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adopted these rules in light of 

widespread 911 outages during the June 

2012 derecho storm in the Midwest and 

Mid-Atlantic states, which revealed that 

multiple service providers did not take 

adequate precautions to maintain 

reliable service. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21481 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0329] 

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 December 4, 

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 or email at 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

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 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0329. 

Title: Section 2.955, Equipment 

Authorization—Verification (Retention 

of Records). 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 8,000 respondents; 8,000 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 18 

hours (average). 

Frequency of Response: One-time and 

on occasion reporting requirements, 

recordkeeping requirement; and thirdparty disclosure requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 4(i), 

302, 303(g), and 303(r) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 302 and 

303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 144,000 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,600,000. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Commission rules require equipment 

testing to determine performance and 

compliance with FCC standards. This 

testing is typically done by either the 

manufacturer’s testing laboratory or an 

independent testing laboratory. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted as an extension after this 

60 day comment period to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) in order 

to obtain the full three-year clearance. 

Section 2.955 describes for each 

equipment device subject to 

verification, the responsible party, as 

shown in 47 CFR 2.909 shall maintain 

the records listed as follows: 

(1) A record of the original design 

drawings and specifications and all 

changes that have been made that may 

affect compliance with the requirements 

of § 2.953. 

(2) A record of the procedures used 

for production inspection and testing (if 

tests were performed) to insure the 

conformance required by § 2.953. 

(Statistical production line emission 

testing is not required.) 

(3) A record of the measurements 

made on an appropriate test site that 

demonstrates compliance with the 

applicable regulations in this chapter. 

The record shall: 

(i) Indicate the actual date all testing 

was performed; 

(ii) State the name of the test 

laboratory, company, or individual 

performing the verification testing. The 

Commission may request additional 

information regarding the test site, the 

test equipment or the qualifications of 

the company or individual performing 

the verification tests; 

(iii) Contain a description of how the 

device was actually tested, identifying 

the measurement procedure and test 

equipment that was used; 

(iv) Contain a description of the 

equipment under test (EUT) and support 

equipment connected to, or installed 

within, the EUT; 

(v) Identify the EUT and support 

equipment by trade name and model 

number and, if appropriate, by FCC 

Identifier and serial number; 

(vi) Indicate the types and lengths of 

connecting cables used and how they 

were arranged or moved during testing; 

(vii) Contain at least two drawings or 

photographs showing the test set-up for 

the highest line conducted emission and 

showing the test set-up for the highest 

radiated emission. These drawings or 

photographs must show enough detail 

to confirm other information contained 

in the test report. Any photographs used 

must be focused originals without glare 

or dark spots and must clearly show the 

test configuration used; 


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(viii) List all modifications, if any, 

made to the EUT by the testing company 

or individual to achieve compliance 

with the regulations in this chapter; 

(ix) Include all of the data required to 

show compliance with the appropriate 

regulations in this chapter; and 

(x) Contain, on the test report, the 

signature of the individual responsible 

for testing the product along with the 

name and signature of an official of the 

responsible party, as designated in 

§ 2.909. 

(4) For equipment subject to the 

provisions in part 15 of this chapter, the 

records shall indicate if the equipment 

was verified pursuant to the transition 

provisions contained in § 15.37 of this 

chapter. 

(b) The records listed in paragraph (a) 

of this section shall be retained for two 

years after the manufacture of said 

equipment item has been permanently 

discontinued, or until the conclusion of 

an investigation or a proceeding if the 

manufacturer or importer is officially 

notified that an investigation or any 

other administrative proceeding 

involving his equipment has been 

instituted. 

The Commission needs and requires 

the information under FCC Rules at 47 

CFR parts 15 and 18, that RF equipment 

manufacturers (respondents) ‘‘selfdetermine’’ their responsibility for 

adherence to these rules, as guided by 

the following criteria: 

(a) Whether the RF equipment device 

that is being marketed complies with 

the applicable Commission Rules; and 

(b) If the operation of the equipment 

is consistent with the initially 

documented test results, as reported to 

the Commission. 

The information collection is essential 

to controlling potential interference to 

radio communications. 

(a) Companies that manufacture RF 

equipment are the anticipated 

respondents to this information 

collection. 

(b) This respondent ‘‘public’’ 

generally remains the same, although 

the types of equipment devices that they 

manufacture may change in response to 

changing technologies and to new 

spectrum allocations made by the 

Commission. 

(c) In addition, the Commission may 

establish new technical operating 

standards in response to these changing 

technologies and in allocation spectrum, 

which these RF equipment 

manufacturers must meet to receive 

their equipment authorization from the 

FCC. 

(d) However, the process that RF 

equipment manufacturers must follow 

to verify their compliance, as mandated 

by 47 CFR 2.955 of FCC Rules, will not 

change despite new technical standards 

established for specific equipment. 

This information collection, therefore, 

applies to a variety of equipment, which 

is currently manufactured in the future, 

and that operates under varying 

technical standards. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21516 Filed 10–4–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1242] 

Information Collection Approved by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (Commission) has received 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval, on an emergency basis, 

for a new, one-time information 

collection pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may 

not conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number, 

and no person is required to respond to 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. Comments concerning the 

accuracy of the burden estimates and 

any suggestions for reducing the burden 

should be directed to the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cathy Williams, Cathy.Williams@

fcc.gov, (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The total 

annual reporting burdens and costs for 

the respondents are as follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1242. 

OMB Approval Date: September 27, 

2017. 

OMB Expiration Date: March 31, 

2018. 

Title: Qualified 4G LTE Coverage Data 

Collection for Mobility Fund Phase II. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

and state, local or tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 50 respondents; 50 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 64 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 3,200 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for the currently approved 

information collection is contained in 

sections 154, 254, and 303(r) of the 

Communications Act, as amended, 47 

U.S.C. 4, 254, 303(r). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The information collected under this 

collection is confidential and will not be 

made publicly available. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: In 2011, the 

Commission established the Mobility 

Fund, which consists of two phases. 

Mobility Fund Phase I provided onetime universal service support payments 

to immediately accelerate deployment 

of mobile broadband services. Mobility 

Fund Phase II (MF–II) will use a reverse 

auction to provide ongoing universal 

service support payments to continue to 

advance deployment of such services. In 

its February 2017 Mobility Fund II 

Report and Order (MF–II Report and 

Order) (FCC 17–11), the Commission 

adopted the rules and framework for 

moving forward expeditiously with the 

MF–II auction and stated that, prior to 

the auction, it would establish a map of 

areas presumptively eligible for MF–II 

support based on the most recently 

available FCC Form 477 mobile wireless 

coverage data, and provide a limited 

timeframe for parties to challenge those 

initial determinations during the preauction process. In its August 2017 

Order on Reconsideration and Second 

Report and Order (FCC 17–102), the 

Commission, among other things, 

reconsidered its earlier decision to use 

FCC Form 477 data to compile the map 

of areas presumptively eligible for MF– 

II support. The Commission decided it 

would instead conduct a new, one-time 

data collection of 4G LTE coverage data 

that will be used for this purpose, 

concluding that for purposes of 

implementing MF–II expeditiously, this 

approach will provide the Commission 

and interested parties with the best 

available starting point for the challenge 

process and should result in fewer and 

more narrowly-focused challenges 

regarding representations of coverage. 

The information collected under this 

collection will be used by the 

Commission to compile the map of areas 

presumptively eligible for MF–II 

support. 

The Commission received approval 

from OMB for the information collection 

requirements contained in OMB 3060– 

1242 on September 27, 2017. 


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