Rule2023-25305
Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
November 16, 2023
Effective
November 16, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 collection requirements associated with the Commission's rules in a Report and Order on authorizing permissive use of the "Next Generation" Broadcast Television Standard. This document is consistent with the Commission's Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 78655-78656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25305]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 73 and 74
[GN Docket No. 16-142; FCC 23-53; FR ID 184482]
Authorizing Permissive Use of the ``Next Generation'' Broadcast
Television Standard
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 collection
requirements associated with the Commission's rules in a Report and
Order on authorizing permissive use of the ``Next Generation''
Broadcast Television Standard. This document is consistent with the
Commission's Report and Order, 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 73.3801(f) and (i), 73.6029(f) and (i),
and 74.782(g) and (j) are published at 88 FR 45347, July 17, 2023 are
effective as of November 16, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evan Baranoff, Policy Division, Media
Bureau, at 202-418-7142, or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#91f4e7f0ffbff3f0e3f0fffef7f7d1f7f7f2bff6fee7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="513427303f7f333023303f3e3737113737327f363e27">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on November 7,
2023, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in
Sec. Sec. 73.3801, 73.6029, and 74.782 of the Commission's rules. The
OMB Control Number is 3060-1254. The Commission publishes this document
as an announcement of the effective date of these rules. If you have
any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused
thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 3-317, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. Please
include the OMB Control Number, 3060-1254, in your correspondence. The
Commission will also accept your comments via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2a2a0b3b2949191dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c191938081a7a2a2efa6aeb7">[email protected]</span></a>.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5a3a6a6f0f5f185a3a6a6eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1c7a7f7f292c285c7a7f7f327b736a">[email protected]</span></a> or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
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 November 7, 2023, for the information collection
requirements contained in Sec. Sec. 73.3801, 73.6029, and 74.782 of
the Commission's rules.
Under 5 CFR 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 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: 3060-1254.
OMB Approval Date: November 7, 2023.
OMB Expiration Date: November 30, 2026.
Title: Next Gen TV/ATSC 3.0 Local Simulcasting Rules; 47 CFR
73.3801 (full-power TV), 73.6029 (Class A TV), and 74.782 (low-power
TV) and FCC Form 2100 (Next Gen TV License Application).
Form Number: FCC Form 2100 (Next Gen TV License Application).
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, state, local,
or tribal government and not for profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,222 respondents; 11,260
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017-8 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 4, 7, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 316, 319, 325(b), 336, 338,
399b, 403, 614, and 615 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 157, 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 316, 319, 325(b),
336, 338, 399b, 403, 534, and 535.
Total Annual Burden: 3,802 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $147,000.
Needs and Uses: On June 23, 2023, the Commission released a Third
Report and Order (Third R&O), FCC 23-53, in GN Docket No. 16-142. In
this Third R&O, the Commission makes changes to its Next Gen TV rules
designed to preserve over-the-air (OTA) television viewers' access to
multicast streams during television broadcasters' transition to ATSC
3.0.
Multicast Licensing. The Commission generally adopts its proposal
in the Next Gen TV Multicast Licensing FNPRM to allow a Next Gen TV
station to seek modification of its license to include certain of its
non-primary video programming streams (multicast streams) that are
aired on ``host'' stations during a transitional period. In adopting
this proposal, the Commission follows the same licensing framework, and
to a large extent the same regulatory regime, established for the
simulcast of primary video programming streams on ``host'' station
facilities.
Form 2100. The Commission adopts the Next Gen TV Multicast
Licensing FNPRM's proposal to modify its Next Gen TV license
application form (FCC Form 2100) to accommodate multicast licensing by
collecting information similar to that already collected in the interim
STA process. The Commission requires certain additional information as
an addendum to Form 2100 if stations seek to include hosted multicast
streams within their license. It also clarifies and slightly modifies
the requirements of its rules governing Form 2100 to reflect the
possibility of reliance on multiple hosts.
Specifically, applicants must prepare an Exhibit identifying each
proposed hosted stream and provide the following information about each
stream, as broadcast:
<bullet> the host station;
<bullet> channel number (RF and virtual);
<bullet> network affiliation (or type of programming if
unaffiliated);
<bullet> resolution (e.g., 1080i, 720p, 480p, or 480i);
<bullet> the predicted percentage of population within the noise
limited service contour served by the station's original ATSC 1.0
signal that will be served by the host, with a contour overlay map
identifying areas of service loss and, in the case of 1.0 streams,
coverage of the originating station's community of license; and
<bullet> whether the stream will be simulcast, and if so, the
``paired'' stream in the other service.
Finally, the Exhibit must either state that the applicant will be
airing the same programming that it is airing in 1.0
[[Page 78656]]
at the time of the application or identify the station that has aired
or is airing the same or a similar programming lineup at the same
resolutions on the same type of facility (individual or shared), as
well as that station's lineup (with resolutions). This Exhibit must be
placed on the applicant's public website or in the applicant's online
public inspection file if the station does not have a dedicated
website, with a link provided in the application. This information is
consistent both with that currently collected in STA applications and
the approach identified in the Next Gen TV Multicast Licensing FNPRM.
As with broadcast licenses generally, modifications to this license
application or its accompanying exhibit (with respect to the primary or
multicast streams) must be preceded by the filing and approval of a new
application. Changes to the affiliation or content of a stream, or the
elimination of a stream, however, do not implicate the concerns raised
in this proceeding if they would not result in the use of additional
capacity and if information about the change is easily available to the
public. Therefore, in order to streamline this process for both
broadcasters and the Commission, such changes may be implemented
without prior Commission approval. They need only be reflected in a
timely update to the Exhibit that the applicant makes available on its
public website or in the applicant's online public inspection file and
in an email notice to the Chief of the Media Bureau's Video Division.
The new information collection requirements are contained in Sec. Sec.
73.3801(f) and (i), 73.6029(f) and (i), and 74.782(g) and (j) of the
Commission's rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-25305 Filed 11-15-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on November 16, 2023.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.