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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 213 / Friday, November 2, 2018 / Notices
Dated: October 17, 2018.
Stanley Barone, Jr.,
Acting Director, Office of Science
Coordination and Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018–24035 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–XXXX]
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.
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 January 2,
2019. 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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Broadcast Incubator Program.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 20
respondents; 123 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 16
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; annual reporting
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a),
154(i), 257, 303, 307–310, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 1,179 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $326,700.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The need for confidentiality for this
collection of information is not
anticipated; however, when submitting
an incubation proposal (including the
underlying contract and certified
statements), applicants may, upon
request, redact confidential or
proprietary terms.
Needs and Uses: On August 3, 2018,
the Commission released a Report and
Order (Order), Rules and Policies to
Promote New Entry and Ownership
Diversity in the Broadcasting Services,
FCC 18–114, in MB Docket No. 17–289,
establishing the requirements that will
govern the incubator program that the
Commission previously decided to
adopt to support the entry of new and
diverse voices into the radio broadcast
industry. The Commission recognized
the need for more innovative
approaches to encourage access to
capital, as well as technical, operational,
and management training for use by
new entrants and small businesses, that
without assistance, would not be able to
own broadcast stations. The incubator
program is designed for small
businesses, struggling station owners,
and new entrants that do not have any
other means to access the financial
assistance and operational support
necessary for success in the broadcast
industry. The goal is the pairing of these
small aspiring, or struggling, broadcast
station owners with established
broadcasters. These incubation
relationships will provide new entrants
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and struggling small broadcasters access
to the financing, mentoring, and
industry connections that are necessary
for success in the industry, but to date
have been unavailable to many. In
return for successfully incubating a
small aspiring, or struggling, broadcast
station owner as part of the incubator
program, an incumbent broadcaster will
be eligible to receive a waiver of the
Commission’s Local Radio Ownership
Rule following the conclusion of a
successful qualifying incubation
relationship. Commission staff will use
the initial incubator applications,
certification statements, contracts, and
any responses to Commission requests
for additional information to determine
qualifications for participation in the
incubator program. Commission staff
will use the periodic reports to
determine whether ongoing incubation
relationships are proceeding in a
manner consistent with the parties’
initial filings and are likely to result in
a successful incubation relationship. In
the event the parties seek to extend the
duration of their incubation
relationship, the filing of a request for
such an extension will enable
Commission staff to gauge the types of
problems incubating parties are
experiencing. Information provided by
the parties to the Commission no later
than six months before the contract
termination date will allow Commission
staff to evaluate which option for station
ownership the incubating parties plan to
pursue at the conclusion of the
relationship. Additionally, Commission
staff will review documentation
submitted to seek a reward waiver to
assess whether the market where the
reward waiver is sought is a comparable
market to where the incubated station
was located.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–24023 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0984]
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
SUMMARY:
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required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (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 January 2, 2019.
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, 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
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information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0984.
Title: 90.175(b)(1), Frequency
Coordinator Requirements, Industrial/
Business Pool frequencies.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, and State, local, or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,700 respondents; 2,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement, and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 301,
302(a), 303(g), 303(r), 309, 332(c)(7), 336
and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 2,700 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
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: Section 90.175
requires third party disclosures by
applicants proposing to operate a land
mobile radio station. If they are
requesting a frequency that formerly
was coordinated exclusively by one
industry-specific frequency coordinator,
they are required to obtain written
concurrence of that frequency
coordinator.
On August 18, 2016, the Commission
adopted a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, FCC 16–110, in WP Docket
No. 16–261, RM–11719 and RM–11722
(2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking),
which proposed to amend Part 90 of the
Commission’s Rules to expand access to
private land mobile radio (PLMR)
spectrum. Among the many actions
taken in the 2016 Spectrum Access
NPRM, the Commission proposed to
make certain frequencies that are
designated for central station alarm
operations available for other PLMR
uses.
