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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
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April 15, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on the following information
collection(s). 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.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB 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 that does not
display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before June 20, 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: 3060–1086.
Title: Section 74.786, Digital Channel
Assignments; Section 74.787, Digital
Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible
Service of Digital TV Translator and
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LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital
Emissions; Section 74.796, Modification
of Digital Transmission Systems and
Analog Transmission Systems for
Digital Operation.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 8,443 respondents; 34,660
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–4
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained at 47 U.S.C. 301 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 55,417 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $95,734,200.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section
74.786(d) requires that digital LPTV and
TV translator stations assigned to these
channels as a companion digital
channel demonstrate that a suitable incore channel is not available. The
demonstration will require that the
licensee conduct a study to verify that
an in-core channel is not available.
47 CFR Section 74.786(d) further
requires that digital LPTV and TV
translator stations proposing use of
channels 52–59 notify all potentially
affected 700 MHz wireless licensees of
their proposed operation not less than
30 days prior to the submission of their
application. These applicants must
notify wireless licensees of the 700 MHz
bands comprising the same TV channel
and the adjacent channel within the
licensed geographic boundaries the
digital LPTV or TV translator station is
proposed to be located, and they must
also notify licensees of co-channel and
adjacent channel spectrum whose
service boundaries lie within 75 miles
and 50 miles respectively of their
proposed station location.
47 CFR Section 74.786(e) allows
assignment of UHF channels 60 to 69 to
digital LPTV or TV translator stations
for use as a digital conversion channel
provided that stations proposing use of
these channels notify all potentially
affected 700 MHz wireless licensees of
their proposed operation not later than
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30 days prior to the submission of their
application.
47 CFR Section 74.786(e) further
provides that digital LPTV and TV
translator stations proposing use of UHF
channel 63, 64, 68, and 69 (public safety
frequencies) as a digital conversion
channel must secure a coordinated
spectrum use agreement with the
pertinent 700 MHz public safety
regional planning committee and state
administrator prior to the submission of
their application.
47 CFR Section 74.786(e) Digital
LPTV and TV translator stations
proposing use of channels 62, 65, and
67 must notify the pertinent regional
planning committee and state
administrator of their proposed
operation not later than 30 days prior to
submission of their application.
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(2)(iii)
provides that mutually exclusive LPTV
and TV translator applicants for
companion digital stations will be
afforded an opportunity to submit in
writing to the Commission, settlements
and engineering solutions to resolve
their situation. (This rule section has
been renumbered. It was previously 47
CFR Section 74.787(a)(2)(C)).
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(3) provides
that mutually exclusive applicants
applying for construction permits for
new digital stations and for major
changes to existing stations in the LPTV
service will similarly be allowed to
submit in writing to the Commission,
settlements and engineering solutions to
rectify the problem.
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(4) provides
that mutually exclusive displacement
relief applicants filing applications for
digital LPTV and TV translator stations
may be resolved by submitting
settlements and engineering solutions in
writing to the Commission.
47 CFR Section 74.790(f) permits
digital TV translator stations to originate
emergency warnings over the air
deemed necessary to protect and
safeguard life and property, and to
originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages
seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued
operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds
each, and be broadcast no more than
once per hour.
47 CFR Section 74.790(e) requires that
a digital TV translator station shall not
retransmit the programs and signal of
any TV broadcast or DTV broadcast
station(s) without prior written consent
of such station(s). A digital TV
translator operator electing to multiplex
signals must negotiate arrangements and
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obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
47 CFR Section 74.790(g) requires a
digital LPTV station who transmits the
programming of a TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station receive prior written
consent of the station whose signal is
being transmitted.
47 CFR Section 74.794 mandates that
digital LPTV and TV translator stations
operating on TV channels 22–24, 32–36,
38, and 65–69 with a digital transmitter
not specifically FCC-certificated for the
channel purchase and utilize a low pass
filter or equivalent device rated by its
manufacturer to have an attenuation of
at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The
licensees must retain with their station
license a description of the low pass
filter or equivalent device with the
manufacturer’s rating or a report of
measurements by a qualified individual.
47 CFR Section 74.796(b)(5) requires
digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing
transmitter by use of a manufacturerprovided modification kit would need
to purchase the kit and must notify the
Commission upon completion of the
transmitter modifications, hi addition, a
digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing
transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit,
but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to
installation of manufacturer-supplied
and FCC-certified equipment) must
notify the Commission upon completion
of the transmitter modifications and
shall certify compliance with all
applicable transmission system
requirements.
