[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 165 (Monday, August 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52767-52768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-20873]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency Review and Approval

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission 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 estimates; 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 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 September 25, 2013. 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 Internet at 
[email protected] and to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission. To submit your PRA comments to the FCC by 
email send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, FCC, at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) is seeking emergency approval from the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for this revised information collection by 
September 25, 2013.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0600.
    Title: Application to Participate in a FCC Auction.
    Form Number: FCC Form 175.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 per year 
(estimated average for 3 years for all respondents under the currently 
approved collection), with an estimated 350 of such respondents 
required to respond to the revised collection following its approval.
    Estimated Time per Response: 90 minutes (estimated average time for 
respondents to report information requested on FCC Form 175 under the 
currently approved collection). The Commission estimates that the 
additional certification under the revised will not measurably increase 
the estimated average amount of time to complete FCC Form 175 across 
the range of respondents.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for the currently approved

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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 
1.2105, 1.2110, 1.2112 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2105, 
1.2110, 1.2112. Statutory authority for the revised information 
collection is contained in Section 6004 of Title VI of the Middle Class 
Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-96) (2012 Spectrum 
Act), 47 U.S.C. 1404.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $0
    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 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
0.459.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this revised 
information collection to OMB under its emergency processing 
procedures. The Commission proposes to revise the currently approved 
information collection to include an additional certification that will 
implement Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 47 U.S.C. 1404. 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 a potential auction participant 
meets the criteria set forth in Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 
47 U.S.C. 1404, by requiring that applicant to certify on FCC Form 175, 
under penalty of perjury, that the applicant and all of the related 
individuals and entities required to be disclosed on its application 
are not person(s) who have been, for reasons of national security, 
barred by any agency of the Federal Government from bidding on a 
contract, participating in an auction or receiving a grant. 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 additional 
certification that is the subject of this revised collection will not 
be required for all auctions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-20873 Filed 8-23-13; 8:45 am]
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