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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1231, FRS 16591]
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
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 May 26, 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: 3060–1231.
SUMMARY:
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Title: Section 90.20 (xiv), Public
Safety Pool.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, and State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Reponses: 4 respondents; 4 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time; on
occasion reporting requirement and
third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 301,
303, 316, and 337 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(j), 301, 303, 316, and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 4 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On August, 23, 2016,
the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and
Order, FCC 16–113, PS Docket No. 15–
199 that modified Part 90 of the Rules
Private Land Mobile Radio Services.
The amended rule revises the Part 90
eligibility rules to permit railroad police
officers to access the interoperability.
Specifically, the Commission modified
Section 90.20(xiv) to provide that:
(xiv)(A) Railroad police officers are a
class of users eligible to operate on the
nationwide interoperability and mutual
aid channels listed in 90.20(i) provided
their employer holds a Private Land
Mobile Radio (PLMR) license of any
radio category, including Industrial/
Business (I/B). Eligible users include
full and part time railroad police
officers, Amtrak employees who qualify
as railroad police officers under this
subsection, Alaska Railroad employees
who qualify as railroad police officers
under this subsection, freight railroad
employees who qualify as railroad
police officers under this subsection,
and passenger transit lines police
officers who qualify as railroad police
officers under this subsection. Railroads
and railroad police departments may
obtain licenses for the nationwide
interoperability and mutual aid
channels on behalf of railroad police
officers in their employ. Employers of
railroad police officers must obtain
concurrence from the relevant state
interoperability coordinator or regional
planning committee before applying for
a license to the Federal
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Communications Commission or
operating on the interoperability and
mutual aid channels.
(1) Railroad police officer means a
peace officer who is commissioned in
his or her state of legal residence or state
of primary employment and employed,
full or part time, by a railroad to enforce
state laws for the protection of railroad
property, personnel, passengers, and/or
cargo.
(2) Commissioned means that a state
official has certified or otherwise
designated a railroad employee as
qualified under the licensing
requirements of that state to act as a
railroad police officer in that state.
(3) Property means rights-of-way,
easements, appurtenant property,
equipment, cargo, facilities, and
buildings and other structures owned,
leased, operated, maintained, or
transported by a railroad.
(4) Railroad means each class of
freight railroad (i.e., Class I, II, III);
Amtrak, Alaska Railroad, commuter
railroads and passenger transit lines.
(5) The word state, as used herein,
encompasses states, territories and the
District of Columbia.
(B) Eligibility for licensing on the 700
MHz narrowband interoperability
channels is restricted to entities that
have as their sole or principal purpose
the provision of public safety services.
To effectively implement the
provisions of the new Rule, no other
modifications to existing FCC rules are
required. The changes are intended to
simplify the licensing process for
railroad police officers and ensure
interoperable communications. The
modified rules provide a benefit to
public safety licensees by ensuring that
only railroad police officers with
appropriate governmental authorization
can operate on the interoperability and
mutual aid channels during
emergencies. This will provide the
additional benefit of promoting
interoperability with railroad police
officers by eliminating eligibility as a
gating factor when licensing spectrum.
The Report and Order reduces the
burden on railroad police by allowing
them to meet eligibility standard by
requiring employers of railroad police
officers to obtain concurrence from the
relevant state interoperability
coordinator or regional planning
committee before applying for a license
to the Federal Communications
Commission or operating on the
interoperability and mutual aid
channels. Compliance with this
requirement is already a requisite for
public safety eligibility to use the
interoperability and mutual aid
channels, consequently any new burden
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imposed by this requirement would be
minimal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–06233 Filed 3–24–20; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0844; FRS 16590]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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
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.
SUMMARY:
Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before May 26, 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.
DATES:
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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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0844.
Title: Carriage of the Transmissions of
Television Broadcast Stations: Section
76.56(a), Carriage of qualified
noncommercial educational stations;
Section 76.57, Channel positioning;
Section 76.61(a)(1)–(2), Disputes
concerning carriage; Section 76.64,
Retransmission consent.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,902 respondents and 7,082
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to
5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this action is contained in
Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 325, 338, 614,
615, 631, 632, and 653 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i) and (j),
325, 338, 534, 535, 551, 552, and 573.
