6864 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2022 / Notices 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before April 8, 2022. 

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: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0084. 

Title: Ownership Report for 

Noncommercial Educational Broadcast 

Stations, FCC Form 323–E; Section 

73.3615, Ownership Reports. 

Form Number: FCC Form 323–E. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 2,636 

respondents; 2,636 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 1.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; biennial 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for these collections are 

contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 

154(i), 257, 303(r), 307, 308, 309, and 

310. 

Total Annual Burden: 3,867 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $2,319,900. 

Needs and Uses: Licensees of 

noncommercial educational AM, FM, 

and television broadcast stations must 

file FCC Form 323–E every two years. 

Biennial Ownership Reports shall 

provide information accurate as of 

October 1 of the year in which the 

Report is filed. Form 323–E shall be 

filed by December 1 in all oddnumbered years. 

In addition, Licensees and Permittees 

of noncommercial educational AM, FM, 

and television broadcast stations must 

file Form 323–E following the 

consummation of a transfer of control or 

an assignment of a noncommercial 

educational AM, FM, or television 

broadcast station license or construction 

permit; a Permittee of a new 

noncommercial educational AM, FM, or 

television broadcast station must file 

Form 323–E within 30 days after the 

grant of the construction permit; and a 

Permittee of a new noncommercial 

educational AM, FM, or television 

broadcast station must file Form 323–E 

to update the initial report or to certify 

the continuing accuracy and 

completeness of the previously filed 

report on the date that the Permittee 

applies for a license to cover the 

construction permit. 

In the case of organizational 

structures that include holding 

companies or other forms of indirect 

ownership, a separate Form 323–E must 

be filed for each entity in the 

organizational structure that has an 

attributable interest in the Licensee or 

Permittee. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02511 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0995; FR ID 70084] 

Information Collections 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 (PRA) of 1995, 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. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before April 8, 2022. 

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: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0995. 

Title: Section 1.2105(c), Bidding 

Application and Certification 

Procedures; Sections 1.2105(c) and 

1.2205, Prohibition of Certain 

Communications. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions, 

and state, local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

and Responses: 10 respondents and 10 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

hours to 2 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in sections 154(i), 309(j), 

and 1452(a)(3) of the Communications 

Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 

309(j)(5), 1452(a)(3), and sections 

1.2105(c) and 1.2205 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.2105(c), 

1.2205. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50 

hours. 

Total Annual Costs: $9,000. 

Needs and Uses: A request for 

extension of this information collection 

(no change in requirements) will be 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day 

comment period in order to obtain the 

full three year clearance from OMB. 

The Commission’s rules prohibiting 

certain communications in Commission 

auctions are designed to reinforce 

existing antitrust laws, facilitate 

detection of collusive conduct, and 

deter anticompetitive behavior, without 

being so strict as to discourage procompetitive arrangements between 

auction participants. They also help 

assure participants that the auction 


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1See Amendments to Part 4 of the Commission’s 

Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications, 

PS Docket No. 15–80, Second Report and Order, 36 

FCC Rcd 6136 (2021) (Second Report and Order). 

2Second Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd at 6137, 

para 2. 

3Second Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd at 6153, 

para. 58. 

4Second Report and Order, 36 FCC Rcd at 6154, 

para. 61. 

5 Id. 

6 Id. 

process will be fair and objective, and 

not subject to collusion. The 

information collected under this 

information collection allows the 

Commission to enforce the prohibition 

on auction applicants and other covered 

parties by making clear the 

responsibility of parties who receive 

information that potentially violates the 

rules to promptly report to the 

Commission. It also enables the 

Commission to ensure that no bidder 

gains an unfair advantage over other 

bidders in its auctions, thereby 

enhancing the competitiveness and 

fairness of Commission spectrum 

auctions. The information collected will 

be reviewed and, if warranted, referred 

to the Commission’s Enforcement 

Bureau for possible investigation and 

administrative action. The Commission 

may also refer allegations of 

anticompetitive auction conduct to the 

Department of Justice for investigation. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02506 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[PS Docket Nos. 15–80; FR ID 69281] 

