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specific way that would require a
rulemaking regardless of the outcome of
the negotiated rulemaking. On the
contrary, Congress specifically directed
that the final rule must result from the
negotiated rulemaking, which will
likely simplify the comment process
enough to enable the agency to meet
these relatively short deadlines.
By establishing the Committee in
today’s Notice, EPA is fulfilling the
Lautenberg Act’s requirement to ‘‘enter
into a negotiated rulemaking pursuant
to’’ the NRA to develop and publish a
proposed rule. 15 U.S.C. 2607(a)(6)(A).
When viewed under the lens of the
statutory structure, any requirement for
EPA to actually ‘‘develop and publish’’
a proposed rule must necessarily also
result from consensus being reached by
the Committee.
For these reasons, EPA respectfully
disagrees with the commenter. If
consensus cannot be reached, and there
is no agreement upon which to base a
proposal, then there is no further
statutory obligation to issue a proposal
or a final rule. However, as noted in the
December 15, 2016, Notice, EPA
commits to working in good faith to
seek consensus on a proposal that is
consistent with the legal mandate of
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D. Definition of Consensus Should Not
Require Unanimous Concurrence of the
Committee
The commenter recommended that
the Committee use a definition of
consensus that does not require
unanimous concurrence among the
Committee, citing the potential for one
Committee member’s veto to result in no
agreement. The NRA defines consensus
as unanimous concurrence, unless the
Committee agrees otherwise. 5 U.S.C.
562. A unanimous concurrence
definition is important in ensuring no
one interest or group of interests is able
to control the process. While EPA
believes that unanimous concurrence is
not an unreasonably high bar,
particularly with the assistance of a
highly skilled neutral facilitator with
expertise in building consensus, the
Committee has the power under the
NRA to agree to another definition of
consensus.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: May 24, 2017.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[9961–58–OEI]
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting:
Authorized Program Revision
Approval, State of Utah
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces EPA’s
approval of the State of Utah’s request
to revise/modify certain of its EPAauthorized programs to allow electronic
reporting.
DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June
5, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information, Mail Stop
2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175,
seeh.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media
Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR)
was published in the Federal Register
(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of
title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR
establishes electronic reporting as an
acceptable regulatory alternative to
paper reporting and establishes
requirements to assure that electronic
documents are as legally dependable as
their paper counterparts. Subpart D of
CROMERR requires that state, tribal or
local government agencies that receive,
or wish to begin receiving, electronic
reports under their EPA-authorized
programs must apply to EPA for a
revision or modification of those
programs and obtain EPA approval.
Subpart D provides standards for such
approvals based on consideration of the
electronic document receiving systems
that the state, tribe, or local government
will use to implement the electronic
reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b)
through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D
provides special procedures for program
revisions and modifications to allow
electronic reporting, to be used at the
option of the state, tribe or local
government in place of procedures
available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An
application submitted under the subpart
D procedures must show that the state,
tribe or local government has sufficient
legal authority to implement the
electronic reporting components of the
programs covered by the application
and will use electronic document
receiving systems that meet the
applicable subpart D requirements.
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On March 28, 2017, the Utah
Department of Environmental Quality
(UT DEQ) submitted an application
titled ‘‘NPDES e-Reporting Tool’’ for
revisions/modifications to its EPAapproved programs under title 40 CFR
to allow new electronic reporting. EPA
reviewed UT DEQ’s request to revise/
modify its EPA-authorized programs
and, based on this review, EPA
determined that the application met the
standards for approval of authorized
program revisions/modifications set out
in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In
accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this
notice of EPA’s decision to approve
Utah’s request to revise/modify its
following EPA-authorized programs to
allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR
parts 122, 125, 403–471, 501, and 503,
is being published in the Federal
Register:
Part 123—EPA Administered Permit
Programs: The National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System;
Part 403—General Pretreatment
Regulations for Existing and New
Sources of Pollution; and
Part 501—State Sludge Management
Program Regulations.
