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disclosure obligations under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); or
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to obtain that office’s advice
regarding obligations under the Privacy
Act.
6. Labor Relations—To officials of
labor organizations recognized under 5
U.S.C. 71 upon receipt of a formal
request and in accord with the
conditions of 5 U.S.C. 7114 when
relevant and necessary to their duties of
exclusive representation concerning
personnel policies, practices, and
matters affecting working conditions.
7. Breach Notification—To
appropriate agencies, entities, and
persons when (a) the Commission
suspects or has confirmed that there has
been a breach of the system of records;
(b) the Commission has determined that
as a result of the suspected or confirmed
breach there is a risk of harm to
individuals, the Commission (including
its information systems, programs, and
operations), the Federal Government, or
national security; and (c) the disclosure
made to such agencies, entities, and
persons is reasonably necessary to assist
in connection with Commission efforts
to respond to the suspected or
confirmed breach or to prevent,
minimize, or remedy such harm.
8. Assistance to Federal Agencies and
Entities—To another Federal agency or
Federal entity, when the Commission
determines that information from this
system is reasonably necessary to assist
the recipient agency or entity in: (a)
Responding to a suspected or confirmed
breach or (b) preventing, minimizing, or
remedying the risk of harm to
individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information
systems, program, and operations), the
Federal Government, or national
security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.
9. Non-Federal Personnel—To
disclose information to non-federal
personnel, including contractors, who
have been engaged to assist the FCC in
the performance of a contract service,
grant, cooperative agreement, or other
activity related to this system of records
and who need to have access to the
records in order to perform their
activity.
10. Test Partners—To PSHSB’s test
partner entities, including other federal
agencies, who help plan, conduct, and
analyze the results of tests used to
evaluate the effectiveness of WEA.
REPORTING TO A CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCY:
In addition to the routine uses listed
above, the Commission may share
information from this system of records
with a consumer reporting agency
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regarding an individual who has not
paid a valid and overdue debt owed to
the Commission, following the
procedures set out in the Debt
Collection Act, 31 U.S.C. 3711(e).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
Information in ECACS consists of
electronic data, files, and records, which
are housed in the FCC’s computer
network databases, and paper
documents, files, and records, which are
stored in file cabinets in the PSHSB
office suite.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Information in the Emergency
Contacts and the COOP Contacts
databases is retrieved by searching any
field in the respective database(s).
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The FCC maintains and disposes of
these records in accordance with the
requirements of the General Records
Schedules (GRS) issued by the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) as follows:
GRS 5.3, Disposition Authorities:
Item 010: DAA–GRS–2016–0004–
0001: Continuity planning and related
emergency planning files; and
Item 020: DAA–GRS–2016–0004–
0002: Employee emergency contact
information.
GRS 4.1, Disposition Authority: Item
030: DAA–GRS–2013–0002–0008: Vital
or essential records program records.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
1. The electronic records, data, and
files are stored within FCC accreditation
boundaries and maintained in a
database housed in the FCC computer
network databases. Access to the
electronic files is restricted to
authorized Commission employees and
contractors; and to IT staff, contractors,
and vendors who maintain the IT
networks and services. Other FCC
employees and contractors may be
granted access on a need-to-know basis.
The FCC’s electronic files and records
protected by the FCC and third-party
privacy safeguards, a comprehensive
and dynamic set of IT safety and
security protocols and features that are
designed to meet all Federal privacy
standards, including those required by
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST), the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and
the Federal Information Security
Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA).
2. There are a limited number of
paper documents, files, and records,
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which are stored in file cabinets in the
FCC Operations Center and continuity
sites. These cabinets are locked when
not in use and/or at the end of the
business day. All access points for these
locations are monitored.
3. PSHSB’s Test Partners and
contractors will not have direct access
to the FCC’s computer network or
information systems; however, PSHSB
will provide the Test Partners data
necessary to evaluate the effectiveness
of WEA. The Test Partners will be
required to implement privacy
safeguards against the disclosure of
electronic data and paper document
files provided by the FCC.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to request access
to and/or amendment of records about
them should follow the Notification
Procedure below.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to request an
amendment of records about them
should follow the Notification
Procedure below.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
Individuals wishing to determine
whether this system of records contains
information about themselves may do so
by writing Privacy@fcc.gov. Individuals
requesting access must also comply
with the FCC’s Privacy Act regulations
regarding verification of identity to gain
access to records as required under 47
CFR part 0, subpart E.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
The FCC last gave full notice of this
system of records, FCC/PSHSB–1, by
publication in the Federal Register on
April 24, 2020 (85 FR 23024).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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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.
SUMMARY:
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.
DATES:
Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1086.
Title: Section 74.787, Digital
Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible
Service of Digital TV Translator and
LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital
Emissions, Section 74.796, Modification
of Digital Transmission Systems and
Analog Transmission Systems for
Digital Operation; Section 74.798, LPTV
Digital Transition Consumer Education
Information; Protection of Analog LPTV.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; not for profit institutions;
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
8,445 respondents; 27,386 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50–
4 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 56,386 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $69,033,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in section 301 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 Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements approved under
this collection are as follows:
a. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides
that mutually exclusive LPTV and TV
translator applicants for companion
digital stations will be afforded an
opportunity to submit in writing to the
Commission, settlements and
engineering solutions to resolve their
situation.
b. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that
mutually exclusive applicants applying
for construction permits for new digital
stations and for major changes to
existing stations in the LPTV service
will similarly be allowed to submit in
writing to the Commission, settlements
and engineering solutions to rectify the
problem.
c. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that
mutually exclusive displacement relief
applicants filing applications for digital
LPTV and TV translator stations may be
resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the
Commission.
d. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(v) states that a
license for a digital-to-digital
replacement television translator will be
issued only to a full-power television
broadcast station licensee that
demonstrates in its application a loss in
the station’s pre-auction digital service
area as a result of the broadcast
television spectrum incentive auction,
including the repacking process,
conducted under section 6403 of the
Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96).
