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amended its definition of ‘‘designated
entities’’ to include ‘‘eligible rural
service providers,’’ and established a
new designated entity benefit/bidding
credit for eligible rural service
providers. The Commission is reporting
program changes/increases of 10
potential new designated entity
respondents/responses 20 total annual
hours, and $1,500 in annual cost due to
the inclusion of eligible rural service
providers among the potential
respondents from which the
Commission may collect information
under this collection. While there may
be as many as 10 new designated entity
respondents/responses under this
collection, the estimated time per
response is unchanged because the type
of information that must be provided by
the new designated entity respondents
is comparable to that required by
designated entities under the currentlyapproved collection and is expected to
take the same estimated amount of time
to prepare.
Beginning first on May 5, 1997, OMB
approved under OMB Control No. 3060–
0767, the Commission’s collections of
information pursuant to sections 1.2110,
1.2111, and 1.2112 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 1.2110, 1.2111, and
1.2112, and their predecessors,
regarding ownership and designated
entity status of parties involved with
Commission licenses. The Commission
collects this information in several
contexts, including when determining
the eligibility of applicants to
participate in Commission auctions
(including eligibility to claim
designated entity benefits), the
eligibility of parties to hold a
Commission license/authorization
(including eligibility for designated
entity benefits), the eligibility of parties
to whom licenses/authorizations are
being assigned or transferred, and the
repayment by license/authorization
holders of the amount of bidding credits
received in Commission auctions to
avoid unjust enrichment. Applicants
and licensees/authorization holders
claiming eligibility for designated entity
status are subject to audits and a recordkeeping requirement regarding FCClicensed service concerning such claims
of eligibility, to confirm that their
representations are, and remain,
accurate. The collection of this
information will enable the Commission
to determine whether applicants are
qualified to bid on and hold
Commission licenses/authorizations
and, if applicable, to receive designated
entity benefits, and is designed to
ensure the fairness of the auction,
licensing, and license/authorization
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assignment and transfer processes. The
information collected will be reviewed
and, if warranted, referred to the
Commission’s Enforcement Bureau for
possible investigation and
administrative action. The Commission
may also refer allegations of
anticompetitive auction conduct to the
Department of Justice for investigation.
OMB has approved separately the
routine collections of information
pursuant to these Commission rules in
applications to participate in
Commission auctions, FCC Form 175,
OMB Control No. 3060–0600, and in
Commission licensing applications, FCC
Form 601, OMB Control No. 3060–0798,
and assignment/transfer of control
applications, FCC Form 603, OMB
Control No. 3060–0800. On occasion,
the Commission may collect
information from auction applicants and
license/authorization holders pursuant
to these rules under this information
collection to clarify information
provided in these forms or in
circumstances to which the standard
forms may not directly apply.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–06530 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0798]
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
SUMMARY:
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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 June 2, 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio
Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and
households; Business or other for-profit
entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–
1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion
reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201,
202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308,
309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331,
332, 333, 336, 534, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
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Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a
consolidated, multi-part application
form that is used for market-based and
site-based licensing for wireless
telecommunications services, including
public safety licenses, which are filed
through the Commission’s Universal
Licensing System (ULS). FCC Form 601
is composed of a main form that
contains administrative information and
a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This
form is used to apply for a new license,
to amend or withdraw a pending
application, to modify or renew an
existing license, cancel a license,
request a duplicate license, submit
required notifications, request an
extension of time to satisfy construction
requirements, or request an
administrative update to an existing
license (such as mailing address
change), request a Special Temporary
Authority or Developmental License.
Respondents are encouraged to submit
FCC Form 601 electronically and are
required to do so when submitting FCC
Form 601 to apply for an authorization
for which the applicant was the winning
bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601
includes the FCC Registration Number
(FRN), which serves as a ‘‘common
link’’ for all filings an entity has with
the FCC. The Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996 requires
entities filing with the Commission use
an FRN.
