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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0991]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or the Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
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 December 8,
2014. 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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to 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: 3060–0991.
Title: AM Measurement Data.
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SUMMARY:
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,900 respondents; 3,335
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50–
25 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, Third party
disclosure requirement, On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 20,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,171,500.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Section
154(i) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
treatment with this collection of
information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The following
information collection requirements are
contained in this collection:
47 CFR 73.54(c) requires that AM
licensees file a letter notification with
the FCC when determining power by the
direct method. In addition, Section
73.54(c) requires that background
information regarding antenna
resistance measurement data for AM
stations must be kept on file at the
station.
47 CFR 73.54(d) requires AM stations
using direct reading power meters to
either submit the information required
by (c) or submit a statement indicating
that such a meter is being used.
47 CFR 73.61(a) states each AM
station using a directional antenna with
monitoring point locations specified in
the instrument of authorization must
make field strength measurements at the
monitoring point locations specified in
the instrument of authorization, as often
as necessary to ensure that the field at
those points does not exceed the values
specified in the station authorization.
Additionally, stations not having an
approved sampling system must make
the measurements once each calendar
quarter at intervals not exceeding 120
days. The provision of this paragraph
supersedes any schedule specified on a
station license issued prior to January 1,
1986. The results of the measurements
are to be entered into the station log
pursuant to the provisions of Section
73.1820.
47 CFR 73.61(b) states if the AM
license was granted on the basis of field
strength measurements performed
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pursuant to Section 73.151(a), partial
proof of performance measurements
using the procedures described in
Section 73.154 must be made whenever
the licensee has reason to believe that
the radiated field may be exceeding the
limits for which the station was most
recently authorized to operate.
47 CFR 73.61(c) requires a station may
be directed to make a partial proof of
performance by the FCC whenever there
is an indication that the antenna is not
operating as authorized.
47 CFR 73.62(b) requires an AM
station with a directional antenna
system to measure and log every
monitoring point at least once for each
mode of directional operation within 24
hours of detection of variance of
operating parameters from allowed
tolerances.
47 CFR 73.68(c) states a station having
an antenna sampling system constructed
according to the specifications given in
paragraph (a) of this section may obtain
approval of that system by submitting
an informal letter request to the FCC in
Washington, DC, Attention: Audio
Division, Media Bureau. The request for
approval, signed by the licensee or
authorized representative, must contain
sufficient information to show that the
sampling system is in compliance with
all requirements of paragraph (a) of this
section.
47 CFR 73.68(d) states in the event
that the antenna monitor sampling
system is temporarily out of service for
repair or replacement, the station may
be operated, pending completion of
repairs or replacement, for a period not
exceeding 120 days without further
authority from the FCC if all other
operating parameters and the field
monitoring point values are within the
limits specified on the station
authorization.
47 CFR 73.68(e)(1) Special Temporary
Authority (see Section 73.1635) shall be
requested and obtained from the
Commission’s Audio Division, Media
Bureau in Washington to operate with
parameters at variance with licensed
values pending issuance of a modified
license specifying parameters
subsequent to modification or
replacement of components.
47 CFR 73.68(e)(4) states request for
modification of license shall be
submitted to the FCC in Washington,
DC, within 30 days of the date of
sampling system modification or
replacement. Such request shall specify
the transmitter plate voltage and plate
current, common point current, base
currents and their ratios, antenna
monitor phase and current indications,
and all other data obtained pursuant to
this paragraph.
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47 CFR 73.68(f) states if an existing
sampling system is found to be patently
of marginal construction, or where the
performance of a directional antenna is
found to be unsatisfactory, and this
deficiency reasonably may be attributed,
in whole or in part, to inadequacies in
the antenna monitoring system, the FCC
may require the reconstruction of the
sampling system in accordance with
requirements specified above.
47 CFR 73.69(c) requires AM station
licensees with directional antennas to
file an informal request to operate
without required monitors with the
Media Bureau in Washington, DC, when
conditions beyond the control of the
licensee prevent the restoration of an
antenna monitor to service within a 120
day period. This request is filed in
conjunction with Section 73.3549.
47 CFR 73.69(d)(1) requires that AM
licensees with directional antennas
request to obtain temporary authority to
operate with parameters at variance
with licensed values when an
authorized antenna monitor is replaced
pending issuance of a modified license
specifying new parameters.
