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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 6,700 respondents; 41,650 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 

hours–25 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annually, 

quarterly, recordkeeping and on 

occasion reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

Statutory authority for this collection of 

information is contained in 151, 154(i), 

154(j), 155, 157, 159, 201, 205, 214, 225, 

254, 303(r), 715 and 719 of the Act, 47 

U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 159, 

201, 205, 214, 225, 254, 303(r), 616, and 

620. 

Total Annual Burden: 247,375 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission will allow respondents 

to certify that data contained in their 

submissions is privileged or 

confidential commercial or financial 

information and that disclosure of such 

information would likely cause 

substantial harm to the competitive 

position of the entity filing the FCC 

worksheets. If the Commission receives 

a request for or proposes to disclose the 

information, the respondent would be 

required to make the full showing 

pursuant to the Commission’s rules for 

withholding from public inspection 

information submitted to the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection requires contributors to the 

federal universal service fund, 

telecommunications relay service fund, 

and numbering administration to file, 

pursuant to sections 151, 225, 251 and 

254 of the Act, a Telecommunications 

Reporting Worksheet on an annual basis 

(FCC Form 499–A and/or on a quarterly 

basis (FCC Form 499–Q). The 

information is also used to calculate 

FCC regulatory fees for interstate 

telecommunications service providers. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23910 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0991] 

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), 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 comments should be 

submitted on or before January 2, 2018. 

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 below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 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: 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 Number: 3060–0991. 

Title: AM Measurement Data. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,800 respondents; 3,135 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50– 

25 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement, Third party 

disclosure requirement, On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 20,200 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,131,500. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in Sections 

151, 152, 154(i), 303, and 307 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality 

treatment with this collection of 

information. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

revising this information collection to 

reflect the September 22, 2017, adoption 

of the Third Report and Order in MB 

Docket No. 13–249, FCC 17–119, In the 

Matter of Revitalization of AM Radio 

Service (AMR Third R&O). Specifically, 

the AMR Third R&O removed certain 

requirements and associated burdens 

contained in 47 CFR 73.151, 73.154, and 

73.155. To the extent the revisions affect 

reporting or record-keeping 

requirements, they reduce those 

burdens for AM broadcasters operating 

with directional antenna arrays. The 

Commission is seeking approval for the 

revised information collection 

requirements contained under this 

collection from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

In the 2015 AM revitalization 

proceeding, the FCC proposed 

streamlining certain technical 

requirements to assist AM broadcasters 

in providing radio service to consumers. 

For example, many AM stations must 


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