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action will not have a substantial direct
effect on States or tribal governments,
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Federalism (64 FR 43255, August 10,
1999) and Executive Order 13175,
entitled Consultation and Coordination
with Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply
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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
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Lois Rossi,
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the Federal Register announcing when
OMB approval for Section 74.1284 and
information collection requirements
(revisions to FCC Form 303–S and 345)
have been received and when the
revised rule and requirements will take
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Commission, Room 1–
COMMISSION
C823, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington,
DC 20554. Please include OMB Control
47 CFR Part 74
Numbers, 3060–0075 (Form 345), 3060–
[MB Docket No. 07–172; FCC 09–59].
0110 (Form 303–S) and 3060–0250
(Section 74.1284) in your
Amendment of Service and Eligibility
correspondence. The Commission will
Rules for FM Broadcast Translator
also accept your comments via the
Stations
Internet if you send them to
PRA@fcc.gov.
AGENCY: Federal Communications
To request materials in accessible
Commission.
formats for people with disabilities
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
effective date.
audio format), send an e–mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer &
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
Commission announces that the Office
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the (TTY).
SYNOPSIS
information collection requirements
As required by the Paperwork
associated with 47 CFR 74.1284, FCC
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
Form 303–S and FCC Form 345.
the Commission is notifying the public
Therefore, this rule and forms will take
effect on October 1, 2009. On September that it received OMB approval on
September 1, 2009, for the information
1, 2009, the Commission published the
collection requirement(s) contained in
summary document of the Report and
the Commission’s rules at 47 CFR
Order, In the Matter of the Amendment
74.1284 and revisions to FCC Forms
of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM
303–S and 345.
Broadcast Translator Stations, MB
Docket No. 07–172, FCC 09–59, at 74 FR
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not
45126. The Ordering Clause of the
conduct or sponsor a collection of
Report and Order stated that the
information unless it displays a current,
Commission would publish a notice in
valid OMB Control Number.
2. Section 180.361 is amended by
revising the introductory text to
paragraph (a) and adding alphabetically
an entry for ‘‘olive’’ to the table in
paragraph (a) to read as follows:
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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.
The OMB Control Numbers are 3060–
0075, 3060–0110 and 3060–0250 and
the total annual reporting burdens for
respondents for these information
collections are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0075.
OMB Approval Date: September 1,
2009.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2012.
Title: Application for Transfer of
Control of a Corporate Licensee or
Permittee or Assignment of License or
Permit for an FM or TV Translator
Station or a Low Power Television
Station, FCC Form 345.
Form Number: FCC Form 345.
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 and
Responses: 1,700 respondents; 2,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.084
–1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,667 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $2,678,025.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 154(i) and 310
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
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: On June 29, 2009,
the Commission adopted a Report and
Order, Amendment of Service and
Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07–
172, FCC 09–59. In the Report and
Order, the Commission adopted changes
to the FM translator rules that would
allow AM stations to use authorized FM
translator stations to rebroadcast the AM
signal locally, retransmitting their AM
programming as a ’’fill–in’’ service. The
adopted cross–service translating rules
limit FM translators to providing ’’fill–
in’’ service only, specifically within the
AM primary station’s authorized service
area. In addition, the Commission
limited the cross–service rule changes to
’’currently authorized FM translators,’’
that is, those translators with licenses or
permit in effect as of May 1, 2009.
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Consistent with actions taken by the
Commission in the Report and Order,
the following changes are made to Form
345: Section III of Form 345 includes a
new certification concerning
compliance with the AM station ’’fill–
in’’ service requirements. Specifically,
in the AM service, applicants certify
that the coverage contour of the FM
translator station is contained within
the lesser of: (a) The 2 mV/m daytime
contour of the AM primary station being
rebroadcast, or (b) a 25–mile radius
centered at the AM station’s transmitter
site. The instructions for Section III
have been revised to assist applicants
with completing the new question.
Filing of the FCC Form 345 is
required when applying for authority for
the assignment of license or permit, or
for consent to transfer of control of a
corporate licensee or permittee for an
FM or TV translator station, or low
power TV station.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0110.
OMB Approval Date: September 1,
2009.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2012.
Title: Application for Renewal of
Broadcast Station License, FCC Form
303–S.
Form Number: FCC Form 303–S.
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: 3,884 respondents; 3,884
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 –
11.83 hours.
