Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 19074-19077 [2019-09054]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19074-19077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-09054]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0500, OMB 3060-0600, OMB 3060-0995 and OMB 3060-0999]


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

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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 
Communication 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 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 June 3, 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section 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: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0500.
    Title: Section 76.1713, Resolution of Complaints.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,750 respondents and 21,500 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1-17 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and third-party disclosure 
requirements; annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 193,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i), 
303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 76.1713 state cable system operators shall establish a 
process for resolving complaints from subscribers about the quality of 
the television signal delivered. Commission and franchising 
authorities, upon request. These records shall be maintained for at 
least a one-year period. Prior to being referred to the Commission, 
complaints from subscribers about the quality of the television signal 
delivered must be referred to the local franchising authority and the 
cable system operator.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0600.
    Title: Application to Participate in an FCC Auction, FCC Form 175.
    Form Number: FCC Form 175.
    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 governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 respondents and 
500 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 90 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 154(i) and 309(j)(5) of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), and sections 1.2105, 1.2110, 1.2112 of the 
Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2105, 1.2110, 1.2112.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 750 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information collected on FCC 
Form 175 is made available for public inspection, and the Commission is 
not requesting that respondents submit confidential information on FCC 
Form 175. Respondents seeking to have information collected on FCC Form 
175 withheld from public inspection may request confidential treatment 
of such information pursuant to section 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: A request for extension of this information 
collection (no change in requirements) will be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from OMB.
    The Commission's auction rules and related requirements are 
designed to ensure that the competitive bidding process is limited to 
serious qualified applicants, deter possible abuse of the bidding and 
licensing process, and enhance the use of competitive bidding to assign 
Commission licenses in furtherance of the public interest. The 
information collected on FCC Form 175 is used by the Commission to 
determine if an applicant is legally, technically, and financially 
qualified to participate in a Commission auction. Additionally, if an 
applicant applies for status as a particular type of auction 
participant pursuant to Commission rules, the Commission uses 
information collected on FCC Form 175 to determine whether the 
applicant is eligible for the status requested. Commission staff 
reviews the information collected on FCC Form 175 for a particular 
auction as part of the pre-auction process, prior to the auction being 
held. Staff determines whether each applicant satisfies the 
Commission's requirements to participate in the auction and, if 
applicable, is eligible for the status as a particular type of auction 
participant it requested. Without the information collected on FCC Form 
175, the Commission will not be able to determine if an applicant is 
legally, technically, and financially qualified to participate in a 
Commission auction and has complied with the various

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applicable regulatory and statutory auction requirements for such 
participation. The Commission plans to continue to use the FCC Form 175 
for its upcoming non-reverse spectrum auctions, including the forward 
auction component of any incentive auction, collecting only the 
information necessary for each particular auction.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0995.
    Title: Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application and Certification 
Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and 1.2205, Prohibition of Certain 
Communications.
    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 governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents and Responses: 10 respondents and 
10 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
sections 154(i), 309(j), and 1452(a)(3) of the Communications Act, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 309(j)(5), 1452(a)(3), and sections 1.2105(c) 
and 1.2205 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2105(c), 1.2205.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $9,000.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will take all 
reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality of all Commission-held 
data of a reverse broadcast incentive auction applicant consistent with 
the confidentiality requirements of the Spectrum Act and the 
Commission's rules. See 47 U.S.C. 1452(a)(3); 47 CFR 1.2206. In 
addition, to the extent necessary, auction applicants and other covered 
parties may request confidential treatment pursuant to section 0.459 of 
the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459, for any report of a prohibited 
communication submitted to the Commission that is not already being 
treated as confidential.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: A request for extension of this information 
collection (no change in requirements) will be submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from OMB.
    The Commission's rules prohibiting certain communications in 
Commission auctions are designed to reinforce existing antitrust laws, 
facilitate detection of collusive conduct, and deter anticompetitive 
behavior, without being so strict as to discourage pro-competitive 
arrangements between auction participants. They also help assure 
participants that the auction process will be fair and objective, and 
not subject to collusion. The information collected under this 
information collection allows the Commission to enforce the prohibition 
on auction applicants and other covered parties by making clear the 
responsibility of parties who receive information that potentially 
violates the rules to promptly report to the Commission. It also 
enables the Commission to ensure that no bidder gains an unfair 
advantage over other bidders in its auctions, thereby enhancing the 
competitiveness and fairness of Commission spectrum auctions. The 
information collected will be reviewed and, if warranted, referred to 
the Commission's Enforcement Bureau for possible investigation and 
administrative action. The Commission may also refer allegations of 
anticompetitive auction conduct to the Department of Justice for 
investigation.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0999.
    Title: Hearing Aid Compatibility Status Report and Section 20.19, 
Hearing Aid-Compatible Mobile Handsets (Hearing Aid Compatibility Act).
    Form Numbers: FCC Form 655 and FCC Form 855.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 934 respondents; 934 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 13.9710921 hours per response 
(average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, 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), 157, 160, 201, 202, 214, 301, 303, 308, 309(j), 310 
and 610 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 13,049 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information requested in the 
reports and certifications may include confidential information. 
However, covered entities are allowed to request that such materials 
submitted to the Commission be withheld from public inspection.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit the revised information 
collection to OMB to obtain a full three-year clearance. The changes 
being made to the information collection concern the obligations of 
wireless service providers to post certain information on their 
websites, retain information, and to file annual compliance 
certifications. The Commission is not proposing changes to the 
currently approved information collection as it relates to wireless 
service provider standard development, labeling, and disclosure 
requirements. Nor is the Commission proposing changes to the previously 
approved number of estimated service provider respondents and 
responses. Finally, the Commission is not proposing any changes to the 
currently approved information collection as it relates to wireless 
handset manufacturers.
    These revisions to the information collection are necessitated by a 
Report and Order in WT Docket No. 17-228, FCC 18-167, adopted on 
November 15, 2018 (2018 Report and Order). In the 2018 Report and 
Order, the Commission revised its rules requiring wireless service 
providers to post on their publicly accessible websites information 
regarding the hearing aid compatibility of their offered handsets and 
required them to retain certain information regarding the hearing aid 
compatibility of the handsets they previously offered. These revised 
requirements will allow consumers to have access to the most recent 
data about hearing aid-compatible handsets and the Commission will be 
able to ensure service provider compliance with the hearing aid 
compatibility rules and requirements.
    In addition, the 2018 Report and Order determined that service 
providers are no longer required to annually file FCC Form 655. This 
form was previously used to ensure service provider compliance with the 
Commission's hearing aid compatibility rules. Instead, service 
providers will be filing a streamlined certification with the 
Commission indicating whether or not they have been in full compliance 
with the Commission's hearing aid compatibility provisions during the 
relevant reporting period. Service providers will make this 
certification using new FCC Form 855. The Commission is seeking OMB 
approval of this new form and its related instructions. Wireless device 
manufacturers will continue to annually

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file FCC Form 655 to demonstrate compliance with the Commission's 
hearing aid compatibility provisions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-09054 Filed 5-2-19; 8:45 am]
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