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Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 600 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 154(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 19, 2012,
the Commission adopted a Fourth
Report and Order and Third Order on
Reconsideration (‘‘Fourth Report and
Order’’), FCC 12–29. In the Fourth
Report and Order, the Commission
adopts the national and market-specific
caps proposed in the Third Further
Notice, FCC 11–105, and requires
parties with more than 50 pending
applications and/or more than one
pending application in the markets
identified in Appendix A of the Fourth
Report and Order (the top 150 Arbitron
markets plus markets with more than 4
pending translator applications) to
request the dismissal of applications to
comply with these limits. Applicants
may request such dismissal by filing a
letter with the Commission (‘‘Dismissal
Letter’’) identifying the applications
they wish to be dismissed. In the event
that an applicant does not timely
comply with these dismissal
procedures, the Commission staff will
first apply the national cap, retaining on
file the first 50 filed applications and
dismissing those that were subsequently
filed. The staff will then dismiss all but
the first filed application in each of the
markets identified in Appendix A.
OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
Title: Creation of a Low Power Radio
Service and Amendment of Service and
Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, Fourth Report and
Order and Third Order on
Reconsideration (‘‘Fourth Report and
Order’’), MM Docket 99–25, MB Docket
No. 07–172, RM–11338; Translator
Amendments and Top 50 Market
Preclusion Showings.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 500 respondents; 1,300
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: One time
reporting requirement.
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Total Annual Burden: 2,600 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 154(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 19, 2012,
the Commission adopted a Fourth
Report and Order and Third Order on
Reconsideration (‘‘Fourth Report and
Order’’), FCC 12–29. It adopts the
market-based dismissal policy proposed
in the Third Further Notice, FCC 11–
105, with certain modifications. Among
other things, it gives all translator
applicants a limited opportunity to
amend their proposals. It holds that
translator applicants in ‘‘spectrum
available’’ markets may modify their
proposals so long as they do not
preclude any LPFM channel/point
combination identified in the Bureau’s
study (‘‘Spectrum Available
Amendments’’). It further holds that
translator applicants with proposals in
‘‘spectrum limited’’ markets will be
allowed to modify their proposals to
eliminate their preclusive impact on any
of the LPFM point/channel
combinations that would be available
within the grid if all translator window
applications in that market were
dismissed (‘‘Spectrum Limited
Amendments’’) (‘‘Spectrum Available
Amendments’’ and ‘‘Spectrum Limited
Amendments’’ are collectively referred
to herein as, ‘‘Amendments’’). In
addition, any translator applicant in any
top 50 spectrum limited market must
demonstrate that its out-of-grid proposal
would not preclude the only LPFM
station licensing opportunity at that
location (‘‘Top 50 Market Preclusion
Showing’’). Specifically, it needs to
demonstrate either that no LPFM station
could be licensed at the proposed
transmitter site or, if an LPFM station
could be licensed at the site, that an
additional channel remains available for
a future LPFM station at the same site.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
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 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
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 of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before July 30, 2012.
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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0519.
Title: Rules and Regulations
Implementing the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG
Docket No. 02–278.
SUMMARY:
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 50,151 respondents;
147,453,559 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004
hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Annual, on
occasion and one-time reporting
requirements; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for the information collection
requirements is found in the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act of 1991
(TCPA), Public Law 102–243, December
20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, which added
Section 227 of the Communications Act
of 1934, [47 U.S.C. 227] Restrictions on
the Use of Telephone Equipment.
Total Annual Burden: 712,140 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,989,700.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
that individuals and households
provide personally identifiable
information, which is covered under the
FCC’s system of records notice (SORN),
FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and
Inquiries.’’ As required by the Privacy
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also
published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1
‘‘Informal Complaints and Inquiries’’, in
the Federal Register on December 15,
2009 (74 FR 66356) which became
effective on January 25, 2010. A system
of records for the do-not-call registry
was created by the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) under the Privacy
Act. The FTC originally published a
notice in the Federal Register
describing the system. See 68 FR 37494,
June 24, 2003. The FTC updated its
system of records for the do-not-call
registry in 2009. See 74 FR 17863, April
17, 2009.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) was
completed on June 28, 2007. It may be
reviewed at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/
privacyact/Privacy_Impact_
Assessment.html. The Commission is in
the process of updating the PIA to
incorporate various revisions made to
the SORN.
