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4 and 303 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
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
adopted the Contest Rule in 1976 to
address concerns about the manner in
which broadcast stations were
conducting contests over the air. The
Contest Rule generally requires stations
to broadcast material contest terms fully
and accurately the first time the
audience is told how to participate in a
contest, and periodically thereafter. In
addition, stations must conduct contests
substantially as announced. These
information collection requirements are
necessary to ensure that broadcast
licensees conduct contests with due
regard for the public interest.
On September 17, 2015, by Report
and Order, FCC 15–118, the
Commission amended the Contest Rule
to permit broadcasters to meet their
obligation to disclose contest material
terms on an Internet Web site in lieu of
making broadcast announcements.
Under the amended Contest Rule,
broadcasters are required to (i)
announce the relevant Internet Web site
address on air the first time the
audience is told about the contest and
periodically thereafter; (ii) disclose the
material contest terms fully and
accurately on a publicly accessible
Internet Web site, establishing a link or
tab to such terms through a link or tab
on the announced Web site’s home
page, and ensure that any material terms
disclosed on such a Web site conform in
all substantive respects to those
mentioned over the air; (iii) maintain
contest material terms online for at least
thirty days after the contest has ended;
and (v) announce on air that the
material terms of a contest have changed
(where that is the case) within 24 hours
of the change in terms on a Web site,
and periodically thereafter, and to direct
consumers to the Web site to review the
changes.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the
Secretary.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
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 the 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 February 9,
2016. 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 Number: 3060–0010.
SUMMARY:
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Title: Ownership Report for
Commercial Broadcast Stations, FCC
Form 323.
Form Number: FCC Form 323.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
9,250 respondents; 9,250 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5
hours to 4.5 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
occasion reporting requirement;
biennially reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 38,125 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $26,940,000.
Nature of Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303, 310 and 533 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Form 323 collects two types of
information from respondents: Personal
information in the form of names,
addresses, job titles and demographic
information; and FCC Registration
Numbers (FRNs).
The system of records notice (SORN),
FCC/MB–1, ‘‘Ownership Report for
Commercial Broadcast Stations,’’ which
was approved on December 21, 2009 (74
FR 59978) covers the collection,
purposes(s), storage, safeguards, and
disposal of the PII that individual
respondents may submit on FCC Form
323. FCC Form 323 is drafting a privacy
statement to inform applicants
(respondents) of the Commission’s need
to obtain the information and the
protections that the FCC has in place to
protect the PII.
FRNs are assigned to applicants who
complete FCC Form 160 (OMB Control
No. 3060–0917). Form 160 requires
applicants for FRNs to provide their
Taxpayer Information Number (TIN)
and/or Social Security Number (SSN).
The FCC’s electronic CORES
Registration System then provides each
registrant with a FCC Registration
Number (FRN), which identifies the
registrant in his/her subsequent dealings
with the FCC. This is done to protect the
individual’s privacy. The Commission
maintains a SORN, FCC/OMD–9,
‘‘Commission Registration System
(CORES)’’ to cover the collection,
purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and
disposal of the PII that individual
respondents may submit on FCC Form
160. FCC Form 160 includes a privacy
statement to inform applicants
(respondents) of the Commission’s need
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to obtain the information and the
protections that the FCC has in place to
protect the PII.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The
Commission is drafting a Privacy Impact
Assessment for the PII that is covered by
FCC/MB–1 SORN. Upon completion of
the PIA, it will be posted on the FCC
Web page, as required by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Memorandum, M–03–22 (September 22,
2003).
Needs and Uses: Licensees of
commercial AM, FM, and full power
television broadcast stations, as well as
licensees of Class A and Low Power
Television stations must file FCC Form
323 every two years. Ownership Reports
shall provide information accurate as of
October 1 of the year in which the
Report is filed. Thereafter, the Form
shall be filed biennially beginning
November 1, 2011, and every two years
thereafter.
Also, Licensees and Permittees of
commercial AM, FM, or full power
television stations must file Form 323
following the consummation of a
transfer of control or an assignment of
a commercial AM, FM, or full power
television station license or construction
permit; a Permittee of a new commercial
AM, FM or full power television
broadcast station must file Form 323
within 30 days after the grant of the
construction permit; and a Permittee of
a new commercial AM, FM, or full
power television broadcast station must
file Form 323 to update the initial report
or to certify the continuing accuracy and
completeness of the previously filed
report on the date that the Permittee
applies for a license to cover the
construction permit.
In the case of organizational
structures that include holding
companies or other forms of indirect
ownership, a separate FCC Form 323
must be filed for each entity in the
organizational structure that has an
attributable interest in the Licensee if
the filing is a nonbiennial filing or a
reportable interest in the Licensee if the
filing is a biennial filing.