Specifically, the Commission
proposed to modify section 95.35(c)(63)
to remove the use limitation in the
urbanized areas where the frequencies
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designated for alarm use in urban areas
are not in use. The Commission
tentatively concluded that it would be
in the public interest to make these
frequencies available for other PLMR
operations in those areas and sought
comment on this proposal, including its
costs and benefits. The Commission also
sought comment on other ways to
expand PLMR users’ access to
frequencies that are designated, but no
longer needed, for central station
commercial protection services,
including by making available channels
in urbanized areas where some of the
urban frequencies are in use, including:
Related costs and benefits associated
with such proposals; current and
expected future need for central station
commercial protection service channels
in the 460–470 MHz band; and how to
protect incumbent central station
commercial protection service
operations from harmful interference if
eliminating the use restriction on any
frequency in any area where it currently
is in use.
On October 22, 2018, the Commission
issued a Report and Order and Order,
FCC 18–143, in WP Docket No. 15–32,
RM–11572, WP Docket No. 16–261,
RM–11719 and RM–11722 (800/PLMR
Access Order), in which it revised
certain rules to require applicants for
channels currently designated for
central station alarm use to obtain the
concurrence of the central station alarm
frequency coordinator in order to use
the channels for uses other than central
station alarm operations. This
requirement is similar to existing
requirements pertaining to certain other
channels. The Report and Order and
Order did not revise any of the
information collection requirements that
are contained in this collection but
rather added additional frequencies to
the list. Therefore, this essentially is
adding an additional 200 respondents to
this collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–24021 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection
Renewal; Comment Request (OMB
Nos. 3064–0111;–0136; and –0171)
Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation (FDIC).
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0984]
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
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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 January 2,
2019. 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:
[email protected] and to [email protected].
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, 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: 3060-0984.
Title: 90.175(b)(1), Frequency Coordinator Requirements,
Industrial/Business Pool frequencies.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and State,
local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,700 respondents; 2,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement, and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 301, 302(a), 303(g),
303(r), 309, 332(c)(7), 336 and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 2,700 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
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: Section 90.175 requires third party disclosures by
applicants proposing to operate a land mobile radio station. If they
are requesting a frequency that formerly was coordinated exclusively by
one industry-specific frequency coordinator, they are required to
obtain written concurrence of that frequency coordinator.
On August 18, 2016, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, FCC 16-110, in WP Docket No. 16-261, RM-11719 and RM-11722
(2016 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking), which proposed to amend Part 90
of the Commission's Rules to expand access to private land mobile radio
(PLMR) spectrum. Among the many actions taken in the 2016 Spectrum
Access NPRM, the Commission proposed to make certain frequencies that
are designated for central station alarm operations available for other
PLMR uses.
Specifically, the Commission proposed to modify section
95.35(c)(63) to remove the use limitation in the urbanized areas where
the frequencies designated for alarm use in urban areas are not in use.
The Commission tentatively concluded that it would be in the public
interest to make these frequencies available for other PLMR operations
in those areas and sought comment on this proposal, including its costs
and benefits. The Commission also sought comment on other ways to
expand PLMR users' access to frequencies that are designated, but no
longer needed, for central station commercial protection services,
including by making available channels in urbanized areas where some of
the urban frequencies are in use, including: Related costs and benefits
associated with such proposals; current and expected future need for
central station commercial protection service channels in the 460-470
MHz band; and how to protect incumbent central station commercial
protection service operations from harmful interference if eliminating
the use restriction on any frequency in any area where it currently is
in use.
On October 22, 2018, the Commission issued a Report and Order and
Order, FCC 18-143, in WP Docket No. 15-32, RM-11572, WP Docket No. 16-
261, RM-11719 and RM-11722 (800/PLMR Access Order), in which it revised
certain rules to require applicants for channels currently designated
for central station alarm use to obtain the concurrence of the central
station alarm frequency coordinator in order to use the channels for
uses other than central station alarm operations. This requirement is
similar to existing requirements pertaining to certain other channels.
The Report and Order and Order did not revise any of the information
collection requirements that are contained in this collection but
rather added additional frequencies to the list. Therefore, this
essentially is adding an additional 200 respondents to this collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-24021 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am]
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