so by                     to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                   quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                               writing to Leslie F. Smith, Privacy                     required by the Paperwork Reduction                   information collected; ways to minimize
                                               Manager, Information Technology (IT),                   Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal                        the burden of the collection of
                                               Federal Communications Commission                       Communications Commission (FCC or                     information on the respondents,
                                               (FCC), 445 12th Street SW, Washington,                  the Commission) invites the general                   including the use of automated
                                               DC 20554, or email Leslie.Smith@                        public and other Federal agencies to                  collection techniques or other forms of
                                               fcc.gov.                                                take this opportunity to comment on the               information technology; and ways to
                                                                                                       following information collection.                     further reduce the information
                                                  Individuals must furnish reasonable                  Comments are requested concerning:
                                               identification by showing any two of the                                                                      collection burden on small business
                                                                                                       Whether the proposed collection of                    concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                               following: social security card; driver’s               information is necessary for the proper
                                               license; employee identification card;                                                                           OMB Control Number: 3060–0298.
                                                                                                       performance of the functions of the                      Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the
                                               Medicare card; birth certificate; bank                  Commission, including whether the
                                               credit card; or other positive means of                                                                       Tariff Review Plan).
                                                                                                       information shall have practical utility;                Form Number: N/A.
                                               identification, or by signing an identity               the accuracy of the Commission’s                         Type of Review: Revision of a
                                               statement stipulating that knowingly or                 burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  currently approved collection.
                                               willfully seeking or obtaining access to                quality, utility, and clarity of the                     Respondents: Business or other for-
                                               records about another person under                      information collected; ways to minimize               profit.
                                               false pretenses is punishable by a fine                 the burden of the collection of                          Number of Respondents and
                                               of up to $5,000.                                        information on the respondents,                       Responses: 2,840 respondents; 5,543
                                                  Individuals requesting access must                   including the use of automated                        responses.
                                               also comply with the FCC’s Privacy Act                  collection techniques or other forms of                  Estimated Time per Response: 30–50
                                               regulations regarding verification of                   information technology; and ways to                   hours.
                                               identity and access to records (5 CFR                   further reduce the information                           Frequency of Response: On occasion,
                                               part 0, subpart E).                                     collection burden on small business                   annual, biennial and one-time reporting
                                                                                                       concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                requirements.
                                               RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:                                                                                         Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                                                                       The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
                                                 Individuals wishing to request access                 collection of information unless it                   obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                               to and/or amendment of records about                    displays a currently valid control                    authority for this information collection
                                               them should follow the Notification                     number. No person shall be subject to                 is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151–
                                               Procedure above.                                        any penalty for failing to comply with                155, 201–205, 208, 251–271, 403, 502
                                                                                                       a collection of information subject to the            and 503 of the Communications Act of
                                               CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:                           PRA that does not display a valid Office              1934, as amended.
                                                                                                       of Management and Budget (OMB)                           Total Annual Burden: 195,890 hours.
                                                 Individuals wishing to request an
                                                                                                       control number.                                          Total Annual Cost: $1,369,000.
                                               amendment of records about them                                                                                  Privacy Impact Assessment: No
                                               should follow the Notification                          DATES: Written PRA comments should                    impact(s).
                                               Procedure above.                                        be submitted on or before May 7, 2018.                   Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                       If you anticipate that you will be                    Respondents are not being asked to
                                               EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:                  submitting comments, but find it                      submit confidential information to the
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                                                  None.                                                difficult to do so within the period of               Commission. If the Commission
                                                                                                       time allowed by this notice, you should               requests respondents to submit
                                               HISTORY:                                                advise the contact listed below as soon               information which respondents believe
                                                 The FCC previously gave notice of                     as possible.                                          are confidential, respondents may
                                               this system of records, FCC/OGC–5, by                   ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                 request confidential treatment of such
                                               publication in the Federal Register on                  Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                    information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
                                               April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17234, 17244).                     fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.                 Commission’s rules.


