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designations have not yet occurred for 

the 2015 ozone NAAQS. 

Response: Comments regarding the 

2015 ozone NAAQS are outside the 

scope of this action. The petition 

requested the EPA to expand the OTR 

on the basis of alleged air quality 

problems associated with attaining and 

maintaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS. 

The December 2013 petition was 

submitted prior to the EPA 

strengthening the ozone NAAQS in 

2015. Consequently, the EPA’s proposal 

focused on the appropriate mechanism 

to address interstate transport issues 

relative to the 2008 ozone NAAQS—not 

the 2015 ozone NAAQS. The EPA is, 

therefore, limiting this final action to 

the 2008 ozone NAAQS. Comments on 

any determinations made in prior 

rulemaking actions to identify 

downwind air quality problems relative 

to the 2015 ozone NAAQS or to quantify 

upwind state emission reduction 

obligations relative to those air quality 

problems, including the EPA’s decision 

to focus on certain precursor emissions 

or sources, are not within the scope of 

this action. 

VI. Final Action To Deny the CAA 

Section 176A Petition 

Based on the considerations outlined 

at proposal, after considering all 

comments, and for the reasons 

described in this action, the EPA is 

denying the CAA section 176A petition 

submitted by nine petitioning states in 

December 2013. The EPA continues to 

believe an expansion of the OTR is 

unnecessary at this time and would not 

be the most efficient or effective way to 

address the remaining interstate 

transport issues for the 2008 ozone 

NAAQS in states currently included in 

the OTR. Additional local and regional 

ozone precursor emissions reductions 

are expected in the coming years from 

already on-the-books rules. The EPA 

believes its authority and the states’ 

authority under other CAA provisions 

(including CAA section 

110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I)) will allow the agency 

and states to develop a more effective 

remedy for addressing any remaining air 

quality problems for the 2008 ozone 

NAAQS identified by the petitioners. 

VII. Judicial Review and 

Determinations Under Section 307(b)(1) 

of the CAA 

Section 307(b)(1) of the CAA indicates 

which Federal Courts of Appeal have 

venue for petitions of review of final 

actions by the EPA. This section 

provides, in part, that petitions for 

review must be filed in the Court of 

Appeals for the District of Columbia 

Circuit if (i) the agency action consists 

of ‘‘nationally applicable regulations 

promulgated, or final action taken, by 

the Administrator,’’ or (ii) such action is 

locally or regionally applicable, if ‘‘such 

action is based on a determination of 

nationwide scope or effect and if in 

taking such action the Administrator 

finds and publishes that such action is 

based on such a determination.’’ 

This final action is ‘‘nationally 

applicable.’’ Additionally, the EPA finds 

that this action is based on a 

determination of ‘‘nationwide scope and 

effect.’’ This action makes a 

determination on a petition from nine 

states in the Northeast, which would 

impact another nine states in the MidAtlantic, Southern, and Midwestern 

areas of the U.S. These 18 states span 

five regional federal judicial circuits as 

well as the District of Columbia. The 

determinations on which this action is 

based rest in part on the scope and 

effect of certain other nationally 

applicable rulemakings under the CAA, 

including the CSAPR and the CSAPR 

Update. For these reasons, this final 

action is ‘‘nationally applicable,’’ and 

the Administrator also finds that this 

action is based on a determination of 

nationwide scope and effect for 

purposes of CAA section 307(b)(1). 

Pursuant to CAA section 307(b)(1), 

any petitions for review of this final 

action should be filed in the Court of 

Appeals for the District of Columbia 

Circuit within 60 days from the date this 

action is published in the Federal 

Register. 

VIII. Statutory Authority 

42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: October 27, 2017. 

E. Scott Pruitt, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23983 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1166] 

Information Collection Approved by 

the Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC) has received Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for a revision of a currently 

approved public 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, Office of the Managing 

Director, at (202) 418–2918, or email: 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The total 

annual reporting burdens and costs for 

the respondents are as follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1166. 

