Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 26, 2017 / Notices 44785 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, and as required by 

the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), 

the FCC 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. 

OMB Control No.: 3060–1013. 

Title: Mitigation of Orbital Debris. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 10 

respondents; 10 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 

301, 303, 308, 309 and 310. 

Total Annual Burden: 30 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $19,250. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality with this collection of 

information. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension after this 60-day comment 

period has ended in order to obtain the 

full three-year clearance from OMB. 

Orbital debris consists of artificial 

objects orbiting the Earth that are not 

functional spacecraft. It consists of a 

wide range of non-functioning manmade objects that have been placed in 

the Earth’s orbit, both accidentally and 

on purpose. Orbital debris consists of 

small objects such as paint flakes, 

discarded lens caps, ejected bolts and 

pieces of debris from exploded 

spacecraft and rocket bodies. Since 

human activity in space began, there has 

been a steady growth in the number and 

total mass of orbital debris. Once 

created, debris remains in orbit 

indefinitely, absent other forces. Growth 

in the orbital debris population may 

limit the usefulness of space for 

communications and other uses in the 

future by raising the costs and lowering 

the reliability of space based systems. 

Furthermore, the effects of collisions 

involving orbital debris can be 

catastrophic and may cause significant 

damage to functional spacecraft or to 

persons or property on the surface of the 

Earth, if the debris re-enters the Earth’s 

atmosphere in an uncontrolled manner. 

The information collection 

requirements accounted for in this 

collection are necessary to mitigate the 

potential harmful effects of orbital 

debris accumulation. Without such 

information collection requirements, the 

growth in the orbital debris population 

may limit the usefulness of space for 

communications and other uses in the 

future by raising the costs and lowering 

the reliability of experimental and 

amateur systems. Furthermore, the 

effects of collisions involving orbital 

debris can be catastrophic and may 

cause significant damage to functional 

spacecraft or to persons or property on 

the surface of the Earth, if the debris reenters the Earth’s atmosphere in an 

uncontrolled manner. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20587 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1228] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

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 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

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 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 Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 27, 

2017. 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 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), 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 

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information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1228. 

Title: Connect America Fund—High 

Cost Portal Filing. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,599 unique respondents; 

3,731 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 

hours–60 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

quarterly reporting requirements, 

annual reporting requirements, one-time 

reporting requirement and 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155, 

201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254, 

256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and 

1302. 

Total Annual Burden: 68,607 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

We note that USAC must preserve the 

confidentiality of certain data obtained 

from respondents; must not use the data 

except for purposes of administering the 

universal service programs or other 

purposes specified by the Commission; 

and must not disclose data in companyspecific form unless directed to do so by 

the Commission. Respondents may 

request materials or information 

submitted to the Commission or the 

Administrator believed confidential to 

be withheld from public inspection 

under 47 CFR 0.459 of the FCC’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

requesting approval for this revised 

information collection. In March 2016, 

the Commission adopted an order 

reforming its universal service support 

program in areas served by rate-ofreturn carriers. Connect America Fund 

et al., WC Docket Nos. 10–90 et al., 

Report and Order, Order and Order on 

Reconsideration, and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 16–33 (Rateof-Return Order). In May 2016, the 

Commission adopted rules to 

implement a competitive bidding 

process for Phase II of the Connect 

America Fund. Connect America Fund 

et al., WC Docket Nos. 10–90 et al., 

Report and Order and Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 16–64 

(Phase II Auction Order). In August 

2016, the Commission adopted a plan 

tailored to certain carriers, both fixed 

and mobile, serving Alaska. Connect 

America Fund et al., WC Docket No. 10– 

90 et al., Report and Order and Further 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 

16–115 (Alaska Plan Order). Also, in 

January 2017 the Commission adopted 

an order which granted New York State 

waiver of the Connect America Phase II 

auction program rules, subject to certain 

conditions. Connect America Fund et 

al., WC Docket Nos. 10–90 et al., FCC 

17–2 (New York Auction Order). The 

Commission made up to $170.4 million 

in Connect America Phase II support 

available to applicants selected in New 

York’s New NY Broadband Program in 

accordance with the framework adopted 

in the order. New York winning bidders 

that are ultimately authorized to receive 

Connect America Phase II support will 

be subject to the same location 

reporting, build-out milestone 

certifications, and non-compliance 

measures as Connect America Phase II 

auction recipients. 

This information collection addresses 

the requirement that certain carriers 

with high cost reporting obligations 

must file information about their 

locations which meet their broadband 

deployment public interest obligations 

via an electronic portal (‘‘portal’’). The 

Rate-of-Return Order required that the 

Universal Service Administrative 

Company (USAC) establish the portal so 

that carriers could file their location 

data with the portal starting in 2017. 

The Rate-of-Return Order required all 

recipients of Phase II model-based 

support and rate-of-return carriers to 

submit geocoded location data and 

related certifications to the portal. 

Recipients of Phase II model-based 

support had been required to file such 

information in their annual reports due 

by July 1. The Phase II Auction Order 

requires auction winners to build-out 

networks capable of meeting their 

public interest obligations and report, to 

an online portal, locations to which 

auction winners had deployed such 

networks. This information collection 

also addresses the new portal reporting 

requirements for carriers receiving 

Alaska Plan support, including their 

submission of fiber/microwave middlemile network maps, and recipients of 

Phase II support that is awarded in 

partnership with New York’s New NY 

Broadband Program. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20549 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0161 and 3060–0685] 

Information Collections Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

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 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

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 Commission 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 comments should be 

submitted on or before October 26, 

2017. 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 contacts listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@

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

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Cathy