The Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) is seeking approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for a revision to a currently approved collection,
with no change in burden estimates. The currently approved
collection requires a minor revision to implement new collection
requirements resulting from the Commission’s adoption of new and
modified rules prohibiting certain communications for full power
and Class A television broadcast licensees and for applicants
seeking to participate in the forward auction component of the
broadcast incentive auction (BIA), and requiring such covered
parties to file a report with the Commission within a specified
period of time if they make or receive a prohibited communication.
The Commission also requests that the title of this information
collection be changed to “Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application
and Certification Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and Section
1.2205, Prohibition of Certain Communications” to reflect the
revised information collection.
The Federal
Communications Commission (Commission) requests Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to submit the revised
information collection described herein under the “emergency
processing” provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(5 C.F.R. § 1320.13). The Commission is requesting clearance for a
revision to a currently approved information collection to
implement new collection requirements resulting from the
Commission’s adoption of new and modified rules prohibiting certain
communications for full power and Class A television broadcast
licensees and for applicants seeking to participate in the forward
auction component of the broadcast incentive auction (BIA), and
requiring such covered parties to file a report with the Commission
within a specified period of time if they make or receive a
prohibited communication. We respectfully request OMB approval for
this revised information collection no later than 26 days after it
is received at OMB. The Commission seeks emergency approval for a
revision to its previously approved collection of information under
OMB Control Number 3060-0995 to permit the collection of reports
concerning prohibited communications required by new sections
1.2205(c) and 1.2205(d), redesignated section 1.2105(c)(4), and new
and redesignated section 1.2105(c)(6), of the Commission’s rules.
If the Commission were to wait 120 days to formally notify the
public and potential interested parties of its intent to collect
this information, the Commission’s ability to begin collecting
reports of any prohibited communications at the start of the
prohibited communications period would be substantially delayed,
and would in turn substantially delay both the start of the reverse
auction and the Commission’s ability to meet its statutory
directive to conduct the BIA. Further, due to the emergency nature
of this request, the Commission is requesting a waiver of the
requirement to publish a 60-day notice in the Federal Register.
However, on November 10, 2015, the Commission published a 21-day
notice in the Federal Register concerning the new information
collection under the emergency processing procedures to give the
public an opportunity to comment on this emergency submission. The
Commission will conduct all the necessary regular submission
requirements under the PRA after approval of this emergency
request.
US Code:
47
USC 4(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as
amended
US Code:
47 USC 309(j)(5) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as
amended
US Code:
47 USC 1452(a)(3) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as
amended
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
FCC-15-80A1.doc
Emergency Justification Letter for 3060-0995 (2015).pdf
Section 1.2105(c), Bidding Application and Certification Procedures; Section 1.2105(c) and 1.2205, Prohibition of Certain Communications