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translator, or TV booster station shall
maintain adequate station records,
including the current instrument of
authorization, official correspondence
with the FCC, contracts, permission for
rebroadcasts, and other pertinent
documents.
(b) Entries required by § 17.49 of this
Chapter concerning any observed or
otherwise known extinguishment or
improper functioning of a tower light:
(1) The nature of such extinguishment
or improper functioning. (2) The date
and time the extinguishment or
improper operation was observed or
otherwise noted. (3) The date, time and
nature of adjustments, repairs or
replacements made.
(c) The station records shall be
maintained for inspection at a
residence, office, or public building,
place of business, or other suitable
place, in one of the communities of
license of the translator or booster,
except that the station records of a
booster or translator licensed to the
licensee of the primary station may be
kept at the same place where the
primary station records are kept. The
name of the person keeping station
records, together with the address of the
place where the records are kept, shall
be posted in accordance with § 74.765(c)
of the rules. The station records shall be
made available upon request to any
authorized representative of the
Commission.
(d) Station logs and records shall be
retained for a period of two years.
47 CFR 74.1281 information
collection requirements include the
following: (a) The licensee of a station
authorized under this Subpart shall
maintain adequate station records,
including the current instrument of
authorization, official correspondence
with the FCC, maintenance records,
contracts, permission for rebroadcasts,
and other pertinent documents.
(b) Entries required by § 17.49 of this
chapter concerning any observed or
otherwise known extinguishment or
improper functioning of a tower light:
(1) The nature of such extinguishment
or improper functioning.
(2) The date and time the
extinguishment of improper operation
was observed or otherwise noted.
(3) The date, time and nature of
adjustments, repairs or replacements
made.
(c) The station records shall be
maintained for inspection at a
residence, office, or public building,
place of business, or other suitable
place, in one of the communities of
license of the translator or booster,
except that the station records of a
booster or translator licensed to the
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licensee of the primary station may be
kept at the same place where the
primary station records are kept. The
name of the person keeping station
records, together with the address of the
place where the records are kept, shall
be posted in accordance with
§ 74.1265(b) of the rules. The station
records shall be made available upon
request to any authorized representative
of the Commission.
(d) Station logs and records shall be
retained for a period of two years.
47 CFR 78.69 requires each licensee of
a CARS station shall maintain records
showing the following:
(a) For all attended or remotely
controlled stations, the date and time of
the beginning and end of each period of
transmission of each channel;
(b) For all stations, the date and time
of any unscheduled interruptions to the
transmissions of the station, the
duration of such interruptions, and the
causes thereof;
(c) For all stations, the results and
dates of the frequency measurements
made pursuant to § 78.113 and the name
of the person or persons making the
measurements;
(d) For all stations, when service or
maintenance duties are performed,
which may affect a station’s proper
operation, the responsible operator shall
sign and date an entry in the station’s
records, giving:
(1) Pertinent details of all transmitter
adjustments performed by the operator
or under the operator’s supervision.
(e) When a station in this service has
an antenna structure which is required
to be illuminated, appropriate entries
shall be made as follows:
(1) The time the tower lights are
turned on and off each day, if manually
controlled.
(2) The time the daily check of proper
operation of the tower lights was made,
if an automatic alarm system is not
employed.
(3) In the event of any observed or
otherwise known failure of a tower
light:
(i) Nature of such failure.
(ii) Date and time the failure was
observed or otherwise noted.
(iii) Date, time, and nature of the
adjustments, repairs, or replacements
made.
(iv) Identification of Flight Service
Station (Federal Aviation
Administration) notified of the failure of
any code or rotating beacon light not
corrected within 30 minutes, and the
date and time such notice was given.
(v) Date and time notice was given to
the Flight Service Station (Federal
Aviation Administration) that the
required illumination was resumed.
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(4) Upon completion of the 3-month
periodic inspection required by
§ 78.63(c):
(i) The date of the inspection and the
condition of all tower lights and
associated tower lighting control
devices, indicators, and alarm systems.
(ii) Any adjustments, replacements, or
repairs made to insure compliance with
the lighting requirements and the date
such adjustments, replacements, or
repairs were made.
(f) For all stations, station record
entries shall be made in an orderly and
legible manner by the person or persons
competent to do so, having actual
knowledge of the facts required, who
shall sign the station record when
starting duty and again when going off
duty.
(g) For all stations, no station record
or portion thereof shall be erased,
obliterated, or willfully destroyed
within the period of retention required
by rule. Any necessary correction may
be made only by the person who made
the original entry who shall strike out
the erroneous portion, initial the
correction made, and show the date the
correction was made.
(h) For all stations, station records
shall be retained for a period of not less
than 2 years. The Commission reserves
the right to order retention of station
records for a longer period of time. In
cases where the licensee or permittee
has notice of any claim or complaint,
the station record shall be retained until
such claim or complaint has been fully
satisfied or until the same has been
barred by statute limiting the time for
filing of suits upon such claims.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–19535 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0568, OMB 3060–0991]
Information Collections 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), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
SUMMARY:
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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 November 13,
2017. 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
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: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
the FCC 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
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further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0568.
