Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, 17343-17344 [2015-07391]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 17343-17344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07391]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 74

[GN Docket No. 12-268; FCC 14-50]


Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum 
Through Incentive Auctions

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, information collection 
requirements associated with the Commission's Report and Order, GN 
Docket No. 12-268, FCC 14-50. This notice is consistent with the Report 
and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in 
the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of 
the requirements.

DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 74.802(b)(2), published at 79 FR 48442, 
August 15, 2014 is effective on April 1, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on March 17, 
2015, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 14-50, published at 79 FR 48442, 
August 15, 2014. The OMB Control Number is 3060-1205. The Commission 
publishes this notice as an announcement of the effective date of the 
requirements. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed 
below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any 
burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1205, 
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments 
via email at PRA@fcc.gov. To request materials in accessible formats 
for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, 
audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 
(TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507),

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the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on March 
17, 2015, for the new information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 74.802(b)(2).
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, 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 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1205.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1205.
    OMB Approval Date: March 17, 2015.
    OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 2018.
    Title: Section 74.802, Low Power Auxiliary Stations Co-channel 
Coordination with TV Broadcast Stations.
    Form Number: Not Applicable.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal government; and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 400 respondents; 227 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 325(b), 332, 
336(f), 338, 339, 340, 399b, 403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454.
    Total Annual Burden: 227 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $56,750.00.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: There are no impacts under the 
Privacy Act.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) 
received approval for a new collection under OMB Control No. 3060-1205 
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On June 2, 2014, the 
Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 14-50, GN Docket No. 12-
268, ``Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum 
Through Incentive Auctions.'' This order adopted a revision to a 
Commission rule, 47 CFR 74.802(b), to permit low power auxiliary 
stations (LPAS), including wireless microphones, to operate in the 
bands allocated for TV broadcasting at revised distances from a co-
channel television's contour, and provided LPAS operators to operate 
even closer to television stations provided that any such operations 
are coordinated with TV broadcast stations that could be affected by 
the LPAS operations. The Commission sought Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for a new information collection for the 
coordination process adopted in the Commission's Report and Order, FCC 
14-50, for such co-channel operations, in 47 CFR 74.802d(b)(2).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-07391 Filed 3-31-15; 8:45 am]
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