[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66261-66262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27835]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1223]


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 of 1995 (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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
25,

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2019. 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, (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Payment Instructions from the Eligible Entity Seeking 
Reimbursement from the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund.
    Form Number: FCC Form 1876.
    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 and Responses: 2,500 respondents; 2,500 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the 
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96 
(Spectrum Act) Sec.  6403(b)(4)(A) and Repack Airwaves Yielding Better 
Access for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018, Public Law 115-141, 
Div. P, (RAY BAUM'S Act) Sec.  1452.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information collection 
includes information identifying bank accounts and providing account 
and routing numbers to access those accounts. FCC considers that 
information to be records not routinely available for public inspection 
under 47 CFR 0.457, and exempt from disclosure under FOIA exemption 4 
(5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4)).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) approval for revisions to, and a three-year extension 
of, this information collection as described below.
     There will be 2,500 respondents in FY19, because 
reimbursements from the Broadcaster Relocation Fund has been expanded 
to include additional types of eligible entities: TV translator 
stations, low power TV stations, and FM radio stations. The additional 
eligible entities will use the form to provide payment instructions to 
the government.
     A few data elements have been added to adapt the form to 
the additional types of eligible entities, which do not materially 
affect respondent burden.
     Instructions have been revised based on the first year's 
experience with the form, to reduce error rates.
    The Spectrum Act requires the Commission to reimburse broadcast 
television licensees for costs ``reasonably incurred'' in relocating to 
new channels assigned in the repacking process and Multichannel Video 
Programming Distributors (MVPDs) for costs reasonably incurred in order 
to continue to carry the signals of stations relocating to new channels 
as a result of the repacking process or a winning reverse auction 
bid.\1\ RAY BAUM'S Act expands the program to include reimbursement to 
TV translator stations, low power TV stations, and FM radio 
stations.\2\
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    \1\ Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public 
Law 112-96 (Spectrum Act) Sec.  6403(b)(4)(A)(i), (ii).
    \2\ Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern 
Services Act of 2018, Public Law 115-141, Div. P, (RAY BAUM'S Act) 
Sec.  1452.
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    The information collection for which we are requesting approval is 
necessary for eligible entities to instruct the Commission on how to 
pay the approved amounts the entities requested, and for the entities 
to make certifications that reduce the risk of waste, fraud, abuse and 
improper payments.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-27835 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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