Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 53723-53724 [2019-21941]

Download as PDF jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2019 / Notices least 50 percent of the total covered population, with provision for waivers as necessary to effectuate the goals of the Tribal Priority. This modification will now enable Tribes with small or irregularly shaped lands to qualify for the Tribal Priority. The modifications to the Commission’s allotment and assignment policies adopted in the Second R&O included a rebuttable ‘‘Urbanized Area service presumption’’ under Priority (3), whereby an application to locate or relocate a station as the first local transmission service at a community located within an Urbanized Area, that would place a daytime principal community signal over 50 percent or more of an Urbanized Area, or that could be modified to provide such coverage, will be presumed to be a proposal to serve the Urbanized Area rather than the proposed community. In the case of an AM station, the determination of whether a proposed facility ‘‘could be modified’’ to cover 50 percent or more of an Urbanized Area will be made based on the applicant’s certification in the Section 307(b) showing that there could be no rulecompliant minor modifications to the proposal, based on the antenna configuration or site, and spectrum availability as of the filing date, that could cause the station to place a principal community contour over 50 percent or more of an Urbanized Area. To the extent the applicant wishes to rebut the Urbanized Area service presumption, the Section 307(b) showing must include a compelling showing (a) that the proposed community is truly independent from the Urbanized Area; (b) of the community’s specific need for an outlet of local expression separate from the Urbanized Area; and (c) the ability of the proposed station to provide that outlet. In the case of applicants for new AM stations making a showing under Priority (4), other public interest matters, an applicant that can demonstrate that its proposed station would provide third, fourth, or fifth reception service to at least 25 percent of the population in the proposed primary service area, where the proposed community of license has two or fewer transmission services, may receive a dispositive Section 307(b) preference under Priority (4). An applicant for a new AM station that cannot demonstrate that it would provide the third, fourth, or fifth reception service to the required population at a community with two or fewer transmission services may also, under Priority (4), calculate a ‘‘service VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:50 Oct 07, 2019 Jkt 250001 value index’’ as set forth in the case of Greenup, Kentucky and Athens, Ohio, Report and Order, 2 FCC Rcd 4319 (MMB 1987). If the applicant can demonstrate a 30 percent or greater difference in service value index between its proposal and the next highest ranking proposal, it can receive a dispositive Section 307(b) preference under Priority (4). Except under these circumstances, dispositive Section 307(b) preferences will not be granted under Priority (4) to applicants for new AM stations. The Commission specifically stated that these modified allotment and assignment procedures will not apply to pending applications for new AM stations and major modifications to AM facilities filed during the 2004 AM Auction 84 filing window. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–21940 Filed 10–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–1022] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ‘‘further reduce the information collection burden for 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 November 7, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53723 2019. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it difficult to do so with 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 Title 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ‘‘further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.’’ E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES 53724 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 195 / Tuesday, October 8, 2019 / Notices OMB Control Number: 3060–1022. Title: Sections 101.1403, 101.103(f), 101.1413, 101.1440, 101.1417 and 25.139 (MVDDS reporting, recordkeeping and third-party disclosures; NGSO FSS and DBS recordkeeping and third-party disclosures) Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents: 18 respondents; 2,238 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hour–40 hours. Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting requirements; 5and 10-years reporting requirements; third party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 308, and 309(j). Total Annual Burden: 5,316 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: The collection is being revised because, the Commission consolidated the information collection requirements currently contained in collection 3060–1021 (§ 25.139) into 3060–1022; therefore, OMB Control Number 3060–1021 will be discontinued once the consolidation is approved by OMB. The Commission is also revising estimates based on updated licensing activity with no programmatic changes. This collection includes a Part 25 rule and various rules in Part 101 that govern record retention, reporting, and third-party disclosure requirements related to satellite and terrestrial sharing of the 12.2–12.7 GHz band. The satellite operators are NonGeostationary Orbit Fixed Satellite Service (NGSO FSS) and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. The terrestrial operators are Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS). The following information collected will assist the Commission in analyzing trends and competition in the marketplace. Section 25.139 requires NGSO FSS licensees to maintain a subscriber database in a format that can be readily shared to enable MVDDS licensees to determine whether a proposed MVDDS transmitting antenna meets the minimum spacing requirement relative to qualifying, existing NGSO FSS subscriber receivers (set forth in § 101.129, FCC Rules). VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:50 Oct 07, 2019 Jkt 250001 Section 101.1403 requires certain MVDDS licensees that meet the statutory definition of Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) to comply with the broadcast carriage requirements located 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(1). Any MVDDS licensee that is an MVPD must obtain the prior express authority of a broadcast station before retransmitting that station’s signal, subject to the exceptions contained in § 325(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934. Section 101.103(f) requires MVDDS licensees to provide notice of intent to construct a proposed antenna to NGSO FSS licensees operating in the 12.2–12.7 GHz frequency band and to establish and maintain an internet website of all existing transmitting sites and transmitting antenna that are scheduled for operation within one year including the ‘‘in service’’ dates. Section 101.1413, as a construction requirement, requires MVDDS licensees to file a showing of substantial service at five and ten years into the initial license term. Substantial service is defined as a ‘‘service that is sound, favorable, and substantially above a level of mediocre service which might minimally warrant renewal.’’ The Commission set forth a safe harbor to serve as a guide to licensees in satisfying the substantial service requirement, as well as additional factors that it would take into consideration in determining whether a licensee satisfies the substantial service standard. Section 101.1440 requires MVDDS licensees to collect information and disclose information to third parties. Therefore, the reporting and disclosure requirements are as follows: Section 101.1440 requires MVDDS licensees to conduct a survey of the area around its proposed transmitting antenna site to determine the location of all DBS customers of record that may potentially be affected by the introduction of its MVDDS service. At least 90 days prior to the planned date of MVDDS commencement of operations, the MVDDS licensee must then provide specific information to the DBS licensee(s). Alternatively, MVDDS licensees may obtain a signed, written agreement from DBS customers of record stating that they are aware of and agree to their DBS system receiving MVDDS signal levels in excess of the appropriate Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) limits. The DBS licensee must thereafter provide the MVDDS licensee with a list of only those new DBS customer locations that have been *37284 installed in the 30-day period following the MVDDS notification that the DBS licensee believes may receive harmful interference or where the PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 prescribed EPFD limits may be exceeded. If the MVDDS licensee determines that its signal level will exceed the EPFD limit at any DBS customer site, it shall take whatever steps are necessary, up to and including finding a new transmitter site. Section 101.1417 requires MVDDS licensees to file an annual report. The MVDDS licensees must file with the Commission two copies of a ‘‘licensee information report’’ by March 1st of each year for the preceding calendar year. This ‘‘licensee information report’’ must include name and address of licensee; station(s) call letters and primary geographic service area(s); and statistical data for the licensee’s station. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2019–21941 Filed 10–7–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0853] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget 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 Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08OCN1.SGM 08OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2019)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21941]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1022]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for 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 November 7, 
2019. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so with 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 [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 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 Title 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''

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    OMB Control Number: 3060-1022.
