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FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVISORY BOARD
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Release of Exposure Draft on
Estimating the Historical Cost of
General Property, Plant, and
Equipment
Notice of Public Information Collection
Requirements Being Submitted to
OMB for Emergency Review and
Approval, Comments Requested
Federal Accounting Standards
Advisory Board.
November 24, 2008.
AGENCY:
Notice of Release of Exposure
Draft on Estimating the Historical Cost
of General Property, Plant, and
Equipment.
ACTION:
Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3511(d), the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. No. 92–463), as
amended, and the FASAB Rules of
Procedure, as amended in April, 2004,
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Accounting Standards Advisory Board
(FASAB) has released the Exposure
Draft on Estimating the Historical Cost
of General Property, Plant, and
Equipment.
The General Property, Plant, and
Equipment Exposure Draft is available
on the FASAB home page https://
www.fasab.gov/exposure.html. Copies
can be obtained by contacting FASAB at
(202) 512–7350. Respondents are
encouraged to comment on any part of
the exposure draft. Written comments
are requested by January 9, 2009, and
should be sent to: Wendy M. Payne,
Executive Director, Federal Accounting
Standards Advisory Board, 441 G Street,
NW., Suite 6814, Mail Stop 6K17V,
Washington, DC 20548.
Any interested person may attend the
meetings as an observer. Board
discussion and reviews are open to the
public. GAO Building Security requires
advance notice of your attendance.
Please notify FASAB of your planned
attendance by calling (202) 512–7350 at
least one day prior to the respective
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Wendy Payne, Executive Director, 441 G
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20548, or
call (202) 512–7350.
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Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Pub. L. No. 92463.
Dated: November 21, 2008.
Charles Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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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
following information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), 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
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 23,
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 contacts listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via
fax at (202) 395–5167; and to Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, or
via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov
and/or PRA@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the OMB control number of
the collection as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918, or via
Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, and/
or PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web
page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the
Web page called ‘‘Currently Under
Review,’’ (3) click on the downwardpointing arrow in the ‘‘Select Agency’’
box below the ‘‘Currently Under
Review’’ heading, (4) select ‘‘Federal
Communications Commission’’ from the
list of agencies presented in the ‘‘Select
Agency’’ box, (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’
button to the right of the ‘‘Select
Agency’’ box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears,
look for the OMB control number of this
ICR and then click on the ICR Reference
Number. A copy of the FCC submission
to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission is requesting emergency
OMB processing of the information
collection requirements contained in
this notice and has requested OMB
approval by January 5, 2009.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0027.
Title: Application for Construction
Permit for Commercial Broadcast
Station.
Form Number: FCC Form 301.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,378 respondents; 7,804
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 14,808 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $52,580,197.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On November 3,
2008, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order, In the Matter of Digital
Television Distributed Transmission
System Technologies; MB Docket No.
05–312, FCC 08–256 (released Nov. 7,
2008). In this Report and Order, the
Commission adopts rules for the use of
distributed transmission system
(‘‘DTS’’) technologies in the digital
television (‘‘DTV’’) service. See 47 CFR
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73.626. DTS technology allows stations
to employ multiple synchronized
transmitters spread around a station’s
service area, rather than the current
single-transmitter approach. Each
transmitter would broadcast the
station’s DTV signal on the same
channel, similar to analog TV booster
stations but more efficiently. Due to the
synchronization of the transmitted
signals, DTV receivers should be able to
treat the multiple signals as reflections
or ‘‘ghosts’’ and use ‘‘adaptive
equalizer’’ circuitry to cancel or
combine them to produce a single
signal.
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. Emergency
OMB approval is necessary for this
collection to allow full-power DTV
stations to use DTS technologies to meet
their statutory responsibilities and begin
operations on their final, post-transition
(digital) channels by their construction
deadlines. DTS will provide DTV
broadcasters with an important tool for
providing optimum signal coverage for
their viewers. For some broadcasters
that are changing channels or
transmitting locations for their digital
service, DTS may offer the best option
for continuing to provide over-the-air
service to current analog viewers, as
well as for reaching viewers that have
historically been unable to receive a
good signal due to terrain or other
interference.
FCC Form 301 is being revised to
accommodate the filing of DTS
applications.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0029.
Title: Application for TV Broadcast
Station License, Form FCC 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 forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,425 respondents; 6,425
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 4 hours.
Frequency of Response:
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occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 14,450 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $21,869,625.
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.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On November 3,
2008, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order in the Matter of Digital
Television Distributed Transmission
System Technologies; MB Docket No.
05–312, FCC 08–256 (released Nov. 7,
2008). In this Report and Order, the
Commission adopts rules for the use of
distributed transmission system
(‘‘DTS’’) technologies in the digital
television (‘‘DTV’’) service. See 47 CFR
73.626. DTS technology allows stations
to employ multiple synchronized
transmitters spread around a station’s
service area, rather than the current
single-transmitter approach. Each
transmitter would broadcast the
station’s DTV signal on the same
channel, similar to analog TV booster
stations but more efficiently. Due to the
synchronization of the transmitted
signals, DTV receivers should be able to
treat the multiple signals as reflections
or ‘‘ghosts’’ and use ‘‘adaptive
equalizer’’ circuitry to cancel or
combine them to produce a single
signal.
