Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 47735-47736 [2017-22185]
Download as PDF
Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Notices
Total Annual Burden: 35 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $18,800.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as an extension after the
60-day comment period to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in order
to obtain the full three-year clearance.
The Commission requests this
information in order to make
recommendations to the U.S.
Department of State for granting
recognized private operating agency
(RPOA) status to requesting entities. The
Commission does not require entities to
request RPOA status. Rather, this is a
voluntary application process for use by
companies that believe that obtaining
RPOA status will be beneficial in
persuading foreign governments to
allow them to conduct business abroad.
RPOA status also permits companies to
join the International
Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s)
Telecommunications Sector, which is
the standards-setting body of the ITU.
The information furnished in RPOA
requests is collected pursuant to 47 CFR
63.701 of the Commission’s rules.
Entities submit these applications on a
voluntary basis. The collection of
information is a one-time collection for
each respondent. Without this
information collection, the
Commission’s policies and objectives
for assisting unregulated providers of
enhanced services to enter the market
for international enhanced services
would be thwarted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–22184 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
[OMB 3060–1242]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
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
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:05 Oct 12, 2017
Jkt 244001
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 December 12,
2017. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
the FCC invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
PO 00000
Frm 00049
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
47735
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: 3060–1242.
Title: Qualified 4G LTE Coverage Data
Collection for Mobility Fund Phase II.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions,
and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents
and Responses: 50 respondents and 50
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 64
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 154, 254, and
303(r) of the Communications Act, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 4, 254, 303(r).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
3,200 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
To information collected under this
collection is confidential and will not be
made publicly available.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: A request for
approval of this new information
collection will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) after this 60-day comment period
in order to obtain the full three-year
clearance from OMB. In its November
2011 USF/ICC Transformation Order
(FCC 11–161), the Commission
established the Mobility Fund, which
consists of two phases. Mobility Fund
Phase I (MF–I) provided one-time
universal service support payments to
immediately accelerate deployment of
mobile broadband services. MF–II will
use a reverse auction to provide ongoing
universal service support payments to
continue to advance deployment of such
services. The Commission adopted the
rules and framework for MF–I in the
USF/ICC Transformation Order, and
sought comment in an accompanying
further notice of proposed rulemaking
on the proposed framework for MF–II.
In its February 2017 Mobility Fund II
Report and Order (MF–II Report and
Order) (FCC 17–11), the FCC adopted
the rules and framework for moving
forward expeditiously with the MF–II
auction. Among other things, the
Commission stated in the MF–II Report
E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM
13OCN1
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
47736
Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 197 / Friday, October 13, 2017 / Notices
and Order that, prior to the auction, it
would establish a map of areas
presumptively eligible for MF–II
support based on the most recently
available FCC Form 477 mobile wireless
coverage data, and provide a limited
timeframe for parties to challenge those
initial determinations during the preauction process.
The Commission received serval
petitions for reconsideration of the
MF–II Report and Order, including one
asking it to reconsider the decision to
use existing FCC Form 477 data as the
basis for determining the map of areas
presumptively eligible for MF–II
support, and offering an industry
consensus proposal asking the
Commission to undertake a new, onetime data collection with specified data
parameters tailored to MF–II to
determine the areas in which there is
deployment of qualified Long Term
Evolution (LTE). On August 4, 2017, the
Commission released an Order on
Reconsideration and Second Report and
Order (FCC 17–102) in which it, among
other things, reconsidered its earlier
decision to use FCC Form 477 data to
compile the map of areas presumptively
eligible for MF–II support. The
Commission decided it would instead
conduct a new, one-time data collection
of 4G LTE coverage data that will be
used for this purpose, concluding that
for purposes of implementing MF–II
expeditiously, this approach will
provide the Commission and interested
parties with the best available starting
point for the challenge process and
should result in fewer and more
narrowly-focused challenges regarding
representations of coverage.
Only those providers that have
previously reported 4G LTE coverage in
FCC Form 477 and have qualified 4G
LTE coverage (defined by download
speeds of 5 Mbps at the cell edge with
80 percent probability and a 30 percent
loading factor) will be required to
submit data under this new, one-time
information collection. Such providers
will be required to file propagation
maps and model details with the
Commission indicating their current 4G
LTE coverage in accordance with a
public notice that will be issued in
advance of the start of period within
which providers must make their filings
that provides instructions for how to file
the data submission, including a data
specification, formatting information,
and any other technical parameters that
may be necessary for such filings. The
Commission will use the new coverage
data, in conjunction with subsidy data
available from the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC), to
VerDate Sep<11>2014
18:05 Oct 12, 2017
Jkt 244001
create the map of areas presumptively
eligible for MF–II support.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–22185 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Notice of Proposals To Engage in or
To Acquire Companies Engaged in
Permissible Nonbanking Activities
The companies listed in this notice
have given notice under section 4 of the
Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C.
1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12
CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to
acquire or control voting securities or
assets of a company, including the
companies listed below, that engages
either directly or through a subsidiary or
other company, in a nonbanking activity
that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y
(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has
determined by Order to be closely
related to banking and permissible for
bank holding companies. Unless
otherwise noted, these activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Each notice is available for inspection
at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated.
