Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 42343-42346 [2017-18907]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 172 (Thursday, September 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42343-42346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-18907]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0678, 3060-0703, 3060-1070 and 3060-1161]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
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; 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

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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 October 10, 
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 No.: 3060-0678.
    Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules 
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth 
Stations and Space Stations.
    Form Nos.: FCC Form 312; Schedule A; Schedule B; Schedule S; FCC 
Form 312-EZ; FCC Form 312-R.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 4,924 respondents; 4,981 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5-80 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time, and annual reporting 
requirements; third-party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 
301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 332, 605, and 721.
    Total Annual Burden: 34,140 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $10,625,120.
    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. Certain 
information collected regarding international coordination of satellite 
systems is not routinely available for public inspection pursuant to 5 
U.S.C. 552(b) and 47 CFR 0.457(d)(vii).
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission requests that 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a revision of the 
information collection titled ``Part 25 of the Federal Communications 
Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage By, 
Commercial Earth Stations and Space Stations'' under OMB Control No. 
3060-0678, as a result of a recent rulemaking discussed below.
    On April 25, 2017, the Commission released a Third Report and Order 
in IB Docket No. 06-123, FCC 17-49, titled ``Establishment of Policies 
and Service Rules for the Broadcasting-Satellite Service at the 17.3-
17.7 GHz Frequency Band and at the 17.7-17.8 GHz Frequency Band 
Internationally, and at the 24.75-25.25 GHz Frequency Band for Fixed 
Satellite Services Providing Feeder Links to the Broadcasting-Satellite 
Service and for the Satellite Services Operating Bi-directionally in 
the 17.3-17.8 GHz Frequency Band.'' In the Report and Order, the 
Commission adopted rules requiring applicants for new licenses for 
Digital Broadcasting Satellite Service (DBS) feeder-link earth stations 
in the 17.3-17.8 GHz band to file with the Commission coordination 
agreements with affected Broadcasting-Satellite Service (BSS) licensees 
prior to licensing, and to provide technical information on their 
proposed feeder-link earth stations to a third-party coordinator to 
facilitate the coordination process (see 47 CFR 25.203(m)). The changes 
adopted in the Report and Order will result in a net annualized 
increase of 41 burden hours to applicants and licensees under Part 25. 
This submission amends the previous submission to the OMB of July 1, 
2014, to reflect these changes.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0703.
    Title: Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and 
Installation, FCC Form 1205.
    Form Number: FCC Form 1205.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,000 respondents; 6,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Annual 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 
Section 301(j) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and 623(a)(7) of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 52,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,800,000.
    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: Information derived from FCC Form 1205 filings is 
used to facilitate the review of equipment and installation rates. This 
information is then reviewed by each cable system's respective local 
franchising authority.

