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dBuV/m/MHz at the boundary of the
Grandfathered Wireless Protection
Zone.
The notice seeks comment on how
best to implement the protection
methodology, including properly
collecting and managing data. Much of
the relevant data is already stored in the
Commission’s ULS but ULS does not
record three key elements needed to
implement the proposed methodology:
(1) Information that would distinguish
between base station and CPE use; (2)
the specific center frequency on which
the station operates; and (3) whether a
base station has associated unregistered
CPE. Therefore, the Bureau proposes to
implement a mechanism whereby
licensees will certify which of their base
stations are constructed, in service, and
in full compliance with the rules by
April 17, 2016, and provide the three
key elements simultaneously. The
notice seeks comment on this approach
and alternative approaches. This
proceeding has been designated as a
‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in
accordance with the Commission’s ex
parte rules. Persons making ex parte
presentations must file a copy of any
written presentation or a memorandum
summarizing any oral presentation
within two business days after the
presentation (unless a different deadline
applicable to the Sunshine period
applies). Persons making oral ex parte
presentations are reminded that
memoranda summarizing the
presentation must (1) list all persons
attending or otherwise participating in
the meeting at which the ex parte
presentation was made, and (2)
summarize all data presented and
arguments made during the
presentation. If the presentation
consisted in whole or in part of the
presentation of data or arguments
already reflected in the presenter’s
written comments, memoranda or other
filings in the proceeding, the presenter
may provide citations to that data or
arguments in his or her prior comments,
memoranda, or other filings (specifying
the relevant page and/or paragraph
numbers where the data or arguments
can be found) in lieu of summarizing
them in the memorandum. Documents
shown or given to Commission staff
during ex parte meetings are deemed to
be written ex parte presentations and
must be filed consistent with § 1.1206(b)
of the Commission’s rules. In
proceedings governed by § 1.49(f) or for
which the Commission has made
available a method of electronic filing,
written ex parte presentations and
memoranda summarizing oral ex parte
presentations and all attachments to
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those documents must be filed through
the electronic comment filing system
available for that proceeding, and must
be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc,
.xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants
in this proceeding should familiarize
themselves with the Commission’s ex
parte rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Brian Regan,
Chief of Staff, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau.
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COMMISSION
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Information Collection Requirement
Being Submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget for
Emergency Review and Approval
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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 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 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.
SUMMARY:
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Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 1,
2015.
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
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: 3060–0995.
Title: Section 1.2105(c), Bidding
Application and Certification
Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and
1.2205, Prohibition of Certain
Communications.
Form Number: N/A.
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: 10 respondents and 10
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5
hours to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this currently approved
information collection is contained in
sections 154(i) and 309(j) of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and section
1.2105(c) of the Commission’s rules, 47
DATES:
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CFR 1.2105(c). Statutory authority for
the revised information collection is
contained in sections 154(i), 309(j), and
1452(a)(3) of the Communications Act,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5),
1452(a)(3), and sections 1.2105(c) and
1.2205 of the Commission’s rules, 47
CFR 1.2105(c), 1.2205.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50
hours.
Total Annual Costs: $9,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will take all reasonable
steps to protect the confidentiality of all
Commission-held data of a reverse
auction applicant consistent with the
confidentiality requirements of the
Spectrum Act and the Commission’s
rules. See 47 U.S.C. 1452(a)(3); 47 CFR
1.2206. In addition, to the extent
necessary, a full power or Class A
television broadcast licensee may
request confidential treatment of any
report of a prohibited communication
submitted to the Commission that is not
already being treated as confidential
pursuant to section 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Forward auction applicants are entitled
to request confidentiality in accordance
with section 0.459 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On February 22,
2012, the President signed the Spectrum
Act, which, among other things,
authorized the Commission to conduct
incentive auctions, and directed that the
Commission use this innovative tool for
an incentive auction of broadcast
television spectrum to help meet the
Nation’s growing spectrum needs. See
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112–96,
sections 6402, 6403, 125 Stat. 156 (2012)
(Spectrum Act), codified at 47 U.S.C.
309(j)(8)(G), 1452. The Commission’s
broadcast incentive auction (BIA) will
have three main components: (1) A
reverse auction in which broadcast
television licensees will submit bids to
voluntarily relinquish their spectrum
usage rights in exchange for defined
shares of proceeds from the forward
auction; (2) a repacking of the broadcast
television bands; and (3) a forward
auction of initial licenses for flexible
use of the newly available spectrum.
