[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30537-30538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11582]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0798]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
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 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 Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) 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 OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 16, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the ``Supplementary
Information'' section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301,
302a, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 332, 333,
336, 534, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part
application form that is used for market-based and site-based licensing
for wireless telecommunications services, including public safety
licenses, which are filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing
System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This form is used to apply for a new
license, to amend or withdraw a pending application, to modify or renew
an existing license, cancel a license, request a duplicate license,
submit required notifications, request an extension of time to satisfy
construction requirements, or request an administrative update to an
existing license (such as mailing address change), request a Special
Temporary Authority or Developmental License. Respondents are
encouraged to submit FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do
so when submitting FCC Form 601 to apply for an authorization for which
the applicant was the winning bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601 includes the FCC Registration
Number (FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an
entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
requires entities filing with the Commission use an FRN.
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On July 20, 2015, the Commission released the part 1 R&O in which
it updated many of its part 1 competitive bidding rules (See Updating
Part 1 Competitive Bidding Rules; Expanding the Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions; Petition of
DIRECTV Group, Inc. and EchoStar LLC for Expedited Rulemaking to Amend
Section 1.2105(a)(2)(xi) and 1.2106(a) of the Commission's Rules and/or
for Interim Conditional Waiver; Implementation of the Commercial
Spectrum Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission's
Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures, Report and Order, Order on
Reconsideration of the First Report and Order, Third Order on
Reconsideration of the Second Report and Order, and Third Report and
Order, FCC 15-80, 30 FCC Rcd 7493 (2015), modified by Erratum, 30 FCC
Rcd 8518 (2015) (Part 1 R&O)). Of relevance to the information
collection at issue here, the Commission: (1) Implemented a new general
prohibition on the filing of auction applications by entities
controlled by the same individual or set of individuals (but with a
limited exception for qualifying rural wireless partnerships); (2)
modified the eligibility requirements for small business benefits, and
updated the standardized schedule of small business sizes, including
the gross revenues thresholds used to determine eligibility; (3)
established a new bidding credit for eligible rural service providers;
(4) adopted targeted attribution rules to prevent the unjust enrichment
of ineligible entities; and (5) adopted rules prohibiting joint bidding
arrangements with limited exceptions. The updated Part 1 rules apply to
applicants seeking licenses and permits.
Additionally, on June 2, 2014 the Commission released the Mobile
Spectrum Holdings R&O, in which the Commission updated its spectrum
screen and established rules for its upcoming auctions of low-band
spectrum. Of relevance to the information collection at issue here, the
Commission stated that it could reserve spectrum in order to ensure
against excessive concentration in holdings of below-1-GHz spectrum (In
the Matter of Policies Regarding Mobile Spectrum Holdings, Expanding
the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive
Auctions, FCC 14-63, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6133, 90) 135 (2014)
(Mobile Spectrum Holdings R&O). See also Application Procedures for
Broadcast Incentive Auction Scheduled to Begin on March 29, 2016;
Technical Formulas for Competitive Bidding, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd
11034, Appendix 3 (WTB 2015); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Releases Updated List of Reserve-Eligible Nationwide Service Providers
in each PEA for the Broadcast Incentive Auction, Public Notice, AU No.
14-252 (WTB 2016).
The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its previously
approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798
to permit the collection of the additional information for Commission
licenses and permits, pursuant to the rules and information collection
requirements adopted by the Commission in the Part 1 R&O and the Mobile
Spectrum Holdings R&O. As part of the collection, the Commission is
seeking approval for the information collection and recordkeeping
requirements associated with 47 CFR 1.2210(j), 1.2112(b)(2)(iii),
1.2112(b)(2)(v), 1.2112(b)(2)(vii), and 1.2112(b)(2)(viii). Also, in
certain circumstances, the Commission requires the applicant to provide
copies of their agreements and/or submit exhibits.
In addition, the Commission seeks approval for various other, non-
substantive editorial/consistency edits and updates to FCC Form 601
that correct inconsistent capitalization of words and other
typographical errors, and better align the text on the form with the
text in the Commission rules both generally and in connection with
recent non-substantive, organizational amendments to the Commission's
rules. The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its
currently approved information collection on FCC Form 601 to revise FCC
Form 601 accordingly.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11582 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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