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Communications Commission (FCC), via
the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email,
send them to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Leslie F.
Smith at (202) 418–0217, or via the
Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0470.
Title: Section 64.901, Allocation of
Cost; Section 64.903, Cost Allocation
Manuals; and RAO Letters 19 and 26.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 1
respondent; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 200
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201–
205, 215, and 218–220.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The information is not of a confidential
nature. Respondents who believe that
certain information to be of a
proprietary nature may solicit
confidential treatment in accordance
with 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s
rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 64.901
requires carriers to separate their
regulated costs from nonregulated costs
using the attributable cost method of
cost allocation. Carriers must follow the
principles described in section 64.901.
Carriers subject to section 64.901 are
also subject to the provisions of 47 CFR
32.23 and 32.27 of the Commission’s
rules. Section 64.903(a) requires each
local exchange carrier with annual
operating revenues that equal or exceed
the indexed revenue threshold, as
defined in 47 CFR 32.9000, to file with
the Commission a manual containing
information regarding its allocation of
costs between regulated and nonregulated activities. Section 64.903(b)
requires that carriers update their cost
allocation manuals (CAMs) at least
annually; except that changes to the cost
apportionment table and the description
of time reporting procedures must be
filed at the time of implementation.
Proposed changes in the description of
time reporting procedures, the statement
concerning affiliate transactions, and
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the cost apportionment table must be
accompanied by a statement quantifying
the impact of each change on regulated
operations. Changes in the description
of time reporting procedures and the
statement concerning affiliate
transactions must be quantified in
$100,000 increments at the account
level. Changes in the cost
apportionment table must be quantified
in $100,000 increments at the cost pool
level. Moreover, filing of CAMs and
occasional updates are subject to the
uniform format and standard procedures
specified in Responsible Accounting
Officer (RAO) Letter 19. RAO Letter 26
provides guidance to carriers in revising
their CAMs to reflect changes to the
affiliate transactions rules pursuant to
the Accounting Safeguards Order (FCC
96–490). The CAM is reviewed by the
Commission to ensure that all costs are
properly classified between regulated
and nonregulated activity. Uniformity in
the CAMs helps improve the joint cost
allocation process. In addition, this
uniformity gives the Commission greater
reliability in financial data submitted by
the carriers through the Automated
Reporting Management Information
System (ARMIS). In a Memorandum
Opinion and Order in WC Docket No.
07–21 (FCC 08–120) the Commission
forbore from many of its cost allocation
rules as they apply to the former Bell
Operating Companies. As reflected in
the May 2011 update to this information
collection, this decreased the number of
respondents affected by the
requirements of these rule sections. We
are not changing the number of
respondents with this submission.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[GN Docket No. 12–268; DA 14–389]
Media Bureau Seeks Comment on
Widelity Report and Catalog of
Potential Expenses and Estimated
Costs
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this Public Notice, the
Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) seeks comment on a
Report and Catalog produced by a thirdparty contractor, Widelity Inc.
SUMMARY:
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(Widelity), that describes the process
and costs associated with the postIncentive Auction transition. In order to
disburse money from the $1.75 billion
TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund within
the limitations of the Spectrum Act, the
Commission seeks further comment on
the Report and the Catalog, including
both the categories of costs and the
prices suggested by Widelity. The
record obtained in response to the
Public Notice will help develop a final
Catalog of Eligible Expenses and other
reimbursement provisions that govern
disbursement from the Fund to
broadcasters and MVPDs in the postIncentive Auction transition.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
April 21, 2014 and reply comments are
due on or before May 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: All filings must be
addressed to the Commission’s
Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission,
445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC
20554. Commercial overnight mail
(other than U.S. Postal Service Express
Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to
9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol
Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service
first-class, Express, and Priority mail
must be addressed to 445 12th Street
SW., Washington DC 20554. Parties
shall also serve one copy with the
Commission’s copy contractor, Best
Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals
II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, (202) 488–5300,
or via email to fcc@bcpiweb.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Margaret Jackson, 202–418–3641,
Pamela Gallant, 202–418–0614, or Kim
Matthews, 202–418–2154.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission engaged Widelity to aid the
Commission in understanding the
process and costs associated with the
post-Incentive Auction transition.
Widelity has produced a Report,
‘‘Response to the Federal
Communications Commission for the
Broadcasters Transition Study
Solicitation’’ along with a ‘‘Catalog of
Potential Expenses and Estimated
Costs.’’ In producing both of these
items, Widelity conducted confidential
interviews of a broad range of industry
players, including TV broadcast group
engineers, radiofrequency and structural
engineers, suppliers, support
companies, manufacturers, attorneys,
and network engineers. The Report
recognizes that the post-Incentive
Auction repacking process will be
complex, but concludes that, with
cooperation, patience, creative problem
solving, and guidance from the
Commission and industry groups, the
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transition can be achieved with the
desired outcomes. The Catalog, a prior
version of which was released in
September 2013, now includes
Widelity’s suggested prices, or range of
suggested prices, for many Catalog
items. Widelity developed the suggested
prices by conducting confidential
interviews with buyers and sellers of
equipment and services with direct
knowledge of pricing. The Commission
had no role in the development of the
suggested prices. The suggested prices
are estimates only and are not meant to
indicate that reimbursement will reflect
the suggested prices. The Media Bureau
seeks additional input from interested
parties on the Report and the Catalog,
including on the suggested prices, as
well as any further comments on the
categories of costs included. A final
Catalog of Eligible Expenses and
Estimated Costs will be released prior to
the auction.
Federal Communications Commission.
William T. Lake,
Chief, Media Bureau.
