[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 69670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27708]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 
21, 2014. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] [email protected] and to 
[email protected] [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0600.
    Title: Application to Participate in an FCC Auction, FCC Form 175.
    Form Number: FCC Form 175.
    Type of Review: Extension 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 respondents and 
500 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 90 minutes (estimated average time for 
respondents to report information requested on FCC Form 175).
    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; 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: 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: A request for extension of this information 
collection (no change in requirements) will be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day comment period in 
order to obtain the full three year clearance from OMB. 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. 47 CFR 1.2105(a)(2)(xii) 
requires applicants seeking to participate in an auction required or 
authorized to be conducted pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act 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 will use the additional information collected pursuant to 47 
CFR 1.2105(a)(2)(xii) to confirm that a potential auction participant 
meets the criteria set forth in Section 6004 of the 2012 Spectrum Act, 
47 U.S.C. Section 1404. 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, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-27708 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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