[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 91 (Monday, May 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26962-26963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10821]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden(s) 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collection(s). 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(s); 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 further ways to reduce the 
information burden for 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 OMB Control Number. No person 
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection 
of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does 
not display a valid OMB Control Number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before July 11, 2014. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at: (202) 395-5167 or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Leslie F. Smith, 
Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC), via the Internet at [email protected]. To submit your PRA 
comments by email, please send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie F. Smith, Office of Managing 
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), (202) 418-
0217, or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0862.
    Title: Handling Confidential Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local, or Tribal 
Government
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,400 respondents; 2,400 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; on occasion reporting 
requirement; third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,900 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature of 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: On August 4, 1998, the FCC released a Report and 
Order (R&O), Examination of Current Policy Concerning the Treatment of 
Confidential Information Submitted to the Commission, CG Docket No. 96-
55. The R&O included a Model Protective Order (MPO) that is used, when 
appropriate, to grant limited access to information that the Commission 
determines should not be routinely available for public inspection. The 
party granted access to the confidential information materials must 
keep a written record of all copies made and provide this record to the 
submitted of the confidential materials upon request. This approach was 
adopted to facilitate the use of confidential materials under an MPO, 
instead of restricting access to materials. In addition, the FCC 
amended 47 CFR 0.459(b) to set forth the type of information that 
should be included when a party submits information to the Commission 
for which it seeks confidential treatment. This listing of types of 
information to be submitted was adopted to provide guidance to the 
public for confidentiality requests.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-10821 Filed 5-9-14; 8:45 am]
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