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Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 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 March 23,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the Title as
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0767.
Title: Sections 1.2110, 1.2111 and
1.2112, Auction and Licensing
Disclosures—Ownership and
Designated Entity Status.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 310
respondents; 310 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, Third party
disclosure requirement, and
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
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authorization for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
154(i) and 309(j). sections 154(i) and
309(j) of the Communications Act, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i) and 309(j)(5).
Total Annual Burden: 470 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $31,500.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission as part
of this information collection. However,
to the extent a respondent wishes to
request confidential treatment of
information submitted in response to
this collection, it may do so in
accordance with 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) after this 60-day
comment period in order to obtain the
full three-year clearance from OMB.
Beginning first on May 5, 1997, OMB
approved under OMB Control No. 3060–
0767 the Commission’s collections of
information pursuant to sections 1.2110,
1.2111, and 1.2112 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 1.2110, 1.2111, and
1.2112, and their predecessors,
regarding ownership and designated
entity status of parties involved with
Commission licenses. The Commission
collects this information in several
contexts, including when determining
the eligibility of applicants to
participate in Commission auctions
(including eligibility to claim
designated entity benefits), the
eligibility of parties to hold a
Commission license/authorization
(including eligibility for designated
entity benefits), the eligibility of parties
to whom licenses/authorizations are
being assigned or transferred, and the
repayment by license/authorization
holders of the amount of bidding credits
received in Commission auctions to
avoid unjust enrichment. Applicants
and licensees/authorization holders
claiming eligibility for designated entity
status are subject to audits and a recordkeeping requirement regarding FCClicensed service concerning such claims
of eligibility, to confirm that their
representations are, and remain,
accurate. The collection of this
information will enable the Commission
to determine whether applicants are
qualified to bid on and hold
Commission licenses/authorizations
and, if applicable, to receive designated
entity benefits, and is designed to
ensure the fairness of the auction,
licensing, and license/authorization
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assignment and transfer processes. 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 has approved separately the
routine collections of information
pursuant to these Commission rules in
applications to participate in
Commission auctions) under OMB
Control No. 3060–0600 (FCC Form 175),
in Commission licensing applications
under OMB Control No. 3060–0798
(FCC Form 601), and in assignment/
transfer of control applications under
OMB Control No. 3060–0800 (FCC Form
603). On occasion, the Commission may
collect information from auction
applicants, winning bidders and others
applying for licenses/authorizations,
and license/authorization holders
pursuant to these rules under this
information collection to clarify
information provided in these
application forms or in circumstances to
which the standard forms may not
directly apply.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–00846 Filed 1–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0972; FRS 16409]
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
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
SUMMARY:
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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 March 23,
2020. 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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0972.
Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG)
Plan Order, Parts 54 and 69 Filing
Requirements for Regulation of
Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap
Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and
Interexchange Carriers.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 202 respondents; 69
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 20–90
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and three year reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1–4,
10, 154(i), 154(j), and 201–205.
Total Annual Burden: 1,512 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $55,500.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. Respondents
may, however request confidential
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treatment for information they believe to
confidential 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Following the
passage of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, the Commission adopted
interstate access charge and universal
service support reforms. These reforms
were designed to establish a
‘‘procompetitive, deregulatory national
policy framework’’ for the United States
telecommunications industry.
Specifically, the Commission aligned
the interstate access rate structure more
closely with the manner in which costs
are incurred, and created a universal
service support mechanism for rate-ofreturn carriers (Interstate Common Line
Support (ICLS)) to replace implicit
support in interstate access charges with
explicit support that is portable to all
eligible telecommunications carriers. To
administer the ICLS mechanism, the
Universal Service Administrative
Company required, among other things,
that rate-of-return carriers collect
projected cost and revenue data. In
addition, carriers are required to submit
tariff data, including certain cost
studies, to ensure that their rates are just
and reasonable.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–00844 Filed 1–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0816; FRS 16417]
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
SUMMARY:
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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 February 20,
2020. 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
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[Pages 3377-3378]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0972; FRS 16409]
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 (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
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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 March 23,
2020. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0972.
Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan Order, Parts 54 and 69
Filing Requirements for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price
Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 202 respondents; 69 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 20-90 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and three year reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1-4, 10, 154(i), 154(j),
and 201-205.
Total Annual Burden: 1,512 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $55,500.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the
FCC. Respondents may, however request confidential treatment for
information they believe to confidential 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: Following the passage of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, the Commission adopted interstate access charge and universal
service support reforms. These reforms were designed to establish a
``procompetitive, deregulatory national policy framework'' for the
United States telecommunications industry. Specifically, the Commission
aligned the interstate access rate structure more closely with the
manner in which costs are incurred, and created a universal service
support mechanism for rate-of-return carriers (Interstate Common Line
Support (ICLS)) to replace implicit support in interstate access
charges with explicit support that is portable to all eligible
telecommunications carriers. To administer the ICLS mechanism, the
Universal Service Administrative Company required, among other things,
that rate-of-return carriers collect projected cost and revenue data.
In addition, carriers are required to submit tariff data, including
certain cost studies, to ensure that their rates are just and
reasonable.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-00844 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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