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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0501.
Title: Section 73.1942 Candidates
Rates; Section 76.206 Candidate Rates;
Section 76.1611 Political Cable Rates
and Classes of Time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 17,561 respondents; 403,610
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours to 20 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement; Semiannual requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i) and 315 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 927,269 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: Section 315 of the
Communications Act directs broadcast
stations and cable operators to charge
political candidates the ‘‘lowest unit
charge of the station’’ for the same class
and amount of time for the same period,
during the 45 days preceding a primary
or runoff election and the 60 days
preceding a general or special election.
47 CFR 73.1942 requires broadcast
licensees and 47 CFR 76.206 requires
cable television systems to disclose any
station practices offered to commercial
advertisers that enhance the value of
advertising spots and different classes of
time (immediately preemptible,
preemptible with notice, fixed, fire sale,
and make good). These rule sections
also require licensees and cable TV
systems to calculate the lowest unit
charge. Broadcast stations and cable
systems are also required to review their
advertising records throughout the
election period to determine whether
compliance with these rule sections
require that candidates receive rebates
or credits.
47 CFR 76.1611 requires cable
systems to disclose to candidates
information about rates, terms,
conditions and all value-enhancing
discount privileges offered to
commercial advertisers.
OMB Approval Number: 3060–0896.
Title: Broadcast Auction Form
Exhibits.
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other-for
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,000 respondents and 7,605
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5
hours—2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i) and 309 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Annual Hour Burden: 8,628 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $16,735,750.
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: The Commission’s
rules require that broadcast auction
participants submit exhibits disclosing
ownership, bidding agreements, bidding
credit eligibility and engineering data.
These data are used by Commission staff
to ensure that applicants are qualified to
participate in Commission auctions and
to ensure that license winners are
entitled to receive the new entrant
bidding credit, if applicable. Exhibits
regarding joint bidding agreements are
designed to prevent collusion.
Submission of engineering exhibits for
non-table services enables the
Commission to determine which
applications are mutually exclusive.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Requirement
Being Submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for
Emergency Review and Approval
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, 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
SUMMARY:
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and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
whether the 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 August 19,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the Title as
shown in the ‘‘Supplementary
Information’’ section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission is requesting emergency
OMB processing of the information
collection requirement(s) contained in
this notice and has requested OMB
approval no later than 26 days after the
collection is received at OMB. To view
a copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go
to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the Web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the Title
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of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0600.
Title: Application to Participate in an
FCC Auction, FCC Form 175.
Form Number: FCC Form 175.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents
and Responses: 500 respondents and
500 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 90
minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for the currently approved
information collection is contained in
sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections
1.2105, 1.2110, 1.2112 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2105,
1.2110, 1.2112. Authority for the revised
information collection is contained in
US note 91 in section 2.106 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 2.106, US
note 91, and section 27.1134(f) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 27.1134(f).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750
hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Information collected on FCC Form 175
is made available for public inspection,
and the Commission is not requesting
that respondents submit confidential
information on FCC Form 175.
Respondents seeking to have
information collected on FCC Form 175
withheld from public inspection may
request confidential treatment of such
information pursuant to section 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
submitting this revised information
collection to OMB under its emergency
processing procedures. The Commission
is seeking emergency OMB approval no
later than 26 days after the collection is
received at OMB. The Commission is
revising the currently approved
information collection to require the
submission of a signed acknowledgment
with FCC Form 175 to implement US
note 91 in section 2.106 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 2.106, US
note 91, and section 27.1134(f) of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 27.1134(f).
The Commission’s auction rules and
requirements are designed to ensure that
the competitive bidding process is
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limited to serious qualified applicants,
deter possible abuse of the bidding and
licensing process, and enhance the use
of competitive bidding to assign
Commission licenses in furtherance of
the public interest. The information
collected on FCC Form 175 is used by
the Commission to determine if an
applicant is legally, technically, and
financially qualified to participate in a
Commission auction. Additionally, if an
applicant applies for status as a
particular type of auction participant
pursuant to Commission rules, the
Commission uses information collected
on Form 175 to determine whether the
applicant is eligible for the status
requested. Commission staff reviews the
information collected on FCC Form 175
for a particular auction as part of the
pre-auction process, prior to the auction
being held. Staff determines whether
each applicant satisfies the
Commission’s requirements to
participate in the auction and, if
applicable, is eligible for the status as a
particular type of auction participant it
requested. The revised collection will
enable the Commission to confirm that
an auction applicant understands its
specific obligations with respect to
Federal incumbent users and systems in
the 1755–1780 MHz frequency band
should it ultimately become licensed in
this band by requiring that applicant to
submit a signed acknowledgement with
its FCC Form 175 stating that (1) the
applicant acknowledges that under 47
CFR 27.1134(f) it must accept any
interference from incumbent federal
operations in 1755–1780 MHz identified
in an approved Transition Plan until
such time as these operations vacate the
1755–1780 MHz band in accordance
with 47 CFR part 301; (2) the applicant
acknowledges that under 47 U.S.C.
