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Reform of Rules and Policies on
Foreign Carrier Entry Into the U.S.
Telecommunications Market
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection requirements
associated with the Commission’s
Report and Order, IB Docket No. 12–
299, FCC 14–48. This notice is
consistent with the Report and Order,
which stated that the Commission
would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing OMB
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This
document announces that, on February
10, 2015 and February 20, 2015, OMB
approved the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s Report and Order, FCC
14–48, published at 79 FR 31873, June
3, 2014. The OMB Control Numbers are
3060–0686 and 3060–0944. The
Commission publishes this notice as an
announcement of the effective date of
the requirements. If you have any
comments on the burden estimates
listed below, or how the Commission
can improve the collections and reduce
any burdens caused thereby, please
contact Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington,
DC 20554. Please include the OMB
Control Number, 3060–0686, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
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63.18(k), published at 79 FR 31873, June
3, 2014 are effective on March 3, 2015.
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also accept your comments via email at
PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on February 10,
2015 and February 20, 2015, for the new
information collection requirements
contained in the Commission’s rules at
47 CFR 1.767(a)(8), 1.768(g)(2),
63.11(g)(2) and 63.18(k).
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Numbers are
3060–0686 and 3060–0944.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0686.
OMB Approval Date: February 20,
2015.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28,
2018.
Title: International Section 214
Authorization Process and Tariff
Requirements—47 CFR Sections 63.10,
63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.24,
63.25 and 1.1311.
Form Number: International Section
214 Application—New Authorization;
International Section 214
Authorizations—Transfer of Control/
Assignment; International Section 214—
Special Temporary Authority and
International Section 214—Foreign
Carrier Affiliation Notification.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 495 respondents; 748
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hour to 15 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, Quarterly
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 11, 201–205, 208,
211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310 and
403 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
154(j), 161, 201–205, 208, 211, 214, 219,
220, 303(r), 309, 310 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 3,286 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $755,400.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information. In those cases where a
respondent believes information
requires confidentiality, the respondent
can request confidential treatment
under § 0.459 of the Commission’s rules,
47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) received approval for a
revision of OMB Control No. 3060–0686
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The purpose of this
revision was to obtain OMB approval of
rules adopted in the Commission’s
Report and Order in IB Docket No. 12–
299, FCC 14–48, adopted and released
on April 22, 2014 (Report and Order). In
the Report and Order, the Commission
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eliminated the effective competitive
opportunities (ECO) test from
§§ 63.11(g)(2) and 63.18(k) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 63.11(g)(2),
63.18(k), which apply to applications
filed under section 63.18, 47 CFR 63.18,
for authority to provide U.S.international telecommunications
service pursuant to section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (Communications Act), 47
U.S.C. 214, and to foreign carrier
affiliation notifications filed under
§ 63.11 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 63.11. The Commission is also
making adjustments to the hour and cost
burdens associated with other rules and
requirements covered by this
information collection. The information
will be used by the Commission staff in
carrying out its duties under the
Communications Act.
The information will be used by the
staff in carrying out its duties under the
Communications Act. The information
collections are necessary largely to
determine the qualifications of
applicants to provide common carrier
international telecommunications
service, including applicants that are, or
are affiliated with, foreign carriers, and
to determine whether and under what
conditions the authorizations are in the
public interest, convenience, and
necessity. The information collections
are also necessary to maintain effective
oversight of U.S. international carriers
generally.
If the collections are not conducted or
are conducted less frequently,
applicants will not obtain the
authorizations necessary to provide
telecommunications services, and the
Commission will be unable to carry out
its mandate under the Communications
Act. In addition, without the
information collections, the United
States would jeopardize its ability to
fulfill the U.S. obligations as negotiated
under the WTO Basic Telecom
Agreement because these collections are
imperative to detecting and deterring
anticompetitive conduct. They are also
necessary to preserve the Executive
Branch agencies’ and the Commission’s
ability to review foreign investments for
national security, law enforcement,
foreign policy, and trade concerns.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0944.
OMB Approval Date: February 10,
2015.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28,
2018.
Title: Cable Landing License Act, 47
CFR 1.767; 1.768; Executive Order
10530.
Form Number: Submarine Cable
Landing License Application.