UT DEQ was notified of EPA’s
determination to approve its application
with respect to the authorized programs
listed above.
Matthew Leopard,
Director, Office of Information Management.
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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;
SUMMARY:
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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
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 July 5, 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 ,
(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
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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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–xxxx.
Title: First Amendment to Nationwide
Programmatic Agreement for the
Collocation of Wireless Antennas.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
and State, local, or Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 71 respondents; 765
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
hour–5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 7, 301,
303, 309, and 332 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
157, 301, 303, 309, 332, and Section 106
of the National Historic Preservation Act
of 1966, 54 U.S.C. 306108.
Total Annual Burden: 2,869 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $82,285.
Privacy Impact Assessment: There are
no impacts under the Privacy Act.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
No known confidentiality between third
parties.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
for approval after the comment period to
obtain the full three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission is requesting
OMB approval for new disclosure
requirements pertaining to the First
Amendment to Nationwide
Programmatic Agreement for the
Collocation of Wireless Antennas (First
Amendment) to address the review of
deployments of small wireless antennas
and associated equipment under Section
106 of the National Historic
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Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 U.S.C.
306108 (formerly codified at 16 U.S.C.
470f). The FCC, the Advisory Council
on Historic Preservation (Council), and
the National Conference of State
Historic Preservation Officers
(NCSHPO) agreed to amend the
Nationwide Programmatic Agreement
for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
(Collocation Agreement) to account for
the limited potential of small wireless
antennas and associated equipment,
including Distributed Antenna Systems
(DAS) and small cell facilities, to affect
historic properties. The Collocation
Agreement addresses historic
preservation review for collocations on
existing towers, buildings, and other
non-tower structures. Under the
Collocation Agreement, most antenna
collocations on existing structures are
excluded from Section 106 historic
preservation review, with a few
exceptions defined to address
potentially problematic situations. On
August 3, 2016, the Commission’s
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
ACHP, and NCSHPO finalized and
executed the First Amendment to the
Collocation Agreement, to tailor the
Section 106 process for small wireless
deployments by excluding deployments
that have minimal potential for adverse
effects on historic properties.
The following are the information
collection requirements in connection
with the amended provisions of
Appendix B of Part 1 of the
Commission’s rules (47 CFR part 1,
App. B):
• Stipulation VII.C of the amended
Collocation Agreement provides that
proposals to mount a small antenna on
a traffic control structure (i.e., traffic
light) or on a light pole, lamp post or
other structure whose primary purpose
is to provide public lighting, where the
structure is located inside or within 250
feet of the boundary of a historic
district, are generally subject to review
through the Section 106 process. These
proposed collocations will be excluded
from such review on a case-by-case
basis, if (1) the collocation licensee or
the owner of the structure has not
received written or electronic
notification that the FCC is in receipt of
a complaint from a member of the
public, an Indian Tribe, a SHPO or the
Council, that the collocation has an
adverse effect on one or more historic
properties; and (2) the structure is not
historic (not a designated National
Historic Landmark or a property listed
in or eligible for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places) or
considered a contributing or compatible
element within the historic district,
under certain procedures. These
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procedures require that applicant must
request in writing that the SHPO concur
with the applicant’s determination that
the structure is not a contributing or
compatible element within the historic
district, and the applicant’s written
request must specify the traffic control
structure, light pole, or lamp post on
which the applicant proposes to
collocate and explain why the structure
is not a contributing element based on
the age and type of structure, as well as
other relevant factors. The SHPO has
thirty days from its receipt of such
written notice to inform the applicant
whether it disagrees with the applicant’s
determination that the structure is not a
contributing or compatible element
within the historic district. If within the
thirty-day period, the SHPO informs the
applicant that the structure is a
contributing element or compatible
element within the historic district or
that the applicant has not provided
sufficient information for a
determination, the applicant may not
deploy its facilities on that structure
without completing the Section 106
review process. If, within the thirty day
period, the SHPO either informs the
applicant that the structure is not a
contributing or compatible element
within the historic district, or the SHPO
fails to respond to the applicant within
the thirty-day period, the applicant has
no further Section 106 review
obligations, provided that the
collocation meets the certain volumetric
and ground disturbance provisions.
