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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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directionalize their signals during some 

or all of the broadcast day in order to 

avoid interference with other AM 

stations. Maintaining a directional 

signal pattern can be technically 

complex, time-consuming, and 

expensive. Such stations are subject to 

a variety of rules requiring signal 

strength measurements and other 

engineering analyses to ensure 

compliance with their authorizations. 

In the AMR Third R&O, the FCC 

eliminated, clarified, or eased several of 

the rules governing AM stations using 

directional antenna arrays, which 

comprise almost 40 percent of all AM 

stations. First, the FCC revises 47 CFR 

73.154(a) to relax the rule on 

submission of partial proofs of 

performance of directional AM antenna 

arrays by eliminating the requirement to 

take measurements on non-monitored 

radials adjacent to monitored radials. 

Next, the FCC modified several rules 

pertaining to AM stations that use 

Method of Moments (MoM) models of 

directional array performance. MoM 

modeling allows broadcasters to verify 

antenna system performance through 

computer modeling, as opposed to 

sending engineers in the field to take 

field strength measurements. Thus, a 

proof using a MoM model is less 

expensive than taking field strength 

measurements of an AM station’s 

directional pattern. Specifically, the 

FCC: (1) Revised 47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) 

to eliminate the requirement of 

obtaining a registered surveyor’s 

certification, provided that no new 

towers are being added to an existing 

AM array; (2) added 47 CFR 

73.151(c)(1)(x) to extend the exemption 

(of having to file a new proof with the 

FCC) to any AM tower modification that 

does not affect the modeled values used 

in the previously submitted license 

proof; (3) revised 47 CFR 73.151(c)(3) to 

retain the current requirement for 

submission of reference field strength 

measurements in the initial license 

application, but eliminated the 

requirement to submit additional 

reference field strength measurements 

in subsequent license applications; and 

(4) revised 47 CFR 73.155 to eliminate 

the requirement for biennial 

recertification of the performance of a 

directional pattern licensed pursuant to 

a MoM proof, except when system 

components have been repaired or 

replaced. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23909 Filed 11–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, November 

8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC (Ninth Floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Audit Division Recommendation 

Memorandum on the NY Republican 

Federal Campaign Committee (NYR) 

(A13–11) 

Management and Administrative 

Matters 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

require special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact Dayna C. Brown, Secretary and 

Clerk, at (202) 694–1040, at least 72 

hours prior to the meeting date. 

Dayna C. Brown, 

Secretary and Clerk of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24128 Filed 11–1–17; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Tuesday, November 7, 

2017 at 10:00 a.m. and its continuation 

at the conclusion of the open meeting 

on November 8, 2017. 

PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 52 U.S.C. 30109. 

Matters relating to internal personnel 

decisions, or internal rules and 

practices. 

Information the premature disclosure 

of which would be likely to have a 

considerable adverse effect on the 

implementation of a proposed 

Commission action. 

Matters concerning participation in 

civil actions or proceedings or 

arbitration. 

* * * * * 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Judith Ingram, Press Officer Telephone: 

(202) 694–1220. 

Laura E. Sinram, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24026 Filed 11–1–17; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Federal 

Maritime Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: November 8, 2017; 10:00 

a.m. 

PLACE: 800 N. Capitol Street NW., First 

Floor Hearing Room, Washington, DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Open Session 

1. Update from Commissioner Dye on 

Supply Chain Innovation Teams 

Initiative. 

2. Staff Briefing on Economic 

Analysis and Statutory Issues in Review 

Process for Carrier and Marine Terminal 

Operator Agreements. 

3. Commission Action on Petition P2– 

15, Petition of the National Customs 

Brokers and Forwarders Association of 

America, Inc. for Initiation of 

Rulemaking. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Rachel E. Dickon, Assistant Secretary, 

(202) 523 5725. 

Rachel E. Dickon, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24100 Filed 11–1–17; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6731–AA–P 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

REVIEW COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notice 

November 1, 2017. 

TIME AND DATE: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, 

November 15, 2017. 

PLACE: The Richard V. Backley Hearing 

Room, Room 511N, 1331 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004 

(enter from F Street entrance). 

STATUS: Open. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission will consider and act upon 

the following in open session: Secretary 

of Labor v. Alcoa World Alumina, LLC, 

Docket Nos. CENT 2015–128–M et al. 

(Issues include whether the Judge erred 

in making negligence and 

unwarrantable failure determinations 

because he concluded that a particular 

miner was not acting as an agent of the 

operator.). 

Any person attending this meeting 

who requires special accessibility 

features and/or auxiliary aids, such as 

sign language interpreters, must inform 

the Commission in advance of those 

needs. Subject to 29 CFR 2706.150(a)(3) 

and 2706.160(d). 


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