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Respondents: Business and other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 38 respondents; 94
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hour to 17 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, Quarterly
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in the Submarine Cable Landing License
Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34–39, Executive
Order 1050, section 5(a), and the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i)–(j),
155, 303(r), 309, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 421 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $88,505.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information. In those cases where a
respondent believes information
requires confidentiality, the respondent
can request confidential treatment
under § 0.459 of the Commission’s rules,
47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission) received approval for a
revision of OMB Control No. 3060–0944
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The purpose of this
revision was to obtain OMB approval of
rules adopted in the Commission’s
Report and Order in IB Docket No. 12–
299, FCC 14–48, adopted and released
on August 22, 2014 (Report and Order).
In the Report and Order, the
Commission eliminated the effective
competitive opportunities (ECO) test
from §§ 1.767(a)(8) and 1.768(g)(2) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.767(a)(8),
1.768(g)(2), which apply to cable
landing license applications filed under
the Submarine Cable Landing License
Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34–39, and
§ 1.767 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 1.767, and to foreign carrier
affiliation notifications filed under
§ 1.768 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 1.768. The Commission is also
making adjustments to the hour and cost
burdens associated with other rules and
requirements covered by this
information collection.
The information will be used by the
Commission staff in carrying out its
duties under the Submarine Cable
Landing License Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C.
34–39, Executive Order 10530, section
5(a), and the Communications Act of
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1934, as amended. The information
collections are necessary largely to
determine whether and under what
conditions the Commission should grant
a license for proposed submarine cables
landing in the United States, including
applicants that are, or are affiliated
with, foreign carriers in the destination
market of the proposed submarine cable.
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 10530,
the Commission has been delegated the
President’s authority under the Cable
Landing License Act to grant cable
landing licenses, provided that the
Commission must obtain the approval of
the State Department and seek advice
from other government agencies as
appropriate. If the collection is not
conducted or is conducted less
frequently, applicants will not obtain
the authorizations necessary to provide
telecommunications services and
facilities, and the Commission will be
unable to carry out its mandate under
the Cable Landing License Act and
Executive Order 10530. In addition,
without the collection, the United States
would jeopardize its ability to fulfill the
U.S. obligations as negotiated under the
World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic
Telecom Agreement because certain of
these information collection
requirements are imperative to detecting
and deterring anticompetitive conduct.
They are also necessary to preserve the
Executive Branch agencies’ and the
Commission’s ability to review foreign
investments for national security, law
enforcement, foreign policy, and trade
concerns.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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[MB Docket No. 15–37; FCC 15–21]
Implementation of the STELA
Reauthorization Act of 2014
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) amends
its rules to implement certain provisions
of the STELA Reauthorization Act of
2014. Collectively, those provisions:
Extend to January 1, 2020 the good faith
negotiation requirements applicable to
multichannel video programming
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distributors (‘‘MVPDs’’) and television
broadcast stations, and the exclusive
contract prohibition applicable to such
broadcast stations; prohibit same-market
television broadcast stations from
coordinating negotiations or negotiating
on a joint basis for retransmission
consent except under certain
conditions; prohibit a television
broadcast station from limiting the
ability of an MVPD to carry into its local
market television signals that are
deemed ‘‘significantly viewed’’ or that
otherwise are permitted to be carried by
the MVPD, with certain exceptions; and
eliminate the ‘‘sweeps prohibition’’ in
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’).
DATES: Effective April 2, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Raelynn Remy, Raelynn.Remy@fcc.gov,
Federal Communications Commission,
Media Bureau, (202) 418–2936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order,
MB Docket No. 15–37, FCC 15–21,
which was adopted on February 13,
2015 and released on February 18, 2015.
The full text of this document is
available for public inspection and
copying during regular business hours
in the FCC Reference Center, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street SW., Room CY–A257,
Washington, DC 20554. This document
will also be available via ECFS at
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Documents
will be available electronically in ASCII,
Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat.
