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Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no assurance of confidentiality
provided to respondents concerning this
information collection. However,
respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission or to the Administrator be
withheld from public inspection under
47 C.F.R 0.459 of the FCC’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks to revise OMB 3060–0853 to
conform the FCC Forms 479, 486 and
500 to changes implemented in the
Order and FNPRM (E-rate
Modernization Order) (WC Docket No.
13–184, FCC 14–99; 79 FR 49160,
August 19, 2014). The FCC Form 486 is
being transitioned to an online platform
for applicants that seek universal
service support for funding year 2016
and later. Applicants needing to file a
FCC Form 486 for a funding year earlier
than funding year 2016 will need to use
the current FCC Form 486 which is an
electronic or paper filing. The FCC Form
500 will also be transitioned to an
online platform.
The Commission will submit this
information collection to OMB during
this comment period to obtain the full
three-year clearance from them. The
purpose of this information is to ensure
that schools and libraries that are
eligible to receive discounted Internet
Access services (Category One), and
Broadband Internal Connections,
Managed Internal Broadband Services,
and Basic Maintenance of Broadband
Internal Connections (Basic
Maintenance) (known together as
Category Two Services) have in place
Internet safety policies. Schools and
libraries receiving these services must
certify, by completing a FCC Form 486
(Receipt of Service Confirmation and
Certification of Compliance with the
Children’s Internet Protection Act), that
respondents are enforcing a policy of
Internet safety and enforcing the
operation of a technology prevention
measure. Also, respondents who
received a Funding Commitment
Decision Letter indicating services
eligible for universal service funding
must file FCC Form 486 to indicate their
service start date and to start the
payment process. In addition, all
members of a consortium must submit
signed certifications to the Billed Entity
of their consortium using a FCC Form
479; Certification by Administrative
Authority to Billed Entity of
Compliance with Children’s Internet
Protection Act, in language consistent
with the certifications adopted for the
FCC Form 486. Consortia must, in turn,
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certify collection of the FCC Forms 479
on the FCC Form 486. FCC Form 500 is
used by E-rate participants to make
adjustments to previously filed forms,
such as changing the contract expiration
date filed with the FCC Form 471,
changing the funding year service start
date filed with the FCC Form 486,
cancelling or reducing the amount of
funding commitments, requesting
extensions of the deadline for nonrecurring services, and notifying USAC
of equipment transfers. All of the
requirements contained herein are
necessary to implement the
congressional mandate for universal
service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of
Secretary.
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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
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
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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 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 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@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 Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 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: 3060–0398.
Title: Sections 2.948, 2.949 and
15.117(g)(2)—Equipment Authorization
Measurement Standards.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 630 respondents; 371
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours–30 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one-time and every two year reporting
requirements, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
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Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 302,
303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r), and
309(a).
Total Annual Burden: 3,612 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is a minimal exemption from the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5
U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 47 CFR 0.459(d) of
the Commission’s rules that is granted
for trade secrets, which may be
submitted to the Commission as part of
the documentation of the test results. No
other assurances of confidentiality are
provided to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
after this 60 day comment period to
obtain the full three-year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
Description of Measurement Facilities
The Commission established uniform
technical standards for various radiofrequency equipment operating under
the guidelines established in the FCC
rules, which include smartphones,
personal computers, garage door
openers, baby monitors, etc. In order to
ensure that technical standards are
applied uniformly, the Commission
requires testing facilities and
manufacturers to follow the
standardized measurement procedures
and practices:
(a) 47 CFR part 2 of the Commission’s
rules requires each Electro-Magnetic
Compatibility (EMC) testing facility that
performs equipment testing in support
of any request for equipment
authorization to be accredited by
Commission-approved accrediting
bodies.
(b) A testing laboratory that is
accredited by a Commission-approved
accrediting body is required to file a test
site description with the accreditation
body for review as part of the
accreditation assessment. This
information will document that the
EMC testing facility complies with the
testing standards used to make the
measurements that support any request
for equipment authorization.
(c) The EMC testing facility must
provide updated documentation to the
accreditation bodies if there are changes
in the measurement facility or certify at
least every two years that the facility’s
equipment and test set-up have not
changed.
