Rule2023-20172
Establishing Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations
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Published
September 19, 2023
Effective
September 19, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the information collections adopted in the Report and Order in MB Docket Nos. 03-185, 22-261 FCC 23-25, Establishing Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 64382-64384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20172]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 74
[MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261; FCC 23-25; FR ID 171698]
Establishing Rules for Digital Low Power Television and
Television Translator Stations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collections
adopted in the Report and Order in MB Docket Nos. 03-185, 22-261 FCC
23-25, Establishing Rules for Digital Low Power Television and
Television Translator Stations, which stated that the Commission would
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective
date of those rules.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 74.703, 74.734, 74.735, 74.751, 74.763,
and 74.784, published at 88 FR 30654 on May 12, 2023, are effective
September 19, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, Video
Division, at (202) 418-1665 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d99cb4b0b5a0f791b8ababb0aab6b799bfbabaf7beb6af"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4401292d283d6a0c2536362d372b2a042227276a232b32">[email protected]</span></a>. For information
regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) information collection
requirements contained in the PRA, contact Cathy Williams, Office of
Managing Director, at (202) 418-2918 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5f1c3e2b37267108363333363e322c1f393c3c71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="125173667a6b3c457b7e7e7b737f61527471713c757d64">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that OMB approved
the information collection requirements in 47 CFR 74.703, 74.734,
74.735, 74.751, 74.763, and 74.784, on September 7, 11, and 12, 2023.
These rules were modified in the Report and Order in MB Docket Nos. 03-
185, 22-261, FCC 23-25, Establishing Rules for Digital Low Power
Television and Television Translator Stations, published at 88 FR 30654
on May 12, 2023. The Commission publishes this document as an
announcement of the compliance date of the rules. Rule amendments
adopted in the Report and Order which did not require OMB approval
became effective on June 12, 2023.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB
approval on September 7, 11, and 12, 2023, for the information
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 74.703, 74.734, 74.735,
74.751, 74.763, and 74.784. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Numbers for the information collection requirements in these
rules are 3060-1311, 3060-0236, 3060-0248 and 3060-0250.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0250.
OMB Approval Date: September 7, 2023.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2026.
Title: Sections 73.1207, 74.784, and 74.1284, Rebroadcasts.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, Not for-
profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,462 respondents and 11,012
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; semi-annual reporting requirement; third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 154(i) and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 5,506 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25 (88 FR
30654 on May 12, 2023). The R&O adopted the following revision to 47
CFR 74.784(b):
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Section 74.784(b) states that a licensee of a low power television
or TV translator station shall not rebroadcast the programs of any
other TV broadcast station without obtaining prior consent of the
station whose signals or programs are proposed to be retransmitted.
Section 74.784(b) requires licensees of low power television and TV
translator stations to notify the Commission when rebroadcasting
programs or signals of another station. This notification shall include
the call letters of each station rebroadcast. The licensee of the low
power television or TV translator station shall certify that written
consent has been obtained from the licensee of the station whose
programs are retransmitted. This notification shall be provided by
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d2868480b7b0a0bdb3b6b1b3a1a692b4b1b1fcb5bda4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="025654506760706d636661637176426461612c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>, the Media Bureau, Video Division's
email box.
The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.1207
and 74.1284 remain the same. They are as follows:
Section 73.1207 requires that licensees of broadcast stations
obtain written permission from an originating station prior to
retransmitting any program or any part thereof. A copy of the written
consent must be kept in the station's files and made available to the
FCC upon request. Section 73.1207 also specifies procedures that
broadcast stations must follow when rebroadcasting time signals,
weather bulletins, or other material from non-broadcast services.
Section 74.1284 requires that the licensee of a FM translator
station obtain prior consent to rebroadcast programs of any broadcast
station or other FM translator. The licensee of the FM translator
station must notify the Commission of the call letters of each station
rebroadcast and must certify that written consent has been received
from the licensee of that station. Also, AM stations are allowed to use
FM translator stations to rebroadcast the AM signal. FM translator
stations are low power facilities licensed for the limited purpose of
retransmitting the signals of either a full power radio station or
another translator station. See 47 CFR 74.1201.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0236.
OMB Approval Date: September 11, 2023.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2026.
