[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 70 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19661-19662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08178]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[GN Docket No. 12-268; FCC 14-50]


Information Collection Approval for the Certification of TV 
Broadcast Licensee Technical Information in Advance of Incentive 
Auction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Announcement of approval date for information collection.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approved on March 31, 2015, for a period 
for three years, an information collection for the FCC Certification of 
TV Broadcast Licensee Technical Information in Advance of Incentive 
Auction, FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381. With this document, the 
Commission is announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the 
information collection requirements for FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381.

DATES: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381, was approved by OMB on March 31, 
2015 and is effective on April 13, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Cathy Williams, [email protected], (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on March 31, 
2015, OMB approved the information collection requirements for the FCC 
Certification of TV Broadcast Licensee Technical Information in Advance 
of Incentive Auction, FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381, published at 79 FR 
48442 on August 15, 2014. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1206. The 
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective 
date of the requirements. If you have any comments on the burden 
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the 
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control 
Number, 3060-1206, in your correspondence. The Commission will also 
accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
March 31, 2015, for the information collection requirements contained 
in the information collection 3060-1206.
    Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a current, 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 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1206. The foregoing document is required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 
44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1206.
    OMB Approval Date: March 31, 2015.
    OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2018.
    Title: Certification of TV Broadcast Licensee Technical Information 
in Advance of Incentive Auction.
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381, Pre-Auction Technical 
Certification Form.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,170 respondents and 2,170 
responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Pub. L. 112-96, 
sections 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: 2,170 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $542,500.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some assurances of 
confidentiality are being provided to the respondents. Parties filing 
Form 2100, Schedule 381 may seek confidential treatment of information 
they provide pursuant to the Commission's existing confidentiality 
rules (See 47 CFR 0.459).
    Needs and Uses: The information gathered in this collection will be 
used to support the Federal Communications

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Commission's efforts to hold an incentive auction, as required by the 
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Spectrum Act) 
(Pub. L. 112-96, sections 6402 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 
6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012)). In the 
Incentive Auction Order, the Commission directed the Media Bureau to 
develop a form to be submitted prior to the incentive auction by each 
full power and Class A broadcast licensee to certify that it has 
reviewed the technical data on file with the Commission related to its 
current license authorization and confirm that the technical data is 
correct with respect to actual operations FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381, 
Pre-Auction Technical Certification Form. See Expanding the Economic 
and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, 
Report and Order, GN Docket 12-268, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6567, 
6820 (2014) (``Incentive Auction Order''). This data collection will 
also collect from licensees basic data regarding equipment currently in 
use at each licensed facility to facilitate the channel reassignment 
process following the completion of the incentive auction. Licensees 
will submit FCC Form 2100, Schedule 381 one time, at a deadline to be 
announced by the Media Bureau in advance of the incentive auction.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-08178 Filed 4-10-15; 8:45 am]
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