[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8715-8716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03505]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0950]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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 April 22, 
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: 3060-0950.
    Title: Bidding Credits for Tribal Lands.
    Form Number: N/A.
    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 government.
    Number of Respondents: 5 respondents; 5 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303(r), and 303(j)(3) and (4) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $270,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will be submitting this expiring 
information collection after this comment period to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of an extension request.
    From June 2000 to August 2004, the Commission adopted various 
rulemakings in which a winning bidder seeking a bidding credit to serve 
a qualifying tribal land within a particular market must:
     Indicate on the long-form application (FCC Form 601) that 
it intends to serve a qualifying tribal land within that market;
     Within 180 days after the filing deadline for the long-
form application, amend its long-form application to identify the 
tribal land it intends to serve and attach a certification from the 
tribal government stating that:

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    (a) The tribal government authorizes the winning bidder to site 
facilities and provide service on its tribal land;
    (b) The tribal area to be served by the winning bidder constitutes 
qualifying tribal land;
    (c) The tribal government has not and will not enter into an 
exclusive contract with the applicant precluding entry by other 
carriers, and will not unreasonably discriminate among wireless 
carriers seeking to provide service on the qualifying tribal land; and
    (d) Provide certification of the telephone penetration rates 
demonstrating that the tribal land has a penetration level at or below 
85 percent.
    The rulemakings also require what each winning bidder must do.
    In addition, it also requires that a winning bidder seeking a 
credit in excess of the amount calculated under the Commission's 
bidding credit must submit certain information; and a final winning 
bidder receiving a higher credit must provide within 15 days of the 
third anniversary of the initial grant of its license, file a 
certification that the credit amount was spent on infrastructure to 
provide wireless coverage to qualifying tribal lands, which also 
includes a final report prepared by an independent auditor verifying 
that the infrastructure costs are reasonable to comply with our build-
out requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-03505 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]
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