Notice2024-20530
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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Published
September 11, 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 (PRA) of 1995, 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. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 73652]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20530]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1260; FR ID 243134]
Information Collection 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 (PRA) of 1995, 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.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before November
12, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#45151704052326266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55050714153336367b323a23">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4b082a3f2332651c222727222a26380b2d2828652c243d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="571436233f2e79003e3b3b3e363a241731343479303821">[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: 3060-1260.
Title: Broadcast Incubator Program.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions; Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 123 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 16 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority that covers this information collection is 47
U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 154(i), 257, 303, 307-310, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 1,179 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $326,700.
Needs and Uses: On August 3, 2018, the Commission released a Report
and Order (Order), Rules and Policies to Promote New Entry and
Ownership Diversity in the Broadcasting Services, FCC 18-114, in MB
Docket No. 17-289, establishing the requirements that will govern the
incubator program that the Commission previously decided to adopt to
support the entry of new and diverse voices into the radio broadcast
industry. The incubator program is designed for small businesses,
struggling station owners, and new entrants that do not have any other
means to access the financial assistance and operational support
necessary for success in the broadcast industry. The goal is the
pairing of these small aspiring, or struggling, broadcast station
owners with established broadcasters. These incubation relationships
will provide new entrants and struggling small broadcasters access to
the financing, mentoring, and industry connections that are necessary
for success in the industry, but to date have been unavailable to many.
In return for successfully incubating a small aspiring, or struggling,
broadcast station owner as part of the Commission's incubator program,
an incumbent broadcaster will be eligible to receive a waiver (a reward
waiver) of the Commission's Local Radio Ownership Rule following the
conclusion of a successful qualifying incubation relationship. The
standard term for an incubation relationship is three years.
Commission staff will use the applications, certified statements,
and contracts submitted by potential incubating and incubated entities,
along with any responses to Commission requests for additional
information to determine qualifications for participation in the
incubator program.
Commission staff will use the periodic reports to determine whether
ongoing incubation relationships are proceeding in a manner consistent
with the parties' initial filings and are likely to result in a
successful incubation relationship. At the end of a successful
incubation relationship, either the incubated entity will own and
operate a full-service AM or FM station independently or the incubated
station will be on a firmer footing if the station was struggling at
the start of the relationship.
In the event the parties seek to extend the duration of their
incubation relationship beyond the standard three-year term, the filing
of a request for such an extension will enable Commission staff to
gauge the types of problems incubating parties are experiencing.
Information provided by the parties to the Commission no later than six
months before the contract termination date will allow Commission staff
to evaluate which option for station ownership the incubating parties
plan to pursue at the conclusion of the relationship--i.e., whether the
incubated entity plans to keep the incubated station or purchase a new
station. Additionally, Commission staff will review documentation
submitted to seek a reward waiver to assess whether the market where
the reward waiver is sought is comparable to the market where the
incubated station was located.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-20530 Filed 9-10-24; 8:45 am]
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