The Commission is revising the
currently approved information
collection to implement new collection
requirements resulting from the
Commission’s adoption of new and
modified rules prohibiting certain
communications for full power and
Class A television broadcast licensees
and for applicants seeking to participate
in the forward auction component of the
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BIA and requiring such covered parties
to file a report with the Commission
within a specified period of time if they
make or receive a prohibited
communication. Subject to certain
exceptions, section 1.2205(b) of the
Commission’s rules provides that,
beginning on the deadline for
submitting applications to participate in
the reverse auction and until the results
of the incentive auction are announced
by public notice, all full power and
Class A broadcast television licensees
are prohibited from communicating
directly or indirectly any incentive
auction applicant’s bids or bidding
strategies to any other full power or
Class A broadcast television licensee or
to any forward auction applicant.
Section 1.2205(c) requires any party that
makes or receives a prohibited
communication to report such
communication in writing to the
Commission immediately, and in no
case later than five business days after
the communication occurs. Section
1.2205(d) provides the procedures for
filing any reports required under section
1.2205(c). Subject to certain exceptions,
forward auction applicants in the BIA
are subject to a BIA-specific provision in
section 1.2105(c) of the Commission’s
rules (in addition to the Commission’s
existing prohibited communications
rule applicable to applicants in
traditional Commission auctions),
which provides that, beginning on the
deadline for submitting applications to
participate in the forward auction and
until the results of the incentive auction
have been announced by public notice,
all forward auction applicants are
prohibited from communicating directly
or indirectly any incentive auction
applicant’s bids or bidding strategies to
any full power or Class A broadcast
television licensee. Section 1.2105(c)
requires forward applicants that make or
receive a prohibited communications
that is prohibited under section
1.2105(c) to file a report of such a
communication with the Commission.
The Commission’s rules prohibiting
certain communications in Commission
auctions are designed to reinforce
existing antitrust laws, facilitate
detection of collusive conduct, and
deter anticompetitive behavior, without
being so strict as to discourage procompetitive arrangements between
auction participants. They also help
assure participants that the auction
process will be fair and objective, and
not subject to collusion. The
information collected through the
Commission’s existing reporting
requirement under section 1.2105(c)
allows the Commission to enforce the
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prohibition on forward auction
applicants by making clear the
responsibility of parties who receive
information that potentially violates the
rules to promptly report to the
Commission, thereby enhancing the
competitiveness and fairness of its
spectrum auctions. The revised
information collection under the BIAspecific rule in section 1.2105(c) and in
sections 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d) will
likewise help the Commission enforce
the prohibition on covered parties in the
BIA, further assuring incentive auction
participants that the auction process
will be fair and competitive. The
prohibited communication reporting
requirement required of covered parties
will enable the Commission to ensure
that no bidder gains an unfair advantage
over other bidders in its auctions and
thus enhances the competitiveness and
fairness of Commission’s auctions. The
information collected will be reviewed
and, if warranted, referred to the
Commission’s Enforcement Bureau for
possible investigation and
administrative action. The Commission
may also refer allegations of
anticompetitive auction conduct to the
Department of Justice for investigation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015–28572 Filed 11–9–15; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE
AGENCY
[No. 2015–N–11]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Federal Housing Finance
Agency.
ACTION: 60-day Notice of Submission of
Information Collection for Approval
from Office of Management and Budget.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is
seeking public comments concerning
the information collection known as the
‘‘National Survey of Existing Mortgage
Borrowers’’ (NSEMB). This is a new
collection that has not yet been assigned
a control number by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). FHFA
intends to submit the information
collection to OMB for review and
approval of a three-year control number.
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0995]
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 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 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 December
1, 2015.
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 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: 3060-0995.
Title: Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application and Certification
Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and 1.2205, Prohibition of Certain
Communications.
Form Number: N/A.
