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quality related data and information,
including the Section 305(b) State water
quality reports. Section 106(e) requires
that states annually update monitoring
data and use it in their Section 305(b)
report. Section 314(a) requires states to
report on the condition of their
publicly-owned lakes within the Section
305(b) report.
EPA’s Assessment and Watershed
Protection Division (AWPD) works with
its Regional counterparts to review and
approve or disapprove State Section
303(d) lists and TMDLs from 56
respondents (the 50 States, the District
of Columbia, and the five Territories).
Section 303(d) specifically requires
States to develop lists and TMDLs ‘‘from
time to time,’’ and EPA to review and
approve or disapprove the lists and the
TMDLs. EPA also collects State 305(b)
reports from 59 respondents (the 50
States, the District of Columbia, five
Territories, and 3 River Basin
Commissions).
During the period covered by this ICR
renewal, respondents will: Complete
their 2016 Section 305(b) reports and
2016 Section 303(d) lists; complete their
2018 Section 305(b) reports and 2018
Section 303(d) lists; transmit annual
electronic updates of ambient
monitoring data via the Water Quality
Exchange; and continue to develop
TMDLs according to their established
schedules. EPA will prepare biennial
updates on assessed and impaired
waters for Congress and the public for
the 2016 reporting cycle and for the
2018 cycle, and EPA will review 303(d)
list and TMDL submissions from
respondents.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: States
and Territories.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (Clean Water Act Sections
305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e)).
Estimated number of respondents: 59
(total).
Frequency of response: Biennial.
Total estimated burden: 3,740,017
(per year) hours. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $203,340,984
(per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change of hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR previously approved by OMB. The
EPA is currently designing the Water
Quality Framework, which is a new way
of integrating the EPA’s data and
information systems to more effectively
support reporting and tracking water
quality protection and restoration
actions. The Framework will streamline
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water quality assessment and reporting
by reducing transactions associated with
paper copy reviews and increasing
electronic data exchange. The
Framework composts with the EPA’s
E-Enterprise Initiative, which seeks to
assess and reformulate the EPA’s
business process to reduce burden
through the improved use of technology.
The EPA expects that the Framework
will reduce reporting burden for
integrated water quality inventory
reports and will revise this ICR before
the new information system is
implemented for the 2018 reporting
cycle.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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Dated: December 22, 2015.
Wendy M. Payne,
Executive Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0649]
Information Collection 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 29,
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.
SUMMARY:
FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVISORY BOARD
Notice of Request for Comments on
Opening Balances for General
Property, Plant, and Equipment
Federal Accounting Standards
Advisory Board.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3511(d), the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as
amended, and the FASAB Rules Of
Procedure, as amended in October 2010,
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Accounting Standards Advisory Board
(FASAB) has issued an exposure draft,
Opening Balances for General Property,
Plant, and Equipment.
The Exposure Draft is available on the
FASAB home page https://
www.fasab.gov/board-activities/
documents-for-comment/exposuredrafts-and-documents-for-comment/.
Copies can be obtained by contacting
FASAB at (202) 512–7350.
Respondents are encouraged to
comment on any part of the exposure
draft. Written comments are requested
by February 4, 2016, and should be sent
to fasab@fasab.gov or Wendy M. Payne,
Executive Director, Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Board, 441 G Street
NW., Suite 6814, Mail Stop 6H19,
Washington, DC 20548.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Wendy M. Payne, Executive Director,
441 G St. NW., Mail Stop 6H20,
Washington, DC 20548, or call (202)
512–7350.
Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Pub. L. 92–463.
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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: 3060–0649.
Title: Sections 76.1601, Deletion or
Repositioning of Broadcast Signals;
Section 76.1617, Initial Must-Carry
Notice; 76.1607 and 76.1708 Principal
Headend.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,300 respondents and 4,100
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to
1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,200 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 4(i) and
614(b)(9) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
required with this collection of
information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1601
requires that effective April 2, 1993, a
cable operator shall provide written
notice to any broadcast television
station at least 30 days prior to either
deleting from carriage or repositioning
that station. Such notification shall also
be provided to subscribers of the cable
system.
47 CFR 76.1607 states that cable
operators shall provide written notice
by certified mail to all stations carried
on its system pursuant to the must-carry
rules at least 60 days prior to any
change in the designation of its
principal headend.
47 CFR 76.1617(a) states within 60
days of activation of a cable system, a
cable operator must notify all qualified
NCE stations of its designated principal
headend by certified mail.
47 CFR 76.1617(b) within 60 days of
activation of a cable system, a cable
operator must notify all local
commercial and NCE stations that may
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not be entitled to carriage because they
either:
(1) Fail to meet the standards for
delivery of a good quality signal to the
cable system’s principal headend, or
(2) May cause an increased copyright
liability to the cable system.
47 CFR 76.1617(c) states within 60
days of activation of a cable system, a
cable operator must send by certified
mail a copy of a list of all broadcast
television stations carried by its system
and their channel positions to all local
commercial and noncommercial
television stations, including those not
designated as must-carry stations and
those not carried on the system.
47 CFR 76.1708(a) states that the
operator of every cable television system
shall maintain for public inspection the
designation and location of its principal
headend. If an operator changes the
designation of its principal headend,
that new designation must be included
in its public file.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, The Office
of the Secretary.
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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 comments should be
submitted on or before January 29, 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 contacts below as soon as
possible.
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 OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the Web page ,
(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 OMB
control number of this ICR and then
click on the ICR Reference Number. A
copy of the FCC submission to OMB
will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0546.
Title: Section 76.59 Definition of
Markets for Purposes of the Cable
Television Mandatory Television
Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0546, 3060–0748, 3060–0980]
Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
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,
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0649]
Information Collection 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 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
29, 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.
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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: 3060-0649.
Title: Sections 76.1601, Deletion or Repositioning of Broadcast
Signals; Section 76.1617, Initial Must-Carry Notice; 76.1607 and
76.1708 Principal Headend.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,300 respondents and 4,100
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,200 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 4(i) and 614(b)(9) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1601 requires that effective April 2,
1993, a cable operator shall provide written notice to any broadcast
television station at least 30 days prior to either deleting from
carriage or repositioning that station. Such notification shall also be
provided to subscribers of the cable system.
47 CFR 76.1607 states that cable operators shall provide written
notice by certified mail to all stations carried on its system pursuant
to the must-carry rules at least 60 days prior to any change in the
designation of its principal headend.
47 CFR 76.1617(a) states within 60 days of activation of a cable
system, a cable operator must notify all qualified NCE stations of its
designated principal headend by certified mail.
47 CFR 76.1617(b) within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a
cable operator must notify all local commercial and NCE stations that
may not be entitled to carriage because they either:
(1) Fail to meet the standards for delivery of a good quality
signal to the cable system's principal headend, or
(2) May cause an increased copyright liability to the cable system.
47 CFR 76.1617(c) states within 60 days of activation of a cable
system, a cable operator must send by certified mail a copy of a list
of all broadcast television stations carried by its system and their
channel positions to all local commercial and noncommercial television
stations, including those not designated as must-carry stations and
those not carried on the system.
47 CFR 76.1708(a) states that the operator of every cable
television system shall maintain for public inspection the designation
and location of its principal headend. If an operator changes the
designation of its principal headend, that new designation must be
included in its public file.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, The Office of the Secretary.
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