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection
Renewals; Comment Request (3064–
0083, –0085, & –0120)
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
The FDIC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the renewal of existing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35). Currently, the
FDIC is soliciting comment on renewal
of the information collections 3064–
0083, 3064–0085 & 3064–0120,
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments to
the FDIC by any of the following
methods:
• https://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
laws/federal/notices.html
• Email: comments@fdic.gov Include
the name and number of the collection
in the subject line of the message.
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• Mail: Gary A. Kuiper
(202.898.3877), Counsel, Room NYA–
5046, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, 550 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20429.
• Hand Delivery: Comments may be
hand-delivered to the guard station at
the rear of the 17th Street Building
(located on F Street), on business days
between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
All comments should refer to the
relevant OMB control number. A copy
of the comments may also be submitted
to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
A. Kuiper, at the FDIC address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposal To Renew the Following
Currently-Approved Collections of
Information
1. Title: Recordkeeping and
Disclosure Requirements in Connection
with Regulation M (Consumer Leasing).
OMB Number: 3064–0083.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: State nonmember
banks and state savings associations
engaging in consumer leasing.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,959.
Estimated Time per Response: 75
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 146,925 hours.
General Description of Collection:
Regulation M (12 CFR part 213), issued
by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, implements the
consumer leasing provisions of the
Truth in Lending Act.
2. Title: Recordkeeping and
Disclosure Requirements in Connection
with Regulation B (Equal Credit
Opportunity).
OMB Number: 3064–0085.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: State nonmember
banks and state savings associations
engaging in credit transactions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,398.
Estimated Time per Response: 137
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 602,389 hours.
General Description of Collection:
Regulation B (12 CFR part 202), issued
by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, prohibits creditors from
discriminating against applicants on any
of the bases specified by the Equal
Credit Opportunity Act, establishes
guidelines for gathering and evaluating
credit information, and requires
creditors to give applicants a written
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notification of rejection of an
application.
3. Title: Flood Insurance.
OMB Number: 3064–0120.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Affected Public: Any depository
institution that makes one or more loans
to be secured by a building located on
property in a special flood hazard area.
Estimated Number of Respondents/
Recordkeepers: 4,421.
Estimated Reporting Hours: 4,421 ×
.29 hours = 76,999.
Estimated Recordkeeping Hours:
4,421 × .04 hours = 61,894 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
and Recordkeeping Burden Hours:
76,999 + 61,894 = 138,893 hours.
General Description of Collection:
Each supervised lending institution is
currently required to provide a notice of
special flood hazards to each borrower
with a loan secured by a building or
mobile home located or to be located in
an area identified by the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
as being subject to special flood hazards.
The Riegle Community Development
Act requires that each institution must
also provide a copy of the notice to the
servicer of the loan (if different from the
originating lender).
Request for Comment
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the FDIC’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the estimates of the
burden of the information collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the information collection on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated at Washington, DC, this 26th day of
March 2014.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[GN Docket No. 12-268; DA 14-389]
Media Bureau Seeks Comment on Widelity Report and Catalog of
Potential Expenses and Estimated Costs
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) seeks comment on a Report and Catalog produced by a third-
party contractor, Widelity Inc. (Widelity), that describes the process
and costs associated with the post-Incentive Auction transition. In
order to disburse money from the $1.75 billion TV Broadcaster
Relocation Fund within the limitations of the Spectrum Act, the
Commission seeks further comment on the Report and the Catalog,
including both the categories of costs and the prices suggested by
Widelity. The record obtained in response to the Public Notice will
help develop a final Catalog of Eligible Expenses and other
reimbursement provisions that govern disbursement from the Fund to
broadcasters and MVPDs in the post-Incentive Auction transition.
DATES: Comments are due on or before April 21, 2014 and reply comments
are due on or before May 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary,
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Commercial overnight mail (other than
U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to
9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service
first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th
Street SW., Washington DC 20554. Parties shall also serve one copy with
the Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI),
Portals II, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554,
(202) 488-5300, or via email to fcc@bcpiweb.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Margaret Jackson, 202-418-3641,
Pamela Gallant, 202-418-0614, or Kim Matthews, 202-418-2154.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission engaged Widelity to aid the
Commission in understanding the process and costs associated with the
post-Incentive Auction transition. Widelity has produced a Report,
``Response to the Federal Communications Commission for the
Broadcasters Transition Study Solicitation'' along with a ``Catalog of
Potential Expenses and Estimated Costs.'' In producing both of these
items, Widelity conducted confidential interviews of a broad range of
industry players, including TV broadcast group engineers,
radiofrequency and structural engineers, suppliers, support companies,
manufacturers, attorneys, and network engineers. The Report recognizes
that the post-Incentive Auction repacking process will be complex, but
concludes that, with cooperation, patience, creative problem solving,
and guidance from the Commission and industry groups, the
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transition can be achieved with the desired outcomes. The Catalog, a
prior version of which was released in September 2013, now includes
Widelity's suggested prices, or range of suggested prices, for many
Catalog items. Widelity developed the suggested prices by conducting
confidential interviews with buyers and sellers of equipment and
services with direct knowledge of pricing. The Commission had no role
in the development of the suggested prices. The suggested prices are
estimates only and are not meant to indicate that reimbursement will
reflect the suggested prices. The Media Bureau seeks additional input
from interested parties on the Report and the Catalog, including on the
suggested prices, as well as any further comments on the categories of
costs included. A final Catalog of Eligible Expenses and Estimated
Costs will be released prior to the auction.
Federal Communications Commission.
William T. Lake,
Chief, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2014-07138 Filed 3-28-14; 8:45 am]
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