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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–03755 Filed 2–24–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0994]
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), 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 April 28, 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 contacts below as soon as
possible.
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SUMMARY:
Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
the FCC 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0994.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of
Communications by Mobile Satellite
Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band,
the L Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Band.
Form No: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 126
respondents; 126 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50–
50 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one time and annual reporting
requirements, third-party disclosure and
recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 4(i), 7, 302, 303(c), 303(e),
303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f)
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $530,340.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted to the Office of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Management and Budget (OMB) as a
revision following the 60-day comment
period in order to obtain the full threeyear clearance from OMB.
On December 23, 2016, the
Commission released a Report and
Order in IB Docket No. 13–213, FCC 16–
181, titled ‘‘Terrestrial Use of the 2473–
2495 MHz Band for Low-Power Mobile
Broadband Networks; Amendments to
Rules for the Ancillary Terrestrial
Component of Mobile Satellite Service
Systems.’’ The revisions to 47 CFR part
25 adopted in the Report and Order
remove a portion of the information
collection requirements as it relates to a
newly proposed low power broadband
network, as described in document FCC
16–181. These revisions enable ATC
licensees to operate low-power ATC
using licensed spectrum in the 2483.5–
2495 MHz band. Although the original
low-power ATC proposal described the
use of the adjacent 2473–2483.5 MHz
band, low-power terrestrial operations
at 2473–2483.5 MHz were not
authorized by the Report and Order. The
revisions provide an exception for lowpower ATC from the requirements
contained in section 25.149(b) of the
Commission’s rules, which require
detailed showings concerning satellite
system coverage and replacement
satellites. The revisions also provide an
exception from a rule requiring
integrated service, which generally
requires that service handsets be
capable of communication with both
satellites and terrestrial base stations.
Accordingly, the provider of low-power
ATC would be relieved from certain
burdens that are currently in place in
the existing information collection. To
qualify for authority to deploy a lowpower terrestrial network in the 2483.5–
2495 MHz band, an ATC licensee would
need to certify that it will utilize a
Network Operating System to manage
its terrestrial low-power network.
Although the Report and Order also
created new technical requirements for
equipment designed to communicate
with a low-power ATC network,
satisfaction of these technical
requirements relieves ATC licensees
from meeting other technical
requirements that apply to ATC systems
generally. We also had a revision to this
information collection to reflect the
elimination of the elements of this
information collection for 2 GHz MSS.
See 78 FR 48621–22.
The purposes of the existing
information collection are to obtain
information necessary for licensing
operators of Mobile-Satellite Service
(MSS) networks to provide ancillary
services in the U.S. via terrestrial base
stations (Ancillary Terrestrial
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Components, or ATCs); obtain the legal
and technical information required to
facilitate the integration of ATCs into
MSS networks in the L-Band and the
1.6/2.4 GHz Bands; and to ensure that
ATC licensees meet the Commission’s
legal and technical requirements to
develop and maintain their MSS
networks and operate their ATC systems
without causing harmful interference to
other radio systems.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–03754 Filed 2–24–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0652]
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), 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.
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
20:23 Feb 24, 2017
Jkt 241001
Written comments should be
submitted on or before April 28, 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 contacts 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: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
the FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0652.
Title: Section 76.309, Customer
Service Obligations; Section 76.1602,
Customer Service-General Information,
Section 76.1603, Customer Service-Rate
and Service Changes and Section
76.1619, Information and Subscriber
Bills.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 8,260 respondents;
1,117,540 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167
to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections 4(i)
DATES:
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and 632 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 50,090 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
released on October 14, 2010, a Third
Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration, FCC 10–181, CS
Docket 97–80 and PP Docket 00–67,
modifying the Commission’s rules to
implement Section 629 of the
Communications Act (Section 304 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996).
Section 629 of the Communications Act
directs the Commission to adopt rules to
assure the commercial availability of
‘‘navigation devices,’’ such as cable settop boxes. One rule modification in the
Third Report and Order and Order on
Reconsideration is intended to prohibit
price discrimination against retail
devices. This modification requires
cable operators to disclose annually the
fees for rental of navigation devices and
single and additional CableCARDs as
well as the fees reasonably allocable to
the rental of single and additional
CableCARDs and the rental of operatorsupplied navigation devices if those
devices are included in the price of a
bundled offer.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–03753 Filed 2–24–17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Incentive Auction Task Force (Task
Force) and Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau)
announce information regarding the
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SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0994]
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), 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 April 28,
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 contacts 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0994.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile
Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, the L Band, and the 1.6/
2.4 GHz Band.
Form No: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 126 respondents; 126 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-50 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and annual reporting
requirements, third-party disclosure and recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i),
7, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f)
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $530,340.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision following the 60-day comment
period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from OMB.
On December 23, 2016, the Commission released a Report and Order in
IB Docket No. 13-213, FCC 16-181, titled ``Terrestrial Use of the 2473-
2495 MHz Band for Low-Power Mobile Broadband Networks; Amendments to
Rules for the Ancillary Terrestrial Component of Mobile Satellite
Service Systems.'' The revisions to 47 CFR part 25 adopted in the
Report and Order remove a portion of the information collection
requirements as it relates to a newly proposed low power broadband
network, as described in document FCC 16-181. These revisions enable
ATC licensees to operate low-power ATC using licensed spectrum in the
2483.5-2495 MHz band. Although the original low-power ATC proposal
described the use of the adjacent 2473-2483.5 MHz band, low-power
terrestrial operations at 2473-2483.5 MHz were not authorized by the
Report and Order. The revisions provide an exception for low-power ATC
from the requirements contained in section 25.149(b) of the
Commission's rules, which require detailed showings concerning
satellite system coverage and replacement satellites. The revisions
also provide an exception from a rule requiring integrated service,
which generally requires that service handsets be capable of
communication with both satellites and terrestrial base stations.
Accordingly, the provider of low-power ATC would be relieved from
certain burdens that are currently in place in the existing information
collection. To qualify for authority to deploy a low-power terrestrial
network in the 2483.5-2495 MHz band, an ATC licensee would need to
certify that it will utilize a Network Operating System to manage its
terrestrial low-power network. Although the Report and Order also
created new technical requirements for equipment designed to
communicate with a low-power ATC network, satisfaction of these
technical requirements relieves ATC licensees from meeting other
technical requirements that apply to ATC systems generally. We also had
a revision to this information collection to reflect the elimination of
the elements of this information collection for 2 GHz MSS. See 78 FR
48621-22.
The purposes of the existing information collection are to obtain
information necessary for licensing operators of Mobile-Satellite
Service (MSS) networks to provide ancillary services in the U.S. via
terrestrial base stations (Ancillary Terrestrial
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Components, or ATCs); obtain the legal and technical information
required to facilitate the integration of ATCs into MSS networks in the
L-Band and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands; and to ensure that ATC licensees meet
the Commission's legal and technical requirements to develop and
maintain their MSS networks and operate their ATC systems without
causing harmful interference to other radio systems.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-03754 Filed 2-24-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P