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could not implement the Commission’s
band plan.
Affected applicants and licensees are
required to provide the requested
information to the Commission and
other third parties whenever they seek
authority to provide service in the 28
GHz band. The frequency of filing is, in
general, determined by the applicant or
licensees. If this information is
compiled less frequently or not filed in
conjunction with our rules, applicants
and licensees will not obtain the
authorization necessary to provide
telecommunications services.
Furthermore, the Commission would
not be able to carry out its mandate as
required by statute and applicants and
licensees would not be able to provide
service effectively.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–19555 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1139]
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) 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.
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The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before November 14,
2017. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
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
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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1139.
Title: FCC Consumer Broadband
Services Testing and Measurement.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit and individuals or households.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 501,020 respondents and
501,020 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
hour–200 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
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Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in the Broadband
Data Improvement Act of 2008, Public
Law 110–385, Stat 4096, 103(c)(1).
Total Annual Burden: 46,667 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
All participation in the Measuring
Broadband America Program is
voluntary and any participant can
decline to participate at any time. No
volunteers’ personally identifying
information (PII) such as name, phone
number, or street addresses will be
transmitted to the Commission from the
contractor as a matter of vendor policy
and agency privacy policy. SamKnows
maintains a series of administrative,
technical, and physical safeguards to
protect against the transmission of PII.
At point of registration, individuals will
be given full disclosure in a ‘‘privacy
statement’’ highlighting what
information will be collected. Fixed
Broadband ISP Partners receive PII
about volunteers to confirm the validity
of the information against their
subscription records, but will be bound
by a non-disclosure agreement that will
maintain various administrative,
technical and physical safeguards to
protect the information and limit its use.
Mobile Broadband ISP Partners have
access to five kinds of information,
including location and time of data
collection, device type and operating
system version, cellular performance
and characteristics, and download,
upload speed and other broadband
performance, also restricted by a nondisclosure agreement that will maintain
various administrative, technical and
physical safeguards to protect the
information and limit its use. ISP
Partners providing support to the testing
program will likewise be bound to the
same series of administrative, technical
and physical safeguards developed by
SamKnows. In addition all third parties
supporting the program directly will be
bound by a ‘‘Code of Conduct’’ to ensure
all participate and act in good faith and
with other legally enforceable
documents such as non-disclosure
agreements.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This
information collection effects
individuals or households. However,
personally identifiable information (PII)
such as name, phone number, or street
addresses is not being collected by,
made available to or made accessible by
the Commission but instead by third
parties including SamKnows, a third
party contractor, and Internet Service
Provider (ISP) Partners.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring collection after
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this 60-day comment period to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to obtain the full three-year
clearance.
This study’s collection of information
on actual speeds and performance of
fixed and mobile broadband
connections delivered to consumers by
ISPs has been reported to be of great
value to academic researchers,
manufacturers and technology
providers, broadband providers, public
interest groups and other diverse
stakeholders. Validation of fixed
broadband subscribed speeds as
opposed to actual speeds by
participating ISPs remains unique to
this program and provides a context for
measured speeds. Mobile broadband
performance information is measured
using the FCC Speed Test app for
Android and iPhone devices to test the
upload and download speed, latency
and packet loss, as well as the wireless
performance characteristics of the
broadband connection and the kind of
handsets and versions of operating
systems tested. Information the FCC
Speed Test App (‘‘Application’’) collects
is limited to information used to
measure volunteers’ mobile broadband
service and no personally identifiable
information, such as subscribers’ name,
phone number or unique identifiers
associated with a device is collected.
Software-based tools and online tools
exist that can test consumer’s broadband
connections, including a set of
consumer tools launched by the FCC in
conjunction with the National
Broadband Plan. However, these tools
track speeds experienced by consumers,
rather than speeds delivered directly to
a consumer by an ISP. The distinction
is important for supporting Agency
broadband policy analysis, as ISPs
advertise speeds and performance
delivered rather than speeds
experienced, which suffers from
degradation outside of an ISP’s control.
No other dedicated panel of direct
fixed and mobile broadband
performance measurement using
publicly documented methodologies
using free and add-free technologies
exists today in the country. The program
will continue to support existing
software-based tools and online tools
but the focus of the program will remain
the direct measurement of broadband
performance delivered to the consumer.
