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burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to:
Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program
Development and Regulatory Analysis,
Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW., STOP 1522, Room 5162 South
Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522.
FAX: (202) 720–8435 or email:
Michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov.
Title: Public Television Station Digital
Transition Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 0572–0134.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
required television broadcasters to have
converted transmitters to broadcast
digital signals by June 12, 2009. The
FCC deadline did not apply to
translators often used by rural stations
serving small or isolated areas and some
continue to broadcast in analog and
have not completed the transition to
digital. Public television stations rely on
community and business financial
support to operate and, in many rural
areas the cost of the transition to digital
broadcasting exceeds community
resources. Since rural communities
depend on public television stations for
services ranging from educational
course content in their schools to local
news, weather, and agricultural reports,
disruption of public television
broadcasting would be detrimental.
Full digital transition requires
installation of a new antenna,
transmitter or translator, and new digital
program management facilities
consisting of processing and storage
systems. Public television stations use a
combination of transmitters and
translators to serve the rural public and
to perform program origination
functions, digital cameras, editing and
mastering systems are required. A new
studio-to-tower site communications
link may be required to transport the
digital broadcast signal to each
transmitter and translator. The
capability to broadcast some
programming in a high definition
television format can require additional
studio facilities.
In designing the competition for the
distribution of grant funds, priority is
given to public television stations
serving areas most unable to fund digital
transition without a grant. The largest
sources of funding for public television
stations are public membership and
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business contributions and less densely
populated rural areas have a lower
membership and fewer business per
capita than urban and suburban areas.
Therefore, rurality is a primary
predictor of the need for grant funding
for a public television station’s digital
transition. Some rural areas have
economic needs that are higher than the
national average, and public television
stations covering these areas may have
difficulty funding the digital transition.
As a result, the consideration of the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
eligibility percentages for all school
districts within the station coverage area
is a secondary predictor of need for
grant funding. Finally, because public
television stations may face special
difficulty accomplishing the transition,
a third scoring factor for station
hardship accounts for conditions that
make these public television stations
less likely to accomplish the digital
transition without a grant.
The collection of information consists
of the materials to file a grant
application with the Agency, including
forms, certifications and required
documentation.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 23 hours per
response.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.26.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 714 hours.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt,
Program Development and Regulatory
Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202)
720–8435 or email:
rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 12, 2014.
John Charles Padalino,
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.
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Notice of Membership of SES
Performance Review Board
Broadcasting Board of
Governors (BBG).
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Notice of Membership of SES
Performance Review Board.
ACTION:
Title 5 United States Code,
Section 4314, requires that notice of the
appointment of an individual to serve as
a member of a performance review
board (PRB) shall be published in the
Federal Register. The following
individuals have been appointed to
serve as members of the PRB for the
Broadcasting Board of Governors: Carol
Chan, Director of the Office of U.S.
Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S.
Agency for International Development;
Gil H. Harden, Assistant Inspector
General for Audit, U.S. Department of
Agriculture; and Steven Rickrode,
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for
Audit, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
ADDRESSES: Broadcasting Board of
Governors, 330 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna S. Grace, Director, Office of
Human Resources, 202–382–7500.
SUMMARY:
Oanh Tran,
Director of Board Operations, Broadcasting
Board of Governors.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[Order No. 1930]
Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone
185 Under Alternative Site Framework;
Culpeper County, VA
Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the
following Order:
Whereas, the Board adopted the
alternative site framework (ASF) (15
CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the
establishment or reorganization of
zones;
Whereas, the County of Culpeper,
grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 185,
submitted an application to the Board
(FTZ Docket B–78–2012, docketed 11–
01–2012) for authority to reorganize
under the ASF with a service area
comprised of certain counties in
Virginia (which the application
indicated were adjacent to the Front
Royal Customs and Border Protection
port of entry) and FTZ 185’s existing
Sites 1, 2, and 3 would be categorized
as magnet sites;
Whereas, notice inviting public
comment was given in the Federal
Register (77 FR 66796, 11/07/12) and
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BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Notice of Membership of SES Performance Review Board
AGENCY: Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
ACTION: Notice of Membership of SES Performance Review Board.
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SUMMARY: Title 5 United States Code, Section 4314, requires that notice
of the appointment of an individual to serve as a member of a
performance review board (PRB) shall be published in the Federal
Register. The following individuals have been appointed to serve as
members of the PRB for the Broadcasting Board of Governors: Carol Chan,
Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. Agency
for International Development; Gil H. Harden, Assistant Inspector
General for Audit, U.S. Department of Agriculture; and Steven Rickrode,
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit, U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
ADDRESSES: Broadcasting Board of Governors, 330 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20237.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna S. Grace, Director, Office of
Human Resources, 202-382-7500.
Oanh Tran,
Director of Board Operations, Broadcasting Board of Governors.
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