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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
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:
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 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.
SUMMARY:
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before September 17,
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.
DATES:
Submit your PRA comments
to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202–
395–5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
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.
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Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0600.
Title: Application to Participate in a
FCC Auction.
Form Number: FCC Form 175.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 500
respondents; 500 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i) and
309(j)(5) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 750 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information to the FCC. If the applicants
wish to submit information which they
believe is confidential, they may request
confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking an extension of this information
collection in order to obtain the full
three year approval from OMB. There is
no change to the reporting requirement.
The information collected will be
used by the Commission to determine if
the applicant is legally, technically, and
financially qualified to participate in a
FCC auction. In addition, if the
applicant applies for status as a
particular type of auction participant
pursuant to the Commission’s rules, the
Commission will use the information to
determine if the applicant is eligible for
the status requested.
The Commission’s auction rules and
requirements are designed to ensure that
the competitive bidding process is
limited to serious qualified applicants;
to deter possible abuse of the bidding
and licensing processes; and to enhance
the use of competitive bidding to assign
Commission licenses in furtherance of
the public interest. The Commission
uses additional information collected
from applicants claiming eligibility for
small business benefits to ensure that
only legitimate small businesses reap
the benefits of the Commission’s
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designated entity program. Over the last
decade, the Commission has engaged in
numerous rulemakings and adjudicatory
investigations to prevent companies
from circumventing the objectives of the
designated entity eligibility rules. The
Commission uses this form for all
upcoming auctions.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012–17517 Filed 7–18–12; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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. 3502–
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:
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 estimates; 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 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 August 20, 2012.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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: 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 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 September 17, 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 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: 3060-0600.
Title: Application to Participate in a FCC Auction.
Form Number: FCC Form 175.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 500 respondents; 500 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 4(i) and 309(j)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 750 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the FCC.
If the applicants wish to submit information which they believe is
confidential, they may request confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking an extension of this
information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval
from OMB. There is no change to the reporting requirement.
The information collected will be used by the Commission to
determine if the applicant is legally, technically, and financially
qualified to participate in a FCC auction. In addition, if the
applicant applies for status as a particular type of auction
participant pursuant to the Commission's rules, the Commission will use
the information to determine if the applicant is eligible for the
status requested.
The Commission's auction rules and requirements are designed to
ensure that the competitive bidding process is limited to serious
qualified applicants; to deter possible abuse of the bidding and
licensing processes; and to enhance the use of competitive bidding to
assign Commission licenses in furtherance of the public interest. The
Commission uses additional information collected from applicants
claiming eligibility for small business benefits to ensure that only
legitimate small businesses reap the benefits of the Commission's
designated entity program. Over the last decade, the Commission has
engaged in numerous rulemakings and adjudicatory investigations to
prevent companies from circumventing the objectives of the designated
entity eligibility rules. The Commission uses this form for all
upcoming auctions.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-17517 Filed 7-18-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P