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Title: Multi-Channel Video Program
Distributor EEO Program Annual
Report, FCC Form 396–C.
Form Number: FCC–396–C.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 811 respondents, 952
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes–2.5 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Once every
five year reporting requirement; Annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits. The statutory authority
for this collection of information is
contained in Section 154(i) and 303 and
634 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,077 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: The FCC Form 396–
C is a collection device used to assess
compliance with the Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) program
requirements of Multi-Channel Video
Programming Distributors (‘‘MPVDs’’). It
is publicly filed to allow interested
parties to monitor a MPVD’s compliance
with the Commission’s EEO
requirements. All MVPDs must file
annually an EEO report in their public
file detailing various facts concerning
their outreach efforts during the
preceding year and the results of those
efforts. MVPDs will be required to file
their EEO public file report for the
preceding year as part of the in-depth
MVPD investigation conducted once
every five years via the Form 396–C
Supplemental Investigation Sheet.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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 April 26,
2021. 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, (202) 418–2991.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1046.
Title: Part 64, Modernization of
Payphone Compensation Rules, et al.,
WC Docket No. 17–141, et al.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 260 respondents; 1,748
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours–122 hours.
SUMMARY:
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Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one-time, and quarterly reporting
requirements; third party disclosure
requirements; and recordkeeping
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 and
276.
Total Annual Burden: 27,064 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information. Respondents may request
confidential treatment of their
information that they believe to be
confidential pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 276 of the
Communications Act, as amended (the
Act), requires that the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission or FCC) establish rules
ensuring that payphone service
providers or PSPs are ‘‘fairly
compensated’’ for each and every
completed payphone-originated call.
The Commission’s Payphone
Compensation Rules satisfy section 276
by identifying the party liable for
compensation and establishing a
mechanism for PSPs to be paid. A 2003
Report and Order (FCC 03–235)
established detailed rules (Payphone
Compensation Rules) ensuring that
payphone service providers or PSPs are
‘‘fairly compensated’’ for each and every
completed payphone-originated call
pursuant to section 276 of the
Communications Act, as amended (the
Act), which the Commission revised in
a 2018 Report and Order (FCC 18–21).
The Payphone Compensation Rules
satisfy section 276 by identifying the
party liable for compensation and
establishing a mechanism for PSPs to be
paid. The Payphone Compensation
Rules: (1) Place liability to compensate
PSPs for payphone-originated calls on
the facilities-based long distance
carriers or switch-based resellers (SBRs)
from whose switches such calls are
completed; (2) define these responsible
carriers as ‘‘Completing Carriers’’ and
require them to develop their own
system of tracking calls to completion;
(3) require Completing Carriers to file
with PSPs a quarterly report and also
submit an attestation by a company
official, including but not limited to the
chief financial officer (CFO), that the
payment amount for that quarter is
accurate and is based on 100% of all
completed calls; (4) require quarterly
reporting obligations for other facilities-
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based long distance carriers in the call
path, if any, and define these carriers as
‘‘Intermediate Carriers;’’ and (5) give
parties flexibility to agree to alternative
compensation arrangements (ACA) so
that small Completing Carriers may
avoid the expense of instituting a
tracking system. The revisions adopted
in the 2018 Report and Order
significantly decreased the paperwork
burden on carriers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021–03540 Filed 2–22–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–XXXX; FRS 17441]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
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 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.
SUMMARY:
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Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before April 26,
2021. 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 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–XXXX.
Title: FCC Authorization for Radio
Service Authorization; Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau; Public
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau,
FCC Form 601–2.0.
Form Number: FCC Form 601–2.0.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individual and
households, Business or other for-profit
entities, state, local, or tribal
government, and not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 24
respondents; 176 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; third party
disclosure requirement, on occasion
reporting requirement and periodic
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 155(c),
158, 201, 202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303,
307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319,
324, 332, and 333 of the
Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 88 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $18,150.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
submitting a request to the Office of
Budget and Management (OMB) for
approval of the FCC Form 601–2.0, a
new data collection that will gradually
replace the FCC Form 601 ((3060–0798).