Alternative formats are available for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format), by
sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or
calling the Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
Analysis
This document does not contain new
or modified information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public
Law 104–13. In addition, therefore, it
does not contain any new or modified
‘‘information collection burden for
small business concerns with fewer than
25 employees,’’ pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
Document Summary
I. Introduction
1. In this Order, we amend our rules
to implement three provisions of the
STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014
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(‘‘STELAR’’).1 Collectively, those
provisions: (i) Extend to January 1, 2020
the good faith negotiation requirements
applicable to multichannel video
programming distributors (‘‘MVPDs’’)
and television broadcast stations, and
the exclusive contract prohibition
applicable to such broadcast stations; 2
(ii) prohibit same-market television
broadcast stations from coordinating
negotiations or negotiating on a joint
basis for retransmission consent except
under certain conditions; 3 (iii) prohibit
a television broadcast station from
limiting the ability of an MVPD to carry
into its local market television signals
that are deemed ‘‘significantly viewed’’
or that otherwise are permitted to be
carried by the MVPD, with certain
exceptions; 4 and (iv) eliminate the
‘‘sweeps prohibition’’ in section
614(b)(9) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (‘‘the Act’’).5
2. The STELAR requires the
Commission, among other things, to
undertake several proceedings to adopt
new rules, amend or repeal existing
rules, and conduct analyses. This
proceeding implements sections 101,
103 and 105 of the STELAR.6 We
address those provisions in one order
because their implementation entails no
exercise of our administrative discretion
and, therefore, notice and comment
procedures are unnecessary under the
‘‘good cause’’ exception to the
Administrative Procedure Act
(‘‘APA’’).7 We discuss each provision, in
turn.
1 See Public Law 113–200, 128 Stat. 2059 (2014).
The STELAR was enacted on December 4, 2014
(H.R. 5728, 113th Cong.).
2 See 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C) (as amended by
section 101 of the STELAR).
3 See id. (as amended by section 103(a) of the
STELAR).
4 See id. (as amended by section 103(b) of the
STELAR).
5 See 47 U.S.C. 534(b)(9) (as amended by section
105 of the STELAR).
6 Provisions of the STELAR that we do not
implement in this Order will be addressed in other
proceedings.
7 See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). See also Metzenbaum v.
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 675 F.2d
1282, 1291 (D.C. Cir. 1982) (agency order, issued
pursuant to Congressional waiver of certain
provisions of federal law that otherwise would have
governed construction and operation of Alaskan
natural gas pipeline, was appropriately issued
without notice and comment under the APA’s
‘‘good cause’’ exception as a nondiscretionary
ministerial action); Komjathy v. Nat’l Transp. Safety
Bd., 832 F.2d 1294, 1296–97 (D.C. Cir. 1987) (notice
and comment is unnecessary where the regulation
does no more than repeat, virtually verbatim, the
statutory grant of authority), cert. denied, 486 U.S.
1057 (1988).
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1 and 63
[IB Docket No. 12-299; FCC 14-48]
Reform of Rules and Policies on Foreign Carrier Entry Into the
U.S. Telecommunications Market
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection
requirements associated with the Commission's Report and Order, IB
Docket No. 12-299, FCC 14-48. This notice is consistent with the Report
and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in
the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of
the requirements.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 1.767(a)(8), 1.768(g)(2), 63.11(g)(2)
and 63.18(k), published at 79 FR 31873, June 3, 2014 are effective on
March 3, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on February
10, 2015 and February 20, 2015, OMB approved the information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 14-48,
published at 79 FR 31873, June 3, 2014. The OMB Control Numbers are
3060-0686 and 3060-0944. The Commission publishes this notice as an
announcement of the effective date of the requirements. If you have any
comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission
can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby,
please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room
1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the
OMB Control Number, 3060-0686, in your correspondence. The Commission
will also accept your comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
February 10, 2015 and February 20, 2015, for the new information
collection requirements contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR
1.767(a)(8), 1.768(g)(2), 63.11(g)(2) and 63.18(k).
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB
Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Numbers are 3060-0686 and 3060-0944.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995,
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Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0686.
OMB Approval Date: February 20, 2015.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2018.
Title: International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff
Requirements--47 CFR Sections 63.10, 63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21,
63.24, 63.25 and 1.1311.
Form Number: International Section 214 Application--New
Authorization; International Section 214 Authorizations--Transfer of
Control/Assignment; International Section 214--Special Temporary
Authority and International Section 214--Foreign Carrier Affiliation
Notification.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 495 respondents; 748
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hour to 15 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Quarterly
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 1,
4(i), 4(j), 11, 201-205, 208, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310 and
403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 161, 201-205, 208, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310
and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 3,286 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $755,400.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information. In those cases
where a respondent believes information requires confidentiality, the
respondent can request confidential treatment under Sec. 0.459 of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
received approval for a revision of OMB Control No. 3060-0686 from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The purpose of this revision was
to obtain OMB approval of rules adopted in the Commission's Report and
Order in IB Docket No. 12-299, FCC 14-48, adopted and released on April
22, 2014 (Report and Order). In the Report and Order, the Commission
eliminated the effective competitive opportunities (ECO) test from
Sec. Sec. 63.11(g)(2) and 63.18(k) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
63.11(g)(2), 63.18(k), which apply to applications filed under section
63.18, 47 CFR 63.18, for authority to provide U.S.-international
telecommunications service pursuant to section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act), 47 U.S.C.