47 CFR Section 74.796(b)(6) provides
that operators who modify their existing
transmitter by use of a manufacturerprovided modification kit must
maintain with the station’s records for a
period of not less than two years, and
will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the nature
of the modifications, installation and
test instructions, and other material
provided by the manufacturer, the
results of performance-tests and
measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
In addition, digital LPTV and TV
translator operators who custom modify
their transmitter must maintain with the
station’s records for a period of not less
than two years, and will make available
to the Commission upon request, a
description of the modifications
performed and performance tests, the
results of performance-tests and
measurements on the modified
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transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
In situations where protection of an
existing analog LPTV or translator
station without a frequency offset
prevents acceptance of a proposed new
or modified LPTV, TV translator, or
Class A station, the Commission
requires that the existing non-offset
station install at its expense offset
equipment and notify the Commission
that it has done so, or, alternatively,
negotiate an interference agreement
with the new station and notify the
Commission of that agreement.
The Commission requires that
wireless licensees operating on channels
52–59 and 60–69 notify (by certified
mail, return receipt requested) a digital
LPTV or TV translator licensee
operating on the same channel of first
adjacent channel of its intention to
initiate or change wireless operations
and the likelihood of interference from
the LPTV or translator station within its
licensed geographic service area. This
notification should describe the
facilities, associated service area, and
operation of the wireless licensee with
sufficient detail to permit an evaluation
of the likelihood of interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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[DA 08–752]
Media Bureau Seeks Comments on
Possible Changes to FCC Forms 395–
A and 395–B
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the Media
Bureau seeks comment on possible
changes to its annual reporting forms
that request certain employee data from
multichannel video programming
distributors (‘‘MVPDs’’) (FCC Form 395–
A) (OMB Control No. 3060–0095) and
broadcasters (FCC Form 395–B) (OMB
Control No. 3060–0390).
DATES: Comments are due May 22, 2008;
Reply comments are due June 6, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by MM Docket No. 98–204, by
any of the following methods: (1) The
Commission’s Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal
Government’s eRulemaking Portal, or (3)
by filing paper copies. See Electronic
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Filing of Documents in Rulemaking
Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (May 1, 1998).
Electronic Filers: Comments and reply
comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the
ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/ or
the Federal eRulemaking Portal:https://
www.regulations.gov. Filers should
follow the instructions provided on the
Web site for submitting comments. For
ECFS filers, in completing the
transmittal screen, filers should include
their full name, U.S. Postal service
mailing address, and the applicable
docket number: MM Docket No. 98–204.
Parties may also submit an electronic
comment by Internet e-mail. To get
filing instructions, filers should send an
e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and include the
following words in the body of the
message: ‘‘get form’’. A sample form and
instructions will be sent in response.
Paper filers: Parties who choose to file
by paper must file an original and four
copies of each filing. Filings can be sent
by hand or messenger delivery, by
commercial overnight courier, or by
first-class or overnight U.S. Postal
Service mail (although we continue to
experience delays in receiving U.S.
Postal Service mail). All filings must be
addressed to the Commission’s
Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
The Commission’s contractor will
receive hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the
Commission’s Secretary at 236
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110,
Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours
at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., on
business days. All hand deliveries must
be held together with rubber bands or
fasteners. Any envelopes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
Commercial overnight mail (other than
U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and
Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East
Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD
20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class,
Express, and Priority mail should be
addressed to 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
People with Disabilities: To request
information in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (Braille, large
print, electronic files, and audio format),
send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the FCC’s Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530
(Voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lewis Pulley of the Policy Division,
Media Bureau, at (202) 418–1450.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Review
of the Commission’s Broadcast and
Cable Equal Opportunity Rules and
Policies, Third Report and Order and
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
April 15, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following
information collection(s). 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. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB 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 that does not display a valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 20,
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: 3060-1086.
Title: Section 74.786, Digital Channel Assignments; Section 74.787,
Digital Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible Service of Digital TV
Translator and LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital Emissions;
Section 74.796, Modification of Digital Transmission Systems and Analog
Transmission Systems for Digital Operation.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,443 respondents; 34,660
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-4 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained at 47
U.S.C. 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 55,417 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $95,734,200.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 74.786(d) requires that digital LPTV
and TV translator stations assigned to these channels as a companion
digital channel demonstrate that a suitable in-core channel is not
available. The demonstration will require that the licensee conduct a
study to verify that an in-core channel is not available.
47 CFR Section 74.786(d) further requires that digital LPTV and TV
translator stations proposing use of channels 52-59 notify all
potentially affected 700 MHz wireless licensees of their proposed
operation not less than 30 days prior to the submission of their
application. These applicants must notify wireless licensees of the 700
MHz bands comprising the same TV channel and the adjacent channel
within the licensed geographic boundaries the digital LPTV or TV
translator station is proposed to be located, and they must also notify
licensees of co-channel and adjacent channel spectrum whose service
boundaries lie within 75 miles and 50 miles respectively of their
proposed station location.
