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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 251 / Friday, December 30, 2016 / Notices
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 February 28,
2017. 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: 3060–0157.
Title: Section 73.99, Presunrise
Service Authorization (PSRA) and
Postsunset Service Authorization
(PSSA).
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 200 respondents; 200
responses.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
on occasion reporting requirements.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
hours.
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Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $15,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Section 154(i) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 73.99(e) requires the licensee of an
AM broadcast station intending to
operate with a presunrise or postsunset
service authorization to submit by letter
to the Commission the licensee’s name,
call letters, location, the intended
service, and a description of the method
whereby any necessary power reduction
will be achieved. Upon submission of
this information, operation may begin
without further authority. The FCC staff
uses the letter to maintain complete
technical information about the station
to ensure that the licensee is in full
compliance with the Commission’s
rules and will not cause interference to
other stations.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0288.
Title: 47 CFR 78.33, Special
Temporary Authority (Cable Television
Relay Stations).
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 35 respondents and 35
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained Section 154(i)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 140 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $5,250.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impacts.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 78.33 permits cable television relay
station (CARS) operators to file informal
requests for special temporary authority
(STA) to install and operate equipment
in a manner different than the way
normally authorized in the station
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license. The special temporary authority
also may be used by cable operators to
conduct field surveys to determine
necessary data in connection with a
formal application for installation of a
radio system, or to conduct equipment,
program, service, and path tests.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Howard,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0863]
Information Collection 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, 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 February 28,
2017. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
SUMMARY:
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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
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0863.
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network
Signals to Unserved Households for
Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer
Act.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, On
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
action is contained in the Satellite
Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The
Satellite Home Viewer Act is an
amendment of the Copyright Act; and
Satellite Television Extension and
Localism Act of 2010, Title V of the
‘‘American Workers, State, and Business
Relief Act of 2010,’’ Public Law 111–
175, 124 Stat. 1218 (2010) (STELA), see
footnote 3.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
125,000 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 73.686 describes a method for
measuring signal strength at a
household so that the satellite and
broadcast industries would have a
uniform method for making an actual
determination of the signal strength that
a household received. The information
gathered as part of the Grade B contour
signal strength tests will be used to
indicate whether a household is
‘‘unserved’’ by over-the-air network
signals.
Satellite and broadcast industries
making field strength measurements for
formal submission to the Commission in
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rulemaking proceedings, or making such
measurements upon the request of the
Commission, shall follow the procedure
for making and reporting such
measurements which shall be included
in a report to the Commission and
submitted in affidavit form, in triplicate.
The report shall contain the following
information:
(a) Tables of field strength
measurements, which for each
measuring location; (b) U.S. Geological
Survey topographic maps; (c) All
information necessary to determine the
pertinent characteristics of the
transmitting installation; (d) A list of
calibrated equipment used in the field
strength survey; (e) A detailed
description of the calibration of the
measuring equipment, and (f) Terrain
profiles in each direction in which
measurements were made.
The information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.686 also requires satellite and
broadcast companies to maintain a
written record describing, for each
location, factors which may affect the
recorded field (i.e., the approximate
time or measurement, weather,
topography, overhead wiring, heights
and types of vegetation, buildings and
other structures, the orientation of the
measuring location, objects of such
shape and size that cause shadows or
reflections, signals received that arrived
from a direction other than that of the
transmitter, survey, list of the measured
value field strength, time and date of the
measurements and signature of the
person making the measurements).
The information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.686(e) describes the procedures for
measuring the field strength of digital
television signals. These procedures
will be used to determine whether a
household is eligible to receive a distant
digital network signal from a satellite
television provider, largely rely on
existing, proven methods the
Commission has already established for
measuring analog television signal
strength at any individual location, as
set forth in Section 73.686(d) of the
existing rules, but include modifications
as necessary to accommodate the
inherent differences between analog and
digital TV signals. The new digital
signal measurement procedures include
provisions for the location of the
measurement antenna, antenna height,
signal measurement method, antenna
orientation and polarization, and data
recording.
