Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 27889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09404]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0920; FR ID 139313]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 3,
2023. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#772725363711141459101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3b3b1a2a3858080cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9eac8ddc1d087fec0c5c5c0c8c4dae9cfcaca87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="98dbf9ecf0e1b6cff1f4f4f1f9f5ebd8fefbfbb6fff7ee">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0920.
Title: Form 2100, Schedule 318--Low Power FM Station Construction
Permit Application; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of
Low Power Radio Service; Sections 73.801, 73.807, 73.809, 73.810,
73.816, 73.827, 73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878,
73.318, 73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620,
73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii).
Form No.: Form 2100, Schedule 318.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 24,606 respondents with
multiple responses; 31,324 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .0025-12 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Monthly reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 154(i), 303, 308 and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 52,889 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $1,229,370.
Needs and Uses: Form 2100, Schedule 318, Low Power FM (LPFM)
Station Construction Permit Application (Schedule 318), is used to: (1)
apply to construct a new Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcast station; (2)
make changes to an authorized LPFM broadcast station; (3) amend a
pending LPFM construction permit application; or (4) propose mandatory
time-sharing.
Schedule 318's Online Notice (third party disclosure) Requirement:
47 CFR 73.3580, as amended in the Commission's 2020 Public Notice
Second Report and Order, discussed below, requires local public notice
of the filing of all applications to construct a new LPFM broadcast
station. Notice is given by an applicant posting notice of the
application filing on its station website, its licensee website, its
parent entity website, or on a publicly accessible, locally targeted
website, for 30 consecutive days beginning within five business days of
acceptance of the application for filing. The online notice must link
to a copy of the application as filed in the Commission's LMS licensing
database. In the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, the
Commission also clarified LPFM stations' obligations to provide local
public notice, and amended section 73.801 of the rules to indicate that
the local public notice rule, 47 CFR 73.3580, applies to the LPFM
service.
FCC staff uses the data to determine whether an applicant meets
basic statutory and regulatory requirements to become a Commission
licensee and to ensure that the public interest would be served by
grant of the application. In addition, the information contained within
this information collection ensures that (1) the integrity of the FM
spectrum is not compromised, (2) unacceptable interference will not be
caused to existing radio services, (3) statutory requirements are met,
and (4) the stations operate in the public interest.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09404 Filed 5-2-23; 8:45 am]
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