Rule2024-11493
Low Power Protection Act
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Published
May 31, 2024
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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 collection requirements associated with the Commission's rules in a Report and Order that implements the Low Power Protection Act. The Commission's Report and Order stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules. However, due to a drafting technicality, those requirements are already effective. This document announces that the requirements are operational.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 106 (Friday, May 31, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 47088-47089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11493]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-126; FCC 23-112; FR ID 220976]
Low Power Protection Act
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of operational 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 collection
requirements associated with the Commission's rules in a Report and
Order that implements the Low Power Protection Act. The Commission's
Report and Order stated that the Commission would publish a document in
the Federal Register announcing the effective date of those rules.
However, due to a drafting technicality, those requirements are already
effective. This document announces that the requirements are
operational.
DATES: The amendments to the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 73.6030(c)
and (d), published at 89 FR 1466, January 10, 2024, are operational May
31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Matthews, Policy Division, Media
Bureau, at 202-418-2154, or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#72191b1f5c1f1306061a170501321411115c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9af1f3f7b4f7fbeeeef2ffede9dafcf9f9b4fdf5ec">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 7,
2024, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in
Sec. Sec. 73.6030(c) and (d) of the Commission's rules. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-1326. In addition, on May 7, 2024, OMB approved
the information collection requirements associated with a revision to
FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video Service
Authorization, Schedule F (formerly FCC 302-CA). The OMB Control Number
is 3060-0928. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement
of the operational 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-
1326 and/or 3060-0928, in your correspondence. The Commission will also
accept your comments via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abfbf9eaebcdc8c885ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="05555744456366662b626a73">[email protected]</span></a>.
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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 May 7, 2024, for the information collection requirements
contained in new Sec. 73.6030(c) and (d) of the Commission's rules and
the information collection requirements contained in revisions to FCC
Form 2100, Schedule F.
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: 3060-1326.
OMB Approval Date: May 7, 2024.
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2027.
Title: Class A Television Stations--Low Power Protection Act.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local, or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 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 collection of information is contained in
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 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,
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Schedule F), which is granted by the Commission.
Under this new information collection, the Commission will collect
the information, disclosures, and certifications required by Sec.
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 Number: 3060-0928.
OMB Approval Date: May 7, 2024.
OMB Expiration Date: May 31, 2027.
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 Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule F.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions; State, local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 115 respondents; 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.
Statutory authority for the collection of information associated with
the LPPA is contained in 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).
Statutory authority for the collection of information associated
with the CBPA is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 307, 308, 309, and 319,
and the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999, and the Middle
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.
Total Annual Burden: 460 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $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 was 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 was made to request Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval of that collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-11493 Filed 5-30-24; 8:45 am]
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