[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3131-3134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00927]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-xxxx, 3060-0386, 3060-0837, 3060-0928, 306-0932]
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to the Office of Management and Budget
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 (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.
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
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PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before February 19,
2016. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-xxxx.
Title: Media Bureau Incentive Auction Implementation, Sections
73.3700(b)(4)(i)-(ii), (c), (d), (h)(5)-(6) and (g)(4).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,950 respondents and 174,219
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004-15 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 325(b), 332, 336(f),
338, 339, 340, 399b, 403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454.
Total Annual Burden: 24,932 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $1,214,400.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection.
Needs and Uses: The collection is being made to the Office of
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's Incentive Auction Order, FCC
14-50, which adopted rules for holding an Incentive Auction, as
required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Spectrum Act). The information gathered in this collection will be
used to require broadcasters transitioning to a new station following
the Incentive Auction, or going off the air as a result of a winning
bid in the Incentive Auction, to notify their viewers of the date the
station will terminate operations on its pre-Auction channel by running
public service announcements, and allow these broadcasters to inform
MVPDs of their relinquishment or change in channel. It requires channel
sharing agreements enter into by television broadcast licensees to
contain certain provisions regarding access to facilities, financial
obligations and to define each party's rights and responsibilities; the
Commission will review each channel sharing agreement to ensure it
comports with general rules and policies regarding license agreements.
The provisions contained in this collection also require wireless
licensees to notify low-power television and TV translator stations
commence wireless operations and the likelihood of receiving harmful
interference from the low power TV or TV translator station to such
operations within the wireless licensee's licensed geographic service
area. Finally, it requires license relinquishment stations and channel
sharing stations to comply with notification and cancellation
procedures as they terminate operations on their pre-Auction channel.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0386.
Title: Special Temporary Authorization (STA) Requests;
Notifications; and Informal Filings; Sections 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635,
73.1740 and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; Section 74.788; Low Power
Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Digital Transition
Notifications; Section 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; Section
73.3700(f), Service Rule Waiver; FCC Form 337.
Form No.: FCC Form 337.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,609 respondents and 6,609
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50-4.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, Sec. Sec. 6402 (codified at
47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat.
156 (2012) (Spectrum Act); and Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7, 301, 302,
303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 319, 324, 325, 336, and 337 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 5,475 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $2,156,510.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The collection is being made to the Office of
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's Incentive Auction Order, FCC
14-50, which adopted rules for holding an Incentive Auction, as
required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Spectrum Act). The information gathered in this collection will be
used to allow television broadcast stations to request special
temporary authority (STA) to operate, seek an extension of time to
complete construction, request a waiver of the Commission's service
rules following the Incentive Auction, and make other informal requests
and submissions.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0837.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video
Service Authorization, Schedule B (Former FCC Form 302-DTV).
Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule B.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 955 respondents and 955
responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections
154(i), 307, 308, 309, and 319 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999, Public Law
106-113, 113 Stat. Appendix I at pp. 1501A-594-1501A-598 (1999)
(codified at 47 U.S.C. 336(f)); and the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, Sec. Sec. 6402 (codified at
47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat.
156 (2012) (Spectrum Act).
Total Annual Burden: 1,910 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $460,070.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The collection is being made to the Office of
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's Incentive Auction Order, FCC
14-50, which adopted rules for holding an Incentive Auction, as
required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Spectrum Act). The information gathered in this collection will be
used to allow full-power television broadcast stations to file a
license to cover an authorized construction permit once facilities have
been constructed. In addition, full-power television broadcast stations
that enter into channel sharing agreements following the Commission's
Incentive Auction will use FCC Form 2100, Schedule B to file an
application for a license for the shared channel sharing, and will
allow a full-power station, upon termination of its channel sharing
agreement, to file an application to change its license to non-shared
status using FCC Form 2100, Schedule B.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0928.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video
Service Authorization, Schedule F (Formerly FCC 302-CA); 47 CFR
73.3572(h) and 47 CFR 73.3700(b)).
Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule F.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 955 respondents and 955
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on
occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,910 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $300,825.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The collection is being made to the Office of
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's Incentive Auction Order, FCC
14-50, which adopted rules for holding an Incentive Auction, as
required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Spectrum Act). The information gathered in this collection will be
used by Class A stations seeking a license to cover their authorized
construction permit facilities and Class A stations entering into a
channel sharing agreement.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0932.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video
Service Authorization, Schedule E (Former FCC Form 301-CA); 47 CFR
Sections 73.3700(b)(1)(i)-(v) and (vii), (b)(2)(i) and (ii); 47 CFR
Section 74.793(d).
Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule E (Application for Media Bureau
Audio and Video Service Authorization) (Former FCC Form 301-CA).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 725 respondents and 725
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 hours-6 hours (for a total of
8.25 hours).
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, Sec. Sec. 6402 (codified at
47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat.
156 (2012) (Spectrum Act) and the Community Broadcasters Protection Act
of 1999.
Total Annual Burden: 5,981 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $3,949,550.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The collection is being made to the Office of
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's Incentive Auction Order, FCC
14-50, which adopted rules for holding an Incentive Auction, as
required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
(Spectrum Act). The information gathered in this collection will be
used allow Class A television stations to make changes in their
authorized facilities. Specifically, Class A stations assigned to a new
channel following the Incentive Auction must file a minor change
application on FCC Form 2100, Schedule E following release of the
Channel Reassignment Public Notice. Under certain circumstances,
licensees of stations reassigned to a new channel within their existing
band to propose transmission facilities in their construction permit
applications that will extend their coverage contours. In addition,
there will be a priority processing window for licensees of reassigned
stations, UHF-to-VHF stations, or High-VHF-to-Low-VHF stations that,
for reasons beyond their control, are unable to construct facilities
that meet the technical parameters specified in the Channel
Reassignment Public Notice, or the permissible contour coverage
variance from those technical parameters specified in section
73.3700(b)(1)(ii) or (iii). Channel sharee stations file a minor change
application for a construction permit for the channel on which the
channel sharer operates at least sixty (60) days prior to the date by
which it must terminate operations on its pre-auction channel and must
include a copy of the channel sharing agreement. In addition, subject
to limitations set out in the rules, a Class A licensee of a reassigned
station, a UHF-to-VHF station, or a High-VHF-to-Low-VHF station may
file a minor change application for a construction permit on FCC Form
2100 Schedule E during a filing window to be announced by the Media
Bureau by public notice, in order to request a change in the technical
parameters specified in the Channel Reassignment Public Notice with
respect to height above average terrain (HAAT), effective radiated
power (ERP), or transmitter location that would be considered a minor
change under sections 73.3572(a)(1), (2) or 74.787(b). FCC
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Form 2100, Schedule E is also being modified to accommodate new channel
sharing provisions.
The Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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