Notice2025-07161
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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April 25, 2025
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Federal Communications Commission
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 79 (Friday, April 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17431-17432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07161]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0989; FR ID 291393]
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 June 24,
2025. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8b8baa9a88e8b8bc68f879e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9ececcdfdef8fdfdb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#335d5a505c5f561d5c5d54565f56735550501d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b15121814171e5514151c1e171e3b1d1818551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0989.
Title: Sections 63.01, 63.03, 63.04, Procedures for Applicants
Requiring Section 214 Authorization for Domestic Interstate
Transmission Lines Acquired Through Corporate Control.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 92 respondents; 92 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-14 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 152, 154(i)-(j), 201, 214, and
303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 1,201 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $126,600.
Needs and Uses: A Report and Order, FCC 02-78, adopted and released
in March 2002 (Order), set forth the procedures for common carriers
requiring authorization under section 214 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, to acquire domestic interstate transmission lines
through a transfer of control. Under section 214 of the Act, carriers
must obtain FCC approval before constructing, acquiring, or operating
an interstate transmission line. Acquisitions involving interstate
common carriers require affirmative action by the Commission before the
acquisition can occur. This information collection contains filing
procedures for domestic transfer of control applications under sections
63.03 and 63.04. The FCC filing fee for section 214 applications is
currently $1,445 per application, which reflects an increase from the
previous fee of $1,230 per application. The filing fee for domestic
transfer of control requests for special temporary authority (STA) is
currently $755 per application, which reflects an increase from the
previous fee is $675 per application.
(a) Sections 63.03 and 63.04 require domestic section 214
applications involving domestic transfers of control, at a minimum,
should specify: (1) the name, address and telephone number of each
applicant; (2) the government, state, or territory under the laws of
which each corporate or partnership applicant is organized; (3) the
name, title, post office address, and telephone number of the officer
or contact point, such as legal counsel, to whom correspondence
concerning the application is to be addressed; (4) the name, address,
citizenship, and principal business of any person or entity that
directly or indirectly owns at least ten percent of the equity of the
applicant, and the percentage of equity owned by each of those entities
(to the nearest one percent); (5) certification pursuant to 47 CFR
1.2001 that no party to the application is subject to a denial of
Federal benefits pursuant to section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of
1988; (6) a description of the transaction; (7) a description of the
geographic areas in which the transferor and transferee (and their
affiliates) offer domestic telecommunications services, and what
services are provided in each area; (8) a statement as to how the
application fits into one or more of the presumptive streamlined
categories in section 63.03 or why it is otherwise appropriate for
streamlined treatment; (9) identification of all other Commission
applications related to the same transaction; (10) a statement of
whether the applicants are requesting special consideration because
either
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party to the transaction is facing imminent business failure; (11)
identification of any separately filed waiver request being sought in
conjunction with the transaction; and (12) a statement showing how
grant of the application will serve the public interest, convenience,
and necessity, including any additional information that may be
necessary to show the effect of the proposed transaction on competition
in domestic markets.
In FCC 20-133, adopted September 30, 2020, and released October 1,
2020, the Commission, in order to reduce the need for supplemental
requests and to ensure expeditious processing of applications, added
the requirements in Sec. 63.04(a)(4) for carrier applicants seeking
domestic section 214 authorization to transfer control to specify the
voting interests of any person or entity owning 10 percent of the
applicants, as well as provide an ownership diagram that illustrates an
applicant's vertical ownership structure: (i) The name, address,
citizenship, and principal business of any person or entity that
directly or indirectly owns ten percent or more of the equity interests
and/or voting interests, or a controlling interest, of the applicant,
and the percentage of equity and/or voting interest owned by each of
those entities (to the nearest one percent). Where no individual or
entity directly or indirectly owns ten percent or more of the equity
interests and/or voting interests, or a controlling interest, of the
applicant, a statement to that effect; and (ii) An ownership diagram
that illustrates the applicant's vertical ownership structure,
including the direct and indirect ownership (equity and voting)
interests held by the individuals and entities named in response to
paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this section. Every individual or entity with
ownership shall be depicted and all controlling interests must be
identified. The ownership diagram shall include both the pre-
transaction and post-transaction ownership of the authorization holder.
Where an applicant wishes to file a joint international section 214
transfer of control application and domestic section 214 transfer of
control application, the applicant must submit information that
satisfies the requirements of 47 CFR 63.18. In the attachment to the
international application, the applicant must submit information
described in 47 CFR 63.04(a)(6).
When the Commission, acting through the Wireline Competition
Bureau, determines that applicants have submitted a complete
application qualifying for streamlined treatment, it shall issue a
public notice commencing a 30-day review period to consider whether the
transaction serves the public interest, convenience and necessity.
Parties will have 14 days to file any comments on the proposed
transaction, and applicants will be given 7 days to respond. (b)
Applicants are not required to file post-consummation notices of pro
forma transactions, except that a post transaction notice must be filed
with the Commission within 30 days of a pro forma transfer to a
bankruptcy trustee or a debtor-in-possession. The notification can be
in the form of a letter (in duplicate to the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission). The letter or other form of notification
must also contain the information listed in sections (a)(1). A single
letter may be filed for more than one such transfer of control. The
information will be used by the Commission to ensure that applicants
comply with the requirements of 47 U.S.C. 214.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2025-07161 Filed 4-24-25; 8:45 am]
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