Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 58714-58715 [2019-23942]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58714-58715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23942]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1163]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
31, 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 to 
[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: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1163.
    Title: Regulations Applicable to Broadcast, Common Carrier, and 
Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended.
    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: 81 respondents; 81 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-46 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
152, 154(i), 154(j), 160, 303(r), 309, 310 and 403.

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    Total Annual Burden: 1,830 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $524,400.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In submitting the information 
request, respondents may need to disclose confidential information to 
satisfy the requirements. However, covered entities would be free to 
request that such materials submitted to the Commission be withheld 
from public inspection (see 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules).
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is requesting a three-year extension of OMB Control 
No. 3060-1163 titled, Regulations Applicable to Broadcast, Common 
Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees Under Section 310(b)(4) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Section 310(b)(4) of the Act requires that the Commission pass upon 
the propriety of foreign ownership of U.S. parent companies that 
control common carrier and aeronautical radio licensees before such 
ownership exceeds 25 percent. The Commission's section 310(b)(3) 
forbearance approach (applicable to common carrier licensees only) 
requires that the Commission pass upon the propriety of foreign 
ownership of common carrier radio licensees before such ownership 
exceeds 20 percent. The information collection will preserve the 
Commission's ability to disallow foreign investment that may pose a 
risk of harm to competition or national security, law enforcement, 
foreign policy, or trade policy.
    If the information collection were not conducted or were conducted 
less frequently than proposed, the Commission would not be able to 
carry out its statutory mandate under section 310(b) of the Act, and 
its section 310(b)(3) forbearance policy, to disallow foreign 
investment that the Commission finds would be contrary to the U.S. 
public interest. In particular, the Commission would lack the 
information it needs to determine whether proposed foreign investment 
in U.S. broadcast, common carrier, and aeronautical radio licensees may 
pose a risk of harm to competition or national security, law 
enforcement, foreign policy, or trade policy.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-23942 Filed 10-31-19; 8:45 am]
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