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believe to be confidential, they may
request confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection after this comment period in
order to obtain the full three-year
clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting
approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting, recordkeeping and/or
third-party disclosure requirements).
Prepaid calling card service providers
must report quarterly the percentage of
interstate, intrastate and international
access charges to carriers from which
they purchase transport services.
Prepaid calling card providers must also
file certifications with the Commission
quarterly that include the above
information and a statement that they
are contributing to the federal Universal
Service Fund based on all interstate and
international revenue, except for
revenue from the sale of prepaid calling
cards by, to, or pursuant to contract
with the Department of Defense (DoD)
or a DoD entity.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–11584 Filed 5–16–16; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0798]
Information Collection 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
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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 Office of
Management and Budget (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 June 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.
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 Number: 3060–0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio
Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
ADDRESSES:
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Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; Business or other for-profit
entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–
1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion
reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201,
202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308,
309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331,
332, 333, 336, 534, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a
consolidated, multi-part application
form that is used for market-based and
site-based licensing for wireless
telecommunications services, including
public safety licenses, which are filed
through the Commission’s Universal
Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601
is composed of a main form that
contains administrative information and
a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This
form is used to apply for a new license,
to amend or withdraw a pending
application, to modify or renew an
existing license, cancel a license,
request a duplicate license, submit
required notifications, request an
extension of time to satisfy construction
requirements, or request an
administrative update to an existing
license (such as mailing address
change), request a Special Temporary
Authority or Developmental License.
Respondents are encouraged to submit
FCC Form 601 electronically and are
required to do so when submitting FCC
Form 601 to apply for an authorization
for which the applicant was the winning
bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601
includes the FCC Registration Number
(FRN), which serves as a ‘‘common
link’’ for all filings an entity has with
the FCC. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 requires
entities filing with the Commission use
an FRN.
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On July 20, 2015, the Commission
released the part 1 R&O in which it
updated many of its part 1 competitive
bidding rules (See Updating Part 1
Competitive Bidding Rules; Expanding
the Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of Spectrum Through
Incentive Auctions; Petition of
DIRECTV Group, Inc. and EchoStar LLC
for Expedited Rulemaking to Amend
Section 1.2105(a)(2)(xi) and 1.2106(a) of
the Commission’s Rules and/or for
Interim Conditional Waiver;
Implementation of the Commercial
Spectrum Enhancement Act and
Modernization of the Commission’s
Competitive Bidding Rules and
Procedures, Report and Order, Order on
Reconsideration of the First Report and
Order, Third Order on Reconsideration
of the Second Report and Order, and
Third Report and Order, FCC 15–80, 30
FCC Rcd 7493 (2015), modified by
Erratum, 30 FCC Rcd 8518 (2015) (Part
1 R&O)). Of relevance to the information
collection at issue here, the
Commission: (1) Implemented a new
general prohibition on the filing of
auction applications by entities
controlled by the same individual or set
of individuals (but with a limited
exception for qualifying rural wireless
partnerships); (2) modified the
eligibility requirements for small
business benefits, and updated the
standardized schedule of small business
sizes, including the gross revenues
thresholds used to determine eligibility;
(3) established a new bidding credit for
eligible rural service providers; (4)
adopted targeted attribution rules to
prevent the unjust enrichment of
ineligible entities; and (5) adopted rules
prohibiting joint bidding arrangements
with limited exceptions. The updated
Part 1 rules apply to applicants seeking
licenses and permits.
Additionally, on June 2, 2014 the
Commission released the Mobile
Spectrum Holdings R&O, in which the
Commission updated its spectrum
screen and established rules for its
upcoming auctions of low-band
spectrum. Of relevance to the
information collection at issue here, the
Commission stated that it could reserve
spectrum in order to ensure against
excessive concentration in holdings of
below-1–GHz spectrum (In the Matter of
Policies Regarding Mobile Spectrum
Holdings, Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 14–
63, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6133,
90) 135 (2014) (Mobile Spectrum
Holdings R&O). See also Application
Procedures for Broadcast Incentive
Auction Scheduled to Begin on March
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29, 2016; Technical Formulas for
Competitive Bidding, Public Notice, 30
FCC Rcd 11034, Appendix 3 (WTB
2015); Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau Releases Updated List of
Reserve-Eligible Nationwide Service
Providers in each PEA for the Broadcast
Incentive Auction, Public Notice, AU
No. 14–252 (WTB 2016).
The Commission seeks approval for
revisions to its previously approved
collection of information under OMB
Control Number 3060–0798 to permit
the collection of the additional
information for Commission licenses
and permits, pursuant to the rules and
information collection requirements
adopted by the Commission in the Part
1 R&O and the Mobile Spectrum
Holdings R&O. As part of the collection,
the Commission is seeking approval for
the information collection and
recordkeeping requirements associated
with 47 CFR 1.2210(j), 1.2112(b)(2)(iii),
1.2112(b)(2)(v), 1.2112(b)(2)(vii), and
1.2112(b)(2)(viii). Also, in certain
circumstances, the Commission requires
the applicant to provide copies of their
agreements and/or submit exhibits.