The notice also will be available for
inspection at the offices of the Board of
Governors. Interested persons may
express their views in writing on the
question whether the proposal complies
with the standards of section 4 of the
BHC Act.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding the applications must be
received at the Reserve Bank indicated
or the offices of the Board of Governors
not later than October 26, 2017.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis (Brendan S. Murrin,
Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin
Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55480–0291:
1. Tradition Bancshares, Inc., Edina,
Minnesota; acquire 24 percent of the
voting shares of Rock Creek Advisors,
LLC, Rapid City, South Dakota, and
thereby engage in investment advisory
services pursuant to section
225.28(b)(6).
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 6, 2017.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2017–22138 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
PO 00000
Frm 00050
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Change in Bank Control Notices;
Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or
Bank Holding Company
The notificants listed below have
applied under the Change in Bank
Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank
or bank holding company. The factors
that are considered in acting on the
notices are set forth in paragraph 7 of
the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
The notices are available for
immediate inspection at the Federal
Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
also will be available for inspection at
the offices of the Board of Governors.
Interested persons may express their
views in writing to the Reserve Bank
indicated for that notice or to the offices
of the Board of Governors. Comments
must be received not later than October
26, 2017.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of
Minneapolis (Brendan S. Murrin,
Assistant Vice President) 90 Hennepin
Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55480–0291:
1. Edward Massee and Andrew
Schmidt, both of Appleton, Minnesota;
to acquire voting shares of MPS
Investment Company, Appleton,
Minnesota, and thereby indirectly
acquire voting shares of Farmers &
Merchants State Bank, Appleton,
Minnesota.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 6, 2017.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2017–22137 Filed 10–12–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM
13OCN1
Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47735-47736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-22185]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1242]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 December 12,
2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collections. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1242.
Title: Qualified 4G LTE Coverage Data Collection for Mobility Fund
Phase II.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents and
50 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 64 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 154, 254, and 303(r) of the Communications Act, as amended, 47
U.S.C. 4, 254, 303(r).
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,200 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: To information collected
under this collection is confidential and will not be made publicly
available.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: A request for approval of this new information
collection will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) after this 60-day comment period in order to obtain the full
three-year clearance from OMB. In its November 2011 USF/ICC
Transformation Order (FCC 11-161), the Commission established the
Mobility Fund, which consists of two phases. Mobility Fund Phase I (MF-
I) provided one-time universal service support payments to immediately
accelerate deployment of mobile broadband services. MF-II will use a
reverse auction to provide ongoing universal service support payments
to continue to advance deployment of such services. The Commission
adopted the rules and framework for MF-I in the USF/ICC Transformation
Order, and sought comment in an accompanying further notice of proposed
rulemaking on the proposed framework for MF-II. In its February 2017
Mobility Fund II Report and Order (MF-II Report and Order) (FCC 17-11),
the FCC adopted the rules and framework for moving forward
expeditiously with the MF-II auction. Among other things, the
Commission stated in the MF-II Report
[[Page 47736]]
and Order that, prior to the auction, it would establish a map of areas
presumptively eligible for MF-II support based on the most recently
available FCC Form 477 mobile wireless coverage data, and provide a
limited timeframe for parties to challenge those initial determinations
during the pre-auction process.
The Commission received serval petitions for reconsideration of the
MF-II Report and Order, including one asking it to reconsider the
decision to use existing FCC Form 477 data as the basis for determining
the map of areas presumptively eligible for MF-II support, and offering
an industry consensus proposal asking the Commission to undertake a
new, one-time data collection with specified data parameters tailored
to MF-II to determine the areas in which there is deployment of
qualified Long Term Evolution (LTE). On August 4, 2017, the Commission
released an Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order (FCC
17-102) in which it, among other things, reconsidered its earlier
decision to use FCC Form 477 data to compile the map of areas
presumptively eligible for MF-II support. The Commission decided it
would instead conduct a new, one-time data collection of 4G LTE
coverage data that will be used for this purpose, concluding that for
purposes of implementing MF-II expeditiously, this approach will
provide the Commission and interested parties with the best available
starting point for the challenge process and should result in fewer and
more narrowly-focused challenges regarding representations of coverage.
Only those providers that have previously reported 4G LTE coverage
in FCC Form 477 and have qualified 4G LTE coverage (defined by download
speeds of 5 Mbps at the cell edge with 80 percent probability and a 30
percent loading factor) will be required to submit data under this new,
one-time information collection. Such providers will be required to
file propagation maps and model details with the Commission indicating
their current 4G LTE coverage in accordance with a public notice that
will be issued in advance of the start of period within which providers
must make their filings that provides instructions for how to file the
data submission, including a data specification, formatting
information, and any other technical parameters that may be necessary
for such filings. The Commission will use the new coverage data, in
conjunction with subsidy data available from the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC), to create the map of areas presumptively
eligible for MF-II support.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-22185 Filed 10-12-17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P