[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 16 (Thursday, January 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8520-8521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01728]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0767]


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 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 March 27, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the 
Title as shown in the Supplementary Information section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0767.
    Title: Sections 1.2110, 1.2111 and 1.2112, Auction and Licensing 
Disclosures--Ownership and Designated Entity Status.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 310 respondents; 310 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Third 
party disclosure requirement, and Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for both the currently approved information 
collection and the revised information collection is contained in 
sections 154(i) and 309(j) of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 4(i) and 309(j)(5).
    Total Annual Burden: 470 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $31,500.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the 
Commission as part of this information collection. However, to the 
extent a respondent wishes to request confidential treatment of 
information submitted in response to this collection, it may do so in 
accordance with section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from OMB. In FCC 15-80, Updating Part 1 Report and Order, the 
Commission updated many of its Part 1 competitive bidding rules. Among 
other things, the Commission amended its definition of ``designated 
entities'' to include ``eligible rural service providers,'' and 
established a new designated entity benefit/bidding credit for eligible 
rural service providers. The Commission is reporting program changes/
increases of 10 potential new designated entity respondents/responses 
20 total annual hours, and $1,500 in annual cost due to the inclusion 
of eligible rural service providers among the potential respondents 
from which the Commission may collect information under this 
collection. While there may be as many as 10 new designated entity 
respondents/responses under this collection, the estimated time per 
response is unchanged because the type of information that must be 
provided by the new designated entity respondents is comparable to that 
required by designated entities under the currently-approved collection 
and is expected to take the same estimated amount of time to prepare.
    Beginning first on May 5, 1997, OMB approved under OMB Control No. 
3060-0767, the Commission's collections of information pursuant to 
sections 1.2110, 1.2111, and 1.2112 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
1.2110, 1.2111, and 1.2112, and their predecessors, regarding ownership 
and designated entity status of parties involved with Commission 
licenses. The Commission collects this information in several contexts, 
including when determining the eligibility of applicants to participate 
in Commission auctions (including eligibility to claim designated 
entity benefits), the eligibility of parties to hold a Commission 
license/authorization (including eligibility for designated entity 
benefits), the eligibility of parties to whom licenses/authorizations 
are being assigned or transferred, and the repayment by license/
authorization holders of the amount of bidding credits received in 
Commission auctions to avoid unjust enrichment. Applicants and 
licensees/authorization holders claiming eligibility for designated 
entity status are subject to audits and a record-keeping requirement 
regarding FCC-licensed service concerning such claims of eligibility, 
to confirm that their representations are, and remain, accurate. The 
collection of this information will enable the Commission to determine 
whether applicants are qualified to bid on and hold Commission 
licenses/authorizations and, if applicable, to receive designated 
entity benefits, and is designed to ensure the fairness of the auction, 
licensing, and license/authorization assignment and transfer processes. 
The information collected will be reviewed and, if warranted, referred 
to the Commission's Enforcement Bureau for possible investigation and 
administrative action. The Commission may also refer allegations of 
anticompetitive auction conduct to the Department of Justice for 
investigation.
    OMB has approved separately the routine collections of information 
pursuant to these Commission rules in

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applications to participate in Commission auctions, FCC Form 175, OMB 
Control No. 3060-0600, and in Commission licensing applications, FCC 
Form 601, OMB Control No. 3060-0798, and assignment/transfer of control 
applications, FCC Form 603, OMB Control No. 3060-0800. On occasion, the 
Commission may collect information from auction applicants and license/
authorization holders pursuant to these rules under this information 
collection to clarify information provided in these forms or in 
circumstances to which the standard forms may not directly apply.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-01728 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am]
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