Title: Sections 76.970, 76.971 and
76.975, Commercial Leased Access
Rates, Terms and Conditions.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,030 respondents; 11,970
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
minutes–10 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 154(i) and 612 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 59,671 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $74,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements for this
collection are contained in the following
rule sections:
47 CFR 76.970(h) requires cable
operators to provide the following
information within 15 calendar days of
a request regarding leased access (for
systems subject to small system relief,
cable operators are required to provide
the following information within 30
days of a request regarding leased
access):
(a) A complete schedule of the
operator’s full-time and part-time leased
access rates;
(b) How much of the cable operator’s
leased access set-aside capacity is
available;
(c) Rates associated with technical
and studio costs;
(d) If specifically requested, a sample
leased access contract; and
(e) Operators must maintain
supporting documentation to justify
scheduled rates in their files.
47 CFR 76.971 requires cable
operators to provide billing and
collection services to leased access
programmers unless they can
demonstrate the existence of third party
billing and collection services which, in
terms of cost and accessibility, offer
leased access programmers an
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alternative substantially equivalent to
that offered to comparable non-leased
access programmers.
47 CFR 76.975(b) requires that
persons alleging that a cable operator’s
leased access rate is unreasonable must
receive a determination of the cable
operator’s maximum permitted rate
from an independent accountant prior
to filing a petition for relief with the
Commission.
47 CFR 76.975(c) requires that
petitioners attach a copy of the final
accountant’s report to their petition
where the petition is based on
allegations that a cable operator’s leased
access rates are unreasonable.
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 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
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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
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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.
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
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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 § 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
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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.
[FR Doc. 2017–19534 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0760]
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:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 Commission 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 October 16,
2017. 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 listed below as soon
as possible.
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Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 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: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0760.
Title: 272 Sunset Order, WC Docket
No. 06–120; Access Charge Reform, CC
Docket No. 96–262, First Report and
Order; Second Order on
Reconsideration and Memorandum
Opinion and Order; and Fifth Report
and Order; Business Data Services
ADDRESSES:
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Report and Order, WC Docket No. 16–
143 et al.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 13 respondents; 66
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3–80
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement; on-occasion
reporting requirement; third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i)–(j), 201–
205, and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i)–(j), 201–205, and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 1,256 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $61,050.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The information requested is not of a
confidential nature. However,
respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be withheld from public
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: On April 28, 2017,
the Commission released the Business
Data Services Order, WC Docket No. 16–
143 et al., FCC 17–43, reforming the
business data services/special access
regulations for incumbent and
competitive LECs. The Commission’s
reforms included replacing the
application-based pricing flexibility
rules with a new framework under
which: (a) Packet-based services, time
division multiplexing (TDM) services
with bandwidth greater than 45 mbps,
and TDM transport services are not
subject to ex ante pricing regulation; (b)
a new standard is applied to determine
the extent to which the Commission
regulates price cap LECs’ TDM end user
channel terminations with bandwidth
less than 45 mbps and certain other low
bandwidth business data services.
Under this standard, a price cap LEC is
not subject to ex ante pricing regulation
in the provision of these services in
counties deemed competitive under the
Commission’s competitive market test
or for which the price cap LEC
previously obtained Phase II pricing
flexibility; (c) the price cap LEC is
subject to ex ante pricing regulation in
other counties where it is the incumbent
LEC, but in these counties the price cap
LEC has downward pricing flexibility
(i.e., the equivalent of Phase I pricing
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0568, OMB 3060-0991]
Information Collections 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), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general
public and other
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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 November 13,
2017. 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 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0568.
Title: Sections 76.970, 76.971 and 76.975, Commercial Leased Access
Rates, Terms and Conditions.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,030 respondents; 11,970
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 154(i)
and 612 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 59,671 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $74,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements for this
collection are contained in the following rule sections:
47 CFR 76.970(h) requires cable operators to provide the following
information within 15 calendar days of a request regarding leased
access (for systems subject to small system relief, cable operators are
required to provide the following information within 30 days of a
request regarding leased access):
(a) A complete schedule of the operator's full-time and part-time
leased access rates;
(b) How much of the cable operator's leased access set-aside
capacity is available;
(c) Rates associated with technical and studio costs;
(d) If specifically requested, a sample leased access contract; and
(e) Operators must maintain supporting documentation to justify
scheduled rates in their files.
47 CFR 76.971 requires cable operators to provide billing and
collection services to leased access programmers unless they can
demonstrate the existence of third party billing and collection
services which, in terms of cost and accessibility, offer leased access
programmers an alternative substantially equivalent to that offered to
comparable non-leased access programmers.
47 CFR 76.975(b) requires that persons alleging that a cable
operator's leased access rate is unreasonable must receive a
determination of the cable operator's maximum permitted rate from an
independent accountant prior to filing a petition for relief with the
Commission.
47 CFR 76.975(c) requires that petitioners attach a copy of the
final accountant's report to their petition where the petition is based
on allegations that a cable operator's leased access rates are
unreasonable.
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
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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.
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
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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.
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