On July 20, 2015, the Commission
released the Part 1 R&O in which it updated many of its Part 1
competitive bidding rules (See Updating Part 1 Competitive Bidding
Rules; Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of
Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions; Petition of DIRECTV Group,
Inc. and EchoStar LLC for Expedited Rulemaking to Amend Section
1.2105(a)(2)(xi) and 1.2106(a) of the Commission’s Rules and/or for
Interim Conditional Waiver; Implementation of the Commercial
Spectrum Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission’s
Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures, Report and Order, Order
on Reconsideration of the First Report and Order, Third Order on
Reconsideration of the Second Report and Order, and Third Report
and Order, FCC 15-80, 30 FCC Rcd 7493 (2015), modified by Erratum,
30 FCC Rcd 8518 (2015) (Part 1 R&O)). Of relevance to the
information collection at issue here, the Commission: (1) modified
the eligibility requirements for small business benefits, and
updated the standardized schedule of small business sizes,
including the gross revenues thresholds used to determine
eligibility; (2) established a new bidding credit for eligible
rural service providers; and (3) adopted targeted attribution rules
to prevent the unjust enrichment of ineligible entities. The
updated Part 1 rules apply to applicants seeking licenses and
permits. Additionally, on June 2, 2014 the Commission released the
Mobile Spectrum Holdings R&O, in which the Commission updated
its spectrum screen and established rules for its upcoming auctions
of low-band spectrum. Of relevance to the information collection at
issue here, the Commission stated that it could reserve spectrum in
order to ensure against excessive concentration in holdings of
below-1-GHz spectrum (In the Matter of Policies Regarding Mobile
Spectrum Holdings, Expanding the Economic and Innovation
Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, FCC 14-63,
Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6133, 90 ¶ 135 (2014) (Mobile Spectrum
Holdings R&O). See also Application Procedures for Broadcast
Incentive Auction Scheduled to Begin on March 29, 2016; Technical
Formulas for Competitive Bidding, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd 11034,
Appendix 3 (WTB 2015); Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Releases
Updated List of Reserve-Eligible Nationwide Service Providers in
each PEA for the Broadcast Incentive Auction, Public Notice, AU No.
14-252 (WTB 2016). The Commission seeks approval for revisions to
its currently approved collection of information under OMB Control
Number 3060-0800 to permit the collection of the additional
information for Commission licenses and permits, pursuant to the
rules and information collection requirements adopted by the
Commission in the Part 1 R&O and the Mobile Spectrum Holdings
R&O. In addition, the Commission seeks approval for various
other, non-substantive editorial/consistency edits and updates to
FCC Form 603 that correct inconsistent capitalization of words and
other typographical errors, and better align the text on the form
with the text in the Commission rules both generally and in
connection with recent non-substantive, organizational amendments
to the Commission’s rules. Also, in certain circumstances, the
Commission requires the applicant to provide copies of their
agreements. We do not anticipate that these revisions will impact
the collection filing burden.
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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.
Form FCC Form 603 FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0800 )(2017) FCC 603.doc
FCC Application for Assignment of Authorization or Transfer of Control: WTB and PSHSB