Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 20694-20695 [2021-08190]
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
[Public Notice: 2021–6005]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request; EIB 92–
34 Application for Short-Term Letter of
Credit Export Credit Insurance Policy
Export-Import Bank of the
United States.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
AGENCY:
The Export-Import Banks of
the United States (EXIM), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
Agencies to comment on the proposed
information collection, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 21, 2021 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail
to Jean Fitzgibbon, jean.fitzgibbon@
exim.gov, Export-Import Bank of the
United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information, please
Jean Fitzgibbon. 202–565–3620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Export-Import Bank of the United
States, pursuant to the Export-Import
Bank Act of 1945, as amended (12
U.S.C. 635, et.seq.), facilitates the
finance of the export of U.S. goods and
services. The ‘‘Report of Premiums
Payable for Exporters Only’’ form will
be used by exporters to report and pay
premiums on insured shipments to
various foreign buyers.
The Application for Short Term Letter
of Credit Export Credit Insurance Policy
is used to determine the eligibility of the
applicant and the transaction for EXIM
assistance under its insurance program.
EXIM customers are able to submit this
form on paper or electronically.
Title and Form Number: EIB 92–34
Application for Short-Term Letter of
Credit Export Credit Insurance Policy.
OMB Number: 3048–0009.
Type of Review: Regular.
Need and Use: This form is used by
a financial institution (or broker acting
on its behalf) to obtain approval for
coverage of a short-term letter of credit.
The information allows the EXIM staff
to make a determination of the
eligibility of the applicant and
transaction for EXIM assistance under
its programs.
The application tool can be reviewed
at: https://www.exim.gov/sites/default/
files/pub/pending/eib92-34.pdf.
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Affected Public: This form affects
entities involved in the export of U.S.
goods and services.
Annual Number of Respondents: 11.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr.
Annual Burden Hours: 11.
Frequency of Reporting of Use: On
occasion.
Government Expenses:
Reviewing Time per Year: 11 hours.
Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
Average Cost per Year: $468.
(time * wages)
Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
Total Government Cost: $561.
Bassam Doughman,
IT Specialist.
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21248]
Information Collections 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 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
SUMMARY:
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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 June 21, 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: 3060–1048.
Title: Section 1.929(c)(1), Composite
Interference Contour (CIC).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 50 respondents; 50
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 100 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 Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for approval of an
extension request.
Under 47 CFR 1.929(c)(1) of the
Commission’s rules, any increase in the
composite interference contour (CIC) of
a site-based licensee in the Paging and
Radiotelephone Service, Rural
Radiotelephone Service, or 800 MHz
Specialized Mobile Radio Service is a
major modification of a license that
requires prior Commission approval.
However, in February 2005, the
Commission adopted and released final
rules which amended section 1.929(c)(1)
to specify that expansion of a composite
interference contour (CIC) of a sitebased licensee in the Paging and
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Radiotelephone Service—as well as the
Rural Radiotelephone Service and 800
MHz Specialized Mobile Radio
Service—over water on a secondary,
non-interference basis should be
classified as a minor (rather than major)
modification of a license. Such
reclassification has eliminated the filing
requirements associated with these
license modifications, but requires sitebased licensees to provide the
geographic area licensee (on the same
frequency) with the technical and
engineering information necessary to
evaluate the site-based licensee’s
operations over water.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1194.
Title: AM Station Modulation
Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL)
Notification Form; FCC Form 338.
Form Number: FCC Form 338.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 100 respondents and 100
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 310
and 533 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
required with this collection of
information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On October 23, 2015,
the Commission released the First
Report and Order, Further Notice of
Proposed Rule Making, and Notice of
Inquiry, Revitalization of the AM Radio
Service (First R&O), FCC 15–142, MB
Docket 13–249. In the First R&O, the
Commission adopted its proposal for
wider implementation of Modulation
Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL) control
technologies by amending Section
73.1560(a) of the rules, to provide that
an AM station may commence operation
using MDCL control technology without
prior Commission authority, provided
that the AM station licensee notifies the
Commission of the station’s MDCL
control operation within 10 days after
commencement of such operation using
the Bureau’s Consolidated Database
System (CDBS).