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Section 76.923 records are kept by cable operators in order to 
demonstrate that charges for the sale and lease of equipment for 
installation have been developed in accordance with the Commission's 
rules.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1070.
    Title: Allocation and Service Rules for the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, 
and 92-95 GHz Bands.
    Form Number: N/A.
    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: 754 respondents; 3,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 to 9 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement, and third-party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303(f) and (r), 309, 316, and 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,250 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $910,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. The Commission has not granted assurances of 
confidentially to those parties submitting the information. In those 
cases where a respondent believes information requires confidentiality, 
the respondent can request confidential treatment and the Commission 
will afford such confidentiality for 20 days, after which the 
information will be available to the public.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking an extension of this 
information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval 
from OMB. There are no program changes to the reporting, recordkeeping 
and/or third-party disclosure requirements but we are revising 
estimates based on experience and the possible addition of a fourth 
database manager. The recordkeeping, reporting, and third party 
disclosure requirements will be used by the Commission to verify 
licensee compliance with the Commission rules and regulations, and to 
ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934. The 
Commission's rules promote the private sector development and use of 
71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, and 92-95 GHz bands (70/80/90 GHz bands). Such 
information has been used in the past and will continue to be used to 
minimize interference, verify that applicants are legally and 
technically qualified to hold license, and to determine compliance with 
Commission rules.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1161.
    Title: Construction requirements; Interim reports--Sections 
27.14(g)-(l).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1,118 respondents; 1,118 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5-15 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for, these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 
154, 301, 302(a), 303, 309, 332, 336, and 337 unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,260 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,893,700.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2007, the Commission adopted a Second 
Report and Order, in WT Docket No. 06-150, CC Docket No. 94-102, WT 
Docket No. 01-309, WT Docket No. 03-264, WT Docket No. 06-169, PS 
Docket No. 06-229, WT Docket No. 96-86, WT Docket No. 07-166, FCC No. 
07-132 (2007 Report and Order), which established rules governing 
wireless licenses in the 700 MHz spectrum. The 700 MHz spectrum was 
made available for wireless services, including public safety and 
commercial services, as a result of the digital television (``DTV'') 
transition. Title III of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (``DRA''), 
Public Law 109-171, 120 Stat. 4 (2006), (titled the Digital Television 
Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 [``DTV Act'']), accelerated 
the DTV transition completion date to February 17, 2009.
    In light of the change to the DTV transition, as well as 
developments in commercial wireless communications and evolving needs 
of the public safety community, the Commission re-examined its 700 MHz 
rules and combined the following three interrelated proceedings: (1) 
The 700 MHz Commercial Services proceeding, 71 FR 48506 (2006), (2) the 
700 MHz Guard Bands proceeding, 71 FR 57455, and (3) the 700 MHz Public 
Safety proceeding, 72 FR 1201 (2007); 71 FR 17786 (2006), which yielded 
in April 2007 both a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (the 700 MHz Report and Order, 72 FR 27688 (2007), and 700 
MHz Further NPRM, 72 FR 24238 (2007), respectively. (See FCC 07-72.)
    Among the many actions taken in the 2007 Report and Order, the 
Commission: Adopted a mix of geographic license area sizes for the 
commercial services, including Cellular Market Areas (CMAs), Economic 
Areas (EAs), and Regional Economic Areas (REAGs); eliminated rules that 
permit comparative hearings for license renewal, and clarified the 
requirements and procedures of the license renewal process; shifted the 
license termination date from January 15, 2015 to February 17, 2019, 
thus granting licensees an initial license term not-to-exceed ten years 
after the end of the DTV transition; adopted a power spectral density 
model to provide greater operational flexibility to licensees operating 
at wider bandwidths; continued to allow a 50 kW effective radiated 
power level for base station operations for auctioned licenses and 
unpaired spectrum in the lower 700 MHz band (TV Channels 52-59); 
modified power limits for upper 700 MHz band (TV Channels 60-69), and; 
permitted 700 MHz licensees to meet radiated power limits on an 
average, rather than peak, basis.
    Further, in order to promote access to spectrum and the provision 
of service, the 2007 Report and Order adopted revised performance 
requirements for certain 700 MHz licensees, including the use of 
interim and end-of-term benchmarks. The 2007 Report and Order also 
imposed interim reporting requirements on licensees to provide the 
Commission with information concerning the status of licensees' efforts 
to meet performance requirements and the manner in which their spectrum 
is being utilized.
    On February 20, 2009, the Commission adopted a Second Report and 
Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in MB Docket No. 09-17, MB 
Docket No. 07-148, MB Docket No. 07-91, MB Docket No. 08-255, WT Docket 
No. 06-150, WT Docket No. 06-169, PS Docket No. 06-229, WT Docket No. 
96-86, FCC 09-11, to implement the DTV Delay Act, Public Law 111-4, 123 
Stat. 112 (2009), which extended the DTV transition deadline from 
February 17, 2009, to June 12, 2009. Steps taken by the Commission to 
conform with the

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DTV Delay Act included the extension of applicable 700 MHz construction 
benchmarks and reporting requirements by a period of 116 days.
    On October 29, 2013, the Commission issued a Report and Order and 
Order of Proposed Modification in WT Docket No. 12-69 and WT Docket No. 
12-332, FCC 13-136 (700 MHz Interoperability Order), in which it 
revised certain technical rules and extended or waived construction 
deadlines for certain licenses in order to resolve issues resulting 
from the lack of interoperability in the Lower 700 MHz Band. The Report 
and Order did not revise any of the information collection requirements 
that are contained in this collection. It simply waived or revised the 
dates on which the information collection requirements are required.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-18907 Filed 9-6-17; 8:45 am]
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