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and FCC-certified equipment) must
notify the Commission upon completion
of the transmitter modifications and
shall certify compliance with all
applicable transmission system
requirements.
j. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that
operators who modify their existing
transmitter by use of a manufacturerprovided modification kit must
maintain with the station’s records for a
period of not less than two years, and
will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the nature
of the modifications, installation and
test instructions, and other material
provided by the manufacturer, the
results of performance-tests and
measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
In addition, digital LPTV and TV
translator operators who custom modify
their transmitter must maintain with the
station’s records for a period of not less
than two years, and will make available
to the Commission upon request, a
description of the modifications
performed and performance tests, the
results of performance-tests and
measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related
correspondence with the Commission.
k. Protection of Analog LPTV. In
situations where protection of an
existing analog LPTV or translator
station without a frequency offset
prevents acceptance of a proposed new
or modified LPTV, TV translator, or
Class A station, the Commission
requires that the existing non-offset
station install at its expense offset
equipment and notify the Commission
that it has done so, or, alternatively,
negotiate an interference agreement
with the new station and notify the
Commission of that agreement.
l. 47 CFR 74.798 requires all stations
in the low power television services to
provide notice of their upcoming digital
transition to their viewers.
OMB Control No.: 3060–1216.
Title: Media Bureau Incentive Auction
Implementation, Sections
73.3700(b)(4)(i)–(ii), (c), (d), (h)(5)–(6)
and (g)(4).
Form No.: 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: 1,950 respondents and
174,219 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .004–
15 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement; on occasion
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reporting requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301,
303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319,
325(b), 332, 336(f), 338, 339, 340, 399b,
403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454.
Total Annual Burden: 24,932 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $1,214,400.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection.
Needs and Uses: The information
gathered in this collection will be used
to require broadcasters transitioning to a
new station following the Incentive
Auction, or going off the air as a result
of a winning bid in the Incentive
Auction, to notify their viewers of the
date the station will terminate
operations on its pre-Auction channel
by running public service
announcements, and allow these
broadcasters to inform MVPDs of their
relinquishment or change in channel. It
requires channel sharing agreements
enter into by television broadcast
licensees to contain certain provisions
regarding access to facilities, financial
obligations and to define each party’s
rights and responsibilities; the
Commission will review each channel
sharing agreement to ensure it comports
with general rules and policies
regarding license agreements. The
provisions contained in this collection
also require wireless licensees to notify
low-power television and TV translator
stations commence wireless operations
and the likelihood of receiving harmful
interference from the low power TV or
TV translator station to such operations
within the wireless licensee’s licensed
geographic service area. Finally, it
requires license relinquishment stations
and channel sharing stations to comply
with notification and cancellation
procedures as they terminate operations
on their pre-Auction channel.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
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 October 4,
2021. 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: 3060–0669.
SUMMARY:
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Title: Section 76.946, Advertising of
Rates.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 8,250 respondents; 8,250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes (0.5 hours).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
4,125 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Section 4(i) 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 Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 76.946 states that cable operators
that advertise rates for basic service and
cable programming service tiers shall be
required to advertise rates that include
all costs and fees. Cable systems that
cover multiple franchise areas having
differing franchise fees or other
franchise costs, different channel lineups, or different rate structures may
advertise a complete range of fees
without specific identification of the
rate for each individual area. In such
circumstances, the operator may
advertise a ‘‘fee plus’’ rate that indicates
the core rate plus the range of possible
additions, depending on the particular
location of the subscriber.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0788.
Title: DTV Showings/Interference
Agreements.
