Notice2024-24546
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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October 23, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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."
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84593-84594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24546]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1216; FR ID 255118]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
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,
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.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before November 22,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f4f4d5e5f797c7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="267674676640454508414950">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#581b392c3021760f3134343139352b183e3b3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e7a486938f9ec9b08e8b8b8e868a94a7818484c9808891">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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: The Commission 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.
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
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
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2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.''
OMB Control No.: 3060-1216.
Title: Media Bureau Incentive Auction Implementation, Sections
73.3700(c), (g)(4), (h)(5) and (h)(6).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,353 respondents and 46,302
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004-15 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections are contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 154, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 325(b), 332, 336(f),
338, 339, 340, 399b, 403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454.
Total Annual Burden: 17,802 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $961,800.
Needs and Uses: The Spectrum Act directed the Commission to hold a
``reverse auction'' in which broadcasters can voluntarily return some
or all of their broadcast spectrum usage rights in exchange for
incentive payments. The Spectrum Act also required the Commission to
reorganize the broadcast television band, which will be accomplished by
repacking stations, or moving broadcast stations to different channels.
The Spectrum Act directed the Commission to hold a forward auction of
the ultra-high frequency (UHF) spectrum obtained as a result of the
reverse auction and channel repacking. This UHF spectrum was auctioned
as flexible-use licenses suitable for providing mobile broadband
service. Broadcast stations that participated in the forward auction
were able to relinquish their spectrum rights, agree to share a channel
with another broadcaster or move from the UHF to VHF band or from a
high VHF channel to a low VHF channel. For non-participating broadcast
stations, the Spectrum Act established a TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund
(Fund) to reimburse reassigned broadcasters and multichannel video
programming distributors (MVPDs) that incur expenses associated with
continuing to carry relocated stations, for their reasonable expenses
resulting from the post-auction channel reassignment. The Commission
adopted rules implementing the provisions of the Spectrum Act. The
Incentive Auction concluded and repack process commented in April 2017.
The rules governing the post-incentive auction licensing and other
post-auction station-related matters are codified at 47 CFR parts 0, 1,
27, 73 and 74.
On September 19, 2023, the Commission released a Report and Order,
FCC 23-72, wherein it adopted several revisions to its Part 73 rules
including 73.3700. As a result of these rule revisions, a number of
collections and burdens were either revised or eliminated altogether as
reflected in this revised supporting statement. Sections
73.3700(b)(4)(i) and (ii) and 73.3700(d) of the rules were eliminated
and therefore the corresponding collections and burdens for these rules
have been eliminated. Also, revisions were made to estimates for
73.3700(c), 73.3700(g)(4) and 73.3700 (h)(5) and (h)(6) to reflected
updated data now that the incentive auction is complete and the exact
universe of affected entities is known.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-24546 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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