Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
| Published date | 21 December 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 83079 |
| Record Number | 2020-28022 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Communications Commission |
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emission allowance allocations, a
portion of each state’s emissions budget
for the program for each control period
is reserved in a NUSA (and in an
additional Indian country NUSA in the
case of states with Indian country
within their borders) for allocation to
certain units that would not otherwise
receive allowance allocations. The
procedures for identifying the eligible
units for each control period and for
allocating allowances from the NUSAs
and Indian country NUSAs to these
units are set forth in the CSAPR trading
program regulations at 40 CFR 97.411(b)
and 97.412 (NO
X
Annual), 97.511(b) and
97.512 (NO
X
Ozone Season Group 1),
97.611(b) and 97.612 (SO
2
Group 1),
97.711(b) and 97.712 (SO
2
Group 2), and
97.811(b) and 97.812 (NO
X
Ozone
Season Group 2). Each NUSA allowance
allocation process involves up to two
rounds of allocations to eligible units,
termed ‘‘new’’ units, followed by the
allocation to ‘‘existing’’ units of any
allowances not allocated to new units.
This notice concerns EPA’s
preliminary identification of units
eligible to receive allowances in the
second round of NUSA allocations for
the 2020 control periods. The units
eligible for second-round allocations for
a given control period are CSAPR-
affected units that commenced
commercial operation between January
1 of the year before that control period
and November 30 of the year of that
control period. In the case of the 2020
control periods, an eligible unit
therefore must have commenced
commercial operation between January
1, 2019 and November 30, 2020
(inclusive). Generally, where a unit is
eligible to receive a second-round
NUSA allocation under a given CSAPR
trading program for a given control
period, the unit’s maximum potential
second-round allocation equals the
positive difference (if any) between the
unit’s emissions during the control
period as reported under 40 CFR part 75
and any first-round NUSA allocation the
unit received. If the total of such
maximum potential allocations to all
eligible units would exceed the total
allowances remaining in the NUSA, the
allocations are reduced on a pro-rata
basis. EPA notes that under 40 CFR
97.406(c)(3), 97.506(c)(3), 97.606(c)(3),
97.706(c)(3), and 97.806(c)(3), a unit’s
emissions occurring before its monitor
certification deadline are not considered
to have occurred during a control period
and consequently are not included in
the emission amounts used to determine
NUSA allocations.
The preliminary lists of eligible units
are set forth in Excel spreadsheets titled
‘‘CSAPR_NUSA_2020_NO
x
_Annual_
2nd_Round_Prelim_Data,’’ ‘‘CSAPR_
NUSA_2020_NO
x
_Ozone_Season_2nd_
Round_Prelim_Data,’’ and ‘‘CSAPR_
NUSA_2020_SO
2
_2nd_Round_Prelim_
Data’’ available on EPA’s website at
https://www.epa.gov/csapr/csapr-
compliance-year-2020-nusa-nodas. Each
spreadsheet contains a separate
worksheet for each state covered by that
program showing each unit
preliminarily identified as eligible for a
second-round NUSA allocation. Each
state worksheet also contains a
summary showing (1) the quantity of
allowances initially available in that
state’s 2020 NUSA, (2) the sum of the
2020 NUSA allowance allocations that
were made in the first round to new
units in that state, if any, and (3) the
quantity of allowances in the 2020
NUSA available for second-round
allocations to new units (or ultimately
for allocations to existing units), if any.
Objections should be strictly limited
to whether EPA has correctly identified
the units eligible for second-round 2020
NUSA allocations according to the
criteria established in the regulations
and should be emailed to the address
identified in
ADDRESSES
. Objections
must include: (1) Precise identification
of the specific data the commenter
believes are inaccurate, (2) new
proposed data upon which the
commenter believes EPA should rely
instead, and (3) the reasons why EPA
should rely on the commenter’s
proposed data and not the data
referenced in this notice.
EPA notes that an allocation or lack
of allocation of allowances to a given
unit does not constitute a determination
that CSAPR does or does not apply to
the unit. EPA also notes that under 40
CFR 97.411(c), 97.511(c), 97.611(c),
97.711(c), and 97.811(c), allocations are
subject to potential correction if a unit
to which NUSA allowances have been
allocated for a given control period is
not actually an affected unit as of the
start of that control period.
(Authority: 40 CFR 97.411(b), 97.511(b),
97.611(b), 97.711(b), and 97.811(b).)
Dated: December 2, 2020.
Reid P. Harvey,
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office
of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and
Radiation.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0716, 3060–0991 and 3060–
1248; FRS 17318]
Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
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, 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it can
further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES
: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before January 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed
information collection to Cathy
Williams, FCC, via email to 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
Williams at (202) 418–2918. 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
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right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: 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.
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork burdens, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC
invited the general public and other
Federal Agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning: (a)
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific
comment on how it might ‘‘further
reduce the information collection
burden for small business concerns with
fewer than 25 employees.’’
OMB Control Number: 3060–0716.
Title: Sections 73.88, 73.318 and
73.685, Blanketing Interference.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-
profit entities; and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 21,000 respondents; 21,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 41,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Section
154(i) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements approved under
this collection are contained under the
following rule sections:
47 CFR 73.88 states that the licensee
of each broadcast station is required to
satisfy all reasonable complaints of
blanketing interference within the 1V/m
contour.
47 CFR 73.318(b) states that after
January 1, 1985, permittees or licensees
who either (1) commence program tests,
(2) replace the antennas, or (3) request
facilities modifications and are issued a
new construction permit must satisfy all
complaints of blanketing interference
which are received by the station during
a one year period.
