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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.

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51093-51095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17930]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0506 and OMB 3060-0938; FR ID 101225]

Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 September 19,
2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8bdbd9cacbede8e8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1e1e3f0f1d7d2d29fd6dec7">[email&#160;protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eead8f9a8697c0b9878282878f839dae888d8dc0898198"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="094a687d6170275e6065656068647a496f6a6a276e667f">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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 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

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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: 3060-0506.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302-FM--FM Station License
Application.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302-FM.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 925 respondents; 925
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 3,135 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $801,500.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional
Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22-38, adopted May 19,
2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its
broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for FM antenna
directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents
an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional
antenna's performance be verified by the ``measured relative field
pattern'' and brings our rules for those services into regulatory
conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas.
The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer
may validate its FM directional antenna studies would provide an FM
license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce
the overall costs of designing and building an FM directional antenna,
and station construction.
Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and full-
service FM stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47
CFR 73.316 and 47 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as
follows:
Gives an FM license applicant that employs a directional antenna
the option of submitting computer-generated proofs of the FM
directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna's manufacturer, in
lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical
full-size or scale model antenna mockups.
In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license
application filed for a station using an FM directional antenna, which
opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example, the
license application must include a statement from the engineer
responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and
preparing the antenna manufacturer's instructions for installation of
the antenna, that identifies and describes the software used to create
the computer model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the
procedures applied in using the software. The statement should describe
all radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a
certification that the software executed normally without generating
error messages or warnings.
Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a
particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the
broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the
computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale
model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable
correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model
results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been
verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or
elements and the same modeling software may cross-reference the
original submission by providing the application file number.
The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Schedule 302-
FM instructions listed above may potentially affect the substance,
burden hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 302-FM. Therefore,
this submission is being made to OMB for approval of the revised
Information Collection requirements.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0938.
Title: Form 2100, Schedule 319--Low Power FM Station License
Application.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 319.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents and 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $27,500.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional
Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22-38, adopted May 19,
2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its
broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for LPFM antenna
directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents
an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional
antenna's performance be verified by the ``measured relative field
pattern'' and brings our rules for those services into regulatory
conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas.
The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer
may validate its LPFM directional antenna studies would provide an LPFM
license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce
the overall costs of designing and building an LPFM directional
antenna, and station construction.
Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and LPFM
stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.316
and 47 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as follows:
Gives an LPFM license applicant that employs a directional antenna
the option of submitting computer-generated proofs of the LPFM
directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna's manufacturer, in
lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical
full-size or scale model antenna mockups.
In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license
application filed for a station using an LPFM directional antenna,
which opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example,
the license application must include a statement from the engineer
responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and
preparing the antenna

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manufacturer's instructions for installation of the antenna, that
identifies and describes the software used to create the computer
model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the procedures
applied in using the software. The statement should describe all
radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a
certification that the software executed normally without generating
error messages or warnings.
Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a
particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the
broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the
computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale
model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable
correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model
results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been
verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or
elements and the same modeling software may cross-reference the
original submission by providing the application file number.
The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Form 2100,
Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application) instructions listed above may
potentially affect the substance, hours, and costs of completing the
Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application). Therefore, this submission is
being made to OMB for approval of the revised Information Collection
requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-17930 Filed 8-18-22; 8:45 am]
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