Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 74184-74185 [2012-30102]

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74184-74185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30102]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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 collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning 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; the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the information collection 
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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 Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
11, 2013. 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: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0920.
    Title: Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM 
Broadcast Station; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of 
Low Power Radio Service; Sec. Sec.  73.807, 73.809, 73.810, 73.827, 
73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878, 73.318, 
73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1230, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620, 
73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii), FCC Form 318.
    Form No.: FCC Form 318.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 21,019 respondents with 
multiple responses; 27,737 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0025-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; monthly 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, 308 and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 35,471 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $39,750.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection does not 
affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the 
Privacy Act.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Needs and Uses: On December 4, 2012, the FCC released a Sixth 
Report and Order (``Order''), MM Docket No. 99-25, FCC 12-144. In the 
Order, the FCC revised Sec.  73.853(b) of the Commission's rules 
(``rules'') to permit federally recognized Native American Tribes and 
Alaska Native Villages (``Tribal Nations'') and entities owned or 
controlled by Native Nations (collectively, ``Tribal Nation 
Applicants'') to hold LPFM licenses. The FCC also revised its 
definition of local to specify that Tribal Nation Applicants are 
considered local throughout their Tribal lands. We have revised FCC 
Form 318 to reflect these changes.
    In the Order, the FCC also modified its ownership rules. First, the 
FCC revised its cross-ownership rule to permit cross-ownership of an 
LPFM station and up to two FM translator stations. Second, the FCC 
modified its cross-ownership rule to permit Tribal Nation Applicants to 
seek up to two LPFM construction permits to ensure adequate coverage of 
tribal lands. We have revised FCC Form 318 to reflect these changes.
    The FCC further modified the point system used to select among 
mutually exclusive LPFM applicants and set forth in Sec.  73.872 of the 
rules. First, the FCC revised the ``established community presence'' 
criterion to extend the ``established community presence'' standard in 
rural areas. Under the earlier version of the rule, an LPFM applicant 
was deemed to have an established community presence if it was 
physically headquartered or had a campus within ten miles of the 
proposed LPFM transmitter site, or if 75 percent of its board members 
resided within ten miles of the proposed LPFM transmitter site. The FCC 
changed the standard from ten to twenty miles for all LPFM applicants 
proposing facilities located outside the top fifty urban markets, for 
both the distance from transmitter and residence of board member 
standards. Second, the FCC modified the point system to award a point 
to Tribal Nation Applicants, when they propose to provide LPFM service 
to Tribal Nation communities. Third, the FCC established additional 
points criteria related to maintenance and staffing of a main studio, 
commitments to locally originate programming and maintain and staff a 
main studio, and new entry into the broadcasting field. We have revised 
the Form 318 to reflect these changes to the point system.
    The FCC made a number of changes related to time-sharing. It 
adopted a requirement that parties submit voluntary time-sharing 
agreements via the Consolidated Database System. It also revised the 
Commission's involuntary time-sharing policy. As a result of these 
changes, an LPFM applicant must submit the date on which it qualified 
as having an ``established community presence.'' The FCC also may 
require certain LPFM applicants to indicate which 8-hour and 12-hour 
time slots they prefer. Finally, the FCC adopted a mandatory time-
sharing policy similar to that applicable to full-service noncommercial 
educational FM stations. We have revised the Form 318 to reflect these 
changes.
    Finally, the FCC modified the manner in which it processes requests 
for waiver of the second-adjacent channel minimum distance separation

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requirement, amended the rule related to third-adjacent channel 
interference, and amended the rule that sets forth the obligations of 
LPFM stations with respect to interference to the input signals of FM 
translator or FM booster stations. We have revised the Form 318 to 
reflect these proposed changes.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30102 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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