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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1057 and 3060–1133]
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
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 (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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 OMB 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before July 17, 2015.
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 No.: 3060–1057.
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SUMMARY:
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Title: Application for Authority to
Construct or Make Changes in an
International Broadcast Station.
Form No.: FCC Form 420–IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 10
respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours
per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334,
336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $46,050.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an
extension following the 60-day
comment period in order to obtain the
full three-year clearance from OMB.
The Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) received
approval from the OMB to develop a
new application titled, ‘‘Application for
Authority to Construct or Make Changes
in an International Broadcast Station
(FCC Form 420–IB)’’ to request authority
from the Commission to construct or
make changes in an international
broadcast station. This application has
not been implemented and released to
the public yet due to a lack of budget
resources and technical staff. After the
FCC Form 420–IB has been
implemented and the Commission has
obtained final approval from the OMB,
it will be completed by international
broadcasters in lieu of the ‘‘Application
for Authority to Construct or Make
Changes in an International,
Experimental Television, Experimental
Facsimile, or a Developmental
Broadcast Station,’’ (FCC Form 309). In
the interim, applicants will continue to
file the FCC Form 309 with the
Commission. (Note: The OMB approved
the FCC Form 309 under OMB Control
No. 3060–1035.
The information collected pursuant to
the rules set forth in 47 CFR part 73,
subpart F, is used by the Commission to
assign frequencies for use by
international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to
determine if interference or adverse
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propagation conditions exist that may
impact the operation of such stations. If
the Commission did not collect this
information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate
spectrum for international broadcasters
or to act for entities in times of
frequency interference or adverse
propagation conditions. The orderly
nature of the provision of international
broadcast service would be in jeopardy
without the Commission’s involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1133
Title: Application for Permit to
Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast
Stations (FCC Form 308); 47 CFR
Section 73.3545 and 73.3580.
Form No.: FCC Form 308.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
26 respondents; 70 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–2
hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Section 325(c) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 73 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $26,451.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: The Federal
Communications Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is requesting that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve the establishment of a
new information collection titled,
‘‘Application for Permit to Deliver
Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stations
(FCC Form 308).’’ Applicants use the
FCC Form 308 to apply, under Section
325(c) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, for authority to
locate, use, or maintain a studio in the
United States for the purpose of
supplying program material to a foreign
radio or TV broadcast station whose
signals are consistently received in the
United States, or for extension of
existing authority.
Currently, the FCC Form 308 is only
available to the public in paper form.
The Commission obtained OMB
approval of a revised FCC Form 308, in
Excel format, that will be made
available to the public on the FCC
Forms page of the FCC’s Web site,
www.fcc.gov. The form was revised to
make it more user friendly and to
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include questions to obtain only the
legal and technical information that is
essential to grant authority to U.S.
broadcasters to supply program material
to a foreign radio or TV broadcast
station whose signals are consistently
received in the U.S. or to extend the
current authority. After the applicant
completes the form, it is mailed to the
U.S. Bank along with the application
fee. Then, it is forwarded to the
International Bureau with the exception
of fee exempt applications which are
filed directly with the FCC Secretary’s
Office and then forwarded to the
Bureau.
FCC Form 308 applicants now have
the option to file their applicants in the
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS) and make their payment of their
application filing fees electronically in
the FCC Fee Filer System. Please note
that this method is optional rather than
mandatory. We believe that the
availability of this option will
substantially decrease or eliminate
paper filings of FCC Form 308’s with the
Commission. This option will save time
for the applicant and Commission staff.
There are no other changes to the
information collection, including
burden estimates.
Without this collection of
information, the Commission would not
be able to ascertain whether the main
studio owner in the U.S. meets various
legal requirements or the foreign
broadcast facility, which receives and
retransmits programming from the main
studio in the U.S., meets various
technical requirements that prevent
harmful interference to other broadcast
stations or telecommunications
facilities.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office the
of Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
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Information Collection Approved by
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) has received Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the
SUMMARY:
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501–3520). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number,
and no person is required to respond to
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. Comments concerning the
accuracy of the burden estimates and
any suggestions for reducing the burden
should be directed to the person listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy May, Policy and Licensing
Division, Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau, at (202) 418–1463, or
email: timothy.may@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on April 20,
2015, OMB approved the information
collection requirements relating to the
text-to-911 rules contained in the
Commission’s Second Report and
Order, FCC 14–118, published at 79 FR
55367, September 16, 2014. The OMB
Control Number is 3060–1204. 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 Nicole
Ongele, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–A620, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–1204, 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).
OMB Control Number: 3060–1204.
OMB Approval Date: April 20, 2015.
OMB Expiration Date: April 30, 2018.
Title: Deployment of Text-to-911.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not for profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,370 respondents; 58,012
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1–8
hours.