The collection effort also has specific
elements focused on further network
performance statistics, time of day
parameters, and other elements affecting
consumers’ broadband experience that
are not tracked elsewhere. The
information to be confirmed by ISP
Partners about their subscribers or
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technical and market data regarding the
broadband services they provide is
unavailable from other sources.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–19579 Filed 9–14–17; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Revision to proposal.
AGENCY:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board or
Federal Reserve) has modified its
proposal to extend for three years, with
revision, the Consolidated Financial
Statements for Holding Companies (FR
Y–9C) (OMB No. 7100–0128), the Parent
Company Only Financial Statements for
Large Holding Companies (FR Y–9LP)
(OMB No. 7100–0128), the Parent
Company Only Financial Statements for
Small Holding Companies (FR Y–9SP)
(OMB No. 7100–0128), the Financial
Statements of U.S. Nonbank
Subsidiaries Held by Foreign Banking
Organizations (FR Y–7N) (OMB No.
7100–0125), the Consolidated Report of
Condition and Income for Edge and
Agreement Corporations (FR 2886b)
(OMB No. 7100–0086), the Financial
Statements of U.S. Nonbank
Subsidiaries of U.S. Holding Companies
(FR Y–11) (OMB No. 7100–0244), and
the Financial Statements of Foreign
Subsidiaries of U.S. Banking
Organizations (FR 2314) (OMB No.
7100–0073). The Board has changed the
implementation date for reporting the
proposed revisions from September 30,
2017, to March 31, 2018.
DATES: The proposed collection of
information is amended effective
September 11, 2017, however the public
comment period shall terminate on
September 18, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the PRA OMB submission,
including the proposed reporting form
and instructions, supporting statement,
and other documentation will be placed
into OMB’s public docket files, once
approved. These documents will also be
made available on the Federal Reserve
Board’s public Web site at: https://
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
reportforms/review.aspx or may be
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requested from the agency clearance
officer, whose name appears below.
Federal Reserve Board Clearance
Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of
the Chief Data Officer, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington, DC 20551, (202)
452–3829. Telecommunications Device
for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact
(202) 263–4869, Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System,
Washington, DC 20551.
On July
18, 2017, the Federal Reserve requested
comment on two proposals. The first
proposed to (1) extend for three years
the FR Y–9 family of reports (FR Y–9C,
FR Y–9LP, FR Y–9SP, FR Y–9ES, and
FR Y–9CS), the FR Y–7N family of
reports (FR Y–7N, FR Y–7NS, and FR
Y–7Q), and the FR 2886b report; 1 (2)
delete certain existing data items and
make other targeted revisions to the FR
Y–9C report; (3) remove from the FR Y–
9LP, the FR Y–7N, and the FR 2886b
reports the term ‘‘extraordinary items’’
and replace it with ‘‘discontinued
operations’’ to be consistent with recent
accounting changes; (4) reclassify and
clarify the reporting for certain tax
benefits on all applicable reports; (5)
add one new data item to the FR Y–9SP
report; and (6) replace references to
‘‘loans net of unearned income’’ with
‘‘loans held for investment’’ on all
applicable reports.2 The second
proposal would (1) extend for three
years the FR Y–11 family of reports (FR
Y–11 and the FR Y–11S) and the FR
2314 family of reports (FR 2314 and the
FR 2314S); 3 (2) remove from these
reports the term ‘‘extraordinary items’’
and replace it with ‘‘discontinued
operations’’ to be consistent with recent
accounting changes and (3) replace
references to ‘‘loans net of unearned
income’’ with ‘‘loans held for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 The FR Y–9 family of reporting forms are the
primary source of financial data on bank holding
companies (BHCs), savings and loan holding
companies (SLHCs), securities holding companies
(SHCs), and U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies
(IHCs) (collectively, holding companies (HCs)). The
FR Y–7N family of reporting forms collect financial
information for non-functionally regulated U.S.
nonbank subsidiaries held by foreign banking
organizations (FBOs) other than through a BHC,
IHC, or U.S. bank. The FR 2886b reporting form
collects financial data from banking Edge and
agreement corporations and investment
(nonbanking) Edge and agreement corporations
(collectively, Edges or Edge corporations).