Frequency of Response: Every eight
year reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 7,727 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $2,148,549.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 154(i), 303, 307 and 308
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 204 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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: On June 29, 2009,
the Commission adopted a Report and
Order, Amendment of Service and
Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07–
172, FCC 09–59. In the Report and
Order, the Commission adopted changes
to the FM translator rules that would
allow AM stations to use authorized FM
translator stations to rebroadcast the AM
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signal locally, retransmitting their AM
programming as a ’’fill–in’’ service. The
adopted cross–service translating rules
limit FM translators to providing ’’fill–
in’’ service only, specifically within the
AM primary station’s authorized service
area. In addition, the Commission
limited the cross–service rule changes to
’’currently authorized FM translators,’’
that is, those translators with licenses or
permit in effect as of May 1, 2009.
Consistent with actions taken by the
Commission in the Report and Order,
the following changes are made to Form
303–S: Section V of Form 303–S, to be
completed by FM and TV Translator
and Low Power TV licensees only,
includes a new certification concerning
compliance with the AM station ’’fill–
in’’ service requirements. Specifically,
in the AM service, applicants certify
that the coverage contour of the FM
translator station is contained within
the lesser of: (a) The 2 mV/m daytime
contour of the AM primary station being
rebroadcast, or (b) a 25–mile radius
centered at the AM station’s transmitter
site. The instructions for Section V have
been revised to assist applicants with
completing the new question.
FCC Form 303–S is used in applying
for renewal of license for a commercial
or noncommercial AM, FM or TV
broadcast station and FM translator, TV
translator or Low Power TV, and Low
Power FM broadcast stations. It can also
be used in seeking the joint renewal of
licenses for an FM or TV translator
station and its co–owned primary FM,
AM, TV, or LPTV station.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0250.
OMB Approval Date: September 1,
2009.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2012.
Title: Sections 73.1207, 74.784 and
74.1284, Rebroadcasts.
Form Number: Not applicable.
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 and
Responses: 6,462 respondents; 11,012
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
occasion reporting requirement; semi–
annual reporting requirement; third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 5,506 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 154(i) and
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325(a) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
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: On June 29, 2009,
the Commission adopted a Report and
Order, Amendment of Service and
Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07–
172, FCC 09–59. In the Report and
Order, the Commission adopted several
rule changes that would allow AM
stations to use FM translator stations to
rebroadcast the AM signal. Therefore, 47
CFR 74.1284 is one of the rules that was
changed as a result of the Commission
adopting FCC 09–59. 47 CFR 74.1284
requires that the licensee of an FM
translator station obtain prior consent to
rebroadcast programs of any broadcast
station or other FM translator. The
licensee of the FM translator station
must notify the Commission of the call
letters of each station rebroadcast and
must certify that written consent has
been received from the licensee of that
station.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–1999–6439, Notice No. 21]
49 CFR Part 222
Excess Risk Estimate for Highway-Rail
Grade Crossings Along the Florida
East Coast Railway Line
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AGENCY: Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: This final rule amends the
regulations regarding the use of
locomotive horns at public highway-rail
grade crossings by establishing an
excess risk estimate of 90.9 percent for
public highway-rail grade crossings
along the Florida East Coast Railway
Company (FEC) line. When this final
rule is effective, public authorities will
be permitted to establish New Quiet
Zones along the FEC line, in accordance
with the existing regulations, through
application of the excess risk estimate
provided herein.
DATES: The effective date is November 9,
2009. However, public authorities may
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begin to provide quiet zone-related
documentation to FRA and other parties
30 days after September 9, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ronald Ries, Office of Safety, Mail Stop
25, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6299); or Kathryn Shelton, Office of
Chief Counsel, Mail Stop 10, FRA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6038).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On July 26, 1991, FRA issued
Emergency Order No. 15 (EO 15), which
requires FEC trains to sound train borne
audible warning devices when
approaching public highway-rail grade
crossings. This Emergency Order
preempts a Florida statute that became
effective on July 1, 1984. The Florida
statute authorized counties and
municipalities to ban the use of train
horns and whistles between the hours of
10 p.m. and 6 a.m. by FEC trains
approaching public highway-rail grade
crossings that were equipped with
flashing lights, bells, crossing gates, and
highway signs indicating train horns
and whistles would not be sounded at
night.
