Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested, 73819-73820 [E7-25228]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 248 / Friday, December 28, 2007 / Notices
For
additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
OMB Control Number: 3060–0888.
Title: Section 76.7, Petition
Procedures; Section 76.9,
Confidentiality of Proprietary
Information; Section 76.61, Dispute
Concerning Carriage; Section 76.914,
Revocation of Certification; Section
76.1003, Program Access Proceedings;
Section 76.1302, Carriage Agreement
Proceedings; Section 76.1513, Open
Video Dispute Resolution.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Estimated Time per Response: 4—40
hours (average).
Total Annual Burden: 11,000 hours.
Nature of Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for
confidentiality required.
Total Annual Costs: $200,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.7 is used
to make determinations on petitions and
complaints filed with the Commission.
Parties (cable operators and broadcast
stations) are permitted to file Section
76.7 petitions (with audience surveys)
to demonstrate significantly viewed
status under rule Section 76.54. Satellite
carriers can also file such Section 76.7
petitions to demonstrate significantly
viewed status under Section 340 of the
Act. Moreover, authorize parties can file
Section 76.7 petitions in order to file a
complaint under the Section 340
enforcement provisions.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–25224 Filed 12–27–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
VerDate Aug<31>2005
22:27 Dec 27, 2007
Jkt 214001
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
December 20, 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 (PRA) 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 February 26,
2008. 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 email 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: 3060–0996.
Title: AM Auction Section 307(b)
Submissions.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
PO 00000
Frm 00063
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
73819
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 450.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to
3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,100 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $132,500.
Nature of Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for
confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: When Congress
granted auction authority in the
Balanced Budget Act for commercial
broadcast and secondary broadcast
services, it did not eliminate or revise
47 U.S.C. Section 307(b) of the
Communications Act. Section 307(b)
requires that the Commission effect a
fair, efficient, and equitable distribution
of radio stations throughout the United
States.
Section 307(b) information was
previously collected in the framework of
comparative hearing proceedings when
mutually exclusive AM applications
proposing to serve different
communities were filed, or when nonmutually exclusive AM applications
proposed a change in community of
license. Since the comparative hearing
process was discontinued as a result of
the implementation of competitive
bidding, the Commission must now
collect the 307(b) information and
undertake a Section 307(b) analysis in
the context of the auction proceedings.
For example, for mutually exclusive AM
applications proposing to serve different
communities, the process is performed
prior to conducting the auction.
In order to evaluate Section 307(b)
considerations, the Commission
requires the submission of supplemental
information subsequent to the AM
auction filing window application (FCC
Form 175 and technical information)
submission. Section 307(b) information
is not collected in the initial auction
filing window application because
Section 307(b) considerations are not
pertinent to all window filed
application—Section 307(b) is relevant
only when the mutually exclusive AM
application group consists of
applications to serve different
communities of license, or when a nonmutually exclusive AM application
proposes a major modification of
facilities, seeking a community of
license change. Specifically, where the
mutually exclusive group consists of
proposals to serve different
communities of license, each applicant
within the group must submit an
E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM
28DEN1
73820
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 248 / Friday, December 28, 2007 / Notices
amendment containing supplemental
information such as the following: (1)
The area and population within the
proposed 2 mV/m and 0.5 mV/m
contours; (2) the number of stations
licensed to the proposed community of
license; (3) the number of stations
providing protected service to the
proposed community of license; (4) the
population (according to the latest
Census data) of the proposed
community of license; (5) a description
of the civic, cultural, religious, social or
commercial attributes of the proposed
community of license; and (6) any other
information determined relevant. The
Commission will dismiss, without
further processing, the previously filed
AM auction filing window application
and technical proposal of any applicant
that fails to file an amendment
addressing the Section 307(b) criteria,
where required. Mutually exclusive AM
applicants may not use this as an
opportunity to change the technical
proposal specified in the AM auction
filing window application. The Section
307(b) amendment must be based on the
technical proposal as specified in the
AM auction filing window application.
Non-mutually exclusive applicants
proposing a change in community of
license must provide Section 307(b)
information, demonstrating the merits of
locating the station in the new
community, as opposed to the former
community of license.
In addition, certain mutually
exclusive application groups containing
major modification applications are
permitted to resolve their mutual
exclusivities through settlement
agreements. These agreements must
comply with 47 CFR 73.3525,
Agreements for Removing Application
Conflicts (approved under OMB 3060–
0213). To facilitate processing, eligible
applicants who intend to settle should
promptly notify the Commission in
writing that a pre-auction settlement is
forthcoming.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–25228 Filed 12–27–07; 8:45 am]
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
VerDate Aug<31>2005
22:27 Dec 27, 2007
Jkt 214001
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
December 20, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by 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. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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.
