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of Digital TV Translator and LPTV
Stations; § 74.794, Digital Emissions,
and § 74.796, Modification of Digital
Transmission Systems and Analog
Transmission Systems for Digital
Operation; § 74.798, LPTV Digital
Transition Consumer Education
Information, Protection of Analog LPTV.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; not for profit institutions;
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
8,445 respondents; 27,386 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50–
4 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 56,386 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $69,033,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in section 301 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: December 18, 2015,
the Commission released a Third Report
and Order and Fourth Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of
Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the
Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules
for Digital Low Power Television and
Television Translator Stations, MB
Docket No. 03–185, FCC 15–175. This
document contains final rules and
policies for a digital-to-digital
replacement digital replacement
translator to permit full power
television stations to continue to
provide service to viewers that may
have otherwise lost service as a result of
the station being ‘‘repacked’’ in the
Commission’s incentive auction
process.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(v) states that an
application for an digital to digital
replacement translator may be filed by
a full power television station that can
demonstrate that a portion of its digital
service area will not be served by its
full, post-incentive auction digital
facilities. The service area of the
replacement translator shall be limited
to only a demonstrated loss area.
However, an applicant for a
replacement digital television translator
may propose a de minimis expansion of
its full power pre-transition analog
service area upon demonstrating that it
is necessary to replace its post-incentive
auction digital loss area.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–08440 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am]
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Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
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 Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before May 13, 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 contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
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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
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 No.: 3060–0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Federal
Communications Commission’s Rules:
Governing the Licensing of, and
Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth
Stations and Space Stations.
Form Nos.: FCC Form 312; Schedule
A; Schedule B; Schedule S; FCC Form
312–EZ; FCC Form 312–R.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 4,924
respondents; 4,972 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–80
hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one time, and annual reporting
requirements; third-party disclosure
requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307,
309, 310, 319, 332, 605, and 721.
Total Annual Burden: 34,099 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $10,617,860.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information. Certain information
collected regarding international
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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coordination of satellite systems is not
routinely available for public inspection
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 47 CFR
0.457(d)(vii).
Needs and Uses: On December 17,
2015, the Commission released a
Second Report and Order, FCC 15–167,
titled, ‘‘In the Comprehensive Review of
Licensing and Operating Rules for
Satellite Services.’’ In this Report and
Order, the Commission adopted
comprehensive changes to 47 CFR part
25, which governs licensing and
operation of space stations and earth
stations for the provision of satellite
communication services. Many of the
amendments are substantive changes
intended to give licensees greater
operational flexibility.
The information collection
requirements in this collection are
needed to determine the technical, legal,
and other qualifications of applicants
and licensees to operate a radio station
and to determine whether grant of an
authorization serves the public interest,
convenience and necessity. Without
such information, the Commission
could not determine whether to permit
respondents to provide communications
services in the United States. Therefore,
the Commission would not be able to
fulfill its statutory responsibilities in
accordance with the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and the
obligations imposed on parties to the
World Trade Organization Basic
Telecom Agreement.
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 forprofit 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).
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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 fullservice television stations, contained in
47 CFR part 73.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016–08439 Filed 4–12–16; 8:45 am]
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Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau; Federal Advisory Committee
Act; Task Force on Optimal Public
Safety Answering Point Architecture
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), this notice advises interested
persons that the Federal
Communications Commission’s (FCC)
Task Force on Optimal Public Safety
Answering Point (PSAP) Architecture
SUMMARY:
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(Task Force) will hold its seventh
meeting.
DATES:
May 6, 2016.
Federal Communications
Commission, Room TW–C305
(Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy May, Federal Communications
Commission, Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau, 202–418–
1463, email: timothy.may@fcc.gov.
The
meeting will be held on May 6, 2016,
from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the
Commission Meeting Room of the FCC,
Room TW–305, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. The Task Force
is a Federal Advisory Committee that
studies and reports findings and
recommendations on PSAP structure,
architecture, operations, and funding to
promote greater efficiency of PSAP
operations, security, and cost
containment during the deployment of
Next Generation 911 systems. On
December 2, 2014, pursuant to the
FACA, the Commission established the
Task Force charter for a period of two
years, through December 2, 2016. At this
meeting, the Task Force will hear
overview presentations of 2016 tasks
from the Task Force’s three working
groups; specifically Working Group 1—
Optimal Approach to Cybersecurity,
Working Group 2—Optimal Approach
to NG911 Architecture Implementation,
and Working 3—Optimal Approach to
NG911 Resource Allocation.
Members of the general public may
attend the meeting. The FCC will
attempt to accommodate as many
attendees as possible; however,
admittance will be limited to seating
availability. The Commission will
provide audio and/or video coverage of
the meeting over the Internet from the
FCC’s Web page at https://www.fcc.gov/
general/live.
Open captioning will be provided for
this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with
disabilities are available upon request.
Requests for such accommodations
should be submitted via email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs at
(202) 418–0432 (TTY). Such requests
should include a detailed description of
the accommodation requested. In
addition, please include a way the FCC
may contact you if it needs more
information. Please allow at least five
days’ advance notice; last minute
requests will be accepted, but may be
impossible to fill.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0678, 3060-0937]
Information Collections 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: 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 Commission)
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collections.
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 Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) 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 OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 13, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, 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 No.: 3060-0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules:
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth
Stations and Space Stations.
Form Nos.: FCC Form 312; Schedule A; Schedule B; Schedule S; FCC
Form 312-EZ; FCC Form 312-R.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 4,924 respondents; 4,972 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-80 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time, and annual reporting
requirements; third-party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154,
301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 332, 605, and 721.
Total Annual Burden: 34,099 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $10,617,860.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information. Certain
information collected regarding international
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coordination of satellite systems is not routinely available for public
inspection pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b) and 47 CFR 0.457(d)(vii).
Needs and Uses: On December 17, 2015, the Commission released a
Second Report and Order, FCC 15-167, titled, ``In the Comprehensive
Review of Licensing and Operating Rules for Satellite Services.'' In
this Report and Order, the Commission adopted comprehensive changes to
47 CFR part 25, which governs licensing and operation of space stations
and earth stations for the provision of satellite communication
services. Many of the amendments are substantive changes intended to
give licensees greater operational flexibility.
The information collection requirements in this collection are
needed to determine the technical, legal, and other qualifications of
applicants and licensees to operate a radio station and to determine
whether grant of an authorization serves the public interest,
convenience and necessity. Without such information, the Commission
could not determine whether to permit respondents to provide
communications services in the United States. Therefore, the Commission
would not be able to fulfill its statutory responsibilities in
accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the
obligations imposed on parties to the World Trade Organization Basic
Telecom Agreement.
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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-08439 Filed 4-12-16; 8:45 am]
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