‘‘Pre-auction digital service area’’ is
defined as the geographic area within
the full power station’s noise-limited
contour (as set forth in Public Notice,
DA 15–1296, released November 12,
2015). The service area of the digital-to-
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digital replacement translator shall be
limited to only the demonstrated loss
area within the full power station’s preauction digital service area, provided
that an applicant for a digital-to-digital
replacement television translator may
propose a de minimis expansion of its
full power pre-auction digital service
area upon demonstrating that the
expansion is necessary to replace a loss
in its pre-auction digital service area.
e. 47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV
translator stations to originate
emergency warnings over the air
deemed necessary to protect and
safeguard life and property, and to
originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages
seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued
operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds
each, and be broadcast no more than
once per hour.
f. 47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a
digital TV translator station shall not
retransmit the programs and signal of
any TV broadcast or DTV broadcast
station(s) without prior written consent
of such station(s). A digital TV
translator operator electing to multiplex
signals must negotiate arrangements and
obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
g. 47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital
LPTV station who transmits the
programming of a TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station received prior written
consent of the station whose signal is
being transmitted.
h. 47 CFR 74.794 mandates that
digital LPTV and TV translator stations
operating on TV channels 22–24, 32–36
and 38 with a digital transmitter not
specifically FCC-certificated for the
channel purchase and utilize a low pass
filter or equivalent device rated by its
manufacturer to have an attenuation of
at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The
licensees must retain with their station
license a description of the low pass
filter or equivalent device with the
manufacturer’s rating or a report of
measurements by a qualified individual.
i. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital
LPTV or TV translator station licensees
that modify their existing transmitter by
use of a manufacturer-provided
modification kit would need to
purchase the kit and must notify the
Commission upon completion of the
transmitter modifications. In addition, a
digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing
transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit,
but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to
installation of manufacturer-supplied
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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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COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0669, OMB 3060–0788; FR ID
40916]
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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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1086 and OMB 3060-1216; FR ID 41065]
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 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: 3060-1086.
Title: Section 74.787, Digital Licensing; Section 74.790,
Permissible Service of Digital TV Translator and LPTV Stations; Section
74.794, Digital Emissions, Section 74.796, Modification of Digital
Transmission Systems and Analog Transmission Systems for Digital
Operation; Section 74.798, LPTV Digital Transition Consumer Education
Information; Protection of Analog LPTV.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 8,445 respondents; 27,386
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50-4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 56,386 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $69,033,000.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
section 301 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 Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements approved
under this collection are as follows:
a. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides that mutually exclusive LPTV
and TV translator applicants for companion digital stations will be
afforded an opportunity to submit in writing to the Commission,
settlements and engineering solutions to resolve their situation.
b. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that mutually exclusive applicants
applying for construction permits for new digital stations and for
major changes to existing stations in the LPTV service will similarly
be allowed to submit in writing to the Commission, settlements and
engineering solutions to rectify the problem.
c. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that mutually exclusive
displacement relief applicants filing applications for digital LPTV and
TV translator stations may be resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the Commission.
d. 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(v) states that a license for a digital-to-
digital replacement television translator will be issued only to a
full-power television broadcast station licensee that demonstrates in
its application a loss in the station's pre-auction digital service
area as a result of the broadcast television spectrum incentive
auction, including the repacking process, conducted under section 6403
of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L.
112-96). ``Pre-auction digital service area'' is defined as the
geographic area within the full power station's noise-limited contour
(as set forth in Public Notice, DA 15-1296, released November 12,
2015). The service area of the digital-to-digital replacement
translator shall be limited to only the demonstrated loss area within
the full power station's pre-auction digital service area, provided
that an applicant for a digital-to-digital replacement television
translator may propose a de minimis expansion of its full power pre-
auction digital service area upon demonstrating that the expansion is
necessary to replace a loss in its pre-auction digital service area.
e. 47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV translator stations to
originate emergency warnings over the air deemed necessary to protect
and safeguard life and property, and to originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds each, and be broadcast no more
than once per hour.
f. 47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a digital TV translator station
shall not retransmit the programs and signal of any TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station(s) without prior written consent of such station(s).
A digital TV translator operator electing to multiplex signals must
negotiate arrangements and obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
g. 47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital LPTV station who transmits
the programming of a TV broadcast or DTV broadcast station received
prior written consent of the station whose signal is being transmitted.
h. 47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital LPTV and TV translator
stations operating on TV channels 22-24, 32-36 and 38 with a digital
transmitter not specifically FCC-certificated for the channel purchase
and utilize a low pass filter or equivalent device rated by its
manufacturer to have an attenuation of at least 85 dB in the GPS band.
The licensees must retain with their station license a description of
the low pass filter or equivalent device with the manufacturer's rating
or a report of measurements by a qualified individual.
i. 47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital LPTV or TV translator
station licensees that modify their existing transmitter by use of a
manufacturer-provided modification kit would need to purchase the kit
and must notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter
modifications. In addition, a digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit, but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to installation of manufacturer-
supplied
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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 manufacturer-provided 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 for-profit 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
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.
[FR Doc. 2021-16504 Filed 8-2-21; 8:45 am]
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