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conflict between applications pending
before the FCC by withdrawal or
amendment of an application or by its
dismissal pursuant to § 73.3568, all
parties thereto shall, within 5 days after
entering into the agreement, file with
the FCC a joint request for approval of
such agreement. The joint request shall
be accompanied by a copy of the
agreement, including any ancillary
agreements, and an affidavit of each
party to the agreement setting forth:
(1) The reasons why it is considered
that such agreement is in the public
interest;
(2) A statement that its application
was not filed for the purpose of reaching
or carrying out such agreement;
(3) A certification that neither the
applicant nor its principals has received
any money or other consideration in
excess of the legitimate and prudent
expenses of the applicant; Provided
That this provision shall not apply to
bona fide merger agreements;
(4) The exact nature and amount of
any consideration paid or promised;
(5) An itemized accounting of the
expenses for which it seeks
reimbursement; and
(6) The terms of any oral agreement
relating to the dismissal or withdrawal
of its application.
(b) Whenever two or more conflicting
applications for construction permits for
broadcast stations pending before the
FCC involve a determination of fair,
efficient and equitable distribution of
service pursuant to section 307(b) of the
Communications Act, and an agreement
is made to procure the withdrawal (by
amendment to specify a different
community or by dismissal pursuant to
§ 73.3568) of the only application or
applications seeking the same facilities
for one of the communities involved, all
parties thereto shall file the joint request
and affidavits specified in paragraph (a)
of this section.
(1) If upon examination of the
proposed agreement the FCC finds that
withdrawal of one of the applications
would unduly impede achievement of a
fair, efficient and equitable distribution
of radio service among the several States
and communities, then the FCC shall
order that further opportunity be
afforded for other persons to apply for
the facilities specified in the application
or applications to be withdrawn before
acting upon the pending request for
approval of the agreement.
(2) Upon release of such order, any
party proposing to withdraw its
application shall cause to be published
a notice of such proposed withdrawal at
least twice a week for 2 consecutive
weeks within the 3-week period
immediately following release of the
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FCC’s order, in a daily newspaper of
general circulation published in the
community in which it was proposed to
locate the station. However, if there is
no such daily newspaper published in
the community, the notice shall be
published as follows:
(i) If one or more weekly newspapers
of general circulation are published in
the community in which the station was
proposed to be located, notice shall be
published in such a weekly newspaper
once a week for 3 consecutive weeks
within the 4-week period immediately
following the release of the FCC’s order.
(ii) If no weekly newspaper of general
circulation is published in the
community in which the station was
proposed to be located, notice shall be
published at least twice a week for 2
consecutive weeks within the 3-week
period immediately following the
release of the FCC’s order in the daily
newspaper having the greatest general
circulation in the community in which
the station was proposed to be located.
(3) The notice shall state the name of
the applicant; the location, frequency
and power of the facilities proposed in
the application; the location of the
station or stations proposed in the
applications with which it is in conflict;
the fact that the applicant proposes to
withdraw the application; and the date
upon which the last day of publication
shall take place.
(4) Such notice shall additionally
include a statement that new
applications for a broadcast station on
the same frequency, in the same
community, with substantially the same
engineering characteristics and
proposing to serve substantially the
same service area as the application
sought to be withdrawn, timely filed
pursuant to the FCC’s rules, or filed, in
any event, within 30 days from the last
date of publication of the notice
(notwithstanding any provisions
normally requiring earlier filing of a
competing application), will be entitled
to comparative consideration with other
pending mutually exclusive affidavits.
(5) Within 7 days of the last day of
publication of the notice, the applicant
proposing to withdraw shall file a
statement in triplicate with the FCC
giving the dates on which the notice
was published, the text of the notice and
the name and location of the newspaper
in which the notice was published.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1174; FRS 16514]
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before April 20,
2020. 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 to 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: 3060–1174.
Title: Section 73.503, Licensing
requirements and service; Section
SUMMARY:
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73.621, Noncommercial educational TV
stations; Section 73.3527, Local public
inspection file of noncommercial
educational stations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,200 respondents; 33,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority which covers these
information collections is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303, and 399B.
Total Annual Burden: 16,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Although the Commission does not
believe that any confidential
information will need to be disclosed in
order to comply with the information
collection requirements, applicants are
free to request that materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be withheld from public
inspection. (See 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s Rules.)
