[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36805-36806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13088]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[GN Docket No. 12-268, WT Docket Nos. 14-70, 05-211, RM-11395; FCC 15-
80]


Updating Competitive Bidding Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approved on May 23, 2016, an information 
collection for FCC Form 611-T, FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
Annual Report Related to Eligibility for Designated Entity Benefits and 
47 CFR 1.2110(n) contained in the Report and Order, FCC 15-80. This 
document is consistent with the Report and Order, which stated that the 
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
OMB approval and the effective date of the requirements.

DATES: 47 CFR 1.2110(n), published at 80 FR 56764 on September 18, 2015 
and revised FCC Form 611-T, are effective on July 8, 2016.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 23, 
2016, OMB approved the information collection requirements for FCC Form 
611-T, FCC Wireless Telecommunication Bureau Annual Report Related to 
Eligibility for Designated Entity Benefits and 47 CFR 1.2110(n) 
contained in the Report and Order, FCC 15-80. The OMB Control Number is 
3060-1092. 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, 3060-1092, 
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 
May 23, 2016, for the information collection requirements contained in 
the information collection 3060-1092. 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 3060-1092. The foregoing 
document is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 
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: 3060-1092.
    OMB Approval Date: May 23, 2016.
    OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2017.
    Title: Interim Procedures for Filing Applicants Seeking Approval 
for Designated Entity Reportable Eligibility Events and Annual Reports.
    Form Number: FCC Form 611-T and FCC Form 609-T (only Form 611-T was 
revised with this submission to OMB).
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for Profit 
Institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,100 respondents and 2,750 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50 to 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,288 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: 2,223,375.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 4(i), 308(b), 309(j)(3) and 309(j)(4).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 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

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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 
amended 47 CFR 1.2110(n), which requires designated entity licensees to 
file with the Commission an annual report for each license it holds 
that was acquired using designated entity benefits and that, as of 
August 31 of the year in which the report is due, remains subject to 
designated entity unjust enrichment requirements. Because the 
Commission amended 47 CFR 1.2110(n), the Commission is also amending 
FCC Form 611-T, which is the form that is used to collect this 
information.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-13088 Filed 6-7-16; 8:45 am]
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