(d) The accreditation body will
provide the Commission with specific
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summary information about each testing
laboratory that it has accredited. The
Commission will maintain a list of
accredited laboratories that it has
recognized.
The Commission or a
Telecommunications certification body
uses the information from the test sites
and the supporting documentation,
which accompany all requests for
equipment authorization:
(a) To ensure that the data are valid
and that proper testing procedures are
used;
(b) To ensure that potential
interference to radio communications is
controlled; and
(c) To investigate complaints of
harmful interference or to verify the
manufacturer’s compliance with Section
47 CFR 2.948 of the Commission’s rules.
Accreditation Bodies
47 CFR Section 2.949 of the
Commission’s rules sets forth the
requirements for accreditation bodies
seeking recognition from the FCC as a
laboratory accreditation body.
Accreditation bodies seeking such
recognition from the Commission must
file a report of their qualifications with
the Office of Engineering and
Technology (OET). They are only
required to file this information once.
Other Information
In addition, the referenced 47 CFR
part 15 rules (47 CFR 15.117(g)(2))
require that certain equipment
manufacturers file information
concerning the testing of TV receivers,
which tune to UHF channels, to show
that the UHF channels provide
approximately the same degree of
tuning accuracy with approximately the
same expenditure of time and effort.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of
Secretary.
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[OMB 3060–0221]
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by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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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 September 30,
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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0221.
Title: Section 90.155, Time in Which
Station Must Be Placed in Operation.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 115 respondents; 723
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0398]
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 August 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 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
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: 3060-0398.
Title: Sections 2.948, 2.949 and 15.117(g)(2)--Equipment
Authorization Measurement Standards.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 630 respondents; 371
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-30 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time and every two year
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
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Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 4(i), 302, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r), and 309(a).
Total Annual Burden: 3,612 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a minimal exemption
from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 47
CFR 0.459(d) of the Commission's rules that is granted for trade
secrets, which may be submitted to the Commission as part of the
documentation of the test results. No other assurances of
confidentiality are provided to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection after this 60 day comment period to obtain the full three-
year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Description of Measurement Facilities
The Commission established uniform technical standards for various
radio-frequency equipment operating under the guidelines established in
the FCC rules, which include smartphones, personal computers, garage
door openers, baby monitors, etc. In order to ensure that technical
standards are applied uniformly, the Commission requires testing
facilities and manufacturers to follow the standardized measurement
procedures and practices:
(a) 47 CFR part 2 of the Commission's rules requires each Electro-
Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing facility that performs equipment
testing in support of any request for equipment authorization to be
accredited by Commission-approved accrediting bodies.
(b) A testing laboratory that is accredited by a Commission-
approved accrediting body is required to file a test site description
with the accreditation body for review as part of the accreditation
assessment. This information will document that the EMC testing
facility complies with the testing standards used to make the
measurements that support any request for equipment authorization.
(c) The EMC testing facility must provide updated documentation to
the accreditation bodies if there are changes in the measurement
facility or certify at least every two years that the facility's
equipment and test set-up have not changed.
(d) The accreditation body will provide the Commission with
specific summary information about each testing laboratory that it has
accredited. The Commission will maintain a list of accredited
laboratories that it has recognized.
The Commission or a Telecommunications certification body uses the
information from the test sites and the supporting documentation, which
accompany all requests for equipment authorization:
(a) To ensure that the data are valid and that proper testing
procedures are used;
(b) To ensure that potential interference to radio communications
is controlled; and
(c) To investigate complaints of harmful interference or to verify
the manufacturer's compliance with Section 47 CFR 2.948 of the
Commission's rules.
Accreditation Bodies
47 CFR Section 2.949 of the Commission's rules sets forth the
requirements for accreditation bodies seeking recognition from the FCC
as a laboratory accreditation body. Accreditation bodies seeking such
recognition from the Commission must file a report of their
qualifications with the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET).
They are only required to file this information once.
Other Information
In addition, the referenced 47 CFR part 15 rules (47 CFR
15.117(g)(2)) require that certain equipment manufacturers file
information concerning the testing of TV receivers, which tune to UHF
channels, to show that the UHF channels provide approximately the same
degree of tuning accuracy with approximately the same expenditure of
time and effort.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-18077 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am]
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