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In September 2011, the Commission’s
Media Bureau (Bureau) had released an
MDCL Public Notice, in which it stated
that it would permit AM stations, by
rule waiver or experimental
authorization, to use MDCL control
technologies, which are transmitter
control techniques that vary either the
carrier power level or both the carrier
and sideband power levels as a function
of the modulation level. This allows AM
licensees to reduce power consumption
while maintaining audio quality and
their licensed station coverage areas.
There are two basic types of MDCL
control technologies. In one type, the
carrier power is reduced at low
modulation levels and increased at
higher modulation levels. In the other
type, there is full carrier power at low
modulation levels and reduced carrier
power and sideband powers at higher
modulation levels. Use of any of these
MDCL control technologies reduces the
station’s antenna input power to levels
not permitted by Section 73.1560(a) of
the Commission’s rules.
The MDCL Public Notice permitted
AM station licensees wanting to use
MDCL control technologies to seek
either a permanent waiver of Section
73.1560(a) for those licensees already
certain of the particular MDCL control
technology to be used, or an
experimental authorization pursuant to
Section 73.1510 of the Rules for those
licensees wishing to determine which of
the MDCL control technologies would
result in maximum cost savings and
minimum effects on the station’s
coverage area and audio quality.
Between release of the MDCL Public
Notice and release of the Notice of
Proposed Rule Making in MB Docket
No. 13–249, FCC 13–139 (NPRM), 33
permanent waiver requests and 20
experimental requests authorizing use of
MDCL control technologies had been
granted by the Bureau.
AM station licensees using MDCL
control technologies have reported
significant savings on electrical power
costs and few, if any, perceptible effects
on station coverage area and audio
quality. Accordingly, the NPRM
tentatively concluded that use of MDCL
control technologies reduces AM
broadcasters’ operating costs while
maintaining a station’s current level of
service to the public, without
interference to other stations. The
Commission, therefore, proposed to
allow an AM station to commence
operation using MDCL control
technology by notification to the
Commission, without prior Commission
authority. Consistent with the
Commission’s new rule allowing AM
broadcasters to implement MDCL
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technologies without prior
authorization, by electronic notification
within 10 days of commencing MDCL
operations, the Commission created FCC
Form 338, AM Station Modulation
Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL)
Notification. In addition to the standard
general contact information, FCC Form
338 solicits minimal technical data, as
well as the date that MDCL control
operation commenced. This information
collection regarding FCC Form 338
needs OMB review and approval.
The following rule section is covered
by this information collection: 47 CFR
73.1560(a)(1) specifies the limits on
antenna input power for AM stations.
AM stations using MDCL control
technologies are not required to adhere
to these operating power parameters.
AM stations may, without prior
Commission authority, commence
MDCL control technology use, provided
that within ten days after commencing
such operation, the licensee submits an
electronic notification of
commencement of MDCL operation
using FCC Form 338.
The Commission is now requesting a
three-year extension for this collection
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1103; FRS 21637]
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 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;
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1048; OMB 3060-1194; FRS 21248]
Information Collections 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 June 21,
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
[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: 3060-1048.
Title: Section 1.929(c)(1), Composite Interference Contour (CIC).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 100 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 Commission will submit this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of an extension request.
Under 47 CFR 1.929(c)(1) of the Commission's rules, any increase in
the composite interference contour (CIC) of a site-based licensee in
the Paging and Radiotelephone Service, Rural Radiotelephone Service, or
800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service is a major modification of a
license that requires prior Commission approval.
However, in February 2005, the Commission adopted and released
final rules which amended section 1.929(c)(1) to specify that expansion
of a composite interference contour (CIC) of a site-based licensee in
the Paging and
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Radiotelephone Service--as well as the Rural Radiotelephone Service and
800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service--over water on a secondary,
non-interference basis should be classified as a minor (rather than
major) modification of a license. Such reclassification has eliminated
the filing requirements associated with these license modifications,
but requires site-based licensees to provide the geographic area
licensee (on the same frequency) with the technical and engineering
information necessary to evaluate the site-based licensee's operations
over water.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1194.