Amendments to EO 15, issued on
August 31, 1993, permitted Florida
communities to obtain relief from the
EO through the implementation of
alternative remedial measures on a
crossing-by-crossing basis, provided the
alternative remedial measures have been
certified by the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) as being fully
compliant with all relevant performance
specifications. However, FRA’s final
rule on the Use of Locomotive Horns at
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings (49 CFR
Part 222) issued on April 27, 2005,
provides communities substantially
greater flexibility in establishing quiet
zones than that allowed to communities
covered by EO 15. The final rule allows
public authorities in the rest of the
nation (with the exception of certain
highway-rail grade crossings located in
the six-county Chicago Region) to
prohibit routine sounding of the
locomotive horn at highway-rail grade
crossings through the selective
implementation of various grade
crossing improvements on a corridorwide basis, as opposed to implementing
grade crossing improvements at each
quiet zone crossing.
As early as January 13, 2000, when
FRA issued a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) in this proceeding,
FRA proposed to apply a higher excess
risk estimate to FEC public crossings
than other public highway-rail grade
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crossings nationwide, based on FRA’s
analysis of the pre-ban and post-ban
collision data associated with FEC
public crossings. Since FRA’s analysis
of collision data at public highway-rail
grade crossings nationwide did not
include collision data associated with
FEC public crossings that were subject
to nighttime whistle bans, FRA also
solicited public comment as to what
extent the pre-ban and post-ban
collision data associated with FEC
public crossings may be relevant to
public highway-rail grade crossings
located in other areas.
Shortly thereafter, FRA conducted a
public hearing on March 28, 2000 in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during which
FRA noted that it was grappling with
the issue of whether or not a differential
requirement for mitigating crossing risk
should be instituted for FEC public
crossings and solicited comments on
this issue. After the March 28, 2000
public hearing, FRA received comments
from a number of Florida cities,
including Boca Raton, Palm Beach
Gardens, and West Palm Beach, who
urged FRA to make its proposed
regulation applicable to FEC crossings
and allow the Federal regulation to
supersede EO 15. FRA addressed these
comments in the preamble to its Interim
Final Rule on the Use of Locomotive
Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings
(Interim Final Rule) and expressed its
intent to rescind EO 15 and make the
Federal regulation applicable to all
highway-rail grade crossings within the
State of Florida. However, FRA further
stated that it would first need to resolve
the issue of whether a regional estimate
as to the effect of silencing the train
horn should be applied to EO 15
crossings.
In an effort to re-examine the post-ban
accident rate increases that occurred at
FEC crossings subject to nighttime
whistle bans, FRA conducted a public
conference in Florida on April 15, 2005.
At the conference, FRA again solicited
comments on the appropriate excess
risk estimate that should be applied by
public authorities who wish to establish
Federal quiet zones along the FEC line.
Oral comments were provided at the
public conference by representatives of
nine organizations, including the United
Transportation Union (UTU), the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Trainmen (BLET), the Brotherhood
of Railroad Signalmen (BRS), FEC, PVB
Consulting, Inc., the Broward County
Metropolitan Planning Organization, the
City of Hollywood, Florida, the City of
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and
FDOT.
The City of Hollywood, Florida
expressed interest in establishing a
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 74
[MB Docket No. 07-172; FCC 09-59].
Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection requirements associated with 47 CFR 74.1284,
FCC Form 303-S and FCC Form 345. Therefore, this rule and forms will
take effect on October 1, 2009. On September 1, 2009, the Commission
published the summary document of the Report and Order, In the Matter
of the Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07-172, FCC 09-59, at 74 FR 45126.
The Ordering Clause of the Report and Order stated that the Commission
would publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing when OMB
approval for Section 74.1284 and information collection requirements
(revisions to FCC Form 303-S and 345) have been received and when the
revised rule and requirements will take effect. This notice is
consistent with the statement in the Report and Order.
FCC Form 349 has not received OMB approval to date. The Commission
will publish a notice in the Federal Register announcing when OMB
approval has been received.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 74.1284, published September 1, 2009
(74 FR 45130) are effective on October 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, cathy.williams@fcc.gov
or on (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on September
1, 2009, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirement(s) contained in Section 74.1284 of the rules and
revisions to FCC Forms 303-S and 345. The Commission publishes this
notice to announce the effective date of this rule and requirements. If
you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused
thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.
Please include OMB Control Numbers, 3060-0075 (Form 345), 3060-0110
(Form 303-S) and 3060-0250 (Section 74.1284) in your correspondence.
The Commission will also accept your comments via the Internet if you
send them to PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
SYNOPSIS
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB
approval on September 1, 2009, for the information collection
requirement(s) contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 74.1284
and revisions to FCC Forms 303-S and 345.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
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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.