Potential Safeguards in Connection 

With NORS–DIRS Information Sharing 

Public Notice 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 

(Bureau) of the Federal Communication 

Commission (FCC or Commission) seeks 

comment on the cost, manner, and 

technical feasibility of technological 

safeguards to protect the integrity of 

NORS and DIRS information that will be 

shared with agencies granted access to 

the information pursuant to the Second 

Report and Order.1

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 9, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by PS Docket Nos. 15–80, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s website: http://fjallfoss.

fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Filings can be sent by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. See 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

for more instructions. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 

418–0432. For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions, contact Scott 

Cinnamon, Attorney Advisor, 

Cybersecurity and Communications 

Reliability Division, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau, at (202) 

418–2319 or scott.cinnamon@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Potential Safeguards in 

Connection with NORS–DIRS 

Information Sharing Public Notice, PS 

Docket Nos. 15–80; DA 21–62, released 

January 19, 2022. 

The complete text of the Potential 

Safeguards in Connection with NORS– 

DIRS Information Sharing Public Notice 

is also available electronically at: 

https://www.fcc.gov/document/pshsbseeks-comments-nors-dirs-informationsharing-safeguards. 

I. Background 

On March 17, 2021, the Commission 

adopted a framework to allow sharing 

certain communications network outage 

information submitted to the FCC’s 

NORS and DIRS systems with state, 

federal, and Tribal nation agencies to 

improve situational awareness, enhance 

their ability to response more rapidly to 

outages, and to help save lives. 

Information submitted in NORS and 

DIRS ‘‘is sensitive for reasons 

concerning national security and 

commercial competitiveness, and the 

Commission this treats it as 

presumptively confidential.’’ 2

To protect the confidentiality and 

integrity of this sensitive information, 

the Second Report and Order adopted 

four specific safeguards: ‘‘(1) providing 

read-only access to the NORS and DIRS 

filings; (2) limiting the number of users 

with access to NORS and DIRS filings at 

participating agencies; (3) requiring 

special training for participating 

agencies regarding their privileges and 

obligations under the program; and (4) 

potentially terminating access to 

agencies that misuse or improperly 

disclose NORS and DIRS data.’’ 3

II. Comment on the Cost, Utility and 

Feasibility of Specific Safeguards and 

Suggestions for Additional Safeguards 

Acknowledging the utility of 

proposals raised by commenters earlier 

in this proceeding, the Commission 

directed the Bureau to ‘‘to seek, via 

Public Notice, further information on 

the cost, manner and technical 

feasibility’’ of including confidential 

notifications, headers, or watermarks on 

the read-only outage reports.4 The 

Bureau seeks specific comments on the 

usefulness and effectiveness of these 

specific safeguards as well as 

information on costs and feasibility of 

these proposals. 

The Bureau was further directed to 

‘‘implement in NORS and DIRS any 

measures and safeguards that it 

determines suitable and in the public 

interest based on the record developed 

in response to the Public Notice.’’ 5

Keeping in mind that proposed 

safeguards ‘‘should not impose new 

regulatory requirements on service 

providers or additional conditions on 

agencies seeking access to outage data,’’ 

the Bureau invites comments proposing 

additional technical measures to 

preserve the confidentiality and 

integrity of the newly shared NORS and 

DIRS data.6

III. Implementation 

Following the receipt of comments, 

the Bureau will release a Public Notice 

specifying any technical safeguards 

implemented in response to this Public 

Notice. To the extent necessary, these 

changes may be made without prior 

notice-and-comment under the 

Administrative Procedure Act as ‘‘rules 

of agency organization, procedure, or 

practice,’’ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). The 

Bureau will then seek Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval of the modifications to the 

extent required under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Upon receipt of OMB 

approval, and the Bureau’s completion 

of all necessary changes to the systems, 

the Bureau will announce that the 

modifications are effective. 

IV. Procedural Matters 

Interested parties may file comments 

in response to this Public Notice on or 

before the date indicated on the first 

page of this document. See Electronic 


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