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Facility ID 191560, BMPH–
20160926AAF, From Christoval, TX, To
Stanton, TX; Genesee Media
Corporation, Station WOKR, Facility ID
15767, BP–20140124AME, From
Brockport, NY, To Brighton, NY;
Genesis Communications I, Inc., Station
WHOO, Facility ID 54573, BP–
20140721AAY, From Kissimmee, FL, To
Winter Park, FL; Hopkins-Webster CBC,
Inc., Station WWKY, Facility ID 67479,
BPH–20160916ABC, From Providence,
KY, To Sebree, KY; Radio 7 Media, LLC,
Station WLXA, Facility ID 53875, BPH–
20161012AAD, From Loretto, TN, To
Florence, AL; Rich Broadcasting Idaho
LS, LLC, Station KLLP, Facility ID 8413,
BPH–20161011AEJ, From Chubbuck, ID,
To Blackfoot, ID; Rich Broadcasting
Idaho LS, LLC, Station KID–FM, Facility
ID 22195, BPH–20161011AFL, From
Idaho Falls, ID, To Aberdeen, ID;
Shamrock Communications, Inc.,
Station KNEZ, Facility ID 166018, BPH–
20160922ABD, From Fernley, NV, To
Hazen, NV; The Montana Radio
Company, LLC, Station KZMO, Facility
ID 183371, BPH–20161011ABH, From
Roundup, MT, To Klein, MT; University
Of Wyoming, Station KAIW, Facility ID
93001, BPED–20160825ABH, From
Laramie, WY, To Saratoga, WY.
The agency must receive
comments on or before December 27,
2016.
DATES:
Federal Communications
Commission, 445 Twelfth Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tung Bui, 202–418–2700.
The full
text of these applications is available for
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the Commission’s
Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 or electronically
via the Media Bureau’s Consolidated
Data Base System, https://
licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/
prod/cdbs_pa.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Federal Communications Commission.
James D. Bradshaw,
Deputy Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0149]
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
Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 December 27,
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: 3060–0149.
Title: Part 63, Application and
Supplemental Information
SUMMARY:
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Requirements; Technology Transitions,
GN Docket No. 13–5, et al.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 65 respondents; 85
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5.34
hours per response.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
214 and 402 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,075 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $27,900.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Information filed in section 214
applications has generally been nonconfidential. Requests from parties
seeking confidential treatment are
considered by Commission staff
pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of
a currently approved collection. The
Commission will submit this
information collection after this 60 day
comment period. Section 214 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, requires that a carrier must
first obtain FCC authorization either to
(1) construct, operate, or engage in
transmission over a line of
communications; or (2) discontinue,
reduce or impair service over a line of
communications.
Part 63 of Title 47 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) implements
Section 214. Part 63 also implements
provisions of the Cable Communications
Policy Act of 1984 pertaining to video
which was approved under this OMB
Control Number 3060–0149. In 2009,
the Commission modified Part 63 to
extend to providers of interconnected
Voice of Internet Protocol (VoIP) service
the discontinuance obligations that
apply to domestic non-dominant
telecommunications carriers under
Section 214 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended. In 2014, the
Commission adopted improved
administrative filing procedures for
domestic transfers of control, domestic
discontinuances and notices of network
changes, and among other adjustments,
modified Part 63 to require electronic
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filing for applications for authorization
to discontinue, reduce, or impair service
under section 214(a) of the Act.
