[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2098-2099]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00522]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0311 and OMB 3060-1211; FR ID 122496]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to 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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before February 13, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [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 Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks 
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information 
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0311.

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    Title: 47 CFR 76.54, Significantly Viewed Signals; Method to be 
followed for Special Showings.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 respondents, 1,274 
responses.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and third-party 
disclosure requirements.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-15 hours (average).
    Total Annual Burden: 20,610 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $300,000.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 4(i) and 340 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 76.54(b) state significant viewing in a cable television or 
satellite community for signals not shown as significantly viewed under 
47 CFR 76.54(a) or (d) may be demonstrated by an independent 
professional audience survey of over-the-air television homes that 
covers at least two weekly periods separated by at least thirty days 
but no more than one of which shall be a week between the months of 
April and September. If two surveys are taken, they shall include 
samples sufficient to assure that the combined surveys result in an 
average figure at least one standard error above the required viewing 
level.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
76.54(c) are used to notify interested parties, including licensees or 
permittees of television broadcast stations, about audience surveys 
that are being conducted by an organization to demonstrate that a 
particular broadcast station is eligible for significantly viewed 
status under the Commission's rules. The notifications provide 
interested parties with an opportunity to review survey methodologies 
and file objections.
    Lastly, 47 CFR 76.54(e) and (f), are used to notify television 
broadcast stations about the retransmission of significantly viewed 
signals by a satellite carrier into these stations' local market.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1211.
    Title: Sections 96.17; 96.21; 96.23; 96.25; 96.33; 96.35; 96.39; 
96.41; 96.43; 96.45; 96.51; 96.57; 96.59; 96.61; 96.63; 96.67, 
Commercial Operations in the 3550-3650 MHz Band.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, state, local, 
or tribal government and not for profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 110,782 respondents; 226,099 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 to 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting 
requirements; other reporting requirements--as-needed basis for 
equipment safety certification that is no longer in use, and 
consistently (likely daily) responses automated via the device.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for, these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 302(a), 303, 304, 307(e), and 316 of 
the Communications Act of 1934.
    Total Annual Burden: 64,561 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $13,213,975.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC adopted an Order on Reconsideration and 
Second Report and Order, FCC 16-55, that amends rules established in 
the First Report and Order, FCC 15-47, for commercial use of 150 
megahertz in the 3550-3700 MHz (3.5 GHz) band and a new Citizens 
Broadband Radio Service, on April 28, 2016, published at 81 FR 49023 
(July 26, 2016). The rule changes and information requirements 
contained in the First Report and Order are also approved under this 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number and have not 
changed since they were last approved by OMB.
    The Commission also received approval from OMB for the information 
collection requirements contained in FCC 16-55. The amendments 
contained in the Second Report and Order create additional capacity for 
wireless broadband by adopting a new approach to spectrum management to 
facilitate more intensive spectrum sharing between commercial and 
federal users and among multiple tiers of commercial users. The 
Spectrum Access System (SAS) will use the information to authorize and 
coordinate spectrum use for Citizen Broadband Radio Service Devices 
(CBSDs). The Commission will use the information to coordinate among 
the spectrum tiers and determine Protection Areas for Priority Access 
Licensees (PALs).
    The following is a description of the information collection 
requirements for is approved under this collection:
    Section 96.25(c)(1)(i) requires PALs to inform the SAS if a CBSD is 
no longer in use.
    Section 96.25(c)(2)(i) creates a default protection contour for any 
CBSD at the outer limit of the PAL Protection Area, but allows a PAL to 
self-report a contour smaller than that established by the SAS. These 
rules which contain information collection requirements are designed to 
provide for flexible use of this spectrum, while managing three tiers 
of users in the band, and create a low-cost entry point for a wide 
array of users. The rules will encourage innovation and investment in 
mobile broadband use in this spectrum while protecting incumbent users. 
Without this information, the Commission would not be able to carry out 
its statutory responsibilities.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00522 Filed 1-11-23; 8:45 am]
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