Title: AM Station Modulation Dependent Carrier Level (MDCL)
Notification Form; FCC Form 338.
Form Number: FCC Form 338.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 100 respondents and 100
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 154(i), 303, 310 and 533 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On October 23, 2015, the Commission released the
First Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, and
Notice of Inquiry, Revitalization of the AM Radio Service (First R&O),
FCC 15-142, MB Docket 13-249. In the First R&O, the Commission adopted
its proposal for wider implementation of Modulation Dependent Carrier
Level (MDCL) control technologies by amending Section 73.1560(a) of the
rules, to provide that an AM station may commence operation using MDCL
control technology without prior Commission authority, provided that
the AM station licensee notifies the Commission of the station's MDCL
control operation within 10 days after commencement of such operation
using the Bureau's Consolidated Database System (CDBS).
In September 2011, the Commission's Media Bureau (Bureau) had
released an MDCL Public Notice, in which it stated that it would permit
AM stations, by rule waiver or experimental authorization, to use MDCL
control technologies, which are transmitter control techniques that
vary either the carrier power level or both the carrier and sideband
power levels as a function of the modulation level. This allows AM
licensees to reduce power consumption while maintaining audio quality
and their licensed station coverage areas.
There are two basic types of MDCL control technologies. In one
type, the carrier power is reduced at low modulation levels and
increased at higher modulation levels. In the other type, there is full
carrier power at low modulation levels and reduced carrier power and
sideband powers at higher modulation levels. Use of any of these MDCL
control technologies reduces the station's antenna input power to
levels not permitted by Section 73.1560(a) of the Commission's rules.
The MDCL Public Notice permitted AM station licensees wanting to
use MDCL control technologies to seek either a permanent waiver of
Section 73.1560(a) for those licensees already certain of the
particular MDCL control technology to be used, or an experimental
authorization pursuant to Section 73.1510 of the Rules for those
licensees wishing to determine which of the MDCL control technologies
would result in maximum cost savings and minimum effects on the
station's coverage area and audio quality. Between release of the MDCL
Public Notice and release of the Notice of Proposed Rule Making in MB
Docket No. 13-249, FCC 13-139 (NPRM), 33 permanent waiver requests and
20 experimental requests authorizing use of MDCL control technologies
had been granted by the Bureau.
AM station licensees using MDCL control technologies have reported
significant savings on electrical power costs and few, if any,
perceptible effects on station coverage area and audio quality.
Accordingly, the NPRM tentatively concluded that use of MDCL control
technologies reduces AM broadcasters' operating costs while maintaining
a station's current level of service to the public, without
interference to other stations. The Commission, therefore, proposed to
allow an AM station to commence operation using MDCL control technology
by notification to the Commission, without prior Commission authority.
Consistent with the Commission's new rule allowing AM broadcasters to
implement MDCL technologies without prior authorization, by electronic
notification within 10 days of commencing MDCL operations, the
Commission created FCC Form 338, AM Station Modulation Dependent
Carrier Level (MDCL) Notification. In addition to the standard general
contact information, FCC Form 338 solicits minimal technical data, as
well as the date that MDCL control operation commenced. This
information collection regarding FCC Form 338 needs OMB review and
approval.
The following rule section is covered by this information
collection: 47 CFR 73.1560(a)(1) specifies the limits on antenna input
power for AM stations. AM stations using MDCL control technologies are
not required to adhere to these operating power parameters. AM stations
may, without prior Commission authority, commence MDCL control
technology use, provided that within ten days after commencing such
operation, the licensee submits an electronic notification of
commencement of MDCL operation using FCC Form 338.
The Commission is now requesting a three-year extension for this
collection from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2021-08190 Filed 4-20-21; 8:45 am]
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