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154, 155, 158, 161, 301, 303(r), 308, 309, 

310 and 332. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,135. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,443,825. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 608 is a 

multi-purpose form. It is used to 

provide notification or request approval 

for any spectrum leasing arrangement 

(‘‘Lease’’) entered into between an 

existing licensee in certain Wireless 

and/or Public Safety Radio Services and 

a spectrum lessee. This form also is 

required to notify or request approval 

for any spectrum subleasing 

arrangement (‘‘Sublease’’). The data 

collected on the form is used by the FCC 

to determine whether the public interest 

would be served by the Lease or 

Sublease. The form is also used to 

provide notification for any Private 

Commons Arrangement entered into 

between a licensee, lessee, or sublessee 

and a class of third-party users (as 

defined in Section 1.9080 of the 

Commission’s Rules). 

On July 18, 2022, the Commission 

released a Report and Order and Second 

Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

Partitioning, Disaggregation, and 

Leasing of Spectrum, WT Docket No. 

19–38, FCC 22–53, in which the 

Commission established the Enhanced 

Competition Incentive Program (ECIP) 

to establish incentives for wireless radio 

service licensees to make underutilized 

spectrum available to small carriers, 

Tribal Nations, and entities serving rural 

areas (ECIP Report and Order in WT 

Docket No. 19–38, FCC 22–53). In the 

Report and Order, the Commission 

adopted a program under which any 

covered geographic area licensee may 

offer spectrum to an unaffiliated eligible 

entity through a partition and/or 

disaggregation, and any covered 

geographic area licensee eligible to lease 

in an included service may offer 

spectrum to an unaffiliated eligible 

entity through a long-term leasing 

arrangement. If the FCC finds that 

approval of an ECIP eligible assignment 

or lease is in the public interest, the 

agency will consent to the transaction 

and confer benefits, including five-year 

license term extensions, one year 

construction extensions, and substituted 

alternative construction requirements 

for rural-focused transactions. The 

Commission also established rules to 

permit reaggregation of geographic 

licenses. 

In establishing the ECIP, the 

Commission requires applicants seeking 

to participate in the program to submit 

certain information that shows the 

transaction qualifies for ECIP inclusion. 

The Commission found that the ECIP 

builds on Congressional goals in the 

MOBILE NOW Act to incentivize 

beneficial transactions in the public 

interest that will promote greater 

competition in the provision of wireless 

services, facilitate increased availability 

of advanced wireless services in rural 

areas, facilitate new opportunities for 

small carriers and Tribal Nations to 

increase access to spectrum, and bring 

more advanced wireless service 

including 5G to underserved 

communities. Specifically, in the ECIP 

Report and Order, the Commission 

revised its rules to allow any covered 

geographic licenses in included services 

to be leased to eligible entities through 

a long-term leasing arrangement. 

Specifically, in the ECIP Report and 

Order, the Commission revised its rules 

to allow any covered geographic 

licenses in included services to be 

leased to eligible entities through a longterm leasing arrangement, to designate a 

Qualifying Transaction identified in the 

application as seeking consideration 

under the ECIP. Two new questions are 

being added to the FCC Form 608 as a 

result. Respondents are required to 

indicate by yes or no answer whether 

the application is seeking consideration 

under ECIP. Respondents are also 

required to select the applicable ECIP 

prong to its Qualifying Transaction, 

pursuant to either § 1.60003 or 

§ 1.60004. 

Finally, a new Schedule J is being 

added to FCC Form 608 and will be 

used by Spectrum Manager Lessors (i.e., 

the Licensee) to file either the Initial 

Operation Requirement Notifications 

(IORN) or the Final Operation 

Requirement Notifications (FORN), as 

required by 47 CFR 1.60004, 1.60006, on 

behalf of the Lessee. 

The Commission now seeks approval 

for revisions to its currently approved 

collection of information under OMB 

Control Number 3060–1058 to permit 

the collection of the changes requested 

herein. We anticipate that these 

revisions will have minimal impact on 

the hourly burden to complete FCC 

Form 608. The Commission therefore 

seeks approval for a revision to its 

currently approved information 

collection on FCC Form 608 to revise 

FCC Form 608 accordingly. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19436 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0182; FR ID 169930] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 7, 

2023. 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 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC 

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. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0182. 

