[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89939-89940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29829]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX]


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.

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DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
13, 2017. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
    Title: Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of 
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 832 respondents and 832 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Wireless licensees who are required to 
conduct an interference study will be required to produce the study 
upon request and when an interference complaint occurs.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303, 
307, 308, 309, 316, 319, 332, 403, 1452 and 1454.
    Total Annual Burden: 832 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $10
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. However, applicants may request that any information 
supplied be withheld from public inspection, pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 
of the FCC's rules. This request must be justified pursuant to 47 CFR 
0.457.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this new information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 
day comment period in order to obtain the three-year clearance.
    On October 26, 2015 the Federal Communications Commission released 
a Third Report and Order, OET Seeks to Supplement the Incentive Auction 
Proceeding Record Regarding Potential Interference Between Broadcast 
Television and Wireless Services, ET Docket Nos. 13-26 and 14-14, which 
resolved the remaining technical issues affecting the operation of 600 
MHz wireless licenses and broadcast television stations in areas where 
they operate on the same or adjacent channels in geographic proximity. 
Specifically, the Commission adopted a rule requiring wireless 
licensees to conduct an interference study prior to deploying or 
operating a wireless base station within a specified distance of a 
broadcast television station that is co-channel or adjacent channel to 
their spectrum. A wireless licensee is required to provide this 
interference study to the Commission upon request or to the broadcast 
television station when there is an interference complaint.

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-29829 Filed 12-12-16; 8:45 am]
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