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Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112–
96, sections 6402, 6403, 125 Stat. 156
(2012) (Spectrum Act). 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
information collection requirements
reported under this new collection are
the result of various Commission
actions in which the Commission
adopted general rules to govern the
auction—including various application
disclosures and certifications that must
be made by broadcast television
licensees to establish their eligibility to
participate in the reverse auction—in
order to implement the new and novel
incentive auction approach for use in
the BIA.
Under this information collection, the
Commission will collect information
that will be used to determine whether
an applicant is legally qualified to
participate in a reverse incentive
auction. To aid in collecting this
information, the Commission has
created FCC Form 177, which the public
will use to participate in reverse
incentive auctions, including the
Commission’s upcoming broadcast
incentive reverse auction. The
Commission’s auction rules and related
requirements are designed to ensure that
the competitive bidding process is
limited to serious qualified applicants,
deter possible abuse of the bidding and
licensing process, and enhance the use
of competitive bidding to assign
Commission licenses and permits in
furtherance of the public interest. The
information collected on FCC Form 177
will be used by the Commission to
determine if an applicant is legally
qualified to participate in the reverse
auction. Commission staff will review
the information collected on FCC Form
177 as part of the pre-auction process,
prior to the start of the reverse auction.
Staff will determine whether each
applicant satisfies the Commission’s
requirements to participate in the
reverse auction. Without the
information collected on FCC Form 177,
the Commission will not be able to
determine if an applicant is legally
qualified to participate in the reverse
auction and has complied with the
various applicable regulatory and
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statutory auction requirements for such
participation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1214]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
AGENCY:
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 May 31, 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:
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Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1214.
Title: Direct Access to Numbers
Order, FCC 15–70, Conditions.
Form Number: N/A
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 13 respondents; 13
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10–20
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
application, on-going and bi-annual
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
251(e)(1).
Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
If respondents submit information
which respondents believe is
confidential, respondents may request
confidential treatment of such
information pursuant to section 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: In a June 2015
Report and Order (FCC 15–70), the
Commission established the Numbering
Authorization Application process,
which allows interconnected VoIP
providers to apply for a blanket
authorization from the FCC that, once
granted, will allow them to demonstrate
that they have the authority to provide
service in specific areas, thus enabling
them to request numbers directly from
the Numbering Administrators. This
collection covers the information and
certifications that applicants must
submit in order to comply with the
Numbering Authorization Application
process. The data, information, and
documents acquired through this
collection will allow interconnected
VoIP providers to obtain numbers with
minimal burden or delay while also
preventing providers from obtaining
numbers without first demonstrating
that they can deploy and properly
utilize such resources. This information
will also help the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
protect against number exhaust while
promoting competitive neutrality among
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traditional telecommunications carriers
and interconnected VoIP providers by
allowing both entities to obtain numbers
directly from the Numbering
Administrators. It will further help the
FCC to maintain efficient utilization of
numbering resources and ensure that
telephone numbers are not being
stranded.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–07115 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
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Information Collections 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 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 May 31, 2016.
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ADDRESSES:
Direct all PRA comments 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0600.
Title: Application to Participate in an
FCC Auction, FCC Form 175.
Form Number: FCC Form 175.
Type of Review: Extension 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: 500 respondents and
500 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 90
minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for the currently approved
information collection is contained in
sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections
1.2105, 1.2110, 1.2112 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2105,
1.2110, 1.2112. Statutory authority for
the revised information collection is
contained in sections 154(i) and
309(j)(5) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i),
309(j)(5), and sections 1.2105, 1.2110,
1.2112 of the Commission’s rules, as
amended, 47 CFR 1.2105, 1.2110,
1.2112.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750
hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Information collected on FCC Form 175
is made available for public inspection,
and the Commission is not requesting
that respondents submit confidential
information on FCC Form 175.
Respondents seeking to have
information collected on FCC Form 175
withheld from public inspection may
request confidential treatment of such
information pursuant to section 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: A request for
extension of this information collection
(no change in requirements) will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day
comment period in order to obtain the
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full three year clearance from OMB. 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). 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 on FCC Form 175 to
implement new collection requirements
that are the result of (1) various
Commission actions in which the
Commission adopted general rules and
procedures to govern the BIA, including
rules applicable to applicants seeking to
participate in the forward auction
component of the BIA and, (2) the
Commission’s adoption of new and
modified competitive bidding rules and
requirements in the Updating Part 1
Report and Order, which will apply to
applicants seeking to participate in a
Commission auction, including the
forward auction component of the BIA.
The Commission’s auction rules and
related requirements are designed to
ensure that the competitive bidding
process is limited to serious qualified
applicants, deter possible abuse of the
bidding and licensing process, and
enhance the use of competitive bidding
to assign Commission licenses in
furtherance of the public interest. The
information collected on FCC Form 175
is used by the Commission to determine
if an applicant is legally, technically,
and financially qualified to participate
in a Commission auction. Additionally,
if an applicant applies for status as a
particular type of auction participant
pursuant to Commission rules, the
Commission uses information collected
on FCC Form 175 to determine whether
the applicant is eligible for the status
requested. Commission staff reviews the
information collected on FCC Form 175
for a particular auction as part of the
pre-auction process, prior to the auction
being held. Staff determines whether
each applicant satisfies the
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1214]
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 May 31,
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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1214.
Title: Direct Access to Numbers Order, FCC 15-70, Conditions.
Form Number: N/A
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 13 respondents; 13 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10-20 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time application, on-going and bi-annual
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 251(e)(1).
Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: If respondents submit
information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may
request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to section
0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: In a June 2015 Report and Order (FCC 15-70), the
Commission established the Numbering Authorization Application process,
which allows interconnected VoIP providers to apply for a blanket
authorization from the FCC that, once granted, will allow them to
demonstrate that they have the authority to provide service in specific
areas, thus enabling them to request numbers directly from the
Numbering Administrators. This collection covers the information and
certifications that applicants must submit in order to comply with the
Numbering Authorization Application process. The data, information, and
documents acquired through this collection will allow interconnected
VoIP providers to obtain numbers with minimal burden or delay while
also preventing providers from obtaining numbers without first
demonstrating that they can deploy and properly utilize such resources.
This information will also help the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) protect against number exhaust while promoting competitive
neutrality among
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traditional telecommunications carriers and interconnected VoIP
providers by allowing both entities to obtain numbers directly from the
Numbering Administrators. It will further help the FCC to maintain
efficient utilization of numbering resources and ensure that telephone
numbers are not being stranded.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07115 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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