[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 166 (Wednesday, August 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 51166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20450]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB)
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a
currently approved public information collection pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may
not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number, and no person is required to
respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number. Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden
estimates and any suggestions for reducing the burden should be
directed to the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing
Director, at (202) 418-2918, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0600.
OMB Approval Date: August 21, 2014.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2015.
Title: Application to Participate in an FCC Auction, FCC Form 175.
Form Number: FCC Form 175.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 respondents and
500 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for the currently approved information collection
is contained in sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the Communications
Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections 1.2105,
1.2110, 1.2112 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2105, 1.2110,
1.2112. Authority for the revised information collection is contained
in US note 91 in section 2.106 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 2.106,
US note 91, and section 27.1134(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
27.1134(f).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information collected on FCC
Form 175 is made available for public inspection, and the Commission is
not requesting that respondents submit confidential information on FCC
Form 175. Respondents seeking to have information collected on FCC Form
175 withheld from public inspection may request confidential treatment
of such information pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On August 21, 2014, the Commission received OMB
approval for a revised information collection which implements US note
91 in section 2.106 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 2.106, US note
91, and section 27.1134(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 27.1134(f)
by requiring the submission of a signed acknowledgment with FCC Form
175. The Commission's auction rules and requirements are designed to
ensure that the competitive bidding process is limited to serious
qualified applicants, deter possible abuse of the bidding and licensing
process, and enhance the use of competitive bidding to assign
Commission licenses in furtherance of the public interest. The
information collected on FCC Form 175 is used by the Commission to
determine if an applicant is legally, technically, and financially
qualified to participate in a Commission auction. Additionally, if an
applicant applies for status as a particular type of auction
participant pursuant to Commission rules, the Commission uses
information collected on Form 175 to determine whether the applicant is
eligible for the status requested. Commission staff reviews the
information collected on FCC Form 175 for a particular auction as part
of the pre-auction process, prior to the auction being held. Staff
determines whether each applicant satisfies the Commission's
requirements to participate in the auction and, if applicable, is
eligible for the status as a particular type of auction participant it
requested. The revised collection will enable the Commission to confirm
that an auction applicant understands its specific obligations with
respect to Federal incumbent users and systems in the 1755-1780 MHz
frequency band should it ultimately become licensed in this band by
requiring that applicant to submit a signed acknowledgement with its
FCC Form 175 stating that (1) the applicant acknowledges that under 47
CFR 27.1134(f) it must accept any interference from incumbent federal
operations in 1755-1780 MHz identified in an approved Transition Plan
until such time as these operations vacate the 1755-1780 MHz band in
accordance with 47 CFR part 301; (2) the applicant acknowledges that
under 47 U.S.C. 2.106, US note 91 it must accept harmful interference
from certain incumbent federal systems, including federal earth
stations at 25 sites; (3) the applicant accepts the risk that this may
pose to any base station or associated equipment that it may deploy;
any services it may offer; and any of its other business arrangements;
(4) the applicant acknowledges that it understands these risks could
potentially affect the value of any licenses in 1755-1780 MHz band and
that it has considered these risks before submitting any bids for
applicable licenses; and (5) this acknowledgement does not supersede
the licensee's rights and obligations specified by law, rule, or other
Commission action with respect to these frequencies. The Commission
plans to continue to use the FCC Form 175 for all upcoming spectrum
auctions, including those required or authorized to be conducted
pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act, collecting only the information
necessary for each particular auction. Thus, the signed acknowledgement
that is the subject of this revised collection will not be required for
all auctions, and will only be used in auctions of licenses in the
1755-1780 MHz band.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of the
Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-20450 Filed 8-26-14; 8:45 am]
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