Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 8589-8590 [2020-02985]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8589-8590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02985]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-0110, FRS 16486]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for 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 March 16, 
2020. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so with the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. 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 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 Title 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0110.

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    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station 
License, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Form Number: FCC 2100, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondent and Responses: 5,126 respondents, 5,126 
responses.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, and Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.2-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Every eight-year reporting requirement; 
Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 13,554 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $5,786.268.
    Obligation of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the collection is contained Sections 154(i), 
303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and 
Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Licensing Management System (LMS) Form Schedule 
303-S is used in applying for renewal of license for commercial or 
noncommercial AM, FM, TV, FM translator, TV translator, Class A TV, or 
Low Power TV, and Low Power FM broadcast station licenses. Licensees of 
broadcast stations must apply for renewal of their licenses every eight 
years. The Commission is revising this collection to reflect the 
adoption of a Report and Order (``R&O'') in MB Docket No. 17-105 and 
12-202, FCC 19-67, In the Matter of Children's Television Programming 
Rules; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, adopted and 
released on July 10, 2019. The R&O modernizes the children's television 
programming rules in light of changes to the media landscape that have 
occurred since the rules were first adopted. Among other revisions, the 
R&O revises the children's television programming rules to expand the 
Core Programming hours to 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.; modify the safe 
harbor processing guidelines for determining compliance with the 
children's programming rules; requires that broadcast stations air the 
substantial majority of their Core Programming on their primary program 
streams, but permit broadcast stations to air up to 13 hours per 
quarter of regularly scheduled weekly programming on a multicast 
stream; eliminates the additional processing guideline applicable to 
stations that multicast; and modify the rules governing preemption of 
Core Programming. In addition, the R&O eliminates the requirements that 
the reports include information describing the educational and 
informational purpose of each Core Program aired during the current 
reporting period and each Core Program that the licensee expects to air 
during the next reporting period; eliminating the requirement to 
identify the program guide publishers who were sent information 
regarding the licensee's Core Programs; and streamlining the form by 
eliminating certain fields. The R&O also eliminates the requirement to 
publicize the Children's Television Programming Reports.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02985 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
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