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: 300 respondents; 300
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, Third Party
Disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $3,900,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
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in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
required with this collection of
information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 73.623 requires applicants to
submit a technical showing to establish
that their proposed facilities will not
result in additional interference to TV
broadcast operations. The Commission
permits broadcasters to agree to
proposed TV facilities that do not
conform to the allotted parameters, even
though they might be affected by
potential new interference. The
Commission will consider granting
applications on the basis of interference
agreements if it finds that such grants
will serve the public interest. These
agreements must be signed by all parties
to the agreement. In addition, the
Commission needs the following
information to enable such public
interest determinations: A list of parties
predicted to receive additional
interference from the proposed facility;
a showing as to why a grant based on
the agreements would serve the public
interest; and technical studies depicting
the additional interference. The
technical showings and interference
agreements will be used by FCC staff to
determine if the public interest would
be served by the grant of the application
and to ensure that the proposed
facilities will not result in additional
interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Federal Advisory Committee Act;
Technological Advisory Council
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of charter reestablishment.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (Commission) hereby
announces that the charter of the
Technological Advisory Council
(hereinafter Committee) has been reestablished pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and in
accordance with the Committee
SUMMARY:
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Management Secretariat, General
Services Administration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Ha, Chief, Policy and Rules
Division, 202–418–2099; michael.ha@
fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following
consultation with the General Services
Administration the Commission intends
to re-establish the charter on or before
September 7, 2021 and provide the
Committee with authorization to operate
for two years from the effective date.
Technology is continually evolving,
offering new opportunities to
circumvent the challenges of radio
spectrum scarcity and interference and
to foster the growth of ubiquitous, highspeed, low-latency connectivity. This
kind of technical innovation is
fundamental to the economic prosperity
and national security of the United
States. In the age of ever-faster technical
development, maintaining the United
States’ leadership in high priority
emerging technologies will require
careful planning and execution. The
Commission must stay atop of new
developments to ensure that the nation
can continue to turn scientific research
into usable communications
technologies swiftly and efficiently.
The Committee provides technical
advice and makes recommendations to
the Commission on issues and questions
presented to it by the Commission. The
Committee will focus on key issues
affecting the development and
deployment of emerging
communications technologies to spur
opportunities for innovation,
competition, adoption, greater
efficiencies, job creation, and other
national priorities. The Committee will
address questions referred to it through
the Designated Federal Officer by the
FCC Chair, the Chief of the FCC Office
of Engineering and Technology, or the
FCC Chief Technology Officer. The
questions referred to the Committee will
be directed to technological and
technical issues in the field of
communications.
The Committee is organized under,
and operates in accordance with, the
provisions of the FACA. The Committee
will be solely advisory in nature.
Consistent with FACA and its
requirements, each meeting of the
Committee will be open to the public
unless otherwise noticed. Records will
be maintained of each meeting and
made available for public inspection.
All activities of the Committee will be
conducted in an open, transparent, and
accessible manner. The Committee shall
terminate on September 7, 2023, or
earlier upon the completion of its work
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[OMB 3060-0669, OMB 3060-0788; FR ID 40916]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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 October 4,
2021. 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: 3060-0669.
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Title: Section 76.946, Advertising of Rates.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,250 respondents; 8,250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (0.5 hours).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 4,125 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 4(i) 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 Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 76.946 states that cable operators that advertise rates for
basic service and cable programming service tiers shall be required to
advertise rates that include all costs and fees. Cable systems that
cover multiple franchise areas having differing franchise fees or other
franchise costs, different channel line-ups, or different rate
structures may advertise a complete range of fees without specific
identification of the rate for each individual area. In such
circumstances, the operator may advertise a ``fee plus'' rate that
indicates the core rate plus the range of possible additions, depending
on the particular location of the subscriber.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0788.
Title: DTV Showings/Interference Agreements.
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: 300 respondents; 300
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Third
Party Disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $3,900,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 73.623 requires applicants to submit a technical showing to
establish that their proposed facilities will not result in additional
interference to TV broadcast operations. The Commission permits
broadcasters to agree to proposed TV facilities that do not conform to
the allotted parameters, even though they might be affected by
potential new interference. The Commission will consider granting
applications on the basis of interference agreements if it finds that
such grants will serve the public interest. These agreements must be
signed by all parties to the agreement. In addition, the Commission
needs the following information to enable such public interest
determinations: A list of parties predicted to receive additional
interference from the proposed facility; a showing as to why a grant
based on the agreements would serve the public interest; and technical
studies depicting the additional interference. The technical showings
and interference agreements will be used by FCC staff to determine if
the public interest would be served by the grant of the application and
to ensure that the proposed facilities will not result in additional
interference.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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