[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8096-8097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04038]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1223]
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 April 5, 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
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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 Nicole Ongele, 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
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: 3060-1223.
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.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-04038 Filed 3-5-19; 8:45 am]
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