2.106, US note 91 it must accept
harmful interference from certain
incumbent federal systems, including
federal earth stations at 25 sites; (3) the
applicant accepts the risk that this may
pose to any base station or associated
equipment that it may deploy; any
services it may offer; and any of its other
business arrangements; (4) the applicant
acknowledges that it understands these
risks could potentially affect the value
of any licenses in 1755–1780 MHz band
and that it has considered these risks
before submitting any bids for
applicable licenses; and (5) this
acknowledgement does not supersede
the licensee’s rights and obligations
specified by law, rule, or other
Commission action with respect to these
frequencies. The Commission plans to
continue to use the FCC Form 175 for
all upcoming spectrum auctions,
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including those required or authorized
to be conducted pursuant to the 2012
Spectrum Act, collecting only the
information necessary for each
particular auction. Thus, the signed
acknowledgement that is the subject of
this revised collection will not be
required for all auctions, and will only
be used in auctions of licenses in the
1755–1780 MHz band.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene J. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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Comment
Federal Trade Commission.
Proposed consent agreements.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The consent agreements in
this matter settle alleged violations of
federal law prohibiting unfair methods
of competition. The attached Analysis to
Aid Public Comment describes both the
allegations in the draft complaints and
the terms of the consent orders—
embodied in the consent agreements—
that would settle these allegations.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: For InstantUPCCodes.com,
interested parties may file a comment at
https://ftcpublic.commentworks.com/
ftc/instantupccodesconsent online or on
paper, by following the instructions in
the Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below. Write ‘‘InstantUPCCodes.com—
Consent Agreement; File No. 141 0036’’
on your comment and file your
comment online at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
instantupccodesconsent by following
the instructions on the web-based form.
For Nationwide Barcode, interested
parties may file a comment at https://
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/
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following the instructions in the
Request for Comment part of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
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your comment online at https://
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SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Requirement Being Submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget for Emergency Review and Approval
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
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. Comments are requested
concerning: whether the 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 August 19,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the Title as shown in the ``Supplementary Information''
section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB
processing of the information collection requirement(s) contained in
this notice and has requested OMB approval no later than 26 days after
the collection is received at OMB. To view a copy of this information
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go to the Web page
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of
the Web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the
downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the
``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications
Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select
Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the
``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under
review appears, look for the Title
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of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the
FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0600.
Title: Application to Participate in an FCC Auction, FCC Form 175.
Form Number: FCC Form 175.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 respondents and
500 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 90 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for the currently approved information collection
is contained in sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the Communications
Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections 1.2105,
1.2110, 1.2112 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2105, 1.2110,
1.2112. Authority for the revised information collection is contained
in US note 91 in section 2.106 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 2.106,
US note 91, and section 27.1134(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
27.1134(f).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information collected on FCC
Form 175 is made available for public inspection, and the Commission is
not requesting that respondents submit confidential information on FCC
Form 175. Respondents seeking to have information collected on FCC Form
175 withheld from public inspection may request confidential treatment
of such information pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this revised
information collection to OMB under its emergency processing
procedures. The Commission is seeking emergency OMB approval no later
than 26 days after the collection is received at OMB. The Commission is
revising the currently approved information collection to require the
submission of a signed acknowledgment with FCC Form 175 to implement US
note 91 in section 2.106 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 2.106, US
note 91, and section 27.1134(f) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR
27.1134(f). The Commission's auction rules and requirements are
designed to ensure that the competitive bidding process is limited to
serious qualified applicants, deter possible abuse of the bidding and
licensing process, and enhance the use of competitive bidding to assign
Commission licenses in furtherance of the public interest. The
information collected on FCC Form 175 is used by the Commission to
determine if an applicant is legally, technically, and financially
qualified to participate in a Commission auction. Additionally, if an
applicant applies for status as a particular type of auction
participant pursuant to Commission rules, the Commission uses
information collected on Form 175 to determine whether the applicant is
eligible for the status requested. Commission staff reviews the
information collected on FCC Form 175 for a particular auction as part
of the pre-auction process, prior to the auction being held. Staff
determines whether each applicant satisfies the Commission's
requirements to participate in the auction and, if applicable, is
eligible for the status as a particular type of auction participant it
requested. The revised collection will enable the Commission to confirm
that an auction applicant understands its specific obligations with
respect to Federal incumbent users and systems in the 1755-1780 MHz
frequency band should it ultimately become licensed in this band by
requiring that applicant to submit a signed acknowledgement with its
FCC Form 175 stating that (1) the applicant acknowledges that under 47
CFR 27.1134(f) it must accept any interference from incumbent federal
operations in 1755-1780 MHz identified in an approved Transition Plan
until such time as these operations vacate the 1755-1780 MHz band in
accordance with 47 CFR part 301; (2) the applicant acknowledges that
under 47 U.S.C. 2.106, US note 91 it must accept harmful interference
from certain incumbent federal systems, including federal earth
stations at 25 sites; (3) the applicant accepts the risk that this may
pose to any base station or associated equipment that it may deploy;
any services it may offer; and any of its other business arrangements;
(4) the applicant acknowledges that it understands these risks could
potentially affect the value of any licenses in 1755-1780 MHz band and
that it has considered these risks before submitting any bids for
applicable licenses; and (5) this acknowledgement does not supersede
the licensee's rights and obligations specified by law, rule, or other
Commission action with respect to these frequencies. The Commission
plans to continue to use the FCC Form 175 for all upcoming spectrum
auctions, including those required or authorized to be conducted
pursuant to the 2012 Spectrum Act, collecting only the information
necessary for each particular auction. Thus, the signed acknowledgement
that is the subject of this revised collection will not be required for
all auctions, and will only be used in auctions of licenses in the
1755-1780 MHz band.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene J. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
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