Sunshine Act Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2008, Cancelled, 20049 [08-1128]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 72 / Monday, April 14, 2008 / Notices Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 4 hours. Total Annual Burden: 10,513 hours. Total Annual Cost: $51,350,347. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority is contained in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only in digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals. On December 22, 2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order in the matter of the Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, MB Docket No. 07– 91, FCC 07–228, to establish the rules, policies and procedures necessary to complete the nation’s transition to DTV. With the DTV transition deadline less than 14 months away, the Commission must ensure that broadcasters meet their statutory responsibilities and complete construction of, and begin operations on, the facility on their final, posttransition (digital) channel that will reach viewers in their authorized service areas by the statutory transition deadline, when they must cease broadcasting in analog. The Commission wants to ensure that no consumers are left behind in the DTV transition. Specifically, the Report and Order requires full-power commercial television stations to use revised FCC Form 301 to obtain the necessary Commission approvals (i.e., construction permits and licenses) in time to build their post-transition facility. • Applications for post-transition facilities. Full-power commercial television stations without a construction permit for their final, posttransition (DTV) facility must file an application to construct or modify that facility using FCC Forms 301. • Requests to transition early to posttransition channel. Full-power commercial television stations may request authority to transition early to their post-transition channel using FCC Forms 301. • Revisions to FCC Form 301. FCC Form 301 was revised to accommodate the filing of post-transition applications. The FCC received approval under the ‘‘emergency processing provisions’’ of the PRA on January 7, 2008. The VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:09 Apr 11, 2008 Jkt 214001 requirements for this collection have not changed since we received approval. 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(s): FCC Form 302–TV; FCC Form 302–DTV; FCC Form 340; FCC Form 349. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents/Responses: 4,325. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; One time reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 4 hours. Total Annual Burden: 12,150 hours. Total Annual Costs: $21,091,625. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only in digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals. On December 22, 2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order in the matter of the Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, MB Docket No. 07– 91, FCC 07–228, to establish the rules, policies and procedures necessary to complete the nation’s transition to DTV. With the DTV transition deadline less than 14 months away, the Commission must ensure that broadcasters meet their statutory responsibilities and complete construction of, and begin operations on, the facility on their final, posttransition (digital) channel that will reach viewers in their authorized service areas by the statutory transition deadline, when they must cease PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20049 broadcasting in analog. The Commission wants to ensure that no consumers are left behind in the DTV transition. Specifically, the Report and Order requires Noncommercial Educational (‘‘NCE’’) television stations to use revised FCC Form 340 to obtain the necessary Commission approvals (i.e., construction permits and licenses) in time to build their post-transition facility. • Applications for post-transition facilities. NCE television stations without a construction permit for their final, post-transition (DTV) facility must file an application to construct or modify that facility using FCC Forms 340. • Requests to transition early to posttransition channel. NCE television stations may request authority to transition early to their post-transition channel using FCC Form 340. • Revisions to FCC Form 340. FCC Form 340 was revised to accommodate the filing of post-transition applications. In addition, the Report and Order requires that stations that have applied to construct or modify post-transition facilities must use the Form 302–DTV to obtain a new or modified station license to cover those post-transition facilities. The FCC received approval under the ‘‘emergency processing provisions’’ of the PRA on January 7, 2008. The requirements for this collection have not changed since we received approval. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–7884 Filed 4–11–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2008, Cancelled April 10, 2008. The Federal Communications Commission has cancelled the Open Meeting on the subjects previously scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC. Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418–0500; TTY 1–888–835–5322. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 08–1128 Filed 4–10–08; 11:35 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 72 (Monday, April 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 20049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1128]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting Scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 2008, 
Cancelled

April 10, 2008.
    The Federal Communications Commission has cancelled the Open 
Meeting on the subjects previously scheduled for Thursday, April 10, 
2008, at 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC.
    Additional information concerning this meeting may be obtained from 
Audrey Spivack or David Fiske, Office of Media Relations, (202) 418-
0500; TTY 1-888-835-5322.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 08-1128 Filed 4-10-08; 11:35 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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