[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48510-48511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22633]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1030]


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), 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 collections. 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 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 December 18, 
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 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collections. 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: 3060-1030.
    Title: Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) in the 
1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; state, local, 
or tribal government; Federal Government and not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 254 respondents; 7,798 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, semi-annual, one time, and on 
occasion reporting requirements, recordkeeping

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requirement, third-party disclosure requirements, and every ten years 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 1, 2, 
4(i), 201, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 324, 332, and 
333 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and sections 6003, 
6004, and 6401 of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2012, Public Law 
112-96, 126 Stat. 156, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 201, 301, 302(a), 
303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 324, 332, 333, 1403, 1404, and 1451.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,358 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $767,785.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to obtain 
the full three-year clearance. The Commission has not changed the 
reporting, recordkeeping and/or third-party disclosure requirements. We 
are adjusting estimates of the currently approved information 
collection to more accurately reflect our current estimates by 
decreasing some estimates and adding estimates for previously reported, 
periodic collections that will be active during the three-year approval 
period.
    The currently approved information collections under Control No. 
3060-1030 relate to three groups of Advanced Wireless Service (``AWS'') 
spectrum, commonly referred to as AWS-1, AWS-3, and AWS-4. The FCC's 
policies and rules apply to application, licensing, operating and 
technical rules for this spectrum. The respondents are AWS licensees, 
incumbent Fixed Microwave Service (FS) and Broadband Radio Service 
(BRS) licensees that relocate out of the AWS bands, and AWS 
Clearinghouses that keep track of cost sharing obligations. AWS 
licensees also have coordination requirements with certain Federal 
Government incumbents.
    The information collection requirements are used by incumbent 
licensees and new entrants to negotiate relocation agreements and to 
coordinate operations to avoid interference. The information also will 
be used by the clearinghouses to maintain a national database, 
determine reimbursement obligations of entrants pursuant to the 
Commission's rules, and notify such entrants of their reimbursement 
obligations. Additionally, the information will be used to facilitate 
dispute resolution and for FCC oversight of the clearinghouses and the 
cost-sharing plan.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22633 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am]
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