Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 48415-48417 [2016-17426]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48415-48417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17426]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0466, 3060-0799 and 3060-1078]


Information Collections 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 August 24, 
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: 3060-0466.
    Title: Sections 73.1201, 74.783 and 74.1283, Station 
Identification.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 24,083 respondents; 24,083 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.166-1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or maintain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303, 307 and 308.
    Total Annual Burden: 23,249 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1201(a) requires television broadcast 
licensees to make broadcast station identification announcements at the 
beginning and ending of each time of operation, and hourly, as close to 
the hour as feasible, at a natural break in program offerings. 
Television and Class A television broadcast stations may make these 
announcements visually or aurally.

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    47 CFR 74.783(b) requires licensees of television translators whose 
station identification is made by the television station whose signals 
are being rebroadcast by the translator, must secure agreement with 
this television station licensee to keep in its file, and available to 
FCC personnel, the translator's call letters and location, giving the 
name, address and telephone number of the licensee or his service 
representative to be contacted in the event of malfunction of the 
translator. It shall be the responsibility of the translator licensee 
to furnish current information to the television station licensee for 
this purpose.
    47 CFR 73.1201(b)(1) requires that the official station 
identification consist of the station's call letters immediately 
followed by the community or communities specified in its license as 
the station's location. The name of the licensee, the station's 
frequency, the station's channel number, as stated on the station's 
license, and/or the station's network affiliation may be inserted 
between the call letters and station location. Digital Television (DTV) 
stations, or DAB Stations, choosing to include the station's channel 
number in the station identification must use the station's major 
channel number and may distinguish multicast program streams. For 
example, a DTV station with major channel number 26 may use 26.1 to 
identify a High Definition Television (HDTV) program service and 26.2 
to identify a Standard Definition Television (SDTV) program service. A 
radio station operating in DAB hybrid mode or extended hybrid mode 
shall identify its digital signal, including any free multicast audio 
programming streams, in a manner that appropriately alerts its audience 
to the fact that it is listening to a digital audio broadcast. No other 
insertion between the station's call letters and the community or 
communities specified in its license is permissible. A station may 
include in its official station identification the name of any 
additional community or communities, but the community to which the 
station is licensed must be named first.
    47 CFR 74.783(e) permits low power TV permittees or licensees to 
request to be assigned four-letter call signs in lieu of the five-
character alpha-numeric call signs.
    47 CFR 74.1283(c)(1) requires a FM translator station licensee 
whose identification is made by the primary station must arrange for 
the primary station licensee to furnish the translator's call letters 
and location (name, address, and telephone number of the licensee or 
service representative) to the FCC. The licensee must keep this 
information in the primary station's files.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0799.
    Title: FCC Ownership Disclosure Information for the Wireless 
Telecommunications Services.
    Form No.: FCC Form 602.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,115 respondents and 4,115 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours-1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of this information is 
contained in sections 154(i), 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The statutory authority for 
this collection of this information is contained in sections 154(i), 
303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,217 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $762,300.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality. On a case by case basis, the Commission may be 
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the 
location, character, or ownership of a historic property, including 
traditional religious sites.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 602 is necessary to obtain the 
identity of the filer and to elicit information required by section 
1.2112 of the Commission's rules regarding: (1) Persons or entities 
holding a 10 percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest 
or any general partners in a general partnership holding a direct or 
indirect ownership interest in the applicant (``Disclosable Interest 
Holders''); and (2) All FCC-regulated entities in which the filer or 
any of its Disclosable Interest Holders owns a 10 percent or greater 
interest. The data collected on the FCC Form 602 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 that entities filing with the Commission use an FRN. 
The FCC Form 602 was designed for, and must be filed electronically by, 
all licensees that hold licenses in auctionable services.
    The FCC Form 602 is comprised of the Main Form containing 
information regarding the filer and the Schedule A is used to collect 
ownership data pertaining to the Disclosable Interest Holder(s). Each 
Disclosable Interest Holder will have a separate Schedule A. Thus, a 
filer will submit its FCC Form 602 with multiple copies of Schedule A, 
as necessary, to list each Disclosable Interest Holder and associated 
information.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1078.
    Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Controlling the 
Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, CG 
Docket No. 04-53.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,443,062 respondents; 
5,443,062 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-10 hours (average per response).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is the CAN-SPAM Act 
of 2003, 15 U.S.C. 7701-7713, Public Law 108-187, 117 Stat. 2719.
    Total Annual Burden: 30,254,373 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $12,935,843.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's updated 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, 
Inquiries and Requests for Dispute Assistance'', which became effective 
on September 24, 2014.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for 
Informal Complaints and Inquiries was completed on June 28, 2007. It 
may be reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy5FImpact5FAssessment.html. The Commission is in the process of 
updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of 
revisions to the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting requirements included under this OMB 
Control Number 3060-1078 enable the Commission to collect information

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regarding violations of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited 
Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM Act). This information 
is used to help wireless subscribers stop receiving unwanted commercial 
mobile services messages. On August 12, 2004, the Commission released 
an Order, Rules and Regulations Implementing the Controlling the 
Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, CG 
Docket No. 04-53, FCC 04-194, published at 69 FR 55765, September 16, 
2004, adopting rules to prohibit the sending of commercial messages to 
any address referencing an Internet domain name associated with 
wireless subscribers' messaging services, unless the individual 
addressee has given the sender express prior authorization. The 
information collection requirements consist Sec.  64.3100(a)(4), (d), 
(e) and (f) of the Commission's rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17426 Filed 7-22-16; 8:45 am]
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