47 CFR Section 74.786(e) allows assignment of UHF channels 60 to 69
to digital LPTV or TV translator stations for use as a digital
conversion channel provided that stations proposing use of these
channels notify all potentially affected 700 MHz wireless licensees of
their proposed operation not later than 30 days prior to the submission
of their application.
47 CFR Section 74.786(e) further provides that digital LPTV and TV
translator stations proposing use of UHF channel 63, 64, 68, and 69
(public safety frequencies) as a digital conversion channel must secure
a coordinated spectrum use agreement with the pertinent 700 MHz public
safety regional planning committee and state administrator prior to the
submission of their application.
47 CFR Section 74.786(e) Digital LPTV and TV translator stations
proposing use of channels 62, 65, and 67 must notify the pertinent
regional planning committee and state administrator of their proposed
operation not later than 30 days prior to submission of their
application.
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides that mutually exclusive
LPTV and TV translator applicants for companion digital stations will
be afforded an opportunity to submit in writing to the Commission,
settlements and engineering solutions to resolve their situation. (This
rule section has been renumbered. It was previously 47 CFR Section
74.787(a)(2)(C)).
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(3) provides that mutually exclusive
applicants applying for construction permits for new digital stations
and for major changes to existing stations in the LPTV service will
similarly be allowed to submit in writing to the Commission,
settlements and engineering solutions to rectify the problem.
47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(4) provides that mutually exclusive
displacement relief applicants filing applications for digital LPTV and
TV translator stations may be resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the Commission.
47 CFR Section 74.790(f) permits digital TV translator stations to
originate emergency warnings over the air deemed necessary to protect
and safeguard life and property, and to originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds each, and be broadcast no more
than once per hour.
47 CFR Section 74.790(e) requires that a digital TV translator
station shall not retransmit the programs and signal of any TV
broadcast or DTV broadcast station(s) without prior written consent of
such station(s). A digital TV translator operator electing to multiplex
signals must negotiate arrangements and
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obtain written consent of involved DTV station licensee(s).
47 CFR Section 74.790(g) requires a digital LPTV station who
transmits the programming of a TV broadcast or DTV broadcast station
receive prior written consent of the station whose signal is being
transmitted.
47 CFR Section 74.794 mandates that digital LPTV and TV translator
stations operating on TV channels 22-24, 32-36, 38, and 65-69 with a
digital transmitter not specifically FCC-certificated for the channel
purchase and utilize a low pass filter or equivalent device rated by
its manufacturer to have an attenuation of at least 85 dB in the GPS
band. The licensees must retain with their station license a
description of the low pass filter or equivalent device with the
manufacturer's rating or a report of measurements by a qualified
individual.
47 CFR Section 74.796(b)(5) requires digital LPTV or TV translator
station licensees that modify their existing transmitter by use of a
manufacturer-provided modification kit would need to purchase the kit
and must notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter
modifications, hi addition, a digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit, but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to installation of manufacturer-
supplied and FCC-certified equipment) must notify the Commission upon
completion of the transmitter modifications and shall certify
compliance with all applicable transmission system requirements.
47 CFR Section 74.796(b)(6) provides that operators who modify
their existing transmitter by use of a manufacturer-provided
modification kit must maintain with the station's records for a period
of not less than two years, and will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the nature of the modifications,
installation and test instructions, and other material provided by the
manufacturer, the results of performance-tests and measurements on the
modified transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the
Commission. In addition, digital LPTV and TV translator operators who
custom modify their transmitter must maintain with the station's
records for a period of not less than two years, and will make
available to the Commission upon request, a description of the
modifications performed and performance tests, the results of
performance-tests and measurements on the modified transmitter, and
copies of related correspondence with the Commission.
In situations where protection of an existing analog LPTV or
translator station without a frequency offset prevents acceptance of a
proposed new or modified LPTV, TV translator, or Class A station, the
Commission requires that the existing non-offset station install at its
expense offset equipment and notify the Commission that it has done so,
or, alternatively, negotiate an interference agreement with the new
station and notify the Commission of that agreement.
The Commission requires that wireless licensees operating on
channels 52-59 and 60-69 notify (by certified mail, return receipt
requested) a digital LPTV or TV translator licensee operating on the
same channel of first adjacent channel of its intention to initiate or
change wireless operations and the likelihood of interference from the
LPTV or translator station within its licensed geographic service area.
This notification should describe the facilities, associated service
area, and operation of the wireless licensee with sufficient detail to
permit an evaluation of the likelihood of interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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