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                                                  Needs and Uses: On April 28, 2017,                   Commission) invites the general public                   Frequency of Response: On occasion
                                               the Commission released the Business                    and other Federal agencies to take this               reporting requirement; Recordkeeping
                                               Data Services Order, WC Docket No. 16–                  opportunity to comment on the                         requirement; Third party disclosure.
                                               143 et al., FCC 17–43, which establishes                following information collections.                       Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                               a new regulatory framework for business                 Comments are requested concerning:                    obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                               data services. Under this framework,                    Whether the proposed collection of                    authority for this collection of
                                               price cap incumbent LECS are no longer                  information is necessary for the proper               information is contained in Sections 1,
                                               subject to price cap regulation of their:               performance of the functions of the                   4, 7, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 316, 319,
                                               (a) Packet-based business data services;                Commission, including whether the                     325(b), 336, 338, 399b, 403, 614, and
                                               (b) time-division multiplexing (TDM)                    information shall have practical utility;             615 of the Communications Act of 1934,
                                               transport business data services; (c)                   the accuracy of the Commission’s                      as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 157,
                                               TDM business data services with                         burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 316, 319,
                                               bandwidth in excess of a DS3; and (d)                   quality, utility, and clarity of the                  325(b), 336, 338, 399b, 403, 534, and
                                               DS1 and DS3 end user channel                            information collected; ways to minimize               535.
                                               terminations, and other lower                           the burden of the collection of                          Total Annual Burden: 3,504 hours.
                                               bandwidth TDM business data services,                   information on the respondents,                          Total Annual Cost: $130,500.
                                               to the extent a price cap incumbent LEC                 including the use of automated                           Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                                                                                                                             impact(s).
                                               provides them in counties deemed                        collection techniques or other forms of
                                                                                                                                                                Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                               competitive under the Commission’s                      information technology; and ways to
                                                                                                                                                             There is no need for confidentiality with
                                               competitive market test or in counties                  further reduce the information                        this collection.
                                               for which the price cap incumbent LEC                   collection burden on small business                      Needs and Uses: On November 20,
                                               had obtained Phase II pricing flexibility               concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                2017, the Commission released a Report
                                               under the Commission’s prior regulatory                    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                 and Order (Order), FCC 17–158, in GN
                                               regime. The Business Data Services                      a collection of information unless it                 Docket No. 16–142, authorizing
                                               Order required that, within 36 months                   displays a currently valid Office of                  television broadcasters to use the ‘‘Next
                                               of its effective date (i.e., by August 1,               Management and Budget (OMB) control                   Generation’’ broadcast television (Next
                                               2020), price cap incumbent LECs must                    number. No person shall be subject to                 Gen TV) transmission standard, also
                                               remove all business data services that                  any penalty for failing to comply with                called ‘‘ATSC 3.0’’ or ‘‘3.0,’’ on a
                                               are no longer subject to price cap                      a collection of information subject to the            voluntary, market-driven basis. This
                                               regulation from their interstate tariffs.               PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 authorization is subject to broadcasters
                                               The Order also required that, by that                   control number.                                       continuing to deliver current-generation
                                               same deadline, competitive LECs must                    DATES: Written PRA comments should                    digital television (DTV) service, using
                                               remove all business data services from                  be submitted on or before May 7, 2018.                the ATSC 1.0 transmission standard,
                                               their interstate tariffs.                               If you anticipate that you will be                    also called ‘‘ATSC 1.0’’ or ‘‘1.0,’’ to their
                                                  The information collected through the                                                                      viewers. The requirement to continue to
                                                                                                       submitting comments, but find it
                                               carriers’ tariffs is used by the                                                                              provide ATSC 1.0 service is called
                                                                                                       difficult to do so within the period of
                                               Commission and state commissions to                                                                           ‘‘local simulcasting.’’ The local
                                                                                                       time allowed by this notice, you should
                                               determine whether services offered are                                                                        simulcasting rules (47 CFR 73.3801
                                                                                                       advise the contact listed below as soon
                                               just and reasonable as the Act requires.                                                                      (full-power TV), 73.6029 (Class A TV),
                                                                                                       as possible.
                                               The tariffs and any supporting                                                                                and 74.782 (low-power TV),) contain the
                                               documentation are examined in order to                  ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                                                                                                                             following information collection
                                               determine if the services are offered in                Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
                                                                                                                                                             requirements which require OMB
                                               a just and reasonable manner.                           fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                                                                                                                                             approval.
                                               Federal Communications Commission.                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                     License Application to FCC/FCC
                                               Marlene H. Dortch,                                      additional information about the                      Form 2100 (Reporting Requirement; 47
                                               Secretary, Office of the Secretary.                     information collection, contact Cathy                 CFR 73.3801(f), 73.6029(f), and
                                                                                                       Williams at (202) 418–2918.                           74.782(g)): A broadcaster must file an
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–04564 Filed 3–6–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            application (FCC Form 2100) with the
                                               BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                          OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.                     Commission, and receive Commission
                                                                                                          Title: Next Gen TV/ATSC 3.0 Local                  approval, before: (i) Moving its ATSC
                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  Simulcasting Rules; 47 CFR 73.3801                    1.0 signal to the facilities of a host
                                               COMMISSION                                              (full-power TV), 73.6029 (Class A TV),                station, moving that signal from the
                                                                                                       and 74.782 (low-power TV) and FCC                     facilities of an existing host station to
                                               [OMB 3060–XXXX]                                                                                               the facilities of a different host station,
                                                                                                       Form 2100 (Next Gen TV License
                                                                                                       Application).                                         or discontinuing an ATSC 1.0 guest
                                               Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                                                                                                                                             signal; (ii) commencing the airing of an
                                               by the Federal Communications                              Form Number: FCC Form 2100 (Next                   ATSC 3.0 signal on the facilities of a
                                               Commission                                              Gen TV License Application).                          host station (that has already converted
                                               AGENCY: Federal Communications                             Type of Review: New collection.                    to ATSC 3.0 operation), moving its
                                               Commission.                                                Respondents: Business or other for-                ATSC 3.0 signal to the facilities of a
                                                                                                       profit entities, state, local, or tribal              different host station, or discontinuing
                                               ACTION: Notice and request for
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                                                                                                       government and not for profit                         an ATSC 3.0 guest signal; or (iii)
                                               comments.
                                                                                                       institutions.                                         converting its existing station to
                                               SUMMARY:  As part of its continuing effort                 Number of Respondents and                          transmit an ATSC 3.0 signal or
                                               to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     Responses: 1,130 respondents; 4,760                   converting the station from ATSC 3.0
                                               required by the Paperwork Reduction                     responses.                                            back to ATSC 1.0 transmissions. As
                                               Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal                             Estimated Time per Response: 0.017–                directed by the Commission, the Media
                                               Communications Commission (FCC or                       8 hours.                                              Bureau will be amending FCC Form


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Document Created: 2018-03-07 01:27:21
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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 May 7, 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 at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation83 FR 9740 

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