Persons wishing to comment on
this information collection should
submit comments February 26, 2008. 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.
DATES:
Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), (202)
395–5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167,
or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your comments by email send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like
to obtain or view a copy of this
information collection after the 60 day
comment period, you may do so by
visiting the OMB ROCIS Web site at:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
PRAMain.
ADDRESSES:
PO 00000
Frm 00064
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
For
additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman at 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0713.
Title: Alternative Broadcast
Inspection Program (ABIP) Compliance
Notification.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, and not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 53
respondents; 2,650 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: .084
hours (5 minutes).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Total Annual Burden: 223 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as an extension (no change
in reporting or third party disclosure
requirements) after this 60 day comment
period to Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full
three year clearance. The total annual
burden hours have been adjusted
slightly due to a change in the estimated
time per response (from .083 to .084
hours).
The Alternative Broadcast Inspection
Program (ABIP) is an agreement
between the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau
and an entity, usually a state broadcast
association, in which the entity arranges
for the inspection of the broadcast
station to determine compliance with
FCC regulations. The inspections are
conducted on a voluntary basis and the
entities notify the local FCC District
Office or Resident Agent office, in
writing via letter of those stations that
pass the ABIP inspection and have been
granted a Certificate of Compliance. The
FCC’s Enforcement Bureau (EB)
standardized the existing ABIP in 2003
to establish a specific, uniform
arrangement for the inspection of
broadcast stations.
This information will be used by FCC
to determine which broadcast stations
are in compliance with FCC rules and
will not be subject to routine
inspections conducted by the FCC’s
District Offices. Without this
information, the FCC would not be able
to determine which stations should be
exempt from random inspections.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM
28DEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73819-73820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25228]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
December 20, 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 (PRA) 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 February
26, 2008. 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 email 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: 3060-0996.
Title: AM Auction Section 307(b) Submissions.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 450.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,100 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $132,500.
Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: When Congress granted auction authority in the
Balanced Budget Act for commercial broadcast and secondary broadcast
services, it did not eliminate or revise 47 U.S.C. Section 307(b) of
the Communications Act. Section 307(b) requires that the Commission
effect a fair, efficient, and equitable distribution of radio stations
throughout the United States.
Section 307(b) information was previously collected in the
framework of comparative hearing proceedings when mutually exclusive AM
applications proposing to serve different communities were filed, or
when non-mutually exclusive AM applications proposed a change in
community of license. Since the comparative hearing process was
discontinued as a result of the implementation of competitive bidding,
the Commission must now collect the 307(b) information and undertake a
Section 307(b) analysis in the context of the auction proceedings. For
example, for mutually exclusive AM applications proposing to serve
different communities, the process is performed prior to conducting the
auction.
In order to evaluate Section 307(b) considerations, the Commission
requires the submission of supplemental information subsequent to the
AM auction filing window application (FCC Form 175 and technical
information) submission. Section 307(b) information is not collected in
the initial auction filing window application because Section 307(b)
considerations are not pertinent to all window filed application--
Section 307(b) is relevant only when the mutually exclusive AM
application group consists of applications to serve different
communities of license, or when a non-mutually exclusive AM application
proposes a major modification of facilities, seeking a community of
license change. Specifically, where the mutually exclusive group
consists of proposals to serve different communities of license, each
applicant within the group must submit an
[[Page 73820]]
amendment containing supplemental information such as the following:
(1) The area and population within the proposed 2 mV/m and 0.5 mV/m
contours; (2) the number of stations licensed to the proposed community
of license; (3) the number of stations providing protected service to
the proposed community of license; (4) the population (according to the
latest Census data) of the proposed community of license; (5) a
description of the civic, cultural, religious, social or commercial
attributes of the proposed community of license; and (6) any other
information determined relevant. The Commission will dismiss, without
further processing, the previously filed AM auction filing window
application and technical proposal of any applicant that fails to file
an amendment addressing the Section 307(b) criteria, where required.
Mutually exclusive AM applicants may not use this as an opportunity to
change the technical proposal specified in the AM auction filing window
application. The Section 307(b) amendment must be based on the
technical proposal as specified in the AM auction filing window
application.
Non-mutually exclusive applicants proposing a change in community
of license must provide Section 307(b) information, demonstrating the
merits of locating the station in the new community, as opposed to the
former community of license.
In addition, certain mutually exclusive application groups
containing major modification applications are permitted to resolve
their mutual exclusivities through settlement agreements. These
agreements must comply with 47 CFR 73.3525, Agreements for Removing
Application Conflicts (approved under OMB 3060-0213). To facilitate
processing, eligible applicants who intend to settle should promptly
notify the Commission in writing that a pre-auction settlement is
forthcoming.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-25228 Filed 12-27-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
