Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 51093-51095 [2022-17930]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 160 / Friday, August 19, 2022 / Notices marketplace. Section 25.139 requires NGSO FSS licensees to maintain a subscriber database in a format that can be readily shared to enable MVDDS licensees to determine whether a proposed MVDDS transmitting antenna meets the minimum spacing requirement relative to qualifying, existing NGSO FSS subscriber receivers (set forth in § 101.129, FCC Rules). Section 101.1403 requires certain MVDDS licensees that meet the statutory definition of Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) to comply with the broadcast carriage requirements located 47 U.S.C. 325(b)(1). Any MVDDS licensee that is an MVPD must obtain the prior express authority of a broadcast station before retransmitting that station’s signal, subject to the exceptions contained in § 325(b)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934. Section 101.103(f) requires MVDDS licensees to provide notice of intent to construct a proposed antenna to NGSO FSS licensees operating in the 12.2–12.7 GHz frequency band and to establish and maintain an internet website of all existing transmitting sites and transmitting antenna that are scheduled for operation within one year including the ‘‘in service’’ dates. Section 101.1413, as a construction requirement, requires MVDDS licensees to file a showing of substantial service at five and ten years into the initial license term. Substantial service is defined as a ‘‘service that is sound, favorable, and substantially above a level of mediocre service which might minimally warrant renewal.’’ The Commission set forth a safe harbor to serve as a guide to licensees in satisfying the substantial service requirement, as well as additional factors that it would take into consideration in determining whether a licensee satisfies the substantial service standard. Section 101.1440 requires MVDDS licensees to collect information and disclose information to third parties. Therefore, the reporting and disclosure requirements are as follows: Section 101.1440 requires MVDDS licensees to conduct a survey of the area around its proposed transmitting antenna site to determine the location of all DBS customers of record that may potentially be affected by the introduction of its MVDDS service. At least 90 days prior to the planned date of MVDDS commencement of operations, the MVDDS licensee must then provide specific information to the DBS licensee(s). Alternatively, MVDDS licensees may obtain a signed, written agreement from DBS customers of record stating that they are aware of and agree to their DBS system receiving VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 MVDDS signal levels in excess of the appropriate Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) limits. The DBS licensee must thereafter provide the MVDDS licensee with a list of only those new DBS customer locations that have been installed in the 30-day period following the MVDDS notification that the DBS licensee believes may receive harmful interference or where the prescribed EPFD limits may be exceeded. If the MVDDS licensee determines that its signal level will exceed the EPFD limit at any DBS customer site, it shall take whatever steps are necessary, up to and including finding a new transmitter site. Section 101.1417 requires MVDDS licensees to file an annual report. The MVDDS licensees must file with the Commission two copies of a ‘‘licensee information report’’ by March 1st of each year for the preceding calendar year. This ‘‘licensee information report’’ must include name and address of licensee; station(s) call letters and primary geographic service area(s); and statistical data for the licensee’s station. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–17929 Filed 8–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0506 and OMB 3060–0938; FR ID 101225] Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: 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 can further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before September 19, 2022. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51093 Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Your comment must be submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@ fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 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: 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. 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 ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 51094 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 160 / Friday, August 19, 2022 / Notices 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: 3060–0506. Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302– FM—FM Station License Application. Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302–FM. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents and Responses: 925 respondents; 925 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1–2 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Total Annual Burden: 3,135 hours. Total Annual Costs: $801,500. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22–38, adopted May 19, 2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for FM antenna directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional antenna’s performance be verified by the ‘‘measured relative field pattern’’ and brings our rules for those services into regulatory conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas. The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer may validate its FM directional antenna studies would provide an FM license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce the overall costs of designing and building an FM directional antenna, and station construction. Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and full-service FM stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.316 and 47 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as follows: Gives an FM license applicant that employs a directional antenna the option of submitting computergenerated proofs of the FM directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna’s manufacturer, in lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical full-size or scale model antenna mockups. In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license application filed for a station using an FM directional antenna, which opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example, the license application must include a statement from the engineer responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and preparing the antenna manufacturer’s instructions for installation of the antenna, that identifies and describes the software used to create the computer model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the procedures applied in using the software. The statement should describe all radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a certification that the software executed normally without generating error messages or warnings. Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or elements and the same modeling software may crossreference the original submission by providing the application file number. The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Schedule 302–FM instructions listed above may potentially affect the substance, burden hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 302–FM. Therefore, this submission is being made to OMB for approval of the revised Information Collection requirements. OMB Control Number: 3060–0938. Title: Form 2100, Schedule 319—Low Power FM Station License Application. Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 319. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents and 200 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement. Total Annual Burden: 200 hours. Total Annual Cost: $27,500. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22–38, adopted May 19, 2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for LPFM antenna directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional antenna’s performance be verified by the ‘‘measured relative field pattern’’ and brings our rules for those services into regulatory conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas. The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer may validate its LPFM directional antenna studies would provide an LPFM license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce the overall costs of designing and building an LPFM directional antenna, and station construction. Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and LPFM stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.316 and 47 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as follows: Gives an LPFM license applicant that employs a directional antenna the option of submitting computergenerated proofs of the LPFM directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna’s manufacturer, in lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical full-size or scale model antenna mockups. In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license application filed for a station using an LPFM directional antenna, which opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example, the license application must include a statement from the engineer responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and preparing the antenna E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 160 / Friday, August 19, 2022 / Notices manufacturer’s instructions for installation of the antenna, that identifies and describes the software used to create the computer model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the procedures applied in using the software. The statement should describe all radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a certification that the software executed normally without generating error messages or warnings. Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or elements and the same modeling software may crossreference the original submission by providing the application file number. The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Form 2100, Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application) instructions listed above may potentially affect the substance, hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application). Therefore, this submission is being made to OMB for approval of the revised Information Collection requirements. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–17930 Filed 8–18–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY [No. 2022–N–11] Proposed Collection; Comment Request Federal Housing Finance Agency. ACTION: 60-Day notice of submission of information collection for approval from Office of Management and Budget. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or the Agency) is seeking public comments concerning an information collection known as ‘‘Community SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:26 Aug 18, 2022 Jkt 256001 Support Requirements,’’ which has been assigned control number 2590–0005 by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FHFA intends to submit the information collection to OMB for review and approval of a three-year extension of the control number, which is due to expire on September 30, 2023. DATES: Interested persons may submit comments on or before October 18, 2022. Submit comments to FHFA, identified by ‘‘Proposed Collection; Comment Request: ‘Community Support Requirements, (No. 2022–N–11)’ ’’ by any of the following methods: • Agency website: www.fhfa.gov/ open-for-comment-or-input. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. If you submit your comment to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also send it by email to FHFA at RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure timely receipt by the Agency. • Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal Housing Finance Agency, Office of General Counsel, 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20219, ATTENTION: Proposed Collection; Comment Request: ‘‘Community Support Requirements, (No. 2022–N– 11).’’ We will post all public comments we receive without change, including any personal information you provide, such as your name and address, email address, and telephone number, on the FHFA website at https://www.fhfa.gov. Copies of all comments received will be available for examination by the public through the electronic comment docket for this PRA Notice also located on the FHFA website. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Price, Senior Policy Analyst, by email at Michael.Price@fhfa.gov, by telephone at (202) 649–3134; Tiffani Moore, Supervisory Policy Analyst, by email at Tiffani.Moore@fhfa.gov, by telephone at (202) 649–3304; or Angela Supervielle, Counsel, by email at Angela.Supervielle@fhfa.gov, by telephone at (202) 649–3973 (these are not toll-free numbers). For TTY/TRS users with hearing and speech disabilities, dial 711 and ask to be connected to any of the contact numbers above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: A. Background 1. Paperwork Reduction Act Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– 3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from OMB for each collection PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51095 of information they conduct or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) to include agency collection of information from ten or more persons. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice 1 in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection of information to OMB for approval. FHFA’s collection of information set forth in this document is titled the ‘‘Community Support Requirements’’ (assigned control number 2590–0005 by OMB). To comply with the PRA requirement, FHFA is publishing notice of a proposed three-year extension of this collection of information. 2. Community Support Requirements The Federal Home Loan Bank System (System) consists of eleven regional Federal Home Loan Banks (Banks) and the Office of Finance, a joint office of the Banks that issues and services their debt securities. The Banks are wholesale financial institutions, organized under authority of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (Bank Act) to serve the public interest by enhancing the availability of residential housing finance and community lending credit through their member institutions and, to a limited extent, through eligible non-member ‘‘housing associates.’’ Each Bank is structured as a regional cooperative that is owned and controlled by member financial institutions located within its district, which are also its primary customers. Section 10(g)(1) of the Bank Act requires the Director of FHFA to promulgate regulations establishing standards of community investment or service that Bank member institutions must meet in order to maintain access to long-term advances.2 3 Section 10(g)(2) of the Bank Act requires that, in establishing these community support requirements for Bank members, FHFA take into account factors such as the member’s performance under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) 4 and record of lending to first1 Following the close of this notice’s 60-day comment period, FHFA will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period as required by 44 U.S.C. 3507(b) and 5 CFR 1320.10(a). 2 12 U.S.C. 1430(g)(1). 3 For purposes of the community support requirements, a long-term advance is an advance with a term of maturity greater than one year. 12 CFR 1290.1 (definition of ‘‘long-term advance’’). 4 See 12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq. E:\FR\FM\19AUN1.SGM 19AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51093-51095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0506 and OMB 3060-0938; FR ID 101225]


Information Collections 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 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before September 19, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [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: 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.
