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amended 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(c),
303(g), and 303(r), that this Seventh
Report and Order in IB Docket No. 00–
248 is hereby adopted.
Accordingly, it is further ordered that
the Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau, Reference Information Center,
shall send a copy of this Order,
including the Final Regulatory
Flexibility Certification, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–19517 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am]
47 CFR Part 73
47 CFR Parts 73 and 74
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–19159 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am]
[DA 05–2368; MM Docket No. 00–87; RM–
9870, RM–9961]
[MB Docket No. 03–185; FCC 04–220]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Radio Broadcasting Services; Bend,
Brightwood, Madras, Prineville, OR
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Final rule; dismissal of petition
for reconsideration.
ACTION:
47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket No. 00–248 and CC Docket No.
86–496, FCC 05–63]
Satellite Licensing Procedures
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule, announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission announces that adopted
rule revisions to streamline the
procedures for non-routine earth station
applications. Certain rules contained
new or modified information
requirements and were published in the
Federal Register on June 2, 2005.
DATES: The revisions to 47 CFR 25.115,
25.130, 25.131, 25.132, 25.133, 25.134,
25.151, 25.154, 25.209, 25.211, 25.212,
25.220, and 25.277, published at 70 FR
32249, June 2, 2005, became effective on
September 15, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Spaeth, Assistant Division Chief,
Satellite Division, International Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission,
at (202) 418–1539.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 15, 2005, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the information collection
contained in §§ 25.115, 25.130, 25.131,
25.132, 25.133, 25.134, 25.151, 25.154,
25.209, 25.211, 25.212, 25.220, and
25.277, pursuant to OMB Control No.
3060–0678. Accordingly, the
information collection requirements
contained in these rules became
effective on September 15, 2005.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 25
Satellites.
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Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 05–19049 Filed 9–27–05; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY: This document dismisses a
Petition for Reconsideration filed by
Muddy Broadcasting Company directed
at the Report and Order in this
proceeding. See 66 FR 56486, published
November 8, 2001. This document also
waive the provisions of Section 1.420(j)
of the Commission’s rules, consistent
with the Public Notice entitled Window
Announced for Universal Settlements of
Pending Rulemaking Proceedings to
Amend FM Table of Allotments, 20 FCC
Rcd 10756 (MB 2005), with this action,
the proceeding is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Victoria M. McCauley, Media Bureau
(202) 418–2180.
This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s
Memorandum Opinion and Order, MM
Docket No. 00–87, adopted September
14, 2005, and released September 16,
2005. The full text of this decision is
available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the
FCC Reference Information Center at
Portals ll, CY–A257, 445 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC. The complete
text of this decision may also be
purchased from the Commission’s copy
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.,
445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC, 20054, telephone 1–
800–378–3160 or https://
www.BCPIWEB.com. The Commission
will not send a copy of this
Memorandum Opinion and Order
pursuant to the Congressional Review
Act, see 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A), because
the aforementioned petition for
reconsideration was dismissed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Amendment of the Commission’s
Rules To Establish Rules for Digital
Low Power Television, Television
Translator, and Television Booster
Stations and the Amend Rules for
Digital Class A Television Stations
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date and public information
collections approval.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On May 25, 2005, the Federal
Communications Commission received
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the revised public
information collections, OMB Control
Numbers 3060–0016 and 3060–0932,
Amendment of parts 73 and 74 of the
Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules
for Digital Low Power Television,
Television Translator, and Television
Booster Stations and the Amend Rules
for Digital Class A Television Stations,
MB Docket No. 03–185; FCC 04–220.
FCC 04–220 was published at 69 FR
69325 (November 29, 2004). Therefore,
the Commission announces that the
effective date of the rules contained in
47 CFR 74.701, 74.703, 74.705 74.707,
74.710 and 74.786 through 74.796 is
September 15, 2005.
DATES: The effective date for the rules
contained in 47 CFR 74.701, 74.703,
74.705, 74.707, 74.710, and 74.786
through 74.796 is September 15, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning the rules should
be directed to Shaun Maher, Federal
Communications Commission, (202)
418–1600 or via the Internet at
Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov. For additional
information concerning OMB control
numbers 3060–0016 and 3060–0932 and
the expiration dates of the information
collections should be directed to Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, (202) 418–2918 or via the
Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Communications Commission
has received OMB approval for the
revised information collections, OMB
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 28, 2005 / Rules and Regulations
Control Number 3060–0016 and 3060–
0932, Amendment of parts 73 and 74 of
the Commission’s Rules to Establish
Rules for Digital Low Power Television,
Television Translator, and Television
Booster Stations and the Amend Rules
for Digital Class A Television Stations,
MB Docket No. 03–185; FCC 04–220.
