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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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Information Collection Being Reviewed
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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Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(r), 303(g),
332(c)(7), unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 723 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
is collection of information.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.155
provides that a period longer than 12
months may be granted to local
government entities to place their
stations in operation on a case-by-case
basis upon a showing of need. This rule
provides flexibility to state and local
governments. An application for
extension of time to commence service
may be made on FCC Form 601.
Extensions of time must be filed prior to
the expiration of the construction
period. Extensions will be granted only
if the licensee shows that the failure to
commence service is due to causes
beyond its control.
In 1995, via a Report and Order in PR
Docket No. 93–61; FCC 95–41,
published at 60 FR 15248, the
Commission established construction
deadlines for Location and Monitoring
Service (LMS) licensees in the marketlicensed multilateration LMS services.
On July 8, 2004, the Commission
adopted a Report and Order under WT
Docket Nos. 02–381, 01–14, and 03–202;
FCC 04–166, published at 69 FR 75144,
that amended § 90.155 to provide
holders of multilateration location
service authorizations with five- and
ten-year benchmarks to place in
operation their base stations that utilize
multilateration technology to provide
multilateration location service to onethird of the Economic Area’s (EA’s)
population within five years of initial
license grant, and two-thirds of the
population within ten years. At the fiveand ten-year benchmarks, licensees are
required to file a map and FCC Form
601 showing compliance with the
coverage requirements pursuant to
§ 1.946 of the Commission’s rules.
On January 31, 2007, via an Order on
Reconsideration, and Memorandum
Opinion and Order, under DA 07–479,
the FCC granted two to three additional
years to meet the five-year construction
requirement for certain multilateration
Location and Monitoring Service
Economic Area licenses, and extended
the 10-year requirement for such
licenses two years.
These requirements will be used by
Commission personnel to evaluate
whether or not certain licensees are
providing substantial service as a means
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of complying with their construction
requirements, or have demonstrated that
an extended period of time for
construction is warranted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–18078 Filed 7–29–16; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–XXXX]
Information Collections 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
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
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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 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.
ADDRESSES:
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–XXXX.
Title: Connect America FundAlternative Connect America Cost
Model Support.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,010 unique respondents;
2,090 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours-2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements, onetime reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
We note that USAC must preserve the
confidentiality of all data obtained from
respondents; must not use the data
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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[Notices]
[Pages 50497-50498]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0221]
Information Collection 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 (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 for-profit, 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.
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Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 161, 303(r), 303(g), 332(c)(7), unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 723 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with is collection of information.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.155 provides that a period longer than
12 months may be granted to local government entities to place their
stations in operation on a case-by-case basis upon a showing of need.
This rule provides flexibility to state and local governments. An
application for extension of time to commence service may be made on
FCC Form 601. Extensions of time must be filed prior to the expiration
of the construction period. Extensions will be granted only if the
licensee shows that the failure to commence service is due to causes
beyond its control.
In 1995, via a Report and Order in PR Docket No. 93-61; FCC 95-41,
published at 60 FR 15248, the Commission established construction
deadlines for Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) licensees in the
market-licensed multilateration LMS services. On July 8, 2004, the
Commission adopted a Report and Order under WT Docket Nos. 02-381, 01-
14, and 03-202; FCC 04-166, published at 69 FR 75144, that amended
Sec. 90.155 to provide holders of multilateration location service
authorizations with five- and ten-year benchmarks to place in operation
their base stations that utilize multilateration technology to provide
multilateration location service to one-third of the Economic Area's
(EA's) population within five years of initial license grant, and two-
thirds of the population within ten years. At the five- and ten-year
benchmarks, licensees are required to file a map and FCC Form 601
showing compliance with the coverage requirements pursuant to Sec.
1.946 of the Commission's rules.
On January 31, 2007, via an Order on Reconsideration, and
Memorandum Opinion and Order, under DA 07-479, the FCC granted two to
three additional years to meet the five-year construction requirement
for certain multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Economic
Area licenses, and extended the 10-year requirement for such licenses
two years.
These requirements will be used by Commission personnel to evaluate
whether or not certain licensees are providing substantial service as a
means of complying with their construction requirements, or have
demonstrated that an extended period of time for construction is
warranted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-18078 Filed 7-29-16; 8:45 am]
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