On July 14, 2016, the Commission
released a Report and Order in which it
established the Upper Microwave
Flexible Use Service authorizing mobile
use in the 27.5–28.35 GHz, 37–38.6
GHz, and 38.6–40 GHz (39 GHz) bands,
See Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24
GHz For Mobile Radio Services, et al.,
Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 16–89, 31
FCC Rcd 8014 (2016). Of relevance to
the information collection at issue here,
the Commission established a process
by which 39 GHz licensees can conduct
a voluntary, pre-auction license swap or
exchange which would give licensees
the opportunity to consolidate their
licensed blocks into larger tranches of
contiguous spectrum thereby leaving
more valuable empty contiguous
channel blocks for the Commission to
auction.
The Commission seeks approval for
revisions to its currently approved
collection of information under OMB
Control Number 3060–0798 to permit
the collection of the additional
information for Commission licenses
and permits, pursuant to the
information collection requirements
adopted by the Commission in the
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Spectrum Frontiers R&O, including the
provisions authorizing voluntary
channel swaps. We are proposing to
revise schedule E of form 601 to allow
licensees to file a modification to
indicate active licenses and leases they
are requesting authorization to swap.
We do not anticipate that this revision
will have any impact on the burden to
complete the form.
The Commission therefore seeks
approval for a revision to its currently
approved information collection on FCC
Form 601 to revise FCC Form 601
accordingly.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl D. Todd,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–06486 Filed 3–31–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0874 and 3060–1203]
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, 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 Commission 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
SUMMARY:
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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 May 3, 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 listed 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. 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: 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
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 62 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0798]
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 June 2, 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Form Number: FCC Form 601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 253,320 respondents and
253,320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301,
302a, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 332, 333,
336, 534, 535 and 554.
Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
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Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part
application form that is used for market-based and site-based licensing
for wireless telecommunications services, including public safety
licenses, which are filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing
System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing
technical and other information. This form is used to apply for a new
license, to amend or withdraw a pending application, to modify or renew
an existing license, cancel a license, request a duplicate license,
submit required notifications, request an extension of time to satisfy
construction requirements, or request an administrative update to an
existing license (such as mailing address change), request a Special
Temporary Authority or Developmental License. Respondents are
encouraged to submit FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do
so when submitting FCC Form 601 to apply for an authorization for which
the applicant was the winning bidder in a spectrum auction.
The data collected on FCC Form 601 includes the FCC Registration
Number (FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an
entity has with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996
requires entities filing with the Commission use an FRN.
On July 14, 2016, the Commission released a Report and Order in
which it established the Upper Microwave Flexible Use Service
authorizing mobile use in the 27.5-28.35 GHz, 37-38.6 GHz, and 38.6-40
GHz (39 GHz) bands, See Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz For Mobile
Radio Services, et al., Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, FCC 16-89, 31 FCC Rcd 8014 (2016). Of relevance to the
information collection at issue here, the Commission established a
process by which 39 GHz licensees can conduct a voluntary, pre-auction
license swap or exchange which would give licensees the opportunity to
consolidate their licensed blocks into larger tranches of contiguous
spectrum thereby leaving more valuable empty contiguous channel blocks
for the Commission to auction.
The Commission seeks approval for revisions to its currently
approved collection of information under OMB Control Number 3060-0798
to permit the collection of the additional information for Commission
licenses and permits, pursuant to the information collection
requirements adopted by the Commission in the Spectrum Frontiers R&O,
including the provisions authorizing voluntary channel swaps. We are
proposing to revise schedule E of form 601 to allow licensees to file a
modification to indicate active licenses and leases they are requesting
authorization to swap. We do not anticipate that this revision will
have any impact on the burden to complete the form.
The Commission therefore seeks approval for a revision to its
currently approved information collection on FCC Form 601 to revise FCC
Form 601 accordingly.
Federal Communications Commission.
Sheryl D. Todd,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-06486 Filed 3-31-17; 8:45 am]
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