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Federal Communications Commission. Procedures Public Notice (PN), 80 FR initial commitment must do so in the Gloria J. Miles, 66429, October 29, 2015. Specifically, Auction System using a SecurID® token. Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the Bureau announces that the pre- The Bureau will therefore provide Secretary. auction process tutorial for the forward SecurID® tokens prior to the initial [FR Doc. 2015–32900 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] auction will be available by January 19, commitment deadline. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 2016; provides additional information 5. As explained in the Auction 1000 concerning access to the Commission’s Application Procedures PN, an bidding system (Auction System) for the applicant will receive confidential FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS reverse and forward auctions; provides notices concerning the status of its COMMISSION additional details about the grouping of application and of each station selected Partial Economic Areas (PEAs) in the on its application after the initial filing [AU Docket No. 14–252, GN Docket No. 12– 268, WT Docket No. 12–269; DA 15–1428] assignment phase of the forward deadline (First Confidential Status auction; and makes ministerial changes Letter) and after the resubmission Application Procedures for Broadcast to two of the appendices released with deadline (Second Confidential Status Incentive Auction Scheduled To Begin the Auction 1000 Application Letter), respectively. Each applicant on March 29, 2016; Updates and Other Procedures PN. All other dates and whose application and at least one Supplemental Information deadlines, as well as other application selected station have been deemed procedures, instructions, and ‘‘complete’’ in the Second Confidential AGENCY: Federal Communications information, remain as previously Status Letter will be permitted to make Commission. announced. an initial commitment to a preferred ACTION: Notice. relinquishment option for each II. Tutorial on Forward Auction Pre- complete station using a SecurID® SUMMARY: This document updates and Auction Process To Be Available by token. Additional instructions for supplements information on procedures January 19, 2016 making an initial commitment will be for the Broadcast Incentive Auction. 2. The Bureau will make available an provided to each applicant with one or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: interactive, online tutorial focusing on more complete stations as an enclosure Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the pre-auction application process for to its Second Confidential Status Letter. Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: the forward auction (Auction 1002) no 6. Once the initial clearing target has For general auction questions contact later than January 19, 2016. The pre- been determined based on initial Linda Sanderson, at (717) 338–2868; for auction application process tutorial will commitments, an applicant that was reverse auction legal questions contact be accessible from the Commission’s permitted to make an initial Erin Griffith or Kathryn Hinton at (202) Auction 1002 Web page at http:// commitment will receive a third 418–0660; for forward auction legal www.fcc.gov/auctions/1002 through a confidential status letter (Final questions contact Leslie Barnes or link under the ‘‘Education’’ tab. Once Confidential Status Letter) notifying the Valerie Barrish at (202) 418–0660. posted, the tutorial will remain applicant for each complete station SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a available and accessible on the Auction whether or not the station is qualified to summary of the Broadcast Incentive 1002 Web page anytime for reference. bid in the clock rounds of the reverse Auction Supplemental Information auction. An applicant with one or more Public Notice (PN), AU Docket No. 14– III. Access to the Auction System for qualified stations will be eligible to 252, GN Docket No. 12–268, WT Docket Bidding participate in a mock auction prior to No. 12–269, DA 15–1428, released on 3. As previously described in the bidding in the clock rounds of the December 21, 2015. The complete text Auction 1000 Application Procedures reverse auction. Additional instructions of the Broadcast Incentive Auction PN, an applicant must have an FCC- for participating in the mock auction Supplemental Information PN, provided SecurID® token to access the and for placing bids in the clock rounds including the attachments, is available Auction System in order to place bids of the reverse auction, using the for public inspection and copying from in the reverse or forward clock rounds, applicant’s previously received 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday as well as to participate in any mock SecurID® tokens, will be provided to through Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to auction. SecurID® tokens will be each applicant that has at least one 11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the FCC distributed to applicants for the reverse station qualified to bid. Any applicant Reference Information Center, 445 12th auction prior to the deadline for initial with a station that is not qualified to bid Street SW., Room CY–A257, commitments, and to forward auction in the reverse auction clock rounds will Washington, DC 20554. The complete applicants prior to the announcement of not be able to place clock round bids for text is also available on the qualified bidders, to enable applicants that station in the Auction System. Commission’s Web site at http:// with complete applications to practice B. Forward Auction Applicants wireless.fcc.gov, or by using the search with the Auction System. Each function on the ECFS Web page at authorized bidder identified on an 7. As described in the Auction 1000 http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. applicant’s FCC Form 177 or 175 will be Application Procedures PN, an Auction Alternative formats are available to issued a unique SecurID® token tailored 1002 applicant whose application has persons with disabilities by sending an to that bidder. For security purposes, been deemed to be ‘‘complete’’ will be email to [email protected] or by calling the SecurID® tokens, the telephonic eligible to practice with the Auction the Consumer & Governmental Affairs bidding telephone number, and the System prior to the mock auction that Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) relevant Auction System Bidder’s Guide will be offered to qualified bidders. Any 418–0432 (TTY). are mailed only to the applicant’s applicant that is eligible to practice with contact person at the contact address the Auction System must have a I. Introduction ® ® listed on its auction application. SecurID token to log in. SecurID 1. The Wireless Telecommunications tokens along with instructions for Bureau (Bureau) updates and A. Reverse Auction Applicants practicing with the Auction System will supplements information provided in 4. Each reverse auction (Auction therefore be distributed to each the Auction 1000 Application 1001) applicant permitted to make an applicant whose application is listed as

