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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Olp, Membership Outreach
Coordinator for the NEJAC, U.S. EPA;
telephone (202) 564–5423; fax: (202)
564–1624.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
NEJAC is a federal advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92–
463. EPA established the NEJAC in 1993
to provide independent consensus
advice to the EPA Administrator about
a broad range of environmental issues
related to environmental justice. The
NEJAC conducts business in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and
related regulations.
The Council consists of 26 members
(including a Chairperson) appointed by
EPA’s Administrator. Members serve as
non-federal stakeholders representing:
four (4) from academia, three (3) from
business and industry; six (6) from
community based organizations; six (6)
from non-governmental/environmental
organizations; four (4) from state and
local governments; and three (3) from
tribal governments and indigenous
organizations, of which one member
serves as a liaison to the National Tribal
Caucus. Members are appointed for
three (3)-year terms with the possibility
of reappointment to a second term.
The NEJAC usually meets face-to-face
twice a year, generally in the Spring and
the Fall. Additionally, members may be
asked to participate in teleconference
meetings or serve on Work Groups to
develop recommendations, advice
letters, and reports to address specific
policy issues. The average workload for
members is approximately 5 to 8 hours
per month. EPA provides
reimbursement for travel and other
incidental expenses associated with
official government business.
Nominations: Any interested person
and/or organization may nominate
qualified individuals for membership.
The EPA values and welcomes
diversity. In an effort to obtain
nominations of diverse candidates, the
agency encourages nominations of
women and men of all racial and ethnic
groups. All nominations will be fully
considered, but applicants need to be
aware of the specific representation
sought as outlined in the Summary
above. In addition, EPA is seeking
nominees with knowledge in
community sustainability, public health
and health disparities, climate change
adaptation, land use and equitable
development, environmental sociology
and social science, and environmental
financing.
Other criteria used to evaluate
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• The background and experience that
would help members contribute to the
diversity of perspectives on the
committee (e.g., geographic,
economic, social, cultural,
educational background, professional
affiliations, and other considerations
• Demonstrated experience with
environmental justice and community
sustainability issues at the national,
state, or local level;
• Excellent interpersonal and
consensus-building skills
• Ability to volunteer time to attend
meetings 2–3 times a year, participate
in teleconference meetings, attend
listening sessions with the
Administrator or other senior-level
officials, develop policy
recommendations to the
Administrator, and prepare reports
and advice letters
• Willingness to commit time to the
committee and demonstrated ability
to work constructively and effectively
on committees
How to Submit Nominations: Any
interested person or organization may
nominate qualified persons to be
considered for appointment to this
advisory committee. Individuals are
encouraged to self-nominate.
Nominations can be submitted in
electronic format (preferred) following
the template available at https://epa.gov/
environmentaljustice/nejac/
index.html#Membership. To be
considered, all nominations should
include:
• Current contact information for the
nominee, including the nominee’s
name, organization (and position
within that organization), current
business address, email address, and
daytime telephone number.
• Brief Statement describing the
nominees interest in serving on the
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more than 2 paragraphs) describing
the professional and educational
qualifications of the nominee,
including a list of relevant activities,
and any current or previous service
on advisory committees
• Letter[s] of recommendation from a
third party supporting the
nomination. Letter[s] should describe
how the nominee’s experience and
knowledge will bring value to the
work of the NEJAC.
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Dated: February 13, 2013.
Victoria J. Robinson,
Designated Federal Officer, Office of
Environmental Justice, U.S. EPA.
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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. 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
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 comments should be
submitted on or before March 25, 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
SUMMARY:
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advise the contacts below as soon as
possible.
Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax 202–
395–5167, or via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. 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:
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; §§ 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
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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 Cost: $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 § 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 § 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
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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 timesharing 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
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.
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Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
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. 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
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 comments should be submitted on or before March 25,
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
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advise the contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax
202-395-5167, or via email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number
as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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:
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 Cost: $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
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.
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