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Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,470 respondents; 1,470 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1–5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Section 154(i) of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,521 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements for this 

collection are as follows: 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) require 

permittees of a nondirectional AM or 

FM station, or a nondirectional or 

directional TV station to notify the FCC 

upon beginning of program tests. An 

application for license must be filed 

within 10 days of this notification. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(2) require a 

permittee of an AM or FM station with 

a directional antenna to file a request for 

program test authority 10 days prior to 

date on which it desires to begin 

program tests. This is filed in 

conjunction with an application for 

license. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(3) require a 

licensee of an FM station replacing a 

directional antenna without changes to 

file a modification of the license 

application within 10 days after 

commencing operations with the 

replacement antenna. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(4) requires a 

permittee of an AM station with a 

directional antenna to file a request for 

program test authority 10 days prior to 

the date on which it desires to begin 

program test. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(5) requires that, 

except for permits subject to successive 

license terms, a permittee of an LPFM 

station may begin program tests upon 

notification to the FCC in Washington, 

DC provided that within 10 days 

thereafter an application for license is 

filed. Program tests may be conducted 

by a licensee subject to mandatory 

license terms only during the term 

specified on such license authorization. 

47 CFR 73.1620(b) allows the FCC to 

right to revoke, suspend, or modify 

program tests by any station without 

right of hearing for failure to comply 

adequately with all terms of the 

construction permit or the provision of 

47 CFR 73.1690(c) for a modification of 

license application, or in order to 

resolve instances of interference. The 

FCC may also require the filing of a 

construction permit application to bring 

the station into compliance with the 

Commission’s rules and policies. 

47 CFR 73.1620(f) requires licensees 

of UHF TV stations, assigned to the 

same allocated channel which a 1,000 

watt UHF translator station is 

authorized to use, to notify the licensee 

of the translator station at least 10 days 

prior to commencing or resuming 

operation and certify to the FCC that 

such advance notice has been given. 

47 CFR 73.1620(g) requires permittees 

to report any deviations from their 

promises, if any, in their application for 

license to cover their construction 

permit (FCC Form 302) and on the first 

anniversary of their commencement of 

program tests. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19435 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 

EXAMINATION COUNCIL 

[Docket No. AS23–12] 

Appraisal Subcommittee; Notice of 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Appraisal Subcommittee of the 

Federal Financial Institutions 

Examination Council. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

In accordance with section 1104(b) of 

title XI of the Financial Institutions 

Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act 

of 1989, as amended, notice is hereby 

given that the Appraisal Subcommittee 

(ASC) will meet in open session for its 

regular meeting: 

Location: This will be a virtual 

meeting via Webex. Please visit the 

agency’s homepage (www.asc.gov) and 

access the provided registration link in 

the News and Events section. You 

MUST register in advance to attend this 

Meeting. 

Date: September 13, 2023. 

Time: 10:00 a.m. ET. 

Status: Open. 

Reports 

Chair 

Executive Director 

Delegated State Compliance Reviews 

Grants Director 

Financial Manager 

Action and Discussion Items 

Approval of Minutes 

June 14, 2023 Quarterly Meeting 

Minutes 

FY24 ASC Budget Proposal 

Proposed Enforcement Rule 

How to Attend and Observe an ASC 

Meeting: The meeting will be open to 

the public via live webcast only. Visit 

the agency’s homepage (www.asc.gov) 

and access the provided registration link 

in the News and Events section. The 

meeting space is intended to 

accommodate public attendees. 

However, if the space will not 

accommodate all requests, the ASC may 

refuse attendance on that reasonable 

basis. The use of any video or audio 

tape recording device, photographing 

device, or any other electronic or 

mechanical device designed for similar 

purposes is prohibited at ASC Meetings. 

James R. Park, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19466 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6700–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System. 

ACTION: Notice, request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System (Board) invites 

comment on a proposal to implement 

the Whistleblower Intake Guide (FR 30; 

OMB No. 7100–NEW). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 7, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR 30, by any of the 

following methods: 

• Agency Website: https://

www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments at 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/ 

foia/proposedregs.aspx. 

• Email: regs.comments@

federalreserve.gov. Include the OMB 

number or FR number in the subject line 

of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– 

3102. 

• Mail: Federal Reserve Board of 

Governors, Attn: Ann E. Misback, 

Secretary of the Board, Mailstop M– 

4775, 2001 C St NW, Washington, DC 

20551. 

All public comments are available 

from the Board’s website at https://

www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/ 

proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless 

modified for technical reasons or to 

remove personally identifiable 


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