Therefore, satellite and broadcast
industries making field strength
measurements shall maintain written
records and include the following
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information: (a) A list of calibrated
equipment used in the field strength
survey, which for each instrument
specifies the manufacturer, type, serial
number and rated accuracy, and the
date of the most recent calibration by
the manufacturer or by a laboratory.
Include complete details of any
instrument not of standard manufacture;
(b) A detailed description of the
calibration of the measuring equipment,
including field strength meters,
measuring antenna, and connecting
cable; (c) For each spot at the measuring
site, all factors which may affect the
recorded field, such as topography,
height and types of vegetation,
buildings, obstacles, weather, and other
local features; (d) A description of
where the cluster measurements were
made; (e) Time and date of the
measurements and signature of the
person making the measurements; (f)
For each channel being measured, a list
of the measured value of field strength
(in units of dBm after adjustment for line
loss and antenna factor) of the five
readings made during the cluster
measurement process, with the median
value highlighted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Howard,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–31711 Filed 12–29–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–XXXX]
Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
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, 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
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0863]
Information Collection 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, 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 February
28, 2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of
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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: 3060-0863.
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection action is contained
in the Satellite Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The Satellite Home
Viewer Act is an amendment of the Copyright Act; and Satellite
Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, Title V of the
``American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010,'' Public
Law 111-175, 124 Stat. 1218 (2010) (STELA), see footnote 3.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 125,000 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring signal strength at a
household so that the satellite and broadcast industries would have a
uniform method for making an actual determination of the signal
strength that a household received. The information gathered as part of
the Grade B contour signal strength tests will be used to indicate
whether a household is ``unserved'' by over-the-air network signals.
Satellite and broadcast industries making field strength
measurements for formal submission to the Commission in rulemaking
proceedings, or making such measurements upon the request of the
Commission, shall follow the procedure for making and reporting such
measurements which shall be included in a report to the Commission and
submitted in affidavit form, in triplicate. The report shall contain
the following information:
(a) Tables of field strength measurements, which for each measuring
location; (b) U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps; (c) All
information necessary to determine the pertinent characteristics of the
transmitting installation; (d) A list of calibrated equipment used in
the field strength survey; (e) A detailed description of the
calibration of the measuring equipment, and (f) Terrain profiles in
each direction in which measurements were made.
The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.686
also requires satellite and broadcast companies to maintain a written
record describing, for each location, factors which may affect the
recorded field (i.e., the approximate time or measurement, weather,
topography, overhead wiring, heights and types of vegetation, buildings
and other structures, the orientation of the measuring location,
objects of such shape and size that cause shadows or reflections,
signals received that arrived from a direction other than that of the
transmitter, survey, list of the measured value field strength, time
and date of the measurements and signature of the person making the
measurements).
The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.686(e) describes the procedures for measuring the field strength of
digital television signals. These procedures will be used to determine
whether a household is eligible to receive a distant digital network
signal from a satellite television provider, largely rely on existing,
proven methods the Commission has already established for measuring
analog television signal strength at any individual location, as set
forth in Section 73.686(d) of the existing rules, but include
modifications as necessary to accommodate the inherent differences
between analog and digital TV signals. The new digital signal
measurement procedures include provisions for the location of the
measurement antenna, antenna height, signal measurement method, antenna
orientation and polarization, and data recording.
Therefore, satellite and broadcast industries making field strength
measurements shall maintain written records and include the following
information: (a) A list of calibrated equipment used in the field
strength survey, which for each instrument specifies the manufacturer,
type, serial number and rated accuracy, and the date of the most recent
calibration by the manufacturer or by a laboratory. Include complete
details of any instrument not of standard manufacture; (b) A detailed
description of the calibration of the measuring equipment, including
field strength meters, measuring antenna, and connecting cable; (c) For
each spot at the measuring site, all factors which may affect the
recorded field, such as topography, height and types of vegetation,
buildings, obstacles, weather, and other local features; (d) A
description of where the cluster measurements were made; (e) Time and
date of the measurements and signature of the person making the
measurements; (f) For each channel being measured, a list of the
measured value of field strength (in units of dB[mu] after adjustment
for line loss and antenna factor) of the five readings made during the
cluster measurement process, with the median value highlighted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Howard,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-31711 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
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