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: 10 respondents and
10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this currently approved information collection
is contained in sections 154(i) and 309(j) of the Communications Act,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and section 1.2105(c) of the
Commission's rules, 47
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CFR 1.2105(c). Statutory authority for the revised information
collection is contained in sections 154(i), 309(j), and 1452(a)(3) of
the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5),
1452(a)(3), and sections 1.2105(c) and 1.2205 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.2105(c), 1.2205.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $9,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will take all
reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of all Commission-held
data of a reverse auction applicant consistent with the confidentiality
requirements of the Spectrum Act and the Commission's rules. See 47
U.S.C. 1452(a)(3); 47 CFR 1.2206. In addition, to the extent necessary,
a full power or Class A television broadcast licensee may request
confidential treatment of any report of a prohibited communication
submitted to the Commission that is not already being treated as
confidential pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47
CFR 0.459. Forward auction applicants are entitled to request
confidentiality in accordance with section 0.459 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On February 22, 2012, the President signed the
Spectrum Act, which, among other things, authorized the Commission to
conduct incentive auctions, and directed that the Commission use this
innovative tool for an incentive auction of broadcast television
spectrum to help meet the Nation's growing spectrum needs. See Middle
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. 112-96, sections
6402, 6403, 125 Stat. 156 (2012) (Spectrum Act), codified at 47 U.S.C.
309(j)(8)(G), 1452. The Commission's broadcast incentive auction (BIA)
will have three main components: (1) A reverse auction in which
broadcast television licensees will submit bids to voluntarily
relinquish their spectrum usage rights in exchange for defined shares
of proceeds from the forward auction; (2) a repacking of the broadcast
television bands; and (3) a forward auction of initial licenses for
flexible use of the newly available spectrum.
The Commission is revising the currently approved information
collection to implement new collection requirements resulting from the
Commission's adoption of new and modified rules prohibiting certain
communications for full power and Class A television broadcast
licensees and for applicants seeking to participate in the forward
auction component of the BIA and requiring such covered parties to file
a report with the Commission within a specified period of time if they
make or receive a prohibited communication. Subject to certain
exceptions, section 1.2205(b) of the Commission's rules provides that,
beginning on the deadline for submitting applications to participate in
the reverse auction and until the results of the incentive auction are
announced by public notice, all full power and Class A broadcast
television licensees are prohibited from communicating directly or
indirectly any incentive auction applicant's bids or bidding strategies
to any other full power or Class A broadcast television licensee or to
any forward auction applicant. Section 1.2205(c) requires any party
that makes or receives a prohibited communication to report such
communication in writing to the Commission immediately, and in no case
later than five business days after the communication occurs. Section
1.2205(d) provides the procedures for filing any reports required under
section 1.2205(c). Subject to certain exceptions, forward auction
applicants in the BIA are subject to a BIA-specific provision in
section 1.2105(c) of the Commission's rules (in addition to the
Commission's existing prohibited communications rule applicable to
applicants in traditional Commission auctions), which provides that,
beginning on the deadline for submitting applications to participate in
the forward auction and until the results of the incentive auction have
been announced by public notice, all forward auction applicants are
prohibited from communicating directly or indirectly any incentive
auction applicant's bids or bidding strategies to any full power or
Class A broadcast television licensee. Section 1.2105(c) requires
forward applicants that make or receive a prohibited communications
that is prohibited under section 1.2105(c) to file a report of such a
communication with the Commission.
The Commission's rules prohibiting certain communications in
Commission auctions are designed to reinforce existing antitrust laws,
facilitate detection of collusive conduct, and deter anticompetitive
behavior, without being so strict as to discourage pro-competitive
arrangements between auction participants. They also help assure
participants that the auction process will be fair and objective, and
not subject to collusion. The information collected through the
Commission's existing reporting requirement under section 1.2105(c)
allows the Commission to enforce the prohibition on forward auction
applicants by making clear the responsibility of parties who receive
information that potentially violates the rules to promptly report to
the Commission, thereby enhancing the competitiveness and fairness of
its spectrum auctions. The revised information collection under the
BIA-specific rule in section 1.2105(c) and in sections 1.2205(c) and
1.2205(d) will likewise help the Commission enforce the prohibition on
covered parties in the BIA, further assuring incentive auction
participants that the auction process will be fair and competitive. The
prohibited communication reporting requirement required of covered
parties will enable the Commission to ensure that no bidder gains an
unfair advantage over other bidders in its auctions and thus enhances
the competitiveness and fairness of Commission's auctions. The
information collected will be reviewed and, if warranted, referred to
the Commission's Enforcement Bureau for possible investigation and
administrative action. The Commission may also refer allegations of
anticompetitive auction conduct to the Department of Justice for
investigation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-28572 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am]
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