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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0573]
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), 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 December 22,
2014. 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 PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0573.
Title: Application for Franchise
Authority Consent to Assignment or
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Transfer of Control of Cable Television
Franchise, FCC Form 394.
Form Number: FCC Form 394.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business of other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,000 respondents; 1,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–5
hours.
Frequency of Response: Third Party
Disclosure Requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $750,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 394 is a
standardized form that is completed by
cable operators in connection with the
assignment and transfer of control of
cable television systems. On July 23,
1993, the Commission released a Report
and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking in MM Docket
No. 92–264, FCC 93–332,
Implementation of Sections 11 and 13 of
the Cable Television Consumer
Protection and Competition Act of 1992,
Horizontal and Vertical Ownership
Limits, Cross-Ownership Limitations
and Anti-Trafficking Provisions. Among
other things, this Report and Order
established procedures for use of the
FCC Form 394.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0938.
Title: Application for a Low Power
FM Broadcast Station License, FCC
Form 319.
Form Number: FCC Form 319.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit
institutions, State, local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 200 respondents and 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $27,500.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impacts.
Needs and Uses: On January 20, 2000,
the Commission adopted a Report and
Order (R&O) in MM Docket No. 99–25,
In the Matter of Creation of Low Power
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Radio Service. With the adoption of this
R&O, the Commission authorized the
licensing of two new classes of FM radio
stations, generally referred to as low
power FM stations (LPFM): A LP100
class for stations operating at 50–100
watts effective radiated power (ERP) at
an antenna height above average terrain
(HAAT) of 30 meters; and a LP10 class
for stations operating at 1–10 watts ERP
and an antenna height of 30 meters
HAAT. These stations will be operated
on a noncommercial educational basis
by entities that do not hold attributable
interests in any other broadcast station
or other media subject to the
Commission’s ownership rules. The
LPFM service authorized in this Report
and Order provides significant
opportunities for new radio services.
The LPFM service creates a class of
radio stations designed to serve very
localized communities or
underrepresented groups within
communities.
In connection with this new service,
the Commission developed a new FCC
Form 319, Application for a Low Power
FM Broadcast Station License. FCC
Form 319 is required to apply for a
license for a new or modified Low
Power FM (LPFM) station.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1045.
Title: Section 76.1610, Change of
Operational Information; FCC Form 324,
Operator, Mail Address, and
Operational Status Changes Operator,
Mail Address, and Operational
Information Changes, FCC Form 324.
Form Number: FCC Form 324.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,000 respondents; 5,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 154(i), 303,
308, 309 and 621 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: Under 47 CFR
76.1610, cable operators must notify the
Commission of changes in ownership
information or operating status within
30 days of such change. FCC Form 324
is used to update information filed with
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the Commission concerning the Cable
Community Registration. The
information is the basic operational
information on operator name, mailing
address, community served, and system
identification. FCC Form 324 will cover
a variety of changes related to cable
operators, replacing the requirement of
a letter containing approximately the
same information. Every Form 324 filing
will require information about the
system—the additional information
required depending largely upon the
nature of the change.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), 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
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PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 22,
2014. 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 PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1155.
Title: Sections 15.713, 15.714, 15.715
15.717, TV White Space Broadcast
Bands.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 2,000
respondents; 2,000 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 302,
303(c), 303(f), and 307 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: 100,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information to the Commission.
Respondents may request confidential
treatment of such information under 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
submitting this information collection to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) after this 60 day comment period
in order to obtain the full three year
clearance.
On November 14, 2008, the Federal
Communications Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) adopted a Second
Report and Order and Memorandum
Opinion and Order, FCC 08–260, ET
Docket No. 04–186 that established
rules to allow new and unlicensed
wireless devices to operate in the
broadcast television spectrum at
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locations where that spectrum is not
being used by licensed services (this
unused TV spectrum is often termed
television ‘‘white spaces’’). The rules
will allow for the use of unlicensed TV
band devices in the unused spectrum to
provide broadband data and other
services for consumers and businesses.
Subsequently on September 23, 2010,
the Commission adopted a Second
Memorandum Opinion and Order
finalizing the rules to make the unused
spectrum in the TV bands available for
unlicensed broadband wireless devices.
