Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Low-Power Television and Translator Digital-to-Analog Conversion Program Application Form, 25752 [E7-8629]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 87 (Monday, May 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 25752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8629]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Low-Power 
Television and Translator Digital-to-Analog Conversion Program 
Application Form

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing 
efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on a proposed information 
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public 
Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 
1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet dhynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Clifton Beck, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA), Room 4888, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The purpose of the Low-Power Television and Translator Digital-to-
Analog Conversion Program is to assist each eligible low-power 
television station to receive compensation toward the cost of the 
purchase of a digital-to-analog conversion device that enables it to 
convert the incoming digital signal of its corresponding full-power 
television station to analog format for transmission on the low-power 
television station's analog channel.
    ``The term `low-power television station' means a low-power 
television broadcast station, Class A television station, television 
translator station, or television booster station--
    (1) that is itself broadcasting exclusively in analog format; and
    (2) that has not purchased a digital-to-analog conversion device 
prior to the date of enactment of the Digital Television Transition and 
Public Safety Act of 2005'' (See Section 3008 of the Deficit Reduction 
Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4, 25 (2006)).
    This information collection requests information necessary to 
determine the identity and the number of potentially eligible and 
priority applicant stations, and the type of equipment required. The 
information collection also requests optional information about the 
number of potentially eligible and priority applicant stations, and the 
type of equipment required which NTIA will use to design the Low-Power 
Television and Translator Upgrade Program, which is a follow-on program 
to the Low-Power Television and Translator Digital-to-Analog Conversion 
Program and is directed at the same applicant pool.

II. Method of Collection

    The method of collection will be electronic by the Internet.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, state or local government agencies, 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, e.g., the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 1, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-8629 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am]
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