Title: Section 74.703, Interference.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, State, local
or Tribal Governments and Not for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 50 respondents and 50 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $100,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in section 154(i)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The
R&O adopted the following revision to 47 CFR 74.703(h):
Section 74.703(h) requires in each instance where suspension of
operation is required, the licensee shall submit a full report to the
FCC via a Resumption of Operations notice in the Commission's Licensing
and Management System (LMS) after operation is resumed, containing
details of the nature of the interference, the source of the
interfering signals, and the remedial steps taken to eliminate the
interference.
The Commission is reinstating OMB control number 3060-0236 back
into the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) inventory. However,
the Commission adopted on October 25, 2021, the Order (Order), In the
Matter of Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of
Spectrum Through Incentive Auction, GN Docket No. 12-268 (86 FR 66193,
November 22, 2021). The Order adopted a number of changes, including
removing 47 CFR 74.703(f) and (g). This means that collection 3060-0236
now only covers the information collection requirements covered under
47 CFR 74.703(h).
OMB Control Number: 3060-0248.
OMB Approval Date: September 12, 2023.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2026.
Title: Section 74.751, Modification of Transmission Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, Not for-
profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 400 respondents and 400
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The
R&O adopted the following revisions to 47 CFR 74.751:
Section 74.751(a) requires licensees of low power TV or TV
translator stations to send written notification to the FCC of
equipment changes which may be made at licensee's discretion without
the use of a formal application.
Section 74.751(b)(4) requires low power TV or TV translator
stations to file an application in the Commission's Licensing and
Management System (LMS) on FCC Form 2100, Schedule C, requesting
authorization for all antenna relocations.
Section 74.751(c) provides that notwithstanding the requirement in
47 CFR 74.751(b)(4), a station may file in LMS a correction of
geographic coordinates where the change is 3 seconds or fewer in
latitude and/or 3 seconds or fewer in longitude, provided there is no
physical change in location and no other licensed parameters are
changed. An exhibit should be attached to the application(s) specifying
it is a coordinate correction. Stations seeking to correct coordinates
by less than 3 seconds of latitude and/or longitude may do so without
paying a filing fee.
Section 74.751(d) requires that licensees of low power TV or TV
translator stations place in the station records a certification that
the installation of new or replacement transmitting equipment complies
in all respects with the technical requirements of this section and the
station authorization.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1311.
OMB Approval Date: September 7, 2023.
OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2026.
Title: Sections 74.734, 74.735, and 74.763, Electronic Filings.
Form No.: N/A.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, Not for-
profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents and 250
responses.
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Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in section 154(i)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $250,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The
R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's rules to specify
electronic rather than paper submission in the following instances:
Section 74.734(a)(4) requires that a notification must be made with
the Commission via a Change of Control Point Notice in the Commission's
Licensing and Management System (LMS) providing the name, address, and
telephone number of person(s) who may be called to secure suspension of
operation of a transmitter promptly should the FCC deem such action
necessary.
Section 74.735(c)(4) requires that all azimuth plane patterns be
plotted in a PDF attachment to the application in LMS in a size
sufficient to be easily viewed. Section 74.735(c)(6) requires that all
azimuth plane patterns be plotted in a PDF attachment to the
application in LMS in a size sufficient to be easily viewed. Section
74.735(c)(7) requires that if a matrix pattern is submitted in the LMS
application form, similar tabulations must be provided as necessary in
the form of a spreadsheet attachment to the application in LMS to
accurately represent the pattern.
Section 74.763(b) provides that in the event that causes beyond the
control of the low power or translator station licensee make it
impossible to continue operating, the licensee may discontinue
operation for a period of not more than 30 days without further
authority from the FCC. Section 74.763(b) requires that no later than
the tenth day of discontinued operation, notification must be sent
electronically via a Suspension of Operations Notice filing in the
Commission's LMS database. In the event normal operation is restored
before the end of the 30 day period, the licensee must notify the FCC
of the date that normal operations resumed by filing a Resumption of
Operations Notice filing in LMS. Finally, Sec. 74.763(b) requires that
if causes beyond the control of the licensee make it impossible to
comply within the allowed period, a licensee may make a request for
Special Temporary Authority via LMS no later than the 30th day for such
additional time as may be necessary.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-20172 Filed 9-18-23; 8:45 am]
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