The OMB Control Numbers are 3060-0075, 3060-0110 and 3060-0250 and
the total annual reporting burdens for respondents for these
information collections are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0075.
OMB Approval Date: September 1, 2009.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2012.
Title: Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee
or Permittee or Assignment of License or Permit for an FM or TV
Translator Station or a Low Power Television Station, FCC Form 345.
Form Number: FCC Form 345.
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 and Responses: 1,700 respondents; 2,700
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.084 -1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,667 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $2,678,025.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 154(i) and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
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: On June 29, 2009, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order, Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07-172, FCC 09-59. In the Report and
Order, the Commission adopted changes to the FM translator rules that
would allow AM stations to use authorized FM translator stations to
rebroadcast the AM signal locally, retransmitting their AM programming
as a ''fill-in'' service. The adopted cross-service translating rules
limit FM translators to providing ''fill-in'' service only,
specifically within the AM primary station's authorized service area.
In addition, the Commission limited the cross-service rule changes to
''currently authorized FM translators,'' that is, those translators
with licenses or permit in effect as of May 1, 2009.
Consistent with actions taken by the Commission in the Report and
Order, the following changes are made to Form 345: Section III of Form
345 includes a new certification concerning compliance with the AM
station ''fill-in'' service requirements. Specifically, in the AM
service, applicants certify that the coverage contour of the FM
translator station is contained within the lesser of: (a) The 2 mV/m
daytime contour of the AM primary station being rebroadcast, or (b) a
25-mile radius centered at the AM station's transmitter site. The
instructions for Section III have been revised to assist applicants
with completing the new question.
Filing of the FCC Form 345 is required when applying for authority
for the assignment of license or permit, or for consent to transfer of
control of a corporate licensee or permittee for an FM or TV translator
station, or low power TV station.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0110.
OMB Approval Date: September 1, 2009.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2012.
Title: Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License, FCC
Form 303-S.
Form Number: FCC Form 303-S.
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: 3,884 respondents; 3,884
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 - 11.83 hours.
Frequency of Response: Every eight year reporting requirement;
Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 7,727 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $2,148,549.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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: On June 29, 2009, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order, Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07-172, FCC 09-59. In the Report and
Order, the Commission adopted changes to the FM translator rules that
would allow AM stations to use authorized FM translator stations to
rebroadcast the AM signal locally, retransmitting their AM programming
as a ''fill-in'' service. The adopted cross-service translating rules
limit FM translators to providing ''fill-in'' service only,
specifically within the AM primary station's authorized service area.
In addition, the Commission limited the cross-service rule changes to
''currently authorized FM translators,'' that is, those translators
with licenses or permit in effect as of May 1, 2009.
Consistent with actions taken by the Commission in the Report and
Order, the following changes are made to Form 303-S: Section V of Form
303-S, to be completed by FM and TV Translator and Low Power TV
licensees only, includes a new certification concerning compliance with
the AM station ''fill-in'' service requirements. Specifically, in the
AM service, applicants certify that the coverage contour of the FM
translator station is contained within the lesser of: (a) The 2 mV/m
daytime contour of the AM primary station being rebroadcast, or (b) a
25-mile radius centered at the AM station's transmitter site. The
instructions for Section V have been revised to assist applicants with
completing the new question.
FCC Form 303-S is used in applying for renewal of license for a
commercial or noncommercial AM, FM or TV broadcast station and FM
translator, TV translator or Low Power TV, and Low Power FM broadcast
stations. It can also be used in seeking the joint renewal of licenses
for an FM or TV translator station and its co-owned primary FM, AM, TV,
or LPTV station.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0250.
OMB Approval Date: September 1, 2009.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2012.
Title: Sections 73.1207, 74.784 and 74.1284, Rebroadcasts.
Form Number: Not applicable.
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 and Responses: 6,462 respondents; 11,012
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; semi-annual reporting requirement; third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 5,506 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 154(i) and
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325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
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: On June 29, 2009, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order, Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07-172, FCC 09-59. In the Report and
Order, the Commission adopted several rule changes that would allow AM
stations to use FM translator stations to rebroadcast the AM signal.
Therefore, 47 CFR 74.1284 is one of the rules that was changed as a
result of the Commission adopting FCC 09-59. 47 CFR 74.1284 requires
that the licensee of an FM translator station obtain prior consent to
rebroadcast programs of any broadcast station or other FM translator.
The licensee of the FM translator station must notify the Commission of
the call letters of each station rebroadcast and must certify that
written consent has been received from the licensee of that station.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-21518 Filed 9-8-09; 8:45 am]
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