In July 2016, the Commission
concluded that applicants seeking to
discontinue a legacy time division
multiplexing (TDM)-based voice service
as part of a transition to a new
technology, whether Internet Protocol
(IP), wireless, or another type
(technology transition discontinuance
application) must demonstrate that an
adequate replacement for the legacy
service exists in order to be eligible for
streamlined treatment and revised part
63 accordingly. For any other domestic
service for which a discontinuance
application is filed, the existing
framework governs automatic grant
procedures. Unlike traditional
applicants, technology transition
discontinuance applicants seeking
streamlined treatment will be required
to submit with their application either
a certification or a showing as to
whether an ‘‘adequate replacement’’
exists in the service area. The
Commission stressed that attempting to
satisfy this ‘‘adequate replacement’’ test
to establish eligibility for streamlined
treatment is entirely voluntary for an
applicant. Voice technology transition
discontinuance applicants that decline
to pursue this path are not eligible for
streamlined treatment and will have
their applications evaluated on a nonstreamlined basis under the traditional
five factor test. The Commission
concluded that an applicant for a
technology transition discontinuance
may demonstrate that a service is an
adequate replacement for a legacy voice
service by certifying or showing that one
or more replacement service(s) offers all
of the following: (i) Substantially similar
levels of network infrastructure and
service quality as the applicant service;
(ii) compliance with existing federal
and/or industry standards required to
ensure that critical applications such as
911, network security, and applications
for individuals with disabilities remain
available; and (iii) interoperability and
compatibility with an enumerated list of
applications and functionalities
determined to be key to consumers and
competitors. One replacement service
must satisfy all the criteria to retain
eligibility for automatic grant. To reduce
burdens on carriers, the Commission
adopted a more streamlined approach
for discontinuances involving services
that are substantially similar to those for
which a Section 214 discontinuance has
previously been approved and allowed
Section 214 discontinuance applications
to be eligible for automatic grant
without any further showing if the
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applicant demonstrates that the service
has zero customers in the relevant
service area and no requests for service
in the last six months.
The Commission also concluded that
consumer education materials should be
required as part of any technology
transition discontinuance because
customers must be informed of their
choices to ensure seamless transitions.
The Commission determined that
information about the price of the legacy
service and the proposed replacement
service should be provided as part of the
application because any potential
increased costs would implicate the
Commission’s commitment to ensuring
that technology transitions do not
unduly impact our most vulnerable
citizens. To further reduce burdens on
carriers, the Commission also decided to
allow carriers to provide notice via
email to offer additional options to
customers and addressed a gap in the
Commission’s rules to make a
competitive LEC’s application for
discontinuance deemed granted on the
effective date of any comer retirement
that made the discontinuance
unavoidable. The Commission further
concluded that applicants must provide
notice of discontinuance applications to
any federally-recognized Tribal Nations.
The Commission estimates that there
will be five respondents submitting 25
applications/responses related to these
revisions. The Commission also
estimates that these revisions will result
in a total of 1,775 annual burden hours
and a total annual cost of $27,900. The
Commission estimates that the total
annual burden and annual cost of the
entire collection, as revised, is 2,075
and $27,900, respectively.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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252; WT Docket No. 12–269; DA 16–1213]
Clearing Target of 108 Megahertz Set
for Stage 3 of the Broadcast Television
Spectrum Incentive Auction; Stage 3
Bidding in the Reverse Auction Will
Start on November 1, 2016
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Incentive Auction Task
Force and Wireless
SUMMARY:
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Telecommunications Bureau announce
the spectrum clearing target of 108
megahertz and band plan for Stage 3 of
the incentive auction, and that bidding
in Stage 3 of the reverse auction is
scheduled to begin on November 1,
2016. This document also announces
details and dates regarding bidding and
the availability of educational and
informational materials for reverse and
forward auction bidders eligible to
participate in Stage 3; the availability of
Stage 3 bidding and timing information
in the Incentive Auction Public
Reporting System; and the importance
of bidder contingency plans. Finally,
this document reminds each reverse and
forward auction applicant of its
continuing obligations under the FCC’s
rules.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Auctions and Spectrum Access Division:
For general auction questions, contact
Linda Sanderson at (717) 338–2868. For
reverse auction or forward auction legal
questions, refer to the contact
information listed in the Incentive
Auction Stage 3 Clearing Target Public
Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Incentive Auction Stage
3 Clearing Target Public Notice, GN
Docket No. 12–268, AU Docket No. 14–
252, WT Docket No. 12–269, DA 16–
1213, released October 25, 2016. The
complete text of the Incentive Auction
Stage 3 Clearing Target Public Notice is
available for public inspection and
copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Eastern Time (ET) Monday through
Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
ET on Fridays in the FCC Reference
Information Center, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
The complete text is also available on
the Commission’s Web site at https://
wireless.fcc.gov, the Auction 1000 Web
site at https://www.fcc.gov/auctions/
1000, or by using the search function on
the ECFS Web page at https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Alternative
formats are available to persons with
disabilities by sending an email to
FCC504@fcc.gov or by calling the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY).
1. The Incentive Auction Task Force
(Task Force) and the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau)
announce the 108 megahertz spectrum
clearing target that has been set by the
Auction System’s optimization
procedure and the associated band plan
for Stage 3 of the incentive auction, as
well as the number of Category 1 and
Category 2 generic license blocks in
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[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0149]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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, 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 December
27, 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: 3060-0149.
