Updating Competitive Bidding Rules, 43523-43524 [2016-15819]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 5, 2016 / Rules and Regulations plain language in promulgating this rule consistent with the Federal Plain Writing Act guidelines. List of Subjects in 42 CFR Part 88 Administrative practice and procedure, Health care, Lung diseases, Mental health programs. Final Rule For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Department of Health and Human Services amends 42 CFR part 88 as follows: PART 88—WORLD TRADE CENTER HEALTH PROGRAM Dated: June 27, 2016. John Howard, Administrator, World Trade Center Health Program and Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. Sylvia M. Burwell, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. [FR Doc. 2016–15799 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4163–18–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 ■ 1. The authority citation for part 88 is revised to read as follows: [GN Docket No. 12–268, WT Docket Nos. 14–70, 05–211, RM–11395; FCC 15–80] Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300mm to 300mm– 61, Pub. L. 111–347, 124 Stat. 3623, as amended by Pub. L. 114–113, 129 Stat. 2242. Updating Competitive Bidding Rules 2. In § 88.1, under the definition ‘‘List of WTC-related health conditions,’’ revise paragraph (1)(v) and add paragraph (5) to read as follows: ■ § 88.1 * Definitions. * * * * List of WTC-Related Health Conditions sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES * * * * * (1) * * * (v) WTC-exacerbated and new-onset chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). * * * * * (5) Acute traumatic injuries: (i) WTC-related acute traumatic injury: physical damage to the body caused by and occurring immediately after a one-time exposure to energy, such as heat, electricity, or impact from a crash or fall, resulting from a specific event or incident. For a WTC responder or screening-eligible or certified-eligible survivors who received any medical treatment for a WTC-related acute traumatic injury on or before September 11, 2003, such health condition includes: (A) Eye injury. (B) Burn. (C) Head trauma. (D) Fracture. (E) Tendon tear. (F) Complex sprain. (G) Other similar acute traumatic injuries. (ii) [Reserved] VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:06 Jul 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 June 22, 2016, a revision to an approved information collection to implement modified collection requirements on FCC Form 601, Application for Radio Service Authorization, contained in the Part 1 Report and Order, Updating Competitive Bidding Rules, FCC 15–80. This document is consistent with the 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 requirements. DATES: 47 CFR 1.2110(j), published at 80 FR 56764 on September 18, 2015 and revised FCC Form 601, are effective on July 5, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@ fcc.gov, (202) 418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on June 22, 2016, OMB approved the information collection requirements for FCC Form 601, FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization and 47 CFR 1.2110(j), which was contained in Report and Order, FCC 15–80. The OMB Control Number is 3060–0798. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective date of the 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 43523 contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1– C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060–0798, 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 FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on June 22, 2016, for the information collection requirements contained in information collection 3060–0798. 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 3060–0798. 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: 3060–0798. OMB Approval Date: June 22, 2016. OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2019. Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. Form Number: FCC Form 601. 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 Hours per Response: 0.5– 1.25 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party disclosure requirement, On occasion reporting requirement and periodic reporting requirement. Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours. Total Annual Costs: $71,306,250. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory E:\FR\FM\05JYR1.SGM 05JYR1 sradovich on DSK3GDR082PROD with RULES 43524 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 5, 2016 / Rules and Regulations 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. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality required with this collection of information. Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. Needs and Uses: 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:06 Jul 01, 2016 Jkt 238001 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, 6190, para. 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 also revised the currently 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 now approved for the information collection and recordkeeping requirements associated with 47 CFR 1.2110(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 is now approved 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. Federal Communications Commission. Gloria J. Miles, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–15819 Filed 7–1–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00062 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 578 [Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0075] RIN 2127–AL73 Civil Penalties National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Interim final rule. AGENCY: This interim final rule updates the maximum civil penalty amounts for violations of statutes and regulations administered by NHTSA pursuant the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015. This final rule also amends our regulations to reflect the new civil penalty amounts for violations of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety (the Safety Act) Act authorized by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act). DATES: Effective date: This rule is effective August 4, 2016. Petitions for reconsideration: Petitions for reconsideration of this final rule must be received not later than August 19, 2016. ADDRESSES: Any petitions for reconsideration should refer to the docket number of this document and be submitted to: Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Fourth Floor, Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Healy, Office of Chief Counsel, NHTSA, telephone (202) 366–2992, facsimile (202) 366–3820, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Background On November 2, 2015, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act (the 2015 Act), Pub. L. 114–74, Section 701, was signed into law. The purpose of the 2015 Act is to improve the effectiveness of civil monetary penalties and to maintain their deterrent effect. The 2015 Act requires agencies to make an initial catch up adjustment to the civil monetary penalties they administer through an interim final rule and then to make subsequent annual adjustments for inflation. The amount of increase of any adjustment to a civil penalty pursuant to the 2015 Act is limited to E:\FR\FM\05JYR1.SGM 05JYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 5, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[GN Docket No. 12-268, WT Docket Nos. 14-70, 05-211, RM-11395; FCC 15-
80]


Updating Competitive Bidding Rules

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 June 22, 2016, a revision to an 
approved information collection to implement modified collection 
requirements on FCC Form 601, Application for Radio Service 
Authorization, contained in the Part 1 Report and Order, Updating 
Competitive Bidding Rules, FCC 15-80. This document is consistent with 
the 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 requirements.

DATES: 47 CFR 1.2110(j), published at 80 FR 56764 on September 18, 2015 
and revised FCC Form 601, are effective on July 5, 2016.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on June 22, 
2016, OMB approved the information collection requirements for FCC Form 
601, FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization and 47 CFR 
1.2110(j), which was contained in Report and Order, FCC 15-80. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0798. The Commission publishes this document as 
an announcement of the effective date of the 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, 3060-0798, 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 FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
June 22, 2016, for the information collection requirements contained in 
information collection 3060-0798. 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 3060-0798. 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: 3060-0798.
    OMB Approval Date: June 22, 2016.
    OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2019.
    Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau
    Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
    Form Number: FCC Form 601.
    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 Hours per Response: 0.5-1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement, On occasion reporting requirement and periodic 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $71,306,250.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory

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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.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: 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, 6190, para. 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 also revised the currently 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 now approved for the 
information collection and recordkeeping requirements associated with 
47 CFR 1.2110(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 is now approved 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-15819 Filed 7-1-16; 8:45 am]
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