[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76983-76984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31295]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0010]


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 (FCC or the 
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. 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 February 
9, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [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: 3060-0010.
    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 system of records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-1, ``Ownership Report 
for Commercial Broadcast Stations,'' which was approved on December 21, 
2009 (74 FR 59978) covers the collection, purposes(s), storage, 
safeguards, and disposal of the PII that individual respondents may 
submit on FCC Form 323. FCC Form 323 is drafting 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.
    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

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to obtain the information and the protections that the FCC has in place 
to protect the PII.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The Commission is drafting a Privacy 
Impact Assessment for the PII that is covered by FCC/MB-1 SORN. Upon 
completion of the PIA, it will be posted 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.
    We are requesting the three year extension of this information 
collection.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-31295 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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