2 See 82 FR 32812 (July 18, 2017).
3 The FR Y–11 reporting forms collect financial
information for individual non-functionally
regulated U.S. nonbank subsidiaries of domestic
holding companies. The FR 2314 reporting forms
collect financial information for non-functionally
regulated direct or indirect foreign subsidiaries of
U.S. state member banks, Edge and agreement
corporations, and holding companies.
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[Notices]
[Pages 43366-43367]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-19579]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1139]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before November
14, 2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this
notice, you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
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 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1139.
Title: FCC Consumer Broadband Services Testing and Measurement.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit and individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 501,020 respondents and
501,020 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-200 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in the Broadband Data Improvement
Act of 2008, Public Law 110-385, Stat 4096, 103(c)(1).
Total Annual Burden: 46,667 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No Cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: All participation in the
Measuring Broadband America Program is voluntary and any participant
can decline to participate at any time. No volunteers' personally
identifying information (PII) such as name, phone number, or street
addresses will be transmitted to the Commission from the contractor as
a matter of vendor policy and agency privacy policy. SamKnows maintains
a series of administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to
protect against the transmission of PII. At point of registration,
individuals will be given full disclosure in a ``privacy statement''
highlighting what information will be collected. Fixed Broadband ISP
Partners receive PII about volunteers to confirm the validity of the
information against their subscription records, but will be bound by a
non-disclosure agreement that will maintain various administrative,
technical and physical safeguards to protect the information and limit
its use. Mobile Broadband ISP Partners have access to five kinds of
information, including location and time of data collection, device
type and operating system version, cellular performance and
characteristics, and download, upload speed and other broadband
performance, also restricted by a non-disclosure agreement that will
maintain various administrative, technical and physical safeguards to
protect the information and limit its use. ISP Partners providing
support to the testing program will likewise be bound to the same
series of administrative, technical and physical safeguards developed
by SamKnows. In addition all third parties supporting the program
directly will be bound by a ``Code of Conduct'' to ensure all
participate and act in good faith and with other legally enforceable
documents such as non-disclosure agreements.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection effects
individuals or households. However, personally identifiable information
(PII) such as name, phone number, or street addresses is not being
collected by, made available to or made accessible by the Commission
but instead by third parties including SamKnows, a third party
contractor, and Internet Service Provider (ISP) Partners.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring collection
after
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this 60-day comment period to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
to obtain the full three-year clearance.
This study's collection of information on actual speeds and
performance of fixed and mobile broadband connections delivered to
consumers by ISPs has been reported to be of great value to academic
researchers, manufacturers and technology providers, broadband
providers, public interest groups and other diverse stakeholders.
Validation of fixed broadband subscribed speeds as opposed to actual
speeds by participating ISPs remains unique to this program and
provides a context for measured speeds. Mobile broadband performance
information is measured using the FCC Speed Test app for Android and
iPhone devices to test the upload and download speed, latency and
packet loss, as well as the wireless performance characteristics of the
broadband connection and the kind of handsets and versions of operating
systems tested. Information the FCC Speed Test App (``Application'')
collects is limited to information used to measure volunteers' mobile
broadband service and no personally identifiable information, such as
subscribers' name, phone number or unique identifiers associated with a
device is collected. Software-based tools and online tools exist that
can test consumer's broadband connections, including a set of consumer
tools launched by the FCC in conjunction with the National Broadband
Plan. However, these tools track speeds experienced by consumers,
rather than speeds delivered directly to a consumer by an ISP. The
distinction is important for supporting Agency broadband policy
analysis, as ISPs advertise speeds and performance delivered rather
than speeds experienced, which suffers from degradation outside of an
ISP's control.
No other dedicated panel of direct fixed and mobile broadband
performance measurement using publicly documented methodologies using
free and add-free technologies exists today in the country. The program
will continue to support existing software-based tools and online tools
but the focus of the program will remain the direct measurement of
broadband performance delivered to the consumer. The collection effort
also has specific elements focused on further network performance
statistics, time of day parameters, and other elements affecting
consumers' broadband experience that are not tracked elsewhere. The
information to be confirmed by ISP Partners about their subscribers or
technical and market data regarding the broadband services they provide
is unavailable from other sources.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-19579 Filed 9-14-17; 8:45 am]
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