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection which are approved under
this collection are as follows: Audience
disclosure: The information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.503(e)(1) require that a
noncommercial educational FM
broadcast station that interrupts regular
programming to conduct fundraising
activities on behalf of third-party nonprofit organizations must air a
disclosure during such activities clearly
stating that the fundraiser is not for the
benefit of the station itself and
identifying the entity for which it is
fundraising.
The information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.621(f)(1) require that a
noncommercial educational TV
broadcast station that interrupts regular
programming to conduct fundraising
activities on behalf of third-party nonprofit organizations must air a
disclosure during such activities clearly
stating that the fundraiser is not for the
benefit of the station itself and
identifying the entity for which it is
fundraising. The audience disclosure
must be aired at the beginning and the
end of each fundraising program and at
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least once during each hour in which
the program is on the air.
Retention of information on
fundraising activities in local public
inspection file: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 73.3527(e)(14) require that each
noncommercial educational FM
broadcast station and noncommercial
educational TV broadcast station that
interrupts regular programming to
conduct fundraising activities on behalf
of a third-party non-profit organization
must place in its local public inspection
file, on a quarterly basis, the following
information for each third-party
fundraising program or activity: The
date, time, and duration of the
fundraiser; the type of fundraising
activity; the name of the non-profit
organization benefitted by the
fundraiser; a brief description of the
specific cause or project, if any,
supported by the fundraiser; and, to the
extent that the station participated in
tallying or receiving any funds for the
non-profit group, an approximation, to
the nearest $10,000, of the total funds
raised. The information for each
calendar quarter is to be filed by the
tenth day of the succeeding calendar
quarter (e.g., January 10 for the quarter
October–December, April 10 for the
quarter January–March, etc.).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–03405 Filed 2–19–20; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0056; FRS 16509]
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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
SUMMARY:
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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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before April 20,
2020. 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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0056.
Title: Part 68, Connection of Terminal
Equipment to the Telephone Network.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 41,403 respondents; 44,543
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
hours–40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, third party
disclosure requirement, and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–
205 and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 12,870 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $508,250.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Part 68 rules do not require respondents
to provide proprietary, trade secret or
other confidential information to the
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9767-9768]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-03405]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1174; FRS 16514]
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 20,
2020. 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 to
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1174.
Title: Section 73.503, Licensing requirements and service; Section
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73.621, Noncommercial educational TV stations; Section 73.3527, Local
public inspection file of noncommercial educational stations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,200 respondents; 33,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority which covers these information collections is
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303, and 399B.
Total Annual Burden: 16,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Although the Commission does
not believe that any confidential information will need to be disclosed
in order to comply with the information collection requirements,
applicants are free to request that materials or information submitted
to the Commission be withheld from public inspection. (See 47 CFR 0.459
of the Commission's Rules.)
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information collection which are approved under
this collection are as follows: Audience disclosure: The information
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.503(e)(1) require that a
noncommercial educational FM broadcast station that interrupts regular
programming to conduct fundraising activities on behalf of third-party
non-profit organizations must air a disclosure during such activities
clearly stating that the fundraiser is not for the benefit of the
station itself and identifying the entity for which it is fundraising.
The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.621(f)(1) require that a noncommercial educational TV broadcast
station that interrupts regular programming to conduct fundraising
activities on behalf of third-party non-profit organizations must air a
disclosure during such activities clearly stating that the fundraiser
is not for the benefit of the station itself and identifying the entity
for which it is fundraising. The audience disclosure must be aired at
the beginning and the end of each fundraising program and at least once
during each hour in which the program is on the air.
Retention of information on fundraising activities in local public
inspection file: The information collection requirements contained in
47 CFR 73.3527(e)(14) require that each noncommercial educational FM
broadcast station and noncommercial educational TV broadcast station
that interrupts regular programming to conduct fundraising activities
on behalf of a third-party non-profit organization must place in its
local public inspection file, on a quarterly basis, the following
information for each third-party fundraising program or activity: The
date, time, and duration of the fundraiser; the type of fundraising
activity; the name of the non-profit organization benefitted by the
fundraiser; a brief description of the specific cause or project, if
any, supported by the fundraiser; and, to the extent that the station
participated in tallying or receiving any funds for the non-profit
group, an approximation, to the nearest $10,000, of the total funds
raised. The information for each calendar quarter is to be filed by the
tenth day of the succeeding calendar quarter (e.g., January 10 for the
quarter October-December, April 10 for the quarter January-March,
etc.).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-03405 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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