47 CFR 73.69(d)(5) requires AM
licensees with directional antennas to
submit an informal request for
modification of license to the FCC
within 30 days of the date of antenna
monitor replacement.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) states the
orientation and distances among the
individual antenna towers in the array
shall be confirmed by a postconstruction certification by a land
surveyor (or, where permitted by local
regulation, by an engineer) licensed or
registered in the state or territory where
the antenna system is located.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(2)(i) describes
techniques for moment method
modeling, sampling system
construction, and measurements that
must be taken as part of a moment
method proof. A description of the
sampling system and the specified
measurements must be filed with the
license application.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(3) states reference
field strength measurement locations
shall be established in directions of
pattern minima and maxima. On each
radial corresponding to a pattern
minimum or maximum, there shall be at
least three measurement locations. The
field strength shall be measured at each
reference location at the time of the
proof of performance. The license
application shall include the measured
field strength values at each reference
point, along with a description of each
measurement location, including GPS
coordinates and datum reference.
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47 CFR 73.154 requires the result of
the most recent partial proof of
performance measurements and analysis
to be retained in the station records and
made available to the FCC upon request.
Maps showing new measurement points
shall be associated with the partial proof
in the station’s records and shall be
made available to the FCC upon request.
47 CFR 73.155 states a station
licensed with a directional antenna
pattern pursuant to a proof of
performance using moment method
modeling and internal array parameters
as described in § 73.151(c) shall
recertify the performance of that
directional antenna pattern at least once
within every 24 month period.
47 CFR 73.155(c) states the results of
the periodic directional antenna
performance recertification
measurements shall be retained in the
station’s public inspection file.
47 CFR 73.158(b) requires a licensee
of an AM station using a directional
antenna system to file a request for a
corrected station license when the
description of monitoring point in
relation to nearby landmarks as shown
on the station license is no longer
correct due to road or building
construction or other changes. A copy of
the monitoring point description must
be posted with the existing station
license.
47 CFR 73.3538(b) requires a
broadcast station to file an informal
application to modify or discontinue the
obstruction marking or lighting of an
antenna supporting structure.
47 CFR 73.3549 requires licensees to
file with the FCC requests for extensions
of authority to operate without required
monitors, transmission system
indicating instruments, or encoders and
decoders for monitoring and generating
the Emergency Alert System codes.
Such requests musts contain
information as to when and what steps
were taken to repair or replace the
defective equipment and a brief
description of the alternative procedures
being used while the equipment is out
of service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
the Managing Director.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
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pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications will also be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than October 30,
2014.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City (Dennis Denney, Assistant Vice
President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas
City, Missouri 64198–0001:
1. Little London Bancorp, Colorado
Springs, Colorado; to become a bank
holding company by acquiring 100
percent of the voting shares of 5Star
Bank, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 1, 2014.
Michael J. Lewandowski,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2014–23874 Filed 10–6–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0991]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. 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 December
8, 2014. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to 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: 3060-0991.
Title: AM Measurement Data.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,900 respondents; 3,335
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50-25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Third party
disclosure requirement, On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 20,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,171,500.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality treatment with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The following information collection requirements
are contained in this collection:
47 CFR 73.54(c) requires that AM licensees file a letter
notification with the FCC when determining power by the direct method.
In addition, Section 73.54(c) requires that background information
regarding antenna resistance measurement data for AM stations must be
kept on file at the station.
47 CFR 73.54(d) requires AM stations using direct reading power
meters to either submit the information required by (c) or submit a
statement indicating that such a meter is being used.
47 CFR 73.61(a) states each AM station using a directional antenna
with monitoring point locations specified in the instrument of
authorization must make field strength measurements at the monitoring
point locations specified in the instrument of authorization, as often
as necessary to ensure that the field at those points does not exceed
the values specified in the station authorization. Additionally,
stations not having an approved sampling system must make the
measurements once each calendar quarter at intervals not exceeding 120
days. The provision of this paragraph supersedes any schedule specified
on a station license issued prior to January 1, 1986. The results of
the measurements are to be entered into the station log pursuant to the
provisions of Section 73.1820.
47 CFR 73.61(b) states if the AM license was granted on the basis
of field strength measurements performed pursuant to Section 73.151(a),
partial proof of performance measurements using the procedures
described in Section 73.154 must be made whenever the licensee has
reason to believe that the radiated field may be exceeding the limits
for which the station was most recently authorized to operate.
47 CFR 73.61(c) requires a station may be directed to make a
partial proof of performance by the FCC whenever there is an indication
that the antenna is not operating as authorized.
47 CFR 73.62(b) requires an AM station with a directional antenna
system to measure and log every monitoring point at least once for each
mode of directional operation within 24 hours of detection of variance
of operating parameters from allowed tolerances.
