Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 61356 [E7-21339]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 61356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21339]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

October 22, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the information collection requirements contained in this document, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 
No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. 
Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information that does not 
display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) 
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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
31, 2007. 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: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail. 
To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit 
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or 
send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
    Title: Application for TV Broadcast Station License, FCC Form 302-
TV; Application for DTV Broadcast Station License, FCC Form 302-DTV; 
Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Noncommercial 
Educational Broadcast Station, FCC Form 340; Application for Authority 
to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, 
FCC Form 349.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 302-TV, 302-DTV, 340 and 349.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,625.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; One time reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 13,050 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $21,835,025.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The FCC is proposing rules that will permit AM 
radio stations to use FM translator stations under certain 
circumstances. Therefore, AM radio stations will use FCC Form 349 to 
apply for authorizations to operate such FM translator stations. The 
Commission proposes to revise the FCC Form 349 to reflect the revised 
purpose and eligibility changes in the rules applicable to FM 
translator stations.
    FCC Form 349 is used to apply for authority to construct a new FM 
translator or FM booster broadcast station, or to make changes in the 
existing facilities of such stations. This form also includes the third 
party disclosure requirement of 47 CFR 73.3580. Section 73.3580 
requires local public notice in a newspaper of general circulation of 
all application filings for new or major change 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.
    FCC Form 302-TV is used by licensees and permittees of TV broadcast 
stations to obtain a new or modified station license and/or to notify 
the Commission of certain changes in the licensed facilities of these 
stations.
    FCC Form 302-DTV is used by licensees and permittees of Digital TV 
(``DTV'') broadcast stations to obtain a new or modified station 
license and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in the 
licensed facilities of those stations. It may be used: (1) To cover an 
authorized construction permit (or auxiliary antenna), provided that 
the facilities have been constructed in compliance with the provisions 
and conditions specified on the construction permit; or (2) To 
implement modifications to existing licenses as permitted by 47 CFR 
73.1675(c) or 73.1690(c).
    FCC Form 340 is used by licensees and permittees to apply for 
authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (``NCE'') FM, 
TV, and DTV broadcast station, or to make changes in the existing 
facilities of such a station. The FCC Form 340 is only used if the 
station will operate on a channel that is reserved exclusively for 
noncommercial educational use, or in the situation where applications 
for NCE stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only 
with one another.
    The Commission is only proposing to revise FCC Form 349 in this 
information collection.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-21339 Filed 10-29-07; 8:45 am]
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