The First Amendment to the
Collocation Agreement establishes new
exclusions from the Section 106 review
process for physically small
deployments like DAS and small cells,
fulfilling a directive in the
Commission’s Infrastructure Report and
Order, 80 FR 1238, Jan. 8, 2015, to
further streamline review of these
installations. These new exclusions will
reduce the cost, time, and burden
associated with deploying small
facilities in many settings, and provide
opportunities to increase densification
at low cost and with very little impact
on historic properties. Facilitating these
deployments thus directly advances
efforts to roll out 5G service in
communities across the country.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0029.
Title: Application for Construction
Permit for Reserved Channel
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast
Station, FCC Form 340.
Form Number: FCC Form 340.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not for profit institutions
and State, local or Tribal Government.
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,765 respondents; 2,765
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–6
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 7,150 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $29,079,700.
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: FCC Form 340 is
used by licensees and permittees to
apply for authority to construct a new
noncommercial educational (‘‘NCE’’)
FM and DTV broadcast station
(including a DTS facility), or to make
changes in the existing facilities of such
a station. FCC Form 340 is only used if
the station will operate on a channel
that is reserved exclusively for NCE use,
or in the situation where applications
for NCE stations on non-reserved
channels are mutually exclusive only
with one another. Also, FCC Form 340
is used by Native American Tribes and
Alaska Native Villages (‘‘Tribes’’), tribal
consortia, or entities owned or
controlled by Tribes when qualifying for
the ‘‘Tribal Priority’’ under 47 CFR
73.7000, 73.7002.
FCC Form 340 also contains a third
party disclosure requirement, pursuant
to Section 73.3580. This rule requires a
party applying for a new broadcast
station, or making a major change to an
existing station, to give local public
notice of this filing in a newspaper of
general circulation in the community in
which the station is located. This local
public notice must be completed within
30 days of tendering the application.
This notice must be published at least
twice a week for two consecutive weeks
in a three-week period. In addition, a
copy of this notice must be placed in the
station’s public inspection file along
with the application, pursuant to
Section 73.3527. This recordkeeping
information collection requirement is
contained in OMB Control No. 3060–
0214, which covers Section 73.3527.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0773, 3060–0805]
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
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 July 5, 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 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 below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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to the Office of Management and Budget
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;
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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 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 July 5, 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 further reduce the information collection
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
Title: First Amendment to Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for the
Collocation of Wireless Antennas.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and State, local, or Tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 71 respondents; 765 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure reporting
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 7, 301, 303, 309, and 332 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 157, 301, 303,
309, 332, and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, 54 U.S.C. 306108.
Total Annual Burden: 2,869 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $82,285.
Privacy Impact Assessment: There are no impacts under the Privacy
Act.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No known confidentiality
between third parties.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection for approval after the comment period to obtain the full
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting OMB approval for new disclosure
requirements pertaining to the First Amendment to Nationwide
Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas (First
Amendment) to address the review of deployments of small wireless
antennas and associated equipment under Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 306108 (formerly codified
at 16 U.S.C. 470f). The FCC, the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation (Council), and the National Conference of State Historic
Preservation Officers (NCSHPO) agreed to amend the Nationwide
Programmatic Agreement for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas
(Collocation Agreement) to account for the limited potential of small
wireless antennas and associated equipment, including Distributed
Antenna Systems (DAS) and small cell facilities, to affect historic
properties. The Collocation Agreement addresses historic preservation
review for collocations on existing towers, buildings, and other non-
tower structures. Under the Collocation Agreement, most antenna
collocations on existing structures are excluded from Section 106
historic preservation review, with a few exceptions defined to address
potentially problematic situations. On August 3, 2016, the Commission's
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, ACHP, and NCSHPO finalized and
executed the First Amendment to the Collocation Agreement, to tailor
the Section 106 process for small wireless deployments by excluding
deployments that have minimal potential for adverse effects on historic
properties.