    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

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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: 3060-0506.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302-FM--FM Station License 
Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302-FM.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 925 respondents; 925 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,135 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $801,500.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional 
Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22-38, adopted May 19, 
2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its 
broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for FM antenna 
directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents 
an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional 
antenna's performance be verified by the ``measured relative field 
pattern'' and brings our rules for those services into regulatory 
conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas. 
The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer 
may validate its FM directional antenna studies would provide an FM 
license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce 
the overall costs of designing and building an FM directional antenna, 
and station construction.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and full-
service FM stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 
CFR 73.316 and 47 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as 
follows:
    Gives an FM license applicant that employs a directional antenna 
the option of submitting computer-generated proofs of the FM 
directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna's manufacturer, in 
lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical 
full-size or scale model antenna mockups.
    In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license 
application filed for a station using an FM directional antenna, which 
opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example, the 
license application must include a statement from the engineer 
responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and 
preparing the antenna manufacturer's instructions for installation of 
the antenna, that identifies and describes the software used to create 
the computer model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the 
procedures applied in using the software. The statement should describe 
all radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a 
certification that the software executed normally without generating 
error messages or warnings.
    Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a 
particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the 
broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the 
computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale 
model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable 
correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model 
results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been 
verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or 
elements and the same modeling software may cross-reference the 
original submission by providing the application file number.
    The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Schedule 302-
FM instructions listed above may potentially affect the substance, 
burden hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 302-FM. Therefore, 
this submission is being made to OMB for approval of the revised 
Information Collection requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0938.
    Title: Form 2100, Schedule 319--Low Power FM Station License 
Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 319.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents and 200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $27,500.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional 
Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22-38, adopted May 19, 
2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its 
broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for LPFM antenna 
directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents 
an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional 
antenna's performance be verified by the ``measured relative field 
pattern'' and brings our rules for those services into regulatory 
conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas. 
The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer 
may validate its LPFM directional antenna studies would provide an LPFM 
license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce 
the overall costs of designing and building an LPFM directional 
antenna, and station construction.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and LPFM 
stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.316 
and 47 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as follows:
    Gives an LPFM license applicant that employs a directional antenna 
the option of submitting computer-generated proofs of the LPFM 
directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna's manufacturer, in 
lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical 
full-size or scale model antenna mockups.
    In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license 
application filed for a station using an LPFM directional antenna, 
which opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example, 
the license application must include a statement from the engineer 
responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and 
preparing the antenna

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manufacturer's instructions for installation of the antenna, that 
identifies and describes the software used to create the computer 
model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the procedures 
applied in using the software. The statement should describe all 
radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a 
certification that the software executed normally without generating 
error messages or warnings.
    Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a 
particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the 
broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the 
computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale 
model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable 
correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model 
results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been 
verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or 
elements and the same modeling software may cross-reference the 
original submission by providing the application file number.
    The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Form 2100, 
Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application) instructions listed above may 
potentially affect the substance, hours, and costs of completing the 
Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application). Therefore, this submission is 
being made to OMB for approval of the revised Information Collection 
requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-17930 Filed 8-18-22; 8:45 am]
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