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disclosure obligations under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); or 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to obtain that office’s advice 

regarding obligations under the Privacy 

Act. 

6. Labor Relations—To officials of 

labor organizations recognized under 5 

U.S.C. 71 upon receipt of a formal 

request and in accord with the 

conditions of 5 U.S.C. 7114 when 

relevant and necessary to their duties of 

exclusive representation concerning 

personnel policies, practices, and 

matters affecting working conditions. 

7. Breach Notification—To 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when (a) the Commission 

suspects or has confirmed that there has 

been a breach of the system of records; 

(b) the Commission has determined that 

as a result of the suspected or confirmed 

breach there is a risk of harm to 

individuals, the Commission (including 

its information systems, programs, and 

operations), the Federal Government, or 

national security; and (c) the disclosure 

made to such agencies, entities, and 

persons is reasonably necessary to assist 

in connection with Commission efforts 

to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed breach or to prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

8. Assistance to Federal Agencies and 

Entities—To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when the Commission 

determines that information from this 

system is reasonably necessary to assist 

the recipient agency or entity in: (a) 

Responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, program, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

9. Non-Federal Personnel—To 

disclose information to non-federal 

personnel, including contractors, who 

have been engaged to assist the FCC in 

the performance of a contract service, 

grant, cooperative agreement, or other 

activity related to this system of records 

and who need to have access to the 

records in order to perform their 

activity. 

10. Test Partners—To PSHSB’s test 

partner entities, including other federal 

agencies, who help plan, conduct, and 

analyze the results of tests used to 

evaluate the effectiveness of WEA. 

REPORTING TO A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY: 

In addition to the routine uses listed 

above, the Commission may share 

information from this system of records 

with a consumer reporting agency 

regarding an individual who has not 

paid a valid and overdue debt owed to 

the Commission, following the 

procedures set out in the Debt 

Collection Act, 31 U.S.C. 3711(e). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Information in ECACS consists of 

electronic data, files, and records, which 

are housed in the FCC’s computer 

network databases, and paper 

documents, files, and records, which are 

stored in file cabinets in the PSHSB 

office suite. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Information in the Emergency 

Contacts and the COOP Contacts 

databases is retrieved by searching any 

field in the respective database(s). 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

The FCC maintains and disposes of 

these records in accordance with the 

requirements of the General Records 

Schedules (GRS) issued by the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) as follows: 

GRS 5.3, Disposition Authorities: 

Item 010: DAA–GRS–2016–0004– 

0001: Continuity planning and related 

emergency planning files; and 

Item 020: DAA–GRS–2016–0004– 

0002: Employee emergency contact 

information. 

GRS 4.1, Disposition Authority: Item 

030: DAA–GRS–2013–0002–0008: Vital 

or essential records program records. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

1. The electronic records, data, and 

files are stored within FCC accreditation 

boundaries and maintained in a 

database housed in the FCC computer 

network databases. Access to the 

electronic files is restricted to 

authorized Commission employees and 

contractors; and to IT staff, contractors, 

and vendors who maintain the IT 

networks and services. Other FCC 

employees and contractors may be 

granted access on a need-to-know basis. 

The FCC’s electronic files and records 

protected by the FCC and third-party 

privacy safeguards, a comprehensive 

and dynamic set of IT safety and 

security protocols and features that are 

designed to meet all Federal privacy 

standards, including those required by 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

the Federal Information Security 

Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). 

2. There are a limited number of 

paper documents, files, and records, 

which are stored in file cabinets in the 

FCC Operations Center and continuity 

sites. These cabinets are locked when 

not in use and/or at the end of the 

business day. All access points for these 

locations are monitored. 