FCC 04–220 was published at 69 FR
69325 (November 29, 2004). Through
this document, the Commission
announces that it received OMB
approval for OMB Control Numbers
3060–0016 and 3060–0932 on May 25,
2005 for the public information
collections related to the new digital
rules. The effective date for the rules
contained in 47 CFR 74.701, 74.703,
74.705, 74.707, 74.710, and 74.786
through 74.796 is September 15, 2005.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, an
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of law, 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 valid control
number.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0016.
OMB Approval Date: 05/25/2005.
OMB Expiration Date: 05/31/2008.
Title: Application for Authority to
Construct or Make Changes in a Low
Power TV, TV Translator, or TV Booster
Station.
Form Number: FCC Form 346.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 4,500.
Estimated Hours per Response: 7
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 31,500 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $13,491,000.
Needs and Uses: Licensees/
permittees/applicants use FCC Form
346 to apply for authority to construct
or make changes in a Low Power
Television, TV Translator, or TV Booster
broadcast station. On September 9,
2004, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order, FCC 04–220, MB Docket
Number 03–185, In the Matter of parts
73 and 74 of the Commission’s Rules to
Established Rules for Digital Low Power
Television, Television Translator, and
Television Booster Stations and to
Amend Rules for Digital Class A
Television Stations. To implement the
new rules, the Commission revised FCC
Form 346 to allow licensees/permittees/
applicants to use the revised FCC Form
346 to file for digital stations or for
conversion of existing analog to digital.
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Applicants are also subject to the
third party disclosure requirements
under 47 CFR 73.3580. Within 30 days
of tendering the application, the
applicant is required to publish a notice
in a newspaper of general circulation
when filing all applications for new or
major changes in facilities—the notice is
to appear at least twice a week for two
consecutive weeks in a three-week
period. A copy of this notice must be
maintained with the application. FCC
staff use the data to determine if the
applicant is qualified, meets basic
statutory and treaty requirements, and
will not cause interference to other
authorized broadcast services.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0932.
OMB Approval Date: 05/25/2005.
OMB Expiration Date: 05/31/2008.
Title: Application for Authority to
Construct or Make Changes in a Class A
TV Broadcast Station.
Form Number: FCC Form 301–CA.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 650.
Estimated Hours per Response: 7
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 4,550 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $3,703,700.
Needs and Uses: The FCC 301–CA is
to be used in all cases by a Class A
television station licensees seeking to
make changes in the authorized
facilities of such station. The FCC Form
301–CA requires applicants to certify
compliance with certain statutory and
regulatory requirements. Detailed
instructions provide additional
information regarding Commission rules
and policies.
On September 9, 2004, the
Commission adopted a Report and
Order, FCC 04–220, MB Docket Number
03–185, In the Matter of parts 73 and 74
of the Commission’s Rules to
Established Rules for Digital Low Power
Television, Television Translator, and
Television Booster Stations and to
Amend Rules for Digital Class A
Television Stations. To implement these
amendments, the Commission revised
FCC Form 301–CA to allow licensees to
use the revised FCC Form 301–CA to
file for digital broadcast stations or
conversion of their analog stations to
digital. Class A applicants are also
subject to third party disclosure
requirement of § 73.3580 which requires
local public notice in a newspaper of
general circulation of the filing of all
applications for major changes in
facilities. This notice must be completed
within 30 days of the tendering of the
application. This notice must be
published at least twice a week for two
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consecutive weeks in a three-week
period. A copy of this notice must be
placed in the public inspection file
along with the application.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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47 CFR Part 79
[MM Docket No. 9–339; FCC 00–258]
Implementation of Video Description of
Video Programming
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the information collection
requirements contained in the
Implementation of Video Description of
Video Programming, Report and Order.
The information collections contained
in the Report and Order were approved
by OMB on February 1, 2001.
DATES: 47 CFR 79.2, published at 65 FR
26757 (May 9, 2000), became effective
August 29, 2000, at 65 FR 54176
(September 7, 2000). The revisions to 47
CFR 79.2 (a)(1), (b)(1) and (b)(3),
published at 65 FR 54811 (September
11, 2000) became effective February 1,
2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amelia Brown, Disability Rights Office,
Consumer & Governmental Affairs
Bureau, at (202) 418–2799 (voice) or
(202) 418–0537 (TTY).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that OMB
approved the information collection
requirements contained in the
Implementation of Video Description of
Video Programming, Report and Order,
FCC 00–258, published at 65 FR 54811
(September 11, 2000). The information
collections were approved by OMB on
February 1, 2001. OMB Control Number
3060–0967. The Commission publishes
this notice of the effective date of the
rules. To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
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47 CFR Parts 73 and 74
[MB Docket No. 03-185; FCC 04-220]
Amendment of the Commission's Rules To Establish Rules for
Digital Low Power Television, Television Translator, and Television
Booster Stations and the Amend Rules for Digital Class A Television
Stations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date and public
information collections approval.
