[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 140 (Thursday, July 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47392-47393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17178]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0084]


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, 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 September 
19, 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: 3060-0084.
    Title: Ownership Report for Noncommercial Educational Broadcast 
Stations, FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323-E (formerly FCC Form 323-E); 
Section 73.3615, Ownership Reports.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323-E (formerly FCC Form 323-
E).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,636 respondents; 2,636 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; biennial 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 152(a), 154(i), 257, 303(r), 307, 308, 309, and 310.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,867 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,319,900.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission is drafting a Privacy 
Impact Assessment (PIA) for the personally identifiable information 
(PII) that is covered by the system of records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-1, 
Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations. The Commission is 
also revising the FCC/MB-1 SORN to cover the collection, purpose(s), 
storage, safeguards, and disposal of the PII that individual 
respondents may submit on FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323-E. The PIA will 
address the PII that is covered by the FCC/MB-1 SORN, as revised. Upon 
completion of the PIA, it will be posted on the FCC's Web site, as 
required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum, M-03-
22 (September 22, 2003).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323-E 
(formerly FCC Form 323-E) collects two types of information from 
respondents: PII in the form of names, addresses, job titles and 
demographic information; and FCC Registration Numbers (FRNs).
    The Commission is revising the FCC/MB-1 SORN to cover the 
collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and disposal of the PII 
that individual respondents may submit on FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323-
E, as required under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 
552a). The Commission is also 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 currently requires applicants for FRNs 
to provide their Taxpayer Information Number (TIN) and/or Social 
Security Number (SSN). The FCC's electronic Commission Registration 
System (CORES) then provides each registrant with a CORES FRN, which 
identifies the registrant in his/her subsequent dealings with the FCC. 
This is done to protect the individual's privacy. The Commission

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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 to obtain the information and 
the protections that the FCC has in place to protect the PII.
    The Commission is revising Form 160 to enable applicants to obtain 
a Restricted Use FRN, which may be used on Form 2100, Schedule 323-E to 
identify an individual reported as an attributable interest holder. The 
revised Form 160 will require applicants for Restricted Use FRNs to 
provide an alternative set of identifying information that does not 
include the individual's full SSN: His/her full name, residential 
address, date of birth, and only the last four digits of his/her SSN. 
Restricted Use FRNs may be used in lieu of CORES FRNs only on broadcast 
ownership reports and only for individuals (not entities) reported as 
attributable interest holders. The Commission is revising the FCC/OMD-9 
SORN to cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and 
disposal of the PII that individual respondents may submit on the 
revised Form 160.
    Needs and Uses: On January 20, 2016, the Commission released a 
Report and Order, Second Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration 
in MB Docket Nos. 07-294, 10-103, and MD Docket No. 10-234 (323/CORES 
Order and Reconsideration Order). The 323/CORES Order and 
Reconsideration Order refines the collection of data reported on FCC 
Form 323, Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations, and FCC 
Form 323-E, Ownership Report for Noncommercial Broadcast Stations. 
Specifically, the 323/CORES Order and Reconsideration Order implements 
a Restricted Use FRN (RUFRN) within the Commission's Registration 
System (CORES) that individuals may use solely for the purpose of 
broadcast ownership report filings. In light of the Commission's 
adoption of the RUFRN requirement, the 323/CORES Order and 
Reconsideration Order eliminates the availability of the Special Use 
FRN (SUFRN) for broadcast station ownership reports, except in very 
limited circumstances. The 323/CORES Order and Reconsideration Order 
also prescribes revisions to Form 323-E that conform the reporting 
requirements for noncommercial educational broadcast stations more 
closely to those for commercial stations, including information about 
the race, gender, and ethnicity of existing, reportable interest 
holders; the use of a unique identifier; and the biennial filing 
requirement. In addition, the 323/CORES Order and Reconsideration Order 
makes a number of significant changes to the Commission's reporting 
requirements that reduce the filing burdens on broadcasters, streamline 
the process, and improve data quality. These enhancements will enable 
the Commission to obtain data reflecting a more useful, accurate, and 
thorough assessment of minority and female broadcast station ownership 
in the United States while reducing certain filing burdens.
    Licensees of noncommercial educational AM, FM, and television 
broadcast stations must file FCC Form 2100, Schedule 323-E (formerly 
FCC Form 323-E) every two years. Pursuant to the new filing procedures 
adopted in the 323/CORES Order and Reconsideration Order, Form 2100, 
Schedule 323-E shall be filed by December 1 in all odd-numbered years. 
Biennial Ownership Reports shall provide information accurate as of 
October 1 of the year in which the Report is filed.
    In addition, Licensees and Permittees of noncommercial educational 
AM, FM, and television stations must file Form 2100, Schedule 323-E 
following the consummation of a transfer of control or an assignment of 
a noncommercial educational AM, FM, or television station license or 
construction permit; a Permittee of a new noncommercial educational AM, 
FM, or television station must file Form 2100, Schedule 323-E within 30 
days after the grant of the construction permit; and a Permittee of a 
new noncommercial educational AM, FM, or television station must file 
Form 2100, Schedule 323-E 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 Form 2100, 
Schedule 323-E must be filed for each entity in the organizational 
structure that has an attributable interest in the Licensee or 
Permittee.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17178 Filed 7-20-16; 8:45 am]
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