Title: Part 63, Application and Supplemental Information
Requirements; Technology Transitions, GN Docket No. 13-5, et al.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 65 respondents; 85 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5.34 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 214 and 402 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,075 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $27,900.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information filed in section
214 applications has generally been non-confidential. Requests from
parties seeking confidential treatment are considered by Commission
staff pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for a revision of a currently approved
collection. The Commission will submit this information collection
after this 60 day comment period. Section 214 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, requires that a carrier must first obtain FCC
authorization either to (1) construct, operate, or engage in
transmission over a line of communications; or (2) discontinue, reduce
or impair service over a line of communications.
Part 63 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
implements Section 214. Part 63 also implements provisions of the Cable
Communications Policy Act of 1984 pertaining to video which was
approved under this OMB Control Number 3060-0149. In 2009, the
Commission modified Part 63 to extend to providers of interconnected
Voice of Internet Protocol (VoIP) service the discontinuance
obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant telecommunications
carriers under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. In 2014, the Commission adopted improved administrative filing
procedures for domestic transfers of control, domestic discontinuances
and notices of network changes, and among other adjustments, modified
Part 63 to require electronic
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filing for applications for authorization to discontinue, reduce, or
impair service under section 214(a) of the Act.
In July 2016, the Commission concluded that applicants seeking to
discontinue a legacy time division multiplexing (TDM)-based voice
service as part of a transition to a new technology, whether Internet
Protocol (IP), wireless, or another type (technology transition
discontinuance application) must demonstrate that an adequate
replacement for the legacy service exists in order to be eligible for
streamlined treatment and revised part 63 accordingly. For any other
domestic service for which a discontinuance application is filed, the
existing framework governs automatic grant procedures. Unlike
traditional applicants, technology transition discontinuance applicants
seeking streamlined treatment will be required to submit with their
application either a certification or a showing as to whether an
``adequate replacement'' exists in the service area. The Commission
stressed that attempting to satisfy this ``adequate replacement'' test
to establish eligibility for streamlined treatment is entirely
voluntary for an applicant. Voice technology transition discontinuance
applicants that decline to pursue this path are not eligible for
streamlined treatment and will have their applications evaluated on a
non-streamlined basis under the traditional five factor test. The
Commission concluded that an applicant for a technology transition
discontinuance may demonstrate that a service is an adequate
replacement for a legacy voice service by certifying or showing that
one or more replacement service(s) offers all of the following: (i)
Substantially similar levels of network infrastructure and service
quality as the applicant service; (ii) compliance with existing federal
and/or industry standards required to ensure that critical applications
such as 911, network security, and applications for individuals with
disabilities remain available; and (iii) interoperability and
compatibility with an enumerated list of applications and
functionalities determined to be key to consumers and competitors. One
replacement service must satisfy all the criteria to retain eligibility
for automatic grant. To reduce burdens on carriers, the Commission
adopted a more streamlined approach for discontinuances involving
services that are substantially similar to those for which a Section
214 discontinuance has previously been approved and allowed Section 214
discontinuance applications to be eligible for automatic grant without
any further showing if the applicant demonstrates that the service has
zero customers in the relevant service area and no requests for service
in the last six months.
The Commission also concluded that consumer education materials
should be required as part of any technology transition discontinuance
because customers must be informed of their choices to ensure seamless
transitions. The Commission determined that information about the price
of the legacy service and the proposed replacement service should be
provided as part of the application because any potential increased
costs would implicate the Commission's commitment to ensuring that
technology transitions do not unduly impact our most vulnerable
citizens. To further reduce burdens on carriers, the Commission also
decided to allow carriers to provide notice via email to offer
additional options to customers and addressed a gap in the Commission's
rules to make a competitive LEC's application for discontinuance deemed
granted on the effective date of any comer retirement that made the
discontinuance unavoidable. The Commission further concluded that
applicants must provide notice of discontinuance applications to any
federally-recognized Tribal Nations. The Commission estimates that
there will be five respondents submitting 25 applications/responses
related to these revisions. The Commission also estimates that these
revisions will result in a total of 1,775 annual burden hours and a
total annual cost of $27,900. The Commission estimates that the total
annual burden and annual cost of the entire collection, as revised, is
2,075 and $27,900, respectively.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26052 Filed 10-27-16; 8:45 am]
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