Frequency of Response: One time
reporting requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 76,237 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
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collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
152, 154(i), 154(j), 154(o), 251(e), 303(b),
303(g), 303(r), 316, and 403.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This
information collection does not affect
individuals or households, and
therefore a privacy impact assessment is
not required.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will work with
respondents to ensure that their
concerns regarding the confidentiality of
any proprietary or business-sensitive
information are resolved in a manner
consistent with the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: On August 13, 2014,
the Commission released the Order, FCC
14–118, published at 79 FR 55367,
September 16, 2014, adopting final
rules—containing information
collection requirements—to enable the
Commission to implement text-to-911
service, providing enhanced access to
emergency services for people with
disabilities and fulfilling a crucial role
as an alternative means of emergency
communication for the general public in
situations where sending a text message
to 911 as opposed to placing a voice call
could be vital to the caller’s safety. The
Second Report and Order adopts new
rules to commence the implementation
of text-to-911 service with an initial
deadline of December 31, 2014 for all
covered text providers to be capable of
supporting text-to-911 service. The
Second Report and Order also provides
that covered text providers then have a
six-month implementation period—they
must begin routing all 911 text messages
to a Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP) by June 30, 2015 or within six
months of a valid PSAP request for textto-911 service, whichever is later. To
implement these requirements, the
Commission seeks to collect information
primarily for a database in which PSAPs
will voluntarily register that they are
technically ready to receive text
messages to 911. As PSAPs become textready, they may either register in the
PSAP database (or, if the database is not
yet available, submit a notification to PS
Docket Nos. 10–255 and 11–153), or
provide other written notification
reasonably acceptable to a covered text
messaging provider. Either measure
taken by the PSAP shall constitute
sufficient notification pursuant to the
adopted rules in the Second Report and
Order. PSAPs and covered text
providers may mutually agree to an
alternative implementation timeframe
(other than six months). Covered text
providers must notify the FCC of the
dates and terms of the alternate
timeframe that they have mutually
agreed on with PSAPs within 30 days of
the parties’ agreement.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1057 and 3060-1133]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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 (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collections.
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 OMB 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 17,
2015. 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 No.: 3060-1057.
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
International Broadcast Station.
Form No.: FCC Form 420-IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $46,050.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension following the 60-day
comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from
OMB.
The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') received
approval from the OMB to develop a new application titled,
``Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
International Broadcast Station (FCC Form 420-IB)'' to request
authority from the Commission to construct or make changes in an
international broadcast station. This application has not been
implemented and released to the public yet due to a lack of budget
resources and technical staff. After the FCC Form 420-IB has been
implemented and the Commission has obtained final approval from the
OMB, it will be completed by international broadcasters in lieu of the
``Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
International, Experimental Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a
Developmental Broadcast Station,'' (FCC Form 309). In the interim,
applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 309 with the Commission.
(Note: The OMB approved the FCC Form 309 under OMB Control No. 3060-
1035.
The information collected pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR
part 73, subpart F, is used by the Commission to assign frequencies for
use by international broadcast stations, to grant authority to operate
such stations and to determine if interference or adverse propagation
conditions exist that may impact the operation of such stations. If the
Commission did not collect this information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate spectrum for international
broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency interference
or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision
of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the
Commission's involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1133
Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign
Broadcast Stations (FCC Form 308); 47 CFR Section 73.3545 and 73.3580.
Form No.: FCC Form 308.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 26 respondents; 70 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 325(c)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 73 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $26,451.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission
(``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approve the establishment of a new information collection titled,
``Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast
Stations (FCC Form 308).'' Applicants use the FCC Form 308 to apply,
under Section 325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for
authority to locate, use, or maintain a studio in the United States for
the purpose of supplying program material to a foreign radio or TV
broadcast station whose signals are consistently received in the United
States, or for extension of existing authority.
Currently, the FCC Form 308 is only available to the public in
paper form. The Commission obtained OMB approval of a revised FCC Form
308, in Excel format, that will be made available to the public on the
FCC Forms page of the FCC's Web site, www.fcc.gov. The form was revised
to make it more user friendly and to
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include questions to obtain only the legal and technical information
that is essential to grant authority to U.S. broadcasters to supply
program material to a foreign radio or TV broadcast station whose
signals are consistently received in the U.S. or to extend the current
authority. After the applicant completes the form, it is mailed to the
U.S. Bank along with the application fee. Then, it is forwarded to the
International Bureau with the exception of fee exempt applications
which are filed directly with the FCC Secretary's Office and then
forwarded to the Bureau.
FCC Form 308 applicants now have the option to file their
applicants in the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) and make
their payment of their application filing fees electronically in the
FCC Fee Filer System. Please note that this method is optional rather
than mandatory. We believe that the availability of this option will
substantially decrease or eliminate paper filings of FCC Form 308's
with the Commission. This option will save time for the applicant and
Commission staff. There are no other changes to the information
collection, including burden estimates.
Without this collection of information, the Commission would not be
able to ascertain whether the main studio owner in the U.S. meets
various legal requirements or the foreign broadcast facility, which
receives and retransmits programming from the main studio in the U.S.,
meets various technical requirements that prevent harmful interference
to other broadcast stations or telecommunications facilities.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office the of Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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