The Commission is implementing a new
electronic licensing system called
Universal Licensing System 2.0 (ULS
2.0) to replace the current Universal
Licensing System (ULS). Services will
gradually be moved to the new ULS 2.0,
beginning with market-based Special
Temporary Authority (STA)
applications. The burden hours and
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costs associated with market-based
STAs will now be a part of the ULS 2.0
system and FCC Form 601–2.0. The FCC
Form 601–2.0 will be a consolidated
electronic data collection for marketbased and site-based licensing for
wireless telecommunications services,
including public safety, which will be
filed through the Commission’s
modernized Universal Licensing System
2.0 (ULS–2.0). This form will gradually
replace the FCC Form 601 (3060–0798)
as services are moved from legacy ULS
to ULS 2.0. The substance of and
wording of the FCC Form 601 data
collection will remain the same in the
new system. The data collected in ULS
2.0 consists of administrative, technical,
and other information needed for
licensing if wireless radio services.
Once fully implemented, this system
will be used to submit all Wireless
Services applications along with any
supporting documentation. The
application purposes include: Applying
for a new license (including STA’s)
modifying or renewing an existing
license, cancelling a license, submitting
required notifications, requesting an
extension of time to satisfy construction
requirements, and requesting an
administrative update to an existing
license (such as mailing address
change). Applicants can also amend or
withdraw applications while they are
pending in ULS.2.0. The data collected
in ULS 2.0 includes the FCC
Registration Number (FRN), which
serves as a ‘‘common link’’ for all filings
an entity has with the FCC. The Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996
requires entities filing with the
Commission to use an FRN. ULS 2.0
data records may include information
about individuals or households, e.g.,
personally identifiable information or
PII, and the use(s) and disclosure of this
information are governed by the
requirements of a system of records
notice or ‘‘SORN’’, FCC/WTB–1,
‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records.’’
There are no additional impacts under
the Privacy Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1046; FRS 17444]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 April 26,
2021. 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, (202) 418-2991.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1046.
Title: Part 64, Modernization of Payphone Compensation Rules, et
al., WC Docket No. 17-141, et al.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 260 respondents; 1,748
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours-122 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, and quarterly
reporting requirements; third party disclosure requirements; and
recordkeeping 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 and 276.
Total Annual Burden: 27,064 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit confidential information. Respondents
may request confidential treatment of their information that they
believe to be confidential pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's
rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 276 of the Communications Act, as amended
(the Act), requires that the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission or FCC) establish rules ensuring that payphone service
providers or PSPs are ``fairly compensated'' for each and every
completed payphone-originated call. The Commission's Payphone
Compensation Rules satisfy section 276 by identifying the party liable
for compensation and establishing a mechanism for PSPs to be paid. A
2003 Report and Order (FCC 03-235) established detailed rules (Payphone
Compensation Rules) ensuring that payphone service providers or PSPs
are ``fairly compensated'' for each and every completed payphone-
originated call pursuant to section 276 of the Communications Act, as
amended (the Act), which the Commission revised in a 2018 Report and
Order (FCC 18-21). The Payphone Compensation Rules satisfy section 276
by identifying the party liable for compensation and establishing a
mechanism for PSPs to be paid. The Payphone Compensation Rules: (1)
Place liability to compensate PSPs for payphone-originated calls on the
facilities-based long distance carriers or switch-based resellers
(SBRs) from whose switches such calls are completed; (2) define these
responsible carriers as ``Completing Carriers'' and require them to
develop their own system of tracking calls to completion; (3) require
Completing Carriers to file with PSPs a quarterly report and also
submit an attestation by a company official, including but not limited
to the chief financial officer (CFO), that the payment amount for that
quarter is accurate and is based on 100% of all completed calls; (4)
require quarterly reporting obligations for other facilities-
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based long distance carriers in the call path, if any, and define these
carriers as ``Intermediate Carriers;'' and (5) give parties flexibility
to agree to alternative compensation arrangements (ACA) so that small
Completing Carriers may avoid the expense of instituting a tracking
system. The revisions adopted in the 2018 Report and Order
significantly decreased the paperwork burden on carriers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-03540 Filed 2-22-21; 8:45 am]
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