Needs and Uses: The reporting
requirements included under this OMB
Control Number 3060–0519 enable the
Commission to gather information
regarding violations of Section 227 of
the Communications Act, the Do-NotCall Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call
Act), and the Commission’s
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implementing rules. If the information
collection was not conducted, the
Commission would be unable to track
and enforce violations of Section 227 of
the Communications Act, the Do-NotCall Act, or the Commission’s
implementing rules. The Commission’s
implementing rules provide consumers
with several options for avoiding most
unwanted telephone solicitations.
The national do-not-call registry
supplements the company-specific donot-call rules for those consumers who
wish to continue requesting that
particular companies not call them. Any
company that is asked by a consumer,
including an existing customer, not to
call again must honor that request for
five (5) years.
A provision of the Commission’s
rules, however, allows consumers to
give specific companies permission to
call them through an express written
agreement. Nonprofit organizations,
companies with whom consumers have
an established business relationship,
and calls to persons with whom the
telemarketer has a personal relationship
are exempt from the ‘‘do-not-call’’
registry requirements.
On September 21, 2004, the
Commission released the Safe Harbor
Order establishing a limited safe harbor
in which persons will not be liable for
placing autodialed and prerecorded
message calls to numbers ported from a
wireline service within the previous 15
days. The Commission also amended its
existing National Do-Not-Call Registry
safe harbor to require telemarketers to
scrub their lists against the Registry
every 31 days.
On December 4, 2007, the
Commission released the DNC NPRM
seeking comment on its tentative
conclusion that registrations with the
Registry should be honored indefinitely,
unless a number is disconnected or
reassigned or the consumer cancels his
registration.
On June 17, 2008, in accordance with
the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of
2007, the Commission revised its rules
to minimize the inconvenience to
consumers of having to re-register their
preferences not to receive telemarketing
calls and to further the underlying goal
of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to
protect consumer privacy rights. The
Commission released a Report and
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC
08–147, amending the Commission’s
rules under the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) to require sellers
and/or telemarketers to honor
registrations with the National Do-NotCall Registry so that registrations will
not automatically expire based on the
current five year registration period.
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Specifically, the Commission modified
§ 64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to require
sellers and/or telemarketers to honor
numbers registered on the Registry
indefinitely or until the number is
removed by the database administrator
or the registration is cancelled by the
consumer.
Most recently, on February 15, 2012,
the Commission released a Report and
Order in CG Docket No. 02–278, FCC
12–21, revising its rules to: (1) Require
prior express written consent for all
autodialed or prerecorded telemarketing
calls to wireless numbers and for all
prerecorded telemarketing calls to
residential lines; (2) eliminate the
established business relationship
exception to the consent requirement for
prerecorded telemarketing calls to
residential lines; (3) require
telemarketers to include an automated,
interactive opt-out mechanism in all
prerecorded telemarketing calls, to
allow consumers more easily to opt out
of future robocalls during a robocall
itself; and (4) require telemarketers to
comply with the 3% limit on abandoned
calls during each calling campaign, in
order to discourage intrusive calling
campaigns.
Finally, the Commission also
exempted from the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act requirements
prerecorded calls to residential lines
made by health care-related entities
governed by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of
1996.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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COMMISSION
Privacy Act System of Records
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; one new Privacy Act
system of records.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to subsection (e)(4)
of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(5 U.S.C. 552a), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) proposes to add a new
system of records, FCC/OMD–30, ‘‘FCC
Visitors Database.’’ The FCC’s Security
Operations Center (SOC) in the Office of
Managing Director (OMD) will use the
information contained in FCC/OMD–30
to cover the personally identifiable
information (PII) that all visitors to the
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: 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 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 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 of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 30,
2012. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0519.
Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, CG Docket No. 02-278.