OMB Approval Date: October 23, 

2017. 

OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 

2020. 

Title: Section 1.21001, Participation 

in Competitive Bidding for Support; 

Section 1.21002, Prohibition of Certain 

Communications During the 

Competitive Bidding Process. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 750 respondents and 750 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,125 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

47 U.S.C. 154, 254 and 303(r). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

Information collected in each 

application for universal service support 

will be made available for public 

inspection, and the Commission is not 

requesting that respondents submit 

confidential information to the 

Commission as part of the pre-auction 

application process. Respondents 

seeking to have information collected on 

an application for universal service 

support withheld from public 

inspection may request confidential 

treatment of such information pursuant 

to section 0.459 of the Commission’s 

rules, 47 CFR Section 0.459. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will use the information collected under 

this collection to determine whether 

applicants are eligible to participate in 

auctions for Universal Service Fund 

support. On November 18, 2011, the 

Commission released an order 


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comprehensively reforming and 

modernizing the universal service and 

intercarrier compensation systems, 

creating the Connect America Fund 

(CAF), the Connect America Mobility 

Fund (MF), including the Tribal 

Mobility Fund (TMF), and the Remote 

Areas Fund (RAF). To implement these 

reforms and conduct competitive 

bidding for CAF, MF, TMF, and RAF 

support, the Commission adopted new 

rules containing information collection 

requirements that would be used to 

determine whether an applicant is 

generally qualified to bid for universal 

service support. The Commission also 

adopted rules containing information 

collection requirements that would be 

used to determine whether an applicant 

is specifically qualified to bid for Phase 

I of the Mobility Fund and Tribal 

Mobility Fund. 

The revised collection removes the 

information collection requirements that 

apply specifically to applicants seeking 

to participate in competitive bidding for 

Mobility Fund Phase I (MF–I) and Tribal 

Mobility Fund Phase I (TMF–I) support, 

and the associated FCC Form 180 used 

by entities applying to participate in the 

MF–I and TMF–I auctions, because 

support under MF–I and TMF–I has 

been awarded. The revised collection 

retains the information collection 

requirements that apply generally to all 

applicants seeking to participate in 

competitive bidding for universal 

service support. The revised collection 

also amends the title of the information 

collection to ‘‘Section 1.21001, 

Participation in Competitive Bidding for 

Support; Section 1.21002, Prohibition of 

Certain Communications During the 

Competitive Bidding Process’’ to reflect 

the revised information collection. 

The Commission will use the 

information collected under the revised 

information collection to determine 

whether applicants are legally, 

technically, and financially qualified to 

participate in a Commission auction for 

universal service support. The 

information collection requirements 

retained under this collection are 

designed to limit the competitive 

bidding to qualified applicants; to deter 

possible abuse of the bidding process; 

and to enhance the use of competitive 

bidding to distribute Universal Service 

Fund (USF) support in furtherance of 

the public interest. Commission staff 

reviews the information collected as 

part of the pre-auction process, prior to 

the auction being held, and determines 

whether each applicant satisfies the 

Commission’s requirements to 

participate in the auction. Thus, the 

information is being collected to meet 

the objectives of the USF program. 

The Commission received approval 

from OMB for the revised information 

collection requirements contained in 

OMB 3060–1166 on October 23, 2017. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23911 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0855] 

Information Collection 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 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 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@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 Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to the Web page <http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, 

(2) look for the section of the Web page 

called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) 

click on the downward-pointing arrow 

in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the OMB 

control number of this ICR and then 

click on the ICR Reference Number. A 

copy of the FCC submission to OMB 

will be displayed. 

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 

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. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0855. 

Title: Telecommunications Reporting 

Worksheets and Related Collections, 

FCC Forms 499–A and 499–Q. 

Form Number(s): FCC Forms 499–A 

and 499–Q. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 


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