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. Emergency
OMB approval is necessary for this
collection to allow full-power DTV
stations to use DTS technologies to meet
their statutory responsibilities and begin
operations on their final, post-transition
(digital) channels by their construction
deadlines. DTS will provide DTV
broadcasters with an important tool for
providing optimum signal coverage for
their viewers. For some broadcasters
that are changing channels or
transmitting locations for their digital
service, DTS may offer the best option
for continuing to provide over-the-air
service to current analog viewers, as
well as for reaching viewers that have
historically been unable to receive a
good signal due to terrain or other
interference.
FCC Form 340 is being revised to
accommodate the filing of DTS
applications.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Federal
Maritime Commission.
TIME AND DATE: December 3, 2008—10
a.m.
PLACE: 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,
First Floor Hearing Room, Washington,
DC.
STATUS: A portion of the meeting will
be in Open Session and the remainder
of the meeting will be in Closed Session.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
Open Session
(1) Docket No. 07–01—APM
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of Time.
(2) FMC Agreement No. 201198,
Marine Terminal Operators of Hampton
Roads Discussion Agreement.
Closed Session
(1) Docket No. 04–09/05–03—
American Warehousing of New York,
Inc. v. The Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey.
(2) FMC Agreement No. 201199—Port
Fee Services Agreement.
(3) Staff Briefing Regarding Global
Economic Downturn and Potential
Impact on Stakeholders.
(4) Internal Administrative Practices
and Personnel Matters.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Karen V. Gregory, Secretary, (202) 523–
5725.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Requirements Being
Submitted to OMB for Emergency Review and Approval, Comments Requested
November 24, 2008.
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 following information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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 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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
23, 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 contacts listed below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov
or via fax at (202) 395-5167; and to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554, or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov and/or
PRA@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number of the
collection as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918, or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, and/or PRA@fcc.gov. To
view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
(2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently Under
Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select
Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select
``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB
processing of the information collection requirements contained in this
notice and has requested OMB approval by January 5, 2009.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0027.
Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast
Station.
Form Number: FCC Form 301.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,378 respondents; 7,804
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 14,808 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $52,580,197.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On November 3, 2008, the Commission adopted a
Report and Order, In the Matter of Digital Television Distributed
Transmission System Technologies; MB Docket No. 05-312, FCC 08-256
(released Nov. 7, 2008). In this Report and Order, the Commission
adopts rules for the use of distributed transmission system (``DTS'')
technologies in the digital television (``DTV'') service. See 47 CFR
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73.626. DTS technology allows stations to employ multiple synchronized
transmitters spread around a station's service area, rather than the
current single-transmitter approach. Each transmitter would broadcast
the station's DTV signal on the same channel, similar to analog TV
booster stations but more efficiently. Due to the synchronization of
the transmitted signals, DTV receivers should be able to treat the
multiple signals as reflections or ``ghosts'' and use ``adaptive
equalizer'' circuitry to cancel or combine them to produce a single
signal.
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. Emergency OMB approval is
necessary for this collection to allow full-power DTV stations to use
DTS technologies to meet their statutory responsibilities and begin
operations on their final, post-transition (digital) channels by their
construction deadlines. DTS will provide DTV broadcasters with an
important tool for providing optimum signal coverage for their viewers.
For some broadcasters that are changing channels or transmitting
locations for their digital service, DTS may offer the best option for
continuing to provide over-the-air service to current analog viewers,
as well as for reaching viewers that have historically been unable to
receive a good signal due to terrain or other interference.
FCC Form 301 is being revised to accommodate the filing of DTS
applications.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
Title: Application for TV Broadcast Station License, Form FCC 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.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,425 respondents; 6,425
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 14,450 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $21,869,625.
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.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On November 3, 2008, the Commission adopted a
Report and Order in the Matter of Digital Television Distributed
Transmission System Technologies; MB Docket No. 05-312, FCC 08-256
(released Nov. 7, 2008). In this Report and Order, the Commission
adopts rules for the use of distributed transmission system (``DTS'')
technologies in the digital television (``DTV'') service. See 47 CFR
73.626. DTS technology allows stations to employ multiple synchronized
transmitters spread around a station's service area, rather than the
current single-transmitter approach. Each transmitter would broadcast
the station's DTV signal on the same channel, similar to analog TV
booster stations but more efficiently. Due to the synchronization of
the transmitted signals, DTV receivers should be able to treat the
multiple signals as reflections or ``ghosts'' and use ``adaptive
equalizer'' circuitry to cancel or combine them to produce a single
signal.
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. Emergency OMB approval is
necessary for this collection to allow full-power DTV stations to use
DTS technologies to meet their statutory responsibilities and begin
operations on their final, post-transition (digital) channels by their
construction deadlines. DTS will provide DTV broadcasters with an
important tool for providing optimum signal coverage for their viewers.
For some broadcasters that are changing channels or transmitting
locations for their digital service, DTS may offer the best option for
continuing to provide over-the-air service to current analog viewers,
as well as for reaching viewers that have historically been unable to
receive a good signal due to terrain or other interference.
FCC Form 340 is being revised to accommodate the filing of DTS
applications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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