Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 2215-2216 [2016-00680]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2215-2216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00680]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1178]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

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

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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 February 16, 
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.

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 OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 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 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 No.: 3060-1178.
    Title: TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund Reimbursement Form, FCC Form 
2100, Schedule 399; Section 73.3700(e), Reimbursement Rules.
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 399.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,900 respondents and 22,800 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; and Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, Sec. Sec.  6402 (codified at 
47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 
156 (2012) (Spectrum Act).
    Total Annual Burden: 31,100 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $5,625,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is some need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information. Invoices, 
receipts, contracts and other cost documentation submitted along with 
the form will be kept confidential in order to protect the 
identification of vendors and the terms of private contracts between 
parties. Vendor name and Employer Identification Numbers (EIN) or 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) will not be disclosed to the 
public.
    Needs and Uses: The collection is being made to the Office of 
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection 
requirements contained in the Commission's Incentive Auction Order, FCC 
14-50, which adopted rules for holding an Incentive Auction, as 
required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 
(Spectrum Act). The information gathered in this collection will be 
used to provide reimbursement to television broadcast stations that are 
relocated to a new channel following the Federal Communications 
Commission's Incentive Auction, and to multichannel video programming 
distributors (MVDPs) that incur costs in carrying the signal of 
relocated television broadcast stations. Relocated television 
broadcasters and MVPDs (``eligible entities'') will be reimbursed for 
their reasonable costs incurred as a result of relocation from the TV 
Broadcaster Relocation Fund. Eligible entities will use the TV 
Broadcaster Relocation Fund Reimbursement Form (FCC Form 2100, Schedule 
399) to submit an estimate of their eligible relocation costs; to 
submit actual cost documentation (such as receipts and invoices) 
throughout the construction period, as they incur expenses; and to 
account for the total expenses incurred at the end of the project.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-00680 Filed 1-14-16; 8:45 am]
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