Notice2024-07921
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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Published
April 15, 2024
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
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 collection(s). 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. The FCC 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26148-26149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07921]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0216; 3060-0788; 3060-1218; FR ID 213636]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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 collection(s). 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. The FCC 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.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 14, 2024.
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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74242635341217175a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="19494b58597f7a7a377e766f">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90d3f1e4f8e9bec7f9fcfcf9f1fde3d0f6f3f3bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1b290859988dfa6989d9d98909c82b1979292df969e87">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0216.
Title: Section 73.3538, Application to Make Changes in an Existing
Station; section 73.1690(e), Modification of Transmission Systems.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 650 respondents; 650
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50-3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,100 hours.
Annual Burden Cost: No cost.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in section 73.3538(b)(1) of the Commission's rules requires a broadcast
station to file an informal application to modify or discontinue the
obstruction marking or lighting of an antenna supporting structure.
The information collection requirements contained in section
73.1690(e) of the Commission's rules requires AM, FM and TV station
licensees to prepare an informal statement or diagram describing any
electrical and mechanical modification to authorized transmitting
equipment that can be made without prior Commission approval provided
that equipment performance measurements are made to ensure compliance
with FCC rules. This informal statement or diagram must be retained at
the transmitter site as long as the equipment is in use.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0788.
Title: DTV Showings/Interference Agreements.
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 300 respondents; 300
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Third
Party Disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,900,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 73.623 requires applicants to submit a technical showing to
establish that their proposed facilities will not result in additional
interference to TV broadcast operations. The Commission permits
broadcasters to agree to proposed TV facilities that do not conform to
the allotted parameters, even though they might be affected by
potential new interference. The Commission will consider granting
applications on the basis of interference agreements if it finds that
such grants will serve the public interest. These agreements must be
signed by all parties to the agreement. In addition, the Commission
needs the following information to enable such public interest
determinations: A list of parties predicted to receive additional
interference from the proposed facility; a showing as to why a grant
based on the agreements would serve the public interest; and technical
studies depicting the additional interference. The technical showings
and interference agreements will be used by FCC staff to determine if
the public interest would be served by the grant of the application and
to ensure that the proposed facilities will not result in additional
interference.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1218.
Title: Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment
to Part 76 of the Commission's Rules.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 11 respondents and 11
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Total Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
Obligation to Respond: Required in order to monitor regulatory
compliance. The statutory authority for this information collection is
contained in sections 4, 303, 614, and 615 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information collection imposes a notification
requirement on certain small cable systems that become ineligible for
exemption from the requirement to carry high definition broadcast
signals in HD (adopted in FCC 15-65). In particular, the information
collection requires that, beginning December 12, 2016, at the time a
small cable system utilizing the HD carriage exemption offers any
programming in HD, the system must give notice that it is offering HD
programming to all broadcast stations in its market that are carried on
its system. Cable operators also must keep records of such
notification. This information collection requirement allows affected
broadcast stations to monitor compliance with the requirement that
cable operators transmit high definition broadcast signals in HD.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07921 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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