47 CFR 73.318(c) states that a
permittee collocating with one or more
existing stations and beginning program
tests on or after January 1, 1985, must
assume full financial responsibility for
remedying new complaints of
blanketing interference for a period of
one year.
Under 47 CFR 73.88, and 73.685(d),
the license is financially responsible for
resolving complaints of interference
within one year of program test
authority when certain conditions are
met. After the first year, a license is only
required to provide technical assistance
to determine the cause of interference.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0991.
Title: AM Measurement Data.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-
profit 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: In order to control
interference between stations and assure
adequate community coverage, AM
stations must conduct various
engineering measurements to
demonstrate that the antenna system
operates as authorized. The data is used
by station engineers to correct the
operating parameters of the antenna.
The data is also used by FCC staff in
field investigations to ensure that
stations are in compliance with the
technical requirements of the
Commission’s various rules.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1248.
Title: Transition from TTY to Real-
Time Text Technology, CG Docket No.
16–145 and GN Docket No. 15–178.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension and update
of collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-
profit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 967 respondents; 5,235
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.2
hours (12 minutes) to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual,
ongoing, and semiannual reporting
requirements; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefit. The statutory
authority can be found at sections 4(i),
225, 255, 301, 303(r), 316, 403, 715, and
716 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, and section 106 of the
Twenty-First Century Communications
and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, 47
U.S.C. 154(i), 225, 255, 301, 303(r), 316,
403, 615c, 616, 617; Public Law 111–
260, 106, 124 Stat. 2751, 2763 (2010).
Total Annual Burden: 114,212 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: This
information collection does not affect
individuals or households; therefore,
the Privacy Act is not impacted.
Needs and Uses: Text telephone
(TTY) technology provides the primary
means for people with disabilities to
send and receive text communications
over the public switched telephone
network (PSTN). Changes to
communications networks, particularly
ongoing technology transitions from
circuit switched to IP-based networks
and from copper to wireless and fiber
infrastructure, have affected the quality
and utility of TTY technology,
prompting discussions on transitioning
to an alternative advanced
communications technology for text
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communications. Accordingly, on
December 16, 2016, the Commission
released Transition from TTY to Real-
Time Text Technology, Report and
Order, document FCC 16–169, 82 FR
7699, January 23, 2017, amending its
rules that govern the obligations of
wireless service providers and
manufacturers to support TTY
technology to permit such providers and
manufacturers to provide support for
real-time text (RTT) over wireless IP-
based networks to facilitate an effective
and seamless transition to RTT in lieu
of continuing to support TTY
technology. In document FCC 16–169,
the Commission adopted measures
requiring the following:
(a) Each wireless provider and
manufacturer that voluntarily
transitions from TTY technology to RTT
over wireless IP-based networks and
services is encouraged to develop
consumer and education efforts that
include (1) the development and
dissemination of educational materials
that contain information pertinent to the
nature, purpose, and timelines of the
RTT transition; (2) internet postings, in
an accessible format, of information
about the TTY to RTT transition on the
websites of covered entities; (3) the
creation of a telephone hotline and an
online interactive and accessible service
that can answer consumer questions
about RTT; and (4) appropriate training
of staff to effectively respond to
consumer questions. All consumer
outreach and education should be
provided in accessible formats
including, but not limited to, large print,
Braille, videos in American Sign
Language and that are captioned and
video described, emails to consumers
who have opted to receive notices in
this manner, and printed materials.
Service providers and manufacturers are
also encouraged to coordinate with
consumer, public safety, and industry
stakeholders to develop and distribute
education and outreach materials. The
information will inform consumers of
alternative accessible technology
available to replace TTY technology that
may no longer be available to the
consumer through their provider or on
their device.
(b) Each wireless provider that
requested or will request and receive a
waiver of the requirement to support
TTY technology over wireless IP-based
networks and services must apprise its
customers, through effective and
accessible channels of communication,
that (1) until TTY is sunset, TTY
technology will not be supported for
calls to 911 services over IP-based
wireless services, and (2) there are
alternative PSTN-based and IP-based
accessibility solutions for people with
disabilities to reach 911 services. These
notices must be developed in
coordination with public safety
answering points (PSAPs) and national
consumer organizations, and include a
listing of text-based alternatives to 911,
including, but not limited to, TTY
capability over the PSTN, various forms
of PSTN-based and IP-based TRS, and
text-to-911 (where available). The
notices will inform consumers on the
loss of the use of TTY for completing
911 calls over the provider’s network
and alert them to alternatives service for
which TTY may be used.
(c) Once every six months, each
wireless provider that requests and
receives a waiver of the requirement to
support TTY technology must file a
report with the Commission and inform
its customers regarding its progress
toward and the status of the availability
of new IP-based accessibility solutions.
Such reports must include (1)
information on the interoperability of
the provider’s selected accessibility
solution with the technologies deployed
or to be deployed by other carriers and
service providers, (2) the backward
compatibility of such solution with
TTYs, (3) a showing of the provider’s
efforts to ensure delivery of 911 calls to
the appropriate PSAP, (4) a description
of any obstacles incurred towards
achieving interoperability and steps
taken to overcome such obstacles, and
(5) an estimated timetable for the
deployment of accessibility solutions.
The information will inform consumers
of the progress towards the availability
of alternative accessible means to
replace TTY, and the Commission will
be able to evaluate the reports to
determine if any changes to the waivers
are warranted or of any impediments to
progress that it may be in a position to
resolve.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0848, FRS 17302]
Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
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, 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for 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 and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before January 20, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed
information collection to Nicole Ongele,
FCC, via email to 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 Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
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