Application to Participate in a FCC Auction, FCC Form 175

ICR 202203-3060-021

OMB: 3060-0600

Federal Form Document

IC Document Collections
ICR Details
3060-0600 202203-3060-021
Received in OIRA 202202-3060-006
FCC OEA/Auctions
Application to Participate in a FCC Auction, FCC Form 175
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection   No
Emergency
03/22/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
06/30/2022 06/30/2022
500 500
750 750
0 0

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requests approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a revision to a currently approved collection on FCC Form 175 under OMB Control Number 3060-0600, with no change in burden estimates. The currently approved collection requires a minor revision to include an additional certification on FCC Form 175 that requires an Auction 110 applicant to certify that it has read the public notice that describes procedures for the auction and that it has familiarized itself both with the auction procedures and with the requirements for obtaining a license and operating facilities in the 3.45-3.55 GHz band.
On June 16, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved, on an emergency basis, a minor revision to OMB 3060-0600 to include an additional certification on FCC Form 175 for applicants seeking to participate in Auction 110. OMB’s emergency approval expires on December 31, 2021. FCC Form 175 is used by the public to apply to participate in auctions for Commission licenses and permits. The Commission’s rules require auction applicants to submit updates maintain the accuracy and completeness of to their FCC Form 175 applications until an auction closes, and an applicant must recertify its application whenever it submits any updates pursuant to this requirement. Parties interested in participating in Auction 110 were required to submit their FCC Form 175 applications no later than July 21, 2021. Auction 110 is scheduled to begin on October 5, 2021 and will be conducted using an ascending clock auction design with two phases: a clock phase consisting of successive clock bidding rounds in which bidders indicate their demands for a number of generic license blocks, and an assignment phase in which winning clock phase bidders will have the opportunity to bid for their preferred combinations of frequency-specific license assignments in a series of sealed-bid rounds. Once Auction 110 closes, Auction 110 applicants will no longer be required to maintain the accuracy and completeness of their FCC Form 175 applications. Because the duration of Auction 110 is dependent on bidders’ activity, the Commission does not know when the auction will close. Accordingly, the Commission requests that OMB extend its emergency approval for the additional certification on FCC Form 175 applicable to Auction 110 applicants for an additional six months, to ensure that it remains effect until Auction 110 closes.

US Code: 47 USC 309(j)(5) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 4(i), 154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  
PL: Pub.L. 112 - 96 6004 Name of Law: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (2012 Spectrum Act)

Not associated with rulemaking

  86 FR 28102 05/25/2021
86 FR 28102 05/25/2021
No

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 500 500 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 750 750 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No

$16,635
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Valerie Barrish 202 418-0354

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
03/22/2022


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