214, and to foreign carrier affiliation notifications filed under Sec.
63.11 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 63.11. The Commission is also
making adjustments to the hour and cost burdens associated with other
rules and requirements covered by this information collection. The
information will be used by the Commission staff in carrying out its
duties under the Communications Act.
The information will be used by the staff in carrying out its
duties under the Communications Act. The information collections are
necessary largely to determine the qualifications of applicants to
provide common carrier international telecommunications service,
including applicants that are, or are affiliated with, foreign
carriers, and to determine whether and under what conditions the
authorizations are in the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
The information collections are also necessary to maintain effective
oversight of U.S. international carriers generally.
If the collections are not conducted or are conducted less
frequently, applicants will not obtain the authorizations necessary to
provide telecommunications services, and the Commission will be unable
to carry out its mandate under the Communications Act. In addition,
without the information collections, the United States would jeopardize
its ability to fulfill the U.S. obligations as negotiated under the WTO
Basic Telecom Agreement because these collections are imperative to
detecting and deterring anticompetitive conduct. They are also
necessary to preserve the Executive Branch agencies' and the
Commission's ability to review foreign investments for national
security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade concerns.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0944.
OMB Approval Date: February 10, 2015.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2018.
Title: Cable Landing License Act, 47 CFR 1.767; 1.768; Executive
Order 10530.
Form Number: Submarine Cable Landing License Application.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 38 respondents; 94 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hour to 17 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Quarterly
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in the Submarine
Cable Landing License Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34-39, Executive Order
1050, section 5(a), and the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i)-(j), 155, 303(r), 309, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 421 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $88,505.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information. In those cases
where a respondent believes information requires confidentiality, the
respondent can request confidential treatment under Sec. 0.459 of the
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission)
received approval for a revision of OMB Control No. 3060-0944 from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The purpose of this revision was
to obtain OMB approval of rules adopted in the Commission's Report and
Order in IB Docket No. 12-299, FCC 14-48, adopted and released on
August 22, 2014 (Report and Order). In the Report and Order, the
Commission eliminated the effective competitive opportunities (ECO)
test from Sec. Sec. 1.767(a)(8) and 1.768(g)(2) of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.767(a)(8), 1.768(g)(2), which apply to cable landing
license applications filed under the Submarine Cable Landing License
Act of 1921, 47 U.S.C. 34-39, and Sec. 1.767 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.767, and to foreign carrier affiliation notifications
filed under Sec. 1.768 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.768. The
Commission is also making adjustments to the hour and cost burdens
associated with other rules and requirements covered by this
information collection.
The information will be used by the Commission staff in carrying
out its duties under the Submarine Cable Landing License Act of 1921,
47 U.S.C. 34-39, Executive Order 10530, section 5(a), and the
Communications Act of
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1934, as amended. The information collections are necessary largely to
determine whether and under what conditions the Commission should grant
a license for proposed submarine cables landing in the United States,
including applicants that are, or are affiliated with, foreign carriers
in the destination market of the proposed submarine cable. Pursuant to
Executive Order No. 10530, the Commission has been delegated the
President's authority under the Cable Landing License Act to grant
cable landing licenses, provided that the Commission must obtain the
approval of the State Department and seek advice from other government
agencies as appropriate. If the collection is not conducted or is
conducted less frequently, applicants will not obtain the
authorizations necessary to provide telecommunications services and
facilities, and the Commission will be unable to carry out its mandate
under the Cable Landing License Act and Executive Order 10530. In
addition, without the collection, the United States would jeopardize
its ability to fulfill the U.S. obligations as negotiated under the
World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement because certain
of these information collection requirements are imperative to
detecting and deterring anticompetitive conduct. They are also
necessary to preserve the Executive Branch agencies' and the
Commission's ability to review foreign investments for national
security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade concerns.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-04336 Filed 3-2-15; 8:45 am]
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