Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 78591-78592 [2016-26903]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78591-78592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26903]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0214]


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 (44 U.S.C. 
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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 January 9, 
2017. 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, (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0214.
    Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files; 
Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal government; Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 24,013 respondents; 63,364 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-52 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
Recordkeeping requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority that covers this information collection is 
contained in Sections 151, 152, 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,087,626 Hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $27,363.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission prepared a system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-2, ``Broadcast Station Public Inspection 
Files,'' that covers the PII contained in the broadcast station public 
inspection files located on the Commission's Web site. The Commission 
will revise appropriate privacy requirements as necessary to include 
any entities and information added to the online public file in this 
proceeding.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Most of the documents 
comprising the public file consist of materials that are not of a 
confidential nature. Respondents complying with the information 
collection requirements may request that the information they submit be 
withheld from disclosure. If confidentiality is requested, such 
requests will be processed in accordance with the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 0.459.
    In addition, the Commission has adopted provisions that permit 
respondents subject to the information collection requirement for 
Shared Service Agreements to redact confidential or proprietary 
information from their disclosures.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements included 
under this OMB Control Number 3060-0214, requires commercial broadcast 
stations to maintain for public inspection a file containing the 
material set forth in 47 CFR 73.3526.
    This collection is being revised to reflect the burden associated 
with the Shared Service Agreement disclosure requirements adopted in 
the 2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review (81 FR 76220, Nov. 1, 2016, FCC 
16-107, rel. Aug. 25, 2016). The collection requires commercial 
television stations to place in their online public inspection file a 
copy of every Shared Service Agreement for the station (with the 
substance of oral agreements reported in writing), regardless of 
whether the agreement involves commercial television stations in the 
same market or in different markets, with confidential or proprietary 
information redacted where appropriate. For purposes of this 
collection, a Shared Service Agreement is any agreement or series of 
agreements in which (1) a station provides any station-related 
services, including, but not limited to, administrative, technical, 
sales, and/or programming support, to a station that is not directly or 
indirectly under common de jure control permitted under the 
Commission's regulations; or (2) stations that are not directly or 
indirectly under common de jure control permitted under the 
Commission's regulations collaborate to provide or enable the provision 
of station-related services, including, but not limited to, 
administrative, technical, sales, and/or programming support, to one or 
more of the collaborating stations. For purposes of this collection, 
the term ``station'' includes the licensee, including any subsidiaries 
and affiliates, and any other individual or entity with an attributable 
interest in the station.
    This information collection requirement will provide the Commission 
and the public with more comprehensive information about the prevalence 
and content of Shared Service Agreements between television stations, 
which will improve the Commission's and the public's ability to assess 
the potential impact of these agreements on the Commission's rules and 
policies.
    The information collection requirements contained under 47 CFR 
73.1212, 73.3527, 73.1943 and 76.1701 are still a part of the 
information collection and remain unchanged since last approved by OMB.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26903 Filed 11-7-16; 8:45 am]
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