47 CFR 73.68(c) states a station having an antenna sampling system
constructed according to the specifications given in paragraph (a) of
this section may obtain approval of that system by submitting an
informal letter request to the FCC in Washington, DC, Attention: Audio
Division, Media Bureau. The request for approval, signed by the
licensee or authorized representative, must contain sufficient
information to show that the sampling system is in compliance with all
requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.
47 CFR 73.68(d) states in the event that the antenna monitor
sampling system is temporarily out of service for repair or
replacement, the station may be operated, pending completion of repairs
or replacement, for a period not exceeding 120 days without further
authority from the FCC if all other operating parameters and the field
monitoring point values are within the limits specified on the station
authorization.
47 CFR 73.68(e)(1) Special Temporary Authority (see Section
73.1635) shall be requested and obtained from the Commission's Audio
Division, Media Bureau in Washington to operate with parameters at
variance with licensed values pending issuance of a modified license
specifying parameters subsequent to modification or replacement of
components.
47 CFR 73.68(e)(4) states request for modification of license shall
be submitted to the FCC in Washington, DC, within 30 days of the date
of sampling system modification or replacement. Such request shall
specify the transmitter plate voltage and plate current, common point
current, base currents and their ratios, antenna monitor phase and
current indications, and all other data obtained pursuant to this
paragraph.
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47 CFR 73.68(f) states if an existing sampling system is found to
be patently of marginal construction, or where the performance of a
directional antenna is found to be unsatisfactory, and this deficiency
reasonably may be attributed, in whole or in part, to inadequacies in
the antenna monitoring system, the FCC may require the reconstruction
of the sampling system in accordance with requirements specified above.
47 CFR 73.69(c) requires AM station licensees with directional
antennas to file an informal request to operate without required
monitors with the Media Bureau in Washington, DC, when conditions
beyond the control of the licensee prevent the restoration of an
antenna monitor to service within a 120 day period. This request is
filed in conjunction with Section 73.3549.
47 CFR 73.69(d)(1) requires that AM licensees with directional
antennas request to obtain temporary authority to operate with
parameters at variance with licensed values when an authorized antenna
monitor is replaced pending issuance of a modified license specifying
new parameters.
47 CFR 73.69(d)(5) requires AM licensees with directional antennas
to submit an informal request for modification of license to the FCC
within 30 days of the date of antenna monitor replacement.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) states the orientation and distances among
the individual antenna towers in the array shall be confirmed by a
post-construction certification by a land surveyor (or, where permitted
by local regulation, by an engineer) licensed or registered in the
state or territory where the antenna system is located.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(2)(i) describes techniques for moment method
modeling, sampling system construction, and measurements that must be
taken as part of a moment method proof. A description of the sampling
system and the specified measurements must be filed with the license
application.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(3) states reference field strength measurement
locations shall be established in directions of pattern minima and
maxima. On each radial corresponding to a pattern minimum or maximum,
there shall be at least three measurement locations. The field strength
shall be measured at each reference location at the time of the proof
of performance. The license application shall include the measured
field strength values at each reference point, along with a description
of each measurement location, including GPS coordinates and datum
reference.
47 CFR 73.154 requires the result of the most recent partial proof
of performance measurements and analysis to be retained in the station
records and made available to the FCC upon request. Maps showing new
measurement points shall be associated with the partial proof in the
station's records and shall be made available to the FCC upon request.
47 CFR 73.155 states a station licensed with a directional antenna
pattern pursuant to a proof of performance using moment method modeling
and internal array parameters as described in Sec. 73.151(c) shall
recertify the performance of that directional antenna pattern at least
once within every 24 month period.
47 CFR 73.155(c) states the results of the periodic directional
antenna performance recertification measurements shall be retained in
the station's public inspection file.
47 CFR 73.158(b) requires a licensee of an AM station using a
directional antenna system to file a request for a corrected station
license when the description of monitoring point in relation to nearby
landmarks as shown on the station license is no longer correct due to
road or building construction or other changes. A copy of the
monitoring point description must be posted with the existing station
license.
47 CFR 73.3538(b) requires a broadcast station to file an informal
application to modify or discontinue the obstruction marking or
lighting of an antenna supporting structure.
47 CFR 73.3549 requires licensees to file with the FCC requests for
extensions of authority to operate without required monitors,
transmission system indicating instruments, or encoders and decoders
for monitoring and generating the Emergency Alert System codes. Such
requests musts contain information as to when and what steps were taken
to repair or replace the defective equipment and a brief description of
the alternative procedures being used while the equipment is out of
service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-23820 Filed 10-6-14; 8:45 am]
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