[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36767-36768]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16562]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0906 and 3060-xxxx]


Information Collections 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 September 6, 
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

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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: 3060-0906.
    Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplemental Services Report for DTV 
Stations, FCC Form 317; 47 CFR 73.624(g).
    Form Number: FCC Form 317.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 9,391 respondents, 18,782 
responses.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, annual reporting 
requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory 
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 
154(i), 303, 336 and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 56,346 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,408,650.
    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: Each licensee/permittee of a digital television 
(DTV) station must file on an annual basis FCC Form 317. Specifically, 
required filers include the following (but we generally refer to all 
such entities herein as a ``DTV licensee/permittee''): A licensee of a 
digital commercial or noncommercial educational (NCE) full power 
television (TV) station, low power television (LPTV) station, TV 
translator or Class A TV station.
    A permittee operating pursuant to digital special temporary 
authority (STA) of a commercial or NCE full power TV station, LPTV 
station, TV translator or Class A TV station.
    Each DTV licensee/permittee must report whether they provided 
ancillary or supplementary services at any time during the reporting 
cycle. Each DTV licensee/permittee is required to retain the records 
supporting the calculation of the fees due for three years from the 
date of remittance of fees. Each NCE licensee/permittee must also 
retain for eight years documentation sufficient to show that its entire 
bitstream was used ``primarily'' for NCE broadcast services on a weekly 
basis.

    OMB Control Number: 30600-xxxx.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Video Service 
Authorization, Schedule 387 (Transition Progress Report).
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 387 (Transition Progress 
Report Form).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,000 respondents; 3,333 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours (1 hour to complete the form, 
1 hour to respond to technical questions).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,666 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $260,241.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Public Law 112-
96, 6402 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 
U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012) (Spectrum Act).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: By Public Notice released January 10, 2017, The 
Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau Release Transition 
Progress Report Form and Filing Requirements for Stations Eligible for 
Reimbursement from the TV Broadcast Relocation Fund and Seek Comment on 
the Filing of the Report by Non-Reimbursable Stations, MB Docket No. 
16-306, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 256 (IATF/Med. Bur. 2017). The 
Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau described the information 
that must be provided in the adopted FCC Form 2100, Schedule 387 
(Transition Progress Report Form) to be filed by Reimbursable Stations 
and when and how the Transition Progress Reports must be filed. We also 
proposed to require broadcast television stations that are not eligible 
to receive reimbursement of associated expenses from the Reimbursement 
Fund (Non-Reimbursable Stations), but must transition to new channels 
as part of the Commission's channel reassignment plan, to file progress 
reports in the same manner and on the same schedule as Reimbursable 
Stations, and sought comment on that proposal. By Public Notice 
released May 18, 2017. The Incentive Auction Task Force and Media 
Bureau Adopt Filing Requirements for the Transition Progress Report 
Form by Stations That Are Not Eligible for Reimbursement from the TV 
Broadcast Relocation Fund, MB Docket No. 16-306, Public Notice, DA 17-
484 (rel. May 18, 2017) (referred to collectively with Public Notice 
cited above as Transition Progress Report Public Notices). We concluded 
that Non-Reimbursable Stations will be required to file Transition 
Progress Reports following the filing procedures adopted for 
Reimbursable Stations.
    The Commission is seeking from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval for FCC Form 2100, Schedule 387 (Transition Progress 
Report).

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-16562 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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