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SUMMARY: On May 25, 2005, the Federal Communications Commission
received Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the revised
public information collections, OMB Control Numbers 3060-0016 and 3060-
0932, Amendment of parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to
Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television, Television
Translator, and Television Booster Stations and the Amend Rules for
Digital Class A Television Stations, MB Docket No. 03-185; FCC 04-220.
FCC 04-220 was published at 69 FR 69325 (November 29, 2004). Therefore,
the Commission announces that the effective date of the rules contained
in 47 CFR 74.701, 74.703, 74.705 74.707, 74.710 and 74.786 through
74.796 is September 15, 2005.
DATES: The effective date for the rules contained in 47 CFR 74.701,
74.703, 74.705, 74.707, 74.710, and 74.786 through 74.796 is September
15, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning the rules should
be directed to Shaun Maher, Federal Communications Commission, (202)
418-1600 or via the Internet at Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov. For additional
information concerning OMB control numbers 3060-0016 and 3060-0932 and
the expiration dates of the information collections should be directed
to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-2918 or
via the Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission has
received OMB approval for the revised information collections, OMB
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Control Number 3060-0016 and 3060-0932, Amendment of parts 73 and 74 of
the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power
Television, Television Translator, and Television Booster Stations and
the Amend Rules for Digital Class A Television Stations, MB Docket No.
03-185; FCC 04-220. FCC 04-220 was published at 69 FR 69325 (November
29, 2004). Through this document, the Commission announces that it
received OMB approval for OMB Control Numbers 3060-0016 and 3060-0932
on May 25, 2005 for the public information collections related to the
new digital rules. The effective date for the rules contained in 47 CFR
74.701, 74.703, 74.705, 74.707, 74.710, and 74.786 through 74.796 is
September 15, 2005.
Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13,
an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid control number. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of law, 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 valid control number.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0016.
OMB Approval Date: 05/25/2005.
OMB Expiration Date: 05/31/2008.
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a
Low Power TV, TV Translator, or TV Booster Station.
Form Number: FCC Form 346.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 4,500.
Estimated Hours per Response: 7 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 31,500 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $13,491,000.
Needs and Uses: Licensees/permittees/applicants use FCC Form 346 to
apply for authority to construct or make changes in a Low Power
Television, TV Translator, or TV Booster broadcast station. On
September 9, 2004, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, FCC 04-
220, MB Docket Number 03-185, In the Matter of parts 73 and 74 of the
Commission's Rules to Established Rules for Digital Low Power
Television, Television Translator, and Television Booster Stations and
to Amend Rules for Digital Class A Television Stations. To implement
the new rules, the Commission revised FCC Form 346 to allow licensees/
permittees/applicants to use the revised FCC Form 346 to file for
digital stations or for conversion of existing analog to digital.
Applicants are also subject to the third party disclosure
requirements under 47 CFR 73.3580. Within 30 days of tendering the
application, the applicant is required to publish a notice in a
newspaper of general circulation when filing all applications for new
or major changes in facilities--the notice is to appear at least twice
a week for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. A copy of this
notice must be maintained with the application. FCC staff use the data
to determine if the applicant is qualified, meets basic statutory and
treaty requirements, and will not cause interference to other
authorized broadcast services.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0932.
OMB Approval Date: 05/25/2005.
OMB Expiration Date: 05/31/2008.
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a
Class A TV Broadcast Station.
Form Number: FCC Form 301-CA.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 650.
Estimated Hours per Response: 7 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 4,550 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $3,703,700.
Needs and Uses: The FCC 301-CA is to be used in all cases by a
Class A television station licensees seeking to make changes in the
authorized facilities of such station. The FCC Form 301-CA requires
applicants to certify compliance with certain statutory and regulatory
requirements. Detailed instructions provide additional information
regarding Commission rules and policies.
On September 9, 2004, the Commission adopted a Report and Order,
FCC 04-220, MB Docket Number 03-185, In the Matter of parts 73 and 74
of the Commission's Rules to Established Rules for Digital Low Power
Television, Television Translator, and Television Booster Stations and
to Amend Rules for Digital Class A Television Stations. To implement
these amendments, the Commission revised FCC Form 301-CA to allow
licensees to use the revised FCC Form 301-CA to file for digital
broadcast stations or conversion of their analog stations to digital.
Class A applicants are also subject to third party disclosure
requirement of Sec. 73.3580 which requires local public notice in a
newspaper of general circulation of the filing of all applications for
major changes in facilities. This notice must be completed within 30
days of the tendering of the application. This notice must be published
at least twice a week for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period.
A copy of this notice must be placed in the public inspection file
along with the application.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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