Notice2024-06603
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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March 28, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
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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 89, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21519-21521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06603]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-XXXX and 3060-0928; FR ID 211190]
Information Collections 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 concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before April 29, 2024.
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
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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#9dcdcfdcddfbfefeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91c1c3d0d1f7f2f2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#195a786d7160374e7075757078746a597f7a7a377e766f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcbf9d889485d2ab959090959d918fbc9a9f9fd29b938a">[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-XXXX.
Title: Class A Television Stations--Low Power Protection Act.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business 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.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection 47 U.S.C. 151, 152,
154(i), 154(j), 303, 307, 309, 311, 336(f), and the Low Power
Protection Act, Public Law 117-344, 136 Stat. 6193 (2023).
Total Annual Burden: 250 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information collected
under this information collection to determine whether applicants can
convert to Class A status pursuant to the Low Power Protection Act.
On December 11, 2023, the Commission adopted a Report and Order,
FCC 23-112, to implement the Low Power Protection Act (LPPA or Act),
which was enacted on January 5, 2023. The LPPA provides certain low
power television (LPTV) stations with a limited window of opportunity
to apply for primary spectrum use status as Class A television
stations. The Report and Order establishes the period during which
eligible stations may file applications for Class A status, eligibility
and interference requirements, and the process for submitting
applications.
The Report and Order adopts new rules 47 CFR 73.6030(c) and (d)
which contain information collections. Section 73.6030(c) provides that
applications for conversion to Class A status must be submitted using
FCC Form 2100, Schedule F within one year beginning on the date on
which the Commission issues notice that the rules implementing the Low
Power Protection Act take effect. The licensee will be required to
submit, as part of its application, a statement concerning the
station's operating schedule during the 90 days preceding January 5,
2023 and a list of locally produced programs aired during that time
period. The applicant may also submit other documentation, or may be
requested by Commission staff to submit other documentation, to support
its certification that the licensee meets the eligibility requirements
for a Class A license under the Low Power Protection Act. Section
73.6030(d) provides that A Class A television broadcast license will
only be issued under the Low Power Protection Act to a low power
television licensee that files an application for a Class A Television
license (FCC Form 2100, Schedule F), which is granted by the
Commission.
Under this new information collection, the Commission will collect
the information, disclosures, and certifications required by sections
73.6030(c) and (d) of the Commission's rules from each applicant
seeking to convert to Class A status and will use the information,
disclosures, and certifications to determine whether an applicant is
qualified to convert to a Class A station. Without the information
collected, the Commission will not be able to determine if an applicant
is qualified to become a Class A station under the LPPA.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0928.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video
Service Authorization, Schedule F (Formerly FCC 302-CA); 47 CFR
73.6028; Section 73.3700(b)(3); Section 73.3700(h)(2) and Section
73.3572(h).
Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule F.
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: 115 respondents and 165
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and One
time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority is contained in Statutory authority for the
collection of information associated with the LPPA is contained in
Sections 1, 2, 4(i), 4(j), 303, 307, 309, 311, and 336(f) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i),
154(j), 303, 307, 309, 311, 336(f) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, and the Low Power Protection Act, Public Law 117-344, 136
Stat. 6193 (2023).
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Statutory authority for the collection of information associated
with the CBPA is contained in Sections 154(i), 307, 308, 309, and 319
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the Community
Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999, and the Middle Class Tax Relief
and Job Creation Act of 2012.
Total Annual Burden: 460 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $41,725.
Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 2100, Schedule F is used by Low Power
TV (LPTV) stations that seek to convert to Class A status; existing
Class A stations seeking a license to cover their authorized
construction permit facilities; and Class A stations entering into a
channel sharing agreement. The FCC Form 2100, Schedule F requires a
series of certifications by the Class A applicant as prescribed by the
Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999 (CBPA). Licensees will be
required to provide weekly announcements to their listeners: (1)
informing them that the applicant has applied for a Class A license and
(2) announcing the public's opportunity to comment on the application
prior to Commission action.
On December 11, 2023, the Commission adopted a Report and Order,
FCC 23-112, to implement the Low Power Protection Act (LPPA or Act),
which was enacted on January 5, 2023. The LPPA provides certain low
power television (LPTV) stations with a limited window of opportunity
to apply for primary spectrum use status as Class A television
stations. The Report and Order establishes the period during which
eligible stations may file applications for Class A status, eligibility
and interference requirements, and the process for submitting
applications. The Report and Order provides that applications to
convert to Class A status under the Low Power Protection Act must be
filed using FCC Form 2100, Schedule F. The application form requires
certifications by the applicant as prescribed by the LPPA. This
submission is being made to OMB for approval of the modified FCC Form
2100, Schedule F. In addition, LPTV stations that file an application
to convert to Class A status must provide local public notice of the
filing of the application pursuant to 47 CFR 73.3580(c). Specifically,
the station must both broadcast on-air announcements and give online
notice. This submission also reflects the burden associated with that
information collection and is also being made to request Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of that collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-06603 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]
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