In addition, the Commission seeks
approval for various other, nonsubstantive editorial/consistency edits
and updates to FCC Form 601 that
correct inconsistent capitalization of
words and other typographical errors,
and better align the text on the form
with the text in the Commission rules
both generally and in connection with
recent non-substantive, organizational
amendments to the Commission’s rules.
The Commission therefore seeks
approval for a revision to its currently
approved information collection on FCC
Form 601 to revise FCC Form 601
accordingly.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–11582 Filed 5–16–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0207]
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
SUMMARY:
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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 July 18, 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: 3060–0207.
Title: Part 11—Emergency Alert
System (EAS), Order, FCC 16–32.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 63,080 respondents;
3,596,546 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
(EAS Participants); 20 hours (SECCs).
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Obligatory for
all entities required to participate in
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0798]
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 Office of Management and Budget
(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 June 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 Number: 3060-0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301,
302a, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 332, 333,
336, 534, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part
application form that is used for market-based and site-based licensing
for wireless telecommunications services, including public safety
licenses, which are filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing
System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This form is used to apply for a new
license, to amend or withdraw a pending application, to modify or renew
an existing license, cancel a license, request a duplicate license,
submit required notifications, request an extension of time to satisfy
construction requirements, or request an administrative update to an
existing license (such as mailing address change), request a Special
Temporary Authority or Developmental License. Respondents are
encouraged to submit FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do
so when submitting FCC Form 601 to apply for an authorization for which
the applicant was the winning bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601 includes the FCC Registration
Number (FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an
entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
requires entities filing with the Commission use an FRN.
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On July 20, 2015, the Commission released the part 1 R&O in which
it updated many of its part 1 competitive bidding rules (See Updating
Part 1 Competitive Bidding Rules; Expanding the Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions; Petition of
DIRECTV Group, Inc. and EchoStar LLC for Expedited Rulemaking to Amend
Section 1.2105(a)(2)(xi) and 1.2106(a) of the Commission's Rules and/or
for Interim Conditional Waiver; Implementation of the Commercial
Spectrum Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission's
Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures, Report and Order, Order on
Reconsideration of the First Report and Order, Third Order on
Reconsideration of the Second Report and Order, and Third Report and
Order, FCC 15-80, 30 FCC Rcd 7493 (2015), modified by Erratum, 30 FCC
Rcd 8518 (2015) (Part 1 R&O)). Of relevance to the information
collection at issue here, the Commission: (1) Implemented a new general
prohibition on the filing of auction applications by entities
controlled by the same individual or set of individuals (but with a
limited exception for qualifying rural wireless partnerships); (2)
modified the eligibility requirements for small business benefits, and
updated the standardized schedule of small business sizes, including
the gross revenues thresholds used to determine eligibility; (3)
established a new bidding credit for eligible rural service providers;
(4) adopted targeted attribution rules to prevent the unjust enrichment
of ineligible entities; and (5) adopted rules prohibiting joint bidding
arrangements with limited exceptions. The updated Part 1 rules apply to
applicants seeking licenses and permits.
Additionally, on June 2, 2014 the Commission released the Mobile
Spectrum Holdings R&O, in which the Commission updated its spectrum
screen and established rules for its upcoming auctions of low-band
spectrum. Of relevance to the information collection at issue here, the
Commission stated that it could reserve spectrum in order to ensure
against excessive concentration in holdings of below-1-GHz spectrum (In
the Matter of Policies Regarding Mobile Spectrum Holdings, Expanding
the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive
Auctions, FCC 14-63, Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6133, 90) 135 (2014)
(Mobile Spectrum Holdings R&O). See also Application Procedures for
Broadcast Incentive Auction Scheduled to Begin on March 29, 2016;
Technical Formulas for Competitive Bidding, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd
11034, Appendix 3 (WTB 2015); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Releases Updated List of Reserve-Eligible Nationwide Service Providers
in each PEA for the Broadcast Incentive Auction, Public Notice, AU No.
14-252 (WTB 2016).
The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its previously
approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798
to permit the collection of the additional information for Commission
licenses and permits, pursuant to the rules and information collection
requirements adopted by the Commission in the Part 1 R&O and the Mobile
Spectrum Holdings R&O. As part of the collection, the Commission is
seeking approval for the information collection and recordkeeping
requirements associated with 47 CFR 1.2210(j), 1.2112(b)(2)(iii),
1.2112(b)(2)(v), 1.2112(b)(2)(vii), and 1.2112(b)(2)(viii). Also, in
certain circumstances, the Commission requires the applicant to provide
copies of their agreements and/or submit exhibits.
In addition, the Commission seeks approval for various other, non-
substantive editorial/consistency edits and updates to FCC Form 601
that correct inconsistent capitalization of words and other
typographical errors, and better align the text on the form with the
text in the Commission rules both generally and in connection with
recent non-substantive, organizational amendments to the Commission's
rules. The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its
currently approved information collection on FCC Form 601 to revise FCC
Form 601 accordingly.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-11582 Filed 5-16-16; 8:45 am]
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