Total Annual Burden: 4,486 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
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: Under Section 614 of
the Communications Act and the
implementing rules adopted by the
Commission, commercial TV broadcast
stations are entitled to assert mandatory
carriage rights on cable systems located
within the station’s television market.
Under Section 325(b) of the
Communications Act, commercial TV
broadcast stations are entitled to
negotiate with local cable systems for
carriage of their signal pursuant to
retransmission consent agreements in
lieu of asserting must carry rights. This
system is therefore referred to as ‘‘MustCarry and Retransmission Consent.’’
Under Section 615 of the
Communications Act, noncommercial
educational (NCE) stations are also
entitled to assert mandatory carriage
rights on cable systems located within
the station’s market; however,
noncommercial TV broadcast stations
ADDRESSES:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1231, FRS 16591]
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 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 May 26,
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: 3060-1231.
Title: Section 90.20 (xiv), Public Safety Pool.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and State,
Local, or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Reponses: 4 respondents; 4 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time; on occasion reporting requirement
and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in Sections 1,
2, 4(i), 4(j), 301, 303, 316, and 337 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 301, 303, 316,
and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 4 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On August, 23, 2016, the Federal Communications
Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 16-113, PS Docket No. 15-
199 that modified Part 90 of the Rules Private Land Mobile Radio
Services. The amended rule revises the Part 90 eligibility rules to
permit railroad police officers to access the interoperability.
Specifically, the Commission modified Section 90.20(xiv) to provide
that:
(xiv)(A) Railroad police officers are a class of users eligible to
operate on the nationwide interoperability and mutual aid channels
listed in 90.20(i) provided their employer holds a Private Land Mobile
Radio (PLMR) license of any radio category, including Industrial/
Business (I/B). Eligible users include full and part time railroad
police officers, Amtrak employees who qualify as railroad police
officers under this subsection, Alaska Railroad employees who qualify
as railroad police officers under this subsection, freight railroad
employees who qualify as railroad police officers under this
subsection, and passenger transit lines police officers who qualify as
railroad police officers under this subsection. Railroads and railroad
police departments may obtain licenses for the nationwide
interoperability and mutual aid channels on behalf of railroad police
officers in their employ. Employers of railroad police officers must
obtain concurrence from the relevant state interoperability coordinator
or regional planning committee before applying for a license to the
Federal
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Communications Commission or operating on the interoperability and
mutual aid channels.
(1) Railroad police officer means a peace officer who is
commissioned in his or her state of legal residence or state of primary
employment and employed, full or part time, by a railroad to enforce
state laws for the protection of railroad property, personnel,
passengers, and/or cargo.
(2) Commissioned means that a state official has certified or
otherwise designated a railroad employee as qualified under the
licensing requirements of that state to act as a railroad police
officer in that state.
(3) Property means rights-of-way, easements, appurtenant property,
equipment, cargo, facilities, and buildings and other structures owned,
leased, operated, maintained, or transported by a railroad.
(4) Railroad means each class of freight railroad (i.e., Class I,
II, III); Amtrak, Alaska Railroad, commuter railroads and passenger
transit lines.
(5) The word state, as used herein, encompasses states, territories
and the District of Columbia.
(B) Eligibility for licensing on the 700 MHz narrowband
interoperability channels is restricted to entities that have as their
sole or principal purpose the provision of public safety services.
To effectively implement the provisions of the new Rule, no other
modifications to existing FCC rules are required. The changes are
intended to simplify the licensing process for railroad police officers
and ensure interoperable communications. The modified rules provide a
benefit to public safety licensees by ensuring that only railroad
police officers with appropriate governmental authorization can operate
on the interoperability and mutual aid channels during emergencies.
This will provide the additional benefit of promoting interoperability
with railroad police officers by eliminating eligibility as a gating
factor when licensing spectrum. The Report and Order reduces the burden
on railroad police by allowing them to meet eligibility standard by
requiring employers of railroad police officers to obtain concurrence
from the relevant state interoperability coordinator or regional
planning committee before applying for a license to the Federal
Communications Commission or operating on the interoperability and
mutual aid channels. Compliance with this requirement is already a
requisite for public safety eligibility to use the interoperability and
mutual aid channels, consequently any new burden imposed by this
requirement would be minimal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-06233 Filed 3-24-20; 8:45 am]
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