Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 75249-75250 [2022-26702]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 235 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75249-75250]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26702]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0250; FR ID 117239]


Information Collection 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 January 9, 
2023.

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 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: 3060-0250.
    Title: Sections 73.1207, 74.784 and 74.1284, Rebroadcasts.
    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 and Responses: 6,462 respondents; 11,012 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion 
reporting requirement; semi-annual reporting requirement; third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,506 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: No cost.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 73.1207 require that licensees of broadcast stations obtain 
written permission from an originating station prior to retransmitting 
any program or any part thereof. A copy of the written consent must be 
kept in the station's files and made available to the FCC upon request. 
Section 73.1207 also specifies procedures that broadcast stations must 
follow when rebroadcasting time signals, weather bulletins, or other 
material from non-broadcast services.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
74.784(b) require that a licensee of a low power television or TV 
translator station shall not rebroadcast the programs of any other TV 
broadcast station without obtaining prior consent of the station whose 
signals or programs are proposed to be retransmitted. Section 74.784(b) 
requires licensees of low power television and TV translator stations 
to notify the Commission when rebroadcasting programs or signals of 
another station. This notification shall include the call letters of 
each station rebroadcast. The licensee of the low power television or 
TV translator station shall certify that written consent has been 
obtained from the licensee of the station whose programs are 
retransmitted.
    Lastly, the information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
74.1284 require that the licensee of a FM translator station obtain 
prior consent to rebroadcast programs of any broadcast station or other 
FM translator. The licensee of the FM translator station must notify 
the Commission of the call letters of each station rebroadcast and must 
certify that written consent has been received from the licensee of 
that station. Also, AM stations are allowed to use FM translator 
stations to rebroadcast the AM signal.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26702 Filed 12-7-22; 8:45 am]
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