We are requesting the three year
extension of this information collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the
Secretary.
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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 the 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 February 9,
2016. 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:
SUMMARY:
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OMB Control Number: 3060–0170.
Title: Section 73.1030, Notifications
Concerning Interference to Radio
Astronomy, Research and Receiving
Installations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 57 respondents; 57
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Cost: $14,250.
Total Annual Burden: 29 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Section 154(i) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is need for confidentiality
required with this collection of
information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1030
states in order to minimize harmful
interference at the National Radio
Astronomy Observatory site located at
Green, Pocahontas County, West
Virginia, and at the Naval Radio
Research Observatory at Sugar Grove,
Pendleton County, West Virginia, a
licensee proposing to operate a shortterm broadcast auxiliary station
pursuant to § 74.24, and any applicant
for authority to construct a new
broadcast station, or for authority to
make changes in the frequency, power,
antenna height, or antenna directivity of
an existing station within the area
bounded by 39°15′ N. on the north,
78°30′ W. on the east, 37°30′ N. on the
south, and 80°30′ W. on the west, shall
notify the Interference Office, National
Radio Astronomy Observatory, P.O. Box
2, Green Bank, West Virginia 24944.
Telephone: (304) 456–2011. The
notification shall be in writing and set
forth the particulars of the proposed
station, including the geographical
coordinates of the antenna, antenna
height, antenna directivity if any,
proposed frequency, type of emission
and power. The notification shall be
made prior to, or simultaneously with,
the filing of the application with the
Commission. After receipt of such
applications, the FCC will allow a
period of 20 days for comments or
objections in response to the
notifications indicated. If an objection to
the proposed operation is received
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 the
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 February
9, 2016. 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 Number: 3060-0010.
Title: Ownership Report for Commercial Broadcast Stations, FCC Form
323.
Form Number: FCC Form 323.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 9,250 respondents; 9,250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours to 4.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; biennially reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 38,125 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $26,940,000.
Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i), 303, 310 and 533 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Form 323 collects two types
of information from respondents: Personal information in the form of
names, addresses, job titles and demographic information; and FCC
Registration Numbers (FRNs).
The system of records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-1, ``Ownership Report
for Commercial Broadcast Stations,'' which was approved on December 21,
2009 (74 FR 59978) covers the collection, purposes(s), storage,
safeguards, and disposal of the PII that individual respondents may
submit on FCC Form 323. FCC Form 323 is drafting a privacy statement to
inform applicants (respondents) of the Commission's need to obtain the
information and the protections that the FCC has in place to protect
the PII.
FRNs are assigned to applicants who complete FCC Form 160 (OMB
Control No. 3060-0917). Form 160 requires applicants for FRNs to
provide their Taxpayer Information Number (TIN) and/or Social Security
Number (SSN). The FCC's electronic CORES Registration System then
provides each registrant with a FCC Registration Number (FRN), which
identifies the registrant in his/her subsequent dealings with the FCC.
This is done to protect the individual's privacy. The Commission
maintains a SORN, FCC/OMD-9, ``Commission Registration System (CORES)''
to cover the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, and disposal
of the PII that individual respondents may submit on FCC Form 160. FCC
Form 160 includes a privacy statement to inform applicants
(respondents) of the Commission's need
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to obtain the information and the protections that the FCC has in place
to protect the PII.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The Commission is drafting a Privacy
Impact Assessment for the PII that is covered by FCC/MB-1 SORN. Upon
completion of the PIA, it will be posted on the FCC Web page, as
required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum, M-03-
22 (September 22, 2003).
Needs and Uses: Licensees of commercial AM, FM, and full power
television broadcast stations, as well as licensees of Class A and Low
Power Television stations must file FCC Form 323 every two years.
Ownership Reports shall provide information accurate as of October 1 of
the year in which the Report is filed. Thereafter, the Form shall be
filed biennially beginning November 1, 2011, and every two years
thereafter.
Also, Licensees and Permittees of commercial AM, FM, or full power
television stations must file Form 323 following the consummation of a
transfer of control or an assignment of a commercial AM, FM, or full
power television station license or construction permit; a Permittee of
a new commercial AM, FM or full power television broadcast station must
file Form 323 within 30 days after the grant of the construction
permit; and a Permittee of a new commercial AM, FM, or full power
television broadcast station must file Form 323 to update the initial
report or to certify the continuing accuracy and completeness of the
previously filed report on the date that the Permittee applies for a
license to cover the construction permit.
In the case of organizational structures that include holding
companies or other forms of indirect ownership, a separate FCC Form 323
must be filed for each entity in the organizational structure that has
an attributable interest in the Licensee if the filing is a nonbiennial
filing or a reportable interest in the Licensee if the filing is a
biennial filing.
We are requesting the three year extension of this information
collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-31295 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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