3. PSHSB’s Test Partners and 

contractors will not have direct access 

to the FCC’s computer network or 

information systems; however, PSHSB 

will provide the Test Partners data 

necessary to evaluate the effectiveness 

of WEA. The Test Partners will be 

required to implement privacy 

safeguards against the disclosure of 

electronic data and paper document 

files provided by the FCC. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

them should follow the Notification 

Procedure below. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request an 

amendment of records about them 

should follow the Notification 

Procedure below. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may do so 

by writing Privacy@fcc.gov. Individuals 

requesting access must also comply 

with the FCC’s Privacy Act regulations 

regarding verification of identity to gain 

access to records as required under 47 

CFR part 0, subpart E. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

The FCC last gave full notice of this 

system of records, FCC/PSHSB–1, by 

publication in the Federal Register on 

April 24, 2020 (85 FR 23024). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16511 Filed 8–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1086 and OMB 3060–1216; FR 

ID 41065] 

Information Collections Being 

Reviewed by the Federal 

Communications Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

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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. 

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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before October 4, 

2021. 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: 3060–1086. 

Title: Section 74.787, Digital 

Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible 

Service of Digital TV Translator and 

LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital 

Emissions, Section 74.796, Modification 

of Digital Transmission Systems and 

Analog Transmission Systems for 

Digital Operation; Section 74.798, LPTV 

Digital Transition Consumer Education 

Information; Protection of Analog LPTV. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit entities; not for profit institutions; 

State, local or Tribal government. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

8,445 respondents; 27,386 responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50– 

4 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; One-time 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 56,386 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $69,033,000. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in section 301 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements approved under 

this collection are as follows: 

a. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides 

that mutually exclusive LPTV and TV 

translator applicants for companion 

digital stations will be afforded an 

opportunity to submit in writing to the 

Commission, settlements and 

engineering solutions to resolve their 

situation. 

b. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that 

mutually exclusive applicants applying 

for construction permits for new digital 

stations and for major changes to 

existing stations in the LPTV service 

will similarly be allowed to submit in 

writing to the Commission, settlements 

and engineering solutions to rectify the 

problem. 

c. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that 

mutually exclusive displacement relief 

applicants filing applications for digital 

LPTV and TV translator stations may be 

resolved by submitting settlements and 

engineering solutions in writing to the 

Commission. 

d. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(v) states that a 

license for a digital-to-digital 

replacement television translator will be 

issued only to a full-power television 

broadcast station licensee that 

demonstrates in its application a loss in 

the station’s pre-auction digital service 

area as a result of the broadcast 

television spectrum incentive auction, 

including the repacking process, 

conducted under section 6403 of the 

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 

Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96). 

‘‘Pre-auction digital service area’’ is 

defined as the geographic area within 

the full power station’s noise-limited 

contour (as set forth in Public Notice, 

DA 15–1296, released November 12, 

2015). The service area of the digital-todigital replacement translator shall be 

limited to only the demonstrated loss 

area within the full power station’s preauction digital service area, provided 

that an applicant for a digital-to-digital 

replacement television translator may 

propose a de minimis expansion of its 

full power pre-auction digital service 

area upon demonstrating that the 

expansion is necessary to replace a loss 

in its pre-auction digital service area. 

e. 47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV 

translator stations to originate 

emergency warnings over the air 

deemed necessary to protect and 

safeguard life and property, and to 

originate local public service 

announcements (PSAs) or messages 

seeking or acknowledging financial 

support necessary for its continued 

operation. These announcements or 

messages shall not exceed 30 seconds 

each, and be broadcast no more than 

once per hour. 

f. 47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a 

digital TV translator station shall not 

retransmit the programs and signal of 

any TV broadcast or DTV broadcast 

station(s) without prior written consent 

of such station(s). A digital TV 

translator operator electing to multiplex 

signals must negotiate arrangements and 

obtain written consent of involved DTV 

station licensee(s). 

g. 47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital 

LPTV station who transmits the 

programming of a TV broadcast or DTV 

broadcast station received prior written 

consent of the station whose signal is 

being transmitted. 

h. 47 CFR 74.794 mandates that 

digital LPTV and TV translator stations 

operating on TV channels 22–24, 32–36 

and 38 with a digital transmitter not 

specifically FCC-certificated for the 

channel purchase and utilize a low pass 

filter or equivalent device rated by its 

manufacturer to have an attenuation of 

at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The 

licensees must retain with their station 

license a description of the low pass 

filter or equivalent device with the 

manufacturer’s rating or a report of 

measurements by a qualified individual. 

i. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital 

LPTV or TV translator station licensees 

that modify their existing transmitter by 

use of a manufacturer-provided 

modification kit would need to 

purchase the kit and must notify the 

Commission upon completion of the 

transmitter modifications. In addition, a 

digital LPTV or TV translator station 

licensees that modify their existing 

transmitter and do not use a 

manufacturer-provided modification kit, 

but instead perform custom 

modification (those not related to 

installation of manufacturer-supplied 


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and FCC-certified equipment) must 

notify the Commission upon completion 

of the transmitter modifications and 

shall certify compliance with all 

applicable transmission system 

requirements. 

j. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that 

operators who modify their existing 

transmitter by use of a manufacturerprovided modification kit must 

maintain with the station’s records for a 

period of not less than two years, and 

will make available to the Commission 

upon request, a description of the nature 

of the modifications, installation and 

test instructions, and other material 

provided by the manufacturer, the 

results of performance-tests and 

measurements on the modified 

transmitter, and copies of related 

correspondence with the Commission. 

In addition, digital LPTV and TV 

translator operators who custom modify 

their transmitter must maintain with the 

station’s records for a period of not less 

than two years, and will make available 

to the Commission upon request, a 

description of the modifications 

performed and performance tests, the 

results of performance-tests and 

measurements on the modified 

transmitter, and copies of related 

correspondence with the Commission. 

k. Protection of Analog LPTV. In 

situations where protection of an 

existing analog LPTV or translator 

station without a frequency offset 

prevents acceptance of a proposed new 

or modified LPTV, TV translator, or 

Class A station, the Commission 

requires that the existing non-offset 

station install at its expense offset 

equipment and notify the Commission 

that it has done so, or, alternatively, 

negotiate an interference agreement 

with the new station and notify the 

Commission of that agreement. 

l. 47 CFR 74.798 requires all stations 

in the low power television services to 

provide notice of their upcoming digital 

transition to their viewers. 

OMB Control No.: 3060–1216. 

Title: Media Bureau Incentive Auction 

Implementation, Sections 

73.3700(b)(4)(i)–(ii), (c), (d), (h)(5)–(6) 

and (g)(4). 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not for profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,950 respondents and 

174,219 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .004– 

15 hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

reporting requirement; on occasion 

reporting requirement; recordkeeping 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for these collections are 

contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301, 

303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319, 

325(b), 332, 336(f), 338, 339, 340, 399b, 

403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454. 

Total Annual Burden: 24,932 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $1,214,400. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

gathered in this collection will be used 

to require broadcasters transitioning to a 

new station following the Incentive 

Auction, or going off the air as a result 

of a winning bid in the Incentive 

Auction, to notify their viewers of the 

date the station will terminate 

operations on its pre-Auction channel 

by running public service 

announcements, and allow these 

broadcasters to inform MVPDs of their 

relinquishment or change in channel. It 

requires channel sharing agreements 

enter into by television broadcast 

licensees to contain certain provisions 

regarding access to facilities, financial 

obligations and to define each party’s 

rights and responsibilities; the 

Commission will review each channel 

sharing agreement to ensure it comports 

with general rules and policies 

regarding license agreements. The 

provisions contained in this collection 

also require wireless licensees to notify 

low-power television and TV translator 

stations commence wireless operations 

and the likelihood of receiving harmful 

interference from the low power TV or 

TV translator station to such operations 

within the wireless licensee’s licensed 

geographic service area. Finally, it 

requires license relinquishment stations 

and channel sharing stations to comply 

with notification and cancellation 

procedures as they terminate operations 

on their pre-Auction channel. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16504 Filed 8–2–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0669, OMB 3060–0788; FR ID 

40916] 

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 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. 

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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before October 4, 

2021. 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: 3060–0669. 


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