[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41785-41786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17254]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection 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: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency 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 control number. 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 comments should be submitted on or before August 15, 
2012. 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 fax 
202-395-5167, or via email [email protected]; and to 
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] and to

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[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 Number: 3060-0010.
    Title: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations, FCC Form 
323.
    Form Number: FCC Form 323.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 9,250 respondents; 9,250 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours to 4.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion 
reporting requirement; biennially reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 38,125 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $26,940,000.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303, 310 and 533 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Form 323 collects two types 
of information from respondents: personal information in the form of 
names, addresses, job titles and demographic information; and FCC 
Registration Numbers (FRNs).
    The FCC is in the process of publishing a system of records notice 
(SORN), FCC/MB-1, ``Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast 
Stations,'' to cover the collection, purposes(s), storage, safeguards, 
and disposal of the PII that individual respondents may submit on FCC 
Form 323. FCC Form 323 will include a privacy statement to inform 
applicants (respondents) of the Commission's need to obtain the 
information and the protections that the FCC has in place to protect 
the PII. This privacy statement will be finalized and included with the 
form instructions after the Commission has published the SORN for the 
collection.
    FRNs are assigned to applicants who complete FCC Form 160 (OMB 
Control No. 3060-0917). Form 160 requires applicants for FRNs to 
provide their Taxpayer Information Number (TIN) and/or Social Security 
Number (SSN). The FCC's electronic CORES Registration System then 
provides each registrant with a FCC Registration Number (FRN), which 
identifies the registrant in his/her subsequent dealings with the FCC. 
This is done to protect the individual's privacy. The Commission 
maintains a SORN, FCC/OMD-9, ``Commission Registration System (CORES)'' 
to cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and disposal 
of the PII that individual respondents may submit on FCC Form 160. FCC 
Form 160 includes a privacy statement to inform applicants 
(respondents) of the Commission's need to obtain the information and 
the protections that the FCC has in place to protect the PII.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The FCC is in the process of 
publishing a system of records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-1, ``Ownership 
Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations,'' to cover the collection, 
purposes(s), storage, safeguards, and disposal of the PII that 
individual respondents may submit on FCC Form 323. The FCC will publish 
the SORN in the Federal Register. Going forward, if the FCC makes 
substantive changes to Form 323 after its SORN is published, the 
Commission will conduct a full Privacy Impact Assessment of FCC/MB-1 
SORN, publish a Notice in the Federal Register, and post both documents 
on the FCC Web page, as required by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) Memorandum, M-03-22 (September 22, 2003).
    Needs and Uses: Licensees of commercial AM, FM, and full power 
television broadcast stations, as well as licensees of Class A and Low 
Power Television stations must file FCC Form 323 every two years. 
Ownership Reports shall provide information accurate as of October 1 of 
the year in which the Report is filed. Thereafter, the Form shall be 
filed biennially beginning November 1, 2011, and every two years 
thereafter.
    Also, Licensees and Permittees of commercial AM, FM, or full power 
television stations must file Form 323 following the consummation of a 
transfer of control or an assignment of a commercial AM, FM, or full 
power television station license or construction permit; a Permittee of 
a new commercial AM, FM or full power television broadcast station must 
file Form 323 within 30 days after the grant of the construction 
permit; and a Permittee of a new commercial AM, FM, or full power 
television broadcast station must file Form 323 to update the initial 
report or to certify the continuing accuracy and completeness of the 
previously filed report on the date that the Permittee applies for a 
license to cover the construction permit.
    In the case of organizational structures that include holding 
companies or other forms of indirect ownership, a separate FCC Form 323 
must be filed for each entity in the organizational structure that has 
an attributable interest in the Licensee if the filing is a nonbiennial 
filing or a reportable interest in the Licensee if the filing is a 
biennial filing.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-17254 Filed 7-13-12; 8:45 am]
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