Notice2023-17765
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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Published
August 18, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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."
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 159 (Friday, August 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56619-56620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17765]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0208; FR ID 163077]
Information Collection 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
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small
business
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concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before September 18,
2023.
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#b1e1e3f0f1d7d2d29fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a3a382b2a0c0909440d051c">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c083a1b4a8b9ee97a9acaca9a1adb380a6a3a3eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="692a081d0110473e0005050008041a290f0a0a470e061f">[email 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 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: 3060-0208.
Title: Section 73.1870, Chief Operators.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 18,498 respondents; 36,996
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.166-26 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; Weekly reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 484,019 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
sections 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 73.1870 require that the licensee of an AM, FM, or TV
broadcast station designate a chief operator of the station. Section
73.1870(b)(3) requires that this designation must be in writing and
posted with the station license. Section 73.1870(c)(3) requires that
the chief operator, or personnel delegated and supervised by the chief
operator, review the station records at least once each week to
determine if required entries are being made correctly, and verify that
the station has been operated in accordance with FCC rules and the
station authorization. Upon completion of the review, the chief
operator must date and sign the log, initiate corrective action which
may be necessary and advise the station licensee of any condition which
is repetitive. The posting of the designation of the chief operator is
used by interested parties to readily identify the chief operator. The
review of the station records is used by the chief operator, and FCC
staff in investigations, to ensure that the station is operating in
accordance with its station authorization and the FCC rules and
regulations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-17765 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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