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50,151 respondents;
147,453,559 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004 hours (15 seconds) to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual, on
occasion and one-time reporting requirements; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is
found in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA), Public
Law 102-243, December 20, 1991, 105 Stat. 2394, which added Section 227
of the Communications Act of 1934, [47 U.S.C. 227] Restrictions on the
Use of Telephone Equipment.
Total Annual Burden: 712,140 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,989,700.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and
Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints and
Inquiries'', in the Federal Register on December 15, 2009 (74 FR 66356)
which became effective on January 25, 2010. A system of records for the
do-not-call registry was created by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
under the Privacy Act. The FTC originally published a notice in the
Federal Register describing the system. See 68 FR 37494, June 24, 2003.
The FTC updated its system of records for the do-not-call registry in
2009. See 74 FR 17863, April 17, 2009.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. The
Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various
revisions made to the SORN.
Needs and Uses: The reporting requirements included under this OMB
Control Number 3060-0519 enable the Commission to gather information
regarding violations of Section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do-
Not-Call Implementation Act (Do-Not-Call Act), and the Commission's
implementing rules. If the information collection was not conducted,
the Commission would be unable to track and enforce violations of
Section 227 of the Communications Act, the Do-Not-Call Act, or the
Commission's implementing rules. The Commission's implementing rules
provide consumers with several options for avoiding most unwanted
telephone solicitations.
The national do-not-call registry supplements the company-specific
do-not-call rules for those consumers who wish to continue requesting
that particular companies not call them. Any company that is asked by a
consumer, including an existing customer, not to call again must honor
that request for five (5) years.
A provision of the Commission's rules, however, allows consumers to
give specific companies permission to call them through an express
written agreement. Nonprofit organizations, companies with whom
consumers have an established business relationship, and calls to
persons with whom the telemarketer has a personal relationship are
exempt from the ``do-not-call'' registry requirements.
On September 21, 2004, the Commission released the Safe Harbor
Order establishing a limited safe harbor in which persons will not be
liable for placing autodialed and prerecorded message calls to numbers
ported from a wireline service within the previous 15 days. The
Commission also amended its existing National Do-Not-Call Registry safe
harbor to require telemarketers to scrub their lists against the
Registry every 31 days.
On December 4, 2007, the Commission released the DNC NPRM seeking
comment on its tentative conclusion that registrations with the
Registry should be honored indefinitely, unless a number is
disconnected or reassigned or the consumer cancels his registration.
On June 17, 2008, in accordance with the Do-Not-Call Improvement
Act of 2007, the Commission revised its rules to minimize the
inconvenience to consumers of having to re-register their preferences
not to receive telemarketing calls and to further the underlying goal
of the National Do-Not-Call Registry to protect consumer privacy
rights. The Commission released a Report and Order in CG Docket No. 02-
278, FCC 08-147, amending the Commission's rules under the Telephone
Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) to require sellers and/or telemarketers
to honor registrations with the National Do-Not-Call Registry so that
registrations will not automatically expire based on the current five
year registration period. Specifically, the Commission modified Sec.
64.1200(c)(2) of its rules to require sellers and/or telemarketers to
honor numbers registered on the Registry indefinitely or until the
number is removed by the database administrator or the registration is
cancelled by the consumer.
Most recently, on February 15, 2012, the Commission released a
Report and Order in CG Docket No. 02-278, FCC 12-21, revising its rules
to: (1) Require prior express written consent for all autodialed or
prerecorded telemarketing calls to wireless numbers and for all
prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential lines; (2) eliminate the
established business relationship exception to the consent requirement
for prerecorded telemarketing calls to residential lines; (3) require
telemarketers to include an automated, interactive opt-out mechanism in
all prerecorded telemarketing calls, to allow consumers more easily to
opt out of future robocalls during a robocall itself; and (4) require
telemarketers to comply with the 3% limit on abandoned calls during
each calling campaign, in order to discourage intrusive calling
campaigns.
Finally, the Commission also exempted from the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act requirements prerecorded calls to residential lines made
by health care-related entities governed by the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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