This submission is being made to the
Office of Management (OMB) for the approval of information
collection requirements contained in the Commission’s Incentive
Auction R&O, which adopted rules for holding an Incentive
Auction, as required by the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Spectrum Act). 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, to be auctioned as flexible-use
licenses suitable for providing mobile broadband service.
The Commission will add the
following burdens to OMB’s inventory once this information
collection is approved: 1,000 to the total number of respondents,
3,333 to the annual number of responses and 6,666 hours to the
annual burden hours as a result of the information collection
requirements adopted in FCC 14-50 and DA 17-484, MB Docket No.
16-306.
$202,746
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Joyce Bernstein 202
418-1647
No
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.