Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 36403-36406 [2020-12917]

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36403-36406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12917]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0016; OMB 3060-0075, OMB 3060-0932, OMB 3060-1133; FRS 16835]


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 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

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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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 17, 
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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[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: 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.
    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 No.: 3060-0016.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video 
Service Authorization, Schedule C (Former FCC Form 346); Sections 
74.793(d) and 74.787, LPTV Out-of-Core Digital Displacement 
Application; Section 73.3700(g)(1)-(3), Post-Incentive Auction 
Licensing and Operations; Section 74.799, Low Power Television and TV 
Translator Channel Sharing.
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule C.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,460 respondents and 4,460 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5-7 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. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i), 
303, 307, 308 and 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 42,370 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $23,026,757.
    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: FCC Form 2100, Schedule C is used by licensees/
permittees/applicants when applying for authority to construct or make 
changes in a Low Power Television, TV Translator or DTV Transition.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Stations, including stations filing for new construction permits or 
major modifications to facilities, that were previously required to 
post public notice in a local newspaper, must now post notice online, 
either on the station website or a website affiliated with the station, 
its licensee, or its parent entity, or else must post notice on a 
publicly accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 continuous days 
following acceptance of the application for filing.
    This submission is being made to OMB for approval of the modified 
third-party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order do not necessitate 
changes to the Form 2100, Schedule C, nor do they affect the substance, 
burden hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, 
however, reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the 
application.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0075.
    Title: Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee 
or Permittee, or Assignment of License or Permit, for an FM or TV 
Translator Station, or a Low Power Television Station, FCC Form 345.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,700 respondents; 3,900 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.075-1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement and on 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,013 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,943,979.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 310 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 Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Filing of the FCC Form 345 is required when 
applying for authority for assignment of license or permit, or for 
consent to transfer of control of a corporate licensee or permittee for 
an FM or TV translator station, or low power TV station.
    This collection also includes the third-party disclosure 
requirement of 47 CFR Section 73.3580 (OMB approval was received for 
Section 73.3580 under OMB Control Number 3060-0031). Section 73.3580, 
as amended in the Commission's 2020 Public Notice Second Report and 
Order, discussed below, requires local public notice of the filing of 
all applications to assign or transfer control of a broadcast station 
authorization, including those of an FM or TV translator or booster 
station or LPTV station. Notice is given by an applicant posting notice 
of the application filing on its station website, its licensee website, 
its parent entity website, or on a publicly accessible, locally 
targeted website, for 30 consecutive days beginning within five 
business days of acceptance of the application for filing. The online 
notice must link to a copy of the application

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as filed in the Commission's LMS licensing database. Applicants for 
assignment or transfer of control of a low-power television (LPTV) 
station that locally originates programming must also make a total of 
six on-air announcements giving notice that their applications have 
been accepted for filing.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Applicants, including applicants for assignment or transfer of control 
of authorizations for FM or TV translators or LPTV stations, that were 
previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, must 
now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing. Stations that are required to make on-air announcements of 
the filing of certain applications, including an applicant for 
assignment or transfer of control of an LPTV station that locally 
originates programming, must continue to do so, but the announcements 
are shorter and direct viewers and listeners to the application as 
filed and displayed in either the station's Online Public Inspection 
File or another Commission database. A total of six on-air 
announcements are required, at least one per week and no more than one 
per day or two per week, to be broadcast between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 
p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, beginning after the application 
is accepted for filing.
    This submission is being made to OMB for approval of the modified 
third-party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order do not necessitate 
changes to the Form 345, nor do they affect the substance, burden 
hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, however, 
reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the application.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0932.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video 
Service Authorization, Schedule E (Former FCC Form 301-CA); 47 CFR 
Sections 73.3700(b)(1)(i)-(v) and (vii), (b)(2)(i) and (ii); 47 CFR 
Section 73.6028; 47 CFR Section 74.793(d).
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule E (Application for Media Bureau 
Audio and Video Service Authorization) (Former FCC Form 301-CA).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 745 respondents and 745 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 hours-6 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. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, 6402 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012) 
(Spectrum Act) and the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,146 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $4,334,902.
    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: FCC Form 2100, Schedule E (formerly FCC Form 301-
CA) is to be used in all cases by a Class A television station licensee 
seeking to make changes in the authorized facilities of such station. 
FCC Form 2100, Schedule E requires applicants to certify compliance 
with certain statutory and regulatory requirements. Detailed 
instructions on the FCC Form 2100, Schedule E provide additional 
information regarding Commission rules and policies. FCC Form 2100, 
Schedule E is presented primarily in a ``Yes/No'' certification format. 
However, it contains appropriate places for submitting explanations and 
exhibits where necessary or appropriate. Each certification constitutes 
a material representation. Applicants may only mark the ``Yes'' 
certification when they are certain that the response is correct. A 
``No'' response is required if the applicant is requesting a waiver of 
a pertinent rule and/or policy, or where the applicant is uncertain 
that the application fully satisfies the pertinent rule and/or policy. 
FCC Form 2100, Schedule E filings made to implement post-auction 
channel changes will be considered minor change applications.
    Class A applications for a major change are subject to third party 
disclosure requirement of Section 73.3580, which requires local public 
notice that the application has been accepted for filing. Notice is 
given by an applicant posting notice of the application filing on its 
station website, its licensee website, its parent entity website, or on 
a publicly accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 consecutive 
days beginning within five business days of acceptance of the 
application for filing. The online notice must link to a copy of the 
application as filed in the Commission's LMS licensing database.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Stations, including Class A television stations filing for new 
construction permits or major modifications to facilities, that were 
previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, must 
now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing.
    This submission is being made to OMB for approval of the modified 
third-party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order do not necessitate 
changes to the Form 2100, Schedule E, nor do they affect the substance, 
burden hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, 
however, reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the 
application.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1133.
    Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign 
Broadcast

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Stations (FCC Form 308); 47 CFR Section 73.3545 and 73.3580.
    Form No.: FCC Form 308.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 26 respondents; 48 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-2 hours.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 325(c) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $18,642.
    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.
    Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of 
the Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative; Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 
73.3580, Second Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-
6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 2020). The Commission adopted new, 
streamlined procedures for stations to provide public notice of the 
filing of certain applications. Stations, including stations filing FCC 
Form 308, that were previously required to post public notice in a 
local newspaper, must now post notice online, either on the station 
website or a website affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its 
parent entity, or else must post notice on a publicly accessible, 
locally targeted website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance 
of the application for filing.
    This submission is being made to OMB for approval of the modified 
third-party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order do not necessitate 
changes to FCC Form 308, nor do they affect the substance, burden 
hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, however, 
reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the application.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-12917 Filed 6-15-20; 8:45 am]
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