This action resolved on reconsideration
certain legal and technical issues in
order to provide certainty concerning
the rules for operation of unlicensed
transmitting devices in the television
broadcast frequency bands (unlicensed
TV bands devices or ‘‘TVBDs’’).
Resolution of these issues will now
allow manufacturers to begin marketing
unlicensed communications devices
and systems that operate on frequencies
in the TV bands in areas where they are
not used by licensed services (‘‘TV
white spaces’’).
In the Second Report and Order the
Commission decided to designate one or
more database administrator from the
private sector to create and operate TV
band databases which will be a
privately owned and operated service.
The database administrators will be
responsible for coordination of the
overall functioning of a database and
provide services to TVBDs.
The TV bands database will serve the
following functions:
Determine and provide to a TVBD,
upon request, the available TV channels
at the TVBD’s location. Available
channels are determined based on the
interference protection requirements in
§ 15.712. A database must provide fixed
and Mode II personal portable TVBDs
with channel availability information
that includes scheduled changes in
channel availability over the course of
the 48 hour period beginning at the time
the TVBDs make a re-check contact. In
making lists of available channels
available to a TVBD, the TV bands
database shall ensure that all
communications and interactions
between the TV bands database and the
TVBD include adequate security
measures such that unauthorized parties
cannot access or alter the TV bands
database or the list of available channels
sent to TVBDs or otherwise affect the
database system or TVBDs in
performing their intended functions or
in providing adequate interference
protections to authorized services
operating in the TV bands. In addition,
a TV bands database must also verify
that the FCC identifier (FCC ID) of a
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0573]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), 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 December
22, 2014. 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
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0573.
Title: Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Assignment or
Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise, FCC Form 394.
Form Number: FCC Form 394.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business of other for-profit entities; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,000 respondents; 1,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third Party Disclosure Requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $750,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 394 is a standardized form that is
completed by cable operators in connection with the assignment and
transfer of control of cable television systems. On July 23, 1993, the
Commission released a Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking in MM Docket No. 92-264, FCC 93-332, Implementation of
Sections 11 and 13 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992, Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits,
Cross-Ownership Limitations and Anti-Trafficking Provisions. Among
other things, this Report and Order established procedures for use of
the FCC Form 394.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0938.
Title: Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License,
FCC Form 319.
Form Number: FCC Form 319.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents and 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $27,500.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impacts.
Needs and Uses: On January 20, 2000, the Commission adopted a
Report and Order (R&O) in MM Docket No. 99-25, In the Matter of
Creation of Low Power Radio Service. With the adoption of this R&O, the
Commission authorized the licensing of two new classes of FM radio
stations, generally referred to as low power FM stations (LPFM): A
LP100 class for stations operating at 50-100 watts effective radiated
power (ERP) at an antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) of 30
meters; and a LP10 class for stations operating at 1-10 watts ERP and
an antenna height of 30 meters HAAT. These stations will be operated on
a noncommercial educational basis by entities that do not hold
attributable interests in any other broadcast station or other media
subject to the Commission's ownership rules. The LPFM service
authorized in this Report and Order provides significant opportunities
for new radio services. The LPFM service creates a class of radio
stations designed to serve very localized communities or
underrepresented groups within communities.
In connection with this new service, the Commission developed a new
FCC Form 319, Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License.
FCC Form 319 is required to apply for a license for a new or modified
Low Power FM (LPFM) station.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1045.
Title: Section 76.1610, Change of Operational Information; FCC Form
324, Operator, Mail Address, and Operational Status Changes Operator,
Mail Address, and Operational Information Changes, FCC Form 324.
Form Number: FCC Form 324.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,000 respondents; 5,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
154(i), 303, 308, 309 and 621 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: Under 47 CFR 76.1610, cable operators must notify
the Commission of changes in ownership information or operating status
within 30 days of such change. FCC Form 324 is used to update
information filed with
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the Commission concerning the Cable Community Registration. The
information is the basic operational information on operator name,
mailing address, community served, and system identification. FCC Form
324 will cover a variety of changes related to cable operators,
replacing the requirement of a letter containing approximately the same
information. Every Form 324 filing will require information about the
system--the additional information required depending largely upon the
nature of the change.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-25231 Filed 10-22-14; 8:45 am]
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