Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 5440-5441 [2016-01821]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5440-5441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01821]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0937]


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

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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 April 4, 
2016. 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: 3060-0937.
    Title: Establishment of a Class A Television Service, MM Docket No. 
00-10.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement; On occasion and quarterly reporting 
requirements.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 430 respondents; 10,850 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.017 hours-52 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 307, 308, 309 and 319 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 202,133 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,911,000.
    Privacy 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 29, 1999, the Community Broadcasters 
Protection Act of 1999 (CBPA), Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. Appendix I 
at pp. 1501A-594-1501A-598 (1999), codified at 47 U.S.C. 336(f), was 
enacted. That legislation provided that a low power television (LPTV) 
licensee should be permitted to convert the secondary status of its 
station to the new Class A status, provided it can satisfy certain 
statutorily-established criteria. The CBPA directs that Class A 
licensees be subject to the same license terms and renewal standards as 
full-power television licenses and that Class A licensees be accorded 
primary status as television broadcasters as long as they continue to 
meet the requirements set forth in the statute for a qualifying low 
power station.
    The CBPA sets out certain certification and application procedures 
for LPTV licensees seeking Class A designation, prescribes the criteria 
LPTV licensees must meet to be eligible for Class A licenses, and 
outlines the interference protection Class A applicants must provide to 
analog, digital, LPTV and TV translator stations.
    The CBPA directs that Class A stations must comply with the 
operating requirements for full-service television broadcast stations. 
Therefore, beginning on the date of its application for a Class A 
license and thereafter, a station must be ``in compliance'' with the 
Commission's operating rules for full-service television stations, 
contained in 47 CFR part 73.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-01821 Filed 2-1-16; 8:45 am]
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