The following are the information collection requirements in
connection with the amended provisions of Appendix B of Part 1 of the
Commission's rules (47 CFR part 1, App. B):
Stipulation VII.C of the amended Collocation Agreement
provides that proposals to mount a small antenna on a traffic control
structure (i.e., traffic light) or on a light pole, lamp post or other
structure whose primary purpose is to provide public lighting, where
the structure is located inside or within 250 feet of the boundary of a
historic district, are generally subject to review through the Section
106 process. These proposed collocations will be excluded from such
review on a case-by-case basis, if (1) the collocation licensee or the
owner of the structure has not received written or electronic
notification that the FCC is in receipt of a complaint from a member of
the public, an Indian Tribe, a SHPO or the Council, that the
collocation has an adverse effect on one or more historic properties;
and (2) the structure is not historic (not a designated National
Historic Landmark or a property listed in or eligible for listing in
the National Register of Historic Places) or considered a contributing
or compatible element within the historic district, under certain
procedures. These
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procedures require that applicant must request in writing that the SHPO
concur with the applicant's determination that the structure is not a
contributing or compatible element within the historic district, and
the applicant's written request must specify the traffic control
structure, light pole, or lamp post on which the applicant proposes to
collocate and explain why the structure is not a contributing element
based on the age and type of structure, as well as other relevant
factors. The SHPO has thirty days from its receipt of such written
notice to inform the applicant whether it disagrees with the
applicant's determination that the structure is not a contributing or
compatible element within the historic district. If within the thirty-
day period, the SHPO informs the applicant that the structure is a
contributing element or compatible element within the historic district
or that the applicant has not provided sufficient information for a
determination, the applicant may not deploy its facilities on that
structure without completing the Section 106 review process. If, within
the thirty day period, the SHPO either informs the applicant that the
structure is not a contributing or compatible element within the
historic district, or the SHPO fails to respond to the applicant within
the thirty-day period, the applicant has no further Section 106 review
obligations, provided that the collocation meets the certain volumetric
and ground disturbance provisions.
The First Amendment to the Collocation Agreement establishes new
exclusions from the Section 106 review process for physically small
deployments like DAS and small cells, fulfilling a directive in the
Commission's Infrastructure Report and Order, 80 FR 1238, Jan. 8, 2015,
to further streamline review of these installations. These new
exclusions will reduce the cost, time, and burden associated with
deploying small facilities in many settings, and provide opportunities
to increase densification at low cost and with very little impact on
historic properties. Facilitating these deployments thus directly
advances efforts to roll out 5G service in communities across the
country.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
Title: Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station, FCC Form 340.
Form Number: FCC Form 340.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not for profit
institutions and State, local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,765 respondents; 2,765
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 7,150 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $29,079,700.
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: FCC Form 340 is used by licensees and permittees to
apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational
(``NCE'') FM and DTV broadcast station (including a DTS facility), or
to make changes in the existing facilities of such a station. FCC Form
340 is only used if the station will operate on a channel that is
reserved exclusively for NCE use, or in the situation where
applications for NCE stations on non-reserved channels are mutually
exclusive only with one another. Also, FCC Form 340 is used by Native
American Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (``Tribes''), tribal
consortia, or entities owned or controlled by Tribes when qualifying
for the ``Tribal Priority'' under 47 CFR 73.7000, 73.7002.
FCC Form 340 also contains a third party disclosure requirement,
pursuant to Section 73.3580. This rule requires a party applying for a
new broadcast station, or making a major change to an existing station,
to give local public notice of this filing in a newspaper of general
circulation in the community in which the station is located. This
local public notice must be completed within 30 days of tendering the
application. This notice must be published at least twice a week for
two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. In addition, a copy of
this notice must be placed in the station's public inspection file
along with the application, pursuant to Section 73.3527. This
recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB
Control No. 3060-0214, which covers Section 73.3527.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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