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complete in a public notice to be Federal Communications Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For released after the deadline for Craig Bomberger, additional information about the resubmitting corrected applications and Deputy Division Chief, Auctions and information collection, contact Nicole prior to the announcement of qualified Spectrum Access Division, WTB. Ongele at (202) 418–2991. bidders in the Auction 1002 Qualified [FR Doc. 2015–32864 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bidders PN. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P OMB Control Number: 3060–1131. 8. Each applicant listed as a qualified Title: Implementation of the NET 911 bidder in the Auction 1002 Qualified Improvement Act of 2008: Location FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS Bidders PN will be provided with Information From Owners and COMMISSION additional instructions for participating Controllers of 911 and E911 in the mock auction and for placing bids [OMB 3060–1131] Capabilities. in the forward auction using the Form No.: N/A. applicant’s previously received Information Collection Being Reviewed Type of Review: Extension of a SecurID® by the Federal Communications tokens. Any applicant whose currently approved collection. application was listed as complete after Commission Under Delegated Respondents: Business or other for- the deadline for resubmitting corrected Authority profit, and state, local and tribal applications that does not become AGENCY: Federal Communications government. qualified to bid will not be permitted to Commission. access the Auction System for bidding. Number of Respondents and ACTION: Notice and request for Responses: 60 respondents; 60 IV. Grouping of PEAs for Forward comments. responses. Auction Assignment Phase Bidding Estimated Time per Response: 0.833 SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort hours (5 minutes). 9. In the Auction 1000 Bidding to reduce paperwork burdens, and as Frequency of Response: One-time, on Procedures PN, 80 FR 61918, October required by the Paperwork Reduction occasion, third party disclosure 14, 2015, the Commission adopted Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– requirement, and recordkeeping procedures for assignment phase 3520), the Federal Communications requirement. bidding which depend in part upon the Commission (FCC or Commission) Regional Economic Area Grouping invites the general public and other Obligation to Respond: Required to (REAG) in which a PEA is included. The Federal agencies to take this obtain or retain benefits. Statutory public notice indicated that, for the opportunity to comment on the authority for this information collection grouping and sequencing of PEAs in the following information collections. is contained in the New and Emerging assignment rounds, the PEAs in the six Comments are requested concerning: Technologies 911 Improvement Act of least populous REAGs will be included Whether the proposed collection of 2008 (NET 911 Act), Public Law 110– with the PEAs in one of the six REAGs information is necessary for the proper 283, 122 Stat. 2620 (2008) (to be that cover the contiguous United States. performance of the functions of the codified at 47 U.S.C. 615a–1), and Attachment 1 to the Broadcast Incentive Commission, including whether the section 222 of the Communications Act Auction Supplemental Information PN information shall have practical utility; of 1934, as amended. lists each PEA and the REAG with the accuracy of the Commission’s Total Annual Burden: 5 hours. which it will be associated for burden estimate; ways to enhance the Total Annual Cost: No cost. assignment phase bidding purposes. quality, utility, and clarity of the Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Impact. V. Corrections and Notifications to information collected; ways to minimize Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Technical Appendices the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, Respondents are not required to submit 10. The Bureau makes ministerial including the use of automated proprietary trade secrets or other changes to two of the appendices collection techniques or other forms of confidential information. However, released with the Auction 1000 information technology; and ways to carriers that believe the only way to Application Procedures PN. First, the further reduce the information satisfy the requirements for information Bureau corrects typographical errors in collection burden on small business is to submit what it considers to be the text of APPENDIX D to the Auction concerns with fewer than 25 employees. proprietary trade secrets or other 1000 Application Procedures PN. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a confidential information, carriers are Specifically, in Section 5.5 of collection of information unless it free to request that materials or APPENDIX D, (a) the variable u and the displays a currently valid OMB control information submitted to the variable s should be switched in much number. No person shall be subject to Commission be withheld from public of the text in the section, including the any penalty for failing to comply with inspection and from the E911 Web site examples, and (b) the variable t in a collection of information subject to the (see Section 0.459 of the Commission’s Example 3 should be replaced by the PRA that does not display a valid OMB rules). variable s. The corrected text to Section control number. Needs and Uses: The Commission is 5.5 of APPENDIX D is shown in DATES: Written PRA comments should seeking an extension of this information Attachment 2 of the Broadcast Incentive be submitted on or before February 29, collection from Office of Management Auction Supplemental Information PN. 2016. If you anticipate that you will be and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the 11. The Bureau also notes that in submitting comments, but find it full three-year approval. The Section 3.2 of APPENDIX E to the difficult to do so within the period of information collection requirements Auction 1000 Application Procedures time allowed by this notice, you should contained in this collection guarantee PN, includes those Mexican stations advise the contact listed below as soon continued cooperation between that cause pairwise interference less as possible. interconnected VoIP service providers than 0.5 percent to U.S. stations when ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to and Public Safety Answering Points placed on their future channel as Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email to PRA@ (PSAPs) in complying with the specified in the Mexican Coordination. fcc.gov and to [email protected]. Commission’s E911 requirements.

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