    Title: Sections 101.1403, 101.103(f), 101.1413, 101.1440, 101.1417 
and 25.139 (MVDDS reporting, recordkeeping and third-party disclosures; 
NGSO FSS and DBS recordkeeping and third-party disclosures)
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 18 respondents; 2,238 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hour-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting 
requirements; 5- and 10-years reporting requirements; third party 
disclosure requirement; recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 47 
U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 308, and 
309(j).
    Total Annual Burden: 5,316 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: The collection is being revised because, the 
Commission consolidated the information collection requirements 
currently contained in collection 3060-1021 (Sec.  25.139) into 3060-
1022; therefore, OMB Control Number 3060-1021 will be discontinued once 
the consolidation is approved by OMB. The Commission is also revising 
estimates based on updated licensing activity with no programmatic 
changes. This collection includes a Part 25 rule and various rules in 
Part 101 that govern record retention, reporting, and third-party 
disclosure requirements related to satellite and terrestrial sharing of 
the 12.2-12.7 GHz band. The satellite operators are Non-Geostationary 
Orbit Fixed Satellite Service (NGSO FSS) and Direct Broadcast Satellite 
(DBS) Service. The terrestrial operators are Multichannel Video 
Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS). The following information 
collected will assist the Commission in analyzing trends and 
competition in the marketplace. Section 25.139 requires NGSO FSS 
licensees to maintain a subscriber database in a format that can be 
readily shared to enable MVDDS licensees to determine whether a 
proposed MVDDS transmitting antenna meets the minimum spacing 
requirement relative to qualifying, existing NGSO FSS subscriber 
receivers (set forth in Sec.  101.129, FCC Rules). Section 101.1403 
requires certain MVDDS licensees that meet the statutory definition of 
Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) to comply with the 
broadcast carriage requirements located 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(1). Any MVDDS 
licensee that is an MVPD must obtain the prior express authority of a 
broadcast station before retransmitting that station's signal, subject 
to the exceptions contained in Sec.  325(b)(2) of the Communications 
Act of 1934. Section 101.103(f) requires MVDDS licensees to provide 
notice of intent to construct a proposed antenna to NGSO FSS licensees 
operating in the 12.2-12.7 GHz frequency band and to establish and 
maintain an internet website of all existing transmitting sites and 
transmitting antenna that are scheduled for operation within one year 
including the ``in service'' dates. Section 101.1413, as a construction 
requirement, requires MVDDS licensees to file a showing of substantial 
service at five and ten years into the initial license term. 
Substantial service is defined as a ``service that is sound, favorable, 
and substantially above a level of mediocre service which might 
minimally warrant renewal.'' The Commission set forth a safe harbor to 
serve as a guide to licensees in satisfying the substantial service 
requirement, as well as additional factors that it would take into 
consideration in determining whether a licensee satisfies the 
substantial service standard. Section 101.1440 requires MVDDS licensees 
to collect information and disclose information to third parties. 
Therefore, the reporting and disclosure requirements are as follows: 
Section 101.1440 requires MVDDS licensees to conduct a survey of the 
area around its proposed transmitting antenna site to determine the 
location of all DBS customers of record that may potentially be 
affected by the introduction of its MVDDS service. At least 90 days 
prior to the planned date of MVDDS commencement of operations, the 
MVDDS licensee must then provide specific information to the DBS 
licensee(s). Alternatively, MVDDS licensees may obtain a signed, 
written agreement from DBS customers of record stating that they are 
aware of and agree to their DBS system receiving MVDDS signal levels in 
excess of the appropriate Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) limits. 
The DBS licensee must thereafter provide the MVDDS licensee with a list 
of only those new DBS customer locations that have been *37284 
installed in the 30-day period following the MVDDS notification that 
the DBS licensee believes may receive harmful interference or where the 
prescribed EPFD limits may be exceeded. If the MVDDS licensee 
determines that its signal level will exceed the EPFD limit at any DBS 
customer site, it shall take whatever steps are necessary, up to and 
including finding a new transmitter site. Section 101.1417 requires 
MVDDS licensees to file an annual report. The MVDDS licensees must file 
with the Commission two copies of a ``licensee information report'' by 
March 1st of each year for the preceding calendar year. This ``licensee 
information report'' must include name and address of licensee; 
station(s) call letters and primary geographic service area(s); and 
statistical data for the licensee's station.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-21941 Filed 10-7-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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