Notice2023-22646
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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October 13, 2023
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 197 (Friday, October 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70980-70986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22646]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-xxxx, OMB 3060-xxxx, OMB 3060-1121, OMB 3060-0386, OMB 3060-
0320, OMB 3060-0190, OMB 3060-0182, OMB 3060-0178, OMB 3060-0175, OMB
3060-0113, and 3060-0009; FR ID 177760]
Information Collection 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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
12, 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#0a5a584b4a6c6969246d657c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="08585a49486e6b6b266f677e">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99daf8edf1e0b7cef0f5f5f0f8f4ead9fffafab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a795b4e5243146d535656535b57497a5c5959145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection
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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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
Title: Section 73.1750, Discontinuance of operation; Sec. 73.3549,
Request for extension of time to operate without required monitors,
indicating instruments, and EAS encoders and decoders; Sec. 73.3550,
Requests for new or modified call sign assignments.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 300 respondents and 300
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting 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: 150 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television.
47 CFR 73.1750 requires that the licensee of each station provide a
notification to the FCC in a Cancellation Application via the
Commission's Licensing and Management System (LMS) of the permanent
discontinuance of operation at least two days before operation is
discontinued. Immediately after discontinuance of operation, the
licensee must forward the station license and other instruments of
authorization to the FCC, Attention: Audio Division (radio) or Video
Division (television), Media Bureau, for cancellation.
47 CFR 73.3549 requires that requests for extension of authority to
operate without required monitors, transmission system indicating
instruments, or encoders and decoders for monitoring and generating the
EAS codes and Attention Signal should be made to the FCC by
electronically filing via LMS. Such requests must contain information
as to when and what steps were taken to repair or replace the defective
equipment and a brief description of the alternative procedures being
used while the equipment is out of service.
47 CFR 73.3550(a) requires that all requests for new or modified
call sign assignments for radio and television broadcast stations be
made via LMS with the FCC. Paragraph (j) provides that a change in call
sign assignment will be made effective on the date specified in the
Call Sign Request Authorization generated by LMS acknowledging the
assignment of the requested new call sign and authorizing the change.
OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
Title: Section 73.619, Contours and service areas; Sec. 73.625, TV
antenna system; Sec. 73.5006, Filing of petitions to deny against
long-form applications; Sec. 73.6024, Transmission standards and
system requirements; Sec. 73.6025, Antenna system and station
location.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 100 respondents and 100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting 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: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television.
47 CFR 73.619(b)(5) requires that in determining coverage, the
elevation or contour intervals must be taken from a high quality bald
earth map or dataset such as the United States Geological Survey
Topographic Quadrangle Maps or the National Elevation Dataset. We
include these updates for informational purposes, but these changes do
not impact an existing information collection or create a new
collection.
47 CFR 73.625(c)(3)(v) requires that all azimuth plane patterns be
plotted in a PDF attachment to an application in a size sufficient to
be easily viewed; paragraph (vii) requires that if an elevation pattern
is submitted in the application form, similar tabulations and PDF
attachments must be provided for the elevation pattern; and paragraph
(viii) requires that if a matrix pattern is submitted in the
application form, similar tabulations must be provided as necessary in
the form of a spreadsheet to accurately represent the pattern.
Similarly, 47 CFR 73.6025 requires that applications for modified
Class A TV facilities proposing the use of directional antennas include
the documentation in Sec. 73.625(c)(3).
47 CFR 73.5006 requires that within ten days following the issuance
of a public notice announcing that a long-form application for an AM,
FM, or television construction permit has been accepted for filing,
petitions to deny that application may be filed in the Commission's
Licensing and Management (LMS) database. We include these updates for
informational purposes, but these changes do not impact an existing
information collection or create a new collection.
47 CFR 73.6024 requires that a Class A station within 275
kilometers of the U.S.-Mexico border must specify the full service
emission mask in an application on FCC Form 2100. We include these
updates for informational purposes, but these changes do not impact an
existing information collection or create a new collection.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1121.
Title: Sections 1.30002, 1.30003, 1.30004, 73.875, 73.1657 and
73.1690, Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station Antenna Patterns.
Form Number: N/A.
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: 1,195 respondents and 1,195
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
section 154(i) of the
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Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,960 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,078,200.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including revisions to 47 CFR 73.1675 and 73.1690. The
revisions to this information collection are only with respect to 47
CFR 73.1675 and 47 CFR 73.1690, and are made for informational purposes
only, and do not create new or modify existing burdens.
47 CFR 73.1675(c)(1) continues to state that where an FM, TV, or
Class A TV licensee or permittee proposes to mount an auxiliary
facility on an AM tower, it must also demonstrate compliance with Sec.
1.30003 in the license application. The R&O revises paragraph (b) to
note that the application for a construction permit is now made
electronically via the Commission's Licensing and Management System
using Form 2100, but this change does not modify any existing paperwork
burdens or establish any new ones.
47 CFR 73.1690(c) continues to require FM, TV, or Class A TV
station applicants to submit an exhibit demonstrating compliance with
Sec. 1.30003 or Sec. 1.30002, as applicable, with a modification of
license application, except for applications solely filed pursuant to
paragraphs (c)(6) or (c)(9) of this section, where the installation is
located on or near an AM tower, as defined in Sec. 1.30002. The R&O
revises paragraph (b) to indicate that certain changes can be made on
FCC Form 2100, but this change does not modify any existing paperwork
burdens or establish new ones, and similarly, paragraph (c)(3) is
revised to note that the modification of license application is now
made on Form 2100, but this change does not modify any existing
paperwork burdens or establish any new ones.
Other information collection requirements that are covered under
this collection that have not changed since last approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) are as follows:
On August 14, 2013, the Commission adopted the Third Report and
Order and Second Order on Reconsideration in the matter of An Inquiry
Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service
Directional Antenna Performance Verification, MM Docket No. 93-177, FCC
13-115. In the Third Report and Order in this proceeding, the
Commission harmonized and streamlined the Commission's rules regarding
tower construction near AM stations. In AM radio, the tower itself
functions as the antenna. Consequently, a nearby tower may become an
unintended part of the AM antenna system, reradiating the AM signal and
distorting the authorized AM radiation pattern. Our old rules contained
several sections concerning tower construction near AM antennas that
were intended to protect AM stations from the effects of such tower
construction, specifically, Sec. Sec. 73.1692, 22.371, and 27.63.
These old rule sections imposed differing requirements on the broadcast
and wireless entities, although the issue is the same regardless of the
types of antennas mounted on a tower. Other rule parts, such as part 90
and part 24, entirely lacked provisions for protecting AM stations from
possible effects of nearby tower construction. In the Third Report and
Order the Commission adopted a uniform set of rules applicable to all
services, thus establishing a single protection scheme regarding tower
construction near AM tower arrays. The Third Report and Order also
designates ``moment method'' computer modeling as the principal means
of determining whether a nearby tower affects an AM radiation pattern.
This serves to replace time-consuming direct measurement procedures
with a more efficient computer modeling methodology that is reflective
of current industry practice.
47 CFR 1.30002(a) requires a proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a specified distance of a nondirectional
AM station, and also exceeding a specified height, to notify the AM
station at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of
construction. If the tower construction or modification would distort
the AM pattern, the proponent shall be responsible for the installation
and maintenance of detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(b) requires a proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a specified distance of a directional AM
station, and also exceeding a specified height, to notify the AM
station at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of
construction. If the tower construction or modification would distort
the AM pattern, the proponent shall be responsible for the installation
and maintenance of detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(c) states that proponents of tower construction or
alteration near an AM station shall use moment method modeling,
described in Sec. 73.151(c), to determine the effect of the
construction or alteration on an AM radiation pattern.
47 CFR 1.30002(f) states that, with respect to an AM station that
was authorized pursuant to a directional proof of performance based on
field strength measurements, the proponent of the tower construction or
modification may, in lieu of the study described in Sec. 1.30002(c),
demonstrate through measurements taken before and after construction
that field strength values at the monitoring points do not exceed the
licensed values. In the event that the pre-construction monitoring
point values exceed the licensed values, the proponent may demonstrate
that post-construction monitoring point values do not exceed the pre-
construction values. Alternatively, the AM station may file for
authority to increase the relevant monitoring point value after
performing a partial proof of performance in accordance with Sec.
73.154 to establish that the licensed radiation limit on the applicable
radial is not exceeded.
47 CFR 1.30002(g) states that tower construction or modification
that falls outside the criteria described in paragraphs Sec.
1.30002(a) and (b) is presumed to have no significant effect on an AM
station. In some instances, however, an AM station may be affected by
tower construction notwithstanding the criteria set forth in paragraphs
Sec. 1.30002(a) and (b). In such cases, an AM station may submit a
showing that its operation has been affected by tower construction or
alteration. Such showing shall consist of either a moment method
analysis or field strength measurements. The showing shall be provided
to (i) the tower proponent if the showing relates to a tower that has
not yet been constructed or modified and otherwise to the current tower
owner, and (ii) to the Commission, within two years after the date of
completion of the tower construction or modification. If necessary, the
Commission shall direct the tower proponent to install and maintain any
detuning apparatus necessary to restore proper operation of the AM
antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(h) states that an AM station may submit a showing
that its operation has been affected by tower construction or
modification commenced or completed prior to or on
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the effective date of the rules adopted in this part pursuant to MM
Docket No. 93-177. Such a showing shall consist of either a moment
method analysis or of field strength measurements. The showing shall be
provided to the current owner and the Commission within one year of the
effective date of the rules adopted in this part. If necessary, the
Commission shall direct the tower owner, if the tower owner holds a
Commission authorization, to install and maintain any detuning
apparatus necessary to restore proper operation of the AM antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(i) states that a Commission applicant may not
propose, and a Commission licensee or permittee may not locate, an
antenna on any tower or support structure, whether constructed before
or after the effective date of these rules, that is causing a
disturbance to the radiation pattern of the AM station, as defined in
paragraphs Sec. 1.30002(a) and (b), unless the applicant, licensee, or
tower owner completes the new study and notification process and takes
appropriate ameliorative action to correct any disturbance, such as
detuning the tower, either prior to construction or at any other time
prior to the proposal or antenna location.
47 CFR 1.30003(a) states that when antennas are installed on a
nondirectional AM tower the AM station shall determine operating power
by the indirect method (see Sec. 73.51). Upon the completion of the
installation, antenna impedance measurements on the AM antenna shall be
made. If the resistance of the AM antenna changes, an application on
FCC Form 302-AM (including a tower sketch of the installation) shall be
filed with the Commission for the AM station to return to direct power
measurement. The Form 302-AM shall be filed before or simultaneously
with any license application associated with the installation.
47 CFR 1.30003(b) requires that, before antennas are installed on a
tower in a directional AM array, the proponent shall notify the AM
station so that, if necessary, the AM station may determine operating
power by the indirect method (see Sec. 73.51) and request special
temporary authority pursuant to Sec. 73.1635 to operate with
parameters at variance. For AM stations licensed via field strength
measurements (see Sec. 73.151(a)), a partial proof of performance (as
defined by Sec. 73.154) shall be conducted both before and after
construction to establish that the AM array will not be and has not
been adversely affected. For AM stations licensed via a moment method
proof (see Sec. 73.151(c)), the proof procedures set forth in Sec.
73.151(c) shall be repeated. The results of either the partial proof of
performance or the moment method proof shall be filed with the
Commission on Form 302-AM before or simultaneously with any license
application associated with the installation.
47 CFR 1.30004(a) requires proponents of proposed tower
construction or modification to an existing tower near an AM station
that are subject to the notification requirement in Sec. Sec. 1.30002
and 1.30003 to provide notice of the proposed tower construction or
modification to the AM station at least 30 days prior to commencement
of the planned tower construction or modification. Notification to an
AM station and any responses may be oral or written. If such
notification and/or response is oral, the party providing such
notification or response must supply written documentation of the
communication and written documentation of the date of communication
upon request of the other party to the communication or the Commission.
Notification must include the relevant technical details of the
proposed tower construction or modification, and, at a minimum, also
include the following: proponent's name and address; coordinates of the
tower to be constructed or modified; physical description of the
planned structure; and results of the analysis showing the predicted
effect on the AM pattern, if performed.
47 CFR 1.30004(b) requires that a response to a notification
indicating a potential disturbance of the AM radiation pattern must
specify the technical details and must be provided to the proponent
within 30 days.
47 CFR 1.30004(d) states that if an expedited notification period
(less than 30 days) is requested by the proponent, the notification
shall be identified as ``expedited,'' and the requested response date
shall be clearly indicated.
47 CFR 1.30004(e) states that in the event of an emergency
situation, if the proponent erects a temporary new tower or makes a
temporary significant modification to an existing tower without prior
notice, the proponent must provide written notice to potentially
affected AM stations within five days of the construction or
modification of the tower and cooperate with such AM stations to remedy
any pattern distortions that arise as a consequence of such
construction.
47 CFR 73.875(c) requires an LPFM applicant to submit an exhibit
demonstrating compliance with Sec. 1.30003 or Sec. 1.30002, as
applicable, with any modification of license application filed solely
pursuant to paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section, where the
installation is on or near an AM tower, as defined in Sec. 1.30002.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0386.
Title: Special Temporary Authorization (STA) Requests;
Notifications; and Informal Filings; Sec. Sec. 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635,
73.1740 and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; Sec. 74.788; Low Power
Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Digital Transition
Notifications; Sec. 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; Sec.
73.3700(f).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,537 respondents and 5,537
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-4.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, 6402 (codified at 47 U.S.C.
309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012)
(Spectrum Act); and sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7, 301, 302, 303, 307,
308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 319, 324, 325, 336, and 337 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,353 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,834,210.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television. The Commission revised 47 CFR 73.1635 such that Broadcast
stations (AM, FM, TV, Class A TV or LPTV licensees or permittees) may
file a request for STA electronically in the Commission's Licensing and
Management System (LMS) for approval to permit a station to operate a
broadcast
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facility for a limited period at a specified variance from the terms of
the station's authorization or requirements of the FCC rules. Stations
may file a request for STA approval for a variety of reasons. The
request must describe the operating modes and facilities to be used.
Types of STA requests include Engineering and Legal STAs.
The Commission also revised 47 CFR 73.1740 such that Broadcast
stations (AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) may file this form in the
Commission's LMS to notify the Commission of the station's suspension
of broadcast operations. Broadcast stations may also use this form to
request a silent STA or extension thereof. Types of Silent
Notifications include Notification of Suspension and Resumption of
Operations. Pursuant to Sec. 73.1740, broadcast station licensees must
notify the Commission when events beyond their control make it
impossible to continue operation or to adhere to the required operating
schedules set forth in this rule. In addition, they must notify the
Commission when they resume normal operations. (No further authority is
needed for limited operation or discontinued operation for a period not
exceeding 30 days.) Should events beyond the licensees control make it
impossible for compliance within the required 30-day time period,
broadcast station licensees must file an informal letter request for
silent operations (``Silent STA,'' discussed below in informal filings
section).
The Commission also revised 47 CFR 73.1615 such that broadcast
stations (AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) must file a notification
under 47 CFR 73.1615(c) when such a station is in the process of
modifying existing facilities as authorized by a construction permit
and determines it is necessary to either discontinue operation or to
operate with temporary facilities to continue program service for a
period not more than 30 days (in which case it must file a Silent STA
application or an Engineering STA application via LMS). Licensees or
permittees of directional or nondirectional FM, TV or Class A TV or
nondirectional AM must file a notification and comply with 47 CFR
73.1615(a). Licensees or permittees of a directional AM station whose
modification does not involve a change in operating frequency must file
a notification and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(b). Licensees or
permittees of a directional AM station whose modification does involve
a change in frequency and determines it is necessary to discontinue
operation for a period not more than 30 days must file a notification
and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(d)(2). The Commission does not have any
program changes or adjustments to this collection as a result of the
information collection requirements adopted in FCC 23-72 and there are
no other adjustments to the other information collection requirements
covered by this collection since last approved by OMB.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0320.
Title: Section 73.1350, Transmission System Operation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions.
Currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 505 respondents and 505
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 253 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1350(h).
47 CFR 73.1350(h) requires licensees to submit a ``letter of
notification'' to the FCC via a Change of Control Point Notice in the
Commission's Licensing and Management System (LMS) database, whenever a
transmission system control point is established at a location other
than at the main studio or transmitter within three days of the initial
use of that point. The letter should include a list of all control
points in use, for clarity. This notification is not required if
responsible station personnel can be contacted at the transmitter or
studio site during hours of operation.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0190.
Title: Section 73.3544, Application to Obtain a Modified Station
License.
Form Number: N/A.
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: 325 respondents and 325
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 306 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $75,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.3544(b) and (c).
47 CFR 73.3544(b) permits that an informal electronic filing of an
Administrative Update via the Commission's Licensing and Management
System (LMS) may be filed to cover the following changes: (1) A
correction of the routing instructions and description of an AM station
directional antenna system field monitoring point, when the point
itself is not changed; (2) A change in the type of AM station
directional antenna monitor. See Sec. 73.69; (3) The location of a
remote control point of an AM or FM station when prior authority to
operate by remote control is not required.
47 CFR 73.3544(c) requires a change in the name of the licensee
where no change in ownership or control is involved may be accomplished
by electronically filing an Administrative Update via LMS by the
licensee to the Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0182.
Title: Section 73.1620, Program Tests.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,469 respondents and 1,469
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure.
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: 1,517 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) through (3)
and deletion of 47 CFR 73.1620(f) and (g). No other changes to the
existing collection, restated below, are proposed.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) requires permittees of a nondirectional AM or
FM station, or a nondirectional or directional TV station to notify the
FCC upon beginning of program tests via a Program Test Authority filing
in the Commission's Licensing and Management System (LMS) database. An
application for license must be filed with the FCC within 10 days of
this notification.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(2) requires a permittee of an FM station with a
directional antenna to file a request with the FCC for program test
authority 10 days prior to date on which it desires to begin program
tests on FCC Form 2100 Schedule 302-FM in LMS. This is filed in
conjunction with an application for license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(3) requires a licensee of an FM station replacing
a directional antenna without changes that would not require the
submission of a construction permit application to file with the FCC a
modification of license application on FCC Form 2100 Schedule 302-FM
within 10 days after commencing operations with the replacement
antenna. This is filed in conjunction with an application for license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(4) requires a permittee of an AM station with a
directional antenna to file a request with the FCC for program test
authority 10 days prior to date on which it desires to begin program
tests. This is filed in conjunction with an application for license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(5) except for permits subject to successive
license terms, the permittee of an Low Power TV (LPFM) station may
begin program tests upon notification to the FCC in Washington, DC,
provided that within 10 days thereafter, an application for license is
filed. Program tests may be conducted by a licensee subject to
mandatory license terms only during the term specified on such
licensee's authorization.
47 CFR 73.1620(b) the Commission reserves the right to revoke,
suspend, or modify program tests by any station without right of
hearing for failure to comply adequately with all terms of the
construction permit or the provisions of Sec. 73.1690(c) for a
modification of license application, or in order to resolve instances
of interference. The Commission may, at its discretion, also require
the filing of a construction permit application to bring the station
into compliance the Commission's rules and policies.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0178.
Title: Section 73.1560, Operating Power and Mode Tolerances.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities or Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 80 respondents and 80
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $20,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1560(d).
47 CFR 73.1560(d) requires that licensees of AM, FM or TV stations
file a notification with the FCC via the Commission's Licensing and
Management System (LMS) when operation at reduced power will exceed ten
consecutive days in a Reduced Power Notification and upon restoration
of normal operations. If causes beyond the control of the licensee
prevent restoration of authorized power within a 30-day period, an
informal request for Special Temporary Authority must be made via LMS
for any additional time as may be necessary to restore normal
operations.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0175.
Title: Section 73.1250, Broadcasting Emergency Information.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities or Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents and 50
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting 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: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1250(e) to update the
address in which a report in letter form shall be forwarded to.
Emergency situations in which the broadcasting of information is
considered as furthering the safety of life and property include, but
are not limited to, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, tidal waves,
earthquakes, and school closings.
47 CFR 73.1250(e) requires that immediately upon cessation of an
emergency during which broadcast facilities were used for the
transmission of point-to-point messages or when daytime facilities were
used during nighttime hours by an AM station, a report in letter form
shall be forwarded to the FCC's main office in Washington, DC, as
indicated in 47 CFR 0.401(a), setting forth the nature of the
emergency, the dates and hours of the
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broadcasting of emergency information and a brief description of the
material carried during the emergency. A certification of compliance
with the non-commercialization provision must accompany the report
where daytime facilities are used during nighttime hours by an AM
station.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0113.
Title: Form 2100, Schedule 396--Broadcast Equal Employment
Opportunity Program Report.
Form Number: FCC 2100, Schedule 396.
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: 2,960 respondents and 2,960
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On renewal reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority which covers this information collection is
contained in section 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,436 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $666,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.2080. No other changes to
OMB Control Number 3060-0113, approved August 2021, been made, with the
exception of an added description regarding the revision to Sec.
73.2080. That description is for illustrative purposes only, and also
does not create any new or modified paperwork obligations.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0009.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316--Application for Consent to
Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer
Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or
License.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316.
Type of Review: Revision a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents and 750
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-4.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in sections
154(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $711,150.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including revisions to 47 CFR 73.3540 to update the
reference to FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316. For informational purposes,
the Commission also will update reference in 47 CFR 73.3540 to FCC Form
2100, Schedules 314 and 315 covered under OMB 3060-0031 and FCC Form
2100, Schedule 345 covered under 3060-0075. The Commission will not
revise these collections because only the reference to the forms will
be updated. We are noting this in this collection. The revision to this
information collection is made for informational purposes only, and
does not create new or modify existing burdens. Other information
collection requirements that are covered under this collection have not
changed since last approved by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22646 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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