[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16206-16207]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06530]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0767]


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, 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 Commission 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 May 3, 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 contacts listed 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 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: 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.
    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

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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 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. 2017-06530 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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