Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, 81769-81770 [2015-32824]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 251 / Thursday, December 31, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 81769 TABLE 17—FINAL NUMERICAL VALUES FOR THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR THE PY 2018 ESRD QIP CLINICAL MEASURES USING THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE DATA—Continued Measure Achievement threshold Benchmark Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis ..................... Hypercalcemia ................................................. NHSN Bloodstream Infection SIR .................... Standardized Readmission Ratio .................... Standardized Transfusion Ratio ...................... ICH CAHPS ..................................................... 43.22% .................................... 3.92% ...................................... 1.812 ....................................... 1.297 ....................................... 1.470 ....................................... 15th percentile of eligible facilities’ performance during CY 2015. 88.39% .................................... 0.00% ...................................... 0 .............................................. 0.588 ....................................... 0.431 ....................................... 90th percentile of eligible facilities’ performance during CY 2015. 11. On page 69069, third column, bottom of the page, footnote 15, the reference to ‘‘https://www.bls/gov/ooh/ healthcare/medical-records-and-healthinformation-technicians.htm’’ is corrected to read ‘‘https://www.bls.gov/ ooh/healthcare/medical-records-andhealth-information-technicians.htm’’. 12. On page 69073, second column under the heading ‘‘e. Alternatives Considered’’ add the sub-heading ‘‘1. CY 2016 End-Stage Renal Disease’’. DATES: Dated: December 28, 2015. Madhura Valverde, Executive Secretary to the Department, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2015–32967 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [GN Docket No. 12–268; FCC 14–50] Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. AGENCY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved, on an emergency basis, a revision to an approved information collection to implement new collection requirements contained in the Broadcast Incentive Auction Report and Order, Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 14– 50. This document is consistent with the Broadcast Incentive Auction 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 rules and requirements. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:05 Dec 30, 2015 Jkt 238001 The amendments adding 47 CFR 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d), published at 79 FR 48442, August 15, 2014, are effective on December 31, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418– 2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 10, 2015, OMB approved, on an emergency basis, a revision to an approved information collection to implement new information collection requirements under 47 CFR 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d), published at 79 FR 48442 on August 15, 2014. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0995. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the rules and 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, 3060–0995, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to 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), the Commission is notifying the public that it received emergency approval from OMB on December 10, 2015 for the revised information collection requirements contained in the information collection 3060–0995, Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application and Certification Procedures; Sections PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Performance standard 72.60%. 1.19%. 0.861. 0.998. 0.923. 50th percentile of eligible facilities’ performance during CY 2015. 1.2105(c) and Section 1.2205, Prohibition of Certain Communications. Under 5 CFR 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 3060–0995. The foregoing document is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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: 3060–0995. OMB Approval Date: December 10, 2015. OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2016. Title: Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application and Certification Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and Section 1.2205, Prohibition of Certain Communications. Form No.: N/A. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 10 respondents; 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. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in sections 154(i), 309(j), and 1452(a)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and 1452(a)(3), and sections 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d) of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2205(c), (d). Total Annual Burden: 50 hours. Total Annual Cost: $9,000. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). E:\FR\FM\31DER1.SGM 31DER1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES 81770 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 251 / Thursday, December 31, 2015 / Rules and Regulations 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. See 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. Needs and Uses: In the Broadcast Incentive Auction Report and Order, the Commission adopted new requirements for parties that might participate in the reverse auction component of the television broadcast incentive auction (BIA) prohibiting certain communications and requiring a covered party that makes or receives a prohibited communication to file a report of such a communication with the Commission, along with procedures for reporting potentially prohibited communications. See 47 CFR 1.2205(b), (c), (d). 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 revised information collection implements the new BIA-specific rules in sections 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d) by making clear the responsibility of parties who receive information that potentially violates the rules to promptly submit a report notifying the Commission, thereby helping the Commission enforce the prohibition on covered parties in the BIA, and 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:05 Dec 30, 2015 Jkt 238001 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. 2015–32824 Filed 12–30–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 635 [Docket No. 120627194–3657–02] RIN 0648–XE295 Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish Fishery National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Temporary rule; Swordfish General Commercial permit retention limit inseason adjustment for Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions. AGENCY: NMFS is adjusting the Swordfish (SWO) General Commercial permit retention limits for the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions for January through June of the 2016 fishing year, unless otherwise noticed. The SWO General Commercial permit retention limits in each of these regions are increased from the default limits to six SWO per vessel per trip. The SWO General Commercial permit retention limit in the Florida SWO Management Area will remain unchanged at the default limit of zero SWO per vessel per trip. This adjustment applies to SWO General Commercial permitted vessels and Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Charter/Headboat permitted vessels when on a non for-hire trip. This action is based upon consideration of the applicable inseason regional retention limit adjustment criteria. DATES: The adjusted SWO General Commercial permit retention limits in the Northwest Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and U.S. Caribbean regions are effective January 1, 2016, through June 30, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Pearson or Randy Blankinship, 727– 824–5399. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulations implemented under the authority of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) governing the harvest of North Atlantic SWO by persons and vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction are found at 50 CFR part 635. Section 635.27 subdivides the U.S. North Atlantic SWO quota recommended by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) into two equal semi-annual directed fishery quotas, an annual incidental catch quota for fishermen targeting other species or taking SWO recreationally, and a reserve category, per the allocations established in the 2006 Consolidated Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan (2006 Consolidated HMS FMP) (71 FR 58058, October 2, 2006), as amended, and in accordance with implementing regulations. NMFS is required under ATCA and the Magnuson-Stevens Act to provide U.S. fishing vessels with a reasonable opportunity to harvest the ICCAT-recommended quota. The 2016 adjusted North Atlantic SWO quota is expected to be 3,359.4 mt dw (equivalent to the 2015 adjusted quota). From the adjusted quota, 50 mt dw would be allocated to the reserve category for inseason adjustments and research, and 300 mt dw would be allocated to the incidental category, which includes recreational landings and landings by incidental SWO permit holders, per § 635.27(c)(1)(i). This would result in an allocation of 3,009.4 mt dw for the directed fishery, which would be split equally (1,504.7 mt dw) between two seasons in 2016 (January through June, and July through December). Adjustment of SWO General Commercial Permit Vessel Retention Limits The 2016 North Atlantic SWO fishing year, which is managed on a calendaryear basis and divided into two equal semi-annual quotas, will begin on January 1, 2016. Landings attributable to the SWO General Commercial permit are counted against the applicable semiannual directed fishery quota. Regional default retention limits for this permit have been established and are automatically effective from January 1 through December 31 each year, unless changed based on the inseason regional retention limit adjustment criteria at § 635.24(b)(4)(iv). The default retention limits established for the SWO General Commercial permit are: (1) Northwest E:\FR\FM\31DER1.SGM 31DER1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81769-81770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32824]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[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 Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approved, on an emergency basis, a revision 
to an approved information collection to implement new collection 
requirements contained in the Broadcast Incentive Auction Report and 
Order, Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum 
Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 14-50. This document is consistent with 
the Broadcast Incentive Auction 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 rules and requirements.

DATES: The amendments adding 47 CFR 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d), published 
at 79 FR 48442, August 15, 2014, are effective on December 31, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Cathy Williams, 
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 
10, 2015, OMB approved, on an emergency basis, a revision to an 
approved information collection to implement new information collection 
requirements under 47 CFR 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d), published at 79 FR 
48442 on August 15, 2014. The OMB Control Number is 3060-0995. The 
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective 
date of the rules and 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, 3060-0995, in your correspondence. The Commission will also 
accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to 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), the Commission is notifying the public that it received 
emergency approval from OMB on December 10, 2015 for the revised 
information collection requirements contained in the information 
collection 3060-0995, Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application and 
Certification Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and Section 1.2205, 
Prohibition of Certain Communications.
    Under 5 CFR 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 3060-0995. The foregoing document is required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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: 3060-0995.
    OMB Approval Date: December 10, 2015.
    OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2016.
    Title: Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application and Certification 
Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and Section 1.2205, Prohibition of 
Certain Communications.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 10 respondents; 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. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 154(i), 309(j), and 1452(a)(3) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and 1452(a)(3), and 
sections 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 
1.2205(c), (d).
    Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $9,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).

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    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. See 
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.
    Needs and Uses: In the Broadcast Incentive Auction Report and 
Order, the Commission adopted new requirements for parties that might 
participate in the reverse auction component of the television 
broadcast incentive auction (BIA) prohibiting certain communications 
and requiring a covered party that makes or receives a prohibited 
communication to file a report of such a communication with the 
Commission, along with procedures for reporting potentially prohibited 
communications. See 47 CFR 1.2205(b), (c), (d). 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 revised 
information collection implements the new BIA-specific rules in 
sections 1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d) by making clear the responsibility of 
parties who receive information that potentially violates the rules to 
promptly submit a report notifying the Commission, thereby helping the 
Commission enforce the prohibition on covered parties in the BIA, and 
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. 2015-32824 Filed 12-30-15; 8:45 am]
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