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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not for profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 38 respondents; 40
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–1
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 39 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $91,953.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i) and 311 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.3525
states (a) except as provided in
§ 73.3523 regarding dismissal of
applications in comparative renewal
proceedings, whenever applicants for a
construction permit for a broadcast
station enter into an agreement to
procure the removal of a conflict
between applications pending before the
FCC by withdrawal or amendment of an
application or by its dismissal pursuant
to § 73.3568, all parties thereto shall,
within 5 days after entering into the
agreement, file with the FCC a joint
request for approval of such agreement.
The joint request shall be accompanied
by a copy of the agreement, including
any ancillary agreements, and an
affidavit of each party to the agreement
setting forth:
(1) The reasons why it is considered
that such agreement is in the public
interest;
(2) A statement that its application
was not filed for the purpose of reaching
or carrying out such agreement;
(3) A certification that neither the
applicant nor its principals has received
any money or other consideration in
excess of the legitimate and prudent
expenses of the applicant; Provided
That this provision shall not apply to
bona fide merger agreements;
(4) The exact nature and amount of
any consideration paid or promised;
(5) An itemized accounting of the
expenses for which it seeks
reimbursement; and
(6) The terms of any oral agreement
relating to the dismissal or withdrawal
of its application.
(b) Whenever two or more conflicting
applications for construction permits for
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broadcast stations pending before the
FCC involve a determination of fair,
efficient and equitable distribution of
service pursuant to section 307(b) of the
Communications Act, and an agreement
is made to procure the withdrawal (by
amendment to specify a different
community or by dismissal pursuant to
§ 73.3568) of the only application or
applications seeking the same facilities
for one of the communities involved, all
parties thereto shall file the joint request
and affidavits specified in paragraph (a)
of this section.
(1) If upon examination of the
proposed agreement the FCC finds that
withdrawal of one of the applications
would unduly impede achievement of a
fair, efficient and equitable distribution
of radio service among the several States
and communities, then the FCC shall
order that further opportunity be
afforded for other persons to apply for
the facilities specified in the application
or applications to be withdrawn before
acting upon the pending request for
approval of the agreement.
(2) Upon release of such order, any
party proposing to withdraw its
application shall cause to be published
a notice of such proposed withdrawal at
least twice a week for 2 consecutive
weeks within the 3-week period
immediately following release of the
FCC’s order, in a daily newspaper of
general circulation published in the
community in which it was proposed to
locate the station. However, if there is
no such daily newspaper published in
the community, the notice shall be
published as follows:
(i) If one or more weekly newspapers
of general circulation are published in
the community in which the station was
proposed to be located, notice shall be
published in such a weekly newspaper
once a week for 3 consecutive weeks
within the 4-week period immediately
following the release of the FCC’s order.
(ii) If no weekly newspaper of general
circulation is published in the
community in which the station was
proposed to be located, notice shall be
published at least twice a week for 2
consecutive weeks within the 3-week
period immediately following the
release of the FCC’s order in the daily
newspaper having the greatest general
circulation in the community in which
the station was proposed to be located.
(3) The notice shall state the name of
the applicant; the location, frequency
and power of the facilities proposed in
the application; the location of the
station or stations proposed in the
applications with which it is in conflict;
the fact that the applicant proposes to
withdraw the application; and the date
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upon which the last day of publication
shall take place.
(4) Such notice shall additionally
include a statement that new
applications for a broadcast station on
the same frequency, in the same
community, with substantially the same
engineering characteristics and
proposing to serve substantially the
same service area as the application
sought to be withdrawn, timely filed
pursuant to the FCC’s rules, or filed, in
any event, within 30 days from the last
date of publication of the notice
(notwithstanding any provisions
normally requiring earlier filing of a
competing application), will be entitled
to comparative consideration with other
pending mutually exclusive affidavits.
(5) Within 7 days of the last day of
publication of the notice, the applicant
proposing to withdraw shall file a
statement in triplicate with the FCC
giving the dates on which the notice
was published, the text of the notice and
the name and location of the newspaper
in which the notice was published.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–32464 Filed 12–19–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
SUMMARY:
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e) ways to
further reduce the information burden
for 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 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 (PRA) that
does not display a valid OMB control
number.
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before February 21,
2012. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the
Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Application for Mobility Fund
Phase I Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 680.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 250 respondents; 250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 375 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact. Entities submitting an
application are acting in an
entrepreneurial capacity.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality. The
information to be collected will be made
available for public inspection.
Applicants may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be given confidential
treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will use the information collected from
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winning bidders in the Mobility Fund
Phase I auction to evaluate applications
for Mobility Fund Phase 1 support. On
November 18, 2011, the Federal
Communications Commission released,
WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135, 05–337,
03–109; GN Docket No. 09–51; CC
Docket Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT Docket
No. 10–208; FCC 11–161, which
adopted rules to govern the Connect
America Fund Mobility Fund. In
adopting the rules, the Commission
provided for one-time support to
immediately accelerate deployment of
networks for mobile broadband services
in unreserved areas. Mobility Fund
Phase I support will be awarded through
a nationwide reverse auction.
Applicants with winning bids will
provide this information to obtain the
Mobility Fund Phase 1 support.
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Application to Participate in an
Auction for Mobility Fund Phase I
Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 180.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 250 respondents; 250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 375 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact. Entities submitting an
application are acting in an
entrepreneurial capacity.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality. The
information to be collected will be made
available for public inspection.
Applicants may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be given confidential
treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will use the information collected to
determine whether applicants are
eligible to participate in the Mobility
Fund Phase I auction. On November 18,
2011, the Federal Communications
Commission released, WC Docket Nos.
10–90, 07–135, 05–337, 03–109; GN
Docket No. 09–51; CC Docket Nos. 01–
92, 96–45; WT Docket No. 10–208; FCC
11–161, which adopted rules to govern
the Connect America Fund Mobility
Fund. In adopting the rules, the
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Commission provided for one-time
support to immediately accelerate
deployment of networks for mobile
broadband services in unserved areas.
Mobility Fund Phase I support will be
awarded through a nationwide reverse
auction. The information collection
process for the Mobility Fund Phase 1
auction is similar to that used in
spectrum license auctions. This
approach provides an appropriate
screen to ensure serious participation
without being unduly burdensome.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–32466 Filed 12–19–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 estimate; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (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;
and (e) 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 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 Office
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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 burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection(s). 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 estimate; (c) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents, including the use of automated
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
ways to further reduce the information burden for 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 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 (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before February 21, 2012. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Application for Mobility Fund Phase I Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 680.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 250 respondents; 250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 375 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact. Entities submitting an
application are acting in an entrepreneurial capacity.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. The information to be collected will be made available
for public inspection. Applicants may request materials or information
submitted to the Commission be given confidential treatment under 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information collected
from winning bidders in the Mobility Fund Phase I auction to evaluate
applications for Mobility Fund Phase 1 support. On November 18, 2011,
the Federal Communications Commission released, WC Docket Nos. 10-90,
07-135, 05-337, 03-109; GN Docket No. 09-51; CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-
45; WT Docket No. 10-208; FCC 11-161, which adopted rules to govern the
Connect America Fund Mobility Fund. In adopting the rules, the
Commission provided for one-time support to immediately accelerate
deployment of networks for mobile broadband services in unreserved
areas. Mobility Fund Phase I support will be awarded through a
nationwide reverse auction. Applicants with winning bids will provide
this information to obtain the Mobility Fund Phase 1 support.
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Application to Participate in an Auction for Mobility Fund
Phase I Support.
Form Number: FCC Form 180.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 250 respondents; 250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 375 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact. Entities submitting an
application are acting in an entrepreneurial capacity.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. The information to be collected will be made available
for public inspection. Applicants may request materials or information
submitted to the Commission be given confidential treatment under 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information collected
to determine whether applicants are eligible to participate in the
Mobility Fund Phase I auction. On November 18, 2011, the Federal
Communications Commission released, WC Docket Nos. 10-90, 07-135, 05-
337, 03-109; GN Docket No. 09-51; CC Docket Nos. 01-92, 96-45; WT
Docket No. 10-208; FCC 11-161, which adopted rules to govern the
Connect America Fund Mobility Fund. In adopting the rules, the
Commission provided for one-time support to immediately accelerate
deployment of networks for mobile broadband services in unserved areas.
Mobility Fund Phase I support will be awarded through a nationwide
reverse auction. The information collection process for the Mobility
Fund Phase 1 auction is similar to that used in spectrum license
